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Amend CSSB 1, Article XII, by adding a new appropriately
numbered section to read as follows:
Sec.____. QUALIFICATION FOR ADDITIONAL TANF FUNDS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in order to
maximize the amount of federal TANF funds that might become
available to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, the
Commission shall use federal TANF funds appropriated to the agency
in Strategy D.1.1. TANF (Cash Assistance) Grants for Fiscal Year
2011 in Fiscal Year 2010 for the purpose of qualifying for
additional federal relief under Section 2101(a)(3)(B),
Expenditures for Non-recurrent Short Term Benefits, American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The Commission may
temporarily adjust the amounts of the non-recurring back-to-school
grant for each TANF child, the stipend for grandparents caring for
TANF children, or other existing stipend or grant authorized under
current state law in order to qualify the state for additional
relief.