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HB0059 • 2008

TANF amendments.

AN ACT relating to the personal opportunities with employment responsibilities program; increasing assistance levels and allowing for annual adjustments; amending eligibility requirements by removing a limit on the value of excluded motor vehicles; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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Sponsor
Representative Martin
Last action
2008-03-03
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2008

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Amendments

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HB0059S3001

3rd reading • MEIER

Failed

Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by MEIER

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HB0059S3002

3rd reading • MEIER

Withdrawn

Plain English: Withdrawn 3rd reading by MEIER

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HB0059S3003

3rd reading • MEIER

Failed

Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by MEIER

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Bill History

  1. 2008-03-03 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 9

  2. 2008-03-03 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0009

  3. 2008-02-29 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0009

  4. 2008-02-28 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0009

  5. 2008-02-27 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0009

  6. 2008-02-27 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2008-02-27 Senate

    Amendment Failed

  8. 2008-02-27 Senate

    Amendment Failed

  9. 2008-02-26 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  10. 2008-02-25 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  11. 2008-02-21 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  12. 2008-02-21 Senate

    S08 Recommended Do Pass

  13. 2008-02-19 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S08

  14. 2008-02-19 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  15. 2008-02-19 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  16. 2008-02-18 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  17. 2008-02-15 House

    H Passed CoW

  18. 2008-02-14 House

    H Placed on General File

  19. 2008-02-14 House

    H04 Recommended Do Pass

  20. 2008-02-12 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H04

  21. 2008-02-11 House

    H Received for Introduction

  22. 2008-01-21 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2008 General Session Summary for HB0059

Bill No.:
HB0059
Drafter:

JWL

LSO No.:
08LSO-0257
Effective Date:

7/1/2008

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0009

Chapter No.:
9

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Martin

Catch Title:
TANF
amendments.

Subject:
Eligibility
and benefit amendments to the Personal Opportunities with Employment
Responsibilities (POWER) Program.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act amends the POWER
program, W.S. 42-2-103 and 104, by:

Increasing assistance
payments under the program to account for inflation since 1997;

Providing for subsequent annual
adjustment of assistance payment levels based on the Wyoming cost-of-living
index for the previous fiscal year;

For purposes of program
eligibility, removing the dollar limits on vehicles excluded from assets;

Removing the prohibition on
increases in assistance payments due to increases in the family size of the
assistance unit.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0059

ENROLLED ACT NO. 9, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2008 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to the personal opportunities with employment responsibilities program; increasing assistance levels and allowing for annual adjustments; amending eligibility requirements by removing a limit on the value of excluded motor vehicles; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S. 42
‑
2
‑
103(e)(iii) and 42
‑
2
‑
109(b) are amended to read:

42
‑
2
‑
103.

Provision of assistance and services; duties of department; burial assistance; state supplemental security income program.

(e)

In administering this section and in addition to other requirements imposed under this chapter and the Wyoming Medical Assistance and Services Act and federal rule and regulation, the department shall by rule and regulation:

(iii)

Limit assistance payable under W.S. 42
‑
2
‑
104
for the year 2008

as follows
:
, provided no assistance unit shall at any time subsequent to initial qualification for assistance receive any increase based upon an increase in the number of persons in the assistance unit after ten (10) months following initial qualification for assistance:

Family Size

Cumulative Inflation

Maximum POWER

Factor

Payment

1

1.489

$
195
290

2

1.489

320
476

3

1.489

340
506

4

1.489

340
506

5

1.489

360
536

6

1.489

360
536

7 and above

1.489

380
56
6

Beginning July 1,
200
9 and annually thereafter, the maximum payment level shall be adjusted for the percentage change in the
Wyoming
cost-of-living index for the previous fiscal year as determined by the division of economic analysis of the department of administration and information
.

42
‑
2
‑
109.

Review of assistance and services; termination or modification; notice to department of change in resources.

(b)

Upon gaining possession of any property, income or other resources after receiving any public assistance and social services under this article, a recipient shall immediately notify the department as he becomes aware of the change in circumstances. The amount of public assistance and social services provided to the recipient shall be accordingly terminated or modified pursuant to rule and regulation of the department.
Effective July 1, 1996,
T
he department shall allow the exclusion of one (1) duly registered and licensed motor vehicle
with a market value of less than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00),

from personal resources in determining eligibility for any household under the personal opportunities with employment responsibilities (POWER) and food stamp programs. Married couples shall be allowed a second duly registered and licensed motor vehicle
.

provided the aggregate value of both vehicles does not exceed fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00).

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2008.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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