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RI Gen L § 40-6-27.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-6 - Public Assistance Act|Section 40-6-27.1 - Supplementary cash assistance program for severely disabled and elderly residents.

§ 40-6-27.1. Supplementary cash assistance program for severely disabled and elderly residents.(a) There is hereby established a cash assistance program for disabled and elderly legal immigrant residents of the state who received a state supplementary assistance payment under § 40-6-27 on July 1, 1997, who are in need, and who become ineligible after July 1, 1997, for federally funded assistance under the Supplemental Security Income program, Title XVI of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1381 et seq., due solely to the restricted eligibility rules imposed by § 402(a)(1) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Pub. L. No. 104-193) [8 U.S.C. § 1612], and as such section may hereafter be amended.(b) Benefits under this program shall be provided only to residents specified in subsection (a) who are aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence or otherwise permanently residing in the United States under color of law and benefits shall not be provided to illegal or undocumented aliens.(c) The income and resource rules, methodologies, and limits shall be the same as those in the Supplemental Security Income program, Title XVI of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1381 et seq.(d) The monthly amount of cash assistance shall be equal to the appropriate payment standard as provided in subsection (e) minus the countable income of the recipient in that month.(e) The department is authorized and directed to make monthly payments of cash assistance to eligible recipients in accordance with the following standards of assistance:(1) Institutionalized individuals, forty dollars ($40.00) per month;(2) All other individuals, two hundred dollars ($200) per month.(f) Individuals who are receiving a state supplementary assistance payment under § 40-6-27 on July 1, 1997, and who become ineligible for benefits under the Supplemental Security Income program, Title XVI of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1381 et seq., due solely to their immigrant status shall be deemed eligible for supplementary cash assistance under this section and shall begin to receive payment in the month following the last month in which supplemental security income benefits under § 40-6-27 are received.(g) The department is directed to promulgate regulations to implement the supplementary cash assistance program including provisions relating to the determination of eligibility, and providing recipients with advanced, written notification of a decision to reduce or terminate benefits. Any notice of a decision to reduce or terminate benefits shall include an explanation of the reasons therefore, and the notice shall advise the recipient of a right to appeal under the administrative procedures act, § 42-35-1 et seq.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 34, § 3; P.L. 2006, ch. 216, § 17.
RI Gen L § 40-6-27.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-6 - Public Assistance Act|Section 40-6-27.2 - Supplementary cash assistance payment for certain Supplemental Security Income recipients.

§ 40-6-27.2. Supplementary cash assistance payment for certain Supplemental Security Income recipients.There is hereby established a $206 monthly payment for disabled and elderly individuals who, on or after July 1, 2012, receive the state supplementary assistance payment for an individual in a state-licensed assisted-living residence under § 40-6-27 and further reside in an assisted-living facility that is not eligible to receive funding under Title XVI of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1381 et seq.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 18, § 5; P.L. 2014, ch. 145, art. 15, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 5, § 8; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 1, § 18; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 13, § 3; P.L. 2021, ch. 162, art. 12, § 1, effective July 1, 2021.
RI Gen L § 40-6-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-6 - Public Assistance Act|Section 40-6-28 - Interim cash assistance for individuals with disabilities.

§ 40-6-28. Interim cash assistance for individuals with disabilities.(a) Interim cash assistance payments shall be provided to individuals determined by the director, or his or her designee, to have applied for and to have been approved for medical assistance ("Medicaid") under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq., and to have applied for and to be pursuing a claim for Supplemental Security Income benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1381 et seq.(b) Interim cash assistance payments shall continue until the recipient of the payments receives disability benefits from the Social Security Administration, or until he or she has exhausted available administrative appeals. The individual may be required to present documentation that he or she is actively pursuing his or her claim.(c) The department is authorized and directed to make payments of interim cash assistance to eligible recipients hereunder up to the standards of assistance established pursuant to § 40-6-3.3 [Repealed], and subject to the limits of the annual appropriation provided in subsection (f). In the event that the annual appropriation provided for in subsection (f) is not adequate for the provision of interim cash assistance payments to eligible individuals, the director is authorized to limit the amount and duration of the payments.(d) The department is authorized to determine income- and resource-eligibility limits for the interim cash assistance program, provided that the limits shall be no stricter than those established pursuant to § 40-6-3.1.(e) The department is directed to promulgate regulations to implement the interim cash assistance program, including provisions to ensure recoupment of cash assistance by the state upon a determination of a recipient's eligibility for SSI benefits by the Social Security Administration.(f) Out of the sum appropriated to the department of human services for general public assistance for the state fiscal year ending June 30, 1996, the sum of four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000), net of recoveries of disability benefits from the Social Security Administration, shall be used solely for the purposes and subject to the limitations as provided in this section, and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her order upon the general treasurer for the payment of such sums or such portions thereof as may be required from time to time upon receipt by him or her of duly authenticated vouchers. The director is authorized to request appropriations for subsequent state fiscal years, as he or she deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 19, § 2; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 127; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 95; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 95.
RI Gen L § 40-6.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-6.1 - Work Training Program|Section 40-6.1-1 - Work training program.

§ 40-6.1-1. Work training program.There is hereby created a work training program to augment the general public assistance program created pursuant to § 40-6-8.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 410, art. 4, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-6.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-6.1 - Work Training Program|Section 40-6.1-2 - Participation requirement - Assignment of work.

§ 40-6.1-2. Participation requirement — Assignment of work.As provided in this chapter, employable persons receiving financial support from the state shall be required to participate in the work training program and to perform such work as may be assigned to them by the director of the department of human services (hereinafter called the "director"), or his or her designee. The director shall assign such work as is available in connection with the affairs of the state, and all of the several cities and towns participating in the general public assistance program (GPA) shall be required to provide work-training opportunities for residents of their respective cities and towns who receive GPA support. The director shall determine if the work is suitable and whether the GPA recipient is able to perform the work. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the recipients shall not be utilized in any work position to replace or perform work ordinarily performed by regular employees of any department or agency of state or municipal government, nor to replace or perform work ordinarily performed by a craft or trade person in private employment.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 410, art. 4, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 128; P.L. 2020, ch. 79, art. 1, § 28.
RI Gen L § 40-6.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-6.1 - Work Training Program|Section 40-6.1-3 - Work hours.

§ 40-6.1-3. Work hours.No recipient shall be required to work in excess of eight (8) hours per day, nor in excess of forty (40) hours per week. The actual number of work-training hours required shall be determined by dividing the total grant of the recipient received under the general public assistance program (GPA), by the then-prevailing minimum wage. The grant of each recipient shall then be increased by the amount of thirty dollars ($30.00) per week, or a portion thereof proportionate to the number of hours actually worked compared to a standard forty-hour (40) week. The increase shall be considered to result from the recipient's participation in the program, and shall be included in determining the number of hours to be worked.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 410, art. 4, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-6.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-6.1 - Work Training Program|Section 40-6.1-4 - Ineligibility of nonparticipants for support.

§ 40-6.1-4. Ineligibility of nonparticipants for support.Should any recipient fail, without good cause, to participate in the work training program, the recipient shall be determined to be ineligible for support under the general public assistance program (GPA). In case the recipient is a parent of minor children, then that portion of his or her grant attributable to the parent shall be removed from the grant, and the director shall take whatever action he or she deems appropriate under the nonsupport provisions of chapter 9 of title 15.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 410, art. 4, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-6.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-6.1 - Work Training Program|Section 40-6.1-5 - Rules and regulations.

§ 40-6.1-5. Rules and regulations.The director shall promulgate rules and regulations as are necessary to determine the employability of the general public assistance program (GPA) recipients, the conditions for employment under the work training program, and other regulations needed to effectuate the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 410, art. 4, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-6.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-6.1 - Work Training Program|Section 40-6.1-6 - Additional expenditures and manpower requirements.

§ 40-6.1-6. Additional expenditures and manpower requirements.Any additional expenditures or manpower required to administer the work training program shall be borne within the existing budget of the department of human services.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 410, art. 4, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-6.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-6.1 - Work Training Program|Section 40-6.1-7 - Severability.

§ 40-6.1-7. Severability.If any provision in any article of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, its invalidity does 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 severable.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 410, art. 8, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-6.2-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-6.2 - Child Care - State Subsidies|Section 40-6.2-1 - [Repealed.]

§ 40-6.2-1. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 144, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 488, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 490, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 171, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1996, ch. 129, § 23, P.L. 1996, ch. 131, § 23, P.L. 1996, ch. 132, § 23 and P.L. 1996, ch. 133, § 23, effective on the later of May 1, 1997 or the first day of the second month following the month of receipt by the Rhode Island Department of Human Services of all federal approvals and/or federal waivers from the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services necessary to implement the provisions of the acts, provided, however, that the Rhode Island Department of Human Services is authorized and directed to seek such federal approvals and/or federal waivers upon passage of the acts.
RI Gen L § 40-6.2-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-6.2 - Child Care - State Subsidies|Section 40-6.2-2 - [Repealed.]

§ 40-6.2-2. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 144, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 488, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1996, ch. 129, § 14, P.L. 1996, ch. 131, § 14, P.L. 1996, ch. 132, § 14, and P.L. 1996, ch. 133, § 14, effective on the later of May 1, 1997 or the first day of the second month following the month of receipt by the Rhode Island Department of Human Services of all federal approvals and/or federal waivers from the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services necessary to implement the provisions of the acts, provided, however, that the Rhode Island Department of Human Services is authorized and directed to seek such federal approvals and/or federal waivers upon passage of the acts.
RI Gen L § 40-6.2-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-6.2 - Child Care - State Subsidies|Section 40-6.2-3 - [Repealed.]

§ 40-6.2-3. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 144, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 255, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40-6.2-3; Repealed by P.L. 1986, ch. 488, §§ 1, 2, effective June 25, 1986.
RI Gen L § 40-6.2-4, 40-6.2-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-6.2 - Child Care - State Subsidies|Section 40-6.2-4, 40-6.2-5 - [Repealed.]

§ 40-6.2-4, 40-6.2-5. [Repealed.]
RI Gen L § 40-6.3-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-6.3 - Bonus Program|Section 40-6.3-1 - Bonus program.

§ 40-6.3-1. Bonus program.The director of human services (hereinafter referred to as the "director") shall implement a cash bonus program for one year for welfare recipients who have been receiving aid to families with dependent children (AFDC) for a period of at least thirty (30) consecutive months next prior to the effective date of this chapter. The recipients agree to forego all welfare benefits of whatever nature and return to full-time employment, except any medical assistance coverage in conformity with rules and regulations promulgated by the director. The program shall be limited to the first one hundred (100) recipients who choose to participate and are otherwise qualified. Applications for the bonus program will be accepted commencing thirty (30) days after the start of the state's fiscal year and terminating ninety (90) days after the start of the state's fiscal year or as soon as the first one hundred (100) recipients have been qualified for acceptance into the program.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 247, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-6.3-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-6.3 - Bonus Program|Section 40-6.3-2 - Disbursement of bonus.

§ 40-6.3-2. Disbursement of bonus.(a) The director is hereby authorized to approve a maximum bonus for each qualified recipient in the sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000). The amount shall be distributed as follows:(1) After the recipient completes three (3) months of continuous, full-time employment, the director shall distribute to each recipient the sum of five hundred dollars ($500);(2) After the recipient completes six (6) months of continuous, full-time employment, the director shall distribute to each recipient the additional sum of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750);(3) After the recipient completes nine (9) months of continuous, full-time employment, the director shall distribute to each recipient the additional sum of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750); and(4) After the recipient completes twelve (12) months of continuous, full-time employment, the director shall distribute to each recipient the additional sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000).(b) In the event any recipient becomes unemployed at any time during the program, the recipient shall forfeit receipt of any incremental payment of a bonus not fully earned at the time of unemployment.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 247, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-6.3-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-6.3 - Bonus Program|Section 40-6.3-3 - Initial training and work experience.

§ 40-6.3-3. Initial training and work experience.A participant in this program shall be required to participate in an eight-week (8) period of training and work experience. The period shall not be included when determining the time of disbursement as set forth in § 40-6.3-2. The training and work experience period may be "on-the-job" training conducted by the employer or other training and work experience as authorized by the director. A participant in this program shall be paid, at the least, the state minimum wage during the eight-week (8) period of training and work experience.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 247, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-6.3-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-6.3 - Bonus Program|Section 40-6.3-4 - Private participation.

§ 40-6.3-4. Private participation.(a) Any employer who participates in this program shall be entitled to a two hundred fifty dollar ($250) tax credit per participant when a participant has worked twenty-four (24) consecutive months for the employer. The eight-week (8) period of training and work experience set forth in § 40-6.3-3 shall not count when determining the twenty-four (24) consecutive months.(b) During the eight-week (8) training and work-experience period, the state shall subsidize the employer for wages earned by the participant. The rate of subsidy shall not exceed the state minimum wage.(c) The employer shall, as soon as possible, place the participant on any medical plan or insurance provided by the employer to any other employee at the same or similar level.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 247, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-6.3-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-6.3 - Bonus Program|Section 40-6.3-5 - Rules and regulations.

§ 40-6.3-5. Rules and regulations.The director shall promulgate rules and regulations as are necessary to determine the qualifications for the recipients to participate in this pilot program; for determining the standards relating to "continuous employment"; for determining the conditions terminating participation resulting from a recipient's unemployment; for subsidizing the wage of participants; for determining the type of eight-week (8) period of training and work experience; for transitional medical assistance; and to otherwise effectuate this bonus program.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 247, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-6.3-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-6.3 - Bonus Program|Section 40-6.3-6 - Appropriation.

§ 40-6.3-6. Appropriation.There is hereby appropriated the sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) to carry out the purpose of this chapter, and the state controller is hereby directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of the sum, or so much thereof as may be required, from time to time, upon receipt by him or her of vouchers duly authenticated.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 247, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-6.4-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-6.4 - Incentive for Training and Employment|Section 40-6.4-1 - Short title.

§ 40-6.4-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Rhode Island Incentive for Training and Employment Act" (RIITE).History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 280, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40-6.4-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-6.4 - Incentive for Training and Employment|Section 40-6.4-2 - Definitions.

§ 40-6.4-2. Definitions.As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:(1) "AFDC" means aid to families with dependent children.(2) "Department" means the state department of human services.(3) "Director" means the director of the department of human services.(4) "Person with disabilities" means an individual who is under a physical or mental impairment that constitutes a substantial barrier to employment and who either is: (i) Receiving any form of state or federal aid, or (ii) Has a household income below the federal poverty level.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 280, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 96; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 96.
RI Gen L § 40-6.4-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-6.4 - Incentive for Training and Employment|Section 40-6.4-3 - Program established.

§ 40-6.4-3. Program established.The director, in consultation with the director of the division of vocational rehabilitation, shall establish a three-year (3) demonstration work-preparation and supportive work-employment program to place AFDC recipients and people with disabilities in private-sector employment. At least one-third (⅓) of the supportive work-employment program costs shall be covered by payment for services by the participating private employers. The program shall include the use of grant diversion to enable the director to provide all or part of the AFDC or other federal grant to an employer to cover part of the cost of wages paid to the recipient. The program shall also seek all available federal and private funds. The director shall seek federal approval, including waivers of applicable federal regulations as are necessary, to conduct the demonstration program for AFDC recipients and people with disabilities, using grant diversion. The demonstration program shall test the effectiveness of a supported work grant-diversion program in placing AFDC recipients and handicapped persons in long-term employment at wage levels and with advancement potential sufficient to permit economic self-sufficiency and permanent removal from AFDC or other government aid.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 280, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 96; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 96.
RI Gen L § 40-6.4-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40 - Human Services|Chapter 40-6.4 - Incentive for Training and Employment|Section 40-6.4-4 - Program voluntary - Elements of program.

§ 40-6.4-4. Program voluntary — Elements of program.The program shall serve both those AFDC recipients and people with disabilities who are ready to work and those who are potentially able to work given adequate support and job-readiness training. Participation in the program shall be strictly voluntary in all respects. The demonstration program shall include the following elements:(1) Provisions for referral and outreach, that will ensure the participation of those who are ready to work and those who require job-readiness training;(2) Utilization of the current system of supportive services, such as job-readiness training, child care, transportation, and transitional medical benefits, provided through the department of human services or other applicable provider agencies; and(3) An evaluation component to provide accountability and replicability, to demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of the supported work grant-diversion model, and to enable comparison with other work models.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 280, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 96; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 96.