Sec. 8. Streamlining work participation activities
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Section 407(c)(1)(A) ( 42 U.S.C. 607(c)(1)(A) ) is amended by striking , not fewer than 20 hours per week of which are attributable to an activity described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), or
(12)of subsection
(d). Section 407(c)(1) ( 42 U.S.C. 607(c)(1) ), as amended by section 5, is amended— by striking and inserting “ General rules —For purposes of General rules .— For purposes of ; and by adding at the end the following: If a family receiving assistance under this part, or any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)), includes an adult or minor child head of household receiving assistance who has participated in work activities for an average of 15 hours (or 10 hours, in the case of a single parent specified in paragraph (2)(B)) per week during a month, the family shall count as .5 of a family for purposes of calculating the number described in subsection (b)(1)(B)(i) for the month. . Section 407(a) ( 42 U.S.C. 607(a) ), as amended by section 5, is amended— by striking and inserting “ requirements .—A State requirements .— A State ; and by adding at the end the following: A State may apply to the Secretary to apply subparagraph
(C)with respect to the State. The Secretary may approve the application if the State demonstrates to the Secretary (in accordance with such guidelines as the Secretary shall establish) that the State has systems and mechanisms in place to accurately record individual hours of participation in work activities that accurately reflect the number of hours of participation of the individuals required to participate in activities. A State whose application under this paragraph is approved by the Secretary shall be considered to be in compliance with this subsection for a month in a fiscal year if the total number of hours during which the recipients of assistance under the State program funded under this part, or any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)), who are required to be participating in work activities during the month have participated in the activities, is not less than the percentage equal to the minimum participation rate in effect under paragraph
(1)for the fiscal year, multiplied by the sum of— 30 times the number of the recipients who are so required to participate for an average of at least 30 hours per week in the month (as determined by the State); and 20 times the number of the recipients who are so required to participate for an average of at least 20 hours per week in the month (as so determined). . Section 407(d) ( 42 U.S.C. 607(d) ) is amended by striking paragraph
(8)and inserting the following: post-secondary, vocational, or career and technical education (not to exceed 36 months with respect to any individual); . Section 407(c)(2)(A) ( 42 U.S.C. 607(c)(2)(A) ) is amended to read as follows: Participation of an individual in an activity described in subsection (d)(6) of a State program funded under this part or any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)) may count as all hours of participation in a work activity for a total of 3 months. Upon exhaustion of the 3 months, participation by the individual in such an activity shall count towards not more than half of the hours of participation in work activities by the individual. . Section 407(d) ( 42 U.S.C. 607(d) ) is amended by striking paragraph
(12)and inserting the following: job readiness assistance. . Section 407(d)(6) ( 42 U.S.C. 607(d)(6) ) is amended by striking and job readiness assistance . Section 407(c)(2)(C) ( 42 U.S.C. 607(c)(2)(C) ) is amended— in the subparagraph heading, by striking and inserting Single teen head of household or married teen ; and Individual by striking who is married or a head of household and has not attained 20 years of age . Section 407(c)(2) ( 42 U.S.C. 607(c)(2) ) is amended by striking subparagraph (D). Section 407(c)(2) ( 42 U.S.C. 607(c)(2) ), as amended by subsection (f), is amended by adding at the end the following: An individual shall be considered to be engaged in work by reason of participation in an activity described in subsection (d)(12) of a State program funded under this part or any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)) for not more than 6 months, unless the individual's individualized employment plan under section 408(b) specifies that continued participation in such an activity is necessary to help prepare the individual for, or support the individual in, employment. . Section 407(c)(2) ( 42 U.S.C. 607(c)(2) ), as amended by subsections
(f)and (g), is amended by adding at the end the following: An individual whose individualized employment plan under section 408(b) details a work-limiting disability of the individual and includes specific benchmarks, goals, and services to accommodate such disability in moving the individual toward employment shall be considered to be engaged in work for a month in a fiscal year if the individual participates in work activities in accordance with such individualized employment plan for such month and is making appropriate progress toward the goals and benchmarks set forth in such plan. .
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