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NC Gen Stat § 108A-26.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-26.5 - NC FAST caseworker training and certification program.

 108A-26.5. NC FAST caseworker training and certification program.The Department of Health and Human Services (Department) shall design and implement a training and certification program for caseworkers utilizing North Carolina Families Accessing Services Through Technology (NC FAST). The training and certification program shall be available on a statewide basis, and the Department shall provide training to caseworkers at county departments of social services at a location within reasonable travel distance from the county departments of social services multiples times per year. No later than 18 months after the Department has implemented the training and certification program, the Department shall require all caseworkers inputting data or making determinations for eligibility for State programs through NC FAST to be certified. A certification may last no longer than three years before an individual is required to be recertified. The Department may adopt and amend rules to implement this training and certification program.  (2017-57, s. 11H.22(g).)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-27.01 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-27.01 - Income eligibility and payment level for Work First Family Assistance.

 108A-27.01. Income eligibility and payment level for Work First Family Assistance.The maximum net family annual income eligibility standards for Work First Family Assistance are as provided in the table below. The payment level for Work First Family Assistance shall be fifty percent (50%) of the standard of need.Family  Income  Size  Level  1  $ 4,344  2  5,664  3  6,528  4  7,128  5  7,776  6  8,376  7  8,952  8  9,256   (2013-360, s. 12C.8; 2014-100, s. 12C.2.)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-27.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-27.1 - Time limitations on assistance.

 108A-27.1. Time limitations on assistance.(a) Under the Standard Work First Program, unless an extension or an exemption is provided pursuant to the provisions of the Part or the State Plan, any cash assistance provided to a person or family in the employment program shall only be provided for a cumulative total of 24 months. After having received cash assistance for 24 months, the person or the family may reapply for cash assistance, but not until after 36 months from the last month the person or the family received cash assistance. This subsection shall not apply to child-only cases.(b) Electing Counties may set any time limitations on assistance it finds appropriate, so long as the time limitations do not conflict with or exceed any federal time limitations. (1997-443, s. 12.6; 1998-212, s. 12.27A(f).)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-27.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-27.5 - Electing Counties - Duties of the Department.

 108A-27.5. Electing Counties - Duties of the Department.In addition to the general duties prescribed in G.S. 108A-27.3, the Department shall have the following duties with respect to establishing, supervising, and monitoring the Work First Program in Electing Counties while allowing Electing Counties maximum flexibility in designing and implementing County Plans:(1) Repealed by Session Laws 2009-489, s. 6, effective August 26, 2009.(2) At the request of the counties, provide assistance to counties in their activities with private sector individuals and organizations relative to County Plans; and(3) Establish the baseline for the State maintenance of effort.  (1997-443, s. 12.6; 2009-489, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-27.6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-27.6 - Standard Program Counties - Duties of county departments of social services and county boards of commissioners.

 108A-27.6. Standard Program Counties - Duties of county departments of social services and county boards of commissioners.(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, the Standard Work First Program shall be administered by the county departments of social services. The county departments of social services in Standard Program Counties shall:(1) In consultation with the Department and the county board of commissioners, establish outcome and performance measures for all Standard Program Counties. There exist two goals for the Work First Program: to meet or exceed the federal Work Participation Rate of fifty percent (50%) for all Work Eligible families and ninety percent (90%) for all two-parent families;(2) Determine eligibility of persons and families for the Work First Program;(3) Enter into Mutual Responsibility Agreements with participants if required under the State Plan and ensure that the services and resources that are needed to assist participants to comply with their obligations under their Mutual Responsibility Agreements are available;(4) Comply with State and federal law relating to Work First and Title IV-A;(5) Repealed by Session Laws 2009-489, s. 7, effective August 26, 2009.(6) Ensure that participants engage in the minimum hours of work activities required by the State Plan and Title IV-A;(7) Ensure that the components of the Work First Program are funded solely from authorized sources and that federal TANF funds are used only for purposes and programs authorized by federal and State law; and(8),(9) Repealed by Session Laws 2009-489, s. 7, effective August 26, 2009.(10) Ensure that all Work First cases are reviewed no later than three months prior to expiration of time limitations for receiving cash assistance to:a. Ensure that time limitations on assistance have been computed correctly.b. Ensure that the family is informed about public assistance benefits, including child care, Medicaid, and food and nutrition services, for which the family is eligible even while cash assistance is no longer available.c. Provide for an extension of cash assistance benefits if the family qualifies for an extension.d. Review family status and assist the family in identifying resources and support the family needs to maintain employment and family stability.(b) In consultation with the Department, a county department of social services may delegate any of its duties under this Article to another public agency or private contractor. Prior to delegating any duty, a county department of social services shall submit its proposed delegation to the Department as the Department may provide. Notwithstanding any delegation of duty, a county department of social services shall remain accountable for its duties under the Work First Program.(c),(d) Repealed by Session Laws 2009-489, s. 7, effective August 26, 2009.  (1997-443, s. 12.6; 1999-359, s. 5(e); 2007-97, s. 7; 2009-489, s. 7.)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-27.7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-27.7 - Standard Program County Plan.

 108A-27.7. Standard Program County Plan.Standard counties shall have an emergency assistance program for Work First eligible families, as defined in the standard county plan. Counties may establish income eligibility for emergency assistance at or below two hundred percent (200%) of the federal poverty level.  (1997-443, s. 12.6; 1999-359, s. 5(d); 2009-489, s. 8.)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-27.8 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-27.8 - Standard Program Counties - Duties of Department.

 108A-27.8. Standard Program Counties - Duties of Department.(a) The Department shall establish, develop, supervise, and monitor the Standard Work First Program. In addition to its general duties prescribed in G.S. 108A-27.2, the Department shall have the following duties with respect to the Standard Work First Program and the Standard Program Counties:(1) Repealed by Session Laws 2009-489, s. 9, effective August 26, 2009.(2) Advise and assist the Social Services Commission in adopting rules necessary to implement the provisions of this Article;(3) Supervise disbursement of county block grants to the Standard Program Counties for Work First Services;(4) Make payments of Work First Family Assistance and Work First Diversion Assistance; and(5), (6) Repealed by Session Laws 2009-489, s. 9, effective August 26, 2009.(7) Develop a Mutual Responsibility Agreement for use by Standard Program Counties.(b) The Secretary, in consultation with the Office of State Budget and Management, may adopt temporary rules when necessary to:(1) Implement provisions of the State Plan;(2) Maximize federal revenues to prevent the loss of federal funds;(3) Enhance the ability of the Department to prevent fraud and abuse in the Work First Program; and(4) Modify the provisions in the State Plan as necessary to meet changed circumstances after approval of the State Plan.(c) The Social Services Commission may adopt rules in accordance with G.S. 143B-153 when necessary to implement this Article and subject to delegation by the Secretary of any rule-making authority to implement the provisions of the State Plan.  (1997-443, s. 12.6; 2000-140, s. 93.1(a); 2001-424, s. 12.2(b); 2009-489, s. 9.)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-27.10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-27.10 - Duties of the Director of the Budget/Governor.

 108A-27.10. Duties of the Director of the Budget/Governor.(a) The Director of the Budget shall, by May 15 of each odd-numbered year, approve and recommend adoption by the General Assembly of the State Plan.(b) At the beginning of every fiscal year, the Director of the Budget shall report to the General Assembly the number of permanent State employees who have been Work First Program recipients during the previous calendar year.(c) After the State Plan has become law, the Governor shall sign it and cause it to be submitted to federal officials in accordance with federal law. (1997-443, s. 12.6; 2007-323, s. 10.35A(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-27.11 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-27.11 - Work First Program funding.

 108A-27.11. Work First Program funding.(a) County block grants, except funds for Work First Family Assistance, shall be computed based on the percentage of each county's total AFDC (including AFDC-EA) and JOBS expenditures, except expenditures for cash assistance, to statewide actual expenditures for those programs in fiscal year 1995-96. The resulting percentage shall be applied to the State's total certified budget enacted by the General Assembly for each fiscal year, except for State funds budgeted for State and county demonstration projects authorized by the General Assembly and for Work First Family Assistance payments.(b) The following shall apply to funding for Standard Program Counties:(1) The Department shall make payments of Work First Family Assistance and Work First Diversion Assistance subject to the availability of federal, State, and county funds.(2) The Department shall reimburse counties for county expenditures under the Work First Program subject to the availability of federal, State, and county funds.(c) Each Electing County's allocation for Work First Family Assistance shall be computed based on the percentage of each Electing County's total expenditures for cash assistance to statewide actual expenditures for cash assistance in 1995-96. The resulting percentage shall be applied to the federal TANF block grant funds appropriated for cash assistance by the General Assembly each fiscal year. The Department shall transmit the federal funds contained in the county block grants to Electing Counties as soon as practicable after they become available to the State and in accordance with federal cash management laws and regulations. (1997-443, s. 12.6; 1998-212, s. 12.27A(i); 1999-359, s. 3; 2002-126, s. 10.37; 2003-284, s. 10.50.)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-27.13 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-27.13 - Performance standards.

 108A-27.13. Performance standards.(a) The Department, in consultation with the county department of social services and county board of commissioners, shall establish outcome and performance measures for all counties, both Electing and Standard. There exist two goals for the Work First Program: to meet or exceed the federal Work Participation rate of fifty percent (50%) for all Work Eligible families and ninety percent (90%) for all two-parent families. The two goals apply to both Standard and Electing Counties. The Department shall establish monitoring mechanisms and reporting requirements to assess progress toward the goals. The well-being of children and economic factors and conditions within the counties, including the increased numbers of persons employed and increased numbers of hours worked by and wages earned by recipients, shall be considered by the Department.(b) Repealed by Session Laws 2009-489, s. 11, effective August 26, 2009.(c) All adult recipients of Work First Program assistance are expected to achieve full-time employment, subject to applicable exceptions. Adult recipients of Work First Program assistance shall comply with the provisions and requirements in their MRAs.  (1997-443, s. 12.6; 2009-489, s. 11.)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-27.14 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-27.14 - Corrective action.

 108A-27.14. Corrective action.(a) When any county fails to meet acceptable levels of performance, the Department may take one or more of the following actions to assist the county in meeting its Work First goals:(1) Notify the county of the deficiencies and add additional monitoring and reporting requirements.(2) Require the county to develop and submit for approval by the Department a corrective action plan.(b) If any Standard Program County fails to meet acceptable levels of performance for two consecutive years, or fails to comply with a corrective action plan developed pursuant to this section, the Department may assume control of the county's Work First Program, appoint an administrator to administer the county's Work First Program, and exercise the powers assumed to administer the Work First Program either directly or through contract with private or public agencies. County funding shall continue at levels established by the State Plan when the State has assumed control of a county Work First Program. At no time after the State has assumed control of a Work First Program shall a county withdraw funds previously obligated or appropriated to the Work First Program.(c) If an Electing County fails to achieve its Work First Program goals for two consecutive years, or fails to comply with a corrective action plan developed pursuant to this section, and as a result the federal government imposes a penalty upon the State, then the county shall lose its Electing County status. (1997-443, s. 12.6.)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-27.15 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-27.15 - Assistance not an entitlement; appeals.

 108A-27.15. Assistance not an entitlement; appeals.(a) Any assistance programs established under this Part, whether administered by the Department or the counties, are not entitlements, and nothing in this Part shall create any property right.(b) The Standard Work First Program is a program of temporary public assistance for the purpose of an appeal under G.S. 108A-79. (1997-443, s. 12.6.)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-31 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-31 - Application for assistance.

 108A-31. Application for assistance.Any person who believes that the person is eligible to receive Work First Program assistance may apply for assistance to the county department of social services in the county in which the person resides, or, in the case of residents of Electing Counties, to the public or private entity designated by the board of county commissioners. Counties shall record inquiries for and accept applications from all persons requesting to apply for Work First Program assistance. Counties shall process applications in a reasonable and timely manner. (1937, c. 288, ss. 15, 45; 1939, c. 395, s. 1; 1941, c. 232; 1945, c. 615, s. 1; 1947, c. 91, s. 3; 1953, c. 675, s. 12; 1959, c. 179, ss. 1, 2; 1969, c. 546, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 138; c. 742; 1979, c. 702, s. 4; 1981, c. 275, s. 1; 1997-443, s. 12.8A.)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-36 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-36 - Assistance not assignable; checks payable to decedents.

 108A-36. Assistance not assignable; checks payable to decedents.The assistance granted by this Article shall not be transferable or assignable at law or in equity; and none of the money paid or payable as assistance shall be subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal processes, or to the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law.In the event of the death of a public assistance recipient during or after the first day of the month for which assistance was previously authorized by the county social services board, or county director if waived, any public assistance check or checks payable to such recipient not endorsed prior to such recipient's death shall be delivered to the clerk of superior court and by him administered under the provisions of G.S. 28A-25-6. (1937, c. 288, ss. 17, 47; 1945, c. 615, s. 1; 1953, c. 213; 1969, c. 546, s. 1; 1971, c. 446, ss. 1, 2; 1977, c. 655, ss. 1, 2; 1981, c. 275, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-37 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-37 - Personal representative for mismanaged public assistance.

 108A-37. Personal representative for mismanaged public assistance.(a) Whenever a county director of social services shall determine that a recipient of assistance is unwilling or unable to manage such assistance to the extent that deprivation or hazard to himself or others results, the director shall file a petition before a district court or the clerk of superior court in the county alleging such facts and requesting the appointment of a personal representative to be responsible for receiving such assistance and to use it for the benefit of the recipient.(b) Upon receipt of such petition, the court shall promptly hold a hearing, provided the recipient shall receive five days' notice in writing of the time and place of such hearing. If the court, sitting without a jury, shall find at the hearing that the facts alleged in the petition are true, it may appoint some responsible person as personal representative. The personal representative shall serve without compensation and be responsible to the court for the faithful performance of his duties. He shall serve until the director of social services or the recipient shows to the court that the personal representative is no longer required or is unsuitable. All costs of court relating to proceedings under this section shall be waived.(c) Any recipient for whom a personal representative is appointed may appeal such appointment to superior court for a hearing de novo without a jury.(d) All findings of fact made under the proceedings authorized by this section shall not be competent as evidence in any case or proceeding which concerns any subject matter other than that of appointing a personal representative. (1959, c. 1239, ss. 1, 3; 1961, c. 186; 1969, c. 546, s. 1; 1981, c. 275, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-38 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-38 - Protective and vendor payments.

 108A-38. Protective and vendor payments.When necessary to comply with any present or future federal law or regulation in order to obtain federal participation in public assistance payments, the payments may be made direct to vendors to reimburse them for goods and services provided the applicants or recipients, and may be made to protective payees who shall act for the applicant or recipient for receiving and managing assistance. Payments to vendors and protective payees shall be made to the extent provided in, and in accordance with, rules of the Social Services Commission or the Department, which rules shall be subject to applicable federal laws and regulations. (1963, c. 380; 1969, c. 546, s. 1; c. 747; 1973, c. 476, s. 138; 1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1219, s. 20; 1981, c. 275, s. 1; 1997-443, s. 12.9.)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-39 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-39 - Fraudulent misrepresentation.

 108A-39. Fraudulent misrepresentation.(a) Any person whether provider or recipient, or person representing himself as such, who willfully and knowingly and with intent to deceive makes a false statement or representation or who fails to disclose a material fact and as a result of making a false statement or representation or failing to disclose a material fact obtains, for himself or another person, attempts to obtain for himself or another person, or continues to receive or enables another person to continue to receive public assistance in the amount of not more than four hundred dollars ($400.00) is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.(b) Any person, whether provider or recipient, or person representing himself as such who willfully and knowingly with the intent to deceive makes a false statement or representation or fails to disclose a material fact and as a result of making a false statement or representation or failing to disclose a material fact, obtains for himself or another person, attempts to obtain for himself or another person, or continues to receive or enables another person to continue to receive public assistance in an amount of more than four hundred dollars ($400.00) is guilty of a Class I felony.(c) As used in this section the word "person" means person, association, consortium, corporation, body politic, partnership, or other group, entity, or organization. (1937, c. 288, ss. 27, 57; 1963, cc. 1013, 1024, 1062; 1969, c. 546, s. 1; 1977, c. 604, s. 1; 1979, c. 510, s. 2; c. 907; 1981, c. 275, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 813; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 108A-40 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 108A - Social Services|Article 2 - Programs of Public Assistance.|§ 108A-40 - Authorization of State-County Special Assistance Program.

 108A-40. Authorization of State-County Special Assistance Program.The Department is authorized to establish and supervise a State-County Special Assistance Program. This program is to be administered by county departments of social services under rules and regulations of the Social Services Commission.  (1981, c. 275, s. 1; 2010-31, s. 10.19A(c).)