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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to work requirements and employment and training services |
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for certain persons receiving benefits under the supplemental |
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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 Sections 33.016 and 33.017 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) request a waiver of the applicability of work |
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requirements as 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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Sec. 33.017. EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES FOR CERTAIN |
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SNAP RECIPIENTS. The commission, in conjunction with the Texas |
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Workforce Commission, shall ensure that a person who is at least 18 |
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years of age but younger than 50 years of age, who has no |
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dependents, and who does not have a disability receives |
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supplemental nutrition assistance program employment and training |
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services unless the person is eligible for an individual waiver |
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under the program. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an initial determination or recertification of eligibility for the |
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supplemental nutrition assistance program under Chapter 33, Human |
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Resources Code, that is made on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. A determination or recertification made before the effective |
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date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the |
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determination or recertification was made, and the former law is |
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continued in effect 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, 2019. |