88(3) HB 135 - Introduced version - Bill Text
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the recipients and subrecipients of financial |
 
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assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and |
 
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Community Affairs. |
 
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             BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
 
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             SECTION  1.    Section 2306.111, Government Code, is amended by |
 
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adding Subsection (j) to read as follows: |
 
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             (j)    The department by rule shall adopt policies to ensure |
 
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that each recipient or subrecipient of financial assistance |
 
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administered by the department, including financial assistance |
 
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from the proceeds of bonds issued by the department, is: |
 
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                         (1)    a citizen of the United States; or |
 
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                         (2)    authorized to be present in the United States by |
 
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the United States agency responsible for citizenship and |
 
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immigration. |
 
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             SECTION  2.    (a)  The change in law made by this Act in adding |
 
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Section 2306.111(j), Government Code, applies only to an |
 
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application for financial assistance that is submitted to the Texas |
 
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Department of Housing and Community Affairs on or after January 1, |
 
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2024. An application for financial assistance that is submitted to |
 
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the department before January 1, 2024, is governed by the law in |
 
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effect when the application was submitted, and the former law is |
 
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
 
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             (b)    Not later than December 1, 2023, the Texas Department of |
 
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Housing and Community Affairs shall adopt the rules required by |
 
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Section 2306.111(j), Government Code, as added by this Act. |
 
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             SECTION  3.    This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the |
 
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last day of the legislative session. |