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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the determination of the eligibility of certain |
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households for supplemental nutrition assistance benefits. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 33, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 33.030 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.030. INCLUSION OF INCOME AND EXPENSES OF INELIGIBLE |
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HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS IN DETERMINING SNAP ELIGIBILITY. To the extent |
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allowed by federal law, in determining the eligibility for |
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supplemental nutrition assistance benefits of a household that |
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includes a person who is ineligible for those benefits, the |
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department shall include in the household income all of the income |
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and deductible expenses of the ineligible household member. |
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SECTION 2. Section 33.030, Human Resources Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies to an initial determination or recertification |
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of eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program |
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under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code, that is made on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. 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 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |