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29 ATTACHMENT A - Statutory Text

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, (Public Law 104-193) was signed by the President on August 22, 1996. The following is the statutory language relative to the State TANF plan. SECTION 402 -- STATE PLAN REQUIREMENTS (a)(1) (1) OUTLINE OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. A. General Provisions - A written document that outline how the State intends to: i) Conduct a program, designed to serve all political subdivisions in the State (not necessarily in a uniform manner), that provides assistance to needy families with (or expecting) children and provides parents with job preparation, work, and supportive services to enable them to leave the program and become self- sufficient. ii) Require a parent or caretaker receiving assistance under the program to engage in work once the State determines the parent or caretaker is ready to engage in work, or once the parent or caretaker has received assistance under the program for 24 months, whichever is earlier. iii) Ensure that parents and caretakers receiving assistance under the program engage in work activities in accordance with section 407. iv) Take steps to restrict the use and disclosure of information about individuals and families receiving assistance. v) Establish goals and take action to prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of- wedlock pregnancies, with special emphasis on teenage pregnancies, and establish numerical goals for reducing the illegitimacy rate of the State for calendar years 1996 through 2005. B. Special Provisions - i) The document shall indicate whether the State intends to treat families moving into the State from another State differently than other families under the program, and if so, how the State intends to treat such families under the program.

ii) The document shall indicate whether the State intends to provide assistance under the program to individuals who are not citizens of the United States, and if so, shall include an overview of such assistance.

iii) The document shall set forth objective criteria for the delivery of benefits and the determination of eligibility and for fair and equitable treatment, including