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12 <br /> The number of MRAs entered into by the county: <br /> (2,) A description of the county's plans for serving families who need <br /> child care, trarsnortation. substance abuse services, and <br /> emplov*nent support based on the needs of the community and the <br /> availability of services and funding: <br /> 3 A list of the community service programs equivalent to full-time <br /> em-clovment that are being offered to Work First. Pro,am <br /> recipients who are unable to find full-time emplovment: <br /> � A description of the county's eligibility criteria, benefit calculation, <br /> and anv other volicies adopted by the county relating to eligibility, <br /> terms. and conditions for receiving Work First Program assistance, <br /> including sanctions. asset and income requirements. time limits and <br /> extensions. rewards, exemptions. and exceptions to requirements. <br /> If an Electing County Plan proposes to change eligibility <br /> requirements. benefits levels. or-reduce maintenance of effort. the <br /> county shall describe the reasons for these changes and how the <br /> coup - intends to utilize the maintenance of effort savingL <br /> 30 A description of how the county plans to utilize public and private <br /> resources to assist in moving persons and families to self- <br /> sufficiency: and <br /> �6Z Any request to the Department for waivers to rules or any <br /> proposals for statutory changes to remove any impediments to <br /> implementation of the County's Plan. <br /> (f) Each county shall provide to the general public an opportunity to review and <br /> comment upon its County Plan,prior to its submission to the Department. <br /> (g) A county may modify its County Plan once each biennium but not at any <br /> other time unless the county notifies*the Department of the proposed modification <br /> and the-Department: determines that the proposed modification is consistent with _ <br /> State and federal law-and the goals for the Work First Program. <br /> "4 108A-27.5. Electing Counties —-Duties of the Department. <br /> In addition to the general duties prescribed in G.S. 108A-27.3. the Department <br /> shall have the following duties with respect to establishing supervising and <br /> -- - -- monitoring the Work First Program in- Electing- Counties-while allowing Electing <br /> Counties maximum flexibility in-designing,and implementing County Plans: <br /> Coordinate activities of other State ;encies providing technical <br /> sWport to counties developing their County Plans: <br /> At the request of the counties provide assistance to counties in <br /> their activities with private sector individuals and organizations <br /> relative to County Plans: and <br /> Establish the baseline for the State maintenance of effort. <br /> "& 108A-27.66.. Standard Program Counties -- Duties of county departments of SQCW <br /> services and county boards of commissioners. <br /> (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Article the Standard Work First Program <br /> shall be administered by the county departments of social services The county <br /> departments of social services in Standard Program Counties shams <br /> - --- - - In consultation with the -Department and the county board of <br /> commissioners establish outcome and performance Was for each <br /> Standard Program County based on economic factors and <br /> conditions in that county aimed at reducing child op vertu by <br /> means of goals that measure the increased numbers of persons <br /> employed the increased numbers of hours worked by and wages <br /> earned by recipients and other measures of child well-being: <br /> Page 256 Senate Bill 352 <br />