§ 63.2-601 Virginia Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program; goals
The goals of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program are to:
1. Offer Virginians living in poverty the opportunity to achieve economic independence by removing barriers and disincentives to work and providing positive incentives to work;
2. Provide families living in poverty with the opportunities and work skills necessary for self-sufficiency;
3. Allow families living in poverty to contribute materially to their own self-sufficiency;
4. Set out the responsibilities of and expectations for recipients of public assistance and the government; and
5. Provide families living in poverty with the opportunity to obtain work experience through the Virginia Initiative for Education and Work (VIEW). None of the provisions of this chapter shall be construed or interpreted to create any rights, causes of action, administrative claims or exemptions to the provisions of the Program, except as specifically provided in §§ 63.2-609, 63.2-613, and 63.2-618. The Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity and the Virginia Employment Commission shall assist the Department in the administration of the Program.
History
This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 858 and 951 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1995, chapter 450; in 1996, chapters 589 and 599; in 2002, chapter 747; in 2013, chapter 482; in 2019, chapter 210.
1994, cc. 858, 951, § 63.1-133.41; 1995, c. 450; 1996, cc. 589, 599; 2002, c. 747; 2013, c. 482; 2019, c. 210.