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Summary

Requires states to ignore any income a person earns during the first year of a registered apprenticeship when deciding if they qualify for help funded by TANF. This lets people start paid apprenticeships without immediately losing access to cash aid or other TANF‑funded assistance. If a state does not follow this rule, the federal government will reduce the state’s next‑year TANF family assistance grant by 1%. The change starts on the first day of the first federal fiscal year after the law is enacted.

Key Points

• States must ignore earnings from the first year of a registered apprenticeship when deciding TANF eligibility.
• The rule applies to TANF‑funded “assistance,” including ongoing cash aid and similar counted benefits.
• Noncompliance triggers a 1% reduction to the state’s next‑year TANF family assistance grant.
• The change is effective at the start of the first federal fiscal year after enactment.