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Code · Louisiana · Title 46 — Public Welfare and Assistance

RS 46:236

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RS 46:236
NOTE: §236 eff. until Oct. 1, 2027. See Acts 2025, No. 478.
§236. Administration of emergency assistance to needy families with children
In order to extend and improve services, aid, and care to needy children and needy families with children in this state, and in order to take full advantage of existing federally funded programs on a matched basis, the Department of Children and Family Services shall be the agency of the state of Louisiana to cooperate with the United States and to administer Title IV-A, Sections 403 and 406 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603 and 606) or any amendments thereto, relating to emergency assistance to needy families with children, and to receive and expend federal moneys for these services.
NOTE: §236 as amended by Acts 2025, No. 478, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.
§236. Administration of emergency assistance to needy families with children
In order to extend and improve services, aid, and care to needy children and needy families with children in this state, and in order to take full advantage of existing federally funded programs on a matched basis, Louisiana Works shall be the agency of the state of Louisiana to cooperate with the United States and to administer Title IV-A, Sections 403 and 406 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 603 and 606, or any amendments thereto, relating to emergency assistance to needy families with children, and to receive and expend federal moneys for these services.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 655, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5; Acts 2025, No. 478, §13, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.
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