83R2623 EES-D
By: Burkett H.B. No. 423
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the determination of the eligibility of certain
households for supplemental nutrition assistance benefits.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 33, Human Resources Code,
is amended by adding Section 33.030 to read as follows:
Sec. 33.030. INCLUSION OF INCOME AND EXPENSES OF INELIGIBLE
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS IN DETERMINING SNAP ELIGIBILITY. To the extent
allowed by federal law, in determining the eligibility for
supplemental nutrition assistance benefits of a household that
includes a person who is ineligible for those benefits, the
department shall include in the household income all of the income
and deductible expenses of the ineligible household member.
SECTION 2. Section 33.030, Human Resources Code, as added
by this Act, applies to an initial determination or recertification
of eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program
under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code, that is made on or after the
effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. 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 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.