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N.J.A.C. 10:90-12.3 This file includes all Regulations adopted and published through the New Jersey Register, Vol. 56 No. 24, December 16, 2024

NJ - New Jersey Administrative Code > TITLE 10. HUMAN SERVICES > CHAPTER 90. WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER 12. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION, CONSOLIDATION AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

§ 10:90-12.3 Transfer of administration of the WFNJ/GA program

(a) The administration of the WFNJ/GA program shall be transferred from each municipality in a county to the county for administration on or after January 1, 1998 unless the governing body of a municipality declines the transfer via passage of a resolution. Passage of the resolution must occur no later than January 1, 1998. 1. The resolution shall include a clear and concise explanation of the reasons why the governing body elects to retain the program. 2. A copy of the resolution adopted by the local municipal governing body shall be filed with the Division of Local Government Services (DLGS) in the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) within three days after its passage and a copy shall be concurrently sent to the Division of Family Development (DFD). 3. An implementation plan shall be submitted to DFD regarding the operation of the WFNJ/GA program and the plan shall include the following details: i. A detailed explanation fully elaborating upon exactly how the municipality shall comply, within the timeframes specified by the Commissioner, with all the automated systems' requirements as defined by the DFD, including, but not limited to, Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), and an automated client data base; ii. An assurance that the WFNJ/GA municipal program shall operate and that staff coverage shall be provided at all times as specified at N.J.A.C. 10:90-12.4(a)1; and iii. A binding acknowledgment that arrangements to handle after-hours emergencies shall be in place as specified by the Commissioner. 4. Once the administration of the WFNJ/GA program is transferred from a municipality to the county, the county shall have complete and exclusive control over the operation of the program subject to the rules established by and the oversight of DFD. (b) A municipality may choose to transfer administration of its WFNJ/GA program to the county at any time subsequent to the passage of its Resolution. In such instances, the municipality and county shall develop a mutual agreement governing transfer of the