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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 110 - APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 110.34 - Approval of An Application and Initial Authorization of Medical Assistance

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Authorization of medical assistance shall be effective:
a) The month of application, providing the
			 applicant was eligible in that month; or
b) The month of initial eligibility
			 subsequent to the application date; or
c) A month or months within the 3 months
			 immediately prior to the month of application; provided the applicant meets all
			 eligibility criteria for each month for which medical assistance has been
			 requested. The months of retroactive medical eligibility may be noncontinuous.
			 Retroactive eligibility does not apply prior to the effective date of the
			 program under which the applicant seeks medical assistance.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 110 - APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 110.40 - Denial of An Application

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a) An
			 application for medical assistance shall be denied if it is established that
			 the applicant does not meet one or more of the eligibility requirements or if
			 the applicant chooses to withdraw the application.
b) An application for medical assistance
			 shall be denied if eligibility cannot be conclusively determined because of the
			 applicant's unwillingness to cooperate in providing essential information or
			 refusal to consent to verification, or the applicant has not provided
			 sufficient information for a determination of eligibility.
c) If an application for medical assistance
			 is denied, the written notice required by 89 Ill. Adm. Code
			 102.70 and sent
			 within the times specified in Section
			 110.20 shall include
			 the reason why the application was denied.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 112 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 112.1 - Description of the Assistance Program and Time Limit

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a) The program provides temporary assistance
				for needy families. Clients are limited to 60 months of benefits as an adult.
				This is a lifetime limit and includes cash benefits received both in Illinois
				and other states. All parents or caretakers must engage in work activities when
				determined able to work.
b) Months
				in which the family has reported weekly hours of employment equal to or greater
				than the State TANF Work Requirement will not count toward the 60-month limit.
				The State TANF Work Requirement is as follows:
1) For Category 06 (two parent) cases - 35
				hours per week;
2) For Category 04
				cases whose youngest child is age six or older - 30 hours per week;
3) For Category 04 cases whose youngest child
				is under age six - 20 hours per week.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 112 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 112.2 - Time Limit on Receipt of Benefits for Clients Enrolled in Post-Secondary Education

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a) Months
				in which the caretaker relative in a Category 04 case is enrolled in
				Post-Secondary Education that meets the criteria listed in this Section will
				not count toward the 60-month limit on the receipt of benefits under the
				Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program set out in Section
				112.1
				regardless of the number of hours the client works.
b) In order for a month to not count towards
				the 60-month limit, the client's educational program must meet the following
				criteria:
1) The program must be considered
				Post-Secondary Education working toward a degree in an accredited institution
				and must be approved under Section
				112.78(h).
2) The client must be in the program
				full-time, as defined by the institution.
3) The client must be attending the program
				during that particular month. For example, if a client attends school from
				September through May and then returns to school the next September, the months
				of June through August will count toward the 60 month limit.
4) The client must be maintaining at least a
				2.5 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale). Under this requirement, a client may
				not take advantage of this Section until the client has attended the school for
				a sufficient time to receive a grade point average (e.g., for at least a
				semester). If a client's grade point average falls below 2.5 at any time, the
				following months will then count towards the 60-month limit. Once a client's
				grade point average is again at least 2.5, the client may once again take
				advantage of this Section.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 112 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 112.3 - Receipt of Cash Benefits Beyond the 60-Month Lifetime Limit

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a) An exception to the 60-month lifetime
				limit on the receipt of TANF cash benefits (89 Ill. Adm. Code
				112.1
				) may be granted in accordance with this Section. The client must request an
				exception in writing. A notice will be mailed to the client when the client has
				received 57 months of TANF cash benefits. The notice will inform the client of
				the projected month in which the limit will be reached, the reasons an
				exception may be granted and the procedure for requesting an exception. A form
				to request an exception will be included with the notice.
b) The reasons the Department will grant an
				exception are:
1) The client has an
				application for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) pending at the Social
				Security Administration and the Department determines the client is probably
				eligible for SSI. If the client is in the appeal stage of the SSI application,
				there must be legal or advocacy representation, unless the client can show
				legal representation is unavailable.
2) The Department determines that the client
				has a medical barrier that prevents the client from obtaining or retaining
				employment of at least 30 hours per week.
3) The client is in an approved education and
				training program that will be completed in six months or less after the
				client's 60th month.
4) The client is in an intensive service
				program to help overcome a barrier to work, including but not limited to
				programs under mental health, substance abuse, vocational rehabilitation,
				domestic or sexual violence, homeless services and involvement with the
				Department of Children and Family Services. An exception to the 60-month limit
				will be granted for this reason only if the client's involvement in the program
				precludes the ability to obtain or retain employment of at least 30 hours per
				week.
5) The client has a severely
				disabled child approved for a waiver under the Home & Community Based Care
				Program (89 Ill. Adm. Code
				140.645
				).
6) The client is the only adult
				in the assistance unit and is the primary caregiver for a child under age 18
				with a physical or mental health problems, or is the primary caregiver for his
				or her spouse who has a physical or mental health problems and the demands of
				caregiving do not allow the caregiver to obtain or retain employment that would
				satisfy Section
				112.1(b).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 112 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 112.5 - Incorporation By Reference

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Any rules or regulations of an agency of the United States or
				  of a nationally recognized organization or association that are incorporated by
				  reference in this Part are incorporated as of the date specified, and do not
				  include any later amendments or editions.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 112 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 112.6 - The Family Violence Option

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a) In
				recognition of the reality of domestic or sexual violence for many individuals
				and families who may need assistance under the Illinois Public Aid Code, the
				State of Illinois adopts section 602(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (
				42 USC
				602(a)(7) ), and the
				implementing federal regulations at
				45 CFR
				260.50 et seq. (2008). It is the policy of
				the State of Illinois and the practice of the Illinois Department of Human
				Services that:
1) no individual or family
				should be forced to remain in a violent living situation or place themselves or
				others at risk in order to attain or retain assistance; and
2) no individual or family should be unfairly
				penalized because past or present domestic or sexual violence or the risk of
				domestic or sexual violence causes them to fail to comply with requirements for
				assistance.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 112 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES › Subpart B - NON-FINANCIAL FACTORS OF ELIGIBILITY › Section 112.8 - Caretaker Relative

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a) The
				caretaker relative is the specified relative with whom the child is living.
				When a child lives with a parent, that parent shall be designated as the
				caretaker relative except as follows:
1)
				another relative in the home shall be the caretaker relative if DCFS has placed
				the child with the relative; or
2)
				the relative has assumed responsibility for the child due to the parent's
				inability to adequately care for the child.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 112 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES › Subpart B - NON-FINANCIAL FACTORS OF ELIGIBILITY › Section 112.9 - Client Cooperation

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a) As a
				condition of eligibility, clients must cooperate:
1) in the determination of
				eligibility;
2) with Department
				programs conducted for the purposes of acquisition or verification of
				information upon which eligibility may depend;
3) in applying for all financial benefits for
				which they may qualify and to avail themselves of such benefits at the earliest
				possible date;
4) by designing a
				Responsibility and Services Plan (RSP) appropriate for his or her situation,
				signing the RSP and following through on the activities agreed to in the RSP.
				These activities may not begin until at least 30 days after the date of
				application. An applicant who refuses to cooperate in designing or signing an
				RSP is not eligible for TANF cash assistance. An applicant who refuses to
				follow through or fails, without good cause, to follow through with the
				activities agreed upon in the RSP is also ineligible for TANF cash
				assistance.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 112 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES › Subpart B - NON-FINANCIAL FACTORS OF ELIGIBILITY › Section 112.20 - Residence

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a) In order to be
				eligible an individual must be a resident of Illinois.
b) A resident is:
1) an individual who at the time application
				is made is living in Illinois voluntarily with the intention of making his home
				here, and not for a temporary purpose; or
2) an individual who (whether or not
				currently employed at the time of application) is living in Illinois, is not
				receiving assistance from another state and who entered Illinois with a job
				commitment or to seek employment.
3) An out-of-State Title IV-E eligible
				adoption assistance/foster care child living in Illinois is considered an
				Illinois resident for medical assistance coverage.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 112 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES › Subpart B - NON-FINANCIAL FACTORS OF ELIGIBILITY › Section 112.30 - Age

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a) There is no
				minimum or maximum age requirement to be designated as or to receive assistance
				as a caretaker relative. If an individual receives financial assistance as a
				caretaker relative that individual shall not be considered as a child in the
				determination of the level of assistance.
b) To be included in the assistance grant as
				a child, the child must be under age 18 or age 18 and in a full-time secondary
				school.
1) During summer vacation a dependent
				child who intends to return to school or one who experiences a temporary
				illness (not to exceed 90 days) which precludes school attendance is to be
				considered a full-time student.
2)
				Full-time attendance must be in a school defined as follows:
A) High School - 25 clock hours per week or
				in a special secondary education program of training which is designed to fit
				him or her for gainful employment and is defined by the school as full-time
				attendance.
B) Vocational or
				technical school - 30 clock hours per week when program involves shop practice,
				25 clock hours per week when program does not involve shop practice.
C) Residential program - a regular curriculum
				of instruction that is equivalent to that which leads to obtaining a high
				school diploma. The program may include various life skills and vocational
				training.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 112 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES › Subpart B - NON-FINANCIAL FACTORS OF ELIGIBILITY › Section 112.40 - Relationship

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a) The child(ren)
				must be living with a blood relative, step-relative or adoptive relative in the
				relative's home.
b) A child
				conceived or born-in-wedlock is presumed to be the child of that marriage in
				the absence of a court finding to the contrary (Section 5 of the Illinois
				Parentage Act of 1984, Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 40, par. 2505).
c) Relationship between a child
				born-out-of-wedlock and the child's putative father may be established by:
1) adjudication; or
2) legal presumption of paternity. A legal
				presumption of paternity exists when the putative father married the child's
				natural mother after the child's birth and he is named as father on the child's
				birth certificate pursuant to Section 12 of the Vital Records Acts (Ill. Rev.
				Stat. 1987, ch. 111, par. 73-12.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 112 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES › Subpart B - NON-FINANCIAL FACTORS OF ELIGIBILITY › Section 112.50 - Living Arrangement

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All persons included in the assistance unit must be residing
				  in the same home. To be included in the assistance unit as a child, the child
				  must live with a specified relative in that relative's home. A home is the
				  family setting shared by the specified relative and the child. A home need not
				  be a fixed dwelling if the family has none. The relative must exercise primary
				  responsibility for care and supervision of the child, even though either the
				  child or the relative is temporarily absent from the customary family
				  setting.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 112 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES › Subpart B - NON-FINANCIAL FACTORS OF ELIGIBILITY › Section 112.52 - Social Security Numbers

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a) To be
				eligible for TANF, each individual must furnish the Department his or her
				Social Security Number. If more than one Social Security Number has been
				assigned to any individual, all numbers are to be furnished.
b) If a Social Security Number cannot be
				furnished, either because it has not been issued or is not known, application
				shall be made for a Social Security Number.
c) Assistance will not be denied, delayed or
				discontinued pending the issuance or validation of a Social Security Number if
				the individual, or someone acting responsibly for the individual applies for
				the Social Security Number.
d)
				Individuals for whom a Social Security Number is not furnished and for whom
				application for a Social Security Number is not made are ineligible for an
				assistance grant under the TANF program. If the individual is a U.S. citizen or
				otherwise non-citizen adult parent of a child in a TANF cash case, the entire
				filing unit is ineligible for TANF cash or General Assistance
				benefits.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 112 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES › Subpart B - NON-FINANCIAL FACTORS OF ELIGIBILITY › Section 112.54 - Assignment of Medical Support Rights

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a) Rights to Support
1) As a condition of eligibility for medical
				assistance under the TANF program, each applicant or recipient by operation of
				State law, automatically assigns to the Department any rights to support which
				the applicant or recipient may have. This assignment gives the Department the
				right to collect support money directly from the absent parent in order to be
				reimbursed for assistance given to the dependent children.
2) This right includes support money paid in
				the applicant/ recipient own behalf, such as alimony, and money paid in behalf
				of any other family member for whom assistance is requested, such as child
				support.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 112 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES › Subpart B - NON-FINANCIAL FACTORS OF ELIGIBILITY › Section 112.55 - Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) Restrictions

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a) Benefits are not to be accessed via
				Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) (see section 408(a)(12)(B)(iii) of the
				Social Security Act (
				42 USC
				608(a)(12)(B)(iii) ) at any
				prohibited location, which includes liquor stores (see section 408(a)(12)(B)(i)
				of the Social Security Act), gambling casinos (see section 408(a)(12)(B)(ii) of
				the Social Security Act), or retail establishments that provide adult
				entertainment involving disrobing or nudity.
b) For the first instance of prohibited
				access, the Department will issue a verbal warning.
c) For each subsequent instance of prohibited
				access, cash assistance benefits will be reduced by one-half for one
				month.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 112 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES › Subpart B - NON-FINANCIAL FACTORS OF ELIGIBILITY › Section 112.60 - Basis of Eligibility

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a) Child
				only assistance serves:
1) children living
				with a relative other than a parent when the relative chooses not to be
				included in the assistance payment;
2) children who meet the citizenship
				requirements and are living with parents who are not eligible because they are
				not U.S. citizens or qualified aliens;
3) children living with a parent or parents
				who are ineligible for a reason other than not being U.S. citizens or qualified
				aliens; and
4) children living with
				a parent or parents who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Social
				Security Disability, Railroad Retirement Disability, 100% Veterans' Disability,
				or Black Lung payments in excess of the difference in the Payment Level
				including the parent or parents and the Payment Level excluding the parent or
				parents.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 112 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES › Subpart B - NON-FINANCIAL FACTORS OF ELIGIBILITY › Section 112.65 - Responsibility and Services Plan

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a)
				The Department shall advise every applicant and recipient of:
1) the requirement that all recipients move
				toward self-sufficiency; and
2) the
				value and benefits of employment.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 112 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES › Subpart B - NON-FINANCIAL FACTORS OF ELIGIBILITY › Section 112.66 - Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment

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a) In areas of the State where appropriate
				substance abuse programs have capacity, adults identified as having an alcohol
				or substance abuse problem (see 77 Ill. Adm. Code 2060, Alcoholism and
				Substance Abuse Treatment and Intervention Licenses) must participate in an
				alcohol or substance abuse treatment program unless the adult is employed 30
				hours per week or more.
b) Failure
				to participate, without good cause, in an alcohol or substance abuse treatment
				program, when there is a currently available treatment slot, will result in
				progressive sanction or sanctions (see Section
				112.79 ).
c) Supportive services will be provided to
				enable the client to participate in the alcohol or substance abuse treatment
				program.
d) The exemption criteria
				listed in Section
				112.71
				do not apply.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 112 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES › Subpart B - NON-FINANCIAL FACTORS OF ELIGIBILITY › Section 112.67 - Restriction in Payment to Households Headed by a Minor Parent

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a) A TANF cash
				payment shall be paid, for no more than six months, to a minor parent
				(including a pregnant woman) under age 18 who has never married and the
				dependent child in his or her care unless that person resides in the household
				of his or her parent, legal guardian, or other adult relative, or in an
				adult-supervised supportive living arrangement. The Department and Teen Parent
				Services are to help the teen parent comply with the minor-live-at-home
				requirement or document an exception to it during the six-month period in which
				the teen parent does not meet the minor-live-at-home requirement. An exception
				shall be made in any of the following circumstances:
1) The minor parent has no living parent or
				legal guardian whose whereabouts are known;
2) No living parent or legal guardian of the
				minor parent allows the minor parent to live in his or her home;
3) The minor parent lived apart from his or
				her own parent or legal guardian for a period of at least one year before
				either the birth of the dependent child or the minor parent's having made
				application for TANF;
4) The
				physical or emotional health or safety of the minor parent or dependent child
				would be jeopardized if they resided in the same residence with the parent or
				legal guardian;
5) There is
				otherwise good cause for the minor parent and dependent child to receive
				assistance while living apart from the parent, legal guardian, or other adult
				relative, or an adult-supervised supportive living arrangement. These reasons
				are:
A) The parent or guardian lives
				out-of-state;
B) The parent or
				guardian is in an institution;
C)
				The parent or guardian is a substance abuser;
D) The return of the minor parent and child
				to the parent or guardian's home would result in a lease violation or violation
				of local health or safety standards;
E) The minor parent is placed by DCFS in
				independent living (see 89 Ill. Adm. Code
				302.40(e)
				); or
F) The minor parent is in a
				licensed substance abuse program which would not be available if the minor
				returned to the parent or guardian's home.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 112 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES › Subpart B - NON-FINANCIAL FACTORS OF ELIGIBILITY › Section 112.68 - School Attendance Initiative

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a) Identification and Referral
1) Participating elementary schools will
				identify children in grades one through eight who receive TANF and who are not
				attending school regularly, as defined by the school. If the schools cannot
				address the families' problems that appear to be resulting in irregular school
				attendance, they will refer the families to participating social service
				networks. The family will be notified, in writing, of the referral and the
				consequences for non-cooperation with the referral.
2) Social service networks should be
				specifically equipped to address the causes of truancy, at no cost to the
				family other than the normal co-payment under existing programs.
3) Upon referral, a Social Service Network
				Representative will assess the specific family situation and will develop a
				service plan with the family that will include getting the child to regularly
				attend school.
4) The service plan
				for the truant child in grades seven and eight is completed by the social
				service agency, school, juvenile justice system or other agency. The plan
				includes options such as community service, mandatory after school
				tutoring/mentoring programs, and working with juvenile advocates. It may also
				include suspension from extracurricular activities. Contact with law
				enforcement may also be involved.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 112 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES › Subpart B - NON-FINANCIAL FACTORS OF ELIGIBILITY › Section 112.69 - Felons and Violators of Parole or Probation

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a) Persons convicted in state or federal
				court of misrepresenting an address to receive assistance from programs funded
				by a federal TANF grant, Title XIX, the Food Stamp Act of 1977, or the
				Supplemental Security Income program in two or more states is ineligible to
				participate in the Illinois TANF program for a ten-year period beginning with
				the date of the conviction.
b)
				Probation and parole violators are not eligible.
c) Fugitive felons are not
				eligible.
d) Family members of the
				persons ineligible under subsections (a) through (c) may be eligible, unless
				the ineligible person is the only child in the family. In considering
				eligibility and the amount of assistance for these family members, the income
				of the ineligible person is considered available to them.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 112 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES › Subpart C - TANF EMPLOYMENT AND WORK ACTIVITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 112.70 - Employment and Work Activity Requirements

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Sections
				  112.70
				  through
				  112.83
				  describe the employment and work activity requirements for TANF clients and
				  clients receiving family assistance from State funds only. The purpose of TANF
				  is to provide temporary assistance to needy individuals and families and assist
				  them in attaining skills and training needed to become employed and help avoid
				  long-term welfare dependence. The TANF Program will focus on enhancing the
				  long-term employability of TANF clients by assessing the individual
				  capabilities of each participant, using the Family Assessment to create a
				  Responsibility and Services Plan to match the participant to a suitable
				  activity and employment goal. The program will offer a wide variety of
				  intensive activities aimed at assisting the participant to acquire the training
				  and/or work skills needed to meet the demands of the current labor market as
				  well as in the future and to become self-sufficient. Work activities are
				  appropriate activities to remove barriers to successful employment and to
				  prepare TANF participants to achieve progress toward self-sufficiency. The
				  level of TANF employment or work activities in the State as a whole and in
				  different counties of the State may vary depending upon available resources.
				  Program services may be provided directly by the Department or through
				  contract. References to the Department or staff of the Department shall include
				  contractors when the Department has entered into contracts for program
				  services. In addition to work activities described in Section
				  112.78,
				  activities for TANF participants may also include:
a) a program in accordance with a plan
				developed with a provider of domestic or sexual violence services;
b) a program to treat alcohol or drug abuse
				in accordance with the Responsibility and Services Plan;
c) a program to treat mental health disorders
				in accordance with the Responsibility and Services Plan;
d) participation in AmeriCorps VISTA, Job
				Corps, some paid Workforce Investment Act programs, or work study for cash or
				financial credit for education expenses; and
e) foster parenting consistent with the
				Responsibility and Services Plan.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 112 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES › Subpart C - TANF EMPLOYMENT AND WORK ACTIVITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 112.71 - Individuals Exempt from TANF Employment and Work Activity Requirements

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a) An individual
				shall be exempt from TANF Employment and Work Activity Requirements when that
				individual:
1) Is a child who is not a
				parent.
2) Is the parent or other
				caretaker relative of a child under age one in the home who is personally
				providing care for the child.
A) Only one
				person in a case may be exempted for this reason.
B) A parent under age 20, without a high
				school diploma or equivalent, cannot claim this exemption unless his or her
				youngest child is under 12 weeks of age.
3) Is 60 years of age or older.
4) Is an adult in a family when only children
				are receiving TANF benefits and the adult is not the parent of the children who
				are receiving TANF.
5) Is a parent
				in a family when only children are receiving TANF benefits and the parent is a
				minor parent who is not the head of household or spouse of the head of
				household.
6) Is a parent in a
				family when only children are receiving TANF benefits and the parent is an
				alien who is ineligible to receive assistance due to his or her immigration
				status.
7) Is a parent in a family
				when only children are receiving TANF benefits and the parent is a recipient of
				Supplemental Security Income benefits.
8) Is a parent providing care for a disabled
				family member living in the home who does not attend school on a full-time
				basis.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 112 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES › Subpart C - TANF EMPLOYMENT AND WORK ACTIVITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 112.72 - Participation/Cooperation Requirements

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a) An
				individual is required to participate in a TANF employment or work activity by:
1) Cooperating with TANF requirements.
				Cooperation with TANF is defined as providing requested information about
				employment history and capabilities, appearing for scheduled meetings,
				participating in assessments and complying with the requirements of the TANF
				activities identified in Section
				112.78,
				which may not begin until at least 30 days after the date of
				application.
2) Responding, timely,
				to a job referral of suitable employment (that is, a written statement
				referring a participant to an employer for a specific position).
3) Accepting a bona fide offer of suitable
				employment. An individual must be given the opportunity to explain why a bona
				fide offer of employment was not accepted. A bona fide offer of suitable
				employment is where:
A) there was a definite
				offer of employment substantiated by written confirmation from the prospective
				employer at wages meeting any applicable minimum wage requirements and which
				are customary for such work in the community based on information obtained from
				the Department of Employment Security;
B) there are no questions as to the
				individual's ability to engage in such employment for physical reasons or
				because he has no way to get to or from the particular job; and
C) there are no questions of working
				conditions, such as risks to health, safety or lack of worker's compensation
				protection or lack of other workplace rights due TANF recipients according to
				the U.S. Department of Labor.
4) Department employment referrals are deemed
				suitable if they meet the following criteria:
A) Wages offered must be at least the greater
				of:
i) the federal minimum wage; or
ii) the State minimum wage.
B) Subminimum training wages
				offered must be at least the greater of:
i)
				the federal subminimum training wage; or
ii) the State subminimum training
				wage.
C) If the wages
				are offered on a piece-rate basis, wages for a beginner must equal the amount
				the participant can reasonably be expected to earn as outlined in
				subsection(a)(4)(A) of this Section.
D) There is no unreasonable degree of risk to
				the participant's health and safety.
E) The participant may not be required as a
				condition of employment to join, resign from or refrain from joining any
				legitimate labor organization.
5) Participants must register and appear for
				interviews at the Illinois Employment and Training Center (IETC) or Department
				of Employment Security's Job Service offices when required.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 112 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES › Subpart C - TANF EMPLOYMENT AND WORK ACTIVITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 112.74 - Responsibility and Services Plan

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a)
				Family Assessment to Develop a Responsibility and Services Plan
1) All individuals shall undergo a Family
				Assessment to develop a Responsibility and Services Plan. This provision does
				not apply to individuals acting as Representative Payees for child-only
				cases.
2) The Family Assessment
				shall include collection of information on the individual's and family's
				background, proficiencies, skills deficiencies, education level, work history,
				employment goals, interests, aptitudes and employment preferences, as well as
				factors affecting employability or ability to meet participation requirements
				(for example, eligibility for exemption, health, physical or mental
				limitations, child care, domestic violence, sexual violence, substance abuse,
				family circumstances and problems including the need of any child of the
				individual). As part of the assessment process, individuals and TANF staff
				shall work together to identify any supportive service needs required to enable
				them to participate in TANF employment or work activities and meet the
				objectives of their Responsibility and Services Plan (see Section
				112.82 ). The
				Family Assessment may be conducted through various methods such as interviews,
				testing, counseling and self-assessment instruments.
3) The Family Assessment and Responsibility
				and Services Plan must:
A) contain an
				employment goal of the participant and the steps to achieve it;
B) describe the services to be provided by
				the agency including child care and other supportive services;
C) describe the activities such as activity
				assignment that will be undertaken by the participant to achieve the employment
				goal; and
D) describe any other
				needs of the family such as participation by a child in drug education or in
				life skills planning sessions.
4) The Responsibility and Services Plan shall
				take into account:
A) the participant's
				supportive service needs;
B) the
				participant's skills level and aptitudes;
C) local employment opportunities;
D) to the maximum extent possible, the
				preferences of the participant;
E)
				final approval of the plan rests with the DHS staff pursuant to TANF program
				requirements; and
F) the
				participant will sign and receive a copy of the Responsibility and Services
				Plan.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 112 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES › Subpart C - TANF EMPLOYMENT AND WORK ACTIVITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 112.76 - TANF Orientation

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At the time of application or at the time of the first
				  face-to-face contact, all TANF applicants and recipients will be informed in
				  writing and orally, if appropriate, of the availability of the TANF employment
				  and work activities and of the supportive services for which they might be
				  eligible and of the agency and participant responsibilities. This includes the
				  following:
a) education, employment
				and training opportunities available;
b) supportive services including child care,
				transportation, Work Pays;
c) the
				obligation of the agency to provide supportive services;
d) the rights and responsibilities of
				participants under the Plan, including exemption and good cause criteria and
				procedures;
e) the types and
				locations of child care services including the local Child Care Resource and
				Referral (CCR&R);
f) the
				consequences of failing to complete participation requirements under the
				Plan;
g) if nonexempt, the fact
				that the individual is nonexempt and is required to participate consistent with
				his or her Responsibility and Services Plan;
h) the right to appeal any action, request a
				change in the Plan or to reschedule an appointment;
i) the Family Assessment and Responsibility
				and Services Plan; and
j) general
				participation requirements (for example, appearing for scheduled meetings,
				responding to a job referral, accepting a bona fide offer of suitable
				employment (see Section
				112.72
				)).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 112 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES › Subpart C - TANF EMPLOYMENT AND WORK ACTIVITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 112.77 - Reconciliation and Fair Hearings

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a)
				The Department shall establish a reconciliation procedure to assist in
				resolving disputes related to any aspect of participation, including
				exemptions, good cause, sanctions or proposed sanctions, supportive services,
				Responsibility and Services Plan, assignment to activities, suitability of
				employment, or refusals of offers of employment. Through the reconciliation
				process, the Department will have a mechanism to identify good cause, ensure
				that the client is aware of the issue, and enable the client to perform
				required activities without facing sanction.
b) A TANF participant may request
				reconciliation and receive notice, in writing, of a meeting. Reconciliation
				must begin within 14 work days upon request or from the participant's failure
				to meet TANF employment and work activity requirements. At least one
				face-to-face meeting may be scheduled with TANF staff and the participant to
				resolve misunderstandings or disagreements related to program participation and
				situations which may lead to a potential sanction. The meeting will include the
				participant, the TANF worker and a representative, if desired. The meeting will
				address the underlying reason or reasons for the dispute and plan a resolution
				to enable the individual to participate in TANF employment and work activity
				requirements. Reconciliation may be completed by telephone if both parties
				agree.
c) The reconciliation
				process shall continue after it is determined that the individual did not have
				good case for non-cooperation. Any necessary demonstration of cooperation on
				the part of the participant will be part of the reconciliation process. Failure
				to demonstrate cooperation will result in immediate sanction.
d) During the reconciliation process, the
				following is completed:
1) a discussion of
				the nature of the problem or dispute and potential resolution;
2) an explanation of the individual's rights
				and responsibilities;
3) a review
				of the Responsibility and Services Plan;
4) a discussion of expectations of the
				participant and TANF;
5)
				development of a reconciliation agreement and fulfillment of it following the
				reconciliation meeting. The requirement(s) of the agreement cannot be contrary
				to TANF employment and work activity requirements; and
6) for the first instance of non-cooperation,
				if the client reaches agreement to cooperate, the client is allowed 30 days to
				demonstrate cooperation before any sanction activity would be imposed. For any
				subsequent instances of non-cooperation, the client would be provided with the
				opportunity to show good cause or remedy the situation by immediately complying
				with the requirement or a sanction will be imposed.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 112 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES › Subpart C - TANF EMPLOYMENT AND WORK ACTIVITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 112.78 - TANF Employment and Work Activities

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a)
				Education Directly Related to Employment
Adult clients who have not received a high school diploma or
				  GED and need further education to obtain a specific occupation, job, or job
				  offer are placed in this program. It consists of Adult Basic Education (ABE),
				  and English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) programs. Clients may be required, in
				  coordination with the education schedule, to participate in Job Readiness
				  activities, job skills training, Job Search, and/or Work Experience at the same
				  time they are attending the education/training program to the extent resources
				  will allow.
1) Assignment to Education
				Directly Related to Employment
A) Individuals
				to be assigned to Education may include but are not limited to individuals:
i) who have limited English proficiency;
				and
ii) who do not read at or above
				a 9.0 grade level.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 112 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES › Subpart C - TANF EMPLOYMENT AND WORK ACTIVITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 112.79 - Sanctions

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a) Sanctions may be
				imposed against those nonexempt participants who fail to participate without
				good cause. Exempt individuals who volunteer to participate are not subject to
				sanctions. Sanctions shall be based on instances of non-cooperation that occur
				on or after July 1, 1997. Participants who are sanctioned shall have their cash
				assistance payment reduced by 30 percent of the TANF grant amount designated to
				the adult member or members of the assistance unit. The full TANF grant amount
				is to be restored when an adult member or members are determined to be in
				compliance with program requirements.
b) Sanction Reasons
Sanctioning of a participant will result from one instance of
				  any of the following without good cause unless reconciliation is
				  successful:
1) failure to respond to a
				job referral;
2) failure to accept
				a bona fide offer of suitable employment (see Section
				112.72(a)(3)
				and (4));
3) discontinuing part-time
				employment;
4) reducing
				employment;
5) failure to
				participate in the activity;
6)
				failure to respond to a written notice for a meeting. For the purpose of
				determining attendance at meetings, if participant arrives anytime within 30
				minutes after the start of the scheduled meeting, the participant will be
				considered present and will be seen. If the participant has good cause (see
				Section
				112.80)
				for being more than 30 minutes late the tardiness will be excused. The worker
				will include the participant in a scheduled group or other meeting or
				re-schedule the participant for another meeting;
7) failure to make the required number of
				acceptable employer contacts every 30 days when employer contact activity is
				required;
8) failure to accept
				transportation, family counseling, or other social service or employment and
				training services such as testing or employment counseling, thereby precluding
				or interrupting participation in work or training activities; or
9) failure to provide verification of
				education/training activities, employability status, etc.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 112 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES › Subpart C - TANF EMPLOYMENT AND WORK ACTIVITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 112.82 - Supportive Services

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a) TANF
				participants who work or who are involved in approved activities are eligible
				to receive supportive service payments to enable them to work or participate in
				an approved activity to the extent State resources permit and must receive
				supportive services if required to participate. Work is defined as employment
				in a job or self-employment. An approved activity is defined as an activity
				that leads toward self-sufficiency and is included in the client's
				Responsibility and Services Plan. The Department is not required to provide
				supportive services unless the Department requires the individual to work or
				participate in an approved activity.
b) During the Family Assessment, the
				supportive services needed by the participant which must be discussed and
				provided or arranged as needed include at least the following:
1) transportation;
2) child care;
3) job search and work activity
				allowances;
4) employment/job
				retention expenses;
5) required
				books, fees, supplies;
6) required
				physical examinations and medical services (for example, TB test);
7) eyeglasses and dental procedures;
				and
8) required background
				checks.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 112 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES › Subpart C - TANF EMPLOYMENT AND WORK ACTIVITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 112.83 - Teen Parent Services

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a) Teen
				Parent Services (TPS) Program provides case management services that assist
				pregnant or parenting teens to participate in education and/or related
				activities to enable them to attain a high school or alternative high school
				diploma or GED certificate and move toward self-sufficiency. The major
				objectives of TPS include:
1) keeping pregnant
				or parenting teens in school and progressing toward achieving a high school
				diploma or GED certificate;
2)
				providing on-site or making referrals to family-centered activities and
				services to meet personal, physical and social needs;
3) to the extent resources allow, assuring
				that all of the pregnant or parenting young persons receive parenting skills,
				child growth and development instruction and health services delivery
				information;
4) increasing
				paternities established and support paid by providing information and follow-up
				on the Child Support Enforcement program;
5) instilling knowledge and modifying
				behaviors to enable long term self-reliance and thus breaking the generational
				cycle of welfare dependence; and
6)
				developing an individualized Responsibility and Services Plan to move to
				economic self-sufficiency.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 112 - TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES › Subpart G - FINANCIAL FACTORS OF ELIGIBILITY › Section 112.100 - Unearned Income

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a) All currently
				available, unearned income which is not specified as exempt shall be considered
				in the determination of eligibility, the level of the assistance payment and
				the basis of issuance for food stamps.
b) Unearned income is all income other than
				that received in the form of salary for services performed as an employee or
				profits from self-employment.
c)
				Unearned income such as need based payments, cash assistance, compensation in
				lieu of wages and allowances received through the Jobs Training Partnership
				Act.