Texas § HR.31.0041 - SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN PERSONS
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§ HR.31.0041. SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN PERSONS
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN PERSONS. (a) To the extent funds are appropriated for this purpose, the commission may provide supplemental financial assistance in addition to the amount of financial assistance granted for the support of a dependent child under Section 31.003 to a person who: (1) is 25 years of age or older; (2) is the grandparent, aunt, uncle, sister, or brother of the dependent child, as defined by Section 31.002 , who lives at the person's residence; (3) is the primary caretaker of the dependent child; (4) has a family income that is at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level; and (5) does not have resources that exceed the amount allowed for financial assistance under this chapter. (b) Supplemental financial assistance provided to a person under this section may include one or more cash payments, not to exceed a total of $1,000, after determination of eligibility for supplemental financial assistance under this section. (c) The commission shall inform an applicant for financial assistance under this chapter who meets the eligibility requirements under Subsection (a) of the availability of supplemental financial assistance. (d) The commission shall maintain complete records and compile statistics regarding the number of households that receive supplemental financial assistance under this section. (e) After a person receives supplemental financial assistance under Subsection (b) on behalf of a dependent child, no other person is eligible under Subsection (a) to receive supplemental financial assistance on behalf of that child. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 471, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 346, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 4.049, eff. April 2, 2015. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 362 (S.B. 263 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
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