Sec. 51.0051.  MAXIMIZING FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS TO BENEFIT VICTIMS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE.  To maximize the state's receipt of federal matching funds for emergency assistance under Part A, Title IV, Social Security Act  (42 U.S.C. Section 601 et seq.):
(1)  the commission shall:
(A)  ensure that a contract made under Section 51.003 includes provisions necessary to maximize federal funding for services for victims of family violence; and
(B)  file amendments to the state's plan for aid and services to needy families with children under Part A, Title IV, Social Security Act  (42 U.S.C. Section 601 et seq.), that are necessary to maximize federal funding; and
(2)  the executive commissioner shall establish by rule any reporting procedures that federal law requires as a condition of receiving federal matching funds.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 609, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 6.11, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.294, eff. April 2, 2015.