Subject to the appropriation limits established by the state's biennial budget for the office of the secretary and its divisions, and after assistance, including assistance under TANF (IC 12-14), medical assistance (IC 12-15), and food stamps (7 U.S.C. 2016(i)), is distributed to persons eligible to receive assistance, the secretary may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to offer programs on a pilot or statewide basis to encourage recipients of assistance under IC 12-14 to become self-sufficient and discontinue dependence on public assistance programs. Programs offered under this subsection may do the following:(1) Develop welfare-to-work programs.(2) Develop home child care training programs that will enable recipients to work by providing child care for other recipients.(3) Provide case management and supportive services.(4) Develop a system to provide for public service opportunities for recipients.(5) Provide plans to implement the personal responsibility agreement under IC 12-14-2-21.(6) Develop programs to implement the school attendance requirement under IC 12-14-2-17.(7) Provide funds for county planning council activities under IC 12-14-22-13 (repealed).(8) Provide that -2-21.(6) Develop programs to implement the school attendance requirement under IC 12-14-2-17.(7) Provide funds for county planning council activities under IC 12-14-22-13 (repealed).(8) Provide that a recipient may earn up to the federal income poverty level (as defined in IC 12-15-2-1) before assistance under this title is reduced or eliminated.(9) Provide for child care assistance, with the recipient paying fifty percent (50%) of the local market rate as established under 45 CFR 256 for child care.(10) Provide for medical care assistance under IC 12-15, if the recipient's employer does not offer the recipient health care coverage.As added by P.L.160-2012, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.130-2018, SEC.43.
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