§9-9-1. Short Title
This article may be cited as the "WV Works Act".
§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.
§9-9-11. Breach of Contract; Notice; Sanctions
(a) The department may terminate cash assistance benefits to an at-risk family if it finds any of the following: (1) Fraud or deception by the beneficiary in applying for or receiving program benefits;
§9-9-12. Diversionary Assistance Allowance in Lieu of Monthly Cash Assistance
(a) In order to encourage at-risk families not to apply for ongoing monthly cash assistance from the state, the secretary may issue one-time diversionary assistance allowances to families in an amount not to exceed the equivalent of three months of cash assistance in order to enable the families to become immediately self-supporting. (b) The secretary […]
§9-9-13. Subsidized Employment
(a) To the extent that resources are available, an employer may be paid a subsidy by the department to employ a parent or caretaker-relative of an at-risk family if the employer agrees to hire the WV works program participant at the end of the subsidized period. If the employer does not hire the participant at […]
§9-9-14. Transitional Assistance
The WV works program may provide transitional assistance in the form of supportive services.
§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 […]
§9-9-18. Relationship With Other Law
If any provision of this article conflicts with any other provision of this code or rules, the provisions of this article shall supersede such provisions: Provided, That the provisions of this article shall not supersede any provisions which are required or mandated by federal law. Any reference in this code or rules to "aid to […]
§9-9-19. Legislative Oversight
The Legislative Oversight commission on health and human resources accountability is charged with immediate and ongoing oversight of the program created by this article. This commission shall study, review and examine the work of the program, the department and its staff; study, review and examine all rules proposed by the department; and monitor the development […]
§9-9-2. Legislative Findings; Purpose
(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: (1) The entitlement of any person to receive federal-state cash assistance is hereby discontinued;
§9-9-20. Confidentiality, Fines and Penalties
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this code or rules, all records and information of the department regarding any beneficiary or beneficiary's family members, including food stamps, child support and Medicaid records, are confidential and shall not be released, except under the following circumstances: (1) If permissible under state or federal rules or regulations;
§9-9-21. West Virginia Works Separate State College Program; Eligibility; Special Revenue Account
(a) There is established the West Virginia Works Separate State College Program. The program shall provide funding for participants who are enrolled in post-secondary courses leading to a two- or four-year degree. There is created within the state Treasury a special revenue account to be known as the West Virginia Works Separate State College Program […]
§9-9-22. West Virginia Works Separate State Two-Parent Families Program
(a) There is established the West Virginia Works Separate State Two-Parent Families Program. The program shall provide funding for participants who are a two-parent family as that term is defined in this article. There is created within the state Treasury a special revenue account to be known as the West Virginia Works Separate State Two-Parent […]
§9-9-3. Definitions
In addition to the rules for the construction of statutes in section ten, article two, chapter two of this code and the words and terms defined in section two, article one of this chapter, unless a different meaning appears from the context: (a) "At-risk family" means a group of persons living in the same household, […]
§9-9-4. Authorization for Program
(a) The secretary shall conduct the WV works program in accordance with this article and any applicable regulations promulgated by the secretary of the federal department of health and human services in accordance with federal block-grant funding or similar federal funding stream. This program shall expend only the funds appropriated by the Legislature to establish […]
§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 […]