H.B. No. 1906         AN ACT   relating to grants awarded to reimburse counties for the cost of   monitoring defendants and victims in criminal cases involving   family violence.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 772, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 772.0077 to read as follows:          Sec. 772.0077.  GRANT PROGRAM FOR MONITORING DEFENDANTS AND   VICTIMS IN FAMILY VIOLENCE CASES. (a)  In this section:                (1)  "Criminal justice division" means the criminal   justice division established under Section 772.006.                (2)  "Family violence" has the meaning assigned by   Section 71.004, Family Code.          (b)  The criminal justice division shall establish and   administer a grant program to reimburse counties for all or part of   the costs incurred by counties as a result of monitoring in cases   involving family violence defendants and victims who participate in   a global positioning monitoring system under Article 17.292 or   17.49, Code of Criminal Procedure.  A grant recipient may use funds   from a grant awarded under the program only for monitoring   conducted for the purpose of restoring a measure of security and   safety for a victim of family violence.          (c)  The criminal justice division shall establish:                (1)  additional eligibility criteria for grant   applicants;                (2)  grant application procedures;                (3)  guidelines relating to grant amounts;                (4)  procedures for evaluating grant applications; and                (5)  procedures for monitoring the use of a grant   awarded under the program and ensuring compliance with any   conditions of a grant.          (d)  The criminal justice division shall include in the   biennial report required by Section 772.006(a)(9) a detailed   reporting of the results and performance of the grant program   administered under this section.          (e)  The criminal justice division may use any revenue   available for purposes of this section.          SECTION 2.  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, 2021.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 1906 was passed by the House on April   16, 2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 116, Nays 30, 1 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 1906 was passed by the Senate on May   25, 2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 1.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor