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State of Alaska Alaska Temporary Assistance Program State Plan I. INTRODUCTION __________________________________________________________________________ 1 1. GOALS ................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 CENTRAL PRINCIPLES THAT GUIDE ALASKA TOWARD THIS GOAL ______________________________________ 1 2. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT ........................................................................................................................... 2 II. ALASKA TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE MAJOR PROVISIONS _________________________________________ 3 3. ELIGIBLE FAMILIES ................................................................................................................................. 3 3.1 DEPENDENT CHILD ___________________________________________________________________________ 3 3.2 RESIDENCY _________________________________________________________________________________ 3 3.3 EQUITABLE ACCESS __________________________________________________________________________ 3 3.4 NON-CITIZENS ______________________________________________________________________________ 4 3.5 60-MONTH TIME LIMIT _______________________________________________________________________ 4 3.6 PROGRAM PARTICIPANT RIGHTS ________________________________________________________________ 5 4. ALASKA TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ATAP) REQUIREMENTS .................................................. 6 4.1 APPLICATION _______________________________________________________________________________ 6 4.2 FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY PLAN (FSSP) AND ASSESSMENT ___________________________________________ 6 4.3 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ___________________________________________________________________ 6 4.4 ALLOWABLE ABSENCES EXCEEDING 30 DAYS ______________________________________________________ 7 4.5 CHILD SUPPORT _____________________________________________________________________________ 8 4.6 MINOR PARENTS ____________________________________________________________________________ 8 4.7 PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS ___________________________________________________________________ 8 III. WORK AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY ____________________________________________________________ 11 5. WORK SERVICES DELIVERY ................................................................................................................... 11 5.1 CONTINUUM OF WORK SERVICES ______________________________________________________________ 11 6. WORK ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................................................ 13 7. WORK ACTIVITY EXEMPTIONS.............................................................................................................. 13 7.1 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ________________________________________________________________________ 14 7.2 LACK OF CHILDCARE _________________________________________________________________________ 14 8. SERVICES PROVIDED ............................................................................................................................ 15 9. PROGRAM ASSESSMENT ...................................................................................................................... 15 9.1 ADMINISTRATIVE DATA ______________________________________________________________________ 15 10. INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT WELFARE TO WORK ................................................................................... 16 10.1 ALASKA WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD _____________________________________________________ 16 10.2 ALASKA JOB CENTER NETWORK ______________________________________________________________ 16 11. GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF PROGRAM ....................................................................................... 16 IV. ALASKA TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ATAP) BENEFITS _________________________________ 17 12. FAMILY NEED ..................................................................................................................................... 17 12.1 RESOURCES ______________________________________________________________________________ 17 12.2 EARNED INCOME DEDUCTIONS _______________________________________________________________ 17 Alaska TANF State Plan P lan Effective December 31, 2025