Title VI, HUMAN SERVICES (Ch. 216 - 255A)

1. The department may provide for a needy relative to act as a payee when the parent of a participant family is in the home but is unable to act as the payee. 2. The department may order the cash assistance under this chapter to be paid to a protective payee if it has been demons…

1. a. An individual who obtains, or attempts to obtain, or aids or abets an individual to obtain, by means of a willfully false statement or representation, by knowingly failing to disclose a material fact, or by impersonation, or any fraudulent device, any assistance or other be…

Violations of law relating to the family investment program shall be prosecuted by county attorneys. Area prosecutors of the office of the attorney general shall provide prosecution assistance. 97 Acts, ch 41, §16, 34 Referred to in §331.756(43)

If an applicant’s application is not acted upon within a reasonable time, if it is denied in whole or in part, or if a participant’s assistance or other benefits under this chapter are modified, suspended, or canceled under a provision of this chapter , the applicant or participa…

1. Program established. The promoting independence and self-sufficiency through employment job opportunities and basic skills program is established for applicants and participants of the family investment program. The requirements of the JOBS program shall vary as provided in th…

Except for participants who are exempt from the requirement to enter into a family investment agreement under section 239B.8 , a participant in the family investment program shall participate in JOBS program activities as provided in the participant’s family investment agreement.…

1. Within available funding, the department shall make JOBS program services and benefits available to individuals who are participating in the JOBS program. 2. An individual’s efforts under the JOBS program to attain a certificate of general educational development, high school …

Within available funding, the department shall make assistance available to eligible families under the family investment program. At a minimum, a family shall meet all of the following conditions of eligibility: 1. Application. An application for the program is made to the depar…

The director shall establish and maintain reasonable standards for health, safety, and other conditions under the JOBS program. 97 Acts, ch 41, §21, 34

A participant, with respect to employment performed under the JOBS program, shall be covered by the workers’ compensation law or shall otherwise be provided with comparable protection. 97 Acts, ch 41, §22, 34

A participant shall not be deemed to be an employee of the state or any of its political subdivisions by reason of participation in the JOBS program. However, this section shall not prevent the participant from having the status of an employee for the purposes of workers’ compens…

1. The following persons are deemed to be eligible for benefits under the state child care assistance program administered by the department in accordance with section 237A.13 , notwithstanding the program’s eligibility requirements or any waiting list: a. A participant who is em…

A person who meets the conditions of eligibility under section 239B.2 and who meets either of the following requirements shall be eligible for participation in the family investment program: 1. The person is a conditional resident alien who was battered or subjected to extreme cr…

An individual family member who is absent from the home for more than three months because the individual is incarcerated in jail or a correctional facility shall not be included in the family unit for purposes of assistance. 2012 Acts, ch 1133, §98

1. a. Within available funding, the department shall provide an ongoing cash assistance grant under the family investment program to a family eligible under section 239B.2 . b. For an eligibility decision involving an applicant family with a specified relative, within thirty days…

1. The department is the state entity designated to administer federal funds received for purposes of the family investment program and the JOBS program under this chapter , including but not limited to the funding received under the federal temporary assistance for needy familie…

1. If, as a condition of receiving federal funds for the family investment program, federal law requires implementation and administration of certain activities during a period when the general assembly is not in session, the department shall proceed to implement and administer t…

1. An assignment of support rights to the department is created by either of the following: a. An applicant and other persons covered by an application are deemed to have assigned to the department at the time of application all rights to periodic support payments that accrue dur…

In determining a family’s income and resources for purposes of the family’s initial and continuing eligibility for assistance and for determining grant amounts, the provisions of this section shall apply to the family and individual family members. 1. Work expense deduction. If a…

The department shall establish a policy regarding the implementation of family investment agreements which limits the period of eligibility for the family investment program based upon the requirements of a family’s plan for self-sufficiency. The policy shall require a family’s p…

1. General provisions. a. If a participant responsible for signing and fulfilling the terms of a family investment agreement, as defined by the director in accordance with section 239B.8 , chooses not to sign or fulfill the terms of the agreement, the participant’s family, or the…