Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:231.1 – A. The state public assistance program shall consist of a cash assistance program, the Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program and an education, employment, training, and related
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:231.1
- Cash assistance: means funds that the department provides through the Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program and the Kinship Care Subsidy Program to eligible beneficiaries for the purpose of assisting those persons in meeting ongoing basic needs. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:231
- STEP: means the education, employment, training and related services program for families receiving cash assistance payments. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:231
- TANF: means the federal block grant program established under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Public Law 104-193, and applicable changes due to its reauthorization. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:231
- Work-eligible: refers to families containing an adult under sixty years of age, or teen head of household, that is not disabled, incapacitated, or caring for a family member who is disabled or incapacitated as documented by a medical expert to which the status of disability is clearly established and explained. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:231
A. The state public assistance program shall consist of a cash assistance program, the Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program and an education, employment, training, and related services program for work-eligible families, STEP, and TANF-funded initiatives.
B. The state public assistance programs funded with federal TANF funds shall include all the requirements and prohibitions of PRWORA, and applicable changes due to its reauthorization.
Acts 1997, No. 1155, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2003, No. 58, §1.