| Account | Description | FY 2015 Spending |
FY 2016 House 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3000-4050 | Temporary Assistance for Needy Family Related Child Care For financial assistance for families currently involved with or transitioning from Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) to enroll in an early education and care program; provided, that early education and care shall be available to former participants who are working for up to 1 year after termination of their TANF benefits; provided further, that all early education and care providers which are part of a public school system shall be required to accept vouchers funded by this item; provided further, that the department may provide early education and care benefits to parents who are under 18 years of age, who are currently enrolled in a job training program and who would qualify for benefits under chapter 118 of the General Laws but for the deeming of the grandparents' income; provided further, that all teens eligible for year-round, full-time early education and care services shall be participating in school, education, work and training-related activities or a combination thereof for at least the minimum number of hours required by regulations; provided further, that the department may provide early education and care benefits to certain other former TANF recipients who are participating in education or training in compliance with regulations from the department of transitional assistance; and provided further, that the commissioner of early education and care may transfer funds to this item from items 3000-1000 and 3000-4060, as necessary, pursuant to an allocation plan, which shall detail by object class the distribution of the funds to be transferred and which the commissioner shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means at least 30 days before the transfer |
129,777,721 | 121,358,799 |