# 40 Tex. Admin. Code § 700.1604: 40 TAC § 700.1604. Are there specific requirements for young people to meet before receiving PAL Program benefits?, DIVISION 1. PREPARATION FOR ADULT LIVING

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T40_P19_C700_S700_1604

## Section

- **Citation:** 40 Tex. Admin. Code § 700.1604
- **Heading:** 40 TAC § 700.1604. Are there specific requirements for young people to meet before receiving PAL Program benefits?, DIVISION 1. PREPARATION FOR ADULT LIVING
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 40 SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE / Part 19 DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES / Chapter 700 CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES / 40 TAC § 700.1604

## Text

(a) The PAL Program may establish in policy specific conditions or criteria that young people must meet to receive program benefits, provided such requirements are designed to help achieve the purposes and objectives of the program. Specific conditions or criteria may include, but are not limited to, requirements that the young person:
(1) attend training (if able);
(2) be employed or actively seeking employment (if able), or attending school or vocational or technical training;
(3) meet need-based criteria for monetary assistance;
(4) obtain a determination by DFPS, if the youth is to live with a designated perpetrator of abuse or neglect, that despite the person's prior history he or she does not pose a threat to the health and safety of the youth; and
(5) not be incarcerated.
(b) Any young persons whom the PAL Program is designed to serve, as described in §700.1602 of this title (relating to Whom is the PAL Program designed to serve?), must be informed of any requirements that they must meet to receive benefits.
(c) No benefits are available to any young persons after their 21st birthday.

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