By Noriega H.R. No. 1236 76R17852 KLA-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State 1-2 of Texas, 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, That House Rule 1-3 13, Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 1-4 13, Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to 1-5 resolve the differences on Senate Bill No. 1423, relating to 1-6 providing supplemental financial assistance and services to certain 1-7 grandparents, to consider and take action on the following matter: 1-8 House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(1), (2), and (4), are suspended 1-9 to permit the committee to amend Section 1 of the bill to read as 1-10 follows: 1-11 SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 31, Human Resources Code, 1-12 is amended by adding Section 31.0041 to read as follows: 1-13 Sec. 31.0041. SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN 1-14 PERSONS. (a) To the extent funds are appropriated for this 1-15 purpose, the department may provide supplemental financial 1-16 assistance in addition to the amount of financial assistance 1-17 granted for the support of a dependent child under Section 31.003 1-18 to a person who: 1-19 (1) is 50 years of age or older; 1-20 (2) is the grandparent of the dependent child, as 1-21 defined by Section 31.002, who lives at the person's residence; 1-22 (3) is the primary caretaker of the dependent child; 1-23 (4) has a family income that is at or below 100 1-24 percent of the federal poverty level; and 2-1 (5) does not have resources that exceed the amount 2-2 allowed for financial assistance under this chapter. 2-3 (b) Supplemental financial assistance provided to a person 2-4 under this section may include one or more cash payments, not to 2-5 exceed a total of $1,000, after determination of eligibility for 2-6 supplemental financial assistance under this section. 2-7 (c) The department shall inform an applicant for financial 2-8 assistance under this chapter who meets the eligibility 2-9 requirements under Subsection (a) of the availability of 2-10 supplemental financial assistance. 2-11 (d) The department shall maintain complete records and 2-12 compile statistics regarding the number of households that receive 2-13 supplemental financial assistance under this section. 2-14 (e) After a person receives supplemental financial 2-15 assistance under Subsection (b) on behalf of a dependent child, no 2-16 other person is eligible under Subsection (a) to receive 2-17 supplemental financial assistance on behalf of that child. 2-18 Explanation: This amendment is necessary to limit 2-19 eligibility for supplemental financial assistance provided by 2-20 Section 31.0041, Human Resources Code, as added by the bill, and to 2-21 allow the Texas Department of Human Services to provide 2-22 supplemental financial assistance to the extent funds are 2-23 appropriated for that purpose.