The Texas Department of Human Services (DHS) contracts with county commissioners for prosecuting Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and Food Stamp intentional program violations. As approved by the Texas Board of Human Services, DHS passes to the local prosecutors the federal share of the cost per case, and the local prosecutors supply the state match. The Budget Deficit Reduction Act of 1993 reduces the federal participation rate from 75% to 50% for fraud control activities, effective July 1, 1995. DHS is required to reduce the rate in effect before July 1, 1995, by 25% from:
  (1) $420 to $280 for uncontested cases; and;
  (2) $1,017 to $678 for contested cases.

Source Note: The provisions of this §357.661 adopted to be effective February 21, 1985, 10 TexReg 467; amended to be effective September 1, 1985, 10 TexReg 3132; amended to be effective June 15, 1987, 12 TexReg 1394; amended to be effective April 1, 1994, 19 TexReg 812; amended to be effective July 1, 1995, 20 TexReg 3476; transferred effective September 1, 2004, as published in the Texas Register September 17, 2004, 29 TexReg 9013