81R1952 JAM-D
By: Lucio III H.B. No. 434
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a requirement that program materials for the Energy
Services Program for Low-Income Individuals be provided in certain
languages.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2306.097, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 2306.097. ENERGY SERVICES PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME
INDIVIDUALS. (a) The Energy Services Program for Low-Income
Individuals shall operate in conjunction with the community
services block grant program and has jurisdiction and
responsibility for administration of the following elements of the
State Low-Income Energy Assistance Program, from whatever sources
funded:
(1) the Energy Crisis Intervention Program;
(2) the weatherization program; and
(3) the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
(b) Applications, forms, and educational materials for a
program administered under Subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3) must be
provided in English, Spanish, and any other appropriate language.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.