In awarding grants under the matching grant program, the commission shall prioritize entities that work with children and family members of children with a high risk of experiencing a crisis or developing a mental health condition to reduce:

1. (1) the need for future intensive mental health services;
2. (2) the number of children at risk of placement in foster care or the juvenile justice system; or

3. (3) the demand for placement in state hospitals, inpatient mental health facilities, and residential behavioral health facilities.

   Transferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Section 531.09915(f) by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 1620), Sec. 8.044(b), eff. September 1, 2025.

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1035 (S.B. 26), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.