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| 1 | 1 | 87R12289 JAM-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Campos H.B. No. 2774 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the reimbursement of residents of public housing | |
| 8 | 8 | authorities for certain losses resulting from a disaster. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 392, Local Government | |
| 11 | 11 | Code, is amended by adding Section 392.068 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 392.068. PROGRAM FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN RESIDENT | |
| 13 | 13 | EXPENSES. A housing authority shall adopt a program that uses any | |
| 14 | 14 | available funds to reimburse residents of the authority's housing | |
| 15 | 15 | facilities for medication or medical equipment that was: | |
| 16 | 16 | (1) partially or fully paid for by or provided through | |
| 17 | 17 | a governmental assistance program, including Medicare or Medicaid; | |
| 18 | 18 | and | |
| 19 | 19 | (2) damaged or destroyed as the result of a disaster, | |
| 20 | 20 | including an extended power outage. | |
| 21 | 21 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |