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Iowa’s TANF State Plan
4 Introduction
Iowa’s TANF State Plan was developed in accordance with Section 402 of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-148) and the Middle-Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96). This TANF State Plan is submitted as a new plan for the purpose of maintaining Iowa’s eligibility for federal funding under part A, Title IV, of the Social Security Act. Substantive changes to the prior TANF State Plan are identified in Attachment D. The information submitted herein restates the pertinent requirements of Section 402 and outlines the provisions of Iowa’s program with respect to each requirement.
This TANF State Plan also provides information required by 45 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 263.2(b) and 265.9(b)(11), effective October 1, 2019, as well as optional information that would otherwise be required in Iowa’s Annual Report under 45 CFR 265.9(b) and (c), as allowed under 265.9(d), also effective October 1, 2019. Specifically, this TANF State Plan:
1. Provides information specified in 45 CFR 265.9(b)(1), (2), (3), (5) [excluding aggregate numbers of good cause domestic violence waivers granted, which will be included in the Annual Report], (6), (7), and (8) [any programs intended to meet the third or fourth statutory purpose of TANF are identified as such]; and in 45 CFR 265.9(c)(1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), and (9). Information conforming to these regulations is incorporated throughout this TANF State Plan, typically within the descriptions of individual programs. Attachment E contains a full description of the individual regulatory citations.
2. Provides information specified in 45 CFR 265.9(b)(10):
(10) A comprehensive description of the state's policies and practices to prevent assistance (defined at § 260.31(a) of this chapter) provided with federal TANF or state TANF MOE funds from being used in any electronic benefit transfer transaction in any: liquor store; casino, gambling casino or gaming establishment; or retail establishment which provides adult-oriented entertainment in which performers disrobe or perform in an unclothed state for entertainment.
A general description of the state’s policies and practices is found in the main body of this State Plan while details are found in Attachment J and its exhibits.
3. Complies with 45 CFR 265.9(b)(11) requiring that the state’s TANF Plan must describe how the state will:
(i) Implement policies and procedures as necessary to prevent access to assistance provided under the State-program funded under this part through any electronic fund transaction in an automated teller machine or point-of-sale device located in a place described in section 408(a)(12) of the Act, including a plan to ensure that recipients of the assistance have adequate access to their cash assistance; and
As noted under item 2, a general description of the state’s policies and practices is found in the main body of this State Plan while details are found in Attachment J and its exhibits.
(ii) Ensure that recipients of assistance provided under the State program funded under this part have access to using or withdrawing assistance with minimal fees or charges, including an opportunity to access assistance with no fee or charges, and are provided information on applicable fees and surcharges that apply to electronic fund transactions involving the assistance, and that such information is made publicly available.