Missouri Revised Statutes Title XII. Public Health and Welfare § 208.405. JOBS program established, duties of department

1. No later than October 1, 1990, the family support division shall establish and operate a job opportunities and basic skills training (JOBS) program for AFDC recipients.

2. The family support division, subject to appropriation, shall administer the job opportunities and basic skills training (JOBS) program as provided in Part F of Title IV of the Social Security Act.

3. Pursuant to Public Law 100-485, state funds expended for education, training and employment activities, including supportive services, to assist aid to families with dependent children recipients in becoming self-sufficient shall be no less than the level expended for such purposes in fiscal year 1986.

4. The department shall plan and coordinate all the JOBS program with the Missouri Job Training Coordinating Council, educational training and basic skills training and opportunities afforded under the provisions of this act with the department of elementary and secondary education, the department of labor and industrial relations and the department of economic development so as not to duplicate any existing program and services now offered. The existing personnel in those departments together with such added personnel as may be authorized by appropriations shall be utilized in carrying out the provisions of this act.