§ 108A‑27.3. ElectingCounties Duties of county boards of commissioners.
(a) The duties of thecounty boards of commissioners in Electing Counties under the Work FirstProgram are as follows:
(1) Establish countyoutcome and performance goals based on county economic, educational, andemployment factors and adopt criteria for determining the progress of thecounty in moving persons and families to self‑sufficiency;
(2) Establisheligibility criteria for recipients except for those criteria related to sanctioningprocedures mandated across the State pursuant to G.S. 108A‑27.9(c);
(3) Prescribe the methodof calculating benefits for recipients;
(4) Repealed by SessionLaws 2009‑489, s. 4, effective August 26, 2009.
(5) If made a part ofthe county's Work First Program, develop and enter into Mutual ResponsibilityAgreements with Work First Program recipients and ensure that the services andresources that are needed to assist participants to comply with the obligationsunder their Mutual Responsibility Agreements are available;
(6) Ensure thatparticipants engage in the minimum hours of work activities required by TitleIV‑A;
(7) Consider providingcommunity service work for any recipient who cannot find employment;
(8) Authorize paymentsof Work First Diversion Assistance and Work First Family Assistance torecipients having MRAs;
(9) Monitor compliancewith Mutual Responsibility Agreements and enforce the agreement provisions;
(10) Repealed by SessionLaws 2009‑489, s. 4, effective August 26, 2009.
(10a) Ensure that all WorkFirst cases are reviewed no later than three months prior to expiration of timelimitations for receiving cash assistance to:
a. Ensure that timelimitations on assistance have been computed correctly.
b. Ensure that thefamily is informed in writing about public assistance benefits, including childcare, Medicaid, and food and nutrition services, for which the family iseligible even while cash assistance is no longer available.
c. Provide for anextension of cash assistance benefits if the family qualifies for an extension.
d. Review family statusand assist the family in identifying resources and support the family needs tomaintain employment and family stability.
(11) Ensure compliancewith applicable State and federal laws, rules, and regulations for the WorkFirst Program;
(12) Develop, adopt, andsubmit to the Department a biennial County Plan;
(13) Repealed by SessionLaws 2009‑489, s. 4, effective August 26, 2009.
(14) Develop and implementan appeals process for the county's Work First Program that substantiallycomplies with G.S. 108A‑79 and comply with the procedures related tosanctioning by the Department for all counties in the State pursuant to G.S.108A‑27.2 and prescribed as general provisions in the State Plan pursuantto G.S. 108A‑27.9(c)(1).
(b) The county board ofcommissioners shall not delegate the responsibilities described in subdivisions(a)(1), (a)(11), and (a)(12) of this section but may delegate other duties topublic or private entities. Notwithstanding any delegation of duty, the countyboard of commissioners shall remain accountable for its duties under the WorkFirst Program.
(c) The county board ofcommissioners shall appoint a committee of individuals to identify the needs ofthe population to be served and to review and assist in developing the CountyPlan to respond to the needs. The committee membership shall include, but isnot limited to, representatives of the county board of social services, theboard of the area mental health authority, the local public health board, thelocal school systems, the business community, the board of county commissionersand community‑based organizations representative of the population to beserved.
(d) The county board ofcommissioners shall review and approve the County Plan for submission to theDepartment. (1997‑443,s. 12.6; 1998‑212, s. 12.27A(h); 1999‑359, s. 5(a); 2007‑97,s. 5; 2009‑489, s. 4.)
§ 108A‑27.3. ElectingCounties Duties of county boards of commissioners.
(a) The duties of thecounty boards of commissioners in Electing Counties under the Work FirstProgram are as follows:
(1) Establish countyoutcome and performance goals based on county economic, educational, andemployment factors and adopt criteria for determining the progress of thecounty in moving persons and families to self‑sufficiency;
(2) Establisheligibility criteria for recipients except for those criteria related to sanctioningprocedures mandated across the State pursuant to G.S. 108A‑27.9(c);
(3) Prescribe the methodof calculating benefits for recipients;
(4) Repealed by SessionLaws 2009‑489, s. 4, effective August 26, 2009.
(5) If made a part ofthe county's Work First Program, develop and enter into Mutual ResponsibilityAgreements with Work First Program recipients and ensure that the services andresources that are needed to assist participants to comply with the obligationsunder their Mutual Responsibility Agreements are available;
(6) Ensure thatparticipants engage in the minimum hours of work activities required by TitleIV‑A;
(7) Consider providingcommunity service work for any recipient who cannot find employment;
(8) Authorize paymentsof Work First Diversion Assistance and Work First Family Assistance torecipients having MRAs;
(9) Monitor compliancewith Mutual Responsibility Agreements and enforce the agreement provisions;
(10) Repealed by SessionLaws 2009‑489, s. 4, effective August 26, 2009.
(10a) Ensure that all WorkFirst cases are reviewed no later than three months prior to expiration of timelimitations for receiving cash assistance to:
a. Ensure that timelimitations on assistance have been computed correctly.
b. Ensure that thefamily is informed in writing about public assistance benefits, including childcare, Medicaid, and food and nutrition services, for which the family iseligible even while cash assistance is no longer available.
c. Provide for anextension of cash assistance benefits if the family qualifies for an extension.
d. Review family statusand assist the family in identifying resources and support the family needs tomaintain employment and family stability.
(11) Ensure compliancewith applicable State and federal laws, rules, and regulations for the WorkFirst Program;
(12) Develop, adopt, andsubmit to the Department a biennial County Plan;
(13) Repealed by SessionLaws 2009‑489, s. 4, effective August 26, 2009.
(14) Develop and implementan appeals process for the county's Work First Program that substantiallycomplies with G.S. 108A‑79 and comply with the procedures related tosanctioning by the Department for all counties in the State pursuant to G.S.108A‑27.2 and prescribed as general provisions in the State Plan pursuantto G.S. 108A‑27.9(c)(1).
(b) The county board ofcommissioners shall not delegate the responsibilities described in subdivisions(a)(1), (a)(11), and (a)(12) of this section but may delegate other duties topublic or private entities. Notwithstanding any delegation of duty, the countyboard of commissioners shall remain accountable for its duties under the WorkFirst Program.
(c) The county board ofcommissioners shall appoint a committee of individuals to identify the needs ofthe population to be served and to review and assist in developing the CountyPlan to respond to the needs. The committee membership shall include, but isnot limited to, representatives of the county board of social services, theboard of the area mental health authority, the local public health board, thelocal school systems, the business community, the board of county commissionersand community‑based organizations representative of the population to beserved.
(d) The county board ofcommissioners shall review and approve the County Plan for submission to theDepartment. (1997‑443,s. 12.6; 1998‑212, s. 12.27A(h); 1999‑359, s. 5(a); 2007‑97,s. 5; 2009‑489, s. 4.)
§ 108A‑27.3. ElectingCounties Duties of county boards of commissioners.
(a) The duties of thecounty boards of commissioners in Electing Counties under the Work FirstProgram are as follows:
(1) Establish countyoutcome and performance goals based on county economic, educational, andemployment factors and adopt criteria for determining the progress of thecounty in moving persons and families to self‑sufficiency;
(2) Establisheligibility criteria for recipients except for those criteria related to sanctioningprocedures mandated across the State pursuant to G.S. 108A‑27.9(c);
(3) Prescribe the methodof calculating benefits for recipients;
(4) Repealed by SessionLaws 2009‑489, s. 4, effective August 26, 2009.
(5) If made a part ofthe county's Work First Program, develop and enter into Mutual ResponsibilityAgreements with Work First Program recipients and ensure that the services andresources that are needed to assist participants to comply with the obligationsunder their Mutual Responsibility Agreements are available;
(6) Ensure thatparticipants engage in the minimum hours of work activities required by TitleIV‑A;
(7) Consider providingcommunity service work for any recipient who cannot find employment;
(8) Authorize paymentsof Work First Diversion Assistance and Work First Family Assistance torecipients having MRAs;
(9) Monitor compliancewith Mutual Responsibility Agreements and enforce the agreement provisions;
(10) Repealed by SessionLaws 2009‑489, s. 4, effective August 26, 2009.
(10a) Ensure that all WorkFirst cases are reviewed no later than three months prior to expiration of timelimitations for receiving cash assistance to:
a. Ensure that timelimitations on assistance have been computed correctly.
b. Ensure that thefamily is informed in writing about public assistance benefits, including childcare, Medicaid, and food and nutrition services, for which the family iseligible even while cash assistance is no longer available.
c. Provide for anextension of cash assistance benefits if the family qualifies for an extension.
d. Review family statusand assist the family in identifying resources and support the family needs tomaintain employment and family stability.
(11) Ensure compliancewith applicable State and federal laws, rules, and regulations for the WorkFirst Program;
(12) Develop, adopt, andsubmit to the Department a biennial County Plan;
(13) Repealed by SessionLaws 2009‑489, s. 4, effective August 26, 2009.
(14) Develop and implementan appeals process for the county's Work First Program that substantiallycomplies with G.S. 108A‑79 and comply with the procedures related tosanctioning by the Department for all counties in the State pursuant to G.S.108A‑27.2 and prescribed as general provisions in the State Plan pursuantto G.S. 108A‑27.9(c)(1).
(b) The county board ofcommissioners shall not delegate the responsibilities described in subdivisions(a)(1), (a)(11), and (a)(12) of this section but may delegate other duties topublic or private entities. Notwithstanding any delegation of duty, the countyboard of commissioners shall remain accountable for its duties under the WorkFirst Program.
(c) The county board ofcommissioners shall appoint a committee of individuals to identify the needs ofthe population to be served and to review and assist in developing the CountyPlan to respond to the needs. The committee membership shall include, but isnot limited to, representatives of the county board of social services, theboard of the area mental health authority, the local public health board, thelocal school systems, the business community, the board of county commissionersand community‑based organizations representative of the population to beserved.
(d) The county board ofcommissioners shall review and approve the County Plan for submission to theDepartment. (1997‑443,s. 12.6; 1998‑212, s. 12.27A(h); 1999‑359, s. 5(a); 2007‑97,s. 5; 2009‑489, s. 4.)
