42 U.S.C. § 687
Section 687 · Performance standards
Amended 3 times on record
Not later than 4 years after the effective date specified in section 204(a) of the Family Support Act of 1988, the Secretary shall—
(1) in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, representatives of organizations representing Governors, State and local program administrators, educators, State job training coordinating councils, community-based organizations, recipients, and other interested persons, develop criteria for performance standards with respect to the programs established pursuant to this part that are based, in part, on the results of the studies conducted under section 203(c) of such Act, and the initial State evaluations (if any) performed under section 686 of this title; and
(2) submit his recommendations with respect to performance standards developed under paragraph (1) to the appropriate committees of jurisdiction of the Congress, which recommendations shall be made with respect to specific measurements of outcomes and be based on the degree of success which may reasonably be expected of States in helping individuals to increase earnings, achieve self-sufficiency, and reduce welfare dependency, and shall not be measured solely by levels of activity or participation.
Performance standards developed with respect to the program under this part shall be reviewed periodically by the Secretary and modified to the extent necessary.
The Secretary may collect information from the States to assist in the development of performance standards under subsection (a) of this section, and shall include in his regulations (issued pursuant to section 203(a) of the Family Support Act of 1988 with respect to the program under this part) provisions establishing uniform reporting requirements under which States must furnish periodically information and data, including information and data (for each program activity) on the average monthly number of families assisted, the types of such families, the amounts spent per family, the length of their participation, and such other matters as the Secretary may determine.
The Secretary shall develop and transmit to the Congress, for appropriate legislative action, a proposal for measuring State progress, providing technical assistance to enable States to meet performance standards, and modifying the Federal matching rate to reflect the relative effectiveness of the various States in carrying out the program.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
References in Text
Sections 203(a), (c) and 204(a) of the Family Support Act of 1988, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), are sections 203(a), (c) and 204(a) of Pub. L. 100–485, which are set out as notes under section 681 of this title.
Amendments
1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–432, §242(1), substituted “4” for “3” in introductory provisions and “with respect to the program under this part” for “under this subsection” in closing provisions.
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 103–432, §242(2), substituted “develop criteria for performance standards” for “develop performance standards”.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 103–432, §242(3), substituted “recommendations with respect to performance standards” for “recommendations for performance standards”.