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Subject: Families First Personal Responsibility Plans

Policy 23.07 Date of Last Review: 11/30/2023 Effective Date: 07/01/2023 Date of Next Review: 11/30/2027 RDA: SW22 Page 4 of 4 Policy 23.24 Families First Work and/or Educational Activity Policy 23.26 Families First Parental Involvement Families First Good Cause for Non-Compliance Families First Personal Responsibility Plan Procedures Definitions/Acronyms Term Definition AU Assistance Unit EBT Electronic Benefit Transfer PRP Personal Responsibility Plan Personal Responsibility Plan (PRP) An agreement between the Families First customer and the TDHS in which the Families First customer agrees to take certain steps to move the AU to self-sufficiency. In return, the Department of Human Services agrees to provide temporary cash assistance and additional support services to help the customer to gain employment. TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Supersedes Policy 23.07 Families First Personal Responsibility Plans eff. date 02/15/2018 Authority Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-3-104 Tenn. Comp. Rules & Regs. 1240-01-47-.16 Application All TDHS Family Assistance Staff and Contractors Revision History Date Version Location of Change Description/Reason for Change 07/03/2023 07/01/2023 Scope, The PRP Agreements, Development of the PRP, Penalty for Failure to Sign a PRP, Sanctions, and Sanction Impact on an AU Updated the language to remove references to ECMS and contractors. Replaced client representative with TANF case manager, and his/her with their and other minor language updates. 02/09/2018 02/15/2018 N/A New Policy Approval History Approved By Approver Title Approved Date Effective Date Clarence H. Carter Commissioner 07/03/2023 07/01/2023 Danielle W. Barnes Commissioner 02/09/2018 02/15/2018 Current Approver