Sec. 101. Strengthening partnerships to improve results for families
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Section 408(b) ( 42 U.S.C. 608(b) ) is amended to read as follows: The State agency responsible for administering 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)) shall make an initial assessment of the skills, prior work experience, and employability of each work-eligible individual (and, at State option, any other adult who is a member of the family of the individual) as well as of the well-being of the children in the family of the individual. On the basis of the assessment required by paragraph
(1)with respect to the individual, the State agency, in consultation with the individual, may develop a customized individual opportunity plan with the individual that contains the following: Information that— specifies the immediate needs of the individual and the family; describes the resources the individual and the family have to meet immediate needs, including— individual resources, such as income and assets identified in the application process, education, and work experience; household and family resources that may assist the individual, such as parents, children, siblings, and others; and other resources and how they may help the individual meet immediate needs; and describes the assistance and services the State will provide to help the individual meet immediate needs and improve the well-being of the children in the family. Information on the respective responsibilities of the individual and the State that— includes a personal responsibility agreement signed by the individual in which the individual acknowledges receipt of publicly funded benefits and responsibility to comply with program requirements in order to receive the benefits; sets forth an employment goal chosen by the individual with assistance from the State and a plan, jointly developed by the individual and the State, for moving the individual into employment and towards self-sufficiency; sets forth the obligations of the individual, including specific and measurable benchmarks for success that will help the individual become and remain employed; to the greatest extent possible and consistent with the plan, is designed to move the individual into the employment the individual is capable of performing as quickly as possible, and increase the responsibility and amount of work the individual is to perform over time; describes the services the State will provide the individual so that the individual will be able to obtain and maintain employment; may direct the individual to undergo appropriate treatment for substance abuse or other treatment if the individual, in consultation with the State, identifies such treatment as necessary to obtain and maintain employment; and specifies a timeline for meeting the benchmarks contained in the plan with short-, medium-, and long-term goals, including a description of any incentives for the individual if the individual meets or exceeds the obligations specified in the plan, and any penalties that will apply if the individual fails without good cause to comply with the plan. The State agency shall comply with paragraph
(1)with respect to a work-eligible individual— in the case of a work-eligible individual who, on October 1, 2020, is in a family receiving 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)), at the first periodic review for the individual that occurs after that date; or in the case of a work-eligible individual who, after October 1, 2020, is in a family determined to be eligible for assistance under the State program funded under this part or any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as so defined), within 60 days after the family is determined to be eligible for such assistance. In addition to any other penalties required under section 409(a), the State may reduce, by such amount as the State considers appropriate, the amount of assistance otherwise payable under the State program to a family that includes the individual who fails without good cause to comply with the individual opportunity plan developed pursuant to this subsection that is signed by the individual. The State shall develop a plan to, not less frequently than every 90 days or at a period determined by the State— review the individual opportunity plan developed for the individual; review with the individual the progress made by the individual in achieving the goals specified in the plan (in person or through another communication method allowing for discussion of progress made); and update the plan, as necessary, to reflect any changes in the circumstances of the individual since the plan was last reviewed. .
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Strengthening partnerships to improve results for families
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