82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 257, Chapter 63 Page: 2 of 4
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S.B. No. 257
1 (b) The attorney general administers the Choose Life
2 account. The attorney general may spend money credited to the
3 account only to:
4 (1) make grants to an eligible organization; and
5 (2) defray the cost of administering the account.
6 (c) The attorney general may not discriminate against an
7 eligible organization because it is a religious or nonreligious
8 organization.
9 (d) The attorney general may accept gifts, donations, and
10 grants from any source for the benefit of the account.
11 (e) The attorney general by rule shall establish:
12 (1) guidelines for the expenditure of money credited
13 to the Choose Life account; and
14 (2) reporting and other mechanisms necessary to ensure
15 that the money is spent in accordance with this section.
16 (f) Money received by an eligible organization under this
17 section may be spent only to provide for the material needs of
18 pregnant women who are considering placing their children for
19 adoption, including the provision of clothing, housing, prenatal
20 care, food, utilities, and transportation, to provide for the needs
21 of infants who are awaiting placement with adoptive parents, to
22 provide training and advertising relating to adoption, and to
23 provide pregnancy testing or pre-adoption or postadoption
24 counseling, but may not be used to pay an administrative, legal, or
25 capital expense.
26 (g) In this section, "eligible organization" means an27 organization in this state that:
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 257, Chapter 63, legislative document, May 17, 2011; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth311999/m1/2/?q=%22Bonnen%22: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.