H 3025 Joint Resolution, By J.L.M. Cromer, Allison, Bailey, J.M. Baxley, 
B.D. Cain, Cato, Cotty, Delleney, L.L. Elliott, Haskins, R.J. Herdklotz, 
Inabinett, Jennings, Kelley, W.D. Keyserling, Kirsh, Law, L.H. Limbaugh, Lloyd, 
C.V. Marchbanks, Mason, McCraw, Meacham, Rice, Richardson, Riser, Sandifer, 
Simrill, Stille, Stuart, Tripp, Vaughn, Walker, C.C. Wells, Witherspoon and 
Young-Brickell
 A Joint Resolution to limit to thirty-six months the length of time a family
 may receive Aid to Families with Dependent Children benefits and to provide
 exceptions; to direct the Department of Social Services to apply for a waiver
 to implement this time limit; to direct the Department to contract for a study
 to determine the savings in funds due to this limitation and to direct that
 savings realized by this limitation must be appropriated to the Department for
 it's jobs program as provided for in the General Appropriations Act.

   12/14/94  House  Prefiled
   12/14/94  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/10/95  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-13
   01/10/95  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-13

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO LIMIT TO THIRTY-SIX MONTHS THE LENGTH OF TIME A FAMILY MAY RECEIVE AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN BENEFITS AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS; TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO APPLY FOR A WAIVER TO IMPLEMENT THIS TIME LIMIT; TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT TO CONTRACT FOR A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE SAVINGS IN FUNDS DUE TO THIS LIMITATION AND TO DIRECT THAT SAVINGS REALIZED BY THIS LIMITATION MUST BE APPROPRIATED TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR ITS JOBS PROGRAM AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no family may receive Aid to Families with Dependent Children for more than thirty-six months unless the head of the household is:

(1) permanently or totally disabled, whether physical or mental;

(2) unable to obtain employment in the private sector because no job for which the person is qualified is available but the person is working forty hours per week in a volunteer public sector community placement;

(3) providing full time care to a disabled dependent in the home; or

(4) unemployed because Work Support program services including, but not limited to, transportation or child care are not available to assist the person in becoming self-sufficient.

Evidence of the exceptions to the thirty-six month benefit limit as enumerated in this subsection must be provided to the department in the manner and form as the department may require.

(B) The Department of Social Services shall apply for a waiver to implement the provisions of subsection (A).

(C) Using funds currently appropriated in the 1995-96 General Appropriations Act for the Department of Social Services JOBS Program, the Department shall contract with the State Budget and Control Board to conduct a study to determine the savings in state funds that will be realized by limiting Aid to Families with Dependent Children benefits to thirty-six months, as provided for in subsection (A), and shall report to the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee on or before June 30, 1996, and any savings realized from this limitation must be appropriated to the department to expand and enhance its JOBS Program.

(D) This section takes effect July 1, 1995, and applies to families who apply for Aid to Families with Dependent Children benefits after June 30, 1995, and upon recertification to families receiving or who have been determined eligible to receive Aid to Families with Dependent Children as of July 1, 1995.

SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.