Bill Text: TX HB2718 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Relating to a program to allow faith- and community-based organizations to offer supplemental assistance to certain recipients of public assistance.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 9-3)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-19 - Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HB2718 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB2718-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Relating to a program to allow faith- and community-based organizations to offer supplemental assistance to certain recipients of public assistance.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 9-3)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-19 - Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HB2718 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB2718-Engrossed.html
84R21117 ADM-F | ||
By: Parker, King of Taylor, Rose, Villalba, | H.B. No. 2718 | |
Fallon, et al. |
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relating to a program to allow faith- and community-based | ||
organizations to offer supplemental assistance to certain | ||
recipients of public assistance. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 531.02482 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 531.02482. FAITH- AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION | ||
SUPPORT FOR CERTAIN PERSONS RECEIVING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. (a) In | ||
this section, "community-based organization" and "faith-based | ||
organization" have the meanings assigned by Section 535.001. | ||
(b) The commission shall establish a program under which | ||
faith- and community-based organizations may, on the request of the | ||
applicant, contact and offer supplemental assistance to an | ||
applicant for benefits under: | ||
(1) the financial assistance program under Chapter 31, | ||
Human Resources Code; | ||
(2) the medical assistance program under Chapter 32, | ||
Human Resources Code; | ||
(3) the supplemental nutrition assistance program | ||
under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code; or | ||
(4) the child health plan program under Chapter 62, | ||
Health and Safety Code. | ||
(c) A person must be informed about the program and given | ||
the opportunity to enroll at the time of application for benefits | ||
described by Subsection (b). | ||
(d) The commission shall develop a procedure under which | ||
faith- and community-based organizations may apply to participate | ||
in the program. | ||
(e) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to | ||
implement the program established under this section, including | ||
rules that: | ||
(1) describe the types of faith- and community-based | ||
organizations that may apply to participate in the program; | ||
(2) facilitate contact between a person who enrolls in | ||
the program and a faith- and community-based organization | ||
participating in the program that provides supplemental services | ||
that may be of assistance to the person; and | ||
(3) permit a person enrolled in the program | ||
established under this section to terminate the person's enrollment | ||
in the program. | ||
SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act | ||
a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a | ||
federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, | ||
the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or | ||
authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the | ||
waiver or authorization is granted. | ||
SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date | ||
of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human | ||
Services Commission shall adopt the rules necessary to implement | ||
the changes in law made by this Act. | ||
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2016. |