Bill Text: OR HB3440 | 2013 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to assistance to low income families with children; declaring an emergency.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB3440 Detail]
Download: Oregon-2013-HB3440-Engrossed.html
77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session
NOTE: Matter within { + braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within { - braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
{ + braces and plus signs + } .
LC 3181
A-Engrossed
House Bill 3440
Ordered by the House April 12
Including House Amendments dated April 12
Sponsored by Representatives OLSON, CONGER, Senator STEINER
HAYWARD; Representatives DOHERTY, GOMBERG, MATTHEWS, SPRENGER,
WHISNANT, WHITSETT, Senators BEYER, KRUSE
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
Requires Department of Human Services to provide aid necessary
to prevent { - family from qualifying for temporary assistance
for needy families program due to temporary loss in earnings - }
{ + homelessness and assist caretaker relative in returning to
employment + }. Specifies maximum amount of aid that may be paid.
{ - Requires department to provide employment retention
services to employed families that receive aid under temporary
assistance for needy families program. - }
Reduces period of aid in post-TANF program from 12 months to
{ - four - } { + three + } months and specifies amount of aid
to be paid.
Becomes operative July 1, 2013.
Declares emergency, effective on passage.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to assistance to low income families with children;
creating new provisions; amending ORS 412.124; and declaring an
emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + Section 2 of this 2013 Act is added to and made
a part of ORS 412.001 to 412.155. + }
SECTION 2. { + (1) The Department of Human Services shall
provide aid to a family that qualifies for the temporary
assistance for needy families program as necessary to prevent
homelessness and assist a caretaker relative in returning to
gainful regular employment.
(2) If the caretaker relative is unable to return to work upon
receiving aid under this section, the department shall
immediately determine the family's eligibility for the temporary
assistance for needy families program and conduct the assessment
described in ORS 412.006 (3) and (4).
(3) Total aid paid to a family under this section during the
2013 calendar year may not exceed $1,000. The maximum amount of
aid allowed under this subsection shall be increased in calendar
years after 2013 by the percentage increase in the Portland-Salem
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for All Items as
reported by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. + }
SECTION 3. ORS 412.124 is amended to read:
412.124. (1) The Department of Human Services shall continue to
provide aid to families residing in Oregon that become ineligible
for temporary assistance for needy families under ORS 412.006 due
to employment or increased hours of work.
(2) Families may receive aid under this section for
{ - 12 - } { + three + } consecutive months or until the
household income exceeds 250 percent of the federal poverty
guidelines, whichever occurs first, as long as the caretaker
relatives participate in combined employment and work activities
for the number of hours required each month to satisfy federally
required participation rates.
(3) If the needy caretaker relatives cease to participate in
employment or suitable activities for a sufficient number of
hours each month to satisfy federally required participation
rates, the department shall determine eligibility under ORS
412.006 based upon information available to the department. If
the department does not have sufficient information available to
determine eligibility for aid under ORS 412.006, the department
shall provide notice and an opportunity for hearing prior to
terminating aid. The notice must state the information that the
department lacks and that the caretaker relatives must provide to
complete the determination for aid.
(4) { - The department by rule shall establish standards for
aid provided under this section. - } { + The aid paid to a
family under this section shall be calculated using the statewide
standard adopted by the department under ORS 411.070 for the
temporary assistance for needy families program, in accordance
with the size of the family. + } The department must disregard
such aid for purposes of publicly subsidized child care
assistance. { + The amount of aid shall be:
(a) In the first month of eligibility under this section, no
less than 75 percent of the statewide standard;
(b) In the second month of eligibility under this section, no
less than 50 percent of the statewide standard; and
(c) In the third month of eligibility under this section, no
less than 25 percent of the statewide standard. + }
(5) In addition to money payments, aid includes necessary
support service payments and services as part of the job
opportunity and basic skills program to directly or indirectly
assist the family in achieving long term financial
stability { + , including but not limited to: + }
{ + (a) Assistance in finding appropriate child care and
enrolling the family in the department's program of publicly
subsidized child care assistance;
(b) Assistance with budgeting and saving money; and
(c) Other activities designed to assist the family in retaining
employment + }.
SECTION 4. { + Section 2 of this 2013 Act and the amendments
to ORS 412.124 by section 3 of this 2013 Act become operative
July 1, 2013. + }
SECTION 5. { + This 2013 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2013 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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