By Hilderbran, et al. H.B. No. 2255
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the provision of transportation services to certain
1-3 AFDC recipients by mass transit authorities.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 141, Acts of the 63rd Legislature,
1-6 Regular Session, 1973 (Article 1118x, Vernon's Texas Civil
1-7 Statutes), is amended by adding Section 15C to read as follows:
1-8 Sec. 15C. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR CERTAIN JOBS PROGRAM
1-9 PARTICIPANTS. (a) An authority shall, in accordance with federal
1-10 law, provide transportation services to a person who:
1-11 (1) is receiving financial assistance under Chapter
1-12 31, Human Resources Code;
1-13 (2) is registered in the jobs opportunities and basic
1-14 skills (JOBS) training program under Part F, Subchapter IV, Social
1-15 Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 682); and
1-16 (3) resides in an area served by the authority.
1-17 (b) An authority shall enter into a contract with the Texas
1-18 Department of Human Services to provide the transportation services
1-19 required under this section. The terms of the contract must ensure
1-20 that:
1-21 (1) the authority is required to provide
1-22 transportation services only to a location that relates to the
1-23 person's participation in the JOBS program and that is in the area
2-1 served by the authority's authorized rate structure and existing
2-2 services;
2-3 (2) the authority is required to provide directly to
2-4 the Texas Department of Human Services trip vouchers for
2-5 distribution by the department to a person who is eligible to
2-6 receive transportation services under this section;
2-7 (3) the Texas Department of Human Services reimburses
2-8 the authority at the applicable federal match rate for allowable
2-9 costs; and
2-10 (4) the Texas Department of Human Services may return
2-11 to the authority for reimbursement any undistributed trip vouchers.
2-12 (c) An authority shall certify the amount of public funds
2-13 expended by the authority under this section for the purpose of
2-14 obtaining federal funds under the JOBS program.
2-15 SECTION 2. Chapter 683, Acts of the 66th Legislature, 1979
2-16 (Article 1118y, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by
2-17 adding Section 21A to read as follows:
2-18 Sec. 21A. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR CERTAIN JOBS PROGRAM
2-19 PARTICIPANTS. (a) An authority shall, in accordance with federal
2-20 law, provide transportation services to a person who:
2-21 (1) is receiving financial assistance under Chapter
2-22 31, Human Resources Code;
2-23 (2) is registered in the jobs opportunities and basic
2-24 skills (JOBS) training program under Part F, Subchapter IV, Social
2-25 Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 682); and
3-1 (3) resides in an area served by the authority.
3-2 (b) An authority shall enter into a contract with the Texas
3-3 Department of Human Services to provide the transportation services
3-4 required under this section. The terms of the contract must ensure
3-5 that:
3-6 (1) the authority is required to provide
3-7 transportation services only to a location that relates to the
3-8 person's participation in the JOBS program and that is in the area
3-9 served by the authority's authorized rate structure and existing
3-10 services;
3-11 (2) the authority is required to provide directly to
3-12 the Texas Department of Human Services trip vouchers for
3-13 distribution by the department to a person who is eligible to
3-14 receive transportation services under this section;
3-15 (3) the Texas Department of Human Services reimburses
3-16 the authority at the applicable federal match rate for allowable
3-17 costs; and
3-18 (4) the Texas Department of Human Services may return
3-19 to the authority for reimbursement any undistributed trip vouchers.
3-20 (c) An authority shall certify the amount of public funds
3-21 expended by the authority under this section for the purpose of
3-22 obtaining federal funds under the JOBS program.
3-23 SECTION 3. Article 1118z, Revised Statutes, is amended by
3-24 adding Section 6A to read as follows:
3-25 Sec. 6A. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR CERTAIN JOBS PROGRAM
4-1 PARTICIPANTS. (a) A department shall, in accordance with federal
4-2 law, provide transportation services to a person who:
4-3 (1) is receiving financial assistance under Chapter
4-4 31, Human Resources Code;
4-5 (2) is registered in the jobs opportunities and basic
4-6 skills (JOBS) training program under Part F, Subchapter IV, Social
4-7 Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 682); and
4-8 (3) resides in an area served by the department.
4-9 (b) A department shall enter into a contract with the Texas
4-10 Department of Human Services to provide the transportation services
4-11 required under this section. The terms of the contract must ensure
4-12 that:
4-13 (1) the department is required to provide
4-14 transportation services only to a location that relates to the
4-15 person's participation in the JOBS program and that is in the area
4-16 served by the department's authorized rate structure and existing
4-17 services;
4-18 (2) the department is required to provide directly to
4-19 the Texas Department of Human Services trip vouchers for
4-20 distribution by the Texas Department of Human Services to a person
4-21 who is eligible to receive transportation services under this
4-22 section;
4-23 (3) the Texas Department of Human Services reimburses
4-24 the department at the applicable federal match rate for allowable
4-25 costs; and
5-1 (4) the Texas Department of Human Services may return
5-2 to the department for reimbursement any undistributed trip
5-3 vouchers.
5-4 (c) A department shall certify the amount of public funds
5-5 expended by the department under this section for the purpose of
5-6 obtaining federal funds under the JOBS program.
5-7 SECTION 4. If, before implementing the requirements of
5-8 Sections 1, 2, and 3 of this Act, the Texas Department of Human
5-9 Services determines that a waiver or authorization from a federal
5-10 agency is necessary for implementation, the Texas Department of
5-11 Human Services shall request the waiver or authorization, and the
5-12 department and each mass transit authority or department may delay
5-13 implementing those provisions until the waiver or authorization is
5-14 granted.
5-15 SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993.
5-16 SECTION 6. The importance of this legislation and the
5-17 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
5-18 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
5-19 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
5-20 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.