Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
Title 45 - Public Welfare |
Subtitle B - Regulations Relating to Public Welfare |
Chapter II - Office of Family Assistance (Assistance Programs), Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services |
Part 261 - Ensuring That Recipients Work |
Subpart E - What Penalties Apply to States Related to Work Requirements? |
§ 261.54 - Is a State subject to any other penalty relating to its work program?
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§ 261.54 Is a State subject to any other penalty relating to its work program?
(a) If we determine that, during a fiscal year, a State has violated section 407(e) of the Act, relating to imposing penalties against individuals, we must reduce the SFAG payable to the State.
(b) The penalty amount for a fiscal year will equal between one and five percent of the adjusted SFAG.
(c) We impose a penalty by reducing the SFAG payable for the fiscal year that immediately follows our final determination that a State is subject to a penalty and our final determination of the penalty amount.