[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 19 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 19

  To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to enhance educational 
 opportunity, increase school attendance, and promote self-sufficiency 
                       among welfare recipients.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 4, 1995

   Mr. Nickles (for himself, Mr. Helms, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Grassley) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                          Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to enhance educational 
 opportunity, increase school attendance, and promote self-sufficiency 
                       among welfare recipients.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Education Opportunity 
Act''.

SEC. 2. STATE OPTION TO ESTABLISH LEARNFARE PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 402(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (44);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (45) and 
        inserting ``and;''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(46) at the option of the State, provide that the needs 
        of an individual will not be taken into consideration (or will 
        be taken into consideration only in part) under paragraph (7) 
        for any month, if such individual--
                    ``(A) is over the age specified in the applicable 
                State compulsory school attendance law at which a child 
                must begin to attend school, but under the age of 19, 
                and
                    ``(B) has, as determined by the State agency, 
                failed without good cause to regularly attend an 
                elementary, secondary, vocational school, or other 
                appropriate school,
        but if the needs of an individual are not considered (or are 
        considered only in part) by reason of this paragraph, such 
        individual shall still be considered to be receiving aid under 
        this part for purposes of determining the eligibility for such 
        aid of any other individual to whom paragraph (7) applies, and 
        for purposes of determining eligibility for medical assistance 
        under the State's plan approved under title XIX.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
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