HR 3730 IH
107th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3730
To expand educational opportunities for recipients of assistance
under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy
families.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 12, 2002
Ms. WOOLSEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and
the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction
of the committee concerned
A BILL
To expand educational opportunities for recipients of assistance
under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy
families.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Education Counts Act of 2002'.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE
UNDER THE PROGRAM OF BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY
FAMILIES.
(a) POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION OR VOCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TRAINING AS
PERMISSIBLE WORK ACTIVITIES- Section 407(d)(8) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 607(d)(8)) is amended to read as follows:
`(8) postsecondary education or vocational educational training (not to
exceed 48 months, with respect to any individual);'.
(b) MODIFICATIONS TO THE EDUCATIONAL CAP-
(1) REMOVAL OF TEEN PARENTS FROM 30 PERCENT LIMITATION- Section
407(c)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (42U.S.C. 607(c)(2)(D)) is amended
by striking `, or (if the month is in fiscal year 2000 or thereafter) deemed
to be engaged in work for the month by reason of subparagraph (C) of this
paragraph'.
(2) EXTENSION OF CAP TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION- Section 407(c)(2)(D) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 607(c)(2)(D)) is amended by striking
`vocational educational training' and inserting `education or training
described in subsection (d)(8)'.
(c) CLARIFICATION THAT PARTICIPATION IN A FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM IS A
PERMISSIBLE WORK ACTIVITY UNDER THE TANF PROGRAM- Paragraphs (2) and (3) of
section 407(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 607(d)) are each amended
by inserting `(including participation in an activity under a program
established under part C of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965)'
before the semicolon.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by this section shall take effect
on October 1, 2002.
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