---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 265.2"
title: "45"
number: "265.2"
heading: "What definitions apply to this part?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/265.2"
---

# §265.2. What definitions apply to this part?

- (a) Except as provided in [paragraphs (b) through (e)](#b..e) of this section, the general TANF definitions at [§§ 260.30 through 260.33](/cfr/45/260.30..260.33.md) and the definitions of a work-eligible individual and the work activities in [§ 261.2](/cfr/45/261.2.md) of this chapter apply to this part.
- (b) **For data collection and reporting purposes only, family means—**
  - (1) All individuals receiving assistance as part of a family under the State's TANF or separate State program (including noncustodial parents, where required under [§ 265.5(g)](/cfr/45/265.5.md?p=g)); and
  - (2) The following additional persons living in the household, if not included under [paragraph (b)(1)](#b-1) of this section:
    - (i) Parent(s) or caretaker relative(s) of any minor child receiving assistance;
    - (ii) Minor siblings of any child receiving assistance; and
    - (iii) Any person whose income or resources would be counted in determining the family's eligibility for or amount of assistance.
- (c) For purposes of the Work Outcomes of TANF Exiters Report and the Secondary School Diploma or its Recognized Equivalent Attainment Rate, exit is the date that a family with a work-eligible individual ceases to receive assistance (as defined in [§ 260.31](/cfr/45/260.31.md)) from the TANF program. The last day of assistance cannot be determined until 90 days have elapsed since the participant last received assistance.
- (d) For purposes of the Work Outcomes of TANF Exiters Report, unsubsidized employment means full- or part-time employment in the private or public sector after exiting the TANF program.
- (e) **For purposes of the Secondary School Diploma or its Recognized Equivalent Attainment Rate—**
  - (1) A secondary school diploma is a “regular high school diploma” as that term is defined in [21 U.S.C. 7801(43)](/usc/21/7801.md?p=43), the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
  - (2) A recognized equivalent to a secondary school diploma is a certification recognized by a State that signifies that a student has completed the State's requirements for a high school education.

## Notes

### Amendments

[71 FR 37482, June 29, 2006, as amended at 89 FR 53876, June 28, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 603, 605, 607, 609, 611, and 613.

### Source

Source: 64 FR 17900, Apr. 12, 1999, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[71 FR 37482, June 29, 2006, as amended at 89 FR 53876, June 28, 2024]