                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ELIGIBILITY FOR TANF; SCHOOL ATTENDANCE (§ 63.2-606)

In order to be eligible for TANF, members of the assistance unit, including
minor custodial parents, shall be in compliance with compulsory school
attendance laws (§ 22.1-254 et seq.). The Board shall adopt regulations to
implement the provisions of this section, including procedures for local
departments to (i) receive notification from local school divisions of students
who are truant and (ii) assist families in noncompliance to achieve compliance.
An applicant for or recipient of TANF or any member of his assistance unit who
has been found guilty under § 22.1-263 shall not be eligible for TANF financial
assistance until in compliance with compulsory school attendance laws. Any
person who becomes ineligible for TANF financial assistance as a result of this
section shall nonetheless be considered a TANF recipient for all other purposes.

HISTORY: 1995, c. 450, § 63.1-105.4; 2002, c. 747.