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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-6 - Public Assistance Act › Section 40-6-16. - Fraudulent use of food stamps.

§ 40-6-16. Fraudulent use of food stamps.
(a)
Any person who by any fraudulent device obtains, or attempts to obtain, or aids or abets any person to obtain, food stamps issued pursuant to the Food Stamp Act of 1964, as amended, 7 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq., shall be guilty of larceny, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment of not more than five (5) years or by fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both, if the value of the food stamps to which one 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 both, if the value of the food stamps to which one is not entitled, shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500).
(b)
Upon conviction of the felony or misdemeanor, the individual shall be ineligible to participate in the food stamp program for not less than six (6) and not more than twenty-four (24) months, as determined by the court; provided, that the disqualification applies only to the individual so convicted and does not render the entire household ineligible for the program.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 118, art. 13, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 216, § 17.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-6 - Public Assistance Act › Section 40-6-17. - Receipt and use of federal funds.

§ 40-6-17. Receipt and use of federal funds.
The state shall have authority to receive and expend through the department any funds that may become available from the federal government for public assistance purposes. The department, with the approval of the governor, shall have authority to meet federal requirements with respect to the administration of funds as may be set forth as conditions precedent to receiving the federal funds.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 118, art. 13, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-6 - Public Assistance Act › Section 40-6-18. - Agreements with other states.

§ 40-6-18. Agreements with other states.
The department shall have the authority to enter into reciprocal agreements with other states and territories of the United States providing for the payment of assistance to former residents of this state residing in other states.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 118, art. 13, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-6 - Public Assistance Act › Section 40-6-19. - Complainant in actions to invoke penalties.

§ 40-6-19. Complainant in actions to invoke penalties.
The director of the department, or any person designated by him or her, may be the party complainant to any complaint and warrant brought to invoke the penalties provided for in this chapter, and the party complainant shall be exempt from giving surety for costs in any action.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 118, art. 13, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-6 - Public Assistance Act › Section 40-6-20. - Prosecution of criminal actions.

§ 40-6-20. Prosecution of criminal actions.
All criminal actions for any violation of this chapter, or any rule or regulation promulgated under this chapter pertaining to the department, shall be prosecuted by the attorney general or by any qualified member of the Rhode Island bar who shall be designated by the director and approved by the attorney general to institute and prosecute such actions.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 118, art. 13, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-6 - Public Assistance Act › Section 40-6-21. - Child support — Income tax refund offset.

§ 40-6-21. Child support — Income tax refund offset.
The department is authorized and directed to promulgate rules and regulations to implement the federal and state programs for offset and collection of past-due child and spousal support from income tax refunds, as authorized by Sections 6305(b) and 6402(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. §§ 6305(b) and 6402(c), and implementing regulations, and as authorized by chapter 30.1 of title 44. The rules and regulations shall provide the child support obligor with an opportunity for an administrative hearing to contest the offset.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 118, art. 13, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-6 - Public Assistance Act › Section 40-6-21.1. - Voluntary acknowledgement of paternity — Hospital-based program.

§ 40-6-21.1. Voluntary acknowledgement of paternity — Hospital-based program.
(a)
The department of human services is authorized and directed to establish, in accordance with the requirements of Title IV-D, § 466(a)(5) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 666(a)(5), a hospital-based program for the voluntary acknowledgement of paternity during the period immediately preceding or following the birth of a child. The department of human services shall require all public and private birthing hospitals in this state, as defined herein, to participate in the hospital-based paternity acknowledgement program and to provide the services, materials, and reports as may be required by federal law and regulations. The program must be operational in hospitals no later than January 1, 1995. The department is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the hospital-based program and to enter into cooperative agreements with other state agencies to effectuate the program.
(b)
The requirement for participation in the program by hospitals is in addition to the birth-registration requirements under chapter 3 of title 23; provided, however, that the department of human services shall work in cooperation with the department of health, registrar of vital records, to avoid duplication of obligations imposed on hospitals to the extent permitted by federal law and regulations.
(c)
The term “birthing hospital” means a hospital that has a licensed obstetric care unit or is licensed to provide obstetric services, or a licensed birthing center associated with a hospital. A birthing center is a facility outside a hospital that provides maternity services.
History of Section.
P.L. 1994, ch. 236, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-6 - Public Assistance Act › Section 40-6-21.2. - Child medical support garnishment — State income tax offset.

§ 40-6-21.2. Child medical support garnishment — State income tax offset.
(a)
The department of human services may garnish the wages, salary, or other income of, and withhold amounts from state income tax refunds due to, any person who:
(1)
Is required by court or administrative order to provide coverage of the cost of health services to a child eligible for medical assistance under chapter 8 of this title and Title XIX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq.; and
(2)
Has received payment from a third party for the costs of the services but has not used the payments to reimburse either the other parent or guardian of the child or the provider of the services, to the extent necessary to reimburse the department of human services for its costs, but claims for current and past-due child support shall take priority over these claims.
(b)
Garnishment proceedings may be commenced and enforced in the family court under chapters 5, 8, 9, 11 [repealed], 13, 15, and 16 of title 15.
(c)
Withholding from state income tax refunds shall be enforced in accordance with chapter 30.1 of title 44.
History of Section.
P.L. 1994, ch. 237, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-6 - Public Assistance Act › Section 40-6-22. - Disclosure of information — Penalty.

§ 40-6-22. Disclosure of information — Penalty.
(a)
For purposes of this section, a “financial institution” means a bank, savings bank, national bank, trust company, building and loan association, loan and investment company, credit union, safe deposit company, any person or corporation registered to sell securities under the provisions of chapter 11 of title 7, or federal savings and loan institution authorized to do business under the laws of this state.
(b)
A financial institution, upon written request or upon request made by computer file on magnetic tape, signed or submitted by an authorized employee of the department of human services, shall inform the department of the amount deposited in the financial institution to the credit of a person named in, or otherwise identified in, the request as an applicant for, or recipient of, public assistance under this chapter or chapter 8 of this title. Upon the request, the financial institution shall provide the requested deposit information, in writing or by computer file on magnetic tape, to the department of human services within sixty (60) days from the receipt of the request. The department shall not submit its information request by computer file on magnetic tape to a financial institution that does not maintain deposit information on computer files, and the financial institution shall not be required to provide deposit information by computer file on magnetic tape.
(c)
A financial institution shall be subject to a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100) for each willful failure to provide the department with the requested information. The department may recover the penalty by civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(d)
The department of human services may disclose information obtained pursuant to this section to an agency or department of another state administering a public assistance program, provided that the department of human services has executed a reciprocal agreement with the agency or department for the reciprocal disclosure of deposit information.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 118, art. 13, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-6 - Public Assistance Act › Section 40-6-23. - Release of wage and earnings information.

§ 40-6-23. Release of wage and earnings information.
(a)
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, every employer or payor of earnings shall make available to the department, upon written request by the department, any wage or earnings information in its possession, regarding an employee, former employee, or person providing goods or services who is a recipient, an applicant, or former recipient for assistance under the provisions of this chapter.
(b)
Any employer or payor who refuses to make available wage or earnings information shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or shall be imprisoned for not more than six (6) months, or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 118, art. 13, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-6 - Public Assistance Act › Section 40-6-24. - Recipient not deemed pauper.

§ 40-6-24. Recipient not deemed pauper.
No person receiving assistance under this chapter shall be deemed a pauper for purposes of chapter 5 of this title by reason thereof.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 118, art. 13, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-6 - Public Assistance Act › Section 40-6-25. - Rules and regulations.

§ 40-6-25. Rules and regulations.
The department is authorized to prescribe forms and promulgate rules and regulations that it deems necessary in order to effectuate the intent and provisions of this chapter. Furthermore, it is the legislative intent of the general assembly that the authority granted in this chapter to the department to promulgate rules and regulations, with respect to eligibility for assistance, amount, and standards of assistance and administration of programs, be liberally construed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 118, art. 13, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-6 - Public Assistance Act › Section 40-6-26. - Severability.

§ 40-6-26. Severability.
If any provision in any section of this chapter, or the application thereof, to any person or circumstances 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. 1987, ch. 118, art. 13, § 2.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-6.4 - Incentive for Training and Employment › Section 40-6.4-5. - Recruitment, assessment, training, and referral of program candidates.

§ 40-6.4-5. Recruitment, assessment, training, and referral of program candidates.
(a)
The director shall contract with one or more government agencies or nonprofit community-based organizations for the purpose of recruitment, screening, assessment, job-readiness preparation, and referral to supportive work. The government agencies or private organizations shall have a demonstrated record of service to AFDC recipients and/or people with disabilities, and shall have experience in conducting outreach and recruitment, intake and assessment of clients, and providing job-readiness training. The organizations shall:
(1)
Recruit, screen and assess the job-readiness skills of AFDC recipients and persons with disabilities for the supported work program;
(2)
Where appropriate, provide job-readiness skills training for program participants, including, but not limited to, remedial reading, writing, and mathematics skills training; and
(3)
Refer appropriate candidates for work in the supported work program.
(b)
At least one-third (⅓) of the participants referred to and placed in the supported work program shall currently be enrolled in employment readiness training and referred from a nonprofit, community-based organization or from other organizations certified by the director as conducting appropriate job-readiness training.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 280, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 96; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 96.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-6.4 - Incentive for Training and Employment › Section 40-6.4-6. - Program operator.

§ 40-6.4-6. Program operator.
(a)
The director shall contract with a program operator to place participants in private-sector employment. The program operator shall have demonstrated experience in administering a large-scale supported work program that utilizes grant diversion, including:
(1)
Experience in developing comprehensive and diverse cooperative agreements with the private sector;
(2)
Providing on-the-job supervision of program participants and graduated stress and peer support;
(3)
Performing task analysis of entry-level jobs; and
(4)
Restructuring work to meet the needs of the participant population.
(b)
The program operator shall place participants under contract with private-sector companies in supported work environments and, at the end of supported work training, shall place the participants in permanent unsubsidized jobs in private-sector companies. The supported work training shall not exceed nine (9) months in duration for each participant; provided, however, that the director, in his or her discretion, may extend the period of supportive work training for a person with a disability for not more than nine (9) additional months if the director determines that an extension is necessary to enable the person with a disability to obtain the full benefit of the program.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 280, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 96; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 96.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-6.4 - Incentive for Training and Employment › Section 40-6.4-7. - Rules and regulations.

§ 40-6.4-7. Rules and regulations.
The director is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 280, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-6.4 - Incentive for Training and Employment › Section 40-6.4-8. - [Repealed.]

§ 40-6.4-8. [Repealed.]
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 280, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2006, ch. 216, § 18, effective July 3, 2006.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-6.5 - Child Day Care Grant Program › Section 40-6.5-1. - Grant program — Child day care.

§ 40-6.5-1. Grant program — Child day care.
The director of human services shall establish a program of grants to establish and/or expand child daycare programs, not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per grantee, and not to exceed a total expenditure of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).
History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 647, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-6.5 - Child Day Care Grant Program › Section 40-6.5-2. - Rules and regulations.

§ 40-6.5-2. Rules and regulations.
The director shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations establishing eligibility requirements, and provide that at least fifty percent (50%) of the total grant funds available be distributed to nonprofit agencies that meet the following standards:
(1)
Each grantee shall employ, educate, or train significant numbers of parents whose incomes are below the statewide median family income;
(2)
Each grantee shall demonstrate a need for additional child daycare services in their service delivery area; and
(3)
In selecting additional grantees for the remainder of the available funds, priority shall be given to grant proposals that would develop: (i) child daycare programs and opportunities for children with special healthcare needs; and (ii) specialized childcare programs, such as programs for parents who work nontraditional hours and programs for sick child care. All grantees must demonstrate that childcare services established under this childcare grant program will be certified or licensed in accordance with Rhode Island law.
History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 647, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 97; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 97.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-6.6 - Quality Family Child Care Act › Section 40-6.6-1. - Short title.

§ 40-6.6-1. Short title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Rhode Island Quality Family Child Care Act of 2013.”
History of Section.
P.L. 2013, ch. 456, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 465, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-6.6 - Quality Family Child Care Act › Section 40-6.6-2. - Definitions.

§ 40-6.6-2. Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth herein, unless the context in which such terms are used clearly indicates to the contrary:
(1)
“CCAP” means “Child Care Assistance Program” the program administered by the department of human services that provides financial assistance to families for child care.
(2)
“CCAP family childcare provider” means an individual who:
(i)
Participates in CCAP as a department of human services CCAP approved provider; and
(ii)
Is either licensed by the department of children, youth and families to provide childcare services in the provider’s own home, or license exempt but approved by the department of human services to participate in CCAP.
(3)
“Director” means the director of the department of administration.
(4)
“Provider organization” means an organization that includes CCAP family childcare providers and has as one of its purposes the representation of CCAP family childcare providers in their relations with the state.
(5)
“Provider representative” or “representative” means a provider organization that is certified as the exclusive negotiating representative of CCAP family childcare providers as provided in § 40-6.6-9.
History of Section.
P.L. 2013, ch. 456, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 465, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-6.6 - Quality Family Child Care Act › Section 40-6.6-3. - Child Care Assistance Program Parent Advisory Council.

§ 40-6.6-3. Child Care Assistance Program Parent Advisory Council.
(a)
There is established a Child Care Assistance Program Parent Advisory Council. The council shall consist of seven (7) members, six (6) of whom shall be the parents or guardians of children who participate, or have participated in, CCAP within the two (2) years previous to being appointed to the advisory council. The director of the department of human services, or his or her designee, shall serve on the council and act as its chair. A majority of members of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business.
(b)
The council members shall be appointed for three-year (3) terms. Two (2) shall be appointed by the governor, two (2) by the speaker of the house of representatives, and two (2) by the president of the senate.
(c)
The council shall advise the governor and the director, or his or her designee, and any provider representative regarding issues relating to the quality, affordability, and accessibility of child care offered through CCAP. In particular, the council shall make recommendations regarding:
(1)
Strategies for improving quality, affordability, and access to child care for CCAP families; and
(2)
The structure of the CCAP program, including, but not limited to, the application and renewal process, eligibility rules and standards, and family co-payment levels.
History of Section.
P.L. 2013, ch. 456, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 465, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-6.6 - Quality Family Child Care Act › Section 40-6.6-4. - Right of CCAP family childcare providers to choose provider representative — Subjects of negotiation.

§ 40-6.6-4. Right of CCAP family childcare providers to choose provider representative — Subjects of negotiation.
(a)
CCAP family childcare providers may, in accordance with the procedures set forth in § 40-6.6-9, choose a provider organization to be their provider representative and to negotiate with the director, or his or her designee, over the terms and conditions of CCAP family childcare providers’ participation in CCAP, including, but not limited to: (1) Expanding training and professional development opportunities; (2) Improving the recruitment and retention of qualified CCAP family childcare providers; (3) Reimbursement rates and other economic matters; (4) Benefits; (5) Payment procedures; and (6) A grievance-resolution process.
(b)
Notwithstanding the above, all matters within the scope of the department of children, youth and families (DCYF) childcare-licensing regulations and the DCYF’s regulatory authority over childcare licensing shall be excluded from and not subject to negotiations and/or the collective bargaining process as recognized in this section. DCYF’s authority to initiate licensing action pertaining to family childcare providers shall be exclusively governed by provisions in § 42-72.1-6 and chapter 35 of title 42.
(c)
Notwithstanding the above, CCAP family childcare providers must first be qualified as CCAP family childcare providers by the department of human services and must operate in conformance with the relevant sections of chapter 12 of title 42 and regulations promulgated by the department.
(d)
The director shall work in consultation with the secretary of the executive office of health and human services, as well as the director of the department of human services, regarding the terms and conditions of CCAP family childcare providers’ participation in CCAP including, but not limited to, the terms and conditions in subsection (a).
History of Section.
P.L. 2013, ch. 456, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 465, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-6.6 - Quality Family Child Care Act › Section 40-6.6-5. - Good-faith negotiations.

§ 40-6.6-5. Good-faith negotiations.
It shall be the obligation of the director, or his or her designee, to meet and confer in good faith with the provider representative within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice from the provider representative of the request for a meeting for bargaining purposes. This obligation shall include the duty to cause any agreement resulting from the negotiations to be reduced to a written contract.
History of Section.
P.L. 2013, ch. 456, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 465, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-6.6 - Quality Family Child Care Act › Section 40-6.6-6. - Unresolved issues — Impasse procedures.

§ 40-6.6-6. Unresolved issues — Impasse procedures.
In the event that the provider representative and the director, or his or her designee, are unable to reach an agreement on a contract, or reach an impasse in negotiations, the procedures of §§ 36-11-7.1 through 36-11-11 shall be followed.
History of Section.
P.L. 2013, ch. 456, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 465, § 1.