User:Jackspm10/sandbox: Human Resources Code

= Texas Human Resources Code = The Texas Human Resources Code is the statutory law enacted by the Texas state legislature to create social services programs that meet the needs of disabled, elderly, and impoverished Texans among others. It also establishes the Department of Family and Protective Services and regulates the juvenile justice system. The code was enacted in 1979 by Texas HB 1834, 66th R.S. as part of the ongoing revision process begun in 1963.

Organization

 * 1) Title 1: General Provisions
 * 2) Title 2: Human Services and Protective Services in General
 * 3) * Subtitle A: General Provisions
 * 4) * Subtitle B: Administration Provisions and General Functions Relating to Human Services
 * 5) * Subtitle C: Assistance Programs
 * 6) * Subtitle D: Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services
 * 7) * Subtitle E: Services for Families
 * 8) Title 3: Facilities and Services for Children
 * 9) * Subtitle A: Facilities for Children
 * 10) * Subtitle B: Services for Children
 * 11) * Subtitle C: (No Subtitle C)
 * 12) * Subtitle D: Miscellaneous Provisions
 * 13) Title 4: Services for Persons Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
 * 14) Title 5: Services for the Blind and Persons with Visual Disabilities
 * 15) Title 6: Services for the Elderly
 * 16) Title 7: Rehabilitation of Individuals with Disabilities
 * 17) Title 8: Rights and Responsibilities of Persons with Disabilities
 * 18) Title 9: Health and Human Services
 * 19) Title 10: Juvenile Boards, Juvenile Probation Departments, and Family Services Offices
 * 20) * Subtitle A: Juvenile Probation Services
 * 21) * Subtitle B: Juvenile Boards and and Family Services Offices
 * 22) Title 11: Aging, Community-Based, and Long-Term Care Services
 * 23) Title 12: Juvenile Justice Services and Facilities
 * 24) * Subtitle A: Texas Juvenile Justice Board and Texas Juvenile Justice Department
 * 25) * Subtitle B: Probation Services; Probation Facilities
 * 26) * Subtitle C: Secure Facilities
 * 27) * Subtitle D: Independent Ombudsman

Notable Titles, Chapters, and Statutes
Title 2, Subtitle C, Chapter 31, Subchapter A, Sec. 31.001 - 31.018 stipulates a number of qualifications for financial assistance programs.

Title 2, Subtitle C, Chapter 32, Subchapter B, Sec. 32.021 - 32.076 stipulate the medical assistance programs in Texas. Notably, Sec. 32.025 contains eligibility information for applying to receive medical assistance and other medical benefits.

Title 8, Chapter 121, Sec. 121.003 stipulates that disabled persons have the same rights to use of public facilities and all transportation systems as able-bodied persons. It also stipulates that a disabled person cannot be denied the use of assistance items or animals. It also stipulates that disabled persons are required to be treated equally in housing agreements and cannot be made to pay extra fees for service animals.