88R13214 JG-F
By: Rose, Garcia, Campos H.B. No. 2181
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the administration by the Texas Department of Housing
and Community Affairs of a homeless housing and services program
for youth and young adults.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter K, Chapter 2306, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 2306.2586 to read as follows:
Sec. 2306.2586. YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT HOMELESS HOUSING AND
SERVICES PROGRAM. (a) In this section, "young adult" means an
individual who is 18 years of age or older but younger than 26 years
of age.
(b) The department may administer a youth and young adult
homeless housing and services grant program to:
(1) provide for the construction, development, or
procurement of housing for youth and young adults experiencing
homelessness;
(2) provide financial assistance to local providers of
programs and services to prevent and eliminate homelessness; and
(3) increase access to safe housing and services for
youth and young adults across this state.
(c) The department may adopt rules to govern the program's
administration, including rules:
(1) providing for the allocation of any available
money for the program; and
(2) prescribing detailed guidelines on the scope of
the program.
(d) The department may use any available money to administer
the program, including legislative appropriations, appropriation
transfers from the trusteed programs within the office of the
governor, available federal money, and any other statutorily
authorized and appropriate funding sources.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.