{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-351.047","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 351.047","heading":"ASSISTANCE WITH REINSTATEMENT OF BENEFITS.","body":"The sheriff of a county may enter into an agreement with a third party with experience providing reintegration resources or services to former prisoners under which the third party assists a person who is released or discharged from the county jail with the reinstatement of the person's eligibility for, as appropriate:\n(1) medical assistance benefits under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code;\n(2) Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits under 42 U.S.C. Section 1381 et seq.; and\n(3) Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits under 42 U.S.C. Section 401 et seq.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 778 (H.B. 337), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 11. PUBLIC SAFETY","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY","CHAPTER 351. COUNTY JAILS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT","SUBCHAPTER C. OPERATION OF COUNTY JAILS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.351.htm#351.047","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"30fbcb7b96422e3f950c7dc3ede7ba29d98632f53cb79c7fa2714b82b1569b96","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-351.046","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-351.048"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}