Chapter 335 Oregon Laws 2009

AN ACT

HB 3384

Relating to public assistance; amending ORS 412.017; and declaring an emergency.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. ORS 412.017 is amended to read:

          412.017. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, for a calendar year, the number of parents enrolled in an educational institution under ORS 412.016 may not exceed one percent of the number of households receiving temporary assistance for needy families on January 1 of the calendar year.

(2) A parent who is receiving temporary assistance for needy families and is enrolled in an educational institution pursuant to ORS 412.016 may not be required to disenroll from the institution or be denied assistance on the basis that the number of households receiving assistance on January 1 has decreased from the number of households receiving assistance on January 1 of the previous year.

SECTION 2. This 2009 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2009 Act takes effect on its passage.

Approved by the Governor June 17, 2009

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 17, 2009

Effective date June 17, 2009

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