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- Referred to social services
- Referred to social services
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Increases the amount of data the office of children and family services, department of health and department of labor must compile on public assistance recipients
In Assembly Committee · Social Services · Sponsor Brian Kavanagh
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Title of bill
An act to amend The Welfare Reform Act of 1997, in relation to collection of data relating to applicants for and recipients of public assistance programs
Purpose or general idea of bill
Increases the amount of data the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, Office of Children and Family Assistance, Department of Health and Department of Labor are required to compile on public assistance recipients.
Summary of specific provisions
§ 1: Amends Chapter 436, Part B, § 149 (1) and (2) (constituting The Welfare Reform Act of 1997) by adding a number of categories that are required to be tracked for purposes of monitoring the well-being of public assistance recipients. The list of state agencies charged with the responsibility of welfare data collection is expanded to reflect the broader scope of the additional data categories.
§ 2: Implements this act to the extent of and within the amounts appropriated for a comprehensive evaluation of the implementation of the Welfare Reform Act of 1997. Requires that the evaluation (a) include an assessment of the effectiveness of public assistance programs in assisting recipients to secure and retain unsubsidized employment and (b) evaluate the data being collected pursuant to the Welfare Reform Act.
Justification
Current sources for data tracking public assistance recipients fall short of providing a clear picture of either the success or failure of public assistance programs. Research indicates that to adequately evaluate welfare reform's impacts, it is necessary to collect data on trends in the 1) utilization of homeless shelters, 2) utilization of food banks, 3) results of appeals to public assistance denials, 4) relationship between child care, transportation and employment, 5) relationship between required substance abuse testing and subsequent treatment, 6) number of recipients evicted or having utilities shut off, 7) nutritional status of recipient children. By requiring that these data sources are part of a comprehensive welfare evaluation, the picture of the relative success or failure of welfare reform should be more complete and accurate.
Prior legislative history
A.2449A of 1999 Referred to Ways and Means; A.1000 of 2001 Referred to Social Services/Reported Referred to Ways and Means/Reported Referred to Rules; A.1000 of 2002 Reported to Social Services; A.4922 of 2004 Ordered to Third Reading; A.1464 of 2005 Advanced to 3rd Reading; A.1464A of 2006 Amend and Recommit to Ways and Means; A1464 of 2007 Advanced to Third Reading
Fiscal implications
$500,000
Effective date
Immediately.
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