| SB 0079 | Allows suspension of public assistance if a child does not attend school |
| Sponsor: | Russell | |||
| LR Number: | L0247.01I | Fiscal Note: | 0247-01 | |
| Committee: | Education | |||
| Last Action: | 02/03/99 - Hearing Conducted S Education Committee | Journal page: | ||
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| Effective Date: | August 28, 1999 | |||
SB 79 - This act requires the Director of the Division of Family Services to periodically check the attendance records of any child of school age whose family receives Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). If the child does not attend school, the Director shall formally notify the parents. TANF aid shall be suspended, for progressively longer periods as specified in the act, if the child is not attending school upon subsequent attendance checks. The Director may establish, by the rulemaking procedures of Chapter 536, RSMo, an appeals process for review of any such suspension of TANF benefits.
This act is the same as SB 598 from 1998.
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