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RI Gen L § 40-5.2-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program|Section 40-5.2-22 - Emergency expenses.

§ 40-5.2-22. Emergency expenses.(a) To the extent that the department has allocated resources for this purpose, the department is authorized to provide assistance to families receiving assistance in accordance with this chapter to meet emergency needs that cannot be met with the cash resources available to the family. The emergency assistance shall be limited to the lesser of actual cost or the sum of two hundred dollars ($200). Except as provided by the department by regulation, no expense shall be reimbursable unless the department has pre-approved the expenditure. Emergency assistance includes, but is not limited to, payment of moving expenses for families who are forced to move their place of residence and payments for emergency transportation needs used in connection with participation in any program approved under this chapter.(b) In the event of a catastrophe caused by fire, flood, lightning, severe wind, or other act of nature, the department may establish by regulation the authorization of catastrophic assistance funds not subject to the limit of two hundred dollars ($200) specified in subsection (a). These regulations shall specify the criteria under which funds for shelter, clothing, or essential household equipment and furnishings may be authorized in the event of a catastrophe.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.2-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program|Section 40-5.2-23 - Post-employment incentive bonus.

§ 40-5.2-23. Post-employment incentive bonus.The family/assistance unit may be eligible for an incentive bonus payment, if the participant is employed and is working at least thirty (30) hours per week or more for a single-parent family and thirty-five (35) hours per week for a two-parent family at the time of closure on cash assistance and remains employed and continues to work at least thirty (30) hours per week or thirty (35) hours per week or more, not to exceed a period of twelve (12) months in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the department.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.2-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program|Section 40-5.2-24 - Overpayment and underpayment of benefits.

§ 40-5.2-24. Overpayment and underpayment of benefits.The department shall promptly take all necessary steps to correct any overpayment or underpayment of cash assistance paid under this chapter, and, in the case of:(1) An overpayment to an individual who is a current recipient of cash assistance (including a recipient whose overpayment occurred during a prior period of ineligibility), recovery will be made by repayment by the individual or by reducing the amount of any future cash assistance payable to the family of which he or she is a member, except that the recovery shall not result in the reduction of cash assistance payable for any month, such that cash assistance, when added to its income, is less than ninety percent (90%) of the standard of assistance for a family/assistance unit with the same composition with no other income (and, in the case of an individual to whom no payment is made for a month solely by reason of recovery of any overpayment, the individual shall be deemed to be a recipient of cash assistance for that month);(2) An overpayment to any individual who is no longer receiving cash assistance under the plan, recovery shall be made by appropriate action by the department under federal and state law against the income or resources of the individual, the family, or the prior assistance unit; and(3) An underpayment, the corrective payment shall be disregarded in determining the income of the family, and shall be disregarded in determining its resources in the month the corrective payment is made and in the following month; except that no recovery need be attempted or carried out under subsection (2), other than in a case involving fraud on the part of the recipient where the cost of recovery would equal or exceed the amount of overpayment involved.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.2-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program|Section 40-5.2-25 - Hearings.

§ 40-5.2-25. Hearings.Any applicant, recipient, or participant aggrieved because of a decision by the department, including but not limited to, a decision regarding eligibility for benefits, the amount of benefits, terms of an employment plan, or a delay in making a decision with respect to an application for assistance shall be entitled to an appeal. The department shall provide an applicant, recipient, or participant with written notice of a decision to deny benefits under this chapter and shall provide recipients written notice at least ten (10) days in advance of a decision to terminate or reduce benefits to the family/assistance unit. Notices shall be easy to understand and shall explain the reason for the department's decision and cite the relevant section of the department's regulations. The family may appeal the decision by filing a written request with the department within thirty (30) days of the date the notice was mailed. If the recipient files the request within ten (10) days of the date the notice was mailed, the recipient may receive benefits without reduction pending the outcome of the appeal.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.2-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program|Section 40-5.2-26 - Records as to assistance.

§ 40-5.2-26. Records as to assistance.(a) All records pertaining to the administration of public assistance pursuant to this chapter and chapter 8 of this title are hereby declared to constitute a confidential matter.(b) In furtherance thereof:(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to make use of, or cause to be used, any information contained in records for purposes not directly connected with administration thereof, except with the consent of the individual concerned.(2) The director of the department shall have the power to establish rules and regulations governing the custody, use, and preservation of the records, papers, files, and communications dealing with the administration of public assistance. The rules and regulations shall have the same force and effect as law.(3) The records shall be produced in response to subpoena duces tecum properly issued by any federal or state court; provided, however, that the purpose for which the subpoena is sought is directly connected with the administration of public assistance. No subpoena shall be issued by a court asking either for the records, or for persons having custody or access to the records, unless the litigation involved in matters is directly connected with the administration of public assistance.(4) Any person who by law is entitled to a list of individuals receiving any of the assistance as provided in this chapter shall not publish, or cause to be published, the list except by the express consent of the director of the department, or to make use of thereof for purposes not directly connected with the administration thereof.(5) Any person violating any of the provisions of this section, or the lawful rules and regulations made hereunder, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars ($200), or shall be imprisoned for not more than six (6) months, or both.(6) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit the director of the department, or his or her agents duly authorized for that purpose, from issuing any statistical material data, or publishing, or causing the data to be published whenever he or she shall deem it to be in the public interest.(7) The director of the department may inquire into the records of any state department or agency in the course of his or her administration of public assistance.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.2-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program|Section 40-5.2-28 - Rules and regulations.

§ 40-5.2-28. Rules and regulations.The director of the department of human services shall, pursuant to chapter 35 of title 42, promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Any reference to the department's rulemaking process is pursuant to this section.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.2-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program|Section 40-5.2-29 - Noncustodial parents - Employment obligations.

§ 40-5.2-29. Noncustodial parents — Employment obligations.Any noncustodial parent who is required by order of the family court to pay support to any family receiving assistance of any kind under this chapter, and who is unemployed and, in whole or in part as a result of the unemployment, has failed to comply with all of the terms of the support order may, if permitted by a justice of the family court, purge his or her contempt by accepting employment approved by the court, paying wages no less than the state minimum wage and/or by participation on a full-time basis in a rapid job-placement program.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.2-30 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program|Section 40-5.2-30 - Fraudulently obtaining assistance.

§ 40-5.2-30. Fraudulently obtaining assistance.Any person who, by any fraudulent device, obtains or attempts to obtain public assistance pursuant to this chapter to which he or she is not entitled, or who willfully fails to report income or resources as provided in this chapter, shall be guilty of larceny and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment of not more than five (5) years and by a fine of not more than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500), or both, if the value of the public assistance to which he or she is not entitled shall exceed five hundred dollars ($500); or by imprisonment by less than one year or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by both, if the value of the public assistance to which he or she is not entitled shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500).History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.2-31 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program|Section 40-5.2-31 - Authorization to pay assistance.

§ 40-5.2-31. Authorization to pay assistance.Authorization to pay all forms of assistance specified in this chapter shall be made by representatives of the department and the state controller is hereby authorized to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for payments upon receipt by him or her of proper vouchers approved by the department. Subject to any necessary federal approval, the department is authorized to make payments of cash assistance by check, direct deposit, electronic benefit transfer or other means designated by the department.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.2-33 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program|Section 40-5.2-33 - School-age children.

§ 40-5.2-33. Child clothing allowance.One month each year, each child who lives in a family receiving cash assistance under this chapter in that month shall be given a supplementary payment of no less than one hundred dollars ($100) for the purchase of clothing in accordance with Title IV-A of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 601 et seq.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 § 40-5.2-34 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program|Section 40-5.2-34 - Screening for domestic violence - Waiver of program requirements.

§ 40-5.2-34. Screening for domestic violence — Waiver of program requirements.(a) The department shall:(1) Screen and identify individuals with a history of domestic violence applying for or receiving assistance while maintaining the confidentiality of such individuals;(2) Refer these individuals to counseling and supportive services; and(3) Waive, pursuant to a determination of good cause and for so long as necessary, cash assistance program requirements relating to time limits for individuals receiving assistance, residency requirements, child support cooperation requirements, and work requirements, in cases where compliance with these requirements would make it more difficult for individuals receiving assistance under this chapter to escape domestic violence or unfairly penalize individuals who are or have been victimized by domestic violence, or individuals who are at risk of further domestic violence.(b) For purposes of this section, the term "individual with a history of domestic violence" means an individual who has been subjected to:(1) Physical acts that resulted in, or threatened to result in, physical injury to the individual;(2) Sexual abuse;(3) Sexual activity involving a dependent child;(4) Being forced as the caretaker relative of a dependent child to engage in nonconsensual sexual acts or activities;(5) Threats of, or attempts at, physical or sexual abuse;(6) Mental abuse; or(7) Neglect or deprivation of medical care.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.2-35 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program|Section 40-5.2-35 - Child support pass-through.

§ 40-5.2-35. Child support pass-through.For any month in which a noncustodial parent makes a child support payment in the month when due and the support is collected by the department of human services, for a child or children receiving cash assistance pursuant to this chapter, the first fifty dollars ($50.00) of the child support payment, or the actual amount of the child support payment if the payment is less than fifty dollars ($50.00), shall be paid to the family in which the child resides. If more than one noncustodial parent makes a child support payment to children living in the same family, there shall only be one payment of fifty ($50.00) paid to the family from the child support collected. This payment is known as the "pass through" payment and shall be sent to the family within two (2) business days of the determination that the amount is due and owing and no later than within two (2) business days of the end of the month in which the support was collected.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.2-36 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program|Section 40-5.2-36 - Appropriation of funds.

§ 40-5.2-36. Appropriation of funds.The general assembly shall annually appropriate sums as it may deem necessary for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this chapter; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of these sums, or so much thereof as may from time to time be required, upon receipt by him or her of the vouchers approved by the director of the state department of human services.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.2-37 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program|Section 40-5.2-37 - Severability.

§ 40-5.2-37. Severability.If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.2-39 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program|Section 40-5.2-39 - References to the family independence program.

§ 40-5.2-39. References to the family independence program.Any references in the Rhode Island general laws to the family independence act, family independence program, or family independence program cash assistance or benefits shall be deemed to be applicable and shall be effective in accordance with the Rhode Island works program outlined in this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.3-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.3 - Youth Pregnancy and At-Risk Prevention Services Program|Section 40-5.3-1 - Short title.

§ 40-5.3-1. Short title.This chapter is hereby entitled "Youth Pregnancy and At-Risk Prevention Services Program."History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 437, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 467, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.3-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.3 - Youth Pregnancy and At-Risk Prevention Services Program|Section 40-5.3-2 - Youth pregnancy and at-risk prevention services program - Findings - Legislative intent - Goals.

§ 40-5.3-2. Youth pregnancy and at-risk prevention services program — Findings — Legislative intent — Goals.The legislature hereby finds and declares the following:(1) Young people, especially at-risk youth, are more vulnerable to teen pregnancy, child abuse, gang and drug-related activity, juvenile crime, school failure, neglect, and other illicit activities during the potentially unsupervised summer months, as well as the hours between the end of school and the time their parents or guardians return home from work.(2) Without community-based prevention and mentoring programs, the threats to the well-being and safety of our youth continue.(3) In order to minimize the risk to young people, it is the intent of the general assembly to expand after-school and summer community-based prevention, mentoring, and development programs and to implement those programs in accordance with the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program ("TANF" program) described in Title IV-A of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 601 et seq.(4) The goal of the program shall be to focus on the particular TANF goal of preventing youth pregnancies as well as reducing other at-risk behavior described in this section.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 437, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 467, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.3-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.3 - Youth Pregnancy and At-Risk Prevention Services Program|Section 40-5.3-3 - Youth pregnancy and at-risk prevention services program - Establishment.

§ 40-5.3-3. Youth pregnancy and at-risk prevention services program — Establishment.(a) There is hereby established an after-school and summer youth prevention and development program to be administered by the department of human services. The establishment of the program pursuant to this chapter shall be contingent upon the availability and receipt of federal funding for the purpose set forth in § 40-5.3-2. The department shall ensure that the goals of this chapter are met and that the state meets the federal requirements. The director of the department, to the extent that federal TANF funds are made available, may allocate to the program up to two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) annually.(b) In the event that there are changes in the federal TANF program, the department 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) Except as otherwise provided for herein, the director is responsible for implementation of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 437, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 467, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.3-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.3 - Youth Pregnancy and At-Risk Prevention Services Program|Section 40-5.3-4 - Youth pregnancy and at-risk prevention services program - Eligibility requirements.

§ 40-5.3-4. Youth pregnancy and at-risk prevention services program — Eligibility requirements.(a) The Rhode Island Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs is hereby authorized, on behalf of its member organizations, to make an application to the department for funding under this chapter.(b) The following requirements and conditions shall be necessary to establish eligibility for funding:(1) The organization must demonstrate that its members are affiliated and in good standing with a nationally chartered organization as described in Title 36, Subtitle II, Part B of the Patriotic and National Organizations, 36 U.S.C. § 311 et seq.;(2) The organization must provide tested and proven programs;(3) The organization must demonstrate that its members provide programs that are facility-based;(4) The organization must demonstrate that its members' programs are offered for a minimum of ten (10) hours weekly during the school year and twenty (20) hours weekly during the summer;(5) The organization must demonstrate that its members' programs exist in a minimum of seven (7) towns and cities within the state;(6) The organization must demonstrate that its members' programs are administered in accordance with this chapter and designed to meet or exceed the minimum federal TANF guidelines;(7) The organization must demonstrate that it is eligible to receive federal TANF funding; and(8) The organization must be able to raise four dollars ($4) for every one dollar received from the state through federal funding.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 437, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 467, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 512, art. 1, § 27.
RI Gen L § 40-5.3-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.3 - Youth Pregnancy and At-Risk Prevention Services Program|Section 40-5.3-5 - Annual report to general assembly.

§ 40-5.3-5. Annual report to general assembly.No later than March 1st of each year, the director shall submit a report to the general assembly showing how, within available resources, the department expects to operate the programs authorized under this chapter in the succeeding fiscal year. The director will provide an annual report of program impact on youth and indicators of success.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 437, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 467, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.3-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.3 - Youth Pregnancy and At-Risk Prevention Services Program|Section 40-5.3-6 - Report to federal government.

§ 40-5.3-6. Report to federal government.The department shall make reports to the federal government, or any agency or department thereof, in the form and nature required by it, and shall in all respects comply with any request or direction of the federal government, or any agency or department thereof, that may be necessary to assure the correctness and verification of the reports.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 437, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 467, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-5.3-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-5.3 - Youth Pregnancy and At-Risk Prevention Services Program|Section 40-5.3-7 - Rules and regulations.

§ 40-5.3-7. Rules and regulations.The director of the department shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Any reference to the department's rulemaking process is pursuant to this section.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 437, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 467, § 1.