Section 372.1153 - Personal Responsibility Agreement Requirements(a) A Personal Responsibility Agreement (PRA) of a payee contains the following requirements: (1) Child support. The parent of a dependent child must cooperate if necessary to: (A) establish the paternity of the dependent child; or(B) to establish or enforce child support.(2) Children's health checkups. A dependent child must complete early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment checkups on schedule.(3) Children's immunizations. A dependent child must be immunized unless the child is exempt, as prescribed by the Texas Health and Safety Code, § RSA 161.004.(4) Children's school attendance. A dependent child under 18 years of age and a parent under 19 years of age must attend school regularly, if the child or parent has not completed high school or its equivalent, unless the child or parent is exempt under the Texas Education Code, § RSA 25.086.(5) No drug or alcohol abuse. A person must refrain from abusing alcohol and from possessing, using, or selling marijuana or a controlled substance in violation of the Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 481.(b) The PRA of an adult in a certified group and a minor parent in a certified group whom the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has certified as an adult contains all the requirements in subsection (a) of this section and the following requirements:(1) Retaining employment. The person must refrain from voluntarily quitting employment of at least 30 hours per week without good cause.(2) Activities toward becoming self-sufficient. The person must engage in an activity toward becoming self-sufficient through participation in an education, job placement, employment skills, volunteer, or work program.(3) Parenting skills training. If appropriate, the person must attend appropriate parenting skills training classes.1 Tex. Admin. Code § 372.1153
The provisions of this §372.1153 adopted to be effective September 1, 2009, 34 TexReg 5361; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 46, November 11, 2016, TexReg 9011, eff. 11/20/2016