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TX Hum Res Code § 31.0135 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 31 - Financial Assistance and Service Programs|Subchapter A. Eligibility for Financial Assistance and Services|Section 31.0135. Parenting Skills Training

Sec. 31.0135.  PARENTING SKILLS TRAINING.  (a)  The commission, in cooperation with the Texas Education Agency, the Department of Family and Protective Services, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, or any other public or private entity, shall develop a parenting skills training program to assist a recipient of assistance under this chapter, including a child who receives assistance on behalf of a dependent child.  The program shall include nutrition education, budgeting and survival skills, and instruction on the necessity of physical and emotional safety for children.(b)  The commission shall require that a caretaker relative or parent who is receiving assistance under this chapter on behalf of a dependent child receive appropriate parenting skills training as needed.  The training must include one or more components of the parenting skills training program that the commission determines will be useful to the caretaker relative or parent.(c)  In this section, "caretaker relative" means a person who is listed under Section 31.002(a)(5) in whose home residence a dependent child lives.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 841, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 1.05, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 6.54, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 682, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.060, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 31.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 31 - Financial Assistance and Service Programs|Subchapter A. Eligibility for Financial Assistance and Services|Section 31.015. Healthy Marriage Development Program

Sec. 31.015.  HEALTHY MARRIAGE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.  (a)  Subject to available federal funding, the commission shall develop and implement a healthy marriage development program for recipients of financial assistance under this chapter.(b)  The healthy marriage development program shall promote and provide three instructional courses on the following topics:(1)  premarital counseling for engaged couples and marriage counseling for married couples that includes skill development for:(A)  anger resolution;(B)  family violence prevention;(C)  communication;(D)  honoring your spouse;  and(E)  managing a budget;(2)  physical fitness and active lifestyles and nutrition and cooking, including:(A)  abstinence for all unmarried persons, including abstinence for persons who have previously been married;  and(B)  nutrition on a budget;  and(3)  parenting skills, including parenting skills for character development, academic success, and stepchildren.(c)  The commission shall provide to a recipient of financial assistance under this chapter additional financial assistance of not more than $20 for the recipient's participation in a course offered through the healthy marriage development program up to a maximum payment of $60 a month.(d)  The commission may provide the courses or may contract with any person, including a community or faith-based organization, for the provision of the courses.  The commission must provide all participants with an option of attending courses in a non-faith-based organization.(e)  The executive commissioner shall develop rules as necessary for the administration of the healthy marriage development program.(f)  The commission must ensure that the courses provided by the commission and courses provided through contracts with other organizations will be sensitive to the needs of individuals from different religions, races, and genders.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.91, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.061, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 31.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 31 - Financial Assistance and Service Programs|Subchapter A. Eligibility for Financial Assistance and Services|Section 31.016. Service Referrals for Certain Recipients

Sec. 31.016.  SERVICE REFERRALS FOR CERTAIN RECIPIENTS.  To the extent practicable using existing revenue, the executive commissioner, by rule, shall develop and the commission shall implement a plan to:(1)  identify recipients of financial assistance that are at risk of exhausting their benefits under Section 31.0065; and(2)  provide referrals for the recipient and the recipient's family to appropriate preventive and support services, including faith-based services.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1169, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Renumbered from Human Resources Code, Section 31.015 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 23.001(56), eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.062, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 31.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 31 - Financial Assistance and Service Programs|Subchapter A. Eligibility for Financial Assistance and Services|Section 31.017. Healthy Marriages and Strong Families Grant Program

Sec. 31.017.  HEALTHY MARRIAGES AND STRONG FAMILIES GRANT PROGRAM.  (a)  The commission may administer a grant program to provide grants in amounts not to exceed $50,000 to programs that provide marriage education services and support the development of healthy marriages or strengthening of families.  Grant recipients may use grant money to provide direct services to participants, develop a program, enlarge program capacity, or pay other program expenses, including provider training and technical assistance expenses.(b)  In selecting grant recipients, the commission shall give preference to applicants:(1)  whose programs will contribute to the geographic diversity of program locations; or(2)  who operate small programs, but who seek to maximize service delivery and build capacity.(c)  The commission shall require that each grant recipient provide program services at no cost to participants.(d)  The commission may contract with private entities to provide marriage education training and curriculum, technical assistance, and other support to grant recipients.  In selecting entities to provide these services, the commission shall consider whether a prospective provider has knowledge and understanding of the needs of grant recipients operating programs in different areas of this state.(e)  The executive commissioner may adopt rules to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1249 (H.B. 2683), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.062, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 31.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 31 - Financial Assistance and Service Programs|Subchapter A. Eligibility for Financial Assistance and Services|Section 31.018. Marriage and Family Program Funding

Sec. 31.018.  MARRIAGE AND FAMILY PROGRAM FUNDING.  (a)  To the extent authorized by federal law, the commission shall spend a minimum of one percent of money received under the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant during each state fiscal year to fund programs that support the development of healthy marriages or the strengthening of families, including the healthy marriage development program under Section 31.015 and the healthy marriages and strong families grant program under Section 31.017.(b)  Using not more than 10 percent of the money required to be spent as provided by Subsection (a), the commission, through a contract or agreement with a public senior college or university, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, shall establish a process for evaluating the best practices and outcomes of programs funded under Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1249 (H.B. 2683), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.062, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 31.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 31 - Financial Assistance and Service Programs|Subchapter B. Administration of Financial Assistance and Services|Section 31.031. Application for Assistance

Sec. 31.031.  APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE.  (a)  The executive commissioner by rule shall prescribe the form for applications for assistance authorized by this chapter and the manner of their submission.(b)  The commission may require the applicant to state the amount of property in which he or she has an interest, the amount of income which he or she has at the time the application is filed, and other information.(c)  The commission shall require the applicant to provide proof to the commission that each person who will receive assistance under this chapter is:(1)  a United States citizen or has a satisfactory immigration status under Title IV, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. Sections 1601-1646); and(2)  a resident of this state.(d)  The commission shall require the applicant to provide proof to the commission that each child five years of age or younger, or a child who is not enrolled in public school, for whom the applicant will receive assistance:(1)  has been immunized in accordance with Section 161.004, Health and Safety Code;(2)  is currently receiving an immunization series in accordance with Section 161.004, Health and Safety Code, if the child is of sufficient age; or(3)  is exempted under Section 161.004(d), Health and Safety Code.(e)  An applicant who cannot provide the proof required by Subsection (d) at the time of application shall provide the proof not later than the 180th day after the date the commission determines the applicant is eligible for financial assistance.(f)  The commission shall provide the applicant with information regarding immunization services available in the applicant's residential area.  If the applicant does not read or comprehend English, the commission shall provide the information in a language that the applicant reads or comprehends.(g)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 4.465(a)(33), eff. April 2, 2015.|Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2346, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 2.01(a), 2.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.063, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.465(a)(33), eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 31.0315 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 31 - Financial Assistance and Service Programs|Subchapter B. Administration of Financial Assistance and Services|Section 31.0315. Determination of Parentage

Sec. 31.0315.  DETERMINATION OF PARENTAGE.  (a)  A parent applying for assistance on behalf of a child shall identify the parent's spouse or, if unmarried, shall provide the name and last known address of the mother or alleged father of the child, as applicable.(b)  If the applying parent is under 18 years of age and resides with relatives, the applicant's relatives shall cooperate in identifying the other parent.(c)  A person who is not a parent and who is applying for assistance on behalf of a child shall provide the name and last known address of the mother and alleged father of the child.(d)  The commission may waive the requirements of this section if it determines that there exists a reasonable explanation why it is impossible to provide the information required under Subsection (a), (b), or (c) or if it would not be in the best interests of the child to provide the information.  In determining whether the best interests of the child warrant waiving the information requirements of this section, the commission shall consider all relevant provisions of federal law and regulations.(e)  The commission shall forward to the attorney general's office information received under this section.(f)  If the parent of a dependent child is under 17 years of age and the Title IV-D agency determines that the child's birth may be the result of sexual conduct that constitutes a criminal offense under the Penal Code, that agency shall refer the case to the appropriate law enforcement agency for further investigation.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 721, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 1.06, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.064, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 31.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 31 - Financial Assistance and Service Programs|Subchapter B. Administration of Financial Assistance and Services|Section 31.032. Investigation and Determination of Eligibility

Sec. 31.032.  INVESTIGATION AND DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY.  (a)  On receipt of an application for assistance authorized by this chapter, the commission shall investigate and record the applicant's circumstances in order to ascertain the facts supporting the application and to obtain other information it may require.(b)  After completing its investigation, the commission shall determine whether the applicant is eligible for the assistance, the type and amount of assistance, the date on which the assistance shall begin, and the manner in which payments shall be made.(c)  The commission shall promptly notify the applicant of its final action.(d)  In determining whether an applicant is eligible for assistance, the commission shall exclude from the applicant's available resources:(1)  $1,000 for the applicant's household, including a household in which there is a person with a disability or a person who is at least 60 years of age; and(2)  the fair market value of the applicant's ownership interest in a motor vehicle, but not more than $5,000 plus or minus an amount to be determined annually beginning on October 1, 1997, to reflect changes in the new car component of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.(e)  If federal regulations governing the maximum allowable resources under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, 7 C.F.R. Part 273, are revised, the executive commissioner shall adjust the standards that determine available resources under Subsection (d) to reflect those revisions.|Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2346, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 1.07, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.201(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1251, Sec. 5(a), eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.065, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 31.0324 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 31 - Financial Assistance and Service Programs|Subchapter B. Administration of Financial Assistance and Services|Section 31.0324. Assignment of Protective Payee

Sec. 31.0324.  ASSIGNMENT OF PROTECTIVE PAYEE.  (a)  In this section, "protective payee" means a person who:(1)  is interested in or concerned with the welfare of a child or relative of a child receiving financial assistance;  and(2)  acts for the recipient of financial assistance in receiving or managing the financial assistance payment.(b)  The executive commissioner by rule shall develop and the commission shall implement a process that provides for the grandparent, aunt, uncle, sister, or brother of a child receiving financial assistance under this chapter to serve as a protective payee to:(1)  receive and use the assistance on behalf of the child; and(2)  apply for financial assistance and be interviewed instead of the child's parent at any subsequent review of eligibility required by the commission.(c)  The commission shall  limit the use of the process established by Subsection (b) to situations in which the commission determines the parent is not using the assistance for the child's needs as required by Section 31.0355(a), and the executive commissioner shall establish by rule the circumstances under which the grandparent, aunt, uncle, sister, or brother may be removed as a protective payee.(d)  To serve as a protective payee of a child receiving financial assistance under this chapter, a person described by Subsection (b) must be at least 25 years of age.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1316, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.067, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 362 (S.B. 263), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Hum Res Code § 31.0326 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 31 - Financial Assistance and Service Programs|Subchapter B. Administration of Financial Assistance and Services|Section 31.0326. Verification of Identity and Prevention of Duplicate Participation

Sec. 31.0326.  VERIFICATION OF IDENTITY AND PREVENTION OF DUPLICATE PARTICIPATION.  The commission shall use appropriate technology to:(1)  confirm the identity of applicants for benefits under the financial assistance program; and(2)  prevent duplicate participation in the program by a person.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (H.B. 710), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.068, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 31.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 31 - Financial Assistance and Service Programs|Subchapter B. Administration of Financial Assistance and Services|Section 31.033. Reinvestigation and Redetermination of Eligibility

Sec. 31.033.  REINVESTIGATION AND REDETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY.  (a)  The commission may require periodic reconsideration of continued eligibility for assistance.(b)  After reconsideration of continuing eligibility, the commission may change the amount of assistance or withdraw it if the commission finds that the recipient's circumstances have altered sufficiently to warrant that action.(c)  The commission may cancel or suspend assistance for a period of time if the commission finds that the recipient is currently ineligible to receive it.(d)  The commission shall notify the recipient immediately of its decision to change or withdraw assistance.(e)  A recipient of assistance must notify the commission immediately if he or she comes into possession of income or resources in excess of the amount previously reported.|Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2346, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.068, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 31.034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 31 - Financial Assistance and Service Programs|Subchapter B. Administration of Financial Assistance and Services|Section 31.034. Appeal From Local Eligibility Offices

Sec. 31.034.  APPEAL FROM LOCAL ELIGIBILITY OFFICES.  (a)  An applicant for or recipient of financial assistance authorized by this chapter may appeal to the commission an action or failure to act by a local eligibility office relating to the financial assistance.  The commission shall grant the applicant or recipient an opportunity for a hearing after reasonable notice.(b)  An applicant or recipient, or his or her authorized agent, may submit a written request for the information contained in the records of the local eligibility office on which the action being appealed is based, and the local eligibility office shall advise the person making the request of the information within a reasonable time prior to the hearing.  Information not provided to the requesting party may not be considered by the commission at the hearing as a basis for decision.|Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2346, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.068, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 31.035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 31 - Financial Assistance and Service Programs|Subchapter B. Administration of Financial Assistance and Services|Section 31.035. Method of Payment

Sec. 31.035.  METHOD OF PAYMENT.  (a)  The commission shall periodically furnish the comptroller with a list of persons eligible for financial assistance under this chapter and the amount to which each person is entitled.(b)  The comptroller shall draw payments for the specified amounts on the proper accounts and shall transmit the payments to the commission.  The commission shall supervise the delivery of the payments to the persons entitled to them.|Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2346, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 264, Sec. 11, eff. Aug. 26, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.068, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 31.0355 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 31 - Financial Assistance and Service Programs|Subchapter B. Administration of Financial Assistance and Services|Section 31.0355. Use of Financial Assistance

Sec. 31.0355.  USE OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.  (a)  Financial assistance granted to a person under this chapter may be used only to purchase goods and services that are considered essential and necessary for the welfare of the family, including food, clothing, housing, utilities, child care, and incidentals such as transportation and medicine or medical supplies or equipment not covered by Medicaid.  The executive commissioner by rule shall define what constitutes essential and necessary goods and services for purposes of this subsection.(b)  If a recipient of financial assistance who receives the assistance by electronic benefits transfer to an account is authorized to make a cash withdrawal from the account through a provider of the goods or services described by Subsection (a), the recipient may make the cash withdrawal only at the customer service department of the provider and not at the provider's point-of-sale terminal.(c)  The commission shall encourage housing authorities, utility companies, public transportation companies, and other nonfood retailers to accept payment for goods and services described by Subsection (a) through the state's electronic benefits transfer (EBT) system.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 4.465(a)(34), eff. April 2, 2015.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 4.465(a)(34), eff. April 2, 2015.(f)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 4.465(a)(34), eff. April 2, 2015.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 637, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.069, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.465(a)(34), eff. April 2, 2015.|