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SECTION 12: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
1) D.C. intends to pursue the use of data matches with quarterly wage records and administrative records to determine the performance of State programs funded under this part.
2) D.C. may administer and provide services through contracts with charitable, religious, or public and private organizations, and may provide beneficiaries of the services with vouchers, certificates, or forms of disbursement which are redeemable with such organizations, or used as a means of providing assistance.
3) D.C. has chosen not to adopt the following:
a) The options to deny assistance to individuals convicted (under Federal or D.C. law) of any offense which is classified as a felony by the law of the jurisdiction involved and that has as an element the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance (D.C. Official Code § 4-205.71) (April 20, 1999);
b) The option to require a parent or caretaker receiving assistance under the program who, after receiving such assistance for two months is not exempt from work requirements and is not engaged in work, to participate in community service employment;
c) The option to sanction a family that includes an adult who is older than 20 years of age or younger than 51 years of age if such adult does not have, or is not working toward attaining, a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent unless certain exceptions are met;