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TX SB22
TX SB22Relating to the establishment of grant programs to provide financial assistance to qualified sheriff's offices, constable's offices, and prosecutor's offices in rural counties.
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Introduced
03/10/2023
03/10/2023
In Committee
04/24/2023
04/24/2023
Crossed Over
03/28/2023
03/28/2023
Passed
05/29/2023
05/29/2023
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/07/2023
06/07/2023
Introduced Session
88th Legislature Regular Session
Bill Summary
Relating to the establishment of grant programs to provide financial assistance to qualified sheriff's offices, constable's offices, and prosecutor's offices in rural counties.
AI Summary
This bill establishes three grant programs to provide financial assistance to qualified sheriff's offices, constable's offices, and prosecutor's offices in rural counties in Texas. The Rural Sheriff's Office Salary Assistance Grant Program provides grants of up to $500,000 to counties with populations of 300,000 or less to help meet minimum salary requirements for sheriffs, deputies, and jailers. The Rural Constable's Office Salary Assistance Grant Program provides grants of up to $45,000 to help constables in these rural counties meet minimum salary requirements. The Rural Prosecutor's Office Salary Assistance Grant Program provides grants of up to $275,000 to prosecutor's offices in rural jurisdictions to increase salaries for assistant attorneys, investigators, and victim assistance coordinators, or to hire additional staff. The comptroller is required to adopt rules to implement these programs, and qualified counties and prosecutor's offices cannot apply for the grants until January 1, 2024.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Government Affairs
Sponsors (26)
César Blanco (D)*,
Brandon Creighton (R)*,
Sarah Eckhardt (D)*,
Stan Gerdes (R)*,
Ryan Guillen (R)*,
Bob Hall (R)*,
Kelly Hancock (R)*,
Chuy Hinojosa (D)*,
Joan Huffman (R)*,
Phil King (R)*,
Lois Kolkhorst (R)*,
Morgan LaMantia (D)*,
Mayes Middleton (R)*,
Angela Paxton (R)*,
Charles Perry (R)*,
Charles Schwertner (R)*,
Drew Springer (R)*,
John Whitmire (D)*,
Judith Zaffirini (D)*,
Carol Alvarado (D),
Brian Birdwell (R),
Pete Flores (R),
Bryan Hughes (R),
Robert Nichols (R),
Tan Parker (R),
Kevin Sparks (R),
Last Action
Effective on 9/1/23 (on 06/07/2023)
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