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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance |
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program benefits, including transitional benefits. |
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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 33.0151 and 33.0152 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 33.0151. TRANSITIONAL BENEFITS ALTERNATIVE. (a) The |
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executive commissioner shall adopt rules in accordance with 7 |
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U.S.C. Section 2020(s) and 7 C.F.R. Part 273, Subpart H, to provide |
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transitional supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits to |
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a household: |
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(1) that ceases to receive cash assistance under the |
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financial assistance program established under Chapter 31 and |
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funded under Part A, Title IV, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. |
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Section 601 et seq.); or |
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(2) with children that ceases to receive cash |
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assistance under a state-funded public assistance program. |
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(b) In adopting rules under this section, the executive |
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commissioner shall ensure that each household that qualifies for |
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transitional supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits |
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receives the benefits for the maximum period allowed under federal |
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law. |
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Sec. 33.0152. ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTION FOR NONCOOPERATION |
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WITH CHILD SUPPORT AGENCY. (a) In this section, "Title IV-D |
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agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.033, Family Code. |
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(b) As authorized by 7 U.S.C. Sections 2015(l) and (m), a |
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person may not receive supplemental nutrition assistance program |
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benefits during any month in which the person does not cooperate |
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with the Title IV-D agency. The commission shall determine whether |
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a person is subject to this subsection at the time the person |
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submits an initial application for supplemental nutrition |
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assistance program benefits and at the time of any recertification |
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for the benefits. |
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(c) The commission and the Title IV-D agency shall jointly |
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enforce this section. |
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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 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 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |