New Jersey TANF Demographic Eligible

changelog_entry.yaml

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+- bump: minor
+  changes:
+    added:
+    - Added New Jersey TANF demographic eligibility 

policyengine_us/tests/policy/baseline/gov/states/nj/njdhs/tanf/nj_is_person_demographic_tanf_eligible.yaml

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+- name: "Is eligible for TANF due to children under 18"
+  period: 2022
+  input:
+    age: 17
+  output:
+    nj_is_person_demographic_tanf_eligible: true
+
+- name: "18-year-old out of school is not eligible for TANF"
+  period: 2022
+  input:
+    age: 18
+    is_full_time_student: false
+  output:
+    nj_is_person_demographic_tanf_eligible: false
+
+- name: "Is eligible for TANF due to being an 18-year-old in school"
+  period: 2022
+  input:
+    age: 18
+    is_full_time_student: true
+  output:
+    nj_is_person_demographic_tanf_eligible: true
+
+- name: "Is not eligible for TANF due to being an 19-year-old in school"
+  period: 2022
+  input:
+    age: 19
+    is_full_time_student: true
+  output:
+    nj_is_person_demographic_tanf_eligible: false

policyengine_us/variables/gov/states/nj/njdhs/tanf/nj_is_demographic_tanf_eligible.py

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+from policyengine_us.model_api import *
+
+
+class nj_is_demographic_tanf_eligible(Variable):
+    value_type = bool
+    entity = SPMUnit
+    definition_period = YEAR
+    label = "Demographic eligibility for New Jersey TANF"
+    documentation = "Whether any person in a family applying for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program meets demographic requirements."
+    adds = ["nj_is_person_demographic_tanf_eligible"]

policyengine_us/variables/gov/states/nj/njdhs/tanf/nj_is_person_demographic_tanf_eligible.py

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+from policyengine_us.model_api import *
+
+
+class nj_is_person_demographic_tanf_eligible(Variable):
+    value_type = bool
+    entity = Person
+    definition_period = YEAR
+    label = "Person-level eligibility for New Jersey TANF based on age."
+    documentation = "Whether a person in a family applying for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program meets demographic requirements."
+
+    def formula(person, period, parameters):
+        # title: State Plan for New Jersey TANF, 2021-2023, page 14
+        # href: https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/dfd/programs/workfirstnj/tanf_2021_23_st_plan.pdf#page=14
+        # title: New Jersey Administrative Code, 10:90-2.2, part (c)(d)
+        # href: https://advance.lexis.com/documentpage/?pdmfid=1000516&crid=f96f6864-3540-4a08-b41a-e523b7c5620a&nodeid=AAOAERAADAAC&nodepath=%2FROOT%2FAAO%2FAAOAER%2FAAOAERAAD%2FAAOAERAADAAC&level=4&haschildren=&populated=false&title=%C2%A7+10%3A90-2.2+WFNJ+TANF%2FGA+eligibility+requirements&config=00JAA1YTg5OGJlYi04MTI4LTRlNjQtYTc4Yi03NTQxN2E5NmE0ZjQKAFBvZENhdGFsb2ftaXPxZTR7bRPtX1Jok9kz&pddocfullpath=%2Fshared%2Fdocument%2Fadministrative-codes%2Furn%3AcontentItem%3A5XKV-PWF1-JKHB-61RG-00008-00&ecomp=8gf5kkk&prid=2fb77114-6c52-4b07-8969-f267ef81db7b
+        child_under_18 = person("age", period) < 18
+        is_under_19 = person("age", period) < 19
+        full_time_student = person("is_full_time_student", period)
+        school_enrolled_under_19_year_old = full_time_student & is_under_19
+        return child_under_18 | school_enrolled_under_19_year_old