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Georgia House Bill HB500

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1-25 LC 57 0249S
2-The House Committee on Public and Community Health offers the following substitute
3-to HB 500:
1+25 LC 52 0684
2+House Bill 500
3+By: Representatives Smith of the 18
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5+, Cooper of the 45
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7+, Camp of the 135
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9+, Hilton of the
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12+, and Schofield of the 63
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415 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
516 AN ACT
6-To amend Article 9 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,1
17+To amend Article 9 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,
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719 relating to the "Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act," so as to increase access to2
820 and amount of benefits; to revise a definition; to increase the lifetime maximum for benefits;3
921 to revise the income and resources of an applicant that may be considered to determine4
1022 eligibility; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.5
1123 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:6
1224 SECTION 1.7
1325 Article 9 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the8
1426 "Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act," is amended in Code Section 49-4-181,9
1527 relating to definitions, by revising paragraph (4) as follows:10
16-"(4) 'Cash assistance' means the money payment component of TANF assistance, which11
28+"(4) 'Cash assistance' means the money payment component of TANF assistance, which
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1730 shall be based on a standard of need that is equal to 40 percent of the federal poverty level12
1831 for the applicable family size and which equates to a maximum monthly amount equal13
1932 to 75 percent of such amount for each such family size."14
20-H. B. 500 (SUB)
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22-SECTION 2.15
33+H. B. 500
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2337 Said article is further amended in Code Section 49-4-182, relating to the Temporary16
2438 Assistance for Needy Families Program created, by revising subsection (b) as follows:17
2539 "(b) Assistance shall be provided in accordance with the state plan and any future18
2640 amendments thereto. Cash assistance to a recipient who is not a minor child and who is a19
2741 head of a household or married to the head of a household shall be limited to a lifetime20
28-maximum of 48 60 months, whether or not consecutive, beginning January 1, 199721
42+maximum of 48
43+ 60 months, whether or not consecutive, beginning January 1, 199721
2944 July 1, 2025."22
3045 SECTION 3.23
3146 Said article is further amended in Code Section 49-4-183, relating to administration of article24
3247 by department, promulgation of rules and regulations by board, and duties of department, by25
3348 revising paragraph (3) of subsection (b) as follows:26
3449 "(3) Consideration of the income and resources of an applicant for assistance in27
3550 determining eligibility; provided, however, that the resources of an applicant for assistance28
3651 shall not exceed $5,000.00, provided that the equity value of one vehicle per family shall29
3752 not be counted as a resource of the family if the vehicle is used for work, training, or30
38-education preparatory to employment or job search; provided, further, that an up to31
39-$4,650.00 exclusion of the equity value of one additional vehicle is allowed;"32
53+education preparatory to employment or job search; provided, further, that a $4,650.0031
54+exclusion of the equity value of one additional vehicle is allowed;"32
4055 SECTION 4.33
4156 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.34
42-H. B. 500 (SUB)
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