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Contents 1. ACRONYMS ..................................................................................................................................................... 2 2. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................. 5 3. BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................................................ 5 4. PUBLIC PROCESS .......................................................................................................................................... 10 5. PURPOSE ....................................................................................................................................................... 11 6. GOALS ........................................................................................................................................................... 11 7. OBJECTIVES AND METHODS ........................................................................................................................ 11 8. PROGRAM SCOPE ......................................................................................................................................... 12 9. ELIGIBILITY PROCESS FOR NMW ............................................................................................................... 13 10. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION ........................................................................................................ 29 11. REDUCING THE ILLEGITIMACY RATIO OF THE STATE ............................................................................. 30 12. STATUTORY RAPE EDUCATION PLAN ....................................................................................................... 30 13. FAMILY VIOLENCE OPTION ....................................................................................................................... 31 14. INTERSTATE MIGRANTS ............................................................................................................................. 34 15. NOTICE & FAIR HEARING RIGHTS .............................................................................................................. 34 16. TRAINING AND JOB DEVELOPMENT FOR ELDER CARE OCCUPATIONS ................................................... 35 17. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT FUNDED SERVICES ....................................................................................... 36 18. FRAUD & ABUSE IDENTIFICATION AND CONTROL .................................................................................. 39 19. MANAGEMENT INFORMATION & REPORTING ........................................................................................ 40 20. BLOCK GRANT TRANSFERS ........................................................................................................................ 40 21. WORK SUPPORT SERVICE ELIGIBILITY ...................................................................................................... 40 22. ASSURANCES AND CERTIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................... 41