53-4-611. Child-care assistance. (1) In the job supplement program component of the FAIM project, the department shall provide child-care assistance to all single-parent families if child care is necessary to allow the parent to engage in paid employment. Child-care assistance may, at the department's discretion, be provided to two-parent families if child care is necessary to allow either or both parents to engage in paid employment.
     (2) In the pathways component of the FAIM project, the department shall provide child-care assistance to all single-parent families if child care is necessary to allow the parent to participate in an activity required by the family investment agreement. However, child-care assistance for single-parent families to enable the parent to participate in postsecondary education is not guaranteed and may be provided only if funding is available. Child-care assistance may, at the department's discretion, be provided to two-parent families if child care is necessary to allow either or both of the parents to participate in an activity required by the family investment agreement.
     (3) In the community services program component of the FAIM project, the department shall provide child-care assistance to all single-parent families if child care is necessary to allow the parent to participate in an activity required by the family investment agreement. Child-care assistance may, at the department's discretion, be provided to two-parent families if child care is necessary to allow either or both of the parents to participate in an activity required by the family investment agreement.

     History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 491, L. 1995.