Amend CSSB 855 (Senate committee printing), in SECTION 1 of 
the bill, in proposed Subchapter D, Local Government Code (page 13, 
between lines 35 and 36), by inserting the following:
	Sec. 446.1555.  LOW-INCOME ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.  (a)  
Notwithstanding Section 446.053, a county shall adopt guidelines 
and requirements to create a low-income assistance program. The 
guidelines at a minimum must include:
		(1)  a minimum and maximum amount of assistance;                       
		(2)  criteria for  determining eligibility, taking into 
account:     
			(A)  the individual's or family's income, which 
may not exceed 300 percent of the federal poverty level; and
			(B)  any other relevant considerations; and                           
		(3)  safeguards for preventing fraud in the program.                   
	(b)  A county shall provide an electronic means for 
distributing or crediting assistance funding after all program 
criteria have been met.