Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 351.047 · Subchapter C. OPERATION OF COUNTY JAILS
ASSISTANCE WITH REINSTATEMENT OF BENEFITS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The sheriff of a county may enter into an agreement with a third party with experience providing reintegration resources or services to former prisoners under which the third party assists a person who is released or discharged from the county jail with the reinstatement of the person's eligibility for, as appropriate:
(1) medical assistance benefits under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code;
(2) Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits under 42 U.S.C. Section 1381 et seq.; and
(3) Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits under 42 U.S.C. Section 401 et seq.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 778 (H.B. 337), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.351.htm
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