HB 3382 Summary

• Amends 56 O.S. 2011, Section 230.52 to establish minimum mandatory requirements for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program in Oklahoma.

• Directs Department of Human Services to maintain at least a 90% work participation rate for able-bodied adult TANF recipients who count toward the federal work participation requirement.

• Replaces references to the defunct "Commission for" with "Department of Human Services" throughout the statute regarding TANF program administration and rule-making authority.

• Establishes work activity requirements including unsubsidized/subsidized employment, job training, community service, literacy programs, and childcare provision, with specific hourly minimums (20 hours weekly for single parents, 35 hours for two-parent families).

• Takes effect November 1, 2014.