Texas Human Resources Code Title 2, Chapter 33 - Nutritional Assistance Programs
SUBCHAPTER A NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN GENERAL
- Texas Section 33.0005 - Definitions
In this chapter: (1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture. (1-a) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture. (2) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of...
- Texas Section 33.0006 - Operation Of Snap
The commission operates the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (H.B. 4062), Sec. 5, eff. June 15, 2007....
- Texas Section 33.001 - Distribution Of Surplus Commodities
(a) The department is the state agency designated to cooperate with the federal government in administering the distribution of federal surplus commodities and other resources....
- Texas Section 33.002 - Distribution Of Commodities And Snap Benefits
(a) The department is responsible for the distribution of commodities and the commission is responsible for the distribution of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits allocated...
- Texas Section 33.0021 - Application Information
(a) The commission shall develop general informational materials that contain eligibility guidelines for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits under this chapter and that clearly and...
- Texas Section 33.0023 - Snap Information Matching System
(a) To detect and prevent fraud in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, the commission, through the use of a computerized matching system, shall compare at...
- Texas Section 33.003 - Distribution Districts; Agents
(a) The department may establish distribution districts and employ distributing agents or may make other arrangements necessary to provide for the efficient distribution of commodities....
- Texas Section 33.004 - Commodity Distribution Program Advisory Boards
(a) The department may establish state or district-level advisory boards to facilitate the operations of the commodity distribution program. (b) The advisory boards shall be...
- Texas Section 33.005 - Processing Perishable Commodities
(a) The department may enter into nonprofit contracts with state institutions or state or private agencies for the processing of perishable commodities to preserve them...
- Texas Section 33.006 - Handling Charges
(a) The department may assess reasonable handling charges against the recipients of commodities to cover the cost of distribution. The total operation must be conducted...
- Texas Section 33.008 - Sale Of Used Commodity Containers
The department may sell used commodity containers. Proceeds from the sales in each distribution district shall be deposited in the general revenue fund. Acts 1979,...
- Texas Section 33.011 - Prohibited Activities; Penalties
(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly uses, alters, or transfers a supplemental nutrition assistance program electronic benefit transfer card in any...
- Texas Section 33.012 - Chemical Dependency Treatment Program As Representative
The commission shall provide an individual's supplemental nutrition assistance program allotment to the residential chemical dependency treatment program in which the person resides to the...
- Texas Section 33.013 - Information And Referral Services
(a) Each local supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits office shall compile and maintain a current list of emergency food providers in the area served by...
- Texas Section 33.015 - Initial Establishment And Recertification Of Eligibility For Certain Persons
(a) In administering the supplemental nutrition assistance program, the commission shall, except as provided by Subsection (c), allow a person to comply with initial eligibility...
- Texas Section 33.018 - Snap Eligibility Following Certain Criminal Convictions
(a) As authorized by 21 U.S.C. Section 862a(d)(1) and except as provided by this section, 21 U.S.C. Section 862a(a)(2) does not apply in determining the...
- Texas Section 33.022 - Application Assistance
(a) On request of an applicant for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits, the commission shall assist the applicant in filling out forms and completing the...
- Texas Section 33.023 - Information Verification
(a) The commission shall develop and implement for expedited issuance a uniform procedure for verifying information required of an applicant for supplemental nutrition assistance program...
- Texas Section 33.0231 - Verification Of Identity And Prevention Of Duplicate Participation In Snap
The commission shall use appropriate technology to: (1) confirm the identity of applicants for benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program; and (2) prevent duplicate...
- Texas Section 33.025 - Nutrition Education And Outreach For Those Eligible For Snap Benefits
(a) The commission shall develop and implement a plan of operation to provide nutrition education and outreach to persons eligible for supplemental nutrition assistance program...
- Texas Section 33.026 - Child And Adult Care Food Program: Required Notices And Advisory Committee Authority
(a) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 4.465(a)(48), eff. April 2, 2015. (b) The department shall provide written notice to each...
- Texas Section 33.027 - Child And Adult Care Food Program: Electronic Filing
(a) In administering the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program, the department shall, unless prohibited by federal law, permit a sponsoring organization or other...
- Texas Section 33.0271 - Child And Adult Care Food Program: Program Participant Requirements
(a) In this section, "institution" and "principal" have the meanings assigned by 7 C.F.R. Section 226.2. (b) To the extent permitted under federal law, a...
- Texas Section 33.028 - Grant Programs For Nutrition Education
(a) The department shall develop a program under which the department awards grants to: (1) participants in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, the...
- Texas Section 33.029 - Certain Eligibility Restrictions
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an applicant for or recipient of benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program is not entitled to and...
SUBCHAPTER B SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION PROCESS EFFICIENCY
- Texas Section 33.0291 - Exclusion Of School-based Accounts And Certain Bonds
(a) For purposes of determining whether a person meets family income and resource requirements for eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program, the commission may...
- Texas Section 33.052 - Application Assistance
(a) The commission shall develop procedures to ensure that: (1) clear guidance on program eligibility requirements is provided to supplemental nutrition assistance applicants and prospective...
- Texas Section 33.053 - Use Of Technology To Promote Efficiency And Fraud Detection
(a) The commission shall consider the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of using readily available document scanning technology to reduce storage and maintenance costs and potential loss...
- Texas Section 33.054 - Workforce Management
The commission shall improve its management of supplemental nutrition assistance eligibility determination staff by: (1) establishing clear performance expectations that can serve as the basis...
- Texas Section 33.055 - Program Management Information
(a) The commission, in conjunction with state, regional, and local eligibility determination offices, shall identify eligibility determination program performance indicators with respect to which data...
Last modified: September 28, 2016