2006 Utah Code - 35A-3-302 — Eligibility requirements.

     35A-3-302.   Eligibility requirements.
     (1) The program of cash assistance provided under this part is known as the Family Employment Program.
     (2) (a) The division shall submit a state plan to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services to obtain federal funding under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block Grant.
     (b) The division shall make the plan consistent with this part and federal law.
     (c) If a discrepancy arises between a provision of the state plan and this part, this part supersedes the provision in the state plan.
     (3) The services and supports under this part are for both one-parent and two-parent families.
     (4) To be eligible for cash assistance under this part, a family shall:
     (a) have at least one minor dependent child; or
     (b) have a parent who is in the third trimester of a pregnancy.
     (5) (a) In an appropriations act, the Legislature shall determine annually the maximum monthly dollar amount of cash assistance for families based on family size.
     (b) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the department shall establish rules for eligibility and the amount of cash assistance a family is eligible to receive under this part based on:
     (i) family size;
     (ii) family income;
     (iii) income disregards; and
     (iv) other relevant factors.
     (6) The division shall disregard money on deposit in an Individual Development Account established under Section 35A-3-312 in determining eligibility.
     (7) The department shall provide for an appeal of a determination of eligibility in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46b, Administrative Procedures Act.

Amended by Chapter 29, 2004 General Session