Texas Human Resources Code
§ 31.0324 — ASSIGNMENT OF PROTECTIVE PAYEE
HR § 31.0324Title 2. HUMAN SERVICES AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN GENERAL · Part C. ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS · Ch. 31. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SERVICE PROGRAMS · Art. B. ADMINISTRATION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section, "protective payee" means a person who:
(1)is interested in or concerned with the welfare of a child or relative of a child receiving financial assistance; and
(2)acts for the recipient of financial assistance in receiving or managing the financial assistance payment.
(b)The executive commissioner by rule shall develop and the commission shall implement a process that provides for the grandparent, aunt, uncle, sister, or brother of a child receiving financial assistance under this chapter to serve as a protective payee to:
(1)receive and use the assistance on behalf of the child; and
(2)apply for financial assistance and be interviewed instead of the child's parent at any subsequent review of eligibility required by the commission.
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Legislative history
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.067, eff. April 2, 2015. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 362 (S.B. 263), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.