89R13775 MZM-D     By: Hughes S.B. No. 1651       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the rural sheriff's office salary assistance grant   program.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sections 130.911(d) and (h), Local Government   Code, are 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)  a population of less than 10,000 and   significant critical infrastructure located in its boundaries; or                      (B)  a population of 10,000 or more and less than   50,000; or                (3)  $500,000 if the county has:                      (A)  a population of 10,000 or more and less than   50,000 and significant critical infrastructure located in its   boundaries; or                      (B)  a population of 50,000 or more and 300,000 or   less.          (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; 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 critical infrastructure   is significant critical infrastructure for the purpose of   Subsection (d), considering the importance, value, and size of the   infrastructure.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made 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 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.