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| 28 | - | ENGROSSED HOUSE AMENDME NT | |
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| 30 | - | ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO . 561 By: Haste of the Senate | |
| 29 | + | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION | |
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| 31 | + | STATE OF OKLAHOMA | |
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| 34 | - | McCall of the House | |
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| 39 | - | An Act relating to the Temporary Assistance for Needy | |
| 40 | - | Families (TANF) program ; amending 56 O.S. 2021, | |
| 41 | - | Section 230.52, which relates to m inimum mandatory | |
| 42 | - | requirements; modifying terminology; modifying | |
| 43 | - | certain screening procedures; requiring TANF | |
| 44 | - | employability plan to include substance abuse | |
| 45 | - | treatment for certain recipients; removing provisions | |
| 46 | - | relating to certain denials; deleting obsolete | |
| 47 | - | reference; updating statutory language; providing an | |
| 48 | - | effective date; and declaring an emergency . | |
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| 56 | - | AUTHOR: Add the following House Coauthor s: Sims and Boles | |
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| 58 | - | AMENDMENT NO. 1. Strike the title, enacting clause, and entire bill | |
| 59 | - | and insert: | |
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| 64 | - | "An Act relating to education; amending 70 O.S. 2021, | |
| 65 | - | Section 18-114.14, which relates to minimum salary | |
| 66 | - | and benefits; modifying minimum salary schedule; | |
| 67 | - | clarifying applicability; declaring legislative | |
| 68 | - | intent; providing for conditional enactment; | |
| 69 | - | providing an effective date; and declaring an | |
| 70 | - | emergency. | |
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| 74 | - | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | |
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| 101 | - | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 18 -114.14, | |
| 102 | - | is amended to read as follows: | |
| 103 | - | Section 18-114.14 A. Beginning with the 2018-2019 2023-2024 | |
| 104 | - | school year, certified personnel, as defined in Sec tion 26-103 of | |
| 105 | - | this title, in the public schools of Oklahoma sh all receive in | |
| 106 | - | salary and/or fringe benefits not less than the amounts specified in | |
| 107 | - | the following schedule: | |
| 108 | - | MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE | |
| 109 | - | National | |
| 110 | - | Years of Bachelor's Board Master's Doctor's | |
| 111 | - | Experience Degree Certification Degree Degree | |
| 112 | - | 0 $36,601 $37,759 $37,991 $39,381 | |
| 113 | - | $38,601 $39,759 $39,991 $41,381 | |
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| 216 | - | Master's Degree + | |
| 217 | - | Years of National Board | |
| 218 | - | Experience Certification | |
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| 323 | - | B. 1. When determining the Minimum Salary Schedule, "fringe | |
| 324 | - | benefits" shall mean all or part of retirement benefits, excluding | |
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| 351 | - | the contributions ma de pursuant to subsection A of Sect ion 17-108.1 | |
| 352 | - | of this title and the flexible benefit allowance p ursuant to Section | |
| 353 | - | 26-105 of this title from the flexible benefit allowance funds | |
| 354 | - | disbursed by the State Board of Educ ation and the State Board of | |
| 355 | - | Career and Technology Education pursuant to Se ction 26-104 of this | |
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| 357 | - | 2. If a school district intends to provide retirement benefits | |
| 358 | - | to a teacher such that the teacher 's salary would be less than the | |
| 359 | - | amounts set forth in t he minimum salary schedule specified in | |
| 360 | - | subsection A of this section, the d istrict shall be required to | |
| 361 | - | provide written notification to th e teacher prior to his or her | |
| 362 | - | employment or, if already employed by the district, no later than | |
| 363 | - | thirty (30) days prior to the date the district elects to prov ide | |
| 364 | - | retirement benefits such that t he teacher's salary would be less | |
| 365 | - | than the minimum salary sched ule. | |
| 366 | - | C. Any of the degrees referred to in this section shall be from | |
| 367 | - | a college recognized by the State Board of Educa tion. The Board | |
| 368 | - | shall accept teaching e xperience from out-of-state school districts | |
| 369 | - | that are accredited by the state board of education o r appropriate | |
| 370 | - | state accrediting agency for the districts. The Board shall accept | |
| 371 | - | teaching experience from out -of-country schools that are accredited | |
| 372 | - | or otherwise endorsed by the appropriate na tional or regional | |
| 373 | - | accrediting or endorsement authority. Out -of-country certification | |
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| 401 | - | an educational credential evaluation service in accordance with | |
| 402 | - | industry standards and guidelines and approved by the State | |
| 403 | - | Department of Education. The person see king to have credit granted | |
| 404 | - | for out-of-country teaching experience shall be responsible for all | |
| 405 | - | costs of the analysis by a credential evaluation service. The Board | |
| 406 | - | shall accept teaching experi ence from primary and secondary schools | |
| 407 | - | that are operated by th e United States Department of Defense or are | |
| 408 | - | affiliated with the United States Department of State. | |
| 409 | - | D. For the purpose of state salary increments and retirem ent, | |
| 410 | - | no teacher shall be granted cr edit for more than five (5) years of | |
| 411 | - | active duty in the militar y service or out-of-state or out-of- | |
| 412 | - | country teaching experience as a certified teacher or its | |
| 413 | - | equivalent. Nothing in this section shall prohibit boards of | |
| 414 | - | education from crediting more years o f experience on district salary | |
| 415 | - | schedules than those allowed fo r state purposes. | |
| 416 | - | E. The State Board of Education shall recognize, for purposes | |
| 417 | - | of certification and salary increment s, all the years of experience | |
| 418 | - | of a: | |
| 419 | - | 1. Certified teacher who teaches in t he educational program of | |
| 420 | - | the Department of Corrections, beginn ing with fiscal year 1981; | |
| 421 | - | 2. Vocational rehabilitation counselor under the Department of | |
| 422 | - | Human Services if the couns elor was employed as a certified teacher | |
| 423 | - | by the State Department of Educati on when the Division of Vocational | |
| 424 | - | Rehabilitation was transferr ed from the State Board of Career and | |
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| 451 | - | Technology Education or the State Board of Education to the Oklahoma | |
| 452 | - | Public Welfare Commission on July 1, 1968; | |
| 453 | - | 3. Vocational rehabilitation counselor whi ch were completed | |
| 454 | - | while employed by the Department of Human Ser vices if such counselor | |
| 455 | - | was certified as a teacher or was eligible for certification as a | |
| 456 | - | teacher in Oklahoma; | |
| 457 | - | 4. Certified teacher which were completed whil e employed by the | |
| 458 | - | Child Study Center located at University Hospital, if the teacher | |
| 459 | - | was certified as a teacher in Oklahoma; and | |
| 460 | - | 5. Certified school psychologist or psychometrist which were | |
| 461 | - | completed while employed a s a doctoral intern, psychological | |
| 462 | - | assistant, or psychologist with any agen cy of the State of Oklahoma | |
| 463 | - | if the experience primarily involve d work with persons of school - or | |
| 464 | - | preschool-age and if the person was, at the time the experience was | |
| 465 | - | acquired, certified as, or eligible for certification as , a school | |
| 466 | - | psychologist or psychome trist. | |
| 467 | - | F. The provisions of this section shall not apply to te achers | |
| 468 | - | who have entered into postretirement employment with a public school | |
| 469 | - | in Oklahoma and are still receiving a mont hly retirement benefit. | |
| 470 | - | G. If a person employed as certified personnel, as defined in | |
| 471 | - | Section 26-103 of this title, by a school district during the 2017- | |
| 472 | - | 2018 2022-2023 school year was receiving a salary above the step | |
| 473 | - | level indicated by the State Minimum Salary Schedule for the 2017- | |
| 474 | - | 2018 2022-2023 school year, the person shall receive a salary | |
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| 501 | - | increase amount equal to the amount indicated provided for in | |
| 502 | - | subsection A of this section for the step level indicated for the | |
| 503 | - | person including the full amount of i ncrease assigned to the step | |
| 504 | - | pursuant to the provi sions of this act, provided they remain the | |
| 505 | - | person remains employed by the same district , unless the hours or | |
| 506 | - | the duties of the certified personnel are redu ced proportionately. | |
| 507 | - | SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be | |
| 508 | - | codified in the Oklahoma Statu tes reads as follows: | |
| 509 | - | It is the intent of the Legislature to pr ovide funding through | |
| 510 | - | the appropriations process to fund comparable salary increases to | |
| 511 | - | teachers employed by the following state agencies: State Board of | |
| 512 | - | Career and Technology Education, State Department of Rehabilitative | |
| 513 | - | Services, State Department of Corrections, and the Office of | |
| 514 | - | Juvenile Affairs. | |
| 515 | - | SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be | |
| 516 | - | codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follo ws: | |
| 517 | - | The provisions of this act shall not become effective as law | |
| 518 | - | unless both Enrolled Ho use Bill No. 1935 of the 1st Session of the | |
| 519 | - | 59th Oklahoma Legislatu re and Enrolled House Bill No. 2775 of the | |
| 520 | - | 1st Session of the 59th Oklahoma Legislature beco me enacted as law. | |
| 521 | - | SECTION 4. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023. | |
| 522 | - | SECTION 5. It being immediately necessary for the preservation | |
| 523 | - | of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby | |
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| 596 | 35 | ENGROSSED SENATE | |
| 597 | 36 | BILL NO. 561 By: Haste of the Senate | |
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| 601 | 40 | McCall of the House | |
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| 606 | 45 | An Act relating to the Temporary Assistance for Needy | |
| 607 | 46 | Families (TANF) program; amending 56 O.S. 2021, | |
| 608 | 47 | Section 230.52, which relates to m inimum mandatory | |
| 609 | 48 | requirements; modifying terminology; modifying | |
| 610 | 49 | certain screening procedures; requiring TANF | |
| 611 | 50 | employability plan to include substance abuse | |
| 612 | 51 | treatment for certain recipients; removing provisions | |
| 613 | 52 | relating to certain denials; deleting obsolete | |
| 614 | 53 | reference; updating statutory language; providing an | |
| 615 | 54 | effective date; and de claring an emergency . | |
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| 620 | 59 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | |
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| 60 | + | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 56 O.S. 2021, Section 23 0.52, is | |
| 622 | 61 | amended to read as follows: | |
| 623 | 62 | Section 230.52. A. Except for specific exc eptions, conditions | |
| 624 | 63 | or restrictions authorized by the Statewide Tempor ary Assistance | |
| 625 | 64 | Responsibility System (STARS) a nd rules promulgated by the | |
| 626 | 65 | Commission for Director of the Departm ent of Human Services pursuant | |
| 627 | 66 | thereto, the following are the minimum mand atory requirements for | |
| 628 | 67 | the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TA NF) program: | |
| 629 | - | 1. A recipient shall be eligible to receive assistance pursuant | |
| 630 | - | to the TANF program only for a lif etime total of five (5) years, | |
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| 95 | + | 1. A recipient shall be eligible to receive assistance pursuant | |
| 96 | + | to the TANF program only for a lif etime total of five (5) years, | |
| 657 | 97 | subject to the exemptions allowed by federa l law. Child-only cases | |
| 658 | 98 | are not subject to the five -year limitation; | |
| 659 | 99 | 2. Single parents receiving temporary assista nce pursuant to | |
| 660 | 100 | the TANF program shall participate in work activit ies for a minimum | |
| 661 | 101 | of twenty (20) hours per week during the month. Two-parent families | |
| 662 | 102 | receiving temporary assistance pursuant to the TANF progr am shall | |
| 663 | 103 | participate in work activities for a minimum of thirty-five (35) | |
| 664 | 104 | hours per week during the month; | |
| 665 | 105 | 3. A recipient must be engaged in one or more of the work | |
| 666 | 106 | activities set out i n paragraph 4 of this subsection as soon as | |
| 667 | 107 | required by the Department of Human Services pursuant to the TANF | |
| 668 | 108 | program, but not later than twenty-four (24) months after | |
| 669 | 109 | certification of the application for assistance, u nless the person | |
| 670 | 110 | is exempt from work r equirements under rules promulgated by the | |
| 671 | 111 | Commission Director pursuant to the STARS; | |
| 672 | 112 | 4. The Department shall devel op and describe categories of | |
| 673 | 113 | approved work activities for the TAN F program recipients in | |
| 674 | 114 | accordance with this paragraph. Work activities t hat qualify in | |
| 675 | 115 | meeting the requirements include, but are not limited t o: | |
| 676 | 116 | a. (1) unsubsidized employment which is ful l-time | |
| 677 | 117 | employment or part-time employment that is not | |
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| 707 | 148 | a private not-for-profit enterprise that is | |
| 708 | 149 | directly supplemented by federal or state funds. | |
| 709 | 150 | Prior to receiving any sub sidy or incentive, the | |
| 710 | 151 | employer shall enter into a written contract with | |
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| 712 | 153 | (3) subsidized public sector employment which is | |
| 713 | 154 | employment by an agency of a federal, state, or | |
| 714 | 155 | local governmental entity which is directly | |
| 715 | 156 | supplemented by federa l or state funds. Prior to | |
| 716 | 157 | receiving any subsidy or incentive, the employ er | |
| 717 | 158 | shall enter into a written contract with the | |
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| 719 | 160 | Subsidized hourly employment or unsubsidized hourly | |
| 720 | 161 | employment pursuant to this subparagraph shall only be | |
| 721 | 162 | approved by the Department as work activity if such | |
| 722 | 163 | employment is subject to: | |
| 723 | 164 | (a) the federal minimum wage requirements | |
| 724 | 165 | pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Ac t of | |
| 725 | 166 | 1938, as amended, | |
| 726 | 167 | (b) the federal Social Security tax and Medicare | |
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| 756 | 198 | of 1970 and rules promulgated by the State | |
| 757 | 199 | Department of Labor pursuant thereto, | |
| 758 | 200 | b. a program of work experience, | |
| 759 | 201 | c. on-the-job training, | |
| 760 | 202 | d. assisted job search which may include superv ised or | |
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| 762 | 204 | e. job readiness assistance which may include, but is not | |
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| 764 | 206 | (1) orientation in the work environment and basic | |
| 765 | 207 | job-seeking and job retention skills, | |
| 766 | 208 | (2) instruction in completing an application for | |
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| 768 | 210 | (3) instruction in conducting oneself during a job | |
| 769 | 211 | interview, including appropriate dress, and | |
| 770 | 212 | (4) substance abuse treatment a nd mental health | |
| 771 | 213 | counseling, | |
| 772 | 214 | f. job skills training which is directly related to | |
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| 775 | 217 | employment to a recipient who successfully completes | |
| 776 | 218 | the training. Job ski lls training includes, but is | |
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| 806 | 249 | g. community service programs which are job-training | |
| 807 | 250 | activities provided in areas where sufficient public | |
| 808 | 251 | or private sector employment is not available. Such | |
| 809 | 252 | activities are linked to both education or training | |
| 810 | 253 | and activities that substantially enhance a | |
| 811 | 254 | recipient’s employability, | |
| 812 | 255 | h. literacy and adult basic education programs, | |
| 813 | 256 | i. vocational-educational programs, not to exceed twelve | |
| 814 | 257 | (12) months for any individual, which are directed | |
| 815 | 258 | toward vocational-educational training and education | |
| 816 | 259 | directly related to employmen t, | |
| 817 | 260 | j. education programs which are directly related to | |
| 818 | 261 | specific employment opportunities, if a recipient has | |
| 819 | 262 | not received a high school diploma or General | |
| 820 | 263 | Equivalency Degree General Educational Development | |
| 821 | 264 | certificate, and | |
| 822 | 265 | k. child care for other STARS rec ipients. The recipient | |
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| 828 | - | exemption of twelve (12) mon ths; | |
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| 298 | + | exemption of twelve (12) mon ths; | |
| 855 | 299 | 6. In order to receive assistance, unmarried teen parents of a | |
| 856 | 300 | minor child at least twelve (12) weeks of age must participate in | |
| 857 | 301 | educational activities or work activi ties approved by the state; | |
| 858 | 302 | 7. For single-parent families, except for teen parents, | |
| 859 | 303 | educational activities, other than vocational -technical training, do | |
| 860 | 304 | not count toward meeting the required twe nty (20) hours of work | |
| 861 | 305 | activity. For two-parent families, educational activities, excep t | |
| 862 | 306 | vocational-technical training, do not count toward meet ing the | |
| 863 | 307 | required thirty-five (35) hours of work act ivity; | |
| 864 | 308 | 8. A teen parent must live at home or in an approved , adult- | |
| 865 | 309 | supervised setting as specified in Section 230.55 of this title to | |
| 866 | 310 | receive TANF assistance; | |
| 867 | 311 | 9. A recipient must comply with immunization requirements | |
| 868 | 312 | established pursuant to the TANF prog ram; | |
| 869 | 313 | 10. A recipient shall be subject to the increment in b enefits | |
| 870 | 314 | for additional children established by Section 230.58 of this title; | |
| 871 | 315 | 11. The following recipient resources are exempt from resource | |
| 872 | 316 | determination criteria: | |
| 873 | 317 | a. an automobile with an equity allowance of not more | |
| 874 | 318 | than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00 ) pursuant to | |
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| 877 | - | to the Family Savings Initiative Act, or individual | |
| 878 | - | development accounts established prior to No vember 1, | |
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| 906 | 351 | this title in an amount not to exceed Two Thousand | |
| 907 | 352 | Dollars ($2,000.00), | |
| 908 | 353 | c. the equity value of funeral arrangements owned by a | |
| 909 | 354 | recipient that does not excee d the limitation | |
| 910 | 355 | specified by Section 165 of this title, and | |
| 911 | 356 | d. earned income disregards not to exceed One Hundred | |
| 912 | 357 | Twenty Dollars ($120.00) and one-half (1/2) of the | |
| 913 | 358 | remainder of the earned income; | |
| 914 | 359 | 12. 11. An applicant who applies and is otherwise eligible to | |
| 915 | 360 | receive TANF benefits but who h as resided in this state less than | |
| 916 | 361 | twelve (12) months shall be subject to Section 230.57 of this title; | |
| 917 | 362 | 13. 12. The recipient shall enter into a pe rsonal | |
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| 919 | 364 | assistance pursuant to Section 230.65 of this title; | |
| 920 | 365 | 14. 13. The Department shall, beginning November 1, 2012 on the | |
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| 922 | 367 | recipients as part of the required TANF employability plan to | |
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| 928 | - | recipient’s TANF employability plan shall include substance abuse | |
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| 399 | + | cash benefits shall be denied. The Commission for Human Services | |
| 400 | + | recipient’s TANF employability plan shall include substance abuse | |
| 955 | 401 | treatment and, if appropriate, mental health counseling, as part of | |
| 956 | 402 | the assigned work activities required by paragraph 4 of this | |
| 957 | 403 | subsection. The Director shall adopt rules to implement the | |
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| 959 | 405 | a. the Department shall create a c ontrolled substance | |
| 960 | 406 | screening process to be administered at the time of | |
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| 963 | 409 | shall, at a minimum, in clude a Substance Abuse Subtle | |
| 964 | 410 | Screening Inventory (SASSI) or other similar screening | |
| 965 | 411 | methods. If necessary to establish a reasonable | |
| 966 | 412 | expectation of certainty, the Department is authorized | |
| 967 | 413 | to use further screening methods, whi ch may include, | |
| 968 | 414 | but are not limited to, a clinical interview, and | |
| 969 | 415 | consideration of the Department’s history with the | |
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| 1005 | 452 | b. if at any time during the controlled substance | |
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| 500 | + | ten (10) day window begins on the day after t he | |
| 501 | + | date of mailing of the denial notice to the | |
| 502 | + | applicant’s last-known address. The deni al | |
| 1055 | 503 | notice is considered to be mailed on the date | |
| 1056 | 504 | that appears on the notice, unless otherwise | |
| 1057 | 505 | indicated by the facts, | |
| 1058 | 506 | (2) if denied due to the provisions of this | |
| 1059 | 507 | subparagraph, an applicant shall not be approved | |
| 1060 | 508 | until one (1) year has passed since the date of | |
| 1061 | 509 | denial, | |
| 1062 | 510 | (a) if the applicant is denied due to the | |
| 1063 | 511 | provisions of this paragraph, the Department | |
| 1064 | 512 | shall provide a list of substance abuse | |
| 1065 | 513 | treatment programs to the deni ed applicant, | |
| 1066 | 514 | (b) if an applicant has successfully complied | |
| 1067 | 515 | with a recommended substance abuse treatment | |
| 1068 | 516 | program after the date of denial, the | |
| 1069 | 517 | applicant may be approved for cash benefits | |
| 1070 | 518 | after six (6) months have passed since the | |
| 1071 | 519 | date of denial, rather tha n the required one | |
| 1072 | 520 | (1) year, and | |
| 1073 | 521 | (3) if an applicant has been denied TANF cash | |
| 1074 | 522 | benefits two times due to the provisions of this | |
| 1075 | 523 | subparagraph, the applicant shall be ineligible | |
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| 1077 | - | from the date of the second den ial, | |
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| 551 | + | for TANF benefits fo r a period of three (3) years | |
| 552 | + | from the date of the second de nial, | |
| 1104 | 553 | d. child-only cases and minor parents under eighteen (1 8) | |
| 1105 | 554 | years of age are not sub ject to the provisions of this | |
| 1106 | 555 | paragraph, and | |
| 1107 | 556 | e. in cases where the application for TANF benefits is | |
| 1108 | 557 | not for child-only benefits, but there is not a parent | |
| 1109 | 558 | who has been deemed eligible for cash benefits under | |
| 1110 | 559 | the provisions of th is paragraph, any cash bene fits | |
| 1111 | 560 | for which the dependent children of the family are | |
| 1112 | 561 | still eligible shall not be affected and may be | |
| 1113 | 562 | received and administered by an appropriate third | |
| 1114 | 563 | party approved by the Department for the benefit of | |
| 1115 | 564 | the members of the hous ehold; | |
| 1116 | 565 | 15. 14. a. As a condition of participating in the STARS, all | |
| 1117 | 566 | recipients are deemed to have given authorization for | |
| 1118 | 567 | the release of any and all information necessary to | |
| 1119 | 568 | allow all state and f ederal agencies to meet the | |
| 1120 | 569 | program needs of the recipient. | |
| 1121 | 570 | b. The recipient shall be pr ovided a release form to sign | |
| 1122 | 571 | in order to obtain the required information. Failure | |
| 1123 | 572 | to sign the release form may result in case closure; | |
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| 1125 | - | 16. 15. The recipient shall comply with all other conditions | |
| 1126 | - | and requirements of the ST ARS, and rules of the Commission | |
| 1127 | - | promulgated pursuant thereto. | |
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| 601 | + | 16. 15. The recipient shall comply with all other conditions | |
| 602 | + | and requirements of the ST ARS, and rules of the Commission | |
| 603 | + | promulgated pursuant thereto. | |
| 1154 | 604 | B. 1. Agencies of this state involved in providing services to | |
| 1155 | 605 | recipients pursuant to the STARS shall exchange i nformation as | |
| 1156 | 606 | necessary for each agency to accomplish objectives and fulfill | |
| 1157 | 607 | obligations created or impose d by the STARS and rules promulgated | |
| 1158 | 608 | pursuant thereto. | |
| 1159 | 609 | 2. Information received pursuant to the STARS shall be | |
| 1160 | 610 | maintained by the applicable agency and , except as otherwise | |
| 1161 | 611 | provided by this subsection, shall be disclosed only in a ccordance | |
| 1162 | 612 | with any confidentiality provisions applicable to the agency | |
| 1163 | 613 | originating the information. | |
| 1164 | 614 | 3. The various agencies of the sta te shall execute operating | |
| 1165 | 615 | agreements to facilitate information exchanges pursuant to the | |
| 1166 | 616 | STARS. | |
| 1167 | 617 | C. In implementing the TANF program, the Departmen t shall: | |
| 1168 | 618 | 1. Provide assistance to aliens pursuant to Section 230.73 of | |
| 1169 | 619 | this title; | |
| 1170 | 620 | 2. Provide for the clos ure of the TANF case when the adult | |
| 1171 | 621 | recipient refuses to cooperate with agreed upon work activities or | |
| 1172 | 622 | other case requirements pursuant to the TANF program; | |
| 1173 | 623 | 3. Provide for the sanctioning of parents who do not require | |
| 1174 | 624 | their minor children to attend school ; and | |
| 1175 | - | 4. Deny temporary assistance to fug itive felons. | |
| 1176 | - | D. In order to ensure that the needy citizens of this state are | |
| 1177 | - | receiving necessary benefit s, the Department shall maintain a | |
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| 652 | + | 4. Deny temporary assistance to fug itive felons. | |
| 653 | + | D. In order to ensure that the needy citizens of this state are | |
| 654 | + | receiving necessary benefit s, the Department shall maintain a | |
| 1204 | 655 | listing of all recipients receiving public assistance. The listing | |
| 1205 | 656 | shall reflect each recipient ’s income, social security number, and | |
| 1206 | 657 | the programs in which the recipient is participating includ ing, but | |
| 1207 | 658 | not limited to, TANF, food stamps, child care, and medical | |
| 1208 | 659 | assistance. | |
| 1209 | 660 | E. The Department is hereby authorized to establish a grant | |
| 1210 | 661 | diversion program and emergency assi stance services. | |
| 1211 | - | SECTION | |
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| 662 | + | SECTION 2. This act shall become effective Ju ly 1, 2023. | |
| 663 | + | SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation | |
| 1213 | 664 | of the public peace, health or safety, a n emergency is hereby | |
| 1214 | 665 | declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and | |
| 1215 | 666 | be in full force from and after it s passage and approval. | |
| 1216 | - | Passed the Senate the 22nd day of March, 2023. | |
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| 1223 | - | Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, | |
| 1224 | - | 2023. | |
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| 668 | + | COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON RULES, dated 04/13/2023 - DO PASS. |