§ 43-5-1105 State welfare policy
§ 43-5-1110 Definitions
§ 43-5-1115 Employment and training for those receiving assistance
§ 43-5-1120 Welfare agreements; leave from employment for family planning services; employment and training components of receiving assistance
§ 43-5-1125 Sanctions for failing to comply with welfare agreement
§ 43-5-1130 County departmental goals for hiring welfare recipients
§ 43-5-1135 State agency goals to recruit and employ welfare recipients
§ 43-5-1140 Labor market and occupational information to be provided to department
§ 43-5-1145 Cash assistance payments paid as wage subsidy or tax credit
§ 43-5-1150 Job Training and Partnership Act incentive funds
§ 43-5-1155 Entrepreneurial development
§ 43-5-1160 Relocation assistance
§ 43-5-1165 Teen parent independence initiative
§ 43-5-1170 Time limited welfare and exceptions
§ 43-5-1175 No increase in welfare with increase in number of children
§ 43-5-1180 Participation in work support required when child is one year old
§ 43-5-1185 Family skills training program
§ 43-5-1190 Eligibility denied on ground of alcohol or drug problem; treatment program required
§ 43-5-1195 Eligibility based on parent’s support and employment revised
§ 43-5-1200 Vehicle and other asset limits
§ 43-5-1205 Interest income and dividends to be excluded
§ 43-5-1210 Minor child’s income to be excluded
§ 43-5-1215 Welfare recipients under age eighteen must attend school
§ 43-5-1220 Minor mother must live with minor’s parents to receive welfare; exceptions
§ 43-5-1225 Outreach and information programs
§ 43-5-1230 Family to be served as a whole
§ 43-5-1235 Increased health care access through existing resources
§ 43-5-1240 Transitional Medicaid and child care
§ 43-5-1245 Federal child care funds must be sought
§ 43-5-1250 Endorsement of statewide mass transit network
§ 43-5-1255 Adult education initiatives
§ 43-5-1260 Technical education partnership initiatives
§ 43-5-1265 Simplification of application forms
§ 43-5-1270 Information on absent parent required
§ 43-5-1275 Electronic data interchange standards
§ 43-5-1280 Review of federal and state procurement and purchasing regulations
§ 43-5-1285 Annual report
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 43 > Chapter 5 > Article 9 - South Carolina Family Independence Act of 1995

  • AFDC: means cash payments or stipends paid to individuals who meet established eligibility criteria. See South Carolina Code 43-5-1110
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Commission: means the State Crop Pest Commission of South Carolina or any other person to whom authority may be delegated to act in its stead. See South Carolina Code 46-23-20
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: means the South Carolina State Department of Social Services. See South Carolina Code 43-5-1110
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Director: means the Director of the Division of Regulatory and Public Service Programs, Clemson University. See South Carolina Code 46-23-20
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Welfare: means cash assistance payments through the Family Independence program formerly known as the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program which must be provided as a stipend to assist families to become employed. See South Carolina Code 43-5-1110