(a) The department shall employ one person as a grant writer to assist and coordinate with school districts located in the Texas-Mexico border region in obtaining grants and other funds for school-based health centers.
(b) A grant writer employed under this section may secure a grant or other funds on behalf of the state for a school-based health center.
(c) Funds obtained by the use of a grant writer employed under this section may be used only to:
(1) acquire, construct, or improve facilities for a school-based health center;
(2) purchase or lease equipment or materials for a school-based health center; or
(3) pay the salary or employment benefits of a person who is employed to work exclusively in a school-based health center.