Section 531.02482 - [Repealed Effective 4/1/2025] Faith- and Community-Based Organization Support for Certain Persons Receiving Public Assistance(a) In this section, "community-based organization" and "faith-based organization" have the meanings assigned by Section 535.001.(b) The commission shall establish a program under which faith- and community-based organizations may, on the request of the applicant, contact and offer supplemental assistance to an applicant for benefits under: (1) the financial assistance program under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code;(2) the medical assistance program under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code;(3) the supplemental nutrition assistance program under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code; or(4) the child health plan program under Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code.(c) At the time of application for benefits described by Subsection (b), an applicant must: (1) be informed about and given the opportunity to enroll in the program; and(2) be informed that enrolling in the program will not affect the person's eligibility for benefits.(d) The commission shall develop a procedure under which faith- and community-based organizations may apply to participate in the program.(e) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to implement the program established under this section, including rules that:(1) describe the types of faith- and community-based organizations that may apply to participate in the program and the qualifications and standards of service required of a participating organization;(2) facilitate contact between a person who enrolls in the program and a faith- and community-based organization participating in the program that provides supplemental services that may be of assistance to the person;(3) establish processes for the suspension, revocation, and periodic renewal of an organization's participation in the program, as appropriate;(4) establish methods to ensure the confidentiality and appropriate use of applicant information shared with a participating organization; and(5) permit a person enrolled in the program to terminate the person's enrollment in the program.(f) In establishing the program, the commission may solicit expertise and assistance from interested persons, including faith- and community-based organizations, and may establish a temporary work group to provide input and assistance. This subsection expires, and any work group established under this subsection is abolished, September 1, 2017.Tex. Gov't. Code § 531.02482
Repealed by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 769,Sec. 3.01, eff. 4/1/2025.Added by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1091,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2016.