{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-31.0095","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.0095","heading":"NEEDS ASSESSMENT.","body":"The commission shall assist a recipient or a nonrecipient parent in assessing the particular needs of that person and the person's family upon notification of entry into a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families employment program established under Part A, Subchapter IV, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 601 et seq.). The Texas Workforce Commission and the recipient or the nonrecipient parent shall develop an employability plan to help the recipient or nonrecipient parent achieve independence from public assistance granted to the recipient and the recipient's family, or to the child of the nonrecipient parent, as applicable.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 1.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1300 (S.B. 589), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.053, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HUMAN RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 2. HUMAN SERVICES AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN GENERAL","SUBTITLE C. ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS","CHAPTER 31. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SERVICE PROGRAMS","SUBCHAPTER A. ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.31.htm#31.0095","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:18Z","sha256":"ed8a28f1cf56cd1f98328259d4c60ff8c5a316cac16433273c1571d0b5b3e978","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-31.008","next":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-31.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}