Unified Public Assistance, 1960

SUBCOMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, EDUCATION, WELFARE, AND SAFETY

VANCE HARTKE, Indiana

WAYNE MORSE, Oregon, Chairman

WINSTON L. PROUTY, Vermont

Statement of

1965 ONTENTS

UNIFIED PUBLIC ASSISTANCE

Mrs. Jack Gottsegen, District of Columbia section, National Council
of Jewish Women__

Hon. David B. Karrick, member, Board of Commissioners, District of
Columbia

Mr. N. Eugene Otto, Chairman, Welfare Committee, District of Co-
lumbia Health and Welfare Council__.

Mr. Gerard Shea, Director, Department of Public Welfare; accom-
panied by Bernard W. Sholz, Superintendent of Public Assistance,
and Donald Gray, Department of Public Welfare_

Mr. C. Belden White II, Assistant Corporation Counsel, District of
Columbia__

Letters and memoranda:

Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, Hon. Robert E.
McLaughlin, dated July 7, 1959, addressed to Hon. Richard M.
Nixon, transmittal and report on draft bill.

Hon. Joseph Campbell, Comptroller General of the United States,
dated August 12, 1959, to Hon. Alan Bible, re comment upon sec-
tion 21 of S. 2363_

Nancy B. Cummings, M.D., dated February 19, 1960, to Mr. Chester
H. Smith, chief clerk, Senate Committee on the District of Colum-
bia, re health services for public assistance recipients.
Hon. Arthur S. Flemming, Secretary, United States Department of
Health, Education, and Welfare, dated February 26, 1960, to Hon.
Alan Bible, re report upon S. 2363_-

Miss Marie D. Lane, Washington representative, American Public
Welfare Association, dated February 17, 1960, to Hon. Wayne
Morse, re Federal legislation objectives 1960, American Public
Welfare Association.

Legislative Reference Service, Library of Congress, Mr. I. M. Labo-
vitz, senior specialist in social welfare, dated February 15, 1960, to
Hon. Wayne Morse, re minor corrections in S. 2363-
Hon. Robert E. McLaughlin, dated December 3, 1959, to Mr. Chester
H. Smith, chief clerk of the Senate Committee on the District of
Columbia re Comptroller General's letter of August 12, 1959, on
section 21 of S. 2363__

Hon. Wayne Morse, dated October 5, 1959, to Hon. L. Quincy Mum-
ford, Librarian of Congress, re request for analysis of S. 2363 by
senior specialist.

Hon. Wayne Morse, dated October 7, 1959, to Mr. Gerard Shea, Director of Public Welfare, re data requested concerning application processing

Hon. Wayne Morse, dated October 5, 1959, to Mr. Gerard Shea,
Director, Department of Public Welfare, re request for data con-
cerning administrative costs on residence requirements, OASI
payments in OAA budgets and budget standards

Review of S. 2363, entitled "Public Assistance in the District of
Columbia," by Mr. I. M. Labovitz, senior specialist in social wel-
fare, Legislative Reference Service, Library of Congress, dated
February 12, 1960, addressed to Hon. Wayne Morse
Detailed statements on-

1. Unified public assistance law.

2. Term of residence requirement.

3. Full provision of minimum needs.

4. Public access to assistance rolls.

5. Relatives' responsibility.

6. Liens and recoveries.

7. Emergency assistance before investigation_

8. Other administrative policies and procedures..

Letters and memoranda-Continued

Mr. Gerard Shea, dated February 26, 1960, to Hon. Wayne Morse, re
comments of Department of Public Welfare upon testimony of Dis-
trict of Columbia Health and Welfare Council and 26 recommenda-
tions in "What Price Dependency" report--

Mr. Gerard Shea, dated February 26, 1960, to Hon. Wayne Morse, re

comments upon Dr. Nancy B. Cummings' letter of February 19,

1960--

Mr. Gerard Shea, dated December 14, 1959, to Hon. Wayne Morse, re

data requested upon S. 2363_-

Appendix A-The value, if any, of the residency requirement for

public assistance__

Appendix B-The administrative cost of ascertaining residence-

total figure and per application- - - -

Appendix C-Number of cases in each category rejected within a

6-month period..

Appendix D-Estimate of number of cases rejected under resi-
dency requirement who reapply and are approved..

Appendix E-Source of subsistence during waiting period.

Appendix F-Additional cost if residence requirements were to be

eliminated.

Appendix G-Number of OAA budgets including OASI pay-

ments.

Appendix H-Date of computation of present budget standard
Appendix I-The program for reascertaining budget standard
costs_

Appendix J-Housing budget standard

Appendix K-Percentage analysis of time taken for application

processing

Appendix L-Flow chart of application processing.

Appendix M-Major factors causing delay of application process-
ing. --

Exhibits, charts, and tables:

District of Columbia Department of Public Welfare monthly statis-
tical report, November 1959_

Excerpts from report "What Price Dependency," Junior Village Com-

mittee, District of Columbia Health and Welfare Council, the public

agencies, the Department of Public Welfare__

Hon. David B. Karrick, Commissioner of the District of Columbia

dated June 23, 1959, to Mr. Phillip S. Hughes, Assistant Director,

Bureau of the Budget, re Commissioners' comments upon draft

legislation -

Minutes of the Child Care Committee of the Public Welfare Advisory

Council, January 21, 1960, re foster homes..

Placement needs as of January 1, 1960 (table) -

Senate Report No. 1078, 85th Congress, 1st session, upon S. 1849,
85th Congress__

Text of S. 2363, 86th Congress, 1st session__

Statement of-

HUNGRY CHILDREN HEARING

Mrs. Clarence E. Fisher, vice president, Northwest Settlement House

Dr. Carl F. Hansen, Superintendent of Schools, District of Columbia;

accompanied by Mr. George Reynolds, Assistant Superintendent in

Charge of Business Administration, and Miss Aletha Swingle, Direc-

tor, Food Services...

Hon. David B. Karrick, member, Eoard of Commissioners, District
of Columbia, accompanied by Mr. Schuyler Lowe, Director, Depart-
ment of General Administration..

Mrs. Frances D. Lesser

Mr. James E. Lewis, Jr., executive director, Southwest Community

House__.

143

Mr. Gerard M. Shea, Director of Public Welfare; accompanied by
Mrs. Thompson and Mr. Gray-

130

Mrs. Ethel James Williams, executive director, Southeast Neighbor-

hood House; accompanied by Miss Ann Hopewell. - -

145

Letters and memoranda:

District of Columbia Congress of Parents and Teachers, Mrs. John L.
Steele, legislative chairman, dated January 21, 1960, to Hon. Wayne
Morse, re lunch program-

Dr. Carl F. Hansen, Superintendent of Schools, dated January 11,

1960, to the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia,

re transmittal of interim report and evaluation of elementary needy

lunch program, as of December 31, 1959__

Exhibits, charts, and tables:

Application form for participation in elementary school lunch pro-

gram__.

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152

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127-128

Cost for elementary needy lunch program to December 31, 1959-