By West S.R. No. 1152 76R17851 KLA-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 76th 1-2 Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, That Senate Rule 12.03 be 1-3 suspended, as provided by Senate Rule 12.08, to enable the 1-4 conference committee appointed to resolve the differences between 1-5 the house and senate versions of S.B. 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 Senate Rules 12.03(1), (2), and (4) are suspended to permit 1-9 the committee to amend Section 1 of the bill to read as follows: 1-10 SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 31, Human Resources Code, 1-11 is amended by adding Section 31.0041 to read as follows: 1-12 Sec. 31.0041. SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN 1-13 PERSONS. (a) To the extent funds are appropriated for this 1-14 purpose, the department may provide supplemental financial 1-15 assistance in addition to the amount of financial assistance 1-16 granted for the support of a dependent child under Section 31.003 1-17 to a person who: 1-18 (1) is 50 years of age or older; 1-19 (2) is the grandparent of the dependent child, as 1-20 defined by Section 31.002, who lives at the person's residence; 1-21 (3) is the primary caretaker of the dependent child; 1-22 (4) has a family income that is at or below 100 1-23 percent of the federal poverty level; and 1-24 (5) does not have resources that exceed the amount 2-1 allowed for financial assistance under this chapter. 2-2 (b) Supplemental financial assistance provided to a person 2-3 under this section may include one or more cash payments, not to 2-4 exceed a total of $1,000, after determination of eligibility for 2-5 supplemental financial assistance under this section. 2-6 (c) The department shall inform an applicant for financial 2-7 assistance under this chapter who meets the eligibility 2-8 requirements under Subsection (a) of the availability of 2-9 supplemental financial assistance. 2-10 (d) The department shall maintain complete records and 2-11 compile statistics regarding the number of households that receive 2-12 supplemental financial assistance under this section. 2-13 (e) After a person receives supplemental financial 2-14 assistance under Subsection (b) on behalf of a dependent child, no 2-15 other person is eligible under Subsection (a) to receive 2-16 supplemental financial assistance on behalf of that child. 2-17 Explanation: This amendment is necessary to limit 2-18 eligibility for supplemental financial assistance provided by 2-19 Section 31.0041, Human Resources Code, as added by the bill, and to 2-20 allow the Texas Department of Human Services to provide 2-21 supplemental financial assistance to the extent funds are 2-22 appropriated for that purpose.