Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:231.12

  • Applicant: means a parent or relative of the parent who applies for FITAP on behalf of a child. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:231
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Cash assistance: means funds that the department provides through the Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program and the Kinship Care Subsidy Program to eligible beneficiaries for the purpose of assisting those persons in meeting ongoing basic needs. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:231
  • Department: means the Department of Children and Family Services. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:231
  • Family Success Agreement: means the mutually developed contract between a FITAP recipient, on behalf of their family, and the department that sets forth mutual and time-bound responsibilities, expectations, activities, and goals designed to transition a participant from welfare to self-sufficiency. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:231
  • Federal Welfare Reform Act: means the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996, Public Law 104-193, and applicable changes due to its reauthorization. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:231
  • FITAP: means the cash assistance program. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:231
  • Secretary: means the secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:231
  • STEP: means the education, employment, training and related services program for families receiving cash assistance payments. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:231
  • Work-eligible: refers to families containing an adult under sixty years of age, or teen head of household, that is not disabled, incapacitated, or caring for a family member who is disabled or incapacitated as documented by a medical expert to which the status of disability is clearly established and explained. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:231

            A.(1) The department shall develop and implement STEP as the employment program for work-eligible recipients of cash assistance in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Welfare Reform Act. The Louisiana Workforce Commission may collaborate with the department to identify and coordinate employment services for the program.

            (2) The employment services provided for in this Subsection may be delivered pursuant to performance-based contracts between the department and the Louisiana Workforce Commission, other government agencies, or any community partner. The services may include but shall not be limited to the following:

            (a) Job readiness, job preparation, and job search.

            (b) Workplace literacy and related assessments.

            (c) Applicable skill-based training, employer-based training, and other employment activities designed to meet the needs of Louisiana employers with a preference towards demand occupations.

            (d) Temporary and permanent job placements.

            (e) Subsidized employment services.

            (f) On-the-job training.

            B. In order to receive cash assistance, an applicant who is work-eligible as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 46:231 shall fulfill each requirement set forth in his Family Success Agreement and shall participate in the employment program provided for in Subsection A of this Section.

            C. Prior to receipt of cash assistance, a work-eligible participant shall be notified in writing of program expectations and participant responsibilities. When possible, notification may be delivered via e-mail or other electronic means, and notification delivered in this manner shall be deemed to satisfy the written notification requirement established in this Subsection.

            D. Within the limits of appropriation therefor, the secretary shall establish and administer STEP, which shall include the allowable work activities as provided in the Federal Welfare Reform Act, for work-eligible recipients of FITAP.

            E. Subject to appropriation, the department may provide support services and transitional services to facilitate progress by FITAP recipients toward self-sufficiency and sustainable employment.

            F. The secretary shall promulgate in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act any rules necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.

            G. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 209, §2, eff. June 11, 2021.

            Acts 2013, No. 285, §1, eff. June 14, 2013; Acts 2021, No. 209, §§1, 2, eff. June 11, 2021.

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