Text of section effective on April 01, 2025
Sec. 550.0206.  CASE MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  An individual from a family that wishes to participate in the pilot program must attend an in-person intake meeting with a program case manager.  During the intake meeting the case manager shall:
(1)  determine whether:
(A)  the individual's family meets the eligibility requirements under Section 550.0205; and
(B)  the application of income or asset limit eligibility requirements for continuation of financial assistance and supplemental nutrition assistance benefits and the time limits specified by Section 31.0065, Human Resources Code, for financial assistance benefits may be waived under the program;
(2)  review the family's demographic information and household financial budget;
(3)  assess the family members' current financial and career situations;
(4)  collaborate with the individual to develop and implement strategies for removing barriers to the family attaining self-sufficiency, including waiving the application of income and asset limit eligibility requirements and time limits described by Subdivision (1)(B) to allow for continuation of financial assistance and supplemental nutrition assistance benefits; and
(5)  if the individual's family is determined eligible for and chooses to participate in the program, schedule a follow-up meeting to:
(A)  further assess the family's crisis;
(B)  review available referral services; and
(C)  create a service plan.
(b)  A participating family must be assigned a program case manager who shall:
(1)  if the family is determined eligible, provide the family with a verification of the waived application of asset, income, and time limits described by Section 550.0204, allowing the family to continue receiving financial assistance and supplemental nutrition assistance benefits on a slow reduction scale;
(2)  during the initial phase of the program, create medium- and long-term goals consistent with the strategies developed under Subsection (a)(4); and
(3)  assess, at the follow-up meeting scheduled under Subsection (a)(5), the family's crisis, review available referral services, and create a service plan.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.