88R10542 SCL-F
By: Campbell S.B. No. 963
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the distribution of the opioid abatement trust account.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 403.506(c), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(c) The trust company shall:
(1) distribute to counties and municipalities to
address opioid-related harms in those communities an amount equal
to 15 percent of the total amount of money obtained under a
statewide opioid settlement agreement and distributed to the fund
and the account under Section 403.507; and
(2) allocate an amount equal to 70 percent of the total
amount of money obtained under a statewide opioid settlement
agreement and distributed to the fund and the account under Section
403.507 as follows:
(A) $5 million of the amount distributed to the
fund to the Texas Access to Justice Foundation to be expended only
on the order of the Supreme Court of Texas for the purpose of
providing basic civil legal services to indigent persons directly
impacted by opioid-use disorders, including children who need basic
civil legal services as a result of opioid-use disorders by a
parent, legal guardian or caretaker; [and]
(B) $10 million of the amount distributed to the
fund to the attorney general for the purpose of prevention,
education, and drug disposal awareness campaigns to include
providing at-home drug disposal kits and abatement tools for
children- and youth-focused populations across this state; and
(C) the remainder of that 70 percent to the
council.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2023.