CHAPTER 5. TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES; EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT TRAINING
IC 12-14-5
Chapter 5. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; Education
and Employment Training
IC 12-14-5-1
Application
Sec. 1. Sections 1 through 5 of this chapter apply to an individual
who is:
(1) less than eighteen (18) years of age and not enrolled in an
educational or a vocational training program; or
(2) a parent of a dependent child who has not graduated from
high school or earned a:
(A) high school equivalency certificate; or
(B) state of Indiana general educational development (GED)
diploma;
and is a member of a family that receives TANF.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.149-1995, SEC.3;
P.L.161-2007, SEC.29.
IC 12-14-5-2
"State of Indiana general educational development (GED)
diploma"
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "state of Indiana general
educational development (GED) diploma" means the state credential
issued to a qualified applicant under IC 20-20-6.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.149-1995, SEC.4;
P.L.1-2005, SEC.131.
IC 12-14-5-3
Cooperation in developing educational and vocational training
services and facilities
Sec. 3. The division, the department of education, and the public
schools shall cooperate as follows:
(1) With all public and private educational and vocational
training or retraining agencies or facilities operating in Indiana.
(2) In developing necessary education and vocational training
or retraining services and facilities to improve the skills of the
parents in families receiving assistance and services under this
article, for whom jobs are not immediately available, or that
will provide education, training, and experience for parents and
for children nearing adulthood who lack the skills required for
employment opportunities that are or may become available.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8.
IC 12-14-5-4
Continuation of family assistance grant; educational program
participation; vocational training or retraining; additional
payments
Sec. 4. (a) The division shall require parents for whom education
or training is suitable and available to do the following for the
continuation of the family assistance grant:
(1) Participate in an educational program designed to enhance
opportunities for employment.
(2) Attend a vocational training or retraining facility.
(b) Additional money may be made available and payments made
for vocational training and other expenses to persons furnishing the
vocational training or the person receiving the training.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8.
IC 12-14-5-5
Division plan for vocational and educational training in each
county
Sec. 5. The division shall adopt a plan for furnishing in each
county:
(1) vocational training; and
(2) educational training;
that allows an individual described in section 1 of this chapter to
develop the skills to obtain a state of Indiana general educational
development (GED) diploma.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.149-1995, SEC.5.
IC 12-14-5-6
Payment for training and other expenses; source of funds;
maximum monthly amounts under IC 12-14-2
Sec. 6. Payment for training and other expenses must be made by
the division from money appropriated for the training and other
services even though expenditures may exceed the maximum
established under IC 12-14-2.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8.
IC 12-14-5-7
State or federal higher education awards; determination of income
and resources when applying for assistance
Sec. 7. Except as provided by federal law, if an individual
receives a state or federal higher education award that is paid directly
to an approved postsecondary educational institution for the
individual's benefit:
(1) the individual is not required to report the award as income
or as a resource of the individual when applying for assistance
for a dependent child under this chapter; and
(2) the award may not be considered as income or a resource of
the individual in determining initial or continuing eligibility for
assistance for a dependent child under this chapter.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.159.