303 Tribal Assistance Program Handbooks

303 Tribal Assistance Program Handbooks

ยง 303 Tribal Assistance Program Handbooks

A. Except for Social  Benefit  Assistance and CARES Fund Hardship  Assistance, the Tribe shall adopt a Tribal Assistance Program Handbook for each Approved Program that shall, at a minimum, conform to the requirements of this Title, the General Test, and further provide:
      1. A description of the Program;
      2. Eligibility rules, requirements and limitations, including, but not limited to, Income and Needs Requirements;
      3. Procedure for certification and re-certification of Beneficiary eligibility;
      4. Application procedures;
      5. Application forms;
      6. That each Beneficiary must be an enrolled member of the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe;
      7. That Assistance shall not represent compensation for any services (past, present or future);
      8. Where  Assistance  does  not  qualify  for  exemption  under  Code  Section  139E, Assistance shall be awarded based on financial need and available solely to Beneficiaries whose income satisfies the minimum Income and Needs Requirements in effect at the time Assistance is provided.

B. Any provision of a Tribal Assistance Program Handbook that conflicts with the requirements of this Title shall be null and void.

[Legislative History: Enacted by Resolution No. 2018-72, 10/5/2018, Amended by Resolution No. 2020-050, 7/10/2020, Amended by Resolution No. 2020-077, 10/20/2020] 

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