| (a) A Personal Responsibility Agreement (PRA) of a
payee contains the following requirements:
(1) Child support. The parent of a dependent child
must cooperate if necessary to:
(A) establish the paternity of the dependent child;
or
(B) to establish or enforce child support.
(2) Children's health checkups. A dependent child must
complete early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment checkups
on schedule.
(3) Children's immunizations. A dependent child must
be immunized unless the child is exempt, as prescribed by the Texas
Health and Safety Code, §161.004.
(4) Children's school attendance. A dependent child
under 18 years of age and a parent under 19 years of age must attend
school regularly, if the child or parent has not completed high school
or its equivalent, unless the child or parent is exempt under the
Texas Education Code, §25.086.
(5) No drug or alcohol abuse. A person must refrain
from abusing alcohol and from possessing, using, or selling marijuana
or a controlled substance in violation of the Texas Health and Safety
Code, Chapter 481.
(b) The PRA of an adult in a certified group and a
minor parent in a certified group whom the Texas Health and Human
Services Commission (HHSC) has certified as an adult contains all
the requirements in subsection (a) of this section and the following
requirements:
(1) Retaining employment. The person must refrain from
voluntarily quitting employment of at least 30 hours per week without
good cause.
(2) Activities toward becoming self-sufficient. The
person must engage in an activity toward becoming self-sufficient
through participation in an education, job placement, employment skills,
volunteer, or work program.
(3) Parenting skills training. If appropriate, the
person must attend appropriate parenting skills training classes.
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