Each county department of job and family services shall adopt a written statement of policies governing the prevention, retention, and contingency program for the county. The statement of policies shall be adopted not later than October 1, 2003, and shall be updated at least every two years thereafter. A county department may amend its statement of policies to modify, terminate, and establish new policies. A county department also may amend its statement of policies to suspend operation of its prevention, retention, and contingency program temporarily. The county director of job and family services shall sign and date the statement of policies and any amendment to it. Neither the statement of policies nor any amendment to it may have an effective date that is earlier than the date of the county director’s signature.

Each county department of job and family services shall provide the department of job and family services a written copy of the statement of policies and any amendments it adopts to the statement not later than ten calendar days after the statement or amendment’s effective date.