The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

1. (1) All-family participation rate--The percentage of all families receiving TANF benefits that a state must engage in an approved work activity for a specified number of hours per week as provided by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act of 1996, §407.
2. (2) Allocation--The amount available for expenditures within a workforce area during a specified period, according to specific state and federal requirements.
3. (3) Average net unit rate--The average amount per child (adjusted to full-time equivalent unit) paid for child care during the previous year, less parent fees or other subsidy, in order to account for variations in market rates across the state.
4. (4) JOBS/TANF work requirement--The requirement for an adult recipient to engage in an approved work activity for a specified number of hours per week as a condition of eligibility for TANF cash assistance.
5. (5) Mandatory work registrant--A food stamp recipient subject to participation in the Food Stamp Employment and Training program as a condition of eligibility, as specified in 7 Code of Federal Regulations §273.7.
6. (6) Two-parent family participation rate--The percentage of two-parent families receiving TANF benefits that a state must engage in an approved work activity for a specified number of hours per week as provided by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act of 1996, §407.
7. (7) Workforce area--A local workforce development area under Government Code, §2308.252.

Source Note:The provisions of this §800.52 adopted to be effective August 27, 1997, 22 TexReg 8057.