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State-Federal Relations

2006 Update:  TANF/Welfare Reform Regulations

Download PDF Version TANF/WELFARE REFORM REGULATIONS:  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has provided for public viewing the updated regulations for the reauthorization of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program.  The regulations are on public display and available for copying today, June 28, at the Federal Register office, located in the Government Printing Office, and will be published in the Federal Register for broader public viewing on June 29.  States are required to comply with the regulations by October 1, 2006 or face penalties in FY 2007.  If states require legislative action in order to enact the regulations, states must submit explanations to HHS for consideration.  Comments will be due by mid- to late-August.

Read an analysis of these new regulations at NCSL's blog, The Thicket at State Legislatures.

Posted June 28, 2006

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