Bill Text: TX HB2181 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: 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.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-05-19 - Left pending in committee [HB2181 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB2181-Engrossed.html
88R13214 JG-F | ||
By: Rose, Garcia, Campos | H.B. No. 2181 |
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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. |