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‘‘(i) The individual is enrolled in a 
postsecondary 2- or 4-year degree program 
or in a vocational educational training pro-
gram. 
‘‘(ii) During the period the individual 
participates in the program, the individual 
maintains satisfactory academic progress, 
as defined by the institution operating the 
undergraduate postsecondary or vocational 
educational program in which the indi-
vidual is enrolled. 
‘‘(6) REQUIRED TIME PERIODS FOR COMPLETION 
OF DEGREE OR VOCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TRAINING 
PROGRAM.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), an eligible participant participating 
in a program established under this subsection 
shall be required to complete the requirements of 
a degree or vocational educational training pro-
gram within the normal timeframe for full-time 
students seeking the particular degree or com-
pleting the vocational educational training pro-
gram. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—For good cause, the 
State may allow an eligible participant to com-
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plete their degree requirements or vocational edu-
cational training program within a period not 
to exceed 11⁄2 times the normal timeframe estab-
lished under subparagraph (A) (unless further 
modification is required by the Americans with 
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et 
seq.), or section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (29 U.S.C. 794)) and may modify the re-
quirements applicable to an individual partici-
pating in the program. For purposes of the pre-
ceding sentence, good cause includes the case of 
an eligible participant with 1 or more signifi-
cant barriers to normal participation, as deter-
mined by the State, such as the need to care for 
a family member with special needs. 
‘‘(7) SUPPORT SERVICES DESCRIBED.—For pur-
poses of paragraph (1), the support services described 
in this paragraph include any or all of the following 
during the period the eligible participant is in the 
program established under this subsection: 
‘‘(A) Child care. 
‘‘(B) Transportation services. 
‘‘(C) Payment for books and supplies. 
‘‘(D) Other services provided under policies 
determined by the State to ensure coordination
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and lack of duplication with other programs 
available to provide support services. 
‘‘(8) RULES FOR INCLUSION IN MONTHLY WORK 
PARTICIPATION RATES.—
‘‘(A) FAMILIES COUNTED AS PARTICIPATING 
IF
THEY
MEET
THE
REQUIREMENTS
OF
SUB-
PARAGRAPHS (B) OR (C).—For each eligible par-
ticipant, a State may elect, for purposes of deter-
mining monthly participation rates under sec-
tion 407(b)(1)(B)(i), to include such participant 
in the determination of such rates in accordance 
with subparagraph (B) or (C). 
‘‘(B) FULL OR PARTIAL CREDIT FOR HOURS 
OF PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATIONAL OR RELATED 
ACTIVITIES.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(iv), an eligible participant who partici-
pates in educational or related activities (as 
determined by the State) under a program 
established under this subsection shall be 
given credit for the number of hours of such 
participation to the extent that an adult re-
cipient or minor child head of household 
would be given credit under section 407(c) 
for being engaged in the same number of
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hours of work activities described in para-
graph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), or 
(12) of section 407(d). 
‘‘(ii) RELATED ACTIVITIES.—For pur-
poses of clause (i), related activities shall 
include—
‘‘(I) work activities described in 
paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), 
(7), (8), or (12) of section 407(d); 
‘‘(II) work study, practicums, in-
ternships, clinical placements, labora-
tory or field work, or such other activi-
ties as will enhance the eligible partici-
pant’s employability in the partici-
pant’s field of study, as determined by 
the State; or 
‘‘(III) subject to clause (iii), study 
time. 
‘‘(iii) LIMITATION
ON
INCLUSION
OF 
STUDY TIME.—For purposes of determining 
hours per week of participation by an eligi-
ble participant under a program established 
under this subsection, a State may not 
count study time of less than 1 hour for
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every hour of class time or more than 2 
hours for every hour of class time. 
‘‘(iv) TOTAL NUMBER OF HOURS LIM-
ITED TO BEING COUNTED AS 1 FAMILY.—In 
no event may hours per week of participa-
tion by an eligible participant under a pro-
gram established under this subsection be 
counted as more than 1 family for purposes 
of determining monthly participation rates 
under section 407(b)(1)(B)(i). 
‘‘(C) FULL CREDIT FOR BEING ENGAGED IN 
DIRECT WORK ACTIVITIES FOR CERTAIN HOURS 
PER WEEK.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A family that in-
cludes an eligible participant who, in addi-
tion to complying with the full-time edu-
cational participation requirements of the 
degree or vocational educational training 
program they are enrolled in, participates 
in an activity described in subclause (I), 
(II), or (III) of subparagraph (B)(ii) for 
not less than the number of hours required 
per week under clause (ii) shall be counted 
as 1 family.