Since the passage of Welfare Reform Act of 1996, the first federal “charitable choice” program, what has been going on in the states?
A. The Welfare Reform Act of 1996 was the first federal “charitable choice” program. Since then, many programs involving hundreds of religious organizations have received funds. States such as Texas, Indiana, Wisconsin and Ohio quickly integrated “charitable choice” rules into their states social services, extending faith-based contracting to every program funded by the state. Other states have followed and others still are in the process of developing rules to implement charitable choice provisions (e.g., California). “Charitable choice” provisions presently govern the relationship of states and private-sector providers when they enter into service relationships under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program (which replaced AFDC), as well as Social Security Supplementary Income programs, food stamps and Medicaid programs. “Charitable choice” has given rise to several lawsuits. For example, one lawsuit in Texas alleged that a job training program used proselytizing an
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