By: E. Johnson of Dallas H.B. No. 4394
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the administration by the Texas Department of Housing
and Community Affairs of homeless housing and services programs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 2306.2585(a) and (b), Government Code,
are amended to read as follows:
(a) The department may administer a homeless housing and
services program in each municipality in this state with a
population of 285,500 or more to:
(1) provide for the construction, development, or
procurement of housing for homeless persons; and
(2) provide local programs to prevent and eliminate
homelessness, including the prevention of homelessness that
results from displacement due to economic development activities.
(b) The department may adopt rules to govern the
administration of the program, including rules that:
(1) provide that each municipality described by
Subsection (a) receives an [for the] allocation of any available
funding; and
(2) provide detailed guidelines as to the scope of the
local programs in the municipalities described by Subsection (a).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.