1. (a) The Transitional Employment Assistance Program is governed by:

   1. (1) Federal law (Title IV-A of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996);
   2. (2) State law (Acts 1997, No. 1058); and
   3. (3) The state’s Transitional Employment Assistance Program State Plan.

2. (b)

   1. (1) The program is jointly funded by the state and federal governments.
   2. (2) The federal funding source is the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant under Title IV-A of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
   3. (3) State general revenues also fund the program.

3. (c)

   1. (1) The Division of County Operations is responsible for determining transitional employment assistance (TEA) eligibility.
   2. (2) The Department of Human Services is responsible for providing case management services.

4. (d)

   1. (1) An individualized approach to the delivery of TEA services is paramount to the program purpose of moving families to self-sufficiency in a short timeframe.
   2. (2) To promote this approach, the program is administered with a high degree of flexibility provided to Department of Human Services case managers, the Department of Human Services county office, or frontline staff.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: “12/06/11” Title IV-A of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is codified at 42 U.S.C. § 601 et seq.