Chapter 118

Section 1. The following words and phrases as used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:— ''Dependent child'', a needy child who has been deprived of parental support or care by reason of the death, continued absence from the h…

Section 10. Aid hereunder shall not be subject to trustee process and no assignment thereof shall be valid. No applicant for aid hereunder, who knowingly makes any false statement, or seeks to perpetrate any fraud or deception, in or relative to his application for such aid, shal…

Section 11. If a parent or dependent child requests care at an institution, as defined in section two of chapter one hundred and eighteen E, the institution furnishing such care may initiate an application on behalf of the parent or dependent child to the department and the depar…

Section 12. A temporary absence from the commonwealth which exceeds 30 calendar days or 90 days in aggregate over the course of a calendar year shall create a rebuttable presumption that Massachusetts residency has been abandoned by a recipient of cash assistance under transition…

Section 13. (a) During the initial qualification process for full cash assistance under transitional aid to families with dependent children, all adult applicants who are not exempt from the work requirement shall be required to conduct an initial job search unless the applicant …

Section 14. The department shall not calculate a separate 60 month benefit period for an individual who receives aid under transitional aid to families with dependent children if the individual is part of a 2 parent assistance unit. The department shall promulgate regulations in …

Section 15. The department shall develop economic independence goals for all recipients of cash assistance under transitional aid to families with dependent children to be completed during the recipient's first 24 month period of receiving benefits. The economic independence goal…

Section 16. (a) The department shall develop a savings program that allows recipients of cash assistance under transitional aid to families with dependent children to accumulate assets outside of the asset limit in savings accounts, called economic independence accounts. The econ…

Section 17. The department shall require unverified applicants for cash assistance for a dependent under transitional aid to families with dependent children to provide proof of income and assets. For the purposes of this section, an unverified applicant shall mean an applicant w…

Section 18. Notwithstanding 106 CMR 203.400(A)(2)(i) or any general or special law to the contrary, an education or training activity for the purpose of meeting the work requirement shall be defined as any 4–year degree granting higher education institution, community college or …

Section 19. A pregnant teen who meets all other eligibility requirements shall be eligible to live in a teen parent shelter or participate in a teen living program during such pregnant teen's entire pregnancy and shall be eligible to receive cash assistance under transitional aid…

Section 2. The department shall aid a parent in properly bringing up, in his or her own home, each dependent child, but no aid shall be granted, under this chapter, for, or on account of, any child unless the said child resides in the commonwealth. Further, the department shall r…

Section 2B. Every application for assistance made under this chapter shall be in writing on application forms prescribed by the commissioner and shall include but not be limited to the following; the name, age and residence of the applicant; the name, date and place of birth of e…

Section 3. Except as hereinafter provided, the department shall determine what aid is necessary to enable such parent to bring up such child or children. For this purpose, the department shall make an immediate and careful inquiry, including the resources of the family and abilit…

Section 3A. For the purpose of locating, establishing and enforcing the liability of any person who is legally obligated by court order or otherwise to support his spouse or children and who is obligated to pay such support either to the department pursuant to section twenty-one …

Section 3B. The department, in collaboration with the commonwealth corporation, shall establish an employment counseling and job training program to ensure appropriate training for recipients of cash assistance under transitional aid to families with dependent children. The depar…

Section 3C. (a) The department, in consultation with the commonwealth corporation, shall establish the pathways to self-sufficiency program to promote financial independence for recipients of transitional aid to families with dependent children, hereinafter referred to as TAFDC, …

Section 4A. Any parent receiving aid under this chapter, or any child for whose bringing up such aid is furnished, may be absent from the commonwealth on visit without having such aid suspended. Such parent, before his departure or the departure of the child from the commonwealth…

Section 4B. The department shall continue to provide assistance to families who are otherwise eligible for such assistance under the provisions of section two and who are temporarily making their residence at the New Chardon street shelter in the city of Boston administered by th…

Section 5. The department shall, in addition to its annual report, make such reports to the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare under the Federal Social Security Act, as amended, as may be necessary to secure to the commonwealth the benefits of said act.

Section 9. If an application for aid under this chapter is affected by the eligibility of the applicant to receive benefits under chapter one hundred and fifteen, the applicant shall be entitled to exercise such options and execute such waivers as may be necessary to receive the …