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Section 43-5-10. Implementation and administration of public welfare program; regulations. - The Department of Social Services shall be responsible for maintaining...
Section 43-5-15. Applications for assistance; manner and form. - Applications for assistance under the provisions of this chapter shall...
Section 43-5-20. Payments to support needy child and eligible caretaker; counseling for recipient where aid not being used in best interests of child; appointment of protective payee. - (a) It is the intent of the General Assembly that...
Section 43-5-24. Provision of information regarding contraception and family planning. - When an individual applies for assistance through the Aid to...
Section 43-5-25. Wilful use of payment for purpose not in best interests of child; protective payee. - Any person, other than a needy child, who wilfully and...
Section 43-5-30. Overpayments and underpayments; recoupment or correction. - (a) If an overpayment or underpayment is made under the...
Section 43-5-40. Unlawful publication or other use of records; penalty. - It is unlawful for a person to solicit, disclose, receive,...
Section 43-5-45. Notice by department of intended action. - The department shall provide timely and adequate notice in all...
Section 43-5-50. One-time grant in event assistance check lost, stolen or destroyed. - In the event that a recipient of aid to families...
Section 43-5-60. Assistance subject to future legislation; no claim against State. - All assistance granted under Chapters 1, 3, 5, 7, 9,...
Section 43-5-65. Application of eligibility. - (a) As a condition of eligibility, a needy family applying...
Section 43-5-70. Identification and proof of residence; verification of employment, income and other information; absence from State. - The department shall require that all persons applying for assistance...
Section 43-5-75. Information from banks concerning applicant or recipient of aid. - The director or his authorized agent may, after signed authorization...
Section 43-5-95. Aid to eighteen-year-old full-time students who are in secondary school or other equivalent training. - Aid may be granted under the provisions of this section...
Section 43-5-120. Request for income tax return; use of information contained in return; notice to recipient; referral to authorities of violations of law. - (a) The Department of Revenue shall provide the director or...
Section 43-5-125. "Living with" defined; verification of child's residence. - The term "living with" means that the caretaker relative and...
Section 43-5-130. Consideration of income of relative. - (a) The department shall, in determining need, take into consideration...
Section 43-5-140. Annual notification of eligibility and reporting requirements; duty to report; failure to report; change in eligibility. - (a) It shall be the duty of the department to...
Section 43-5-145. Investigation of application. - Investigation of each application shall be made by the county...
Section 43-5-148. Date on which assistance shall begin. - Family Independence benefits shall begin on the date of application...
Section 43-5-150. Appeal to State department; proceedings; further appeals. - In the event an application is denied or the amount...
Section 43-5-155. Appeal if application not acted upon within specified time. - If an application is not acted upon by the county...
Section 43-5-160. Review by state department on own motion or request of applicant. - The state department may also, upon its own motion or...
Section 43-5-165. Investigation, hearing, and decision by state department. - Upon any appeal under Section 43-5-150 or any review under...
Section 43-5-170. Subpoenas, oaths and examinations of witnesses. - The department may issue subpoenas for witnesses and compel their...
Section 43-5-175. Effect of state department's decision on county department. - All decisions of the state department shall be binding upon...
Section 43-5-180. Charges and fees for representing applicants or recipients of assistance. - No person shall make any charge or receive any fee...
Section 43-5-185. Public officers prohibited from attempting to influence decisions regarding applications for assistance; penalty. - Any public officer not charged with the administration of Chapters...
Section 43-5-190. Payments to be exempt from taxes, levy or other process; payments to be inalienable and unassignable; bankruptcy. - All amounts paid or payable as assistance shall be exempt...
Section 43-5-200. Endorsement when recipient dies after issuance of check. - When a recipient dies after issuance but before delivery or...
Section 43-5-220. Obtaining support payments from absent parents; amount; proceedings. - (a) Every applicant for family independence benefits who has a...
Section 43-5-222. Portion of child support payments to be paid to welfare recipients; department to be reimbursed. - From the amounts collected by the South Carolina State Department...
Section 43-5-225. Central registry of records; assistance of other agencies; availability of records. - (a) A central registry of records shall be maintained in...
Section 43-5-230. Public Welfare Cooperative Support Program Fund. - There is hereby created in the office of the State...
Section 43-5-235. Reimbursement of local entities for costs of child support collection and paternity determination program. - To the extent permitted by federal law, the department may...
Section 43-5-240. Execution of cooperative support program agreement. - Any county desiring to obtain the benefits of appropriations from...
Section 43-5-245. Time and forms for submission of plans for operating program; execution of contract upon approval. - (a) The department shall prescribe the time at and the...
Section 43-5-310. General assistance to handicapped or unfortunate persons who are unable to support themselves. - General assistance in the form of money payments shall be...
Section 43-5-320. General assistance to certain persons who are essential to welfare of others. - General assistance in the form of money payments may be...
Section 43-5-330. Application for assistance. - Applications for assistance under this article shall be made to...
Section 43-5-340. Investigation of application; visit to applicant's home. - Whenever the county department receives an application for assistance under...
Section 43-5-350. Grant of assistance; amount. - Upon the completion of the investigation the county department shall...
Section 43-5-400. Definitions. - When used in this article and unless the specific context...
Section 43-5-410. Cooperation with federal government; administration of funds. - The State Department may cooperate with the Federal Government in...
Section 43-5-420. Application for aid. - Any person having knowledge that any child is dependent and...
Section 43-5-430. Investigation and report. - The county department shall make an investigation and examination of...
Section 43-5-440. Grant for aid; denial of aid; appeal. - If such child is found to be in need, the...
Section 43-5-450. Amount of grants. - In granting aid for dependent children the amount granted shall...
Section 43-5-460. Estimate of amount needed per county. - Each county department shall prepare, as required by the State...
Section 43-5-470. Federal funds for aid to dependent children. - The State Treasurer shall receive and deposit in the State...
Section 43-5-580. Enforcement of support obligations of absent parents. - (a) Every applicant for Family Independence benefits who has a...
Section 43-5-590. Powers and duties of Department of Social Services in accordance with approved child support plan. - In accordance with a child support plan approved by the...
Section 43-5-598. Definitions; new hire directory; employee to file report; access to information in directory. - (A) As used in this section: (1) "Business day" means...
Section 43-5-600. Applicability of legal process, brought to enforce child or spousal support obligations, to payments by State. - Monies due from or payable by this State, including any...
Section 43-5-610. Maintenance of central registry of records; availability of records. - (A) A State Case Registry must be maintained in the...
Section 43-5-620. Establishment of uniform system of information clearance and retrieval; information to be furnished by bureaus of employment security and motor vehicles; confidential or privileged information. - (a) The director or his designees, in writing, shall have...
Section 43-5-630. Proration of intermittent income received by applicants for assistance. - For purposes of determining eligibility for assistance, the income received...
Section 43-5-910. Short title; definitions. - This article may be cited as the "WIC Vendor Act"...
Section 43-5-920. Administration. - The department is granted the authority and responsibility for the...
Section 43-5-930. Implementation and enforcement in general. - The department may promulgate and enforce regulations to govern the...
Section 43-5-940. Department's authority. - The department has the authority to: (1) enter into agreements...
Section 43-5-950. Criminal sanctions. - Any person who violates any of the provisions of this...
Section 43-5-960. Civil sanctions. - Any person violating any of the provisions of this article...
Section 43-5-970. Appeals. - A decision of the department imposing disqualification, penalties, or requiring...
Section 43-5-1105. State welfare policy. - It is the policy of this State that personal responsibility...
Section 43-5-1110. Definitions. - As used in this article: (1) "Family Independence" or "Aid...
Section 43-5-1115. Employment and training for those receiving assistance. - It is the mandate of the General Assembly that the...
Section 43-5-1120. Welfare agreements; leave from employment for family planning services; employment and training components of receiving assistance. - (A) To emphasize the reciprocal responsibility that exists between welfare...
Section 43-5-1125. Sanctions for failing to comply with welfare agreement. - (A) To emphasize the necessity of each family achieving independence...
Section 43-5-1130. County departmental goals for hiring welfare recipients. - To emphasize the importance of education, training, and employment in...
Section 43-5-1135. State agency goals to recruit and employ welfare recipients. - Each agency which is a member of the South Carolina...
Section 43-5-1140. Labor market and occupational information to be provided to department. - The Department of Employment and Workforce shall provide the department...
Section 43-5-1145. Cash assistance payments paid as wage subsidy or tax credit. - To maximize employment opportunities for welfare recipients and to provide...
Section 43-5-1150. Job Training and Partnership Act incentive funds. - To expand available job training activities for AFDC recipients, the...
Section 43-5-1155. Entrepreneurial development. - The Department of Social Services shall seek funds for entrepreneurial...
Section 43-5-1160. Relocation assistance. - The department may provide, as appropriate, relocation assistance to families...
Section 43-5-1165. Teen parent independence initiative. - The department, as part of the employment and training program,...
Section 43-5-1170. Time limited welfare and exceptions. - To emphasize that welfare is temporary assistance in time of...
Section 43-5-1175. No increase in welfare with increase in number of children. - To encourage parents to plan for security and assume responsibility...
Section 43-5-1180. Participation in work support required when child is one year old. - AFDC recipients must be encouraged to voluntarily participate in a...
Section 43-5-1185. Family skills training program. - As a condition of eligibility for Family Independence benefits, each...
Section 43-5-1190. Eligibility denied on ground of alcohol or drug problem; treatment program required. - A Family Independence recipient who, while receiving FI benefits, has...
Section 43-5-1195. Eligibility based on parent's support and employment revised. - To eliminate restrictions that break up families and to encourage...
Section 43-5-1200. Vehicle and other asset limits. - One licensed vehicle per licensed driver is exempt from the...
Section 43-5-1205. Interest income and dividends to be excluded. - In order to assist AFDC families in gaining financial independence...
Section 43-5-1210. Minor child's income to be excluded. - To remove the disincentive to employment that occurs when a...
Section 43-5-1215. Welfare recipients under age eighteen must attend school. - Welfare recipients under the age of eighteen must be enrolled...
Section 43-5-1220. Minor mother must live with minor's parents to receive welfare; exceptions. - (A) Minor mothers with a child born out of wedlock...
Section 43-5-1225. Outreach and information programs. - In order to assure that all families working toward self...
Section 43-5-1230. Family to be served as a whole. - To further strengthen the family unit and promote parental responsibility,...
Section 43-5-1235. Increased health care access through existing resources. - To assist AFDC families in directing their efforts to becoming...
Section 43-5-1240. Transitional Medicaid and child care. - (A) Subject to federal waiver, the department shall provide transitional...
Section 43-5-1245. Federal child care funds must be sought. - All federal child care funds are needed to ensure that...
Section 43-5-1250. Endorsement of statewide mass transit network. - To promote independence and assist AFDC families in participating in...
Section 43-5-1255. Adult education initiatives. - The Department of Social Services in conjunction with the Department...
Section 43-5-1260. Technical education partnership initiatives. - (A) The Department of Social Services in conjunction with the...
Section 43-5-1265. Simplification of application forms. - The Department of Social Services, with existing resources and personnel,...
Section 43-5-1270. Information on absent parent required. - The State shall apply for a federal waiver to require...
Section 43-5-1275. Electronic data interchange standards. - As applicable, all state agencies shall adopt Electronic Data Interchange...
Section 43-5-1280. Review of federal and state procurement and purchasing regulations. - The Department of Social Services and the Department of Health...
Section 43-5-1285. Annual report. - The department shall report annually to the General Assembly on...