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| 1 | 1 | 85R2966 MM-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 51 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to financial eligibility for the Texas home living (TxHmL) | |
| 8 | 8 | waiver program. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, | |
| 11 | 11 | is amended by adding Section 32.0521 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 32.0521. FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR TEXAS HOME LIVING | |
| 13 | 13 | (TxHmL) WAIVER PROGRAM. A person is financially eligible to | |
| 14 | 14 | participate in the Texas home living (TxHmL) waiver program if the | |
| 15 | 15 | person's income is not more than 300 percent of the monthly income | |
| 16 | 16 | limit for eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) | |
| 17 | 17 | benefits under 42 U.S.C. Section 1381 et seq. | |
| 18 | 18 | SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act | |
| 19 | 19 | a state agency determines that a waiver, an amendment to an existing | |
| 20 | 20 | waiver, or another authorization from a federal agency is necessary | |
| 21 | 21 | for implementation of that provision, the agency affected by the | |
| 22 | 22 | provision shall request the waiver, amendment to the existing | |
| 23 | 23 | waiver, or other authorization and may delay implementing that | |
| 24 | 24 | provision until the waiver, amendment, or authorization is granted. | |
| 25 | 25 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |