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Post-ACT policy changes
After the ACT waiver expired in March 2002, several changes were made to Texas TANF policies. Those relevant to interpreting this demonstration’s policy implications are listed below.
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All TANF-Basic caretakers in Texas are now subject to both state and federal time limits and the personal responsibility agreement. (Requirements for the state-funded program for two-parent TANF families differ somewhat.)
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The amounts of child support penalties for large families (more than six members) have increased. Child support penalties have also been extended to minor parents who do not comply with child support requirements.
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Clients with a felony drug conviction are permanently disqualified from TANF.
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School attendance penalties for teen parents (if their child is older than 12 weeks) have increased from $25 to an amount equivalent to that person’s share of the TANF grant. Minor parents not meeting school attendance requirements can also be removed from TANF for noncompliance with employment services.
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