Add Arkansas Transitional Employment Assistance (TEA)

changelog_entry.yaml

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+- bump: minor
+  changes:
+    added:
+      - Implement Arkansas Transitional Employment Assistance (TEA/TANF) program

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ar/dhs/tea/income/income_limit.yaml

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+description: Arkansas limits countable income to this amount for eligibility under the Transitional Employment Assistance program.
+
+values:
+  1999-09-01: 223
+  2023-01-01: 513
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  label: Arkansas TEA income limit
+  reference:
+    - title: 208.00.13 Ark. Code R. Section 001, Section 3.3 - Income Limit
+      href: https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/arkansas/208-00-13-Ark-Code-R-SS-001
+    - title: Arkansas TEA Policy Manual Sec 2101
+      href: https://humanservices.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/TEA_MANUAL-10.1.24.pdf#page=13
+    - title: Quick Reference Transitional Employment Assistance (2024)
+      href: https://humanservices.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/TEA-Quick-Reference-Guide-4.2024.pdf

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ar/dhs/tea/income/work_deduction/expense_rate.yaml

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+description: Arkansas deducts this share of gross earned income as work-related expenses under the Transitional Employment Assistance program.
+
+values:
+  1999-09-01: 0.2
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: month
+  label: Arkansas TEA work expense deduction rate
+  reference:
+    - title: 208.00.13 Ark. Code R. Section 001, Section 3.3 - Income Limit
+      href: https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/arkansas/208-00-13-Ark-Code-R-SS-001
+    - title: 016.20.98-041 Ark. Code R. - TEA Policy 2352-2362, Work Expense Deduction
+      href: https://regulations.justia.com/states/arkansas/agency-016/division-20/rule-016-20-98-041/
+    - title: Arkansas TEA Policy Manual Sec 2352
+      href: https://humanservices.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/TEA_MANUAL-10.1.24.pdf#page=89

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ar/dhs/tea/income/work_deduction/incentive_rate.yaml

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+description: Arkansas deducts this share of remaining earned income as a work incentive under the Transitional Employment Assistance program.
+
+values:
+  1999-09-01: 0.6
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: month
+  label: Arkansas TEA work incentive deduction rate
+  reference:
+    - title: 208.00.13 Ark. Code R. Section 001, Section 3.3 - Income Limit
+      href: https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/arkansas/208-00-13-Ark-Code-R-SS-001
+    - title: 016.20.98-041 Ark. Code R. - TEA Policy 2352-2362, Work Incentive Deduction
+      href: https://regulations.justia.com/states/arkansas/agency-016/division-20/rule-016-20-98-041/
+    - title: Arkansas TEA Policy Manual Sec 2352
+      href: https://humanservices.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/TEA_MANUAL-10.1.24.pdf#page=89

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ar/dhs/tea/payment_standard/amount.yaml

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+description: Arkansas provides this amount as the maximum monthly payment under the Transitional Employment Assistance program.
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  breakdown:
+    - range(1, 20)
+  label: Arkansas TEA payment standard amount
+  reference:
+    - title: 208.00.13 Ark. Code R. Section 001, Section 6.1.1 - Monthly Cash Assistance Payment Amount
+      href: https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/arkansas/208-00-13-Ark-Code-R-SS-001
+    - title: Arkansas TEA Policy Manual Sec 2361
+      href: https://humanservices.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/TEA_MANUAL-10.1.24.pdf#page=92
+
+1:
+  2012-01-01: 81
+2:
+  2012-01-01: 162
+3:
+  2012-01-01: 204
+4:
+  2012-01-01: 247
+5:
+  2012-01-01: 286
+6:
+  2012-01-01: 331
+7:
+  2012-01-01: 373
+8:
+  2012-01-01: 415
+9:
+  2012-01-01: 457

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ar/dhs/tea/payment_standard/max_unit_size.yaml

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+description: Arkansas provides increased payment amounts for households with up to this number of members under the Transitional Employment Assistance program.
+
+values:
+  1999-09-01: 9
+
+metadata:
+  unit: int
+  period: month
+  label: Arkansas TEA payment standard max unit size
+  reference:
+    - title: 208.00.13 Ark. Code R. Section 001, Section 6.1.1 - Payment Standards
+      href: https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/arkansas/208-00-13-Ark-Code-R-SS-001
+    - title: Arkansas TEA Policy Manual Sec 2361
+      href: https://humanservices.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/TEA_MANUAL-10.1.24.pdf#page=92

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ar/dhs/tea/payment_standard/trigger/amount.yaml

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+description: Arkansas reduces the payment by half when gross income equals or exceeds this amount under the Transitional Employment Assistance program.
+
+values:
+  1999-09-01: 446
+  2023-01-01: 1_026
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  label: Arkansas TEA gross income trigger threshold
+  reference:
+    - title: 208.00.13 Ark. Code R. Section 001, Section 6.1.1 - Payment Standards
+      href: https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/arkansas/208-00-13-Ark-Code-R-SS-001
+    - title: Arkansas TEA/Work Pays Program
+      href: https://humanservices.arkansas.gov/divisions-shared-services/county-operations/temporary-assistance-for-needy-families/transitional-employment-assistance-tea-work-pays/
+    - title: Arkansas TEA Policy Manual Sec 2362
+      href: https://humanservices.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/TEA_MANUAL-10.1.24.pdf#page=93

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ar/dhs/tea/payment_standard/trigger/reduction_rate.yaml

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+description: Arkansas reduces the payment by this share when gross income equals or exceeds the trigger amount under the Transitional Employment Assistance program.
+
+values:
+  1999-09-01: 0.5
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: month
+  label: Arkansas TEA gross income trigger payment reduction rate
+  reference:
+    - title: 208.00.13 Ark. Code R. Section 001, Section 6.1.1 - Payment Standards
+      href: https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/arkansas/208-00-13-Ark-Code-R-SS-001
+    - title: Arkansas TEA Policy Manual Sec 2362
+      href: https://humanservices.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/TEA_MANUAL-10.1.24.pdf#page=93

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ar/dhs/tea/resources/limit.yaml

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+description: Arkansas limits countable resources to this amount for eligibility under the Transitional Employment Assistance program.
+
+values:
+  1999-09-01: 3_000
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: month
+  label: Arkansas TEA resource limit
+  reference:
+    - title: 208.00.13 Ark. Code R. Section 001, Section 3.4 - Resource Limits
+      href: https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/arkansas/208-00-13-Ark-Code-R-SS-001
+    - title: Arkansas TEA Policy Manual Sec 2101
+      href: https://humanservices.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/TEA_MANUAL-10.1.24.pdf#page=13

policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/states/ar/dhs/tea/ar_tea.yaml

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+# Unit tests for ar_tea (final benefit amount)
+# Benefit calculation (per TEA Manual Section 2362, effective 01/01/2023):
+# 1. If not eligible: $0
+# 2. If gross income < $1026: benefit = max(payment_standard - countable_income, 0)
+# 3. If gross income >= $1026: benefit = payment_standard * 0.5 (no subtraction)
+
+- name: Case 1, ineligible receives zero.
+  period: 2024-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 30
+        tanf_gross_earned_income: 0
+        tanf_gross_unearned_income: 0
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1]
+        state_code: AR
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1]
+        ar_tea_eligible: false
+        ar_tea_maximum_benefit: 204
+        ar_tea_countable_income: 0
+  output:
+    ar_tea: 0
+    # Not eligible -> no benefit
+
+- name: Case 2, eligible with zero income receives full benefit.
+  period: 2024-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 30
+        tanf_gross_earned_income: 0
+        tanf_gross_unearned_income: 0
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1]
+        state_code: AR
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1]
+        ar_tea_eligible: true
+        ar_tea_maximum_benefit: 204
+        ar_tea_countable_income: 0
+  output:
+    ar_tea: 204
+    # max(204 - 0, 0) = 204
+
+- name: Case 3, eligible with countable income below payment standard.
+  period: 2024-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 30
+        tanf_gross_earned_income: 400
+        tanf_gross_unearned_income: 0
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1]
+        state_code: AR
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1]
+        ar_tea_eligible: true
+        ar_tea_maximum_benefit: 204
+        ar_tea_countable_income: 128
+  output:
+    ar_tea: 76
+    # Gross income 400 < 1026 trigger, so full payment standard applies
+    # max(204 - 128, 0) = 76
+
+- name: Case 4, gross income at trigger causes 50 percent reduction.
+  period: 2024-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 30
+        tanf_gross_earned_income: 1_026
+        tanf_gross_unearned_income: 0
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1]
+        state_code: AR
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1]
+        ar_tea_eligible: true
+        ar_tea_maximum_benefit: 204
+        ar_tea_countable_income: 0
+  output:
+    ar_tea: 102
+    # Gross income 1,026 >= 1,026 trigger, so 50% reduction
+    # 204 * 0.5 = 102 (no subtraction when above trigger)
+
+- name: Case 5, gross income above trigger with countable income.
+  period: 2024-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 30
+        tanf_gross_earned_income: 1_200
+        tanf_gross_unearned_income: 0
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1]
+        state_code: AR
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1]
+        ar_tea_eligible: true
+        ar_tea_maximum_benefit: 162
+        ar_tea_countable_income: 384
+  output:
+    ar_tea: 81
+    # Gross income 1,200 >= 1,026 trigger, so 50% reduction
+    # 162 * 0.5 = 81 (no subtraction when above trigger)
+
+- name: Case 6, benefit would be negative clipped to zero.
+  period: 2024-01
+  input:
+    people:
+      person1:
+        age: 30
+        tanf_gross_earned_income: 0
+        tanf_gross_unearned_income: 0
+    households:
+      household:
+        members: [person1]
+        state_code: AR
+    spm_units:
+      spm_unit:
+        members: [person1]
+        ar_tea_eligible: true
+        ar_tea_maximum_benefit: 81
+        ar_tea_countable_income: 100
+  output:
+    ar_tea: 0
+    # max(81 - 100, 0) = max(-19, 0) = 0