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1	1		By: Howard H.B. No. 5536
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4	6		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
5	7		AN ACT
6	8		relating to the establishment of a child protective services
7	9		prevention grant program.
8	10		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	11		SECTION 1. Subchapter B-1, Chapter 264, Family Code, is
10	12		amended by adding Section 264.1691, Sec.264.1692, Sec. 264.1693,
11	13		Sec. 264.1694, and Sec. 264.1695 to read as follows:
12	14		Sec. 264.1691. CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES PREVENTION GRANT
13	15		PROGRAM. In this section, (a) "community-based, nonprofit
14	16		organization" means a community-driven nonprofit organization that
15	17		is headquartered in Texas that provides child-centered
16	18		preservation services; and
17	19		(b) "Grant program" means the child protective services
18	20		prevention grant program established under this subchapter.
19	21		Sec. 264.1692. ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF
20	22		PROGRAM. (a) The commission shall establish and administer a child
21	23		protective services prevention grant program through which the
22	24		commission awards grants to one or more eligible community-based,
23	25		nonprofit organizations for preventing, or reducing, incidences of
24	26		child abuse and neglect and promoting a child's well-being by:
25	27		(1) identifying children who are most at risk for
26	28		abuse and neglect before they enter child protective services,
27	29		families stand the best chance at staying together, and children
28	30		have the best odds for a healthy, productive, and fulfilling life.
29	31		(b) The commission shall provide grants to community-based,
30	32		nonprofit organizations to focused on an areas of need, not greater
31	33		than one-square mile, in a county that is ranked among the five
32	34		counties with the highest per capita rates of child abuse and
33	35		neglect.
34	36		Sec. 264.1693. APPLICATION AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
35	37		(a) A community-based, nonprofit organization may apply to the
36	38		commission to receive money under the grant program if the
37	39		organization:
38	40		(1) is headquartered in Texas;
39	41		(2) provides a child-centered strategy that is
40	42		available to each child in the identified region;
41	43		(3) demonstrates a current and valid data-sharing
42	44		agreement with a state agency;
43	45		(4) demonstrates municipal and/or county support for
44	46		program and agreement to coordinate with grantee to administer
45	47		program;
46	48		(5) possess current and valid authorization to provide
47	49		services to children in foster care;
48	50		(6) use generally accepted statistical methods to
49	51		demonstrate services provide a positive impact on the well-being of
50	52		children in program, and successfully prevent incidences of abuse
51	53		and neglect;
52	54		(7) uses a generally accepted psychological
53	55		assessment before providing services and upon program completion to
54	56		demonstrate a positive impact on the well-being and mental health,
55	57		of children served; and
56	58		(8) use a generally accepted psychological assessment
57	59		before providing services and upon program completion to
58	60		demonstrate a positive impact on the well-being and mental health,
59	61		of children served; and
60	62		(9) submit an annual report to HHSC providing
61	63		information on program participant outcomes, and recommendations
62	64		for best-practice prevention strategies for consideration in other
63	65		regions in the state.
64	66		(b) The commission may award grants under the grant program
65	67		to eligible applicants.
66	68		Sec. 264.1694. FUNDING. (a) The commission shall award
67	69		grants under the program in accordance with this chapter from money
68	70		appropriated for the purposes of the program.
69	71		(b) Out of money appropriated to the commission that is
70	72		available for the purpose, the commission shall allocate a minimum
71	73		of $10 million each fiscal biennium to award grants under this
72	74		subchapter.
73	75		(1)
74	76		Sec. 264.1695. RULES. The executive commissioner shall
75	77		adopt rules to implement this chapter.
76	78		SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2026, the executive
77	79		commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall
78	80		adopt the rules necessary to implement Chapter , Code, as
79	81		added by this Act.
80	82		SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.