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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility for supplemental financial assistance |
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provided to certain grandparents. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 31.0041, Human Resources Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) To the extent funds are appropriated for this purpose, |
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the commission may provide supplemental financial assistance in |
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addition to the amount of financial assistance granted for the |
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support of a dependent child under Section 31.003 to a person who: |
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(1) is 45 years of age or older; |
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(2) is the grandparent of the dependent child, as |
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defined by Section 31.002, who lives at the person's residence; |
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(3) is the primary caretaker of the dependent child; |
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(4) has a family income that is at or below 200 percent |
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of the federal poverty level; and |
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(5) subject to Subsection (a-1), does not have |
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resources that exceed the amount allowed for financial assistance |
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under this chapter. |
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(a-1) Notwithstanding Section 31.032(d)(2), in determining |
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whether a person is eligible for supplemental financial assistance |
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under this section, the commission shall exclude from the person's |
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available resources the fair market value of the ownership interest |
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of the applicant or a member of the applicant's household in a motor |
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vehicle. |
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SECTION 2. Section 31.0041, Human Resources Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to a determination of eligibility |
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of a person for supplemental financial assistance under that |
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section that is made on or after the 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 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, 2017. |