For School Districts with On-Campus Police Programs:
The Comptroller will make block grants to schools with on-campus law enforcement to be used to enforce Subchapter N, Chapter 161, Texas Health and Safety Code, concerning the use of tobacco products by persons who are younger than 18 years of age.
Grant funds must be used exclusively for the following enforcement and compliance activities:
- prohibit anyone under 18 years of age from possessing, smoking or using tobacco products on school property or at school sanctioned events;
- provide compliance education of the tobacco laws to school age children;
- provide monthly compliance activity reports and quarterly financial reports to the Comptroller or Comptroller’s designee.
The application deadline for this grant was May 4, 2009.
For Local Law Enforcement Agencies:
The Comptroller will make block grants to counties and municipalities to be used by local law enforcement agencies to enforce Subchapters H and N, Chapter 161, Texas Health and Safety Code, concerning the sale and distribution of tobacco products to persons who are younger than 18 years of age.
Grant funds must be used exclusively for the following compliance activities:
- on-site compliance inspections of tobacco permitted retail outlets (e.g., grocery stores, convenience stores, gas stations, mass merchandisers) that may result in the issuance of citations using minors as decoys (i.e., stings);
- on-site compliance inspections that may result in the issuance of citations not using minors as decoys (i.e., violations for signs not posted, lack of proper certification, direct access by minors to tobacco, and minor use or possession of tobacco products);
- compliance education of retailers, judicial and court personnel;
- monthly/quarterly activity reports to Comptroller or Comptroller’s designee.
The application deadline for this grant was May 11, 2009.
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