By: Tepper, Gerdes, Barry, Hickland, H.B. No. 503       Villalobos, et al.     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the eligibility of certain counties to participate in   the rural sheriff's office salary assistance grant program and the   rural prosecutor's office salary assistance grant program.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 130.911(a)(2), Local Government Code, is   amended to read as follows:                (2)  "Qualified county" means a county with a   population of 400,000 [300,000] or less.          SECTION 2.  Section 130.911(d), Local Government Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (d)  The comptroller shall award a grant to a qualified   county that applies for the grant using money appropriated to the   comptroller for that purpose. The grant must be in the following   applicable amount:                (1)  $250,000 if the county has a population of less   than 10,000;                (2)  $350,000 if the county has a population of 10,000   or more and less than 50,000; [or]                (3)  $500,000 if the county has a population of 50,000   or more and less than 300,000; or                (4)  $650,000 if the county has a population of 300,000   or more and 400,000 or less.          SECTION 3.  Section 130.913(a)(2), Local Government Code, is   amended to read as follows:                (2)  "Qualified prosecutor's office" means, in a   jurisdiction with a population of 400,000 [300,000] or less, the   office of a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or   county attorney with criminal prosecution duties.          SECTION 4.  Sections 130.913(d) and (e), Local Government   Code, are amended to read as follows:          (d)  The comptroller shall award a grant to a qualified   prosecutor's office that applies for the grant using money   appropriated to the comptroller for that purpose. The grant must be   in the following applicable amount:                (1)  $100,000 if the prosecutor's office's jurisdiction   has a population of less than 10,000;                (2)  $175,000 if the prosecutor's office's jurisdiction   has a population of 10,000 or more and less than 50,000; [or]                (3)  $275,000 if the prosecutor's office's jurisdiction   has a population of 50,000 or more and less than 300,000; or                (4)  $375,000 if the prosecutor's office's jurisdiction   has a population of 300,000 or more and 400,000 or less.          (e)  A prosecutor's office that is awarded a grant shall use   or authorize the use of the grant money only:                (1)  to increase the salary of an assistant attorney,   an investigator, a paralegal, or a victim assistance coordinator   employed at the office; or                (2)  to hire additional staff for the office.          SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.