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Senate debates major welfare overhaul establishing Family Employment Program; some amendments deferred
Summary
Senators debated a multi-part welfare reform package (substitute HB269) to implement TANF in Utah, including diversion lump sums, mandatory employment plans, limits on education/training, a 36‑month standard benefit limit with a 20% exemption and creation of a TANF reserve account; several amendments were discussed and the bill was circled for further work.
Senator Tanner laid out substitute House Bill 269 as Utah’s implementation of the new federal TANF rules and described how the state’s Family Employment Program would function. "The bill establishes the legislative intent for cash assistance programs...the programs of cash assistance in Utah is called the family employment program," he said in a detailed floor presentation.
Key provisions he summarized included a diversion option that lets eligible families receive a one‑time lump sum equal to up to three months of programmed cash assistance to address short crises, with safeguards so that the amount is deducted if the family enrolls for…
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