Texas Government Code 539.0051 – Plan Required for Certain Community Collaboratives
(a) The governing body of a county shall develop and make public a plan detailing:
(1) how local mental health authorities, municipalities, local law enforcement agencies, and other community stakeholders in the county could coordinate to establish or expand a community collaborative to accomplish the goals of § 539.002;
(2) how entities in the county may leverage funding from private sources to accomplish the goals of § 539.002 through the formation or expansion of a community collaborative; and
(3) how the formation or expansion of a community collaborative could establish or support resources or services to help local law enforcement agencies to divert persons who have been arrested to appropriate mental health care or substance abuse treatment.
(b) The governing body of a county in which an entity that received a grant under § 539.002 before September 1, 2017, is located is not required to develop a plan under Subsection (a).
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 539.0051
- Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) Two or more counties, each with a population of less than 100,000, may form a joint plan under Subsection (a).
Text of section effective until April 01, 2025