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Table 12:8

Sanction Policies for Noncompliance with Work Requirements
State First: Partial or Full Sanction First: Minimum Length of Sanction
Alabama [1] Full 1 month [1]
Alaska [2] Partial until compliance
Arizona Partial 1 month
Arkansas [3] Partial until compliance
California Partial until compliance
Colorado Partial 1-3 months (county option)
Connecticut Partial 3 months
Delaware Partial Until compliance or 2 months; then increments to next sanction level.
Dist. of Col. Partial 1 month
Florida Full until compliance
Georgia Partial up to 3 months
Hawaii Full until compliance
Idaho Full 1 month
Illinois Partial until compliance
Indiana Partial 2 months
Iowa Full until compliance
Kansas Full until compliance
Kentucky Partial Until compliance
Louisiana Partial 3 months
Maine [4] Partial/Full (varies) until compliance
Maryland Full until compliance
Massachusetts Partial until compliance
Michigan Partial 1 month
Minnesota [5] Partial 1 month
Mississippi Full 2 months
Missouri Partial until compliance
Montana Partial 1 month
Nebraska Full 1 month
Nevada Partial 1 month
New Hampshire Partial 1/2 month
New Jersey Partial 1 month
New Mexico Partial 1 month
New York Partial until compliance
North Carolina [6] Partial 3 months
North Dakota Partial 1 month
Ohio Full 1 month
Oklahoma Full until compliance
Oregon Partial until compliance
Pennsylvania Partial/Full (varies) [7] 1 month
Rhode Island [8] Partial until compliance
South Carolina Full 1 month
South Dakota Partial 1 month
Tennessee Full until compliance
Texas Partial 1 month
Utah Partial until compliance
Vermont Partial [9] until compliance
Virginia Full 1 month
Washington Partial until compliance
West Virginia Partial 3 months
Wisconsin [10] Partial until compliance
Wyoming Full 1 month
[1] If on assistance for 24 months or more.
[2] If the adult quits or refuses to work, the cash benefit is reduced 100 percent.
[3] In August 2001, Arkansas implemented a progressive sanction policy for noncompliance with a work activity requirement. Failure to comply with the work activity requirement without good cause results in a progressive sanction beginning with a 25% reduction in the TEA payment in the first month to possible closure of the TEA case in the sixth month of noncompliance. The first month in which the progressive sanction was effective was October 2001.
[4] If an adult and child grant and the adult fails to comply with Work Requirements, the adult is sanctioned (partial) and the remaining grant is paid to a third party for management on behalf of the child. If an adult only grant and they do not comply with work requirements, the grant is closed (full).
[5] The remaining grant will be paid as a vendor payment.
[6] Electing counties can set own policies.
[7] Partial sanction if on assistance up to 24 months; full sanction when on assistance more than 24 months.
[8] If the adult does not complete an assessment the cash benefit is reduced 100 percent.
[9] Family’s grant is reduced by $75 for each adult sanctioned for a first, second and third cumulative month of sanction. For the fourth cumulative month and any subsequent month the sanction goes up to $150 per month. This amount is increased to $225 a month if the sanctioned adult has received 60 or more cumulative months of sanction. Sanctions continue until the sanctioned adult cures the sanction by coming into compliance. In addition, Vermont has a forgiveness provision, which under certain circumstances wipes the past sanctions of a participant's record so they would not be counted in the cumulative count if future sanctions occur. The State also limits the amount of some sanctions during the first 6 months of sanction to protect the family's housing costs as a guard against the risk of homelessness. Even when being sanctioned, the adult must continue to meet with the case manager at least once a month or the grant will be closed. Also, housing costs are paid by vendor payments for sanctioned fa
[10] Sanction could be whole or partial. The cash benefit is based on the number of hours worked in the previous month.

Last Updated on 11/25/2002
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