(a) A community collaborative may petition the commission to receive a grant under the matching grant program only if the collaborative includes:
(1) a county;
(2) a local mental health authority that operates in the county; and
(3) each hospital district, if any, located in the county.
(b) A collaborative may include other local entities designated by the collaborative’s members.

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Terms Used In Texas Government Code 547.0354

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) The commission may not award a grant under this subchapter for a fiscal year to a community collaborative that includes a county with a population greater than four million if the legislature appropriates money for a mental health jail diversion program in the county for that fiscal year.


Text of section effective on April 01, 2025