130th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 78		LR 72(03)
	An Act To Protect Children from Extreme Poverty by Preserving Children's Access to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Benefits
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with: C "A" (H-166)
	Committee: Health and Human Services
Fiscal Note
			FY 2021-22	FY 2022-23	Projections  FY 2023-24	Projections  FY 2024-25
Appropriations/Allocations
	Federal Block Grant Fund		$0	$753,666	$1,507,332	$1,507,332
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill includes a Federal Block Grant Fund allocation to the Department of Health and Human Services of $753,666 in fiscal year 2022-23 to amend the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families rules to terminate benefits for only the noncomplying parent but continue to provide assistance to the children and complying parents. This assumes an implementation date of January 1, 2023, as many technological changes are required to make this change operational. Those technological changes, along with rulemaking, are expected to take considerable time to complete.