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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the exclusion of certain resources in determining |
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eligibility for the supplemental nutrition 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 33.021 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.021. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN RESOURCES IN DETERMINING |
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SNAP ELIGIBILITY. In determining the eligibility of an applicant |
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for or recertifying the eligibility of a recipient of supplemental |
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nutrition assistance benefits, the commission may not consider as |
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resources the value of a motor vehicle in which the applicant or |
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recipient or a member of the applicant's or recipient's household |
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has an ownership interest up to: |
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(1) $25,000 for the first motor vehicle; and |
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(2) $25,000 for one additional vehicle. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to an |
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initial determination or recertification of eligibility of a person |
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for the supplemental nutrition assistance program under Chapter 33, |
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Human Resources Code, that is made on or after the effective date of |
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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, 2017. |