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2009 SESSION
093174820Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 63.2-617 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 63.2-617. Diversionary cash assistance.
The Board shall adopt regulations to enable TANF - eligible
applicants meeting certain criteria to receive at one time the maximum TANF
cash assistance that the applicant would otherwise receive for a period up to
120 days. An individual may receive diversionary TANF cash assistance only one
time in a sixty-month 12-month period and, in so doing, waives
his eligibility for TANF for a period of up to 160 days. Diversionary
assistance shall be used to divert the family from receiving ongoing TANF cash
assistance by providing assistance for one-time emergencies.
[ 2. That the Department of Social Services shall report to the chairmen of the Senate Finance and House Appropriations committees no later than October 1, 2012 on the savings achieved through use of diversionary assistance in Fiscal Year 2010 through Fiscal Year 2012. ]