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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.