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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Acronyms, Forms, and Glossary
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Acronyms, Forms, and Glossary
Term Definition Chapter (s) Replenishment Agricultural Worker (RAW) Any noncitizen who is granted temporary or permanent resident status under Section 210A(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by IRCA, based on prior agricultural employment within the U.S. The RAW program was implemented during a fiscal year from 1990 – 1993 only upon announcement by the Secretaries of Agriculture and Labor of a shortage of agricultural workers in the U.S. for that fiscal year. 15 Resources Income and assets. 5 Retirement Funds Funds in an individual account, pension fund or retirement plan, such as IRAs, KEOGH Plans, 401ks, SEPs and employer plans. 5 Revocable Capable of being revoked, retracted or annulled. 5 Royalty A share of the profit from the product of an oil or mineral lease. Also, a payment made to an author or composer for each copy of work sold or to an inventor for each article sold under a patent. 4 Sanction A sanction is incurred when a member of the assistance group (AG) or non-recipient Work-Eligible Individual does not comply with requirements found on his Personal Responsibility Contract (PRC) or Self-Sufficiency Plan (SSP), a sanction must be imposed unless the Case Manager determines that good cause exists. Sanctions are applied in the form of termination of WV WORKS benefits. The duration of the sanction period is determined as follows: • First Offense = Ineligibility for cash benefits for one month; • Second Offense = Ineligibility for cash benefits for six months; • Third and All Subsequent Offenses = Ineligibility for cash benefits for 12 months. WV WORKS sanctions are applied to all Work-Eligible members of a WV WORKS case, not only to the member who causes the sanction. 14 Sanctioned Individual A person who must normally be included in an AG, but who has been excluded due to his failure to comply with a specific program requirement. This person may also be referred to as a DISQUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL. 4