[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR260.59]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
     CHAPTER II--OFFICE OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE (ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS), 
 
PART 260_GENERAL TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) PROVISIONS
--Table of Contents
 
Subpart B_What Special Provisions Apply to Victims of Domestic Violence?
 
Sec. 260.59  What penalty relief is available to a State that failed to 

comply with the five-year limit on Federal assistance because it provided 
federally 
          recognized good cause domestic violence waivers?

    (a)(1) We will determine that a State has reasonable cause if it 
failed to comply with the five-year limit on Federal assistance because 
of federally recognized good cause domestic violence waivers granted to 
victims of domestic violence.
    (2) More specifically, to receive reasonable cause under the 
provisions at Sec. 264.3(b) of this chapter, a State must demonstrate 
that:
    (i) It granted federally recognized good cause domestic violence 
waivers to extend time limits based on the need for continued assistance 
due to current or past domestic violence or the risk of further domestic 
violence; and
    (ii) When individuals and their families are excluded from the 
calculation, the percentage of families receiving federally funded 
assistance for more than 60 months did not exceed 20 percent of the 
total.
    (b) We may take federally recognized good cause domestic violence 
waivers to extend time limits into consideration in deciding whether a 
State has achieved compliance or made significant progress towards 
achieving compliance in meeting the five-year limit on Federal 
assistance during a corrective compliance period.
    (c) To receive the penalty relief specified in paragraphs (a) and 
(b) of this section, the State must submit the information specified at 
Sec. 265.9(b)(5) of this chapter.

[64 FR 17878, Apr. 12, 1999]