The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
002
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REACH UP PROGRAM FAMILY DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND WORK REQUIREMENTS
(Cite as: 33 V.S.A. § 1112)
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§ 1112. Family development plan requirements
(a)(1) Each participating adult in a family applying for or receiving financial assistance
shall comply with each Reach Up family development plan requirement provided for in
the family development plan, unless good cause exists for such noncompliance as defined
by the Commissioner by rule.
(2) The process of developing a family development plan shall include planning and engaging
in goal achievement related to employment, training, and education; addressing obstacles
to employment; following through with established steps to achieve goals; reviewing
and revising goals as necessary; and setting new goals as each existing goal is achieved.
(b) The family’s receipt of the full financial assistance amount allowable and avoidance
of fiscal sanctions are contingent on the participating adult assisting in the development
of his or her family development plan and engaging in the family development plan
activities for the number of hours per week that the activities are scheduled and
available, unless good cause exists for not doing so as defined by the Commissioner
by rule. (Added 1999, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2001; amended 2005, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 5, 2006; 2007, No. 30, § 9, eff. May 17, 2007; 2021, No. 133 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. January 1, 2024.)