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HOUSE BILL 1005 |
HOUSE AUTHOR: Naishtat et al. |
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EFFECTIVE: 9-1-01 |
SENATE SPONSOR: Zaffirini |
House Bill 1005 amends the Human Resources Code to require the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), the Department of Human Services (DHS), and the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), with the participation of local workforce development boards, to jointly develop and implement a state program of temporary assistance and related support services for two-parent families or persons residing in minimum service counties. The bill prohibits the use of federal money provided for the financial assistance and service programs to be used for the temporary assistance program, and it provides that a recipient of temporary assistance is eligible for medical assistance in the same manner as a person in the financial assistance program.
The bill requires the TWC, local workforce development boards, and the appropriate standing committees of the house and senate to study methods to improve the delivery of workforce services to persons residing in minimum service counties and develop related recommendations. The bill requires HHSC, DHS, and TWC to monitor implementation and operation of the program and report to the governor, the legislature, and the Legislative Budget Board on the status of the program no later than September 1 of each year.