Texas Administrative Code
Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
Part 19 - DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Chapter 700 - CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Subchapter P - SERVICES AND BENEFITS FOR TRANSITION PLANNING TO A SUCCESSFUL ADULTHOOD
Division 1 - PREPARATION FOR ADULT LIVING
Section 700.1603 - What types of services and benefits are available to PAL Program participants?

Universal Citation: 40 TX Admin Code § 700.1603

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

(a) The program provides an individual assessment of the participant's general readiness to live independently as an adult.

(b) The program provides training to help young people prepare for independent living once they leave foster care and addresses topics such as the following:

(1) personal and interpersonal skills;

(2) employment and job skills;

(3) money management;

(4) housing and transportation;

(5) personal health; and

(6) planning for the future.

(c) The program may provide monetary assistance and related services to eligible young people for transitional expenses and independent living needs. The types and amounts of assistance must be established in policy and are subject to the availability of funds. Monetary assistance may include:

(1) a transitional living allowance;

(2) a household supplies stipend; and

(3) assistance with room and board for young people who have left foster care because of age.

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