Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-2 - FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES › Subject 290-2-28 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) PROGRAM › Rule 290-2-28-.02 - Definitions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27,
				2024
(1) Unless the
				context otherwise requires, the words and phrases set forth herein shall mean
				the following:
(a) "Applicant" means a person
				who applies for assistance under the state plan.
(b) "Assistance" means the temporary
				assistance provided to needy families with children in accordance with Part A
				of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, regulations
				promulgated pursuant thereto by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, all
				applicable laws of this state, and regulations of the Board of Human
				Resources.
(c) "Board" means the
				Board of Human Resources.
(d) "Cash
				assistance" means the money payment component of the TANF assistance.
(e) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of
				the Department of Human Resources.
(f) "Department" means the Department of
				Human Resources.
(g) "Earnings"
				means payment received in return for services rendered.
(h) "Family" means one or more children
				living with a responsible parent, both parents, or other caretaker relative or
				legal guardian.
(i) "Family
				maximum" means the maximum amount of cash assistance per month that can be paid
				to a family based on the number of individuals in the family.
(j) "Gross income ceiling" is the amount of
				income, currently set at 185% of the Standard of Need, that a family may not
				exceed to be potentially eligible for Georgia TANF cash assistance.
(k) "Income" means all money received by all
				members of the family from any source.
(l) "Recipient" means a person who receives
				assistance pursuant to the state plan.
(m) "Resident" means an individual who
				resides in Georgia.
(n) "Resources"
				means cash, property or assets owned by members of the family which are
				available to be converted into cash to meet financial obligations.
(o) "Sanction" means a 25% reduction of any
				cash assistance provided to a family for an initial material violation of
				program requirements and termination of cash assistance for a subsequent
				material violation. Material violations are listed at Rule
				290-2-28-.17(1)(a) through
				(c). The 25% reduction for an initial
				material violation shall continue for a minimum of one month or until
				compliance with the requirement which was violated, up to a maximum of three
				months.
(p) "Standard of need"
				means an amount, set by the General Assembly, that is a compilation of the cost
				of basic needs indexed to the number of individuals in the family.
(q) "State plan" means the plan submitted by
				the State of Georgia to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, pursuant to
				Part A of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act, as amended particularly
				by the Act of August 22, 1996,
				Public Law
				104-193, the Personal Responsibility and Work
				Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, as amended.
(r) "TANF" means temporary assistance for
				needy families.
(s) "Work activity"
				means a work activity as defined by Part A of Title IV of the federal Social
				Security Act, as amended. The term currently includes any of the following:
1. Unsubsidized employment;
2. Subsidized private sector
				employment;
3. Subsidized public
				sector employment;
4. Work
				experience, including work associated with the refurbishing of publicly
				assisted housing, if sufficient private sector employment is not
				available;
5. On-the-job
				training;
6. Job search and job
				readiness assistance, but such activity by a recipient shall be limited to no
				more than six weeks, only four weeks of which may be consecutive, unless the
				state's unemployment rate is 50 percent above the national average, in which
				case such activity shall be limited to no more than 12 weeks, only four weeks
				of which may be consecutive.
7.
				Community service programs;
8.
				Vocational educational training, not to exceed 12 months with respect to any
				individual;
9. Job skills training
				directly related to employment;
10.
				Education directly related to employment, in the case of a recipient who has
				not received a high school diploma or a certificate of a high school
				equivalency;
11. Satisfactory
				attendance at secondary school or in a course of study leading to a certificate
				of general equivalence, in a case of a recipient who has not completed
				secondary school or received such a certificate of high school equivalency;
				and
12. The provision of child care
				services to an individual who is participating in a community service
				program.