By: Turner of Harris H.B. No. 3575
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to placement of children with certain relatives or other
designated caregivers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 31, Human Resources Code
is amended by adding a the following:
Sec. 31.0041. SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR
CERTAIN PERSONS. (a) To the extent funds are appropriated for this
purpose, the department may provide supplemental financial
assistance in addition to the amount of financial assistance
granted for the support of dependent child under Section 31.003 to a
person who:
(1) is 45 years of age or older;
(2) is the grandparent 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, with the
exception of the following.
(a) In determining the eligibility for a person
under this subsection, the department may not consider as resources
any motor vehicle in which the person or a member of the person's
household has an ownership interest.
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 August 31, 2015.