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Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 685.1 - REPLACEMENT OF STOLEN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS, SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) BENEFITS, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICE PAYMENTS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-685.1-8 - Denial or reduction of replacement benefits for insufficient funds

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department may deny claims for
				  replacement of stolen benefits or reduce the amount to which stolen benefits
				  are replaced when there are insufficient funds to pay for replacement
				  benefits.
(b) When funds for the
				  replacement of stolen benefits have or soon will be exhausted, the department
				  may issue public notices.
(c) A
				  decision under this section shall be final and conclusive and is not subject to
				  administrative hearing under chapter 17-602.1 and section 17-685.1-6.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 686 - SUMMER ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER (EBT) PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-686-1 - Purpose

Current through June, 2024
(a) The purpose of this chapter is to
				  establish the rules governing the administration and implementation of the
				  Summer EBT benefits for children who lose access to free and reduced price
				  meals through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast
				  Program (SBP) during the summer when school is not in session.
(b) These emergency rules shall be effective
				  upon filing with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor; provided that the
				  conditions set out in these rules shall apply retroactively as of June 1,
				  2024.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 686 - SUMMER ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER (EBT) PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-686-3 - Eligibility

Current through June, 2024
(a) Children eligible for Summer EBT include
				  those who, at any time during the period of eligibility, are:
(1) School-aged and categorically
				  eligible;
(2) Enrolled in an
				  NSLP/SBP-participating school, except for special provision schools, and:
(A) Are categorically eligible;
(B) Meet the requirements to receive free or
				  reduced price meals as determined through an NSLP/SBP application;
(C) Otherwise are determined eligible to
				  receive a free or reduced price meal; or
(D) Are determined eligible through a Summer
				  EBT application; or
(3)
				  Enrolled in a special provision school, and:
(A) Are categorically eligible;
(B) Otherwise meet the requirements to
				  receive free or reduced price meals as determined through an NSLP/SBP
				  application; or
(C) Are determined
				  eligible through a Summer EBT application.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 686 - SUMMER ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER (EBT) PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-686-4 - Application processing

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department
				  or department's designee shall accept applications during the period of
				  eligibility. Households must submit an application for Summer EBT benefits by
				  the last day of the summer operational period in order to receive benefits for
				  that summer. Applications that are submitted after the last day of the summer
				  operational period shall be retained by the department to establish eligibility
				  for the following summer operational period.
(b) The department or department's designee
				  shall enroll eligible children in Summer EBT if it is determined that they meet
				  the requirements to receive free or reduced price meals as determined through a
				  complete Summer EBT application. A Summer EBT application is considered
				  complete if the following information is provided:
(1) Names of children and other household
				  members;
(2) Amount, source, and
				  frequency of income for each household member; and
(3) Signature of an adult household member,
				  including electronic signatures.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 686 - SUMMER ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER (EBT) PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-686-5 - Disposition notification for Summer EBT payments

Current through June, 2024
(a) The
				  department or department's designee shall notify (or place notification in the
				  mail) eligible households of a child's approved status within 15 business days
				  of receipt of a complete application.
(b) Households approved for benefits based on
				  streamlined certification shall be notified that their children are eligible
				  for Summer EBT and that no application is required. The notice of approval must
				  also inform the household how to opt-out if they do not want their children to
				  receive Summer EBT benefits.
(c) A
				  notice of approval shall include a statement communicating that households that
				  are erroneously issued duplicate benefits from more than one State should only
				  use benefits from the State where their child(ren) completed the instructional
				  year immediately preceding the summer operational period.
(d) Households that notify the department or
				  department's designee that they do not want Summer EBT benefits for their child
				  shall not be issued benefits, or shall have their benefits expunged as soon as
				  possible if already issued.
(1) Any
				  notification received from the household declining benefits shall be documented
				  and maintained on file to substantiate the change in benefits.
(2) Subsection (f) shall not be applicable in
				  this instance.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 686 - SUMMER ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER (EBT) PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-686-6 - Benefit Issuance

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department
				  or department's designee shall issue to eligible children benefits at least
				  seven calendar days and not more than fourteen calendar days before the start
				  of the summer operational period. When the department or department's designee
				  does not have sufficient data to issue a benefit to an eligible child, the
				  department or department's designee shall work to resolve the case and issue
				  the benefit as expeditiously as possible.
(b) For eligible children who apply after the
				  summer operational period begins, benefits must be issued and available to
				  spend not later than fifteen business days after a complete application is
				  received by the department or department's designee, so that participants may
				  use their benefits during the summer.
(c) Benefits shall be issued in the form of
				  an EBT card to each eligible child in a household.
(d) The department shall make replacement
				  Summer EBT benefits available to a household when the household reports that
				  food purchased with Summer EBT benefits was destroyed in a household misfortune
				  or disaster.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 686 - SUMMER ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER (EBT) PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-686-7 - Verification

Current through June, 2024
(a) Summer EBT applications are subject to
				  the following verification requirements:
(1)
				  The department or department's designee shall verify an application for cause,
				  on a case-by-case basis, such as in an instance when the department or
				  department's designee is aware of conflicting or inconsistent information from
				  what was provided on the application.
(A) The
				  department or department's designee may verify an application for cause at any
				  time during the instructional year or summer operational period, but
				  verification must be completed within thirty days of receipt of the
				  application.
(B) Applications
				  verified for cause are not considered part of three per cent sample size
				  described in paragraph (a) (2) of this section.
(C) Applications do not need to be selected
				  for verification for cause during the initial application processing. The
				  department or department's designee may become aware of a questionable
				  application after the initial certification was completed and benefits were
				  issued. In this case, the department or department's designee shall verify the
				  application for cause at the time they learn of the questionable or conflicting
				  information.
(D) All verification
				  procedures in this section must be followed for applications selected for
				  verification for cause in the same manner as an application randomly selected
				  as part of the sample described in (a)(2)(A) of this
				  section.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 686 - SUMMER ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER (EBT) PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-686-8 - Administrative hearing request

Current through June, 2024
(a) If a household
				  wishes to appeal an application that was denied, or an action that resulted in
				  termination from the program, the household unit may orally request or submit a
				  written request for a hearing, within ninety days after the end of the summer
				  operational period, and shall at a minimum contain the following:
(1) Name of person requesting the
				  appeal;
(2) Name of the child
				  regarding the Summer EBT benefit;
(3) Reason for the disagreement with the
				  decision and what needs to be considered; and
(4) Any supporting documentation or evidence
				  to support the appeal and reconsideration.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 686 - SUMMER ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER (EBT) PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-686-9 - Overpayment and fraud

Current through June, 2024
(a) An overpayment shall be created when:
(1) There is an error in determining the
				  household unit's eligibility for a Summer EBT payment that results in an
				  overpayment; or
(2) There is an
				  error in calculating the Summer EBT payment amount.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 686 - SUMMER ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER (EBT) PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-686-10 - Denial or reduction of Summer EBT benefits for insufficient funds

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department or department's designee
				  may deny an application for Summer EBT payments or reduce the amount of the
				  payments when there are insufficient funds to pay for payment.
(b) When funds for the Summer EBT payments
				  have or soon will be exhausted, the department may issue public
				  notices.
(c) A decision under this
				  section shall be final and conclusive and is not subject to administrative
				  hearing under chapter 17-602.1 and section 17-686-6.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-794.1-1 - Program description

Current through June, 2024
The First-to-Work Program (FTW), authorized by
					 42
					 U.S.C. §§601 -
					 618, is an
					 employment and training program with support services administered by the
					 department to assist needy families with children to work toward becoming
					 economically self-sufficient.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-794.1-2 - Purposes

Current through June, 2024
The purposes of this chapter are to:
(1) Establish the requirements for
				  participation in the First-to-Work program, and the sanctions for failure or
				  refusal to participate in the program; and
(2) Assure that eligible needy families with
				  children ultimately obtain paid employment that will avoid long-term welfare
				  dependency. To accomplish this purpose, the FTW program is intended to:
(A) Require and enable recipients of Aid to
				  Families with Dependent Children program to fulfill their responsibilities to
				  support their children by preparing for, accepting, and retaining
				  employment;
(B) Provide individuals
				  with the opportunity to acquire the education and skills necessary to obtain
				  employment;
(C) Provide necessary
				  support services, so that AFDC recipients can participate in the FTW program
				  and accept employment; and
(D)
				  Coordinate services at all levels of government and with private non-profit and
				  for-profit employers in the community to make a wide range of services
				  available, especially for persons at risk of long-term welfare dependency, and
				  to maximize the use of existing resources.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-794.1-4 - Program administration

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department
				  shall be responsible for the administration or supervision of the FTW
				  program.
(b) Decision-making with
				  regard to individual participants in the program may be performed by an
				  organizational entity other than the department, provided the entity does not
				  have the authority to review, change, or disapprove the department's
				  administrative decision or otherwise substitute its judgment with regard to the
				  application of policies, rules and regulations promulgated by the
				  department.
(c) The department may
				  enter into contracts with government agencies, or private non-profit or
				  for-profit organizations to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-794.1-5 - Work eligible individual (WEI) and other work eligible individual (OWEI)

Current through June, 2024
(a) Work eligible
				  individual (WEI) means an adult receiving assistance under TANF, or a
				  non-recipient parent, who is not an NWEI or an OWEI.
(b) Other work eligible individual (OWEI)
				  means an adult receiving assistance under TANF, or a non-recipient parent, who
				  is:
(1) Unable to engage in substantial
				  gainful employment as defined by the work participation requirements of the
				  Social Security Act,
				  42 U.S.C.
				  §607, at a job for which he or she is
				  equipped by education, training, or experience, for a period of more than
				  thirty days from the onset of an illness, incapacity, or disability due to a
				  physical or mental impairment or substance abuse, as determined by a licensed
				  physician or psychologist;
(2) A
				  domestic violence victim who meets the criteria established in section
				  17-656.1-20(a) or (b) ; or
(3) Any
				  other adult in an assistance unit that contains a domestic violence victim who
				  meets the criteria established in section 17-656.120(a) or (b).
(4) An adult sixty-five years of age or
				  older.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-794.1-6 - Coordination and consultation

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department
				  shall coordinate FTW program services, including child care and support
				  services, with related services provided by other agencies.
(b) The department shall coordinate FTW
				  program activities with programs under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of
				  1998, 42 U.S.C. §§2801 - 2945, and with any other relevant
				  employment, training, and education programs within the State.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-794.1-7 - Contracting authority

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department
				  shall carry out the FTW program directly or through arrangements or contracts
				  with governmental agencies, or private non-profit or for-profit
				  organizations.
(b) Arrangements and
				  contracts may cover any service or activity, including but not limited to case
				  management, job development, issuance of support services payments, outreach,
				  information, and referral to implement the FTW program. Contracted services
				  shall:
(1) Be consistent with the provisions
				  of section 17-794.1-4; and
(2) Be
				  services that will enhance participants' ability to prepare for, accept, and
				  retain employment.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-794.1-8 - Confidentiality

Current through June, 2024
(a) The rules of confidentiality shall be in
				  accordance with chapter 17-601.
(b)
				  Use or disclosure of information shall be limited to employment related
				  activities, job training, education, barrier reduction services, job
				  development, job placement, or provision of support services to enrollees and
				  participants in the FTW program.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - PROGRAM OPERATION › Section 17-794.1-13 - Intake

Current through June, 2024
(a) Enrollees for the FTW program shall be
				  selected from the FTW pool which contains all individuals referred for
				  participation by the AFDC program. Priority for selection shall be based on
				  individuals who fall within the target population as specified in section
				  17-794.1-5.
(b) Enrollees selected
				  for the program shall be required to participate in the intake
				  interview.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - PROGRAM OPERATION › Section 17-794.1-14 - FTW orientation

Current through June, 2024
(a) Enrollees shall
				  be required to participate in the FTW program orientation session.
(b) FTW orientation may provide information
				  on:
(1) Available program components,
				  activities, and support services for which individuals in the program are
				  eligible;
(2) Rights and
				  responsibilities of enrollees and participants; and
(3) The department's obligations and
				  responsibilities to enrollees and participants in the program.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - PROGRAM OPERATION › Section 17-794.1-15 - Assessment

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department may require educational
				  testing to determine the enrollee's need for basic education, general
				  educational development (GED) or its equivalent, or remedial educational
				  assistance.
(b) The department may
				  conduct a health and psycho-social assessment of the enrollee and the family
				  which shall include a review of the enrollee's personal and family
				  circumstances, the needs of the children in the family, and child care and
				  supportive services needs, and may include a barrier assessment if it is deemed
				  appropriate.
(c) The department
				  shall conduct an employability assessment of each enrollee in the program which
				  shall include an assessment or evaluation of the enrollee's:
(1) Educational level;
(2) Past work history;
(3) Prior work experiences;
(4) Avocation, interest, and
				  values;
(5) Abilities,
				  proficiencies, and skills deficiencies; and
(6) Other factors which affect the enrollee's
				  employability.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - PROGRAM OPERATION › Section 17-794.1-16 - Barrier reduction planning

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department
				  may engage in barrier reduction planning for each enrollee in the program. The
				  barrier reduction plan may:
(1) Be based on
				  the health and psycho-social assessment of the enrollee and the family, the
				  needs of children in the family, and child care and supportive services needs
				  of the enrollee and the family;
(2)
				  Be developed in consultation with and be agreed to or approved by the
				  enrollee;
(3) Reflect the
				  preferences of the enrollee to the maximum extent practicable;
(4) Be responsive to the needs of the
				  enrollee and family members;
(5)
				  Identify barriers that will interfere with the enrollee's participation in
				  program activities;
(6) Specify
				  support services that will be provided by the department to address the removal
				  of barriers;
(7) Specify tasks to
				  be performed by the enrollee; and
(8) Specify time frames and schedules for
				  accomplishing the tasks.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - PROGRAM OPERATION › Section 17-794.1-17 - Employability plan

Current through June, 2024
The department shall develop an employability plan for
					 each enrollee who becomes a participant in the program. The employability plan
					 may:
(1) Be based on the employability
				  assessment of the participant;
(2)
				  Be developed in consultation with the participant;
(3) Be consistent with the participant's
				  interests, values, and abilities;
(4) Reflect the preferences of the
				  participant, to the maximum extent practicable;
(5) Identify the participant's employment
				  objectives;
(6) Use appropriate
				  program resources and available local employment opportunities;
(7) Specify tasks that will be conducted or
				  coordinated by the department to assist the participant to achieve the
				  employment objective;
(8) Specify
				  activities and tasks that will be undertaken by the participant to achieve an
				  objective of universal engagement and, ultimately, employment; and
(9) Specify time frames and schedules for
				  accomplishing tasks and activities.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - PROGRAM OPERATION › Section 17-794.1-18 - Review of FTW program requirements with participants

Current through June, 2024
(a)
				  The participant shall be informed about the FTW program requirements by the
				  department. The information may include, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) Purpose of the FTW program;
(2) Participant's universal engagement
				  obligation for participation under the program;
(3) Length of participation in the program,
				  including the number of hours of participation per week and reporting
				  requirements; and
(4) Educational,
				  training, and employment activities, and the support services, including child
				  care, to be provided by the department.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - PROGRAM OPERATION › Section 17-794.1-19 - Case management services

Current through June, 2024
The department may provide case management services to
					 support and strengthen the individual's capacity to become economically
					 self-sufficient by facilitating access to resources and opportunities. Case
					 management activities may include but are not limited to the following:
(1) Assisting the individual and the family
				  to achieve universal engagement and obtain services needed to assure compliance
				  with program requirements;
(2)
				  Facilitating the individual's placement in appropriate activities or services
				  and access to activities and programs through referrals to appropriate
				  services;
(3) Conducting
				  assessments of the individual's use of services;
(4) Facilitating communication between the
				  individual and service providers;
(5) Providing encouragement and
				  support;
(6) Monitoring and
				  tracking the individual's progress to ensure receipt of required assistance in
				  a timely and effective manner; and
(7) Participating in administrative hearings
				  involving FTW enrollees and participants pursuant to chapter
				  17-602.1.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 17-794.1-23 - Unsubsidized employment

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department
				  may require full- or part-time participation in an unsubsidized employment
				  component.
(b) Activities under
				  this component shall include but are not limited to:
(1) Employment with a private for-profit
				  employer;
(2) Employment with a
				  private non-profit employer;
(3)
				  Employment with a government agency;
(4) Employment supported by the Work
				  Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) and the Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit (WWTC);
				  and
(5) Self-employment.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 17-794.1-24 - Subsidized employment

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department
				  may require full- or part-time participation in a subsidized employment
				  component.
(b) Activities under
				  this component shall include but are not limited to:
(1) Employment with a private for-profit
				  employer;
(2) Employment with a
				  private non-profit employer;
(3)
				  Employment with a government agency; and
(4) Participation in Americorps, Volunteers
				  in Service To America (VISTA), or private volunteer organizations, if the
				  participants are paid a stipend or wages for the services rendered.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 17-794.1-25 - Community work experience program (CWEP)

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department
				  may place individuals in the CWEP to improve employability of individuals if
				  sufficient private sector employment is not available. CWEP may be authorized
				  if a WEI or an OWEI is unable to find unsubsidized employment, or is not
				  prepared for available employment.
(b) CWEP shall provide work experience and
				  training through placement with a public agency or a private
				  non-profit.
(c) The maximum number
				  of hours an individual is required to participate in the program is determined
				  by the number of hours which would result from dividing the total sum of a
				  family's monthly AFDC grant and food stamp benefit amounts by the greater of
				  the federal or state minimum wage.
(d) CWEP placements and assignments shall
				  take into account the individual's prior training, experience, and
				  skills.
(e) A reassessment and
				  revision of the individual's employability plan shall be made at the conclusion
				  of each assignment, if necessary, and after each six months of participation in
				  the program, or as otherwise appropriate.
(f) CWEP shall not be used to fill
				  established, unfilled position vacancies in accord with section 407(f)(2) of
				  the Social Security Act.
(g) CWEP
				  activity shall be supervised by an employer, work site sponsor, or other
				  responsible party daily.
(h) Job
				  search, job readiness activities, and vocational educational training shall not
				  be considered a part of CWEP.
(i)
				  The department may pay for costs of child care, transportation, and support
				  services for participants in a CWEP, provided funds are available.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 17-794.1-26 - On-the-job-training (OJT)

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department may arrange to have a
				  participant hired by a private or public employer and, while engaged in
				  productive work, receive training that provides knowledge or skills essential
				  to the full and adequate performance of that job.
(b) The department shall use available
				  resources in the community for OJT placements for FTW participants.
(c) The department may enter into a contract
				  to reimbure the OJT employer for providing training and additional supervision
				  to the participant.
(d)
				  Participants in OJT shall be compensated by the employer at the same rates as
				  similarly situated employees or trainees, including benefits and periodic
				  increases, and not less than federal or state minimum wage law.
(e) Wages paid to participants in OJT shall
				  be considered to be earned income.
(f) OJT participants who become ineligible
				  for AFDC shall remain FTW participants for the duration of the OJT.
(g) OJT activity shall be supervised by an
				  employer, work site sponsor, or other responsible party daily.
(h) The department may pay for costs of child
				  care, transportation, and supportive services for participants in OJT, provided
				  funds are available.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 17-794.1-27 - Job search and job readiness assistance

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department
				  may offer a job search program as a component of the FTW program.
(1) The job search activities may include
				  making contact with potential employers, whether by telephone, in person or via
				  Internet, to learn of suitable job openings, applying for vacancies, and
				  interviewing for jobs; and
(2) The
				  job search program may serve participants through either individual or group
				  job-seeking activities.
(A) Individual job
				  search includes counseling, development of job-seeking skills, information
				  dissemination and support on a one-to-one basis; and
(B) Group job search includes the provision
				  of counseling and training in a group setting, for example through Job Club,
				  where participants are taught job-seeking skills, and may include a phone bank
				  from which participants contact potential employers.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 17-794.1-28 - Community service programs (CSP)

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department
				  may place individuals in the CSP to improve employability of individuals not
				  otherwise able to obtain employment.
(b) CSP shall provide work experience and
				  training through placement with a public agency or private non-profit projects
				  which serve a useful public purpose in fields such as, but not limited to,
				  health, social services, environmental protection, education, urban and rural
				  redevelopment, welfare, recreation, public facilities, refurbishing of publicly
				  assisted housing, public safety, and child care.
(c) CSP shall include structured activities
				  that:
(1) Provide a community service;
				  and
(2) Improve the employability
				  of participants.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 17-794.1-29 - Vocational educational training (VET)

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department
				  may place a participant in VET programs to prepare participants for a specific
				  trade, occupation, or vocation.
(b)
				  VET may include:
(1) Basic and remedial
				  education instruction under the VET if it is part of the VET requirements or
				  curriculum;
(2) Basic education if
				  it is required by the employer prior to the start of employment;
(3) A certificate, associate degree,
				  baccalaureate degree, or advanced degree that will increase the participant's
				  employability;
(4) One hour of
				  unsupervised homework time for each hour of classroom time; or
(5) Structured and monitored study
				  sessions.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 17-794.1-30 - Job skills training (JST)

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department
				  may place a participant in a JST program administered by a public agency or a
				  private organization to pursue employment goals consistent with the
				  employability plan.
(b) Under this
				  program, a participant will receive specific training or education to meet the
				  need of an employer or an industry that will enable the participant to perform
				  the work requirements of a designated job, or general training to prepare the
				  participant for employment.
(c) The
				  JST program may include:
(1) Literacy and
				  language instruction, if needed for employment;
(2) One hour of unsupervised homework time
				  for each hour of classroom time;
(3) Structured and monitored study
				  sessions.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 17-794.1-31 - Education directly related to employment

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department
				  may allow a participant who has not received a high school diploma or a
				  certificate of high school equivalency, to attain a minimum level of education
				  related to employment that may include, but is not limited to:
(1) Adult basic education;
(2) English as a Second Language
				  (ESL);
(3) General Educational
				  Development (GED) or high school equivalency, where required as a prerequisite
				  for employment by employers or occupation;
(4) One hour of unsupervised homework for
				  each hour of classroom time; or
(5)
				  Structured and monitored study sessions.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 17-794.1-32 - Satisfactory attendance at secondary school or in a course of study leading to a certificate of general equivalence

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department
				  may require a participant who has not completed secondary school or received a
				  certificate of general equivalence, to show satisfactory attendance at a
				  secondary school or a course of study leading to a certificate of general
				  equivalence.
(b) This component
				  does not include other related educational activities, such as adult basic
				  education or language instruction unless it is linked to attending a secondary
				  school or leading to a GED.
(c)
				  Participants shall be supervised on an ongoing basis, no less frequently than
				  daily.
(d) This component may
				  include:
(1) One hour of unsupervised
				  homework for each hour of classroom time; and
(2) Structured and monitored
				  sessions.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 17-794.1-33 - Providing child care services to an individual who is participating in a community service program

Current through June, 2024
The department may allow an AFDC recipient to provide
					 child care to enable another AFDC recipient to participate in a community
					 service program provided for in section
					 17-794.1-28.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 17-794.1-34 - Monitored study sessions

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department
				  may allow enrollees in any of the education or training components under this
				  subchapter to participate in study sessions structured by the department to
				  assist the individuals in completing their classroom and homework assignments.
(1) The study sessions shall be monitored or
				  supervised; and
(2) The hours of
				  participation shall be documented.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 17-794.1-35 - Postsecondary Education (PSE)

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department
				  may place a participant in PSE when the participant is pursuing a baccalaureate
				  or advanced degree, and is unable to pursue education under the VET or JST
				  component as specified under sections 17-794.129 and 17-794.1-30.
(b) The PSE participant shall be enrolled as
				  a full-time student in an accredited institution of higher learning.
(c) The employability plan for a PSE
				  participant shall include a minimum number of work activity hours of twenty
				  work hours per week, of which no less than four hours shall be in paid
				  employment.
(d) The PSE participant
				  who is non-compliant or who fails to make satisfactory progress, without good
				  cause, shall not be allowed to continue to participate in PSE and shall be
				  required to comply with the participation requirements specified under section
				  17794.1-37.
(e) PSE shall only be
				  allowed for one uninterrupted period in the lifetime of the FTW
				  participant.
(f) The department may
				  pay for costs of child care, transportation, and supportive services for
				  participants in PSE, provided funds are available.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - PROGRAM COMPONENTS › Section 17-794.1-36 - Up-front universal engagement (UFUE) FTW participation

Current through June, 2024
(a)
				  Pursuant to section 17-656.1, a TANF applicant deemed to be a work eligible
				  individual (WEI) or other work eligible individual (OWEI) shall comply with
				  UFUE FTW participation requirements as a condition of TANF eligibility. Upon
				  approval of the TANF application, the WEI and OWEI shall continue to comply
				  with on-going FTW participation requirements.
(b) UFUE participation includes:
(1) FTW orientation;
(2) FTW intake;
(3) Case management, including:
(A) Initial Assessments;
(B) Development and implementation of plans
				  for barrier reduction, support services, and employability;
(4) Participation in one or more
				  of the program components described in subchapter 3.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 17-794.1-37 - Participation

Current through June, 2024
(a) The work eligible individual and other
				  work eligible individual shall comply with participation
				  requirements.
(b) Participation
				  requirements shall apply to a child aged sixteen to eighteen if the child :
(1) Is not a full-time student in a secondary
				  school or a program of an equivalent level of vocational or technical training;
				  or
(2) Has completed secondary
				  school or a program of an equivalent level of vocational or technical
				  training.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 17-794.1-38 - Work or participation verification and documentation requirements

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department shall implement the work
				  or participation verification requirements in accordance with the Work
				  Verification Plan (WVP) approved by the United States Department of Health and
				  Human Services (DHHS) to determine the following:
(1) How the work activity or component meets
				  the relevant definitions in subchapter 3;
(2) How to determine the number of countable
				  hours of participation for self-employed individuals; and
(3) What documentation will be needed or
				  accepted to monitor participation and ensure that actual hours of participation
				  are documented.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 17-794.1-39 - REPEALED › Section 17-794.1-39.1 - Non-compliance

Current through June, 2024
(a) A FTW participant who is a TANF
					 applicant, and who fails or refuses to comply with the requirements of this
					 chapter, shall be denied TANF eligibility as specified under chapter
					 17-656.1.
(b) A FTW participant who
					 is a TANF recipient, and who fails or refuses to comply with the requirements
					 of this chapter without good cause, shall be referred for sanction as specified
					 under chapter 17-656.1.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 17-794.1-40 - Good cause

Current through June, 2024
(a) A determination
				  that good cause exists for non-compliance shall be made in accordance with a
				  procedure established by the department.
(b) The department shall make a determination
				  that good cause exists for an individual's non-compliance with this chapter
				  when child care for a child under six years of age is necessary for the
				  individual to participate or continue participation in the FTW program or
				  accept employment, and such care is not available.
(c) The department may consider other
				  circumstances beyond the individual's control in determining whether there was
				  good cause for noncompliance. Examples of circumstances beyond the individual's
				  control include, but are not limited to:
(1)
				  Illness of the individual which is verified by a medical statement from a
				  licensed physician or psychologist;
(2) The individual's presence is required on
				  a continual basis due to the illness of another household member and is
				  verified by a medical statement from a licensed physician or
				  psychologist;
(3) The individual is
				  experiencing a family crisis or change of individual or family circumstances,
				  such as death of an immediate family member, the family is currently homeless,
				  or the family experienced a natural disaster;
(4) Unsafe employment situations;
(5) Self-employment that did not produce
				  income equivalent to thirty hours per week or one hundred twenty hours per
				  month of employment at the federal minimum wage after business expenses are
				  deducted;
(6) There is a breakdown
				  in transportation arrangements with no ready access to alternate
				  transportation; or
(7) The
				  individual's failure was the result of being a victim of domestic violence as
				  defined in section 17-656.1-2.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 17-794.1-41 - Holidays and excused absence policy

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department
				  shall establish its holidays and excused absence policy in accordance with
				  45
				  C.F.R. §261.60 and implement such policy
				  in accordance with and through the federally approved TANF WVP.
(b) Actual hours of participation may include
				  hours missed due to holidays and excused absences.
(c) Excused absences may be granted in any of
				  the instances where the department can grant good cause under section
				  17-794.1-40 for non-compliance with requirements of this chapter.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 17-794.1-42 - Curing of sanctions

Current through June, 2024
(a) An individual
				  who fails to comply with the requirements of this chapter, and the assistance
				  unit that the individual is a member of, shall be referred for
				  sanction.
(b) An individual may end
				  the sanction by:
(1) Fulfilling the minimum
				  sanction period requirement specified in chapter 17656.1, if applicable;
				  and
(2) Applying and meeting all
				  TANF applicant work compliance requirements as specified in chapter
				  17-656.1
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 5 - SUPPORT SERVICES › Section 17-794.1-46 - Eligibility

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department may develop a support
				  services plan for each enrollee or participant in the FTW program.
(b) The department may provide child care,
				  within available resources, for a dependent child who is under age thirteen,
				  physically or mentally incapable of caring for himself or herself as verified
				  by a physician or a licensed or certified psychologist, or under court
				  supervision in accordance with Title IV-E or Title XVI of the Social Security
				  Act to the extent that the child care is necessary to permit the individual to:
(1) Accept employment or remain
				  employed;
(2) Participate in an
				  approved education or training activity under the FTW program including
				  education or training components under subchapter 3, or in approved education
				  or training consistent with criteria established by the department;
(3) Participate in an employment-related
				  activity consistent with the support services plan or employability plan;
				  or
(4) Participate in other
				  approved activities to prepare the individual for participation in the FTW
				  program.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 794.1 - FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM › Subchapter 5 - SUPPORT SERVICES › Section 17-794.1-47 - Child care

Current through June, 2024
(a) The department may provide child care
				  services to assistance units to allow participation in the FTW program
				  activities, provided funds are available. The activities include intake,
				  orientation, assessment, support services and employability plan development,
				  employment, and program components described in subchapter 3.
(b) A single custodial parent caring for a
				  child under six years of age shall not be required to participate with the FTW
				  program when the individual proves that the individual has a demonstrated
				  inability, as determined by the department in accordance with
				  45 C.F.R.
				  §98.33(b), for one or
				  more of the following reasons:
(1)
				  Unavailability of appropriate child care within a reasonable distance from the
				  individual's home or work site;
(2)
				  Unavailability or unsuitability of informal child care by a relative or under
				  other arrangements; or
(3)
				  Unavailability of appropriate and affordable formal child care
				  arrangements.