This rule amendment will revise the number of weeks used to average income budgeting in determining eligibility for Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA).

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
Economic Self-Sufficiency Program

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
65A-4.210: Budgeting
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: This rule amendment will revise the number of weeks used to average income budgeting in determining eligibility for Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA).
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The proposed rule amendment provides for changing income averaging from the past eight weeks to the past four weeks to determine TCA eligibility. A longer period of past time may be used if necessary to provide a more accurate indication of anticipated fluctuations in future income.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 414.45 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 414.14, 414.085, 414.095(11), (12), (13), (14) FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
TIME AND DATE: October 30, 2006, 1:30 p.m.
PLACE: 1317 Winewood Boulevard, Building 3, Room 455, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Lonna Cichon, Government Operations Consultant II, TANF/Food Stamp Policy, Economic Self-Sufficiency, 1317 Winewood Boulevard, Building 3, Room 406, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700, Telephone [phone]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.