Title HR, Human Resources Code

Sec. 22.041. THIRD-PARTY INFORMATION. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the commission may use information obtained from a third party to verify the assets and resources of a person for purposes of determining the person's eligibility and need for medical assistan…

Sec. 23.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "License" means a license, certificate, registration, permit, or other authorization that: (A) is issued by a licensing authority; (B) is subject before expiration to suspension, revocation, forfeiture, or termination by an issuing l…

Sec. 23.002. LICENSING AUTHORITIES SUBJECT TO CHAPTER. In this chapter, "licensing authority" means: (1) the Parks and Wildlife Department; and (2) the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1153, Sec. 5.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Am…

Sec. 23.003. SUSPENSION OF LICENSE. The commission may issue an order suspending a license as provided by this chapter of a person who, after notice: (1) has failed to reimburse the commission for an amount in excess of $250 granted in error to the person under the supplemental n…

Sec. 23.004. INITIATION OF PROCEEDING. (a) The commission may initiate a proceeding to suspend a person's license by filing a petition with the commission's appeals division. (b) The proceeding shall be conducted by the commission's appeals division. The proceeding is a contested…

Sec. 23.005. CONTENTS OF PETITION. A petition under this chapter must state that license suspension is authorized under Section 23.003 and allege: (1) the name and, if known, social security number of the person; (2) the type of license the person is believed to hold and the name…

Sec. 23.006. NOTICE. (a) On initiating a proceeding under Section 23.004, the commission shall give the person named in the petition: (1) notice of the person's right to a hearing before the commission's appeals division; (2) notice of the deadline for requesting a hearing; and (…

Sec. 23.007. HEARING ON PETITION TO SUSPEND LICENSE. (a) A request for a hearing and motion to stay suspension must be filed with the commission not later than the 20th day after the date of service of the notice under Section 23.006. (b) If a request for a hearing is filed, the …

Sec. 23.008. ORDER SUSPENDING LICENSE. (a) On making the findings required by Section 23.003, the commission shall render an order suspending a license. (b) The commission may stay an order suspending a license conditioned on the person's compliance with a reasonable repayment sc…

Sec. 23.009. DEFAULT ORDER. The commission shall consider the allegations of the petition for suspension to be admitted and shall render an order suspending a license if the person fails to: (1) respond to a notice issued under Section 23.006; (2) request a hearing; or (3) appear…

Sec. 23.010. REVIEW OF FINAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER. An order issued by the commission under this chapter is a final agency decision and is subject to review as provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1153, Sec. 5.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Ame…

Sec. 23.011. ACTION BY LICENSING AUTHORITY. (a) On receipt of a final order suspending a license, the licensing authority shall immediately determine if the authority has issued a license to the person named on the order and, if a license has been issued: (1) record the suspensio…

Sec. 23.012. MOTION TO REVOKE STAY. (a) The commission may file a motion with the commission's appeals division to revoke the stay of an order suspending a license if the person does not comply with the terms of a reasonable repayment plan entered into by the person. (b) Notice t…

Sec. 23.013. VACATING OR STAYING ORDER SUSPENDING LICENSE. (a) The commission may render an order vacating or staying an order suspending a license if the person has paid all amounts owed to the commission or has established a satisfactory payment record. (b) The commission shall…

Sec. 23.014. FEE BY LICENSING AUTHORITY. A licensing authority may charge a fee to a person who is the subject of an order suspending a license in an amount sufficient to recover the administrative costs incurred by the authority under this chapter. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg.,…

Sec. 23.015. COOPERATION BETWEEN LICENSING AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSION. (a) The commission may request from each licensing authority the name, address, social security number, license renewal date, and other identifying information for each individual who holds, applies for, or re…

Sec. 23.016. RULES, FORMS, AND PROCEDURES. The executive commissioner by rule shall prescribe forms and procedures for the implementation of this chapter. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1153, Sec. 5.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B…

Sec. 31.001. TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES. The commission shall provide financial assistance and services to families with dependent children in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The commission shall give first priority in administering this chapter to as…

Sec. 31.002. DEFINITION OF DEPENDENT CHILD. (a) In this chapter, the term "dependent child" applies to a child: (1) who is a resident of this state; (2) who is under 18 years of age or is under 19 years of age and is a full-time student in a secondary school or at the equivalent …

Sec. 31.0021. DEFINITION OF NONRECIPIENT PARENT. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), in this chapter, "nonrecipient parent" means an adult or minor parent who is not a recipient of financial assistance but who is living with the person's child who is a recipient of financia…

Sec. 31.003. AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. (a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules governing the determination of the amount of financial assistance to be granted for the support of a dependent child. The amount granted, when combined with the income and other resource…

Sec. 31.0031. RESPONSIBILITY AGREEMENT. (a) The commission shall require each adult recipient to sign a bill of responsibilities that defines the responsibilities of the state and of the recipient and encourages personal responsibility. The commission shall explain to the applica…

Sec. 31.0032. PAYMENT OF ASSISTANCE FOR PERFORMANCE. (a) Except as provided by Section 231.115, Family Code, if after an investigation the commission or the Title IV-D agency determines that a person is not cooperating with a requirement of the responsibility agreement required u…

Sec. 31.0033. GOOD CAUSE HEARING FOR FAILURE TO COOPERATE. (a) If the commission or Title IV-D agency determines that a person has failed to cooperate with the requirements of the responsibility agreement under Section 31.0031, the person determined to have failed to cooperate or…

Sec. 31.00331. ADDITIONAL PENALTY FOR CONTINUOUS FAILURE TO COOPERATE. A person who fails to cooperate with the responsibility agreement for two consecutive months becomes ineligible for financial assistance for the person or the person's family. The person may reapply for financ…

Sec. 31.0035. TRANSITIONAL CHILD-CARE SERVICES. (a) The Texas Workforce Commission shall provide necessary transitional child-care services, in accordance with Texas Workforce Commission rules and federal law, to a person who was receiving financial assistance under this chapter …

Sec. 31.0036. DEPENDENT CHILD'S INCOME. The commission may not consider any income earned by a dependent child who is attending school and whose income is derived from the child's part-time employment for purposes of determining: (1) the amount of financial assistance granted to …

Sec. 31.0038. TEMPORARY EXCLUSION OF NEW SPOUSE'S INCOME. (a) Subject to the limitations prescribed by Subsection (b), income earned by an individual who marries an individual receiving financial assistance at the time of the marriage may not be considered by the commission durin…

Sec. 31.0039. EXCLUSION OF ASSETS IN PREPAID TUITION PROGRAMS AND HIGHER EDUCATION SAVINGS PLANS. (a) For purposes of determining the amount of financial assistance granted to an individual under this chapter for the support of dependent children or determining whether the family…

Sec. 31.004. FOSTER CARE. The Department of Family and Protective Services may accept and spend funds available from any source to provide foster care in facilities approved by the Department of Family and Protective Services for dependent children who meet the specifications set…

Sec. 31.0041. SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN PERSONS. (a) To the extent funds are appropriated for this purpose, the commission may provide supplemental financial assistance in addition to the amount of financial assistance granted for the support of a dependent ch…

Sec. 31.005. DEPENDENT CHILD RESIDING WITH RELATIVES. (a) If after an investigation the commission determines that a family with a dependent child is needy and that the child resides with the family, the commission shall provide financial assistance and services for the support o…

Sec. 31.0051. MINOR PARENT RESIDING WITH RELATIVES. If the commission determines based on documentation provided that a minor caretaker who is receiving financial assistance and services under this chapter on behalf of a dependent child benefits from residing with an adult family…

Sec. 31.006. WELFARE AND RELATED SERVICES. (a) The commission shall develop and implement a program of welfare and related services for each dependent child which, in light of the particular home conditions and other needs of the child, will best promote the welfare of the child …

Sec. 31.0065. TIME-LIMITED BENEFITS. (a) The commission may provide financial assistance under this chapter only in accordance with the time limits specified by this section. The executive commissioner by rule may provide for exceptions to these time limits if severe personal har…

Sec. 31.0066. HARDSHIP EXEMPTIONS FROM FEDERAL TIME LIMITS. (a) The executive commissioner and the Texas Workforce Commission shall jointly adopt rules prescribing circumstances that constitute a hardship for purposes of exempting a recipient of financial assistance from the appl…

Sec. 31.007. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS IN INSTITUTIONS. A person who is in an institution is eligible to receive financial assistance under this chapter if the person would be eligible to receive the financial assistance if the person were not in an institution and if t…

Sec. 31.008. COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE SERVICES. (a) If the commission believes that financial assistance to a family with a dependent child is not being, or may not be, used in the best interest of the child, the commission may provide counseling and guidance services to the relat…

Sec. 31.0095. NEEDS ASSESSMENT. The commission shall assist a recipient or a nonrecipient parent in assessing the particular needs of that person and the person's family upon notification of entry into a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families employment program established under…

Sec. 31.010. SUPPORT SERVICES. (a) Subject to the availability of funds, the Texas Workforce Commission shall provide a recipient or a nonrecipient parent with support services designed to assist the recipient or nonrecipient parent and the person's family to attain and retain th…

Sec. 31.012. MANDATORY WORK OR PARTICIPATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES THROUGH TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. (a) The Health and Human Services Commission shall require that, during any one-month period in which an adult is receiving financial assistan…

Sec. 31.0121. SKILLS ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FOR CERTAIN RECIPIENTS AND CERTAIN NONRECIPIENT PARENTS. (a) The Texas Workforce Commission shall ensure that each local workforce development board assesses the skills development needs of recipients and of nonrecipient parents ref…

Sec. 31.0124. REFERRAL TO EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. The Texas Workforce Commission shall determine whether a person who registers to participate in a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families employment program established under Part A, Subchapter IV, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec…

Sec. 31.0126. EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS. (a) The Texas Workforce Commission by rule shall develop the following programs to assist recipients of financial assistance and services under this chapter and nonrecipient parents in finding and retaining employment: (1) a work first program t…

Sec. 31.01261. PROVISION OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES TO CERTAIN NONRECIPIENT PARENTS. The Texas Workforce Commission shall provide employment services, including needs assessment, job training, postemployment, and related support services, to nonrecipient parents to the same extent th…

Sec. 31.0127. COORDINATION OF SERVICES TO CERTAIN CLIENTS. (a) The Health and Human Services Commission shall coordinate with the Texas Workforce Commission for the provision of child care services, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families employment programs, and supplemental nut…