The council must create and approve opioid abatement strategies, run the funding process, review applications, issue grants, monitor grant agreements, and set the share of money for education and outreach. It may also move money between regions in some cases.
Sec. 403.509. COUNCIL POWERS AND DUTIES AND COUNCIL-APPROVED OPIOID ABATEMENT STRATEGY. (a) The council shall: (1) determine and approve one or more evidence-based opioid abatement strategies that include: (A) an annual regional allocation methodology to distribute 75 percent of money distributed under Section 403.508(a)(3) based on population health information and prevalence of opioid incidences as provided by law; and (B) an annual targeted allocation to distribute 25 percent of money distributed under Section 403.508(a)(3) for targeted interventions as identified by opioid incidence information; (2) wholly or partly reallocate the targeted money between regions if a region for which targeted money is allocated is unable to use all of the targeted money; (3) develop an application and award process for funding; (4) review grant funding applications and provide grant awards and funding allocations; (5) monitor grant agreements authorized by this subchapter and require each grant recipient to comply with the terms of the grant agreement or reimburse the grant to the council; and (6) determine the percentage of money that may be used for development of education and outreach programs to provide materials on the consequences of opioid drug use and prevention and intervention, including online resources and toolkits. (b) The council may reallocate money between regions based on the funding needs of all regions if money allocated to a region lapses or is not used in the year that the money is allocated for use in the region. (c) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 322 (S.B. 1901), Sec. 4, eff. May 30, 2025. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (S.B. 1827), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2021. Amended by: Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 322 (S.B. 1901), Sec. 4, eff. May 30, 2025.