Bill Text: TX HB128 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the creation of a childhood health program grant.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-06 - Referred to Human Services [HB128 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB128-Introduced.html
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By: Raymond | H.B. No. 128 |
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relating to the creation of a childhood health program grant. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Chapter 161, Health and Safety Code, is amended | ||
by adding Subchapter V to read as follows: | ||
SUBCHAPTER V. CHILDHOOD HEALTH PROGRAM GRANTS | ||
Sec. 161.601. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "department" | ||
means the Department of State Health Services. | ||
Sec. 161.602. CHILDHOOD HEALTH PROGRAM GRANTS. (a) The | ||
department shall develop and implement a grant program to support | ||
programs related to childhood health, fitness, and obesity | ||
prevention. | ||
(b) The department shall request proposals for the award of | ||
a grant under the program. The department shall evaluate the | ||
proposals and award a grant based on a proposed program's | ||
quantifiable effectiveness and potentially positive impact on the | ||
health of children who participate in the program. | ||
(c) A grant awarded under this section must be made to an | ||
organization that has committed resources to the program described | ||
in the proposal. | ||
(d) A grant recipient may use grant money received under | ||
this section only to pay for activities directly related to the | ||
purpose of the grant program as described by Subsection (a) and may | ||
not use grant money for fees or advertising. | ||
(e) The department shall establish procedures to administer | ||
the grant program, including a procedure for the submission of a | ||
proposal and a procedure to be used by the department to evaluate a | ||
proposal. | ||
(f) The department shall enter into a contract that includes | ||
performance requirements with each grant recipient. The | ||
department shall monitor and enforce the terms of the | ||
contract. The contract must authorize the department to recoup | ||
grant money from a grant recipient for failure of the grant | ||
recipient to comply with the terms of the contract. | ||
(g) The legislature may appropriate money from the | ||
undedicated portion of the general revenue fund for the purpose of | ||
awarding grants under this section. | ||
(h) The department may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and | ||
donations from any public or private source for the purposes of this | ||
section. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |