208.700. 1. Sections 208.700 to 208.720 shall be known and may becited as the "Welfare to Work Protection Act".
2. For purposes of sections 208.700 to 208.720, the following termsshall mean:
(1) "Department", the department of social services;
(2) "Direct placement program", any program in which an office of thedepartment has a prearranged agreement with a specific employer oremployers to supply such employer or employers with applicants;
(3) "Employer", an employer that operates the site where a publicassistance recipient is employed or placed, and shall not mean anyplacement agency or temporary help service firm;
(4) "Supplemental wage assistance employment position", any positionin which the state of Missouri, through the department or any of itsdivisions, reimburses the employer for a portion of the wages of suchposition as an incentive to an employer for hiring designated individuals;
(5) "TANF benefits", temporary assistance for needy families benefitsprovided pursuant to the Personal Responsibility and Work OpportunityReconciliation Act of 1996, as amended;
(6) "Work first program", a program in the department of socialservices implementing the provisions of the Personal Responsibility andWork Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, as amended. The work firstprogram is not a relief or work training program for purposes of subsection9 of section 288.034, RSMo.
208.700. 1. Sections 208.700 to 208.720 shall be known and may becited as the "Welfare to Work Protection Act".
2. For purposes of sections 208.700 to 208.720, the following termsshall mean:
(1) "Department", the department of social services;
(2) "Direct placement program", any program in which an office of thedepartment has a prearranged agreement with a specific employer oremployers to supply such employer or employers with applicants;
(3) "Employer", an employer that operates the site where a publicassistance recipient is employed or placed, and shall not mean anyplacement agency or temporary help service firm;
(4) "Supplemental wage assistance employment position", any positionin which the state of Missouri, through the department or any of itsdivisions, reimburses the employer for a portion of the wages of suchposition as an incentive to an employer for hiring designated individuals;
(5) "TANF benefits", temporary assistance for needy families benefitsprovided pursuant to the Personal Responsibility and Work OpportunityReconciliation Act of 1996, as amended;
(6) "Work first program", a program in the department of socialservices implementing the provisions of the Personal Responsibility andWork Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, as amended. The work firstprogram is not a relief or work training program for purposes of subsection9 of section 288.034, RSMo.
208.700. 1. Sections 208.700 to 208.720 shall be known and may becited as the "Welfare to Work Protection Act".
2. For purposes of sections 208.700 to 208.720, the following termsshall mean:
(1) "Department", the department of social services;
(2) "Direct placement program", any program in which an office of thedepartment has a prearranged agreement with a specific employer oremployers to supply such employer or employers with applicants;
(3) "Employer", an employer that operates the site where a publicassistance recipient is employed or placed, and shall not mean anyplacement agency or temporary help service firm;
(4) "Supplemental wage assistance employment position", any positionin which the state of Missouri, through the department or any of itsdivisions, reimburses the employer for a portion of the wages of suchposition as an incentive to an employer for hiring designated individuals;
(5) "TANF benefits", temporary assistance for needy families benefitsprovided pursuant to the Personal Responsibility and Work OpportunityReconciliation Act of 1996, as amended;
(6) "Work first program", a program in the department of socialservices implementing the provisions of the Personal Responsibility andWork Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, as amended. The work firstprogram is not a relief or work training program for purposes of subsection9 of section 288.034, RSMo.
