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UT Code § 35A-2-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 2 - Economic Service Areas|Part 1 - Organization|Section 102 - Directors of economic service areas -- Appointment.

 Effective 7/1/2016  35A-2-102. Directors of economic service areas -- Appointment.    (1) The executive director shall appoint a director to oversee each economic service area.     (2) A director appointed under this section may be removed from that position at the will of the executive director.     (3) A director shall be experienced in administration and possess additional qualifications as determined by the executive director, and as provided by law.     (4) The director shall report on a regular basis to the State Workforce Development Board on the delivery of services in the economic service area.    Amended by Chapter 296, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 35A-2-201 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 2 - Economic Service Areas|Part 2 - Service Delivery|Section 201 - Services provided in economic service areas.

 Effective 7/1/2016  35A-2-201. Services provided in economic service areas.  Economic service areas shall:  (1) through their employment centers, be the primary provider of services and support under Chapter 3, Employment Support Act; and     (2) provide access to and assess eligibility for services or training under Chapter 5, Training and Workforce Improvement Act.    Amended by Chapter 296, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 35A-2-202 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 2 - Economic Service Areas|Part 2 - Service Delivery|Section 202 - Employment counselors -- Specialization -- Employment plan.

35A-2-202. Employment counselors -- Specialization -- Employment plan.    (1) One or more employment counselors shall be employed at each employment center of an economic service area established under Section 35A-2-101.     (2) A client shall be assigned one employment counselor unless a client:   (a) needs only limited services under this title for which expedited procedures are appropriate; or     (b) receives diversion assistance under Section 35A-3-303.       (3) An employment counselor shall:   (a) develop an employment plan jointly with the client; and     (b) coordinate any services provided, brokered, or contracted for by the department to that client.       (4) The employment counselor assigned to a client may be selected because of the employment counselor's experience or knowledge in the benefits or services available under the title that best meet the specific needs of the client and the employment counselor's skills in working with groups of clients to develop plans leading to self-sufficiency.     (5)   (a) An employment counselor shall be:   (i) trained in the requirements of and benefits or services provided through employment centers in at least one of the following:   (A)Chapter 3, Employment Support Act; and     (B)Chapter 5, Training and Workforce Improvement Act;       (ii) capable of:   (A) conducting an effective assessment;     (B) negotiating an employment plan; and     (C) providing the necessary encouragement and support to a client; and       (iii) knowledgeable of:   (A) department policies;     (B) relevant law;     (C) current labor market conditions;     (D) education and training programs for adults; and     (E) services and supports available in the community.         (b) At the discretion of the director of an economic service area, an employment counselor may receive special training in the requirements of or providing services under the statutes listed in Subsection (5)(a)(i).       (6)   (a) A client employment plan may include:   (i) services and support necessary for stabilization;     (ii) assessment and training; and     (iii) placement.       (b) The client employment plan shall consider the job opportunities available to the client based on the job market.     (c) The client employment plan shall be outcome-focused.       (7) If a client seeks cash assistance under Chapter 3, Employment Support Act, the assignment of an employment counselor and the creation and implementation of an employment plan shall be consistent with Section 35A-3-304.    Amended by Chapter 188, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 35A-2-203 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 2 - Economic Service Areas|Part 2 - Service Delivery|Section 203 - Employment centers.

 Effective 5/13/2014  35A-2-203. Employment centers.    (1) In each county within an economic service area, the executive director shall:   (a) designate the location of one or more employment centers, as defined in Section 35A-1-102, in which the services are provided by the department; or     (b) coordinate with the department to establish access to the services provided by the department by means other than an employment center.       (2) An employment center shall provide a comprehensive program of employment services including job placement, job development, stabilization, assessment, and job training through its employment counselors as part of a system of unified case management.     (3) The department may make services that are provided through employment centers under this section accessible through electronic linkage.     (4) The department shall develop and maintain a website dedicated to providing information regarding employment opportunities available throughout the state.     (5)   (a) Except when filling a job vacancy with a current employee, a government entity shall list each public job posting on the department's website.     (b) Information regarding job vacancies with private contractors that have contracted with an executive branch procurement unit shall be made available to the department for posting on the department's website by the department. Posted information shall include the name and contact information for job inquiries. This information shall be available for the duration of the contract.     (c) Faculty related job vacancies and job vacancies for part-time wage related jobs typically filled by students at state institutions of higher education are exempt from the requirements of Subsection (5)(a).     (d) Subsection (5)(a) does not apply to school districts.      Amended by Chapter 179, 2014 General Session
UT Code § 35A-3-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 3 - Employment Support Act|Part 1 - Basic Services and Support|Section 101 - Title.

 Effective 5/12/2015  35A-3-101. Title.  This chapter is known as the "Employment Support Act." Amended by Chapter 221, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 35A-3-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 3 - Employment Support Act|Part 1 - Basic Services and Support|Section 103 - Department responsibilities.

 Effective 7/1/2016  Superseded 7/1/2022  35A-3-103. Department responsibilities.  The department shall:  (1) administer public assistance programs assigned by the Legislature and the governor;     (2) determine eligibility for public assistance programs in accordance with the requirements of this chapter;     (3) cooperate with the federal government in the administration of public assistance programs;     (4) administer state employment services;     (5) provide for the compilation of necessary or desirable information, statistics, and reports;     (6) perform other duties and functions required by law;     (7) monitor the application of eligibility policy;     (8) develop personnel training programs for effective and efficient operation of the programs administered by the department;     (9) provide refugee resettlement services in accordance with Section 35A-3-701;     (10) provide child care assistance for children in accordance with Part 2, Office of Child Care; and     (11) provide services that enable an applicant or recipient to qualify for affordable housing in cooperation with:   (a) the Utah Housing Corporation;     (b) the Housing and Community Development Division; and     (c) local housing authorities.      Amended by Chapter 296, 2016 General SessionAmended by Chapter 348, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 35A-3-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 3 - Employment Support Act|Part 1 - Basic Services and Support|Section 103 - Department responsibilities.

 Effective 7/1/2022  35A-3-103. Department responsibilities.  The department shall:  (1) administer public assistance programs assigned by the Legislature and the governor;     (2) determine eligibility for public assistance programs in accordance with the requirements of this chapter;     (3) cooperate with the federal government in the administration of public assistance programs;     (4) administer state employment services;     (5) provide for the compilation of necessary or desirable information, statistics, and reports;     (6) perform other duties and functions required by law;     (7) monitor the application of eligibility policy;     (8) develop personnel training programs for effective and efficient operation of the programs administered by the department;     (9) provide refugee resettlement services in accordance with Section 35A-3-701;     (10) provide child care assistance for children in accordance with Part 2, Office of Child Care;     (11) provide services that enable an applicant or recipient to qualify for affordable housing in cooperation with:   (a) the Utah Housing Corporation;     (b) the Housing and Community Development Division; and     (c) local housing authorities;       (12) in accordance with 42 C.F.R. Sec. 431.10, develop non-clinical eligibility policy and procedures to implement the eligibility state plan, waivers, and administrative rules developed and issued by the Department of Health and Human Services for medical assistance under:   (a)Title 26, Chapter 18, Medical Assistance Act; and     (b)Title 26, Chapter 40, Utah Children's Health Insurance Act;       (13) administer the Medicaid Eligibility Quality Control function in accordance with 42 C.F.R. Sec. 431.812; and     (14) conduct eligibility hearings and issue final decisions in adjudicative proceedings, including expedited appeals as defined in 42 C.F.R. Sec. 431.224, for medical assistance eligibility under:   (a)Title 26, Chapter 18, Medical Assistance Act; or     (b)Title 26, Chapter 40, Utah Children's Health Insurance Act.      Amended by Chapter 422, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 35A-3-103.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 3 - Employment Support Act|Part 1 - Basic Services and Support|Section 103.5 - Employment and the provision of services for the disabled.

 Effective 5/12/2015  35A-3-103.5. Employment and the provision of services for the disabled.    (1) As used in this section, "recipient" means an individual who:   (a) has a disability;     (b) suffers from a mental illness; or     (c) is undergoing treatment for a substance abuse problem.       (2) Subject to funds made available for this purpose and subject to federal and state law, when providing services to a recipient in the programs provided under this chapter, the department shall give priority to providing services that assist an eligible recipient in obtaining and retaining meaningful and gainful employment that enables the recipient to earn sufficient income to:   (a) purchase goods and services;     (b) establish self-sufficiency; and     (c) exercise economic control of the recipient's life.       (3) The department shall develop a written plan to implement the policy described in Subsection (2) that includes:   (a) assessing the strengths and needs of a recipient;     (b) customizing strength-based approaches to obtaining employment;     (c) expecting, encouraging, providing, and rewarding employment:   (i) integrated employment in the workplace at competitive wages and benefits; and     (ii) self-employment;       (d) developing partnerships with potential employers;     (e) maximizing appropriate employment training opportunities;     (f) coordinating services with other government agencies and community resources;     (g) to the extent possible, eliminating practices and policies that interfere with the policy described in Subsection (2); and     (h) arranging sub-minimum wage work or volunteer work for an eligible recipient when employment at market rates cannot be obtained.       (4) The department shall, on an annual basis:   (a) set goals to implement the policy described in Subsection (2) and the plan described in Subsection (3);     (b) determine whether the goals for the previous year have been met; and     (c) modify the plan described in Subsection (3) as needed.      Amended by Chapter 221, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 35A-3-104 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 3 - Employment Support Act|Part 1 - Basic Services and Support|Section 104 - Contracts for administration and provision of public assistance.

 Effective 5/12/2015  35A-3-104. Contracts for administration and provision of public assistance.  The department may contract with other public or private agencies to assist in the administration and provision of public assistance. Amended by Chapter 221, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 35A-3-105 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 3 - Employment Support Act|Part 1 - Basic Services and Support|Section 105 - Determination of eligibility and responsibility -- Information from State Tax Commission.

 Effective 5/12/2015  35A-3-105. Determination of eligibility and responsibility -- Information from State Tax Commission.    (1) The department may have access to relevant information contained in the income tax returns of an applicant, a recipient, or a person who has a duty to support an applicant or recipient, in determining:   (a) eligibility for public assistance;     (b) payment responsibilities for institutional care; or     (c) any other administrative purpose consistent with this chapter.       (2) The information requested by the department shall be:   (a) provided by the State Tax Commission on forms furnished by the department; and     (b) treated by the department as a private record under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.      Amended by Chapter 221, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 35A-3-106 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 3 - Employment Support Act|Part 1 - Basic Services and Support|Section 106 - Residency requirements.

 Effective 5/12/2015  35A-3-106. Residency requirements.    (1) An applicant is only eligible for public assistance under this chapter if the applicant is living in Utah voluntarily with the intention of making the state the applicant's place of residence.     (2) An applicant is not eligible for public assistance under this chapter if the applicant is living in Utah for a temporary purpose.    Amended by Chapter 221, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 35A-3-108 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 3 - Employment Support Act|Part 1 - Basic Services and Support|Section 108 - Assignment of support.

 Effective 5/12/2015  35A-3-108. Assignment of support.    (1)   (a) An applicant shall provide an assignment of support to the department regardless of whether the payment is court ordered.     (b) Upon the receipt of public assistance, any right of the recipient to receive support from another person passes to the state, including a right to support on behalf of any family member for whom the recipient is applying for or receiving assistance, even if the recipient has not executed and delivered an assignment of support to the department as required by Subsection (1)(a).       (2) An assignment of support, or a right to receive support passed to the state, includes payments ordered, decreed, or adjudged by a court within this state, another state, or a territory of the United States and is not in lieu of, and does not supersede or alter, any other court order, decree, or judgment.     (3) When an assignment of support is executed or the right to support passes to the state under this section, the recipient is eligible to regular monthly assistance and the support paid to the state is a refund.     (4) All money refunded under this section shall be deposited into the General Fund, except any amount which is required to be credited to the federal government.     (5) On and after the date a recipient stops receiving cash assistance, an assignment of support under this section does not apply to support that accrued before the recipient received the cash assistance if:   (a) the state has not collected the support by the date the recipient stops receiving cash assistance; and     (b) the assignment was executed on or after October 1, 1998.       (6) The state shall distribute arrearages to a recipient in accordance with the requirements of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 657.     (7) When an assignment of support includes child support, the total amount of child support assigned to the state and collected under this section may not exceed the total amount of cash assistance received by the recipient.    Amended by Chapter 221, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 35A-3-109 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 3 - Employment Support Act|Part 1 - Basic Services and Support|Section 109 - Assistance provided to guardian or other caretaker -- Periodic review.

 Effective 5/12/2015  35A-3-109. Assistance provided to guardian or other caretaker -- Periodic review.    (1) At the discretion of the department, the department may pay the public assistance to the legal guardian of a recipient.     (2) The department may only provide cash assistance on behalf of an eligible recipient under Part 3, Family Employment Program, to another individual interested in or concerned with the welfare of the recipient if:   (a) by reason of the recipient's physical or mental condition, the recipient is unable to manage funds;     (b) the provision of cash assistance directly to the recipient would be contrary to the recipient's welfare; or     (c) the department is acting according to federal requirements.       (3) The department shall:   (a) undertake or contract with other state agencies to make special efforts to protect the welfare of a recipient and improve the recipient's capacity for self-care; and     (b) periodically review a recipient's condition to determine whether, in the best interest of the recipient:   (i) cash assistance that is provided to an individual other than the recipient should be discontinued; or     (ii) a legal guardian should be appointed.        Amended by Chapter 221, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 35A-3-110 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 3 - Employment Support Act|Part 1 - Basic Services and Support|Section 110 - Third party obligation -- Interest.

 Effective 5/12/2015  35A-3-110. Third party obligation -- Interest.    (1) If the department expends public assistance on behalf of a recipient for services or supplies, for which another person is obligated to reimburse the department, the department shall notify the person of the obligation to make the reimbursement.     (2) Upon receiving notification under Subsection (1), the notified person shall make the reimbursement within 60 days.     (3) After the time period established under Subsection (2), the department shall charge interest on any unpaid balance at the rate of 8% per annum unless an extension is granted by the department.    Amended by Chapter 221, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 35A-3-111 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 3 - Employment Support Act|Part 1 - Basic Services and Support|Section 111 - Collection of overpayments.

 Effective 5/12/2015  35A-3-111. Collection of overpayments.    (1) The department shall recover overpayments as described in Section 35A-3-603.     (2) An excess property lien that is required by a department program, but is not transferred to the federal government, remains a condition of eligibility in public assistance programs.     (3) A recipient may appeal an initial department determination that there has been an overpayment under rules made by the department in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.    Amended by Chapter 221, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 35A-3-112 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 3 - Employment Support Act|Part 1 - Basic Services and Support|Section 112 - Assistance not assignable -- Exemption from execution, garnishment, bankruptcy, or insolvency proceedings.

 Effective 5/12/2015  35A-3-112. Assistance not assignable -- Exemption from execution, garnishment, bankruptcy, or insolvency proceedings.    (1) Public assistance provided under this chapter is not assignable at law or in equity.     (2) None of the money paid or payable under this chapter is subject to:   (a) execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process; or     (b) the operation of bankruptcy or insolvency law.      Amended by Chapter 221, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 35A-3-113 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 3 - Employment Support Act|Part 1 - Basic Services and Support|Section 113 - Prohibition of charges or fees for representing applicants or recipients.

 Effective 5/12/2015  35A-3-113. Prohibition of charges or fees for representing applicants or recipients.  Except for criminal proceedings, a person may not charge or receive a fee for representing an applicant or recipient in a proceeding under this chapter, or with respect to an application, in an amount greater than the amount determined by the court or body before whom an applicant or recipient has been represented regardless of who pays the charge or fee. Amended by Chapter 221, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 35A-3-201 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 3 - Employment Support Act|Part 2 - Office of Child Care|Section 201 - Definitions.

 Effective 5/5/2021  35A-3-201. Definitions.  As used in this part:  (1) "Child care" means the child care services defined in Section 35A-3-102 for:   (a) children age 12 or younger; and     (b) children with disabilities age 18 or younger.       (2) "Child care provider association" means an association:   (a) that has functioned as a child care provider association in the state for at least three years; and     (b) is affiliated with a national child care provider association.       (3) "Committee" means the Child Care Advisory Committee created in Section 35A-3-205.     (4) "Director" means the director of the Office of Child Care.     (5)   (a) "Income" means gross income, whether earned or unearned, as defined by rule made in accordance with Section 35A-3-203.     (b) "Income" does not include:   (i) income from means-tested programs, including:   (A) Temporary Assistance to Needy Families;     (B) the Social Security Act; and     (C) the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program;       (ii) in-kind income;     (iii) scholarship, grant, or bona fide loan money;     (iv) a federal or state income tax credit; or     (v) a nonrecurring lump sum benefit.         (6) "Income-eligible child" means a child whose:   (a) family income does not exceed 85% of state median income for a family of the same size; and     (b) family assets do not exceed the limit established by the office through rule created in accordance with Section 35A-3-203.       (7) "Office" means the Office of Child Care created in Section 35A-3-202.    Amended by Chapter 168, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 35A-3-202 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 3 - Employment Support Act|Part 2 - Office of Child Care|Section 202 - Creation.

 Effective 5/12/2015  35A-3-202. Creation.    (1) There is created within the Department of Workforce Services an Office of Child Care.     (2) The office shall be administered by a director who shall be appointed by the executive director and who may be removed from that position at the will of the executive director.    Amended by Chapter 221, 2015 General Session