Texas § HR.137.054 - CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION TRUST FUND ACCOUNT
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§ HR.137.054. CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION TRUST FUND ACCOUNT
CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION TRUST FUND ACCOUNT. (a) The child abuse and neglect prevention trust fund account is an account in the general revenue fund. Money in the trust fund is dedicated to child abuse and neglect prevention programs and family support services programs. (b) The commission may transfer money contained in the trust fund to the operating fund at any time. However, during a fiscal year the commission may not transfer more than the amount appropriated for the operating fund for that fiscal year. Money transferred to the operating fund that was originally deposited to the credit of the trust fund under Section 118.022 , Local Government Code, may be used only for child abuse and neglect prevention programs. (c) Interest earned on the trust fund shall be credited to the trust fund. (d) The trust fund is exempt from the application of Section 403.095 , Government Code. (e) All marriage license fees and other fees collected for and deposited in the trust fund and interest earned on the trust fund balance shall be appropriated each biennium only to the operating fund for child abuse and neglect prevention programs and family support services programs. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 957, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 632 (H.B. 662 ), Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 632 (H.B. 662 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2010. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 4.209, eff. April 2, 2015. Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Subchapter D, Chapter 40 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206 ), Sec. 63, eff. September 1, 2015. Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Subchapter D, Chapter 40 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1257 (H.B. 2630 ), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015. Transferred, redesignated and amended from Family Code, Subchapter B, Chapter 265 by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1033 (S.B. 24 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.
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