Bill Text: TX SB981 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Relating to the disaster supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-14 - Effective immediately [SB981 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB981-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Relating to the disaster supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-14 - Effective immediately [SB981 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB981-Comm_Sub.html
By: Kolkhorst | S.B. No. 981 | |
(Zerwas) | ||
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relating to the disaster supplemental nutrition assistance | ||
program. | ||
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 33.0024 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 33.0024. DISASTER SNAP. (a) In this section, | ||
"program" means the program to provide supplemental nutrition | ||
assistance benefits to victims of a disaster as authorized by 7 | ||
U.S.C. Section 2014. | ||
(b) The commission shall: | ||
(1) in collaboration with local government officials: | ||
(A) create a directory of local points of contact | ||
for the operation of the program; | ||
(B) determine the best method for communication | ||
between the commission and local government officials regarding the | ||
program; and | ||
(C) evaluate, develop, and maintain a list of | ||
potential sites for in-person application for program benefits that | ||
meet federal requirements; | ||
(2) enter into memorandums of understanding with local | ||
government agencies documenting the roles and responsibilities of | ||
the commission and each local government agency regarding the | ||
determination of the need for and the location of sites for | ||
in-person application for program benefits; and | ||
(3) provide information regarding the program and | ||
strategies for effective collaboration between local governments | ||
and the commission to local government officials in coastal | ||
counties by hosting webinars, conducting conference calls, or | ||
holding in-person meetings. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |