44:10-13. Powers, duties of commissioner

The Commissioner of Human Services, in consultation with the Commissioners of Labor, Education, Community Affairs, and Commerce and Economic Development, and the Chancellor of Higher Education, shall:

a. Adopt rules and regulations, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act; except that no rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this act shall be more restrictive than any provision of federal law, regulations or waiver authority with respect to the employment or training of recipients of aid to families with dependent children;

b. Take such actions as are required to ensure that services provided under the REACH program are integrated, to the extent necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act, with employment or training programs provided pursuant to chapter 15B of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes, or with any other federal, State or private program which provides employment, training or vocational services, or a combination thereof;

c. Request from the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services such waivers of federal regulations as are necessary to provide supportive services pursuant to subsection e. of section 7 of this act to facilitate the training or employment of recipients of aid to families with dependent children under the REACH program;

d. Develop a schedule for the implementation of the REACH program Statewide which will ensure that every county is participating in the program no later than three years after the effective date of this act;

e. Develop guidelines to ensure that a current recipient of aid to families with dependent children who resides in a county in which the REACH program is operational and who requests to participate in the REACH program before the program is fully implemented in that recipient's county of residence, receives an evaluation pursuant to section 7 of this act within a reasonable period of time; and

f. Seek such grants of monies to fund the REACH program as are available from agencies of the United States Government or private foundations.

L. 1987, c. 282, s. 5; per s.11 as amended by s.15 of 1991, c.523, expired July 1, 1995.