89R21009 MZM-D     By: Ashby, Morales of Maverick H.B. No. 2115     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2115:     By:  Bell of Montgomery C.S.H.B. No. 2115       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the rural sheriff's office and rural constable's office   salary assistance grant programs.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sections 130.911(e) and (h), Local Government   Code, are amended to read as follows:          (e)  A county that is awarded a grant shall use or authorize   the use of the grant money only:                (1)  to provide a minimum annual salary of at least:                      (A)  $75,000 for the county sheriff;                      (B)  $45,000 for each deputy who makes motor   vehicle stops in the routine performance of their duties; [and]                      (C)  $40,000 for each jailer whose duties include   the safekeeping of prisoners and the security of a jail operated by   the county; and                      (D)  $40,000 for each telecommunicator, as   defined by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code, employed by the   county sheriff;                (2)  to increase the salary of a person described by   Subdivision (1);                (3)  to hire additional deputies or staff for the   sheriff's office; or                (4)  to purchase vehicles, firearms, and safety   equipment for the sheriff's office.          (h)  The comptroller shall adopt rules necessary to   implement this section, including rules that establish:                (1)  a standardized application process, including the   form to be used to apply for a grant and the manner of submitting the   form;                (2)  deadlines for:                      (A)  applying for the grant;                      (B)  disbursement of grant money; and                      (C)  spending grant money; and                (3)  procedures for:                      (A)  monitoring the disbursement of grant money to   ensure compliance with this section, including a requirement that   the county auditor or other appropriate county officer report to   the comptroller's office on the disbursement and compliance; and                      (B)  the return of grant money that was not used by   a county for a purpose authorized by this section.          SECTION 2.  Section 130.912(g), Local Government Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (g)  The comptroller shall adopt rules necessary to   implement this section, including rules that establish:                (1)  a standardized application process, including the   form to be used to apply for a grant and the manner of submitting the   form;                (2)  deadlines for:                      (A)  applying for the grant;                      (B)  disbursement of grant money; and                      (C)  spending grant money;                (3)  procedures for:                      (A)  monitoring the disbursement of grant money to   ensure compliance with this section, including a requirement that   the county auditor or other appropriate county officer report to   the comptroller's office on the disbursement and compliance; and                      (B)  the return of grant money that was not used by   a county for a purpose authorized by this section; and                (4)  standards to determine if a constable is a   qualified constable.          SECTION 3.  Section 130.911(e), Local Government Code, as   amended by this Act, applies only to the award of a grant to a county   under the rural sheriff's office salary assistance grant program   during a fiscal year of the county that begins on or after the   effective date of this Act.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.