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IA Code § 239B.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 239B - FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM|Section 239B.4 - Departmental role.

239B.4 Departmental role.   1. The department is the state entity designated to administer federal funds received for purposes of the family investment program and the JOBS program under this chapter, including but not limited to the funding received under the federal temporary assistance for needy families block grant as authorized under the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-193, as reauthorized under the federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Pub. L. No. 109-171, and as codified in 42 U.S.C. §601 et seq., and as such is the lead agency in preparing and filing state plans, state plan amendments, and other reports required by federal law.   2. The department is responsible for a management information system, eligibility determination, participant grant calculations and issuance of payments, contracting for services, provision of an appeal or resolution process to applicants and participants, determining the suitability of a family home maintained by a specified relative applicant or participant, and other activities as necessary to administer the family investment program and the JOBS program.   3. The department shall develop and use a screening tool for determining the likely presence of family and domestic violence affecting applicant and participant families. The department shall require the use of the screening tool by trained employees.   4. The department shall continue to work with the department of workforce development and local community collaborative efforts to provide support services for participants. The support services shall be directed to those participant families who would benefit from the support services and are likely to have success in achieving economic independence.   5. The department shall continue to work with religious organizations and other charitable institutions to increase the availability of host homes, referred to as second chance homes, or other living arrangements under the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-193, §103, and any successor legislation. The purpose of the homes or arrangements is to provide a supportive and supervised living arrangement for minor parents receiving assistance who may receive assistance while living in an alternative setting other than with their parent or legal guardian.   6. The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A as necessary to administer this chapter.  97 Acts, ch 41, §5, 34; 98 Acts, ch 1218, §51; 2005 Acts, ch 175, §106; 2007 Acts, ch 124, §2
IA Code § 239B.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 239B - FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM|Section 239B.5 - Compliance with federal law — prohibited electronic benefit transfer transactions.

239B.5 Compliance with federal law — prohibited electronic benefit transfer transactions.   1. If, as a condition of receiving federal funds for the family investment program, federal law requires implementation and administration of certain activities during a period when the general assembly is not in session, the department shall proceed to implement and administer those provisions, even if in conflict with other existing state law. However, the period of implementation authorized under this subsection shall end upon the adjournment of the regular session of the general assembly immediately following the commencement of the period of implementation.   2. The department may submit waiver requests to the United States department of health and human services as necessary to implement and administer any provision under this chapter, or to implement any subsequent initiative that requires a waiver from federal law.   3. a. The provisions of the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-193, §115, shall not apply to an applicant or participant.   b. However, unless exempt for good cause under rules adopted by the department for this purpose, an applicant or participant convicted under federal or state law of a felony offense, which has as an element the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance, as defined in 21 U.S.C. §802(6), shall be required to participate in drug rehabilitation activities or to fulfill other requirements to verify that the applicant or participant does not illegally possess, use, or distribute a controlled substance.   4. a. The department shall implement policies and procedures as necessary to comply with provisions of the federal Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, Pub. L. No. 112-96, to prevent assistance provided under this chapter from being used in any electronic benefit transfer transaction in any liquor store; any casino, gambling casino, or gaming establishment; or any retail establishment which provides adult-oriented entertainment in which performers disrobe or perform in an unclothed state for entertainment. For purposes of this paragraph, the definitions found in the federal Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act and related rules and statutes apply.   b. Unless otherwise precluded by federal law or regulation, policies and procedures implemented under this subsection shall at a minimum impose the prohibition described in paragraph “a” as a condition for continued eligibility for assistance under this chapter.   c. The department may implement additional measures as may be necessary to comply with federal regulations in implementing paragraph “a”.   d. The department shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this subsection.  97 Acts, ch 41, §6, 34; 2013 Acts, ch 138, §90  Referred to in §239B.14, 331.301, 414.1
IA Code § 239B.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 239B - FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM|Section 239B.6 - Assignment of support rights or benefits.

239B.6 Assignment of support rights or benefits.   1. An assignment of support rights to the department is created by either of the following:   a. An applicant and other persons covered by an application are deemed to have assigned to the department at the time of application all rights to periodic support payments that accrue during the period the family receives assistance to the extent of the amount of assistance received by the applicant and by other persons covered by the application.   b. A determination that a child or another person covered by an application is eligible for assistance under this chapter creates an assignment by operation of law to the department of all rights to periodic support payments that accrue during the period the family receives assistance not to exceed the amount of assistance received by the child and other persons covered by the application.   2. An assignment takes effect upon determination that an applicant or another person covered by an application is eligible for assistance under this chapter, applies to both current and accruing support obligations, and terminates when an applicant or another person covered by an application ceases to receive assistance under this chapter, except with respect to the amount of unpaid support obligations accrued during the assignment. If an applicant or another person covered by an application ceases to receive assistance under this chapter and the applicant or other person covered by the application receives a periodic support payment, subject to limitations under federal law and subject to subsection 3, the department is entitled only to that amount of the periodic support payment above the current periodic support obligation.   3. Any rights to support payments assigned to the department on or before September 30, 2009, shall remain assigned to the department.   4. Assistance paid or payable under this chapter is not transferable or assignable at law or in equity, and none of the assistance paid or payable is subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process, or to the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law.  97 Acts, ch 41, §7, 34; 2008 Acts, ch 1019, §1, 2, 7  Referred to in §252A.13, 252C.2, 598.21C, 598.34, 600B.38
IA Code § 239B.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 239B - FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM|Section 239B.7 - Income and resource exemptions, deductions, and disregards.

239B.7 Income and resource exemptions, deductions, and disregards.   In determining a family’s income and resources for purposes of the family’s initial and continuing eligibility for assistance and for determining grant amounts, the provisions of this section shall apply to the family and individual family members.   1. Work expense deduction. If an individual’s earned income is considered by the department, the individual shall be allowed a work expense deduction equal to twenty percent of the earned income. The work expense deduction is intended to include all work-related expenses other than child care. These expenses shall include but are not limited to all of the following: taxes, transportation, meals, uniforms, and other work-related expenses.   2. Work-and-earn incentive. If an individual’s earned income is considered by the department, the individual shall be allowed a work-and-earn incentive. The incentive shall be equal to fifty-eight percent of the amount of earned income remaining after all other deductions are applied. The department shall disregard the incentive amount when considering the earned income available to the individual. The incentive shall not have a time limit. The work-and-earn incentive shall not be withdrawn as a penalty for failure to comply with family investment program requirements.   3. Income consideration. If an individual has timely reported an absence of income to the department, consideration of the individual’s income shall cease beginning in the first month the income is absent.   4. Interest income. Interest income shall be disregarded.   5. Individual development account deposits. The department shall disregard as income any moneys an individual deposits in an individual development account established pursuant to chapter 541A.   6. Motor vehicle disregard. The department shall disregard the value of one motor vehicle. The countable equity value of any additional motor vehicle shall apply to the resource limitation established in subsection 7.   7. Resource limitation.   a. The resource limitation for an applicant family for the family investment program shall be two thousand dollars.   b. The resource limitation for a participant family shall be five thousand dollars.   c. The department shall disregard not more than ten thousand dollars of a self-employed individual’s tools of the trade or capital assets in considering the individual’s resources.   8. Individual development account earnings and balance. The department shall disregard any earnings and the balance of an individual development account established pursuant to chapter 541A in considering an individual’s resources.  97 Acts, ch 41, §8, 34 – 36; 99 Acts, ch 192, §33, 34; 2004 Acts, ch 1043, §1, 12; 2007 Acts, ch 124, §3, 4, 6  Referred to in §239B.2
IA Code § 239B.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 239B - FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM|Section 239B.10 - Minor and young parents — other requirements.

239B.10 Minor and young parents — other requirements.   1. Living arrangement. Unless any of the following conditions apply, a minor parent shall be required to live with the minor’s parent or legal guardian:   a. The parent or guardian of the minor parent is deceased, missing, or living in another state.   b. The minor parent’s health or safety would be jeopardized if the minor parent is required to live with the parent or guardian.   c. The minor parent is in foster care.   d. The minor parent is participating in the job corps solo parent program or independent living program.   e. Other good cause exists, which is identified in rules adopted by the department for this purpose, for the minor parent to participate in the family investment program while living apart from the minor parent’s parent or guardian.   2. Family development. A minor parent who is a participant and is not required to live with the minor parent’s parent or guardian pursuant to subsection 1 shall be required to participate in a family development program identified in rules adopted by the department.   3. Parenting classes. Participant parents who are nineteen years of age or younger shall be required to attend parenting classes.   4. Education. The department shall require, subject to the availability of child care for a minor parent’s children, that a minor parent must either have graduated from high school or have received a high school equivalency diploma, or be engaged full-time in completing high school graduation or equivalency requirements.   5. Earnings disregard. In determining family investment program eligibility and calculating the amount of assistance, the department shall disregard earnings of an applicant or a participant who is nineteen years of age or younger who is engaged full-time in completing high school graduation or equivalency requirements.   6. Family planning. The department shall do all of the following with newly eligible and existing participant parents:   a. Discuss orally and in writing the financial implications of newly born children on the participant’s family.   b. Discuss orally and in writing the available family planning resources.   c. Include family planning counseling as an optional component of the JOBS program.   d. Include the participant’s family planning objectives in the family investment agreement.  97 Acts, ch 41, §11, 34; 99 Acts, ch 192, §33
IA Code § 239B.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 239B - FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM|Section 239B.11 - Family investment program account — diversion program subaccount — diversion program.

239B.11 Family investment program account — diversion program subaccount — diversion program.   1. An account is established in the state treasury to be known as the family investment program account under control of the department to which shall be credited all funds appropriated by the state for the payment of assistance and JOBS program expenditures. All other moneys received at any time for these purposes, including child support revenues, shall be deposited into the account as provided by law. All assistance and JOBS program expenditures under this chapter shall be paid from the account.   2. a. A diversion program subaccount is created within the family investment program account. The subaccount may be used to provide incentives to divert a family’s participation in the family investment program if the family meets the department’s income eligibility requirements for the diversion program. Incentives may be provided in the form of payment or services to help a family to obtain or retain employment. The diversion program subaccount may also be used for payments to participants as necessary to cover the expenses of removing barriers to employment and to assist in stabilizing employment. In addition, the diversion program subaccount may be used for funding of services and payments for persons whose family investment program eligibility has ended, in order to help the persons to stabilize or improve their employment status.   b. The diversion program shall be implemented statewide in a manner that preserves local flexibility in program design. The department shall assess and screen individuals who would most likely benefit from diversion program assistance. The department may adopt additional eligibility criteria for the diversion program as necessary for compliance with federal law and for screening those families who would be most likely to become eligible for the family investment program if diversion program incentives would not be provided to the families.  97 Acts, ch 41, §12, 34; 98 Acts, ch 1218, §76; 2000 Acts, ch 1088, §5; 2005 Acts, ch 175, §107  Referred to in §252B.27
IA Code § 239B.11A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 239B - FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM|Section 239B.11A - Transitional benefits.

239B.11A Transitional benefits. Repealed by  2008 Acts, ch 1187, §96, 97  .
IA Code § 239B.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 239B - FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM|Section 239B.12 - Immunization.

239B.12 Immunization.   1. To the extent feasible, the department shall determine the immunization status of children receiving assistance under this chapter. The status shall be determined in accordance with the immunization recommendations adopted by the Iowa department of public health under section 139A.8, including the exemption provisions in section 139A.8, subsection 4. If the department determines a child is not in compliance with the immunization recommendations, the department shall refer the child’s parent or guardian to a local public health agency for immunization services for the child and other members of the child’s family.   2. The department of human services shall cooperate with the Iowa department of public health to establish an interagency agreement allowing the sharing of pertinent client data, as permitted under federal law and regulation, for the purposes of determining immunization rates of participants, evaluating family investment program efforts to encourage immunizations, and developing strategies to further encourage immunization of participants.  97 Acts, ch 41, §13, 34; 2000 Acts, ch 1066, §43
IA Code § 239B.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 239B - FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM|Section 239B.13 - Needy relative payee — protective payee — vendor payment.

239B.13 Needy relative payee — protective payee — vendor payment.   1. The department may provide for a needy relative to act as a payee when the parent of a participant family is in the home but is unable to act as the payee.   2. The department may order the cash assistance under this chapter to be paid to a protective payee if it has been demonstrated that the specified relative with whom the child is residing is unable to manage the assistance in the best interest of the child. Protective payment of cash assistance shall not be made beyond a period of two years. The department may petition the district court sitting in probate to establish, pursuant to chapter 633, a conservatorship over a participant. If a conservatorship is established, the participant’s cash assistance shall be paid to the conservator. In addition to the cash assistance, an amount not to exceed ten dollars per case per month may be allowed for conservatorship or guardianship fees if authorized by court order. The department may pay cash assistance or other cash benefits to a third party if the department determines that a third-party payment is essential to assure the proper use of the assistance or benefits.  97 Acts, ch 41, §14, 34
IA Code § 239B.14 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 239B - FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM|Section 239B.14 - Fraudulent practices — recovery of overpayments.

239B.14 Fraudulent practices — recovery of overpayments.   1. a. An individual who obtains, or attempts to obtain, or aids or abets an individual to obtain, by means of a willfully false statement or representation, by knowingly failing to disclose a material fact, or by impersonation, or any fraudulent device, any assistance or other benefits under this chapter to which the individual is not entitled, commits a fraudulent practice.   b. An individual who accesses benefits provided under this chapter in violation of any prohibition imposed by the department pursuant to section 239B.5, subsection 4, commits a fraudulent practice.   2. An individual who commits a fraudulent practice under this section is personally liable for the amount of assistance or other benefits fraudulently obtained. The amount of the assistance or other benefits may be recovered from the offender or the offender’s estate in an action brought or by claim filed in the name of the state and the recovered funds shall be deposited in the family investment program account. The action or claim filed in the name of the state shall not be considered an election of remedies to the exclusion of other remedies.   3. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A as necessary to recover overpayments of assistance and benefits provided under this chapter. The recovery methods shall include but are not limited to reducing the amount of assistance or benefits provided.  97 Acts, ch 41, §15, 34; 2000 Acts, ch 1088, §6; 2013 Acts, ch 138, §91  Referred to in §217.35  Fraudulent practices; see §714.8 et seq.  Use of recovered moneys generated through fraud and recoupment activities for additional fraud and recoupment activities; see §217.35
IA Code § 239B.15 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 239B - FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM|Section 239B.15 - County attorney to enforce.

239B.15 County attorney to enforce.   Violations of law relating to the family investment program shall be prosecuted by county attorneys. Area prosecutors of the office of the attorney general shall provide prosecution assistance.  97 Acts, ch 41, §16, 34  Referred to in §331.756(43)
IA Code § 239B.16 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 239B - FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM|Section 239B.16 - Appeal — judicial review.

239B.16 Appeal — judicial review.   If an applicant’s application is not acted upon within a reasonable time, if it is denied in whole or in part, or if a participant’s assistance or other benefits under this chapter are modified, suspended, or canceled under a provision of this chapter, the applicant or participant may appeal to the department of human services which shall request the department of inspections and appeals to conduct a hearing. Upon completion of a hearing, the department of inspections and appeals shall issue a decision which is subject to review by the department of human services. Judicial review of the actions of the department of human services may be sought in accordance with chapter 17A. Upon receipt of a notice of the filing of a petition for judicial review, the department of human services shall furnish the petitioner with a copy of any papers filed in support of the petitioner’s position, a transcript of any testimony taken, and a copy of the department’s decision.  97 Acts, ch 41, §17, 34