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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the exclusion of certain resources in determining |
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eligibility for financial assistance. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 31.032(d), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) In determining whether an applicant is eligible for |
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assistance, the commission shall exclude from the applicant's |
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available resources: |
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(1) $5,000 [$1,000] for the applicant's household, |
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including a household in which there is a person with a disability |
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or a person who is at least 60 years of age; and |
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(2) the fair market value of the applicant's ownership |
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interest in one or more [a] motor vehicles: |
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(A) not to exceed $15,000 for the first motor |
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vehicle; and |
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(B) not to exceed $4,650 for each additional |
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motor vehicle [, but not more than $5,000 plus or minus an amount to |
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be determined annually beginning on October 1, 1997, to reflect |
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changes in the new car component of the Consumer Price Index for All |
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Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics]. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply to an |
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initial determination or redetermination of eligibility of a person |
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for financial assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code, |
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that is made on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. If before implementing any provision of this Act |
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a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a |
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federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, |
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the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or |
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authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the |
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waiver or authorization is granted. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |