- (a) The commission shall, to the greatest extent possible, seek private funding to supplement and match funding provided through the program.
(b) The commission or a service provider may not:
- (1) use funding provided through the program to perform, induce, assist, or refer an abortion; or
- (2) grant funds to an abortion provider, an affiliate of an abortion provider, or an abortion services provider.
(c) The commission may not use more than three percent of funding allocated to the program to:
- (1) administer the program; and
- (2) procure evaluator services under Section 54.007.
(d) An organization is not eligible for funding under this chapter if the organization:
- (1) is a governmental entity or quasi-governmental entity;
- (2) is a hospital or hospital district;
- (3) primarily functions as a medical, behavioral health, or mental health provider;
- (4) shares any employees or members of its governing body with an abortion services provider; or
- (5) is affiliated with, collaborates, or has a relationship with an organization that shares any employees or members of its governing body with an abortion services provider.
(e) Subsections (d)(2) and (3) do not apply to:
- (1) an organization that contracted with the commission before September 1, 2023, for the purpose of providing an alternative to abortion; or
- (2) an organization that subcontracted with an organization described by Subdivision (1) for the purpose of providing an alternative to abortion.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1033 (S.B. 24), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2023.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 498 (S.B. 1388), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2025.