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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Each entity that receives a grant from the commission to establish or expand a community collaborative shall select at least four of the following outcome measures that the entity will focus on meeting through implementing and operating the collaborative:
(1) individuals the collaborative serves finding employment that results in those individuals having incomes that are at or above 100 percent of the federal poverty level;
(2) individuals the collaborative serves finding permanent housing;
(3) individuals the collaborative serves completing alcohol or substance use programs;
(4) the collaborative helping to start social businesses in the community or engaging in job creation, job training, or other workforce development activities;
(5) a decrease in the use of jail beds by individuals the collaborative serves;
(6) a decrease in the need for emergency care by individuals the collaborative serves;
(7) a decrease in the number of children whose families lack adequate housing referred to the Department of Family and Protective Services or a local entity responsible for child welfare; and
(8) any other appropriate outcome measure the commission approves that measures whether a collaborative is meeting a specific need of the community the collaborative serves.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 547A.0004. Outcome Measures for Community Collaboratives - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/government-code/gov-t-sect-547a-0004/
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