Sec. 31.034. APPEAL FROM LOCAL ELIGIBILITY OFFICES. (a) An applicant for or recipient of financial assistance authorized by this chapter may appeal to the commission an action or failure to act by a local eligibility office relating to the financial assistance. The commission shall grant the applicant or recipient an opportunity for a hearing after reasonable notice.
(b) An applicant or recipient, or his or her authorized agent, may submit a written request for the information contained in the records of the local eligibility office on which the action being appealed is based, and the local eligibility office shall advise the person making the request of the information within a reasonable time prior to the hearing. Information not provided to the requesting party may not be considered by the commission at the hearing as a basis for decision.
Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2346, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.068, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General
Subtitle C - Assistance Programs
Chapter 31 - Financial Assistance and Service Programs
Subchapter B. Administration of Financial Assistance and Services
Section 31.031. Application for Assistance
Section 31.0315. Determination of Parentage
Section 31.032. Investigation and Determination of Eligibility
Section 31.0322. Victims of Family Violence
Section 31.0324. Assignment of Protective Payee
Section 31.0326. Verification of Identity and Prevention of Duplicate Participation
Section 31.033. Reinvestigation and Redetermination of Eligibility
Section 31.034. Appeal From Local Eligibility Offices
Section 31.035. Method of Payment
Section 31.0355. Use of Financial Assistance
Section 31.036. Eligibility of Person Leaving the State
Section 31.037. Payment of Financial Assistance Funds on Death of Recipient
Section 31.038. Cancellation of Unused Benefits
Section 31.040. Nontransferability of Assistance Funds
Section 31.041. Right to Assistance Not Vested
Section 31.042. Proration of Financial Assistance
Section 31.043. Fill-the-Gap Budgeting
Section 31.044. Inactive Electronic Benefits Transfer Account