STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Workforce, Equity and Education
AGENDA DATE: August 14, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Community Care
EXECUTIVE: M. Elizabeth Cedillo-Pereira
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SUBJECT
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Authorize the (1) acceptance of additional grant funds from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) (Contract No. 696-TC-24-24-L046, Modification No. M-003) in the amount of $250,000.00 for re-entry services to individuals being released from TDCJ who are returning to the City of Dallas to be provided from September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025; (2) the receipt and deposit of grant funds from TDCJ for the FY 2024-2025 program allocation in an amount not to exceed $250,000.00 in the TDCJ Re-Entry Services Program Fund; (3) increase in appropriations in an amount not to exceed $250,000.00 in the TDCJ Re-Entry Services Program Fund; (4) the creation of a compliance position to complete required grant activities; and (5) the execution the agreement and all terms, conditions and documents required by the contract - Not to exceed $250,000.00, from $500,000.00 to $750,000.00 to $1,000,000.00 - Financing: TDCJ Re-Entry Services Program Fund
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BACKGROUND
The Reentry Services Program was established by the Texas State Legislature to support projects in Dallas and Houston that strive to support individuals being release from TDCJ facilities and returning to the Dallas or Houston area. This project has been supported through appropriations in the 84th, 86th, 87th, and now the 88th Texas State Legislative Session in 2023. Funding was once again appropriated within the budget for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to enter into an agreement with the City of Dallas to establish and operate a program for reentry services to individuals released from TDCJ facilities who are returning to the Dallas area. The City of Dallas may enter into agreements with non-profit entities, faith-based ...
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