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TANF Transmittal #78 provides guidance changes and clarifications that are a direct result of questions received from local departments regarding specific sections of guidance and by an ongoing TANF program simplification project. The simplification project was initiated to simplify program requirements to better serve vulnerable families with children in the state of Virginia and to streamline business processes for local agency case management purposes. Notable changes and clarifications were made in the following subsections: immunization requirement and imposition of the immunization penalty to allow for the penalty to only be imposed at recertification when necessary, acceptance of expired documents and client statement as evidence when evaluating good cause claims for not cooperating with the Division of Child Support Enforcement, TANF Emergency Assistance to allow for the acceptance of the Five-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit/Vacate Property, form requirements at recertification to remove the signature requirement, and the process for adding a new/required household member to no longer require an application. Additional revisions were made to provide updated information for filing complaints of alleged discrimination with the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and to add clarity regarding the Reaching Independence through Savings and Education (RISE) programs as it is now considered a match savings program.

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The Practice Foundations chapter of the guidance manual provides local departments of social services with instructions on how to engage, locate, and include in decision-making the parents, relatives, and support networks of children involved in the child welfare system in accordance with state and federal laws, regulations, and best practice. This version of the manual has been updated to support compliance with Senate Bill 39 from the 2024 Session of the Virginia General Assembly in the utilization of Family Partnership Meetings to develop Parental Child Safety Placement Agreements.

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