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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the exclusion of income in determining eligibility for |
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services provided to certain functionally disabled individuals |
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through the community attendant services program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 32.061, Human Resources Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 32.061. COMMUNITY ATTENDANT SERVICES PROGRAM. (a) Any |
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home and community-based services that the department provides |
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under Section 1929, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396t) |
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and its subsequent amendments to functionally disabled individuals |
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who have income that exceeds the limit established by federal law |
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for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) (42 U.S.C. Section 1381 et |
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seq.) and its subsequent amendments shall be provided through the |
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community attendant services program. |
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(b) In determining an applicant's eligibility for home and |
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community-based services described by Subsection (a), the |
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department shall exclude $20 of unearned or earned income from the |
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applicant's monthly income. |
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SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act |
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a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a |
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federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, |
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the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or |
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authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the |
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waiver or authorization is granted. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |