Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.01-010 - Title IV-A - Transitional Employment Assistance (TEA) State Plan; TEA Policy 3350, 3500-3524, Forms DCO-1420 - Sanction Documentation Checklist, DCO-1421 - Notice of Work Activity Non-Compliance Sanction, DCO-1422 - Child Health and Safety Screening Checklist

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
3350
Minor Parent Non-Compliance
Failure to comply occurs when a minor parent who is subject to
				the minor parent work activity requirement fails to satisfactorily participate
				without good cause in education or vocational education training.
A minor parent who is subject to the minor parent work activity
				requirement is a minor parent who has at least one child who is also included
				in the TEA cash assistance case.
Note:
Refer to TEA 3510-3511 for good cause
				procedures.'
3351
Minor Parent Progressive Sanction
If good cause is not established and the minor parent does not
				state a vtillinghe'ssto cooperate, the non-compliance progressive sanction
				levels are:
*
Level I
- first three months of non-compliance -
				TEA payment reduced by 25% of the amount for which the family is
				eligible.
*
Level
II - subsequent months of non-compliance -
				TEA payment will be reduced by 50% of the amount for which the family is
				otherwise eligible.
NOTE:
The case will not be closed due to the
				non-compliance of a minor parent
The Case Manager will maintain contact with the minor parent
				during the months" that he or she is under a work requirement non-compliance
				sanction. The purpose of the contacts will be to counsel and encourage the
				minor parent to come into compliance. The Case Manager will discuss any
				problems or issues that may be preventing participation in education or
				vocational education training activities and attempt to find solutions.
The case record will be clearly documented to reflect the
				contacts that are made or attempted.
The sanction will be lifted and the TEA payment increased to
				the amount for which the family is eligible at any time following two weeks of
				full compliance.
3500
			 Employment Services - Non-Compliance
The purpose of the non-compliance process is to encourage the
				applicant or recipient to comply with the work activity, requirement so that
				the months the family receives TEA assistance are productive in assisting the
				adult in successfully reaching the goal of full time employment while
				safeguarding the health and well being of the children.
3501
Defining Failure to
			 Comply
Failure to comply occurs when a person who is required to
				participate in the program:
[GREATER THAN] fails to participate in a work activity;
[GREATER THAN] refuses to accept employment;
[GREATER THAN] terminates employment without good cause;
				or
[GREATER THAN]
otherwise fails to comply with
				his or her Employment Plan.
3510
Good
			 Cause
The non-compliance process will be stopped if the person
				demonstrates that he or she had good cause for not complying. The determination
				of good cause is a county office decision.
Good cause for failure to comply will be found to exist
				if:
1. The individual is the parent or
			 other relative personally providing care for a child under age six (6) years
			 and child care is not available.
2.
			 Child care (or day care for any incapacitated individual living in the same
			 home as a dependent child) is necessary for an individual to participate or
			 continue participation in the program or to accept employment and such care is
			 not available.
3. Transportation is
			 unavailable.
4. The working
			 conditions would be a risk to the person's health or safety.
5. The worksite is only available because of
			 a labor dispute.
6. The individual
			 was subject to discriminatory practices based on age, sex, race, religion,
			 disability, political affiliation, veteran status, color or national
			 origin.
7. The offer of employment
			 is not a specific job at a stated wage which meets the Federal minimum
			 wage.
8. The failure to participate
			 was due to events beyond the customer's control, which include, but are not
			 limited to: inclement weather, family emergency, natural disaster, a short term
			 illness which temporarily prevents employment, or mail
			 loss.