Texas Family Code

§ 231.115 — NONCOOPERATION BY RECIPIENT OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE

FA § 231.115Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part D. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES · Ch. 231. TITLE IV-D SERVICES · Art. B. SERVICES PROVIDED BY TITLE IV-D PROGRAM

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(a)The failure by a person who is a recipient of public assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code, to provide accurate information as required by Section 31.0315, Human Resources Code, shall serve as the basis for a determination by the Title IV-D agency that the person did not cooperate with the Title IV-D agency.

(b)The Title IV-D agency shall:

(1)identify the actions or failures to act by a recipient of public assistance that constitute noncooperation with the Title IV-D agency;

(2)adopt rules governing noncompliance; and

(3)send noncompliance determinations to the Texas Department of Human Services for immediate imposition of sanctions.

(c)In adopting rules under this section that establish the basis for determining that a person has failed to cooperate with the Title IV-D agency, the Title IV-D agency shall consider whether:

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 75, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 54, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.