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1 1 Section 1. Section 239.5, Code 1995, is amended by adding
1 2 the following new subsection:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 2A. On or after the effective date of
1 4 this Act, the department shall not adopt or revise a rule or
1 5 apply any other requirement to limit the number of dependent
1 6 children considered to be in a recipient family, so as to not
1 7 include a child born while the family receives assistance
1 8 under this chapter, in determining the amount of assistance
1 9 paid to a recipient family or eligibility for a related
1 10 benefit. However, the provisions of this subsection shall not
1 11 apply to existing rules and other requirements in effect prior
1 12 to the effective date of this Act that limit the number of
1 13 dependent children considered to be in a recipient family, for
1 14 purposes of determining the amount of assistance or providing
1 15 a sanction authorized by law. If federal law permits the
1 16 state to limit the number of dependent children in a recipient
1 17 family considered to be eligible for assistance under this
1 18 chapter and under any successor program established by federal
1 19 law that is applicable to recipients under this chapter, the
1 20 provisions of this subsection shall continue to apply. If
1 21 federal law requires or directs the state to apply such a
1 22 limit under this chapter or under such successor program
1 23 unless the state enacts a provision providing for the use of
1 24 federal funds to continue including additional children, this
1 25 subsection shall constitute such an enactment.
1 26 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of
1 27 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
1 28 EXPLANATION
1 29 This bill relates to the family investment program under
1 30 chapter 239 by prohibiting the department of human services
1 31 from applying a limitation on the number of children in a
1 32 family eligible for assistance under the program. The
1 33 provisions of the bill shall continue to apply in the event
1 34 that federal law authorizes the state to apply such a
1 35 limitation. If federal law directs the state to apply the
2 1 limitation unless the state enacts a provision providing
2 2 otherwise, the bill shall constitute such an enactment. The
2 3 bill does not apply to a sanction authorized by law in effect
2 4 on the effective date of the bill. The bill takes effect upon
2 5 enactment.
2 6 LSB 4184HH 76
2 7 jp/jj/8.1
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