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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to work requirements for the supplemental nutrition |
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assistance program. |
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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 33.016 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.016. CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS FROM SNAP WORK REQUIREMENTS |
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PROHIBITED. The commission may not: |
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(1) waive the applicability of work requirements as |
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authorized under 7 U.S.C. Section 2015(o)(4); or |
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(2) provide an exemption from work requirements as |
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authorized under 7 U.S.C. Section 2015(o)(6). |
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SECTION 2. Section 33.016, Human Resources Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to an initial determination or |
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recertification of eligibility for the supplemental nutrition |
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assistance program under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code, that is |
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made on or after the effective date of this Act. A determination or |
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recertification made before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the determination or |
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recertification was made, and the former law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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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, 2017. |