As Amended
SEC. 43-49-13. Department of Human Services to prepare waiver requestss; authorization to accept and expend monies.
(1) The Department of Human Services shall prepare the proper documentation for the federal waivers required to be requested under Sections 43-49-5 through 43-49-11. All requested waivers shall be cost neutral to the federal government.
(2) The Department of Human Services is further authorized to accept and expend any grants, donations or contributions from any public or private organization, together with any additional federal matching funds that may accrue and including, but not limited to, one hundred percent (100%) federal grant funds or funds from any governmental entity or instrumentality thereof in furthering the purposes and objectives of Sections 43-49-5 through 43-49-11 and 43-1-8, 43-1-10 and 43-1-30. The Department of Finance and Administration is authorized to transfer monies to the department for this program from special funds in the State Treasury in amounts not exceeding the amounts authorized in the appropriation to the department.
SOURCES: Laws, 1993, ch. 614, Sec. 7, eff from and after passage (approved April 15, 1993).
1997 Amendment:
SECTION 27. Sections 43-49-1, 43-49-3, 43-49-8, 43-49-9, 43-49-11, 43-49-13, 43-49-15 and 43-17-31, Mississippi Code of 1972, which is the Mississippi Welfare Program Restructuring Act of 1993, and which provide for the implementation of required welfare reform components of the federal Family Support Act of 1988 and the federal Job Opportunity and Basic Skills (JOBS) Training Program, provide conditions for eligibility for AFDC benefits and prescribe certain duties of the Department of Human Services, provide for a Work Encouragement Program under applicable federal waivers, provide for a Work First pilot program under applicable federal waivers, require the department to prepare waiver requests for the welfare reform programs, authorize the department to request additional waivers regarding welfare reform and direct the department to establish an AFDC unemployed parents program, are repealed.
SOURCE: 1997 Laws, Chapter 316, Section 27, HB766, Effective March 12, 1997.