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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the recipients and subrecipients of financial |
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assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and |
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Community Affairs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2306.111, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (j) to read as follows: |
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(j) The department by rule shall adopt policies to ensure |
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that each recipient or subrecipient of financial assistance |
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administered by the department, including financial assistance |
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from the proceeds of bonds issued by the department, is: |
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(1) a citizen of the United States; or |
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(2) authorized to be present in the United States by |
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the United States agency responsible for citizenship and |
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immigration. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act in adding |
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Section 2306.111(j), Government Code, applies only to an |
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application for financial assistance that is submitted to the Texas |
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Department of Housing and Community Affairs on or after January 1, |
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2024. An application for financial assistance that is submitted to |
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the department before January 1, 2024, is governed by the law in |
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effect when the application was submitted, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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(b) Not later than December 1, 2023, the Texas Department of |
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Housing and Community Affairs shall adopt the rules required by |
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Section 2306.111(j), Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |