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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to providing supplemental financial assistance to certain |
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grandparents. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 31.0041(b), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Supplemental financial assistance provided to a person |
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under this section may include one or more cash payments, not to |
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exceed a total of $1,500 [$1,000], after determination of |
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eligibility for supplemental financial assistance under this |
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section. |
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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. |