Bill Text: TX HB3631 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to rules concerning unused supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-05-07 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB3631 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB3631-Comm_Sub.html
83R25128 ADM-D | |||
By: Canales | H.B. No. 3631 | ||
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3631: | |||
By: Raymond | C.S.H.B. No. 3631 |
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relating to rules concerning unused supplemental nutrition | ||
assistance program benefits. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 33, Human Resources Code, | ||
is amended by adding Section 33.038 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 33.038. RULES CONCERNING UNUSED SUPPLEMENTAL | ||
NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BENEFITS. The executive commissioner | ||
shall adopt rules to prevent the excessive accumulation by | ||
recipients of unused benefits under the supplemental nutrition | ||
assistance program. The commission shall consider adopting rules | ||
under this section that: | ||
(1) limit the amount of money that may accumulate in an | ||
electronic benefits transfer account at any one time; and | ||
(2) require the investigation of any recipient who | ||
maintains an excessively high balance of benefits in the | ||
recipient's electronic benefits transfer account. | ||
SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act | ||
a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a | ||
federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, | ||
the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or | ||
authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the | ||
waiver or authorization is granted. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |