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Iowa’s TANF State Plan: Attachments CERTIFICATIONS

The State will operate a program to provide Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF):  So that children may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives;  To end the dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage;  To prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies and establish annual numerical goals for preventing and reducing the incidence of these pregnancies; and  To encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families.

Executive Officer of the State: Kim Reynolds, Governor, State of Iowa.

In administering and operating a program that provides Temporary Assistance for Needy Families with minor children under title IV-A of the Social Security Act, the State will:

1. Specify which State agency or agencies will administer and supervise the program under part A in all political subdivisions of the State.

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services is the agency with primary responsibility for administering the program.

2. Assure that local governments and private sector organizations: (a) Have been consulted regarding the plan and design of welfare services in the State so that services are provided in a manner appropriate to local populations; and (b) Have had at least 45 days to submit comments on the plan and the design

of such services.

3. Operate a Child Support Enforcement program under the State Plan approved under part D.

4. Operate a Foster Care and Adoption Assistance program under the State Plan approved under part E and take all such actions as are necessary to ensure that children receiving assistance under such part are eligible for medical assistance under the State Plan under Title XIX.

5. Provide each member of an Indian tribe, who is domiciled in the State and is not eligible for assistance under a tribal family assistance plan approved under Section 412, with equitable access to assistance under the State program funded under this part attributable to funds provided by the Federal Government.

6. Establish and enforce standards and procedures to ensure against program fraud and abuse, including standards and procedures concerning nepotism, conflicts of