1. (a) After the investigation under IC 12-14-1-6 , the county office shall decide the following:

   1. (1) Whether the child or woman described in IC 12-14-1-1 (f) is eligible for assistance under this article.
   2. (2) The amount of assistance.
   3. (3) The date assistance begins.

2. (b) The county office may not consider:

   1. (1) money in an individual development account under IC 4-4-28 that belongs to the child or woman described in IC 12-14-1-1 (f), or a member of the child's or woman's family;
   2. (2) the value of the real property that is the child's or woman's primary residence;
   3. (3) twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) of total equity value (as defined in 470 IAC 10.3-4-2) in motor vehicles that belong to one
   4. (1) or more members of the child's or woman's family;
   5. (4) a Holocaust victim's settlement payment received by the child, woman described in IC 12-14-1-1 (f), or a member of the child's or woman's family; or

   6. (5) money earned by the child, woman described in IC 12-14-1-1 (f), or a member of the child's or woman's family as a student participating in:

      1. (A) a paid internship;
      2. (B) a work based learning course (as defined in IC 20-43-8-0.7 ); or

      3. (C) paid postsecondary work experience that allows the individual to apply for a related apprenticeship (as defined by IC 20-43-8-0.3 );

         when determining whether the individual is eligible for assistance under this article.

         [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-1 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.66; P.L.5-1993, SEC.79; P.L.15-1997, SEC.3; P.L.126-1998, SEC.1; P.L.128-1999, SEC.9; P.L.14-2020, SEC.3; P.L.168-2021, SEC.2; P.L.83-2022, SEC.3; P.L.103-2023, SEC.8.