Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 550.0254 - [Effective 4/1/2025] Navigator Training ProgramThe commission shall develop and administer a navigator training program that includes training on:
(1) the manner of completing an online application for public assistance benefits through the Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System (TIERS);(2) the importance of maintaining the confidentiality of information a navigator handles;(3) the importance of obtaining and submitting complete and accurate information when completing an application for public assistance benefits online through the Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System (TIERS);(4) the financial assistance program, the supplemental nutrition assistance program, Medicaid, the child health plan program, and any other public assistance benefits program for which an individual may complete an online application through the Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System (TIERS); and(5) the method by which an individual may apply for other public assistance benefits for which the individual may not complete an online application through the Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System (TIERS). (Gov. Code, Sec. 531.754.)Tex. Gov't. Code § 550.0254
Added by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 769,Sec. 1.01, eff. 4/1/2025.