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Charitable Choice In Congress's 1996 welfare reform legislation These are the wordsused by Congress to insert Charitable Choice into its 1996 welfare reform
http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/religion_online/welfare/policy.html

Extractions: This is an internet resource offered by the California Council of Churches and the Center for Religion and Civic Culture at the University of Southern California. Funded by The James Irvine Foundation, these organizations provide information and technical assistance to public and faith-based organizations in California that are attempting to engage in public/private partnerships. jorr@usc.edu In 1998, the Legislative Counsel of the California State Legislature was asked to prepare an opinion concerning the constitutionality of Charitable Choice. His opnion was issued on May 28, 1998. The opinion is especially helpful, because it takes into account provisions of the Constitution of the State of California. It concludes that Charitable Choice does not conflict with the state constitution as long as political entities do not grant preferential treatment to religious organizations. Charitable Choice Legislation in California
Immigrant And Native Responses To Welfare Reform
the response of foreignborn non-citizens between these states to investigate whetherthe immigrant provisions of federal welfare reform legislation had a
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w8541
Women And Their Families
Advocacy is Needed on welfare reform legislation If Not Now, When? Action Alerton welfare reform legislation TANF (5/02); Hate Crimes Action Alert (5/02).
http://www.apa.org/ppo/issues/pwomen.html
Welfare Reform Column
the punch. The year before, in 1995, when I was a member of the StateSenate, we passed welfare reform legislation for Louisiana.
http://www.gov.state.la.us/policy/98column/wc092298.htm

Extractions: Welfare Reform Column by Governor Mike Foster Back in 1996, the U.S. Congress passed legislation overhauling our nation's welfare system, pledging to "end welfare as we know it." But by that time, the Louisiana Legislature had already beaten the feds to the punch. The year before, in 1995, when I was a member of the State Senate, we passed welfare reform legislation for Louisiana. So when I took office, one of the first tasks I asked my Secretary of Social Services, Madlyn Bagneris, to grapple with was making the state and federal legislation fit together. Our goal was simple: to encourage and assist people to move from a life of dependence to a life of independence. The welfare reform program we adopted requires that people take personal responsibility for themselves and their familiesby requiring parents to work and receive training or education. Our program offers those on welfare "carrots" like training programs, transportation assistance, job placement help, and child care. It also has "stick"no one can stay on welfare more than two years during any five year period, and there is now a new five year lifetime limit to welfare benefits. Reform efforts are never easy, but I am proud to say Louisiana has done a good job so far. The Department of Social Services has worked to decrease our state's welfare case load by 46% since 1997, placing us 14th in the nation in terms of the percentage we by which we have reduced our welfare rolls. And we've now placed an additional 15,000 welfare recipients into FindWork activitiesour highest total ever helping them secure employment through training, education, and support services.
TANF Reauthorization Home Page -- An NCC Issues And Actions Guide
Social Policy. Book Washington's New Poor Law Chronicles 66 Yearsof welfare reform legislation. Audio Conferences Ongoing Center
http://www.ncccusa.org/publicwitness/tanf.html

Extractions: An NCC Issues and Actions Guide for Advocates Get Involved! Earlier Action Alerts In 2003 ... In 2002 ... November 16, 2002, Update on TANF Legislation October 30, 2002, Action Alert on TANF Legislation October 3, 2002, Action Alert on TANF Legislation Pre-Labor Day Alert on TANF Legislation and Contacts with Members of Congress ... Action Alert: Reauthorization of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Sign-Up for the TANF Electronic Advocacy Network! E-Mail Mary Cooper with your name, address, organization, phone, fax and e-mail address. Please use subject line: "Registration for TANF Network."
Welfare Reform And Pensions Act 1999
is published by The Stationery Office Limited as the welfare reform and Pensions Furtherinformation about the publication of legislation on this website can
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1999/19990030.htm

Extractions: Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 1999 Chapter ch. 30 Acts of Parliament printed from this website are printed under the superintendence and authority of the Controller of HMSO being the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament. It should be noted that the right to reproduce the text of Acts of Parliament does not extend to the Queen's Printer imprints which should be removed from any copies of the Act which are issued or made available to the public. This includes reproduction of the Act on the Internet and on intranet sites. The Royal Arms may be reproduced only where they are an integral part of the original document. The text of this Internet version of the Act is published by the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament and has been prepared to reflect the text as it received Royal Assent. A print version is also available and is published by The Stationery Office Limited as the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 , ISBN 10 543099 4. The print version may be purchased by clicking here . Braille copies of this Act can also be purchased at the same price as the print edition by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0870 600 5522 or e-mail: customer.services@tso.co.uk
Colorado Welfare Reform
legislation Organizations Sponsors Contact Us Home Page Help. Colorado WelfareReformThis is an independent, nonpartisan information clearing house for
http://carbon.cudenver.edu/public/cwr/

Extractions: Viewed best with a browser capable of displaying frames. Colorado Welfare Reform This is an independent, non-partisan information clearing house for welfare reform in Colorado. The Center for Human Investment Policy, CHIP manages this site. [ more about Colorado Welfare Reform MCH (Maternal and Child Health) Web Ring Local Calendar
Literacy Information And Communication System (LINCS) Policy And Legislation - W
welfare legislation. Working Toward Independence The President's Plan to Strengthenwelfare reform; The Office of Family Assistance (OFA), located in the US
http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/collections/policy/welfare.html

Extractions: Skip Navigation In 1996, President Clinton signed into law the The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193) , a welfare reform plan that requires work in exchange for time-limited assistance. A new system of block grants to states for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) was created, changing the nature and provision of welfare benefits in America. Moving people from welfare into work is now one of the primary goals of federal welfare policy. The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 , signed by President Clinton in 1997 helps to achieve that goal by authorizing the U. S. Department of Labor to provide $2 billion annually in Welfare-to-Work grants to states and local communities to create additional job opportunities for the hardest-to-employ recipients of TANF. Low basic skills are among the most common barriers to employment for TANF clients. Research has shown that recipients with work barriers are less likely to find jobs, have lower earnings on average, and are more likely to lose assistance because of a sanction for program noncompliance than families without barriers. The law that created TANF expires on September 30, 2002. Congress is currently considering legislation to reauthorize the program, which will set the nation's welfare policies for the next five years. Congress is also considering some modifications to the rules and funding of the TANF program, including the rules that apply to adult education and training opportunities.
Issue Brief: Understanding Welfare Reform In Nevada
By Robert Rector. Prior to the election, Congress passed historic welfarereform legislation which President Clinton reluctantly signed into law.
http://www.npri.org/issues/issues96/welfare_reform.htm

Extractions: Examining Issues Facing Nevada November 5, 1996 Understanding Welfare Reform in Nevada By Robert Rector P rior to the election, Congress passed historic welfare reform legislation which President Clinton reluctantly signed into law. Regardless of his promises to correct the "flaws" of the bill, Nevada should have a basic understanding of how the legislation changes the current system. The legislation impacted four major areas of welfare: 1. Eliminating Perverse Financial Incentives for State Government. 2. Slowing the Growth of Welfare Spending. Contrary to reports in the press, the bill will not cut welfare spending. Instead it merely slows the rate of growth in spending. There are seven major programs affected by the legislation: Aid to Families with Dependent Children; Food Stamps; Social Services Block Grant; School lunch and other child nutritional programs; Foster Care; and the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Under prior law aggregate spending in these programs was scheduled to grow by nearly 50 percent over the next seven years (an annual growth rate of roughly 6 percent). The reform bill will slow the rate of growth to around 35 percent over seven years (an annual growth rate of 4.5 percent). Thus the reform will state permit future aggregate spending in these programs to expand at faster than the rate of inflation. 3. Work Requirements.
Commonwealth Department Of Family And Community Services | Welfare Reform
These changes are still subject to the passage of legislation. in 1999 with the establishmentof the broadly based Reference Group on welfare reform chaired by
http://www.facs.gov.au/internet/facsinternet.nsf/aboutfacs/programs/esp-welfare_

Extractions: @import url( /internet/facsinternet.nsf/css/body/$File/body.css); @import url( /internet/facsinternet.nsf/css/body/$File/body.css); Home Newsroom Contact FaCS Search The Government is currently undertaking an extensive process of reform to Australia's social support system. The key stages are listed below: December 2002 - On 12 December the Ministers for Family and Community Services and Employment and Workplace Relations jointly released a consultation paper on the reform of income support for working-age people, Building a simpler system to help jobless families and individuals . The Government welcomes feedback from the community and is undertaking a consultation process on the issues raised in the paper.
Welcome To The National Welfare Rights Network Website
Media Release 11 November 2002 New report reveals 1.2 million to be atrisk from tough Centrelink penalties in welfare reform legislation.
http://www.welfarerights.org.au/

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Current Legislation - The Next Step Toward Welfare Reform
The Next Step Toward welfare reform A Manual for Enacting Tax Credits.for Charitable Contributions. March 1998. 6. Model legislation.
http://www.beaconhill.org/BHIStudies/NextStepWR/nsmodelleg.html

Extractions: The Next Step Toward Welfare Reform: A Manual for Enacting Tax Credits for Charitable Contributions March 1998 Depending on the complexities of the proposed legislation, especially concerning welfare, writing legislation can be an arduous and painstaking process. To make the process easier and more efficient, BHI has crafted a generic tax credit model legislation that any state could use as a starting point. This legislation is a product of ongoing cooperation between BHI and the American Legislative Exchange Council's Health and Human Services Task Force, with input from other institutes. Section 1. Title. This act may be cited as the Charity Tax Credit Act. Section 2. Definition The organization must qualify for nonprofit status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and must be tax-exempt under section 501(a). Contributions to the organization are deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. Section 3. Charitable Contributions. Contributions must be made in cash.
Current Legislation - The Next Step Toward Welfare Reform
Step Toward welfare reform A Manual for Enacting Tax Credits. for Charitable Contributions.March 1998. 5. Current and Proposed State Tax Credit legislation (as
http://www.beaconhill.org/BHIStudies/NextStepWR/nscurrentl.html

Extractions: The Next Step Toward Welfare Reform: A Manual for Enacting Tax Credits for Charitable Contributions March 1998 5.1. Current Legislation. 5.2. Model Legislation Currently, more than 20 states have some form of tax credit for charitable contributions, but under devolution, the list is likely to grow. The states are: Arizona: Credit for contributions to charities that help the poor. California: Enterprise zone contribution credit, vacant building rehabilitation credit. Colorado: Enterprise Zone Contribution Credit (EZCC). Connecticut: Neighborhood Assistance Credit (NAC). Delaware: Neighborhood Assistance Credit (NAC). Georgia: Credits for businesses in less developed areas that create new jobs, employers that provide basic skills education, employers that employ AFDC recipients. Idaho: Credit for Contribution to Youth and Rehabilitation Facilities (CCYRF). Indiana: Neighborhood Assistance Credit (NAC).
Washingtonpost.com: Welfare Special Report
sharply 12 percent in the year after the reform legislation was passed. Thatdecline prompted Clinton to declare that We now know that welfare reform works
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/welfare/welfare.htm

Extractions: Updated July 23, 1998 Welfare as we knew it no longer exists. The 61-year American tradition of guaranteeing cash assistance to the poor came to an end with the signing of legislation in August 1996. But over time, the system became increasingly unpopular. Political opinion turned against the idea of anyone getting rewarded for being idle. Social critics said welfare was responsible for a permanent underclass of people living off government checks because the incentives to go to work were so weak. Now, a federal system that was once fairly consistent has been turned over to the states, where programs are diverging widely. And it is far from clear whether the poor will be better or worse off. This essay provides an introduction to the following topics: The New System
Washingtonpost.com: Welfare Links & Resources
See their welfare reform page, their chart showing the decline in welfare caseloadsby state, a summary of the 1996 reform legislation, and a side by side
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/welfare/links.htm

Extractions: The Web site for the Department of Health and Human Services office that oversees most welfare-related programs. See their welfare reform page, their chart showing the decline in welfare caseloads by state, a summary of the 1996 reform legislation, and a side by side comparison of the new law and the old law. Welfare to Work
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation - Promoting Entrepreneurship And
resources about the reauthorization of the welfare reform bill. This briefing wasthe first in a series regarding the reauthorization of the TANF legislation.
http://www.emkf.org/pages/299.cfm
Senate Vote On HR 3734 - Welfare Reform
welfare reform With bipartisan support and the endorsement of President Clinton,the House and Senate approved legislation that preyed on the limited rights
http://archive.aclu.org/vote-guide/Senate_HR3734.html

Extractions: H.R. 3734 W elfare reform - With bipartisan support and the endorsement of President Clinton, the House and Senate approved legislation that preyed on the limited rights of vulnerable groups including children, immigrants, the poor and the elderly in the name of welfare reform. The bill also eroded free speech for not-for-profit organizations, violated the separation of church and state, and damaged privacy rights by establishing a de facto national identification system. The legislation passed the House on a vote of 256 to 170 ; the Senate approved the measure with a vote of 74 to 25. Senators Voting For the Legislation: 74 Senators Voting Against the Legislation: 24 Did Not Vote: 1
Governor Proposes Legislation To Continue Welfare Reform
Governor Proposes legislation To Continue welfare reform. Plan Targetswelfare Fraud and Abuse to Continue Historic Declines in Rolls.
http://www.state.ny.us/governor/press/june15_2_98.html

Extractions: June 15, 1998 Governor Proposes Legislation To Continue Welfare Reform Plan Targets Welfare Fraud and Abuse to Continue Historic Declines in Rolls Governor George E. Pataki today proposed legislation to continue New York's national leadership in welfare reform, which has lead to an historic decline in the State's welfare rolls of more than 510,000 since 1995. "From the first day I took office, we have worked hard to reform the failed welfare system that trapped generations of New Yorkers in the web of government dependency and the results have been dramatic," Governor Pataki said. "We have reduced the welfare rolls by more than 510,000 a 31 percent decline by replacing dependency with opportunity and self reliance. "We have cracked down on welfare fraud, toughened enforcement of deadbeat parents, insisted on Learnfare and moved forward with workfare," the Governor said. "But we must continue to do even more to crack down on fraud and abuse. "The people of New York have a long tradition of providing a helping hand to neighbors in need," Governor Pataki said. "But we must continue to target those criminals who would attempt to take advantage of our compassion and steal benefits that must and should go to those who truly need our help."
CBS News | House Approves Welfare Legislation | February 13, 2003 19:50:38
(AP) The House approved Republican a welfare reform bill Thursday Nearly identicalto a plan put forth by President Bush, the GOP legislation passed by a 230
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/02/13/politics/main540588.shtml

Extractions: The bill puts strict limits on the amount of time most welfare recipients can spend in education and training programs and limits people to five years of benefits over their lifetimes. It continues to ban legal immigrants from aid programs, provides $16.5 billion a year for states to run their programs and offers a modest increase in child care spending.
GOP.gov - News From Republicans In Congress
Pryce Applauds House Passage of welfare reform Feb. 12 US Congressman Jim DeMint(RS.C.) introduced bipartisan legislation today to provide Americas
http://www.gop.gov/

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