Texas § 550.0053 GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF LIAISONS.

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§ 550.0053 — GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF LIAISONS.

Texas § 550.0053

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 550.0053 (2026).

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Sec. 550.0053. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF LIAISONS.

(a)A faith- and community-based liaison designated under Section 550.0052 shall:

(1)identify and remove unnecessary barriers to partnerships between the state agency the liaison represents and faith- and community-based organizations;

(2)provide any necessary information and training for employees of the represented state agency regarding equal opportunity standards for faith- and community-based organizations seeking to partner with state government;

(3)facilitate the identification of practices with demonstrated effectiveness for faith- and community-based organizations that partner with the represented state agency;

(4)work with the appropriate departments and programs of the represented state agency to conduct outreach efforts

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Sec. 550.0053. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF LIAISONS. (a) A faith- and community-based liaison designated under Section 550.0052 shall:
(1) identify and remove unnecessary barriers to partnerships between the state agency the liaison represents and faith- and community-based organizations;
(2) provide any necessary information and training for employees of the represented state agency regarding equal opportunity standards for faith- and community-based organizations seeking to partner with state government;
(3) facilitate the identification of practices with demonstrated effectiveness for faith- and community-based organizations that partner with the represented state agency;
(4) work with the appropriate departments and programs of the represented state agency to conduct outreach efforts to inform and welcome faith- and community-based organizations that have not traditionally formed partnerships with the agency;
(5) coordinate all efforts with the governor's office of faith- and community-based initiatives and provide any requested information, support, and assistance to that office to the extent permitted by law and as feasible; and
(6) attend conferences sponsored by federal agencies and offices and other relevant entities to become and remain informed of issues and developments regarding faith- and community-based initiatives.
(b) A designated faith- and community-based liaison may coordinate and interact with statewide organizations that represent faith- or community-based organizations as necessary to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter and Subchapters A and C.