PUBLIC LAW 104-193—AUG. 22, 1996
110 STAT. 2141
"(A) has attained 18 years of age; or
"(B) has not completed high school or obtained a certificate of high school equivalency, and is not attending secondary school.
"(2) CONTENTS OF PLANS.—
"(A) IN GENERAL.—On the basis of the assessment
made under subsection (a) with respect to an individual,
the State agency, in consultation with the individual, may
develop an individual responsibility plan for the individual,
which—
"(i) sets forth an employment goal for the individual and a plan for moving the individual immediately
into private sector employment;
"(ii) sets forth the obligations of the individual,
which may include a requirement that the individual
attend school, maintain certain grades and attendsince,
keep school age children of the individual in school,
immunize children, attend parenting and money
management classes, or do other things that will help
the individual become and remain employed in the
private sector;
"(iii) to the greatest extent possible is designed
to move the individual into whatever private sector
emplo3ment the individual is capable of handling as
quickly as possible, and to increase the responsibility
and amount of work the individual is to handle over
time;
"(iv) describes the services the State will provide
the individual so that the individual will be able to
obtain and keep employment in the private sector,
and describe the job counseling and other services that
will be provided by the State; and
"(v) may require the individual to undergo appropriate subst£m.ce abuse treatment.
"(B) TIMING.— The State agency may comply with paragraph (1) with respect to an individual—
"(i) within 90 days (or, at the option of the State,
180 days) after the effective date of this part, in the
case of an individual who, as of such effective date,
is a recipient of aid under the State plan approved
under part A (as in effect immediately before such
effective date); or
"(ii) within 30 days (or, at the option of the State,
90 days) after the individual is determined to be
eligible for such assistance, in the case of any other
individual.
"(3) PENALTY FOR NONCOMPLLVNCE BY INDIVIDUAL. — In addition to any other penalties required under the State program
funded under this part;, the State may reduce, by such amount
as the State considers appropriate, the amount of assistance
otherwise payable under the State program to a family that
includes an individual who fails without good cause to comply
with an individual responsibility plan signed by the individual.
"(4) STATE DISCRETION. —The exercise of the authority of
this subsection shall be within the sole discretion of the State.
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