§ 40-5.2-7 - Work participation rates.
SECTION 40-5.2-7
§ 40-5.2-7 Work participation rates.– (a) The director of the department of human services and the director of thedepartment of labor and training, to the extent that federaloTemporaryAssistance to Needy Families (TANF) funds are made available, shall committheir department resources and focused efforts to meet the federal TANF workparticipation rate requirements.
(b) In the event that there are changes in the federal TANFprogram, the department of human services shall seek support through thegeneral assembly to make all necessary changes and shall take all necessarysteps to comply with the federal law.
(c) The Works program cash assistance program administeredaccording to this chapter is designed to meet or exceed the minimum federalTANF required participation rate for all families.