Amend SB 1096 (Senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 4 of the bill, in the introductory language
(page 1, line 41) between "(g)" and "to", insert "through (j)".
(2) In SECTION 4 of the bill, strike amended Subsection (c),
Section 31.012, Human Resources Code (page 1, line 58, through page
2, line 7), and substitute the following:
(c) An adult recipient providing care for a disabled family
member living in the home, if the family member does not attend
school full-time, is not required to participate in a program under
this section. A person who is physically or mentally disabled or
the caretaker of a physically or mentally disabled child who,
because of the care required for the child, is prevented from
participating for the number of hours required under Subsection
(a), [requires the caretaker's presence] is not required to
participate in a program under this section if the Health and Human
Services Commission determines that the disability or condition is
expected to last six months or longer. A single person who is the
caretaker of a child is not required to participate in a program
under this section [exempt] until the caretaker's youngest child at
the time the caretaker first became eligible for assistance reaches
the age of one. Notwithstanding Sections 31.0035(b) and
32.0255(b), the department shall provide to a person who is not
required to participate in a program [exempt] under this subsection
and who voluntarily participates in a program under Subsection
(a)(2) six months of transitional benefits in addition to the
applicable limit prescribed by Section 31.0065.
(3) In SECTION 4 of the bill, immediately following added
Subsection (g), Section 31.012, Human Resources Code (page 2,
between lines 22 and 23), insert the following:
(h) A determination by the Health and Human Services
Commission that a person is not required to participate in a program
under this section remains in effect until the person's next
eligibility recertification. On the person's initial eligibility
recertification and on each subsequent eligibility
recertification, the Texas Workforce Commission shall determine
whether the person is required to participate in a program under
this section using the process developed under Subsection (i),
except that if the person has an application for Supplemental
Security Income (SSI) benefits under 42 U.S.C. Section 1381 et seq.
pending on the date of the person's eligibility recertification,
the Health and Human Services Commission shall determine whether
the person is required to participate.
(i) The Health and Human Services Commission, after
receiving recommendations from the Texas Workforce Commission and
the Department of Aging and Disability Services, shall develop and
implement a process for:
(1) determining whether a person's physical or mental
disability would prevent the person or the person's caretaker, if
the person is a child, from participating in a program under this
section; and
(2) ensuring that a person who is physically or
mentally disabled but who is required to participate in a program
under this section has equal access and opportunity to participate
in employment and training activities as required by the federal
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et
seq.).
(j) The Texas Workforce Commission shall develop and
provide training regarding the process developed under Subsection
(i) to local workforce development board staff and contractors that
provide employment and training services under this section.