{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-205.51a","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 4-205.51a","heading":"TANF Universal Service Delivery Model.","body":"(a)\nBy no later than September 30, 2011, the Mayor shall have adopted and fully implemented the TANF Universal Service Delivery Model, as created by the Department of Human Services, which shall:\n(1)\nAddress customer needs based on personal and family circumstances, to the extent feasible;\n(2)\nRequire orientation and a detailed assessment and referral to an appropriate array of services and supports, which shall be provided through:\n(A)\nContract job placement;\n(B)\nEducation and training vendors, and\n(C)\nDistrict agencies;\n(3)\nEmphasize education, training, and skills enhancement;\n(4)\nAssist customers in addressing and overcoming challenges that are barriers to employment;\n(5)\nInclude financial disincentives to customers who without good cause remain unemployed;\n(6)\nProvide for participation with the TEP program;\n(7)\nProvide for an Individual Responsibility Plan for each customer; and\n(8)\nInclude a system of sanctions for a customer who fails to participate or complete an Individual Responsibility Plan.\n\n(b)\nA nonexempt customer who fails to participate or complete an Individual Responsibility Plan shall be subject to a progressive, graduated sanction policy, as established by the Department of Human Services. Each level of sanctions shall reduce further the maximum grant a customer will be eligible to receive.\n\n(c)\nThe Mayor shall submit a draft plan of the TANF Universal Service Delivery Model to the Council for its review by March 1, 2011.","path":["Title 4. Public Care Systems.","Chapter 2. Public Assistance.","Subchapter V. Public Assistance Programs."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/4-205.51a","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"7a65f32c1fce431ac21f656146a077304eef73393445aa175a43a2a96d3fc24a","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-205.51","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-205.51b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}