4738273 Human Services, Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending the definition of “minor” in 29 DCMR § 5899 to conform the with Section 5052 of Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Support Emergency Amendment Act of 2013

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

 

NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING

 

The Director of the District of Columbia Department of Human Services (DHS), pursuant to authority set forth in Section 205 of the District of Columbia Public Assistance Act of 1982 (Public Assistance Act), as added September 10, 1985, effective April 6, 1982 (D.C. Law 6-35; D.C. Official Code § 4-202.05(a)(2012 Repl. & 2013 Supp.)) and Mayor’s Order 1986-40, dated March 13, 1986, hereby gives notice of adoption of the amendment to Chapter 58 (Temporary Assistance of Needy Families) of Title 29 (Public Welfare) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR).

 

The purpose of the rulemaking is to amend the definition of “minor” in 29 DCMR § 5899.  This amendment will conform the definition of “minor” in the regulations with the amended definition of “minor” in Section 5052 of Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Support Emergency Amendment Act of 2013, signed July 30, 2013 (D.C. Act 20-130; 60 DCR 11384) (FY2014 BSEA), or similar succeeding legislation.  The Council for the District of Columbia (Council) amended the definition of “minor” in the FY2014 BSEA so as to ensure that the District of Columbia’s definition of “minor” is consistent with the federal law’s definition of “minor” for purposes of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.  See 45 C.F.R. § 260.30.

 

The proposed rules were published in the D.C. Register on December 6, 2013, at 60 DCR 16659.  No comments were received in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and no changes have been made to the rules since published as proposed.  The rules were adopted as final on January 16, 2014, and shall take effect upon publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.

 

Section 5899 (Definitions) of Section 58 (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) of 29 DCMR is amended as follows:

 

The definition of “minor” is amended to read as follows:

 

"Minor" - a person who is:

 

(a)                Less than 18 years of age; or

 

(b)               Less than 19 years of age and is a full-time student in a secondary school (or in the equivalent level of vocational or technical training).