Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

House Bill 648

Main Menu

Description: TANF benefits; deny to parents who fail to comply with certain recommendations to improve child's health.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1		01/14 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
2		02/05 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date		July 1, 2002
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
Vote type required		Majority

House Committees:

• Public Health and Welfare
• Appropriations

Principal Author: Fillingane*

Code Section: A 043-0017-0005

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-17-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DENY TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) BENEFITS TO A PARENT OR CARETAKER RELATIVE OF A CHILD RECEIVING TANF BENEFITS WHO WILLFULLY FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF A LICENSED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL THAT THE PARENT OR CARETAKER RELATIVE TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS THAT WOULD IMPROVE THE CHILD'S HEALTH OR THE CHILD'S BEHAVIOR IN SCHOOL; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/05/02 at 17:41.

End Of Document
2002/html/History/HB/HB0648.htm