Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 50.0153
Establishment of Account
(a)
The trafficked persons program account is a dedicated account in the general revenue fund.(b)
The account consists of:(1)
contributions made under Section 2054.252 (State Electronic Internet Portal Project), Government Code;(2)
contributions made under Sections 502.416 (Voluntary Contribution for Trafficked Persons Program Account), 521.013 (Voluntary Contribution for Trafficked Persons Program Account), and 522.0296 (Voluntary Contribution for Trafficked Persons Program Account), Transportation Code;(3)
fees for the specialty license plates issued under Section 504.675 (Stop Human Trafficking License Plates), Transportation Code;(4)
gifts, grants, and donations received for the account; and(5)
interest, dividends, and other income of the account.(c)
Section 403.0956 (Reallocation of Interest Accrued on Certain Dedicated Revenue), Government Code, does not apply to the account.(d)
Money in the account may be appropriated only to:(1)
the grant program;(2)
the sex trafficking prevention and victim treatment programs established under this chapter;(3)
the trafficked persons program established under Section 54.04012 (Trafficked Persons Program), Family Code; and(4)
the administration of a program described by Section 264.004 (Allocation of State Funds)(d), Family Code.(e)
The legislature may not use money in the account to offset any other appropriations designated to the department or commission.
Source:
Section 50.0153 — Establishment of Account, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.50.htm#50.0153 (accessed May 4, 2024).
