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procedures for its Reach Up Program that are designed to help families address the effects of domestic violence and move toward self-sufficiency through work.

9. The State will establish and enforce standards and procedures to ensure that applicants and potential applicants for assistance under the state program funded under this part are notified of assistance made available by the state to victims of sexual harassment and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. The state will ensure that case workers and other agency personnel responsible for administering the state program funded under this part are trained in the nature and dynamics of sexual harassment and domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking; state standards and procedures relating to the prevention of, and assistance for, individuals who are victims of sexual harassment or survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and methods of ascertaining and ensuring the confidentiality of personal information and documentation related to applicants for assistance and their children who have provided notice about their experiences of sexual harassment, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. The State will esure that, if the state has elected to establish and enforce standards and procedures regarding the screening for, and identification of, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking pursuant to the Family Violence Option (found at section 402(a)(7) of the Social Security Act): the TANF program provides information about the options available to current and potential beneficiaries; and case workers and other agency personnel responsible for administering the TANF program are provided with training regarding state standards and procedures related to the Family Violence Option.

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_________________________ Deputy Secretary, Agency of Human Service

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