Civic Report No. 17 July 2001

Appendix A: Table A-2: TANF Policies Implemented Between 1996 and 1998 by State % Decline in Caseload 1996–1998 Date TANF Implemented Whether State implemented a particular policy: Tough Time Limit 1) Medium or High Sanction Tough Family Cap 2) Strict Work  Exemption 3) State     Alabama -43.9 11/96   x Alaska -17.1 7/97   Arizona -36.6 10/96   x x Arkansas -39.2 7/97 x x x x California -21.1 1/98   x x Colorado -40.1 7/97   x Connecticut -18.8 10/96 x x Delaware -26.9 3/97 x x x x DC -17.1 3/97 Florida -47.6 10/96 x x x Georgia -40.0 1/97 x x x x Hawaii -22.7 7/97 x Idaho -78.9 7/97 x x x x Illinois -23.7 7/97 x x x Indiana -25.0 10/96 x x Iowa -23.2 1/97 x x Kansas -44.6 10/96 x Kentucky -26.7 10/96 x Louisiana -32.2 1/97 x x Maine -25.4 11/96 Maryland -35.8 12/96 x Massachusetts -24.9 9/96 x x x x Michigan -30.5 9/96 x x Minnesota -16.8 7/97 Mississippi -50.8 7/97 x x Missouri -27.3 12/96 Montana -32.4 2/97 x Nebraska  -5.6 12/96 x x x x Nevada -29.7 12/96 x x New Hampshire -33.7 10/96 New Jersey -30.3 7/97 x x x New Mexico -36.9 7/97 x New York -22.0 11/97 North Carolina -32.5 1/97 x x North Dakota -32.7 7/97 x x x Ohio -32.1 10/96 x x Oklahoma -37.9 10/96 x Oregon -43.4 10/96 x x x Pennsylvania -29.1 3/97 x Rhode Island  -9.4 5/97 South Carolina -44.8 10/96 x x South Dakota -35.0 12/96 x x Tennessee -42.3 10/96 x x x x Texas -43.1 11/96 x Utah -27.0 10/96 x x x Vermont  -18.7 9/96 x Virginia -34.2 2/97 x x x Washington -21.3 1/97 West Virginia -52.5 1/97 x Wisconsin -75.7 9/97 x x x Wyoming -74.5 1/97 x x 1) A tough time limit is shorter than 60 months in total or shorter within a fixed interval. 2) A tough family cap eliminates all benefits to additional children conceived while on welfare. Some states adopted a milder cap that reduces but does not eliminate benefits to additional children. 3) A strict work exemption exempts only those with a child 6 months of age or under.

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