BILL ANALYSIS


                                                        H.B. 1053
                                          By: Raymond (Zaffirini)
                                        Health and Human Services
                                                         05-22-95
                              Senate Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND

Domestic violence accounts for nearly one-fourth of all violent
crime in Texas.  In fiscal year 1993, more than 750,000 women in
Texas were physically or sexually abused by their husbands or
partners.  During the same period, Texas shelters housed 27,592
women and children; however, approximately another 9,600 victims
were denied shelter services because no space was available.

PURPOSE

As proposed, H.B. 1053 sets forth provisions to maximize federal
funding for programs to benefit victims of family violence.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that rulemaking authority is granted
to the Texas Department of Human Services under SECTION 1 (Section
51.0051, Human Resources Code) of this bill.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Chapter 51, Human Resources Code, by adding
Section 51.0051, as follows:

     Sec. 51.0051.  MAXIMIZING FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS TO
     BENEFIT VICTIMS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE.  Requires the Texas
     Department of Human Services, in order to maximize the state's
     receipt of federal matching funds for emergency assistance
     under Part A, Title IV of the federal Social Security Act (42
     U.S.C. Section 601 et seq.), to ensure that a contract made
     under Section 51.003 includes provisions necessary to maximize
     federal funding for services for victims of family violence,
     file amendments to the state's plan for aid and services to
     needy families with children under Part A, Title IV of the
     federal Social Security Act that are necessary to maximize
     federal funding, and establish by rule any reporting
     procedures that federal law requires as a condition of
     receiving federal matching funds.
     
     SECTION 2.     Effective date: September 1, 1995.

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.