South Carolina General Assembly
109th Session, 1991-1992

Bill 4269


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    4269
Primary Sponsor:                Wofford
Committee Number:               27
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Aid to families with dependent
                                children
Residing Body:                  House
Current Committee:              Medical, Military, Public and
                                Municipal Affairs
Computer Document Number:       BR1/2002.AC
Introduced Date:                Jan 23, 1992
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              Jan 23, 1992
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Wofford
                                Harrelson
                                H. Brown
                                Hallman
                                Fulmer
                                A. Young
                                Sharpe
                                Wells
                                Klapman
                                Harrison
                                Riser
                                Stone
                                Gonzales
                                Smith
                                Littlejohn
                                K. Burch
                                Waldrop
                                Baker
                                Shissias
                                Byrd
                                Corning
                                Bruce
                                Kirsh
                                Meacham
Type of Legislation:            General Bill



History


 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
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 4269  House   Jan 23, 1992  Introduced, read first time,    27
                             referred to Committee

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 43-5-149 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A FAMILY OR ADULT RECIPIENT OF AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN MAY NOT RECEIVE THE INCREMENTAL INCREASE THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE AWARDED AS THE RESULT OF A CHILD BORN INTO THE FAMILY AND TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES FOR CALCULATING BENEFITS WHEN THE CHILD IS BORN DURING THE PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY OR DURING A TEMPORARY PERIOD OF INELIGIBILITY DUE TO A PENALTY IMPOSED FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS AND TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION.

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 43-5-149. (A) The State Department of Social Services shall revise the schedule of benefits to be paid to a recipient family under the program of aid to families with dependent children by eliminating the increment in benefits under the program for which that family would otherwise be eligible as a result of the birth of a child and applying the procedure in subsection (B), when the child is born during the period in which the family is eligible for benefits or during a temporary period in which the family or adult recipient is ineligible for benefits due to a suspension imposed by the department for failure to comply with benefit eligibility requirements subsequent to which the family or adult recipient is again eligible for benefits.

(B) When an increment in benefits is eliminated for a family pursuant to subsection (A), the department, subject to federal approval, shall compute the amount of financial assistance which is eligible for federal reimbursement to be granted to that family by deducting from the monthly earned income of each employed person in the family:

(1) those earned income disregards provided for under federal law; and

(2) an additional amount earned by each employed person which, at a maximum, is equal to the difference between the amount of item (1) and fifty percent of the monthly payment of financial assistance, adjusted for family size.

(C) In the case of a general increase in the amount of benefits which is provided to all program recipients, this general increase also must be provided to this family or adult recipient.

(D) The department shall promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this section pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 1992.

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