1. (a) The Health and Human Services Commission (commission) establishes the eligibility requirements and internal procedures for a county applying for state assistance.
2. (b) The commission determines a county's eligibility for state assistance.

3. (c) To be eligible for state assistance under this chapter, a county must provide the following information for September 1 to August 31 of each fiscal year:

   1. (1) the taxable value of property taxable by the county;
   2. (2) the county's applicable general revenue tax levy; and
   3. (3) the amount of sales and use tax revenue received by the county.

4. (d) A county must submit the information required by subsection (c) of this section:

   1. (1) according to commission guidelines in the program policy manual; and
   2. (2) by the deadline prescribed by the commission.

Source Note:The provisions of this §363.5 adopted to be effective September 18, 2024, 49 TexReg 7328.