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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to financial eligibility for the Texas home living (TxHmL) |
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waiver program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 32.0521 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 32.0521. FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR TEXAS HOME LIVING |
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(TxHmL) WAIVER PROGRAM. A person is financially eligible to |
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participate in the Texas home living (TxHmL) waiver program if the |
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person's income is not more than 300 percent of the monthly income |
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limit for eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) |
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benefits under 42 U.S.C. Section 1381 et seq. |
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SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act |
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a state agency determines that a waiver, an amendment to an existing |
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waiver, or another authorization from a federal agency is necessary |
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for implementation of that provision, the agency affected by the |
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provision shall request the waiver, amendment to the existing |
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waiver, or other authorization and may delay implementing that |
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provision until the waiver, amendment, or authorization is granted. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |