§9-10-2. Fund Continued Under Department of Health and Human Resources
(a) The special revenue account in the State Treasury known as the “West Virginia Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Fund,” which was previously authorized by §18-10K-1 et seq. of this code, is continued. (b) Effective July 1, 2018, all powers and duties of the West Virginia Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation […]
§9-9-15. Interagency Coordination
The Legislature encourages the development of a system of coordinated services, shared information and streamlined application procedures between the program and the other agencies within the department to implement the provisions of this article. The secretary shall require the coordination of activities between the program and the following agencies: (a) The child support enforcement division […]
§9-9-16. Intergovernmental Coordination
(a) The commissioner of the Bureau of Employment Programs and the superintendent of the Department of Education shall assist the secretary in the establishment of the WV works program. Before implementation of this program, each department shall address in its respective plan the method in which its resources will be devoted to facilitate the identification […]
§9-9-17. Public-Private Partnerships
The secretary may enter into agreements with any private, nonprofit, charitable or religious organizations to promote the development of the community support services necessary for the effective implementation of this program, including cooperative arrangements with private employers of former program participants for the purpose of obtaining and maintaining employer-based family health insurance coverage for former […]
§9-9-5. WV Works Program Fund
There is continued a special account within the state Treasury to be known as the "WV Works Program Fund". Expenditures from the fund shall be used exclusively to meet the necessary expenditures of the program, including wage reimbursements to participating employers, temporary assistance to needy families, payments for support services, employment-related child care payments, transportation […]
§9-9-6. Program Participation
(a) Unless otherwise noted in this article, all adult beneficiaries of cash assistance and work eligible individuals shall participate in the West Virginia Works Program in accordance with the provisions of this article. The level of participation, services to be delivered and work requirements shall be defined through legislative rules established by the secretary. (b) […]
§9-9-7. Work Requirements
(a) Unless otherwise exempted by the provisions of section eight of this article, the West Virginia Works Program shall require that anyone who possesses a high school diploma, or its equivalent, or anyone who is of the age of twenty years or more, to work or attend an educational or training program for at least […]
§9-9-8. Exemptions
The secretary shall establish by rule categories of persons exempt, but the exemption applies only to the work requirements of the program: Provided, That a person who is exempt from the work requirements may nevertheless participate voluntarily in work activities. The categories of exemptions are limited to the following: (1) Undocumented aliens and aliens under […]
§9-9-9. Personal Responsibility Contract
(a)(1) Every eligible adult beneficiary and work eligible individual shall participate in a program orientation, family assessments and in the development, and subsequent revisions, of a personal responsibility contract. The contract shall be defined based on the program time limits, support services available, work requirements and family assessments. (2) The participant's contract shall include the […]
§9-9-10. Participation Limitation; Exceptions
The length of time a participant may receive cash assistance through the WV works program may not exceed a period longer than sixty months, except in circumstances as defined by the secretary.