Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 31.031 · Subchapter B. ADMINISTRATION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES
APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall prescribe the form for applications for assistance authorized by this chapter and the manner of their submission.
(b) The commission may require the applicant to state the amount of property in which he or she has an interest, the amount of income which he or she has at the time the application is filed, and other information.
(c) The commission shall require the applicant to provide proof to the commission that each person who will receive assistance under this chapter is:
(1) a United States citizen or has a satisfactory immigration status under Title IV, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. Sections 1601-1646); and
(2) a resident of this state.
(d) The commission shall require the applicant to provide proof to the commission that each child five years of age or younger, or a child who is not enrolled in public school, for whom the applicant will receive assistance:
(1) has been immunized in accordance with Section 161.004, Health and Safety Code;
(2) is currently receiving an immunization series in accordance with Section 161.004, Health and Safety Code, if the child is of sufficient age; or
(3) is exempted under Section 161.004(d), Health and Safety Code.
(e) An applicant who cannot provide the proof required by Subsection (d) at the time of application shall provide the proof not later than the 180th day after the date the commission determines the applicant is eligible for financial assistance.
(f) The commission shall provide the applicant with information regarding immunization services available in the applicant's residential area. If the applicant does not read or comprehend English, the commission shall provide the information in a language that the applicant reads or comprehends.
(g) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 4.465(a)(33), eff. April 2, 2015.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2346, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 2.01(a), 2.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.063, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.465(a)(33), eff. April 2, 2015.
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