(a) The department shall employ one person as a grant writer to assist and coordinate with school districts located in the Texas-Mexico border region in obtaining grants and other funds for school-based health centers.
(b) A grant writer employed under this section may secure a grant or other funds on behalf of the state for a school-based health center.

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Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 168.011

  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) Funds obtained by the use of a grant writer employed under this section may be used only to:
(1) acquire, construct, or improve facilities for a school-based health center;
(2) purchase or lease equipment or materials for a school-based health center; or
(3) pay the salary or employment benefits of a person who is employed to work exclusively in a school-based health center.