Assistance shall be granted to or on behalf of any child found to be in necessitous circumstances as defined by regulations for eligibility of the state agency responsible for administering the assistance program.  

Amended by Acts 1950, No. 165, §1; Acts 1952, No. 67, §1; Acts 1954, No. 474, 1; Acts 1959, No. 42, §1; Acts 1960, No. 251, §1; Acts 1960, No. 306, §1; Acts 1960, No. 487, §1; Acts 1962, No. 28, §1; Acts 1964, No. 367; Acts 1966, No. 531, §1; Acts 1967, No. 121, §2; Acts 1974, No. 583, §§1, 2.