HBA-MPM S.B. 1623 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 1623
By: Fraser
Public Health
5/11/1999
Engrossed



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law limits financial assets accessible by individuals who receive
state support from a state school.  Trust funds which benefit recipients of
state school services are currently limited to $50,000. S.B. 1623 increases
to $250,000 the value of a trust fund allowed to benefit recipients of
state school services.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 593.081(a), Health and Safety Code, to provide
that if the resident is a beneficiary of a trust that has an aggregate
principal of $250,000 or less, rather than $50,000 or less, the corpus or
income of the trust is not considered the property of the resident or
resident's estate for the purposes of this subchapter, and it not liable
for the resident's support, maintenance, and treatment, regardless of the
resident's age. 

SECTION 2.Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.