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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of transitional supplemental nutrition |
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assistance program benefits to certain households. |
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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 33.0151 to read as 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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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, 2021. |