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Texas Human Resources Code - Chapter 31 Financial Assistance And Service ProgramsLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Human Resources Code > Texas Human Resources Code - Chapter 31 Financial Assistance And Service Programs The department shall provide financial assistance and services to families with dependent children in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The department shall give ... (a) In this chapter, the term "dependent child" applies to a child: (1) who is a resident of this state; (2) who is under 18 ... (a) The department shall adopt rules governing the determination of the amount of financial assistance to be granted for the support of a dependent child. ... (a) The department shall require each adult recipient to sign a bill of responsibilities that defines the responsibilities of the state and of the recipient ... (a) Except as provided by Section 231.115, Family Code, if after an investigation the department or the Title IV-D agency determines that a person is ... (a) If the department or Title IV-D agency determines that a person has failed to cooperate with the requirements of the responsibility agreement under Section ... A person who fails to cooperate with the responsibility agreement for two consecutive months becomes ineligible for financial assistance for the person or the person's ... The department shall prepare and submit an annual report to the legislature that contains statistical information regarding persons who are applying for or receiving financial ... (a) The department shall provide necessary transitional child-care services, in accordance with department rules and federal law, to a person who was receiving financial assistance ... The department may not consider any income earned by a dependent child who is attending school and whose income is derived from the child's part-time ... The department may not consider any income earned by a recipient of financial assistance under the Texans Work program established under Chapter 308, Labor Code, ... (a) Subject to the limitations prescribed by Subsection (b), income earned by an individual who marries an individual receiving financial assistance at the time of ... The Department of Protective and Regulatory Services may accept and spend funds available from any source to provide foster care in facilities approved by the ... (a) To the extent funds are appropriated for this purpose, the department may provide supplemental financial assistance in addition to the amount of financial assistance ... (a) If after an investigation the department determines that a family with a dependent child is needy and that the child resides with the family, ... If the department determines based on documentation provided that a minor caretaker who is receiving financial assistance and services under this chapter on behalf of ... (a) The department shall develop and implement a program of welfare and related services for each dependent child which, in light of the particular home ... (a) The department may provide financial assistance under this chapter only in accordance with the time limits specified by this section. The department by rule ... (a) The department, the Texas Workforce Commission, and the Health and Human Services Commission shall jointly adopt rules prescribing circumstances that constitute a hardship for ... A person who is in an institution is eligible to receive financial assistance under this chapter if the person would be eligible to receive the ... (a) If the department believes that financial assistance to a family with a dependent child is not being, or may not be, used in the ... (a) A person who is required to register with the Texas Employment Commission under the Employment Incentive Act is not eligible to receive financial assistance ... The department shall assist a recipient in assessing the particular needs of that recipient and the recipient's family upon notification of entry into the JOBS ... (a) Subject to the availability of funds, the department shall provide a recipient with support services designed to assist the recipient and the recipient's family ... (a) The department shall require that, during any one-month period in which an adult is receiving financial assistance under this chapter, the adult shall during ... (a) The Texas Workforce Commission shall ensure that each local workforce development board assesses the skills development needs of recipients referred to the CHOICES program ... The department shall determine whether a person who registers to participate in the job opportunities and basic skills training program needs and is eligible for ... (a) Subject to the availability of appropriations for client support services, the department by rule shall develop and implement a volunteer work experience program in ... (a) In cooperation with the state agency charged with primary responsibility for job training, employment, and workforce development in this state, the department by rule ... (a) The Health and Human Services Commission is the state agency designated to coordinate between the department and another state agency providing child care services, ... (a) The department and the Texas Workforce Commission shall jointly develop and adopt a memorandum of understanding, subject to the approval of the Health and ... (a) The department, the Texas Workforce Commission, and representatives of local workforce development boards shall conduct a survey of best practices used to transition clients ... (a) The department, in cooperation with the Texas Education Agency, the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, or any other ... (a) The department shall provide financial assistance, in accordance with department rules, to a two-parent family if the primary wage earner parent is registered in ... (a) Subject to available federal funding, the department shall develop and implement a healthy marriage development program for recipients of financial assistance under this chapter. ... To the extent practicable using existing revenue, the department, by rule, shall develop and implement a plan to: (1) identify recipients of financial assistance that ... (a) The department by rule shall prescribe the form for applications for assistance authorized by this chapter and the manner of their submission. (b) The ... (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 ... (a) On receipt of an application for assistance authorized by this chapter, the department shall investigate and record the applicant's circumstances in order to ascertain ... (a) The department, the Texas Workforce Commission, and the Title IV-D agency by rule shall adopt procedures under which requirements relating to financial assistance and ... (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) In conjunction with other appropriate agencies, the department by rule shall develop a program to prevent welfare fraud by using a type of electronic ... (a) The department may require periodic reconsideration of continued eligibility for assistance. (b) After reconsideration of continuing eligibility, the department may change the amount of ... (a) An applicant for or recipient of financial assistance authorized by this chapter may appeal to the department an action or failure to act by ... (a) The department shall periodically furnish the comptroller with a list of persons eligible for financial assistance under this chapter and the amount to which ... (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 ... A recipient of assistance who moves out of the state is no longer eligible for the assistance. However, a recipient's temporary absence from the state ... (a) If a person dies during a month for which the person is eligible for financial assistance and has not endorsed or cashed the warrant ... The department may cancel a financial assistance warrant that has not been cashed within a reasonable period of time after issuance. The cancellation must be ... The comptroller may issue a replacement financial assistance warrant to a recipient who has failed to receive or has lost the original warrant in accordance ... The right to financial assistance granted to recipients under this chapter may not be transferred or assigned at law or in equity, and the funds ... (a) The provisions of this chapter providing assistance shall not be construed as vesting a right in the recipient to the assistance. (b) Assistance granted ... If at any time state funds are not available to pay in full all financial assistance authorized in this chapter, the department may direct the ... (a) To extend the period of supported employment for families who receive financial assistance under this chapter, the department may use a form of fill-the-gap ... (a) This section applies only to an account to which financial assistance provided under this chapter has been transferred under the electronic benefits transfer system ... In this subchapter, "state budget" shall equal the amount appropriated by the legislature for the biennium from funds subject to the limitations set forth in ... For each fiscal biennium, the maximum amount that may be paid out of state funds for assistance grants to or on behalf of needy dependent ... (a) With regard to the general appropriations bill introduced in each house in each regular session, it shall be the duty of the legislative budget ... Text of section effective until Sept. 1, 2007 In this subchapter: (1) "Commission" means the Texas Workforce Commission. (2) "Institution of higher education" includes ... Text of section effective until Sept. 1, 2007 The commission by rule shall establish a Parents as Scholars pilot program under which recipients of ... Text of section effective until Sept. 1, 2007 (a) A recipient of financial assistance is eligible for consideration as a program participant if the ... Text of section effective until Sept. 1, 2007 (a) The commission may not allow more than 100 recipients to participate in the program at ... Text of section effective until Sept. 1, 2007 (a) After selection of a recipient for participation in the program, the commission shall, in cooperation with ... Text of section effective until Sept. 1, 2007 (a) A recipient participating in the program remains subject to the work or employment activities requirements imposed ... Text of section effective until Sept. 1, 2007 (a) A recipient participating in the program shall: (1) notify the commission when the recipient receives an ... Text of section effective until Sept. 1, 2007 (a) Beginning on the date that the commission determines that a recipient participating in the program ... Text of section effective until Sept. 1, 2007 (a) A recipient participating in the program who enrolls in an institution of higher education: (1) ... Text of section effective until Sept. 1, 2007 Not later than January 15, 2007, the commission shall submit to the legislature a report relating ... Text of section effective until Sept. 1, 2007 This subchapter expires September 1, 2007. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 489, § 1, ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |