Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 208 - Department of Workforce Services › Rule 208.00.13-001 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program State Plan for Title IV-A of the Social Security Act

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
Section
		  1
ORGANIZATION
1.1
Organizational Structure
Arkansas Act 1705 of 2005 established the Department of Workforce
			 Services (DWS) as the recognized agency for administration of the Temporary
			 Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program in Arkansas. The Arkansas
			 Department of Human Services, Division of County Operations partners with DWS
			 in the operations of the State's TANF program, called Transitional Employment
			 Assistance (TEA) in Arkansas.
1.2
Statewide Operation
The Department of Workforce Services and Department of Human
			 Services - Division of County Operations operate a statewide program. The
			 Department of Workforce Services will be responsible for the day-to-day
			 operations for case management and the Division of County Operations within DHS
			 will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of eligibility determination
			 for the program.
1.3
Implementation Date
The Department of Human Services implemented the Transitional
			 Employment Assistance Program on July 1, 1997.
The Department of Workforce Services assumed overall program
			 responsibility on January 1, 2006, in accordance with State law.
1.4
Public/Private Agency
		  Relationships
The Department of Workforce Services may, as appropriate, provide
			 work activities, training, and other services through contracts. The Department
			 will enter into interagency agreements with other state agencies for the
			 provision of necessary services and necessary exchanges of information The
			 Department may also interface with other agencies in providing
			 employment-related services.
1.5
Arkansas Temporary Assistance for
		  Needy Families Oversight Board
Arkansas Act 514 of 2007 established the TANF Oversight Board as
			 a replacement for the previous Transitional Employment Assistance Board. The
			 TANF Oversight Board is designed to be an agent of change and challenge to
			 existing federal, state, and local agency service delivery mechanisms for
			 progress serving low-income persons.
The responsibilities of the board include developing a vision and
			 blueprint for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to:
* Provide effective services to the Transitional Employment
			 Assistance Program and Arkansas Work Pays Program participants;
* Improve performance on the Transitional Employment Assistance
			 Program participant outcomes; and
* Integrate Transitional Employment Assistance Program services,
			 Arkansas Work Pays Program services, and services offered in 34 local workforce
			 offices.
The members of the Arkansas Temporary Assistance for Needy
			 Families Oversight Board include:
* The Director of the Department of Workforce Services;
* The Director of the Arkansas Workforce Investment Board;
* The Director of the Division of County Operations of the
			 Department of Human Services;
* Four (4) members to be appointed by the Governor, One (1) of
			 which shall be a current or former recipient of transitional employment
			 assistance;
* Two (2) members, one (1) to be appointed by the Speaker of the
			 House of Representatives; and One (1) member to be appointed by the President
			 Pro Tempore of the Senate.