Signed by Governor Kristi Noem

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that repeals the lifetime ban on drug felons receiving TANF benefits.

Highlights:

• Specifies Temporary Assistance to Needy Families will be distributed according to (Sec. 1):

• Assistance eligibility qualifications;

• Employability assessment, work activities, and supportive services;

• Conditions of continued eligibility, eligibility time limits, eligibility recertification periods, and exemptions;

• Program participation requirements, criteria for disqualification, and good cause exemptions;

• Disqualification for intentional program violation or failure to comply with program requirements;

• Benefit recovery and recoupment policies and procedures;

• Methods of distribution and payment of moneys appropriated by the Legislature or received from the federal government;

• Development of applications, reports, and other forms;

• Enforcement of child support obligations;

• Collection, audit, and reporting of facts and statistics relating to the field of public assistance;

• Compliance with federal reporting and documentation requirements necessary to qualify for federal funds; and

• Any other standards of operation and administration.

• Prohibits denial of benefits otherwise available to an applicant solely because the applicant has been convicted, under state or federal law, of an offense that is classified as a felony and which has as an element the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance (Sec. 2).

   

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that repeals the lifetime ban on drug felons receiving TANF benefits.

Highlights:

• Specifies Temporary Assistance to Needy Families will be distributed according to (Sec. 1):

• Assistance eligibility qualifications;

• Employability assessment, work activities, and supportive services;

• Conditions of continued eligibility, eligibility time limits, eligibility recertification periods, and exemptions;

• Program participation requirements, criteria for disqualification, and good cause exemptions;

• Disqualification for intentional program violation or failure to comply with program requirements;

• Benefit recovery and recoupment policies and procedures;

• Methods of distribution and payment of moneys appropriated by the Legislature or received from the federal government;

• Development of applications, reports, and other forms;

• Enforcement of child support obligations;

• Collection, audit, and reporting of facts and statistics relating to the field of public assistance;

• Compliance with federal reporting and documentation requirements necessary to qualify for federal funds; and

• Any other standards of operation and administration.

• Prohibits denial of benefits otherwise available to an applicant solely because the applicant has been convicted, under state or federal law, of an offense that is classified as a felony and which has as an element the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance (Sec. 2).

   

Full Bill Text