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33 ATTACHMENT B - Certifications
The State of Utah will operate a program to provide Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) so that the children may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives; to end dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage; to prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies and establish annual numerical goals for preventing and reducing the incidence of these pregnancies; and encourage the formation and maintenance of two- parent families.
This program is known as the Family Employment Program. Governor Spencer J. Cox is the Executive Officer of the State. In administering and operating a program that provides Temporary Assistance for Needy Families with minor children under title IV-A of the Social Security Act, the State will:
1. Specify which State agency or agencies will administer and supervise the program under part A in all political subdivisions of the State:
a. The Department of Workforce Services is the agency responsible for administering the program.
b. The Department of Workforce Services is the agency responsible for supervising the program.
2. Assure that local governments and private sector organizations:
a. Have been consulted regarding the plan and design of welfare services in the State so that services are provided in a manner appropriate to local populations; and
b. Have had at least 45 days to submit comments on the plan and the design of such services.
3. Operate a Child Support Enforcement program under the State plan approved under part D.
4. Operate a Foster Care and Adoption Assistance program in accordance with part E, and certify that the State will take all necessary actions to ensure that children receiving assistance are eligible for medical assistance;
5. Provide each member of an Indian tribe, who is domiciled in the State and is not eligible for assistance under a Tribal Family Assistance plan approved under Section 412, with equitable access to assistance under the State program funded under this part attributable to funds provided by the Federal Government