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CHAPTER 1134 H.B. No. 2970
1 AN ACT
2 relating to the state program of temporary assistance and related
3 support services for needy persons.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
5 SECTION 1i. Section 34.002, Human Resources Code, is amended
6 by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
7 (d) If federal law is enacted that imposes work
8 participation rate requirements on two-parent families for
9 purposes of the financial assistance program under Chapter 31 that
10 are substantively identical to those that federal law imposes on
11 one-parent families for purposes of that program, the department
12 may, on the effective date of the federal law relating to the work
13 participation rate requirements for two-parent families, provide
14 for establishment of that recipient's eligibility for financial
15 assistance under Chapter 31 instead of under this chapter in a
16 manner that avoids disruption of benefits for which the recipient
17 is eligible.
18 SECTION 2. Section 34.007, Human Resources Code, is amended
19 to read as follows:
20 Sec. 34.007. REPORT. The Health and Human Services
21 Commission, the department, and the Texas Workforce Commission
22 shall monitor implementation and operation of the state program
23 and, not later than September 1 of each year, jointly report to the
24 governor, the legislature, and the Legislative Budget Board on the1
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 78th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2970, Chapter 1134, legislative document, 2003-05/2003-06; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth158562/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.