It also required states to establish centralized collection units for receiving and disbursing child support collections. And it requires expedited state procedures for child support enforcement. Tough new penalties. This new policy will bring families who have left welfare for work additional financial support. Access and visitation programs.
States are responsible for locating or assisting in locating adult-supervised settings for teens.
Teen pregnancy prevention. Recent statistics show that the birth rate for teenagers in 1999 fell to the lowest rate in the 60 years that data on teen births have been recorded. These funds can be used for job creation, job placement and job retention efforts, including wage subsidies to private employers, and other critical post-employment support services. The Department of Labor provides oversight, but most of the dollars are placed through the Private Industry Councils into the hands of the localities who are on the front lines of the welfare reform effort. The credit is for two years per worker to encourage not only hiring but job retention as well.