Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB470 Compare Versions

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1	1	84R2137 LED-D
2	2	By: Rodríguez S.B. No. 470
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the eligibility of certain persons for the supplemental
8	8	nutrition assistance program.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 33, Human Resources Code,
11	11	is amended by adding Section 33.018 to read as follows:
12	12	Sec. 33.018. INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAW IN
13	13	DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY. As authorized by 21 U.S.C. Section
14	14	862a(d)(1)(A), 21 U.S.C. Section 862a(a) does not apply in
15	15	determining the eligibility of a person for the supplemental
16	16	nutrition assistance program.
17	17	SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
18	18	a determination of eligibility of a person for supplemental
19	19	nutrition assistance benefits made on or after the effective date
20	20	of this Act. A determination of eligibility made before the
21	21	effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the
22	22	date the determination was made, and the former law is continued in
23	23	effect for that purpose.
24	24	SECTION 3. If before implementing any provision of this Act
25	25	a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a
26	26	federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision,
27	27	the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or
28	28	authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the
29	29	waiver or authorization is granted.
30	30	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.