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Iowa Code § 239B.11

Family investment program — diversion program

Redline — January 1, 2012 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2026
As of January 1, 2012
1. An account is established in the state treasury to be known as the family investment program account under control of the department to which shall be credited all funds appropriated by the state for the payment of assistance and JOBS program expenditures. All other moneys received at any time for these purposes, including child support revenues, shall be deposited into the account as provided by law. All assistance and JOBS program expenditures under this chapter shall be paid from the account.
2. a. A diversion program subaccount is created within the family investment program account. The subaccount may be used to provide incentives to divert a family’s participation in the family investment program if the family meets the department’s income eligibility requirements for the diversion program. Incentives may be provided in the form of payment or services to help a family to obtain or retain employment. The diversion program subaccount may also be used for payments to participants as necessary to cover the expenses of removing barriers to employment and to assist in stabilizing employment. In addition, the diversion program subaccount may be used for funding of services and payments for persons whose family investment program eligibility has ended, in order to help the persons to stabilize or improve their employment status.
A diversion program is created under the family investment program. The program shall provide incentives to divert a family’s participation in or transition of a family from the family investment program by helping a participant obtain or retain employment, by removing barriers to employment, by stabilizing a participant’s employment, or by improving a participant’s employment status. The program shall be implemented statewide in a manner that preserves local flexibility in program design. The department shall assess and screen individuals who would most likely benefit from diversion program assistance. The department shall adopt income eligibility requirements and additional eligibility criteria for the diversion program as necessary for compliance with federal law and for screening those families most likely to become eligible for the family investment program if diversion program incentives were not provided.
b. The diversion program shall be implemented statewide in a manner that preserves local flexibility in program design. The department shall assess and screen individuals who would most likely benefit from diversion program assistance. The department may adopt additional eligibility criteria for the diversion program as necessary for compliance with federal law and for screening those families who would be most likely to become eligible for the family investment program if diversion program incentives would not be provided to the families.
97 Acts, ch 41, §12, 34; 98 Acts, ch 1218, §76; 2000 Acts, ch 1088, §5; 2005 Acts, ch 175, §107
97 Acts, ch 41, §12, 34; 98 Acts, ch 1218, §76; 2000 Acts, ch 1088, §5; 2005 Acts, ch 175, §107; 2024 Acts, ch 1157, §53
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