§ 71-5-1204. Cooperation by State Entities
The departments of human services and labor and workforce development and other state and local agencies are authorized and directed to cooperate to the fullest extent possible with such councils and each other so that the purpose of this part may be accomplished.
§ 71-5-1201. Establishment
The commissioner of human services shall appoint a group of citizens in each county of the state to be known as the families first council, whose duty it shall be to assist persons on the temporary assistance program under chapter 3 of this title, in their county to move from public assistance to self-sufficiency. The […]
§ 71-5-1202. Membership — Compensation — Meetings — Rules and Regulations
The members of the families first councils shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years and shall be eligible to succeed themselves. The number of members of the families first council in each county shall be determined by the commissioner of human services after considering the recipient population and general population and potential […]
§ 71-5-1203. Inventory and Coordination of Services and Opportunities
The council shall work in cooperation with the local office of the departments of human services and labor and workforce development and other state and local agencies to ascertain what services are available to help temporary assistance recipients become self-sufficient and to endeavor to assure that such services are well coordinated. The council shall also […]