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FloridaCommerce and DCF are responsible for measuring the performance of workforce related programs and services for participants who receive benefits pursuant to family self-sufficiency programs under Chapter 414, F.S., and participants in welfare transition programs under Chapter 445, F.S.

FloridaCommerce develops annual performance reports that analyze participants’ transition from public assistance to self-sufficiency, including, but not limited to, program outcomes, cost-effectiveness, return on investment, and co-enrollment in these programs, and the impact of time limits, sanctions, and other welfare reform measures. FloridaCommerce also provides quarterly reports on the following measures: 1. The percent of participants working in unsubsidized employment. 2. The percent of participants who stop receiving benefits for reasons other than disqualification or sanction. 3. The number of sanctions and waivers that are granted, measured by the type of sanction or waiver and the number of completed compliance activities that lead to a restoration of benefits. 4. The median placement wage rate. 5. The TANF work participation rate, defined as the participation requirements specified under Pub. L. No. 109-171, the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.

1.9 DEFINITIONS (SECTIONS 414.0252; 445.002, F.S.)

The following terms relate to Florida’s administration of the TANF Program: 1. FloridaCommerce: Florida Department of Commerce. 2. DCF: Florida Department of Children and Families. 3. Domestic Violence. Any assault, aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual assault, sexual battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, kidnapping, false imprisonment, or any criminal offense that results in the physical injury or death of one family or household member by another. 4. Drug Test: Collection and testing of samples (usually urine samples) from donors for the presence of controlled substances. The test consists of an initial screening, a confirmation test, if a controlled substance is detected in the initial screening and review of test results by a Medical Review Officer (MRO). The MRO reports final test results to DCF. 5. DWS: Division of Workforce Services in the Department of Commerce (FloridaCommerce), the state’s employment and training partner in the TANF Program. 6. Family: The assistance group or the individuals whose needs, resources, and income are considered when determining eligibility for Temporary Cash Assistance. The family for purposes of Temporary Cash Assistance includes the minor child(ren) and custodial parent(s), or caretaker relative(s) who reside in the same house or living unit. The family may include individuals whose income and resources count in whole or in part in determining eligibility for temporary assistance but whose needs, due to federal or state restrictions, do not count. These individuals include, but are not limited to, ineligible noncitizens and sanctioned individuals. For non-assistance, family includes any individual whose