Sec. 772.0075. BULLETPROOF VEST AND BODY ARMOR GRANT PROGRAM. (a) In this section, "criminal justice division" means the criminal justice division established under Section 772.006.
(b) The criminal justice division shall establish and administer a grant program to provide financial assistance to a law enforcement agency in this state that seeks to equip its peace officers with bulletproof vests, ballistic plates, and plate carriers.
(c) A vest or plate purchased with a grant received under this section must comply with a National Institute of Justice standard for rifle protection.
(d) A law enforcement agency may apply for a grant under this section only if the agency first adopts a policy addressing the:
(1) deployment and allocation of vests or plates to its officers; and
(2) usage of vests or plates by its officers.
(e) A law enforcement agency receiving a grant under this section must, as soon as practicable after receiving the grant, provide to the criminal justice division proof of purchase of bulletproof vests, ballistic plates, and plate carriers, including the price of each item and the number of each type of item purchased.
(f) Not later than December 1 of each year, the criminal justice division shall submit to the Legislative Budget Board a report that provides the following information for the preceding state fiscal year:
(1) the name of each law enforcement agency that applied for a grant under this section;
(2) the amount of money distributed to each law enforcement agency that received a grant under this section; and
(3) as reported under Subsection (e), the number of vests, plates, and carriers purchased by each agency described by Subdivision (2).
(g) The criminal justice division may use any revenue available for purposes of this section.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 188 (S.B. 12), Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2017.
Redesignated from Government Code, Section 772.0073 by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 21.001(30), eff. September 1, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations
Chapter 772 - Governmental Planning
Subchapter A. Planning Entities
Section 772.001. Planning as Governmental Purpose and Function
Section 772.002. Chief Planning Officer
Section 772.003. Interagency Planning Councils
Section 772.004. Governor's Division of Planning Coordination
Section 772.005. Notification of Planning Coordination Division by State Agency
Section 772.006. Governor's Criminal Justice Division
Section 772.0061. Specialty Courts Advisory Council
Section 772.0062. Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit
Section 772.0063. Governor's Program for Victims of Child Sex Trafficking
Section 772.0064. Sexual Assault Survivors' Task Force
Section 772.007. Texas Anti-Gang Grant Program
Section 772.0071. Prosecution of Border Crime Grant Program
Section 772.00715. Evidence Testing Grant Program
Section 772.00716. Evidence Testing Account
Section 772.0072. Missing or Exploited Children Prevention Grants
Section 772.0073. Peace Officer Mental Health Grant Program
Section 772.0074. Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Grant Program
Section 772.0075. Bulletproof Vest and Body Armor Grant Program
Section 772.0076. Enforcement of Immigration Law Grant Program
Section 772.0077. Grant Program for Monitoring Defendants and Victims in Family Violence Cases
Section 772.0078. Opioid Antagonist Grant Program
Section 772.008. Planning Assistance for Political Subdivisions
Section 772.009. Grant Assistance
Section 772.010. Border Commerce Coordinator
Section 772.0101. Border Inspection, Trade, and Transportation Advisory Committee
Section 772.0102. Trade and Commerce Plan
Section 772.011. Interagency Work Group on Border Issues
Section 772.012. Compliance With Cybersecurity Training Requirements