PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 593

(3) WHO:

(1) (I) HAVE LIVED IN THIS STATE FOR AT LEAST 12 MONTHS; OR

(2) (II) PREVIOUSLY LIVED IN A STATE THAT PROVIDED FEDERALLY
OR NONFEDERALLY FUNDED CASH ASSISTANCE TO SUCH LEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

(E) IN ADDITION TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, SUBJECT TO THE
LIMITATIONS OF THE STATE BUDGET ASSISTANCE SHALL BE PROVIDED UNDER
THIS SUBTITLE TO LEGAL IMMIGRANTS:

(1)     WHO ARRIVE IN THE UNITED STATES ON OF AFTER AUGUST 22, 1996
AND ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED CASH ASSISTANCE;

(2)     WHO MEET FIP ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS UNDER THIS SUBTITLE
AND ANY OTHER REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED BY THE STATE: AND

(3)     WHO:

(I) HAVE LIVED IN THIS STATE FOR AT LEAST 12 MONTHS; OR

(II) PREVIOUSLY LIVED IN A STATE THAT PROVIDED
NONFEDERALLY FUNDED CASH ASSISTANCE TO SUCH LEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

49.

(d) (1) [The] FOR APPLICANTS TO THE FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM, THE
amount of assistance shall be computed by counting no more than 4 weeks of earned income
in any month and disregarding 20% of that earned income.

(2) FOR ELIGIBLE FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM RECIPIENTS WHO
OBTAIN UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT, THE AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE SHALL BE
COMPUTED BY COUNTING NO MORE THAN 4 WEEKS OF EARNED INCOME IN ANY MONTH
AND DISREGARDING 30% 26% OF THAT EARNED INCOME

50.

(b) A local department shall provide temporary cash assistance only if:

(1)     The recipient meets the conditions for participation in the FIP program
set forth in § 48 of this subtitle;

(2)     [Except for child support accrued on behalf of the child for whom a
child-specific benefit is paid pursuant to subsection (d)(5) of this section, the] THE
applicant or recipient assigns to the State all right, title, and interest in support from any
other person that the applicant or recipient has on behalf of any intended or potential
recipient for whom the applicant or recipient is applying for or receiving assistance,
including any right accrued when the assignment is executed;

(3)     [The applicant or recipient is a minor parent and] IN THE CASE OF AN
APPLICANT OR RECIPIENT WHO IS A MINOR PARENT, the minor parent lives:

(i) With a parent, legal guardian, custodian, or other adult relative
who will be the payee of the minor parent;

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