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  89R13724 EAS-D     By: Perez of El Paso H.B. No. 5389       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the establishment of a grant program to support the   disposition of deceased paupers' bodies.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 694, Health and Safety Code, is amended   by adding Section 694.004 to read as follows:           Sec.   694.004.     DECEASED PAUPERS GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The   Health and Human Services Commission may develop a deceased paupers   grant program to award grants from the deceased paupers grant   account established by this section to counties for the purpose of   paying certain costs associated with the disposition of deceased   paupers' bodies in accordance with Section 694.002.           (b)     The Health and Human Services Commission may award a   grant under the grant program to a county to be used for:                 (1)     paying the costs incurred in disposing of deceased   paupers' bodies in accordance with Section 694.002; and                 (2)     administering the county's body disposition   activities.           (c)     The deceased paupers grant account is a dedicated   account in the general revenue fund and consists of:                 (1)     appropriations of money to the account by the   legislature;                 (2)     gifts, grants, and other donations received for   the account; and                 (3)     interest earned on the investment of money in the   account.           (d)     Money in the deceased paupers grant account may be used   by the Health and Human Services Commission only to:                 (1)  award grants under this section; and                 (2)     administer the deceased paupers grant program   under this section.           (e)     If the Health and Human Services Commission develops a   deceased paupers grant program under this section, the executive   commissioner shall adopt rules for the administration of that   program.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.