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16' <br /> Commission at the next meeting of the Commission following the changes and to the - <br /> General Assembly during the next session following the changes. <br /> (e) The section of State Plan describing the Standard Work First Program shall <br /> include: <br /> (1) Benefit Levels. limitations. and payments and the method for <br /> calculating benefit levels and payments: <br /> 2) Eiia-bility criteria. including asset and income standards: <br /> 3) Any exceptions or exemptions proposed to work requirements: <br /> 4) Provisions for when extensions may be granted to a person or <br /> famiiv who reaches the time limit for receipt of benefits: <br /> 5) Provisions for exceptions and exemptions to criteria, time limits, <br /> and standards: . - <br /> Provisions for sanctions for recipient failure to comply with <br /> program requirements: <br /> (7� Terms and conditions for repayment of Work First Diversion <br /> Assistance by recipients who subsequently receive Work First <br /> Family Assistance: <br /> (88) Allocations of federal State. and county funds for the Standard <br /> Work First Program including county block grants to the counties <br /> for Work First Services: <br /> Levels of State and county funding for the Standard Work First <br /> Program: <br /> LIO-1 Allocation for funding for administration at the State and local <br /> level not to exceed the federally established limitations on use of <br /> federal TANF funds for program administration. . <br /> 11 A description of the Department's consultation with local <br /> - governments and private sector organizations and a summary of <br /> anv comments received during the 45-day public comment penod. <br /> (f) In addition to those items required to be included pursuant to subsection (e) of <br /> this section the State Plan may include proposals to establish the following as part of <br /> the Standard Work First Program:, <br /> Demonstration projects in one or more counties to assess the value <br /> - - 4ia �proposed changes., in State policy or_to--test.ways to improve - <br /> prog-ams: and <br /> Requirement that recipients shall be required to enter into and <br /> compjv with Mutual Responsibility Agreements as a condition of <br /> receiving benefits If p;ovided for in the State Plan the terms and <br /> conditions of Mutual Responsibility Agreements shall be consistent <br /> with program purposes federal law and availability of funds. <br /> (g) The State Plan may provide for automatic Medicaid ehgib�y for all Work <br /> First Program recipients. <br /> (h) The State Plan may provide that in cases where benefit are paid only for a <br /> child, the case is considered a family case. <br /> "4 108A-2710 Duties of the Director of the Bndget/Governor. <br /> (a) The Director of the Budget shall by Mav 15 of each even-numbered calendar <br /> year, approve and recommend adoption l_Ythe General Assembly of the State Plan. - - ------ -- a - <br /> (b) At the berg of every fiscal year. the Director of the .budget shall report to <br /> the General Assembly the number of permanent State emplovees who have been <br /> Work First Program recipients during the previous calendar year <br /> all sign it and cause it to <br /> (e) After the State Plan has become law. the Governor sh <br /> be submitted to federal officials in accordance with federal law. - <br /> $ 108A-27.11. Work First Program funding, <br /> Page 260 Senate Bill 352 <br />