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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that program materials for the Energy |
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Services Program for Low-Income Individuals be provided in certain |
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languages. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2306.097, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 2306.097. ENERGY SERVICES PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME |
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INDIVIDUALS. (a) The Energy Services Program for Low-Income |
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Individuals shall operate in conjunction with the community |
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services block grant program and has jurisdiction and |
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responsibility for administration of the following elements of the |
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State Low-Income Energy Assistance Program, from whatever sources |
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funded: |
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(1) the Energy Crisis Intervention Program; |
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(2) the weatherization program; and |
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(3) the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. |
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(b) Applications, forms, and educational materials for a |
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program administered under Subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3) must be |
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provided in English, Spanish, and any other appropriate language. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |