GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

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HOUSE BILL 1243

Short Title:  Welfare Law Changes.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representative Adams.

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Referred to:  Welfare Reform.

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April 15, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES LAW PERTAINING TO THE MEDICAID STANDARD OF NEED, PAY-AFTER-PERFORMANCE FOR TWO-PARENT FAMILIES, TIME LIMITATIONS ON ASSISTANCE, AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 108A-27.2 is amended by adding the following new subdivision to read:
"The Department shall have the following general duties with respect to the Work First Program:
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(1b)	Ensure that eligibility criteria across the State include the Medicaid Standard of Need for the Categorically Needy;
(1c)	Ensure that qualified two-parent families that qualify for assistance receive assistance prior to meeting work requirements in order to encourage families to stay together and to overcome barriers to self-sufficiency and gainful employment."
Section 2. G.S. 108A-27.9(c) is amended by adding the following new subdivision to read:
"(c)	The State Plan shall include the following generally applicable provisions:
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(1b)	Provisions to ensure that eligibility criteria across the State include the Medicaid Eligibility Standard of Need for the Categorically Needy;
(1c)	Ensure that qualified two-parent families that qualify for assistance receive assistance prior to meeting work requirements in order to encourage families to stay together and to overcome barriers to self-sufficiency and gainful employment."
Section 3. G.S. 108A-27.1 is repealed.
Section 4. Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 108A of the