Bill Text: VA HB1371 | 2020 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: TANF; diversionary cash assistance.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1159) [HB1371 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2020-HB1371-Prefiled.html
Be 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 or $1,500, whichever is greater.
An individual may receive diversionary TANF cash assistance only one time in a
12-month period and, in so doing, waives his eligibility for TANF for a period of up to 160 the number of days for which assistance is granted
multiplied by 1.33.
Diversionary assistance shall be used to divert the family from receiving
ongoing TANF cash assistance by providing assistance for one-time emergencies.