| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §3762, sub-§1, ķA-1 is enacted to read: |
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| | | A-1.__"Caretaker" means any individual who has or assumes | | the responsibility for the care of a child.__"Caretaker" | | does not include an institution that has or assumes the | | responsibility for the care of a child. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §3763, sub-§11 is enacted to read: |
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| | | 11.__Caretaker who is not parent.__If a caretaker is not a | | parent to the child and is eligible for TANF benefits for | | assuming responsibility for the child, the department shall | | provide assistance to the caretaker equal to the amount the | | department provides if the caretaker is a custodial parent. |
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| | | This bill requires the Department of Human Services to allow | | an individual caretaker that is not the parent of a child and is | | eligible for TANF benefits for assuming responsibility for a | | child to receive the same amount of assistance as the department | | would provide a custodial parent. A caretaker is an individual | | that has or assumes responsibility for the care of a child. |
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