MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ, HUMAN RESOURCES AGENCY AND WASHOE TRIBE OF NEVADA AND CALIFORNIAMemorandum of Understanding • November 17th, 2005
Contract Type FiledNovember 17th, 2005As you know, the 1996 enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act created the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program; Section 412 of the act created the Tribal TANF program that enables American Indians to establish and operate culturally appropriate cash assistance and welfare to work programs for eligible families. Subsequently, the California Legislature enacted the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program that delineated how program services could be transferred from counties to tribal governments. The purpose of this letter is to request your Board’s approval of the attached Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the HRA and the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California for the provision of a Native TANF Program in Santa Cruz County.