AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM (Amends the Rhode Island works program to increase the cash support pass-through to $100 for one child and $200 for more than one child.)

H7690

2026 -- H 7690
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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A N A C T
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM

Introduced By:
Representatives Handy, Stewart, Alzate, Slater, Kislak, Kazarian,
Caldwell, Giraldo, Ajello, and Batista

Date Introduced:
February 11, 2026

Referred To:
House Finance
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
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SECTION 1. Section 40-5.2-35 of the General Laws in Chapter 40-5.2 entitled "The Rhode
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Island Works Program" is hereby amended to read as follows:
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40-5.2-35. Child support pass-through.
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For any month in which a noncustodial parent makes a child support payment in the month
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when due and the support is collected by the department of human services, for a child or children
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receiving cash assistance pursuant to this chapter, the first
fifty dollars ($50.00)

one hundred dollars
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($100) for one child or the first two hundred dollars ($200) for more than one child
of the child
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support payment, or the actual amount of the child support payment if the payment is less than
fifty
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dollars ($50.00)

one hundred dollars ($100) for one child or two hundred dollars ($200) for more
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than one child
, shall be paid to the family in which the child resides. If more than one noncustodial
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parent makes a child support payment to children living in the same family, there shall only be one
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payment of
fifty dollars ($50.00)

one hundred dollars ($100) for one child or two hundred dollars
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($200) for more than one child
paid to the family from the child support collected. This payment is
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known as the “pass through” payment and shall be sent to the family within two (2) business days
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of the determination that the amount is due and owing and no later than within two (2) business
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days of the end of the month in which the support was collected.

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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
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A N A C T
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM
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This act would amend the Rhode Island works program to increase the cash support pass-
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through to one hundred dollars ($100) for one child and two hundred dollars ($200) for more than
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one child.
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This act would take effect July 1, 2026.
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