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79R9371 RMB-D

By:  Veasey                                                       H.B. No. 2788



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to supplemental financial assistance for certain primary 
caretakers of a dependent child.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 31.0041, Human Resources Code, is 
amended by amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection 
(f) to read as follows:
	(a)  To the extent funds are appropriated for this purpose, 
the department may provide supplemental financial assistance in 
addition to the amount of financial assistance granted for the 
support of a dependent child who is less than 18 years of age under 
Section 31.003 to a person who:
		(1)  is 45 years of age or older;                                             
		(2)  is the grandparent of the dependent child, as 
defined by Section 31.002, who lives at the person's residence;
		(3)  is the primary caretaker of the dependent child;                         
		(4)  has a family income that is at or below 200 percent 
of the federal poverty level; and
		(5)  does not have resources that exceed the amount 
allowed for financial assistance under this chapter.
	(b)  Supplemental financial assistance provided to a person 
under this section may include one or more cash payments, not to 
exceed a total of $1,000 per year, after determination of 
eligibility for supplemental financial assistance under this 
section.
	(f)  The department annually shall review:                              
		(1)  the financial eligibility of a person receiving 
supplemental financial assistance under this section; and
		(2)  whether the dependent child continues to live with 
the person receiving supplemental financial assistance under this 
section.
	SECTION 2.  If before implementing any provision of this Act 
a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a 
federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, 
the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or 
authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the 
waiver or authorization is granted.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.