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RI Gen L § 40-5-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5 - Support of the Needy|Section 40-5-19 - Order as to residence of pauper.

§ 40-5-19. Order as to residence of pauper.The court may further order with any kindred who may desire it, that the pauper shall live and be relieved, for such time with one and for such time with another, as they shall judge proper, having regard to the comfort of the pauper as well as to the convenience of the kindred.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 79, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 93, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 105, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 69, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 40-8-19; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970.
RI Gen L § 40-5-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5 - Support of the Needy|Section 40-5-20 - Recovery of costs by respondent.

§ 40-5-20. Recovery of costs by respondent.If the petition be not entered, or be discontinued or withdrawn, or adjudged groundless, the respondent shall recover costs.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 79, § 12; G.L. 1909, ch. 93, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 105, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 69, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 40-8-20; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970.
RI Gen L § 40-5-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5 - Support of the Needy|Section 40-5-21 - Alteration of orders and assessments.

§ 40-5-21. Alteration of orders and assessments.Upon application of any party interested, the court may, from time to time, vary any order by it made in the premises, or alter any assessment or apportionment by it made as provided in this chapter, to meet a change of circumstances.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 79, § 13; G.L. 1909, ch. 93, § 13; G.L. 1923, ch. 105, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 69, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 40-8-21; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 125.
RI Gen L § 40-5.1-1 - 40-5.1-47 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.1 - Family Independence Act|Section 40-5.1-1 - 40-5.1-47 - [Repealed.]

§ 40-5.1-1 — 40-5.1-47. [Repealed.]
RI Gen L § 40-5.2-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program|Section 40-5.2-1 - Short title.

§ 40-5.2-1. Short title.This chapter is hereby entitled "The Rhode Island works program," and is Rhode Island's welfare to work program.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.2-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program|Section 40-5.2-2 - The Rhode Island works program - Statement of purpose.

§ 40-5.2-2. The Rhode Island works program — Statement of purpose.(a) The purpose of the Rhode Island works program is to help parents who are eligible for cash assistance to support their children by preparing for, accepting, and retaining employment. It is the intent of the Rhode Island general assembly that the Rhode Island works program shall provide employment and support services along with temporary cash assistance so that parents can participate in the workforce rather than depend on public assistance to support themselves and their children.(b) Under this law, parents are mandated to enter into an employment plan, as a condition of eligibility for cash assistance, and unless they are found to be temporarily exempt from the work requirements, they must participate in intensive employment services at the department of labor and training as the first step in their employment plan. Because it is believed that employment is the most effective anti-poverty measure, all activities and services provided through the Rhode Island works program are designed to promote economic independence through employment and the development of employment skills and to strengthen families through parental responsibility and short-term assistance.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.2-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program|Section 40-5.2-3 - Legislative intent.

§ 40-5.2-3. Legislative intent.(a) It is the intent of the general assembly:(1) To fundamentally change the public assistance program formerly known as the family independence program in order to provide temporary financial assistance to eligible families with children while requiring the entry or reentry of the adult members of the family into the workplace with necessary supports as quickly as possible; and(2) To follow the policies and guidance of the federal public assistance legislation as closely as possible; and(3) To promote efficiencies through interdepartmental cooperation, specifically with the department of human services, the single state agency responsible for administration and implementation of this chapter. This shall include developing and implementing child support payment and enforcement, the case-management system, payment of cash assistance, issuance of food stamps, childcare subsidies, and medical assistance to eligible children and families in need.(b) The department shall collaborate with community agencies and other state departments to achieve the goals of this chapter. Partners may include, but are not limited to, the:(1) Department of labor and training, which shall provide employment and training services in accordance with this chapter;(2) Department of elementary and secondary education, which provides adult education and literacy programs;(3) Community College of Rhode Island, which provides vocational training at the postsecondary level;(4) Rhode Island commerce corporation, which is responsible for expansion of job opportunities in the state for low-income families with children;(5) Department of labor and training, which is responsible for the planning and coordination of workforce development policy and strategies in the state's employment, education, and economic development systems;(6) Department of children, youth and families, which administers the child welfare services, regulates child daycare providers, and is ultimately responsible for the guardianship of children at-risk;(7) Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation, which is responsible for expanding housing opportunities for low-income families; and(8) Family court, which is responsible for enforcing the support obligations of absent parents and protecting those children whose health and well-being is at risk because of an absence of family resources.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.2-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program|Section 40-5.2-5 - Rhode Island works - Promotion of work.

§ 40-5.2-5. Rhode Island works — Promotion of work.The department of human services and the department of labor and training shall promote work by:(1) Providing assessments, intensive employment services, support services, and transitional cash assistance with the expectation that participants in the works program move quickly towards employment.(2) Developing stronger employment skills that will lead to self-sufficiency to establish long-term attachment to the workforce.(3) Recognizing the equal responsibility of both parents to provide economic support for their children.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.2-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program|Section 40-5.2-6 - Goals.

§ 40-5.2-6. Goals.The Rhode Island works program shall strive to:(1) Eliminate or reduce the harmful effects of poverty on families and children by fostering employment and opportunity as a means to economic independence;(2) Assist participants to gain employment as rapidly as possible, giving due consideration to individual circumstances, labor market conditions, the needs of the dependent children for continuing care and protection, and the ultimate goal of long-term economic independence;(3) Eliminate the stigma of welfare by promoting a philosophy and a perception that the purpose of welfare is to eliminate or reduce the harmful effects of poverty on families and children by promoting work opportunities for all Rhode Island residents;(4) Support and coordinate with activities that promote self-sufficiency and strengthen family life;(5) Provide a comprehensive support service package that includes: child support, medical assistance, food stamps, child care, transportation, and other support services necessary to promote economic independence;(6) Promote successful transition from public assistance to employment and reduce the likelihood that participants will need to return to cash assistance through the provision of job-readiness activities, employment-related skills training, and education activities concurrently with or as necessary, prior to employment or seeking employment, family support skills, and follow-up services for problem resolution and job advancement;(7) Develop partnerships through the joint efforts of the department of labor and training and the department of human services with employers to create job opportunities and meet the needs of both employers and participants;(8) Develop partnerships with the office of adult education to provide full-time intensive work-readiness services to participants with limited literacy and work experience as well as part-time adult education services that are accessible to working participants so they can increase their earning ability;(9) Provide a program where it is more advantageous to work than not to work by rewarding self-sufficiency; and(10) Implement a program that is clear, focused, and simple to administer.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.2-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program|Section 40-5.2-7 - Work participation rates.

§ 40-5.2-7. Work participation rates.(a) The director of the department of human services and the director of the department of labor and training, to the extent that federal/Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) funds are made available, shall commit their department resources and focused efforts to meet the federal TANF work participation rate requirements.(b) In the event that there are changes in the federal TANF program, the department of human services shall seek support through the general assembly to make all necessary changes and shall take all necessary steps to comply with the federal law.(c) The works program cash assistance program administered according to this chapter is designed to meet or exceed the minimum federal TANF required participation rate for all families.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.2-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program|Section 40-5.2-9 - The Rhode Island works program - General eligibility requirements.

§ 40-5.2-9. The Rhode Island works program — General eligibility requirements.(a) All families who wish to make application to the department of human services for assistance under this chapter shall have the opportunity to do so.(b) Cash assistance shall be provided to eligible needy families only with dependent children who meet all the requirements of this chapter.(c) Eligibility for benefits provided in accordance with this chapter is determined on a family or assistance unit basis.(d) The following persons shall be included in the assistance unit, unless the person receives state supplemental assistance or supplemental security benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1381 et seq., if living in the same household with any dependent child: all minor blood-related, step, or adoptive brothers and sisters, and all natural, step, or adoptive parents of the children, including cohabitating adults who share a minor child.(e) A minor parent may be in the assistance unit that may also include all natural, step, or adoptive parents of the minor parent and all minor blood-related, step or adoptive brothers and sisters.(f) If the parents are not residing together, a child shall be considered residing with the parent who has physical custody of the child the majority of the time. If the child resides with the parents in their separate households equal time, the parent who applies for assistance for that child first in time shall be the eligible parent.(g) Each person in the assistance unit shall develop all potential sources of income for which the person may be eligible. Each person shall apply for the income, cooperate in applying for the income, and accept the income if eligible.(h) Eligibility for cash assistance exists if the assistance unit's net income is less than the payment standard for the assistance group size.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.2-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program|Section 40-5.2-11 - Cash assistance.

§ 40-5.2-11. Cash assistance.(a) A family or assistance unit found by the department to meet the eligibility criteria set forth in this chapter shall be eligible to receive cash assistance as of the date a signed, written application, signed under a penalty of perjury, is received by the department.(b) The family members or assistance unit shall be eligible for cash assistance for so long as they continue to meet the eligibility criteria outlined in accordance with this chapter. Parents and adult non-parent caretaker relatives receiving cash assistance shall be eligible so long as they meet the terms and conditions of the work requirements of § 40-5.2-12. An adult caretaker relative shall be eligible for assistance as a member of the assistance unit so long as he or she meets all the eligibility requirements of this chapter.(c) The monthly amount of cash assistance shall be equal to the payment standard for the family minus the countable income of the family in that month. The department is authorized to reduce the amount of assistance in the month of application to reflect the number of the days between the first day of the month and the effective date of the application.(d) A decision on the application for assistance shall be made or rejected by the department no later than thirty (30) days following the date submitted and shall be effective as of the date of application.(e) The payment standard is equal to the sum of the following: four hundred twenty-five dollars ($425) (three hundred sixty dollars ($360) for a family residing in subsidized housing) for the first person; one hundred fifty-nine dollars ($159) for the second person; one hundred thirty-seven dollars ($137) for the third person; and one hundred four dollars ($104) for each additional person.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 162, art. 13, § 6, effective July 6, 2021.
RI Gen L § 40-5.2-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program|Section 40-5.2-13 - Income deeming.

§ 40-5.2-13. Income deeming. Parent, stepparent, grandparent, and sponsor income deeming.(a) Parents. For purposes of determining eligibility for and the amount of cash assistance to which a family is entitled under this chapter, the income of a child shall include the income of his/her parent(s). For purposes of this section, the term "income" has the meaning prescribed in § 40-5.2-10(g).(b) Stepparents. For purposes of determining eligibility for and the amount of cash assistance to which a family is entitled under this chapter, the income of a child shall include the income of the child's stepparent (if living in the same house as the child) minus the sum of: (1) The first ninety dollars ($90) of the stepparent's earned income for the month; (2) The standard of need for a family of the same composition as the stepparent (but excluding any person included in the child's family); (3) Amounts paid by the stepparent to individuals not living in the stepparent's home and claimed by him or her as dependent for federal tax purposes; and (4) Alimony or child support payments made by the stepparent with respect to individuals not living in such household.(c) Grandparents. The income of a child whose parent is under the age of eighteen (18) shall include any income of the child's grandparents, if the grandparents are living in the same home as the child and his or her parent, to the same extent that income of a stepparent is included under subsection (b).(d) Sponsors. Sponsor deeming with respect to eligible aliens who are applicants for cash assistance shall be applied in accordance with Section 421 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Pub. L. No. 104-193, PRWORA) [8 U.S.C. § 1631] and under rules and regulations to be promulgated by the department.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.2-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program|Section 40-5.2-14 - Reporting of income and resources by participants.

§ 40-5.2-14. Reporting of income and resources by participants.All participants are responsible for reporting changes in income, resources, family composition or other factors that can affect the family's eligibility or payment level within ten (10) days of the change in circumstances.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.2-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program|Section 40-5.2-15 - Reporting absence.

§ 40-5.2-15. Reporting absence.Whenever adult family member(s) become aware that a minor child in their household has been or will be temporarily absent from the home, the adult family member(s) have the responsibility to report such absence of a minor child from the home by the end of the five-day (5) period that begins with the date that the adult family member(s) become aware that the minor child has been or will be absent from the home for a period of thirty (30) or more consecutive days.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.2-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program|Section 40-5.2-16 - Minimum payment.

§ 40-5.2-16. Minimum payment.No payment of assistance under § 40-5.2-11(e) shall be made for any month if the amount of such payment would be less than ten dollars ($10.00), but a family with respect to whom a payment of assistance is denied solely by reason of this section shall otherwise be deemed to be a recipient of assistance under this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.2-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program|Section 40-5.2-17 - Assistance not assignable; exemption from process.

§ 40-5.2-17. Assistance not assignable; exemption from process.Except as otherwise provided for herein, cash assistance shall not be transferable or assignable at law or in equity, and none of the money paid or payable under this chapter shall be subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process, or to the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.2-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program|Section 40-5.2-18 - Up-front cash program.

§ 40-5.2-18. Up-front cash program.The department has the authority under this chapter to develop a non-assistance up-front cash program for recipients in accordance with federal TANF guidelines.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.2-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program|Section 40-5.2-19 - Appropriate child care necessary for work requirement.

§ 40-5.2-19. Appropriate child care necessary for work requirement.Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no single parent, or both parents meeting all other program requirements, shall be required to work or participate in employment plan activities or rehabilitative plan activities to the extent that appropriate child care is necessary for the parent to do so and the department determines that appropriate child care is unavailable for fiscal or other reasons.(a) For purposes of this section, "appropriate child care" means child care that is provided by a person or organization qualified and authorized to provide care by the department of children, youth and families or such other lawful providers as determined by the department of children, youth and families. Child care shall be considered "necessary" under this section for any children below the age of thirteen (13), or any children age thirteen (13) years or older, who are under supervision of the family court or who require care because of a physical or mental impairment.(b) The department shall provide transportation support in either the form of a bus pass for use in traveling to work activities, training, or other plan-related needs, or in the form of an allowance for transportation costs necessary to comply with the employment plan as defined in department rules and regulations.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.2-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program|Section 40-5.2-21 - Eligibility for medical benefits.

§ 40-5.2-21. Eligibility for medical benefits.(a) Every member of any family/assistance unit eligible for cash assistance under this chapter shall be eligible for medical assistance through the RIte Care or RIte Share programs, as determined by the department, subject to the provisions of § 40-8-1(d) and provided, further, that eligibility for medical assistance, must qualify for federal financial participation pursuant to the provisions of Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq.(b) If a family becomes ineligible for cash assistance payments under this chapter as a result of excess earnings from employment, the family/assistance unit shall continue to be eligible for medical assistance through the RIte Care or RIte Share program for a period of twelve (12) months or until employer-paid family healthcare coverage begins, subject to the provisions of § 40-8-1(d), whichever occurs first; and provided, further, that those eligible for medical assistance must qualify for federal financial participation pursuant to the provisions of Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1; P.L. 2020, ch. 79, art. 1, § 26.