239B.11 - FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM ACCOUNT -- DIVERSION PROGRAM SUBACCOUNT -- DIVERSION PROGRAM.
239B.11 FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM ACCOUNT --
DIVERSION PROGRAM SUBACCOUNT -- DIVERSION PROGRAM.
1. An account is established in the state treasury to be known as
the family investment program account under control of the department
to which shall be credited all funds appropriated by the state for
the payment of assistance and JOBS program expenditures. All other
moneys received at any time for these purposes, including child
support revenues, shall be deposited into the account as provided by
law. All assistance and JOBS program expenditures under this chapter
shall be paid from the account.
2. a. A diversion program subaccount is created within the
family investment program account. The subaccount may be used to
provide incentives to divert a family's participation in the family
investment program if the family meets the department's income
eligibility requirements for the diversion program. Incentives may
be provided in the form of payment or services to help a family to
obtain or retain employment. The diversion program subaccount may
also be used for payments to participants as necessary to cover the
expenses of removing barriers to employment and to assist in
stabilizing employment. In addition, the diversion program
subaccount may be used for funding of services and payments for
persons whose family investment program eligibility has ended, in
order to help the persons to stabilize or improve their employment
status.
b. The diversion program shall be implemented statewide in a
manner that preserves local flexibility in program design. The
department shall assess and screen individuals who would most likely
benefit from diversion program assistance. The department may adopt
additional eligibility criteria for the diversion program as
necessary for compliance with federal law and for screening those
families who would be most likely to become eligible for the family
investment program if diversion program incentives would not be
provided to the families. Section History: Recent Form
97 Acts, ch 41, §12, 34; 98 Acts, ch 1218, §76; 2000 Acts, ch
1088, §5; 2005 Acts, ch 175, §107
Referred to in § 252B.27