445.035 – Data Collection and Reporting.
445.035 Data collection and reporting.—The Department of Children and Families and the state board shall collect data necessary to administer this chapter and make the reports required under federal law to the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the United States Department of Agriculture. History.—s. 47, ch. 96-175; s. 35, ch. 97-173; s. […]
445.038 – Digital Media; Job Training.
445.038 Digital media; job training.—CareerSource Florida, Inc., through the Department of Economic Opportunity, may use funds dedicated for incumbent worker training for the digital media industry. Training may be provided by public or private training providers for broadband digital media jobs listed on the occupations list developed by the Labor Market Estimating Conference. Programs that operate […]
445.021 – Relocation Assistance Program.
445.021 Relocation assistance program.— (1) The Legislature recognizes that the need for public assistance may arise because a family is located in an area with limited employment opportunities, because of geographic isolation, because of formidable transportation barriers, because of isolation from their extended family, or because domestic violence interferes with the ability of a parent to maintain […]
445.022 – Retention Incentive Training Accounts.
445.022 Retention Incentive Training Accounts.—To promote job retention and to enable upward job advancement into higher skilled, higher paying employment, the state board and the local workforce development boards may assemble a list of programs and courses offered by postsecondary educational institutions which may be available to participants who have become employed to promote job retention […]
445.023 – Program for Dependent Care for Families With Children With Special Needs.
445.023 Program for dependent care for families with children with special needs.— (1) There is created the program for dependent care for families with children with special needs. This program is intended to provide assistance to families with children who meet the following requirements: (a) The child or children are between the ages of 13 and 17 years, […]
445.024 – Work Requirements.
445.024 Work requirements.— (1) WORK ACTIVITIES.—The Department of Economic Opportunity may develop activities under each of the following categories of work activities. The following categories of work activities, based on federal law and regulations, may be used individually or in combination to satisfy the work requirements for a participant in the temporary cash assistance program: (a) Unsubsidized employment. […]
445.025 – Other Support Services.
445.025 Other support services.—Support services shall be provided, if resources permit, to assist participants in complying with work activity requirements outlined in s. 445.024. If resources do not permit the provision of needed support services, the local workforce development board may prioritize or otherwise limit provision of support services. This section does not constitute an entitlement […]
445.026 – Cash Assistance Severance Benefit.
445.026 Cash assistance severance benefit.—An individual who meets the criteria listed in this section may choose to receive a lump-sum payment in lieu of ongoing cash assistance payments, provided the individual: (1) Is employed and is receiving earnings. (2) Has received cash assistance for at least 6 consecutive months. (3) Expects to remain employed for at least 6 months. […]
445.028 – Transitional Benefits and Services.
445.028 Transitional benefits and services.—In cooperation with the department, the Department of Children and Families shall develop procedures to ensure that families leaving the temporary cash assistance program receive transitional benefits and services that will assist the family in moving toward self-sufficiency. At a minimum, such procedures must include, but are not limited to, the following: […]
445.029 – Transitional Medical Benefits.
445.029 Transitional medical benefits.— (1) A family that loses its temporary cash assistance due to earnings shall remain eligible for Medicaid without reapplication during the immediately succeeding 12-month period if private medical insurance is unavailable from the employer or is unaffordable. (a) The family shall be denied Medicaid during the 12-month period for any month in which the […]