These rules were proposed to be effective November 30, 1999. If no revisions are made to the proposed rules prior the finalization by JCARR, they will become effective on a permanent basis on November 30, 1999. If changes are necessary, a copy of the revised rules will be forwarded to you at that time.

October 1999 Mass Changes

Effective October 1, 1999 the following mass changes are applicable. (Please note that the standard deduction, standard telephone allowance, excess shelter deduction and homeless household shelter estimate are not listed because they have not changed.)

Standard Utility Allowance

$241

Maximum Coupon Allotments

Net Income Standards (100% of poverty)

Gross Income Standards (130% of poverty)

Separate AG Income Standards-Elderly and Disabled AGs Only (165% of poverty)

Implementation: All applications and reapplications being processed for October 1999 and after shall have the new amounts applied. All ongoing cases had these new amounts applied during the mass change run over Labor Day weekend, effective October 1, 1999. CRIS-E tables will be updated with the changes applied October 1999. Alerts will be generated for all cases which CRIS-E cannot update automatically and the eligibility determiner will be required to run ED/BC for these cases to implement these changes. Notice requirements are found in OAC rule 5101:4-7-03 (A).

This transmittal obsoletes FACT No. 16. The FACT was implemented under emergency rule-filing with an effective date of October 1, 1999.

Rule Review

Rule 5101:4-5-01 was reviewed in accordance with the Ohio Revised Code Section 119.032. Each state agency is required to review its rules a minimum of once every five years. The intent of the law is to ensure that rules are clearly written and that program requirements are accurate, up-to-date, and clearly expressed. To the extent possible, unnecessary paperwork will be eliminated, and local agencies will be given increased flexibility. The purpose of a rule review is to determine whether a rule should be continued without amendment, be amended, or be rescinded, taking into consideration each rule's scope and purpose.

This transmittal requested review and comments of rule 5101:4-5-01. There were no comments on the rule review; therefore the rule, as published in clearance, will remain unchanged.

Note: The allotment tables that were issued with FACT #16 were in error. FNS inadvertently issued the chart with the Monthly Net Income broken down into cents, rather than dollars. With the final publication of this transmittal we are issuing the correct version of the allotment tables with the Monthly Net Income broken down into dollars. The Basis of Coupon Issuance Table (allotment tables) is located in Appendix B of rule 5101:4-5-01. Please ensure that all FACT#16 versions of the allotment tables are destroyed.

Miscellaneous

Rule 5101:4-2-03(C) has been revised to reference correct paragraphs A(2), A(3), and A(4). Paragraph D(2) of this rule corrected the reference of rule 5101:4-9-15 to Chapter 5101:6-20 of the Administrative Code.

Rule 5101:4-4-13 (D)(1)(v) has had text added to clarify that Youthbuild program payments are to be treated like JPTA payments.

Rule:5101:4-4-23(F) (1) has a reference correction from 5101:4-4-15 to 5101: 4-4-13. In paragraph (L) of this rule text has been added in the first sentence for clarity. In paragraph (M) of this rule text has been added to clarify the use of actual utilities in a shared residential situation ineligible for the standard utility allowance.

The Table of Contents and the Outline of Contents to Chapters 3000, 6000, and 8000 have been revised to correct omissions and the order of rules.