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17 (a) County block grants. except funds for Werk First Family Assistance, shall be computed based on the percentage of each county's total AFDC (including AFDC- EA) and JOBS expenditures. except expenditures for cash assistance, to statewide actual expenditures for those programs in fiscal year 199 -96. The resulting percentage shall be applied to the State's total budgeted funds, excert funds budgeted for Work First Family Assistance, for Work First Pro-ram expenditures at the count• level. (b) The following shall mplv-to funding for Standard Program Counties: (1) The Department shall make palments of Work First Family Assistance and Work First Diversion Assistance subject to the availability of federal. State, and county funds. The Department shall reimburse counties for county expenditures under the Work First Program subject to the availability of federal. State. and county funds. (c) Each Electing County's allocation for Work First Family Assistance shall be computed based on the percentage of each Electing County's total expenditures for cash assistance to statewide actual expenditures for cash assistance in 199 -96. The resulting percentage shall be applied- to the total budgeted funds for Work First Familv Assistance. The Department shall transmit the federal funds contained in the county block grants to Electing Counties as soon as practicable after they become available to the State and in-accordance with federal cash management laws and regulations The 'DMartment shall transmit one-fourth of the State funds contained in county block grants to Electing Counties at the beginning of each quarter. Once paid, the county block grant funds shall not revert. § 108A-27.12. Maintenance of effort. (a) The Department shall define in the State Plan or by -rule the term `maintenance of effort' based on that term as defined in Title IV-A and shall provide to counties a list of activities that Qualify for federal main_tenance of effort requirements. (b) If a county fails to comply with the maintenance of effort requirement in subsection a) of this section the Director of the Budget may withhold State moneys appropriated to the county pursuant to G S 108A-93. - --- — -_ - (c) The Department shall' maintain �the State's maintenance of,effort at- one - - hundred percent (100%) of the amount the State budgeted for programs under this Part during fiscal year 1996-97. (d) For Standard Program Counties using the preceding fiscal year as the base vear, counties shall maintain a financial commitment to the Work First Program equal to the proportion of State funds allocated to the Work First Program At no time shall a Standard Program County reduce State or county funds previously obligated or appropriated for child welfare services, (e) During the first vear a county operates a§ an Electing County, the county's m_aintenance of effort shall be no less than ninety percent (90%) of the amount the county budgeted for programs under this Part during fiscal year 1996-97 If dunn-Z the first vear of operation as Electing the Electing County achieves one hundred percent (100%) of its goals as set forth in its Electing County Plan. then the Electrn� County may reduce its maintenance of effort to eiL7hty percent (SO%) of the amount programs _ the county budgeted for proms under this Part durzztg, seal vear 1996- 7 for the second vear of the Electing Countv's Qperanon and for all years thereafter that the county maintains Electing status. — "$ 10SA-27.13. Performance standards- (a) The Depamnent in consultation with the county department of social services and county board of commissioners shall establish acceptable levels of performance for Standard Prog am Counties in meeting Work First expectations measured by -- ---- - - - Pase 261