| AFDC | TANF | TANF Policy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Termination/Reduction Time Limit | Implementation | Time Limit | Benefit Reduction | Benefit Termination | |||
| State | Approved | Implemented | Official | Actual | |||
| Alabama | 11-15-96 | 60 months | - | termination | |||
| Alaska | 7-1-97 | 60 months | - | termination | |||
| Arizona | 5-22-95 | 11-1-95 | 10-1-96 | 24 out of 60 | 24 | 60 | |
| Arkansas | 7-1-97 | 24 months | - | termination | |||
| California | 11-26-96 | 1-1-98 | 60 months | reduction | - | ||
| Colorado | 7-1-97 | 60 months | - | termination | |||
| Connecticut | 12-18-95 | 1-1-96 | 10-1-96 | 21 months | - | termination | |
| Delaware | 5-8-95 | -- (1) | 3-10-97 | 48 months | - | termination | |
| DC | 3-1-97 | 60 months | - | termination | |||
| Florida | -- (2) | 10-1-96 | 24 out of 60 | - | termination | ||
| Georgia | 1-1-97 | 60 months | - | termination | |||
| Hawaii | 8-16-96 | 2-1-97 | 7-1-97 | 60 months | - | termination | |
| Idaho | 7-1-97 | 24 months | - | termination | |||
| Illinois | -- (3) | 2-1-96 | 7-1-97 | 24/24off/60 | - | termination | |
| Indiana | 12-15-94 | -- (4) | 10-1-96 | 60 months | 24 | 6 | |
| Iowa | 8-13-93 | 10-1-93 | 1-1-97 | individualized | - | termination | |
| Kansas | 10-1-96 | 60 months | - | termination | |||
| Kentucky | 10-18-96 | 60 months | - | termination | |||
| Louisiana | 1-1-97 | 24 out of 60 | - | termination | |||
| Maine | 11-1-96 | 60 months | - | termination | |||
| Maryland | 12-9-96 | 60 months | reduction | - | |||
| Massachusetts | 9-30-96 | 24 out of 60 | - | termination | |||
| Michigan | 9-30-96 | none | - | - | |||
| Minnesota | 7-1-97 | 60 months | - | termination | |||
| Mississippi | 10-1-96 | 7-1-97 | 60 months | - | termination | ||
| Missouri | 12-1-96 | 60 months | - | termination | |||
| Montana | 2-1-97 | 60 months | - | termination | |||
| Nebraska | 2-27-95 | -- (5) | 12-1-96 | 24 out of 48 | - | termination | |
| Nevada | 12-3-96 | 24/12off/60 | - | termination | |||
| New Hampshire | 10-1-96 | 60 months | - | termination | |||
| New Jersey | 2-1-97 | 7-1-97 | 60 months | - | termination | ||
| New Mexico | 7-1-97 | 36 months | - | termination | |||
| New York | 12-2-96 | 11-1-97 | 60 months | - | termination | ||
| North Carolina | 2-5-96 | 7-1-96 | 1-1-97 | 60 months | - | termination | |
| North Dakota | 7-1-97 | 60 months | - | termination | |||
| Ohio | 3-13-96 | 10-1-96 | 60 months | - | termination | ||
| Oklahoma | 10-1-96 | 60 months | - | termination | |||
| Oregon | 3-28-96 | 7-1-96 | 10-1-96 | 24 out of 84 | - | termination | |
| Pennsylvania | 3-3-97 | 60 months | - | termination | |||
| Rhode Island | 5-1-97 | 60 months | reduction | - | |||
| South Carolina | 5-3-96 | 10-12-96 | 24/120/60 | - | termination | ||
| South Dakota | 12-1-96 | 60 months | - | termination | |||
| Tennessee | 7-25-96 | -- (6) | 10-1-96 | 18/3off/60 | - | termination | |
| Texas | 3-22-96 | -- (7) | 11-5-96 | 60 months | 12/24/36 | termination | |
| Utah | 10-1-96 | 36 months | - | termination | |||
| Vermont | 9-20-96 | none | - | - | |||
| Virginia | 7-1-95 | -- (8) | 2-1-97 | 24/2-3yrs. | - | termination | |
| Washington | 9-29-95 | 1-1-96 | 1-10-97 | 60 months | - | termination | |
| West Virginia | 1-11-97 | 60 months | - | termination | |||
| Wisconsin | 9-30-96 | 9-1-97 | 60 months | - | termination | ||
| Wyoming | 1-1-97 | 60 months | - | termination | |||
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Note: Implementation dates are arbitrarily stated
as of the first of the month absent specific information to the contrary.
The "actual" dates for TANF implementation are based on communications from
Urban Institute staff.
Source: Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Setting the Baseline: A Report on State Welfare Waivers and other unpublished documents. |
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1. Delaware began implementation of its termination time limit, JOBS exemptions, and JOBS sanctions policy with a small number of cases in October 1995; these became universal in March 1997.
2. Florida began to implement its "Family Transition Project" in two counties in February 1994; non-exempt applicants or recipients limited to 36 months of benefits in a 72 month period or 24 months of benefits in a 60 month period depending on education and work history.
3. Illinois' termination time limit policy, approved September 30, 1995, was not included in the set of waivers presented in the original 1997 CEA analysis due to its limited scope. The time lime applies only to cases where the youngest child is at least 13 years of age and only those months without any earnings counted towards the time limit.
4. Indiana began implementation of its 24-month time limit policy for "job-ready" non-exempt cases in July 1995; beginning May 1997 the 24-month time limit was expanded to all non-exempt cases.
5. Nebraska began to implement its "Welfare Reform Demonstration Project" in eight counties in October 1995 which included a time limit of 24 months of benefits in a 48 month period.
6. Tennessee's time limit was phased in over a six month period beginning October 1996.
7. Texas' 12, 24, or 36 month time limit began in one county in June 1996 and was expanded to the entire state by September 1997. The federal 60 month time limit was imposed beginning November 1996.
8. Virginia's termination time limit began in five counties in July 1995 and was expanded to the entire state by October 1997.
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