ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fourth Legislature

Second Regular Session

HB 2104: child care assistance; education; training

Sponsor: Representative Udall, LD 25

Committee on Health & Human Services

Overview

Allows the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) to waive all or part of the work requirement to continue providing child care assistance when a person meets educational and training requirements.

History

Statute requires DES to provide child care assistance to eligible families who are: 1) attempting to achieve independence from the cash assistance program; 2) transitioning off cash assistance due to increased earning or child support income in order to accept or maintain employment; and 3) diverted from cash assistance to obtain or maintain employment. (A.R.S. § 46-803)

DES may provide child care assistance for approved education and training activities if the eligible parent, legal guardian or caretaker relative is working at least a monthly average of 20 hours per week and this education and training are reasonably related to employment goals. The eligible parent, legal guardian or caretaker relative must demonstrate satisfactory progress in the education or training activity.

Provisions

1. Authorizes DES to waive all or a portion of the work requirement and continue to provide child care assistance to a qualified person enrolled full-time in an accredited educational institution, remedial education activity or training program related to the person's employment goals. (Sec. 1)

2. Maintains the current requirement for the person to demonstrate satisfactory progress in the educational or training program. (Sec. 1)

3. Requires DES to review the educational and training program being pursued by the person receiving child care assistance to verify that it is related to employment goals. (Sec. 1)

4. Requires the person to demonstrate satisfactory progress to DES. (Sec. 1)

5. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1)

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