Texas 2017 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB132 Introduced / Fiscal Note

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                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD    Austin, Texas      FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION            March 3, 2017      TO: Honorable Richard Peña Raymond, Chair, House Committee on Human Services      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB132 by Minjarez (Relating to the ability of certain relative caretakers of dependent children to receive supplemental financial assistance and be assigned as protective payees for financial assistance payments.), As Introduced    No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.  The bill would expand eligibility for one-time cash assistance payments to include aunts, uncles, or siblings over the age of 25 years who are caretakers of a dependent child and who meet certain financial qualifications, and would permit such individuals to be named protective payee to receive and manage assistance payments. It is assumed the number of new recipients would be small and any cost to implement the provisions of the bill can be absorbed within available resources. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.    Source Agencies:529 Health and Human Services Commission   LBB Staff:  UP, KCA, LR, JBi    

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 3, 2017





  TO: Honorable Richard Peña Raymond, Chair, House Committee on Human Services      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB132 by Minjarez (Relating to the ability of certain relative caretakers of dependent children to receive supplemental financial assistance and be assigned as protective payees for financial assistance payments.), As Introduced  

TO: Honorable Richard Peña Raymond, Chair, House Committee on Human Services
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB132 by Minjarez (Relating to the ability of certain relative caretakers of dependent children to receive supplemental financial assistance and be assigned as protective payees for financial assistance payments.), As Introduced

 Honorable Richard Peña Raymond, Chair, House Committee on Human Services 

 Honorable Richard Peña Raymond, Chair, House Committee on Human Services 

 Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

 Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

HB132 by Minjarez (Relating to the ability of certain relative caretakers of dependent children to receive supplemental financial assistance and be assigned as protective payees for financial assistance payments.), As Introduced

HB132 by Minjarez (Relating to the ability of certain relative caretakers of dependent children to receive supplemental financial assistance and be assigned as protective payees for financial assistance payments.), As Introduced



No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.



The bill would expand eligibility for one-time cash assistance payments to include aunts, uncles, or siblings over the age of 25 years who are caretakers of a dependent child and who meet certain financial qualifications, and would permit such individuals to be named protective payee to receive and manage assistance payments. It is assumed the number of new recipients would be small and any cost to implement the provisions of the bill can be absorbed within available resources.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies: 529 Health and Human Services Commission

529 Health and Human Services Commission

LBB Staff: UP, KCA, LR, JBi

 UP, KCA, LR, JBi