Terms Used In Vermont Statutes > Title 33 > Chapter 11 > Subchapter 3 - Separate State Programs

• Adult: means an individual who:

• Assessment: means the information-gathering process, carried out by the Department's established protocol, that identifies an individual's skills, aptitudes, interests, life and work experience, and barriers, and the determination of how these factors relate to the individual's current or potential participation in the labor force and his or her family responsibilities. See
• Caretaker: means an individual 18 years of age or older who is fulfilling a parental role in caring for a dependent child by providing physical care, guidance, and decision making related to the child's health, school, medical care, and discipline. See
• Commissioner: means the Commissioner for Children and Families or his or her designee. See
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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 Department for Children and Families. See
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• 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.
• Family: means :

• Financial assistance: means cash, payments, electronic or direct payments for a family's housing or other expenses, and other forms of benefits designed to meet a family's ongoing basic needs that are available through the Reach Up program. See
• following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
• Parent: means :

• participating adult: means an adult member of a participating family. See
• Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
• Reach Ahead: means the program established in chapter 12 of this title. See
• Reach Up: means the program administered by the Department that assists and enables eligible families to become self-sufficient by providing financial assistance and Reach Up services. See
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Resources: means any income and property available from whatever source. See
• Sole ownership: The type of property ownership in which one individual holds legal title to the property and has full control of it.
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
• TANF: means the block grant provided to this State and established in accordance with Part A of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, and the regulations promulgated under the Act by the U. See
• Work activities: means the following activities, limited to the extent and degree that they are allowed and countable in accordance with Part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act: