Section 38-11A-2 Establishment of a welfare employment program. - Alabama Statutes

Section 38-11A-2

Establishment of a welfare employment program.

The Department of Human Resources shall establish and administer a welfare employment program for persons applying for, or receiving, public assistance in the State of Alabama. The department shall develop program policy, criteria, requirements, and procedures and issue rules and regulations for governance of the program, insofar as federal guidelines permit, and shall assume program management responsibilities including budget planning, cost accounting, data collecting and reporting, evaluation and assessment of program performance, and standards for effective use of distributed funds. The program shall include development of employment strategies, employment-related programs and activities and family support services directed toward affecting the intent and goals of this chapter.

(Acts 1989, No. 89-850, p. 1699, §2.)