SECTION 700.1603. What types of services and benefits are available to PAL Program participants?

(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.

Source Note: The provisions of this §700.1603 adopted to be effective April 16, 2001, 26 TexReg 2753