APPROVED CHAPTER
APRIL 12, 2024 622
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR
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H.P. 1202 - L.D. 1877
An Act to Reduce the Number of Children Living in Deep Poverty by
Adjusting Assistance for Low-income Families
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §3769-C, sub-§1, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 284, Pt.
NNNNNNN, §11, is amended to read:
C. Beginning October 1, 2017 2024, the department shall increase the maximum
amount of monthly TANF assistance by an amount equal to 20% of the maximum
payments that were in effect on January 1, 2017 2024 and shall increase the standard
of need to maintain the same differential between the maximum payment and the
standard of need that was in effect on January 1, 2017 2024.
Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §3769-C, sub-§1, ¶D, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 284, Pt.
NNNNNNN, §11, is amended to read:
D. Beginning October 1, 2018 2024 and for each year thereafter, the department shall
increase the maximum amount of monthly TANF assistance by an amount equal to the
increase, if any, in the cost of living and shall increase the standard of need to maintain
the same differential between the maximum payment and the standard of need that was
in effect on January 1, 2017 2024. The increase in the cost of living for each year must
equal the percentage increase, if any, in the federal supplemental security income
program for that year.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 1877, HP 1202: 22.3762, 22.3769, 22.3788
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 622: 22.3769