History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Out-of-wedlock pregnancies; provide financial incentives to reduce in Mississippi.
| 1 | 01/18/99 | (H) | Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 02/02/99 | (H) | Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 1999 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | No |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Barnett (116th)
Code Sections: A 043-0017-0005, A 043-0017-0035
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-17-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PERSON WHO BECOMES INELIGIBLE FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) BENEFITS BECAUSE OF AN INCREASED FAMILY INCOME LEVEL AS A RESULT OF GETTING MARRIED SHALL RECEIVE A ONE-TIME LUMP SUM BENEFIT, AFTER HAVING BEEN MARRIED FOR ONE YEAR, EQUAL TO A PERCENTAGE OF THE AMOUNT OF TANF BENEFITS THAT THE PERSON WOULD HAVE RECEIVED IF HE OR SHE HAD REMAINED ELIGIBLE FOR TANF BENEFITS DURING THAT ONE-YEAR PERIOD; TO AMEND SECTION 43-17-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM OF FINANCIAL INCENTIVE AWARDS FOR COUNTIES THAT HAVE THE GREATEST REDUCTION IN OUT-OF-WEDLOCK BIRTHS WITHOUT AN INCREASE IN ABORTIONS, IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE THE REDUCTION OF OUT-OF-WEDLOCK BIRTH RATES IN MISSISSIPPI; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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