2006 Code of Virginia § 63.2-600 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); purpose; administration

63.2-600. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); purpose;administration.

There is hereby created the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program,hereinafter referred to as TANF or the "Program." The Program shall beadministered by the Department in compliance with Titles IV-A and IV-F of theSocial Security Act and related federal regulations (excluding 45 C.F.R.Parts 255 and 256), as such laws and regulations were in effect at the timeof the enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work OpportunityReconciliation Act of 1996, P.L. 104-193 on August 22, 1996, to the extentthat such laws and regulations do not conflict with (i) those sections ofP.L. 104-193 which are mandatory; (ii) waivers granted by the Department ofHealth and Human Services to Virginia in effect as of January 1, 1997; (iii)state laws and regulations; (iv) the State Plan For Title IV-A of the SocialSecurity Act: Financial Assistance Aid to Families with Dependent Children ineffect as of September 30, 1996; or (v) the Title IV-F of the Social SecurityAct Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program State Plan in effectas of September 30, 1996. Further, in any instance where a state law orregulation enacted pursuant to a waiver conflicts with the terms of P.L.104-193 or the Title IV-A or IV-F State Plans, such state law or regulationshall control.

(1997, cc. 575, 621, 63.1-86.1; 2002, c. 747.)