39-7,125. Same; reduction in incremental aid for certain additional children, exception; adjustment to earned income disregard.
39-7,125
39-7,125. Same; reduction in incremental aid forcertain additionalchildren, exception; adjustment to earned income disregard.(a) (1) In determining the amount ofaid to families with dependent children for a familywith fewer thanthree dependent children at the beginning of any period of time suchassistance is received by suchfamily,the secretary ofsocial and rehabilitation services shall revise the schedule of benefits to bepaid to such recipient family by eliminating: (A) In the case of the birth ofthe third dependent child born to such family while receiving aid to familieswith dependent children, 50% of the increment in aid to families withdependent children benefitsfor which that family would otherwise be eligible as a result ofsuch birth; and(B) in the case of the birth of the fourth or subsequent dependent child, 100%of the increment in aid to families with dependent children benefitsfor which that family wouldotherwise be eligible as a result ofsuch birth.
(2) The secretary of social and rehabilitationservices shall provide instead that a recipient familywith fewer than three dependent children at the time such assistance is firstreceived by such family, may receive additional benefits only pursuanttosubsection (a)(3) or subsection (c).
(3) Each such family shall benefit from any general increase in the amountofaidto families with dependent children benefits which is provided to all programrecipients.
(b) (1) In determining the amount of aid tofamilies with dependent children to arecipient family with three or moredependent children at the beginning of any period of time such assistanceis received by suchfamily,the secretary ofsocial and rehabilitation services shall revise the schedule of benefits to bepaid to such recipient family by eliminating: (A) In the case of the birth ofthefirst child born to such family while receiving aid tofamilies with dependent children, 50% ofthe increment in benefits undertheprogram for which that family would otherwise be eligible as a result ofsuchbirth; and(B) in the case of the birth of each subsequent dependentchild, 100%of the increment in benefits under the program for which that family wouldotherwise be eligible as a result ofsuch birth.
(2) The secretary of social andrehabilitationservices shall provide instead that a recipient familywith three or more dependent children at the time such assistance is firstreceived by such familymay receive additionalbenefits only pursuant tosubsection (b)(3) or subsection (c).
(3) Each such family shall benefit from any general increase in the amountofaidto families with dependent children benefitswhich is provided to all program recipients.
(c) The secretary of social andrehabilitationservicesshall provide: (1) Thatincomputingthe amount ofaid to families with dependent children available to any family inwhich one or more adults have earned income from bona fide employment, asdefined by rules and regulations of the secretary of social and rehabilitationservices, the provisions of subsection(a)(1) and subsection (b)(1), which limit the amount of assistance a family canreceive, shall not apply; (2) in the case of a family with two adults and onlyoneof whom is employed, the monthly earned incomedisregard shall increase by anamountequal to not more than 100% of that which the family would have otherwisereceived by parenting anadditional child; and (3) in anyfamily each employed individual shall receive the earnings disregards specifiedin K.S.A. 39-7,127, and amendments thereto.
(d) For purposes of this section: (1) Any childborn to an adult while that adult is ineligible for aid to families withdependent children pursuant to a penalty imposedby the secretary of social and rehabilitation services for failure to complywith benefit eligibility requirements shall be considered to be born while theadult is a recipient of aid to families with dependent children; (2) each childin a multiple birth shall be entitled to receive the same incremental increasein benefits as the first child in such birth; and (3) the birth of any childwhich results from a pregnancy which exists at the time aid to families withdependent children is first received after June 30, 1994, shall not beconsidered to be the birth of a third or subsequent child for the purpose ofapplying the provisions of subsection (a)(1) or subsection (b)(1) which limitthe amount of assistance a family can receive for aid to families withdependent children.
History: L. 1994 ch. 265, § 17;L. 1994, ch. 359, § 1; July 1.