Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part II - Public Assistance Manual › Subpart C - Eligibility Requirements › Chapter 165 - ROAD TO ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (RESET) PROGRAM › GENERAL RESET PROVISIONS › Section 165.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
						have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
AMR-Agreement of Mutual
						Responsibility
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(i) A written
					 individualized document that, based on an assessment of the individual's skills
					 and abilities, sets forth the responsibilities and obligations to be undertaken
					 by the individual to achieve self-sufficiency, including participation in
					 approved work and work-related activities.
(ii) The AMR includes the time frames within
					 which each obligation is to be completed, the penalties for failure to comply,
					 and the services to be provided by the Department to support the individual's
					 efforts.
Appropriate child care
-
(i) Services operating in accordance with
					 applicable State regulations for child day care centers, group day care homes
					 and registered family day care.
(ii) The term also includes informal care
					 provided in the child's home or the home of the caregiver.
Bona fide offer of employment
-To be
						considered a bona fide offer of employment, there must be reasonable assurances
						that:
(i) Appropriate standards for
					 the health, safety, minimum wage and other conditions applicable to the
					 performance of work and training in the employment are established and will be
					 maintained.
(ii) The employment
					 will not result in any displacement of employed workers and with respect to
					 that employment, the conditions of work, training, education and employment are
					 reasonable in light of factors such as the type of work, geographical region
					 and proficiency of the participant.
(iii) The employment is not available due to
					 a labor dispute, strike or lock-out.
Collateral contact
-A method to establish
						communication or obtain additional information which supports or reinforces
						information presented to the Department.
EDP-Employment Development Plan
-
(i) An individualized agreement with the
					 Department that is completed by the SNAP only participant and is based on the
					 individual's skills and abilities.
(ii) An EDP sets forth an employment goal
					 with responsibilities and obligations to be undertaken by the individual to
					 achieve that goal and the time frames within which each obligation is to be
					 completed.
(iii) The EDP describes
					 services to be provided by the Department.
Employment and training provider
-An
						entity funded or approved by the Department, that provides work or work-related
						skills instruction to enable participants to become self-sufficient.
Exempt
-Individuals who are not required
						to comply with RESET participation requirements, as specified in §
											165.21 (relating to exemptions
						from RESET participation requirements).
Full-time child care
-Child care of at
						least 5 hours per day.
Grant diversion
-The use of all or a
						portion of a recipient's cash assistance grant and SNAP benefits as a wage
						supplement to an employer.
Noncompliance
-The failure or refusal to
						comply with this chapter.
Participant
-An individual who agrees to
						participate or is participating in a mutually agreed upon approved work or work
						related activity.
Part-time child care
-Child care of less
						than 5 hours per day.
Preexpenditure approval
-Approval by a
						person specified by the Department prior to the recipient's incurring an
						expense for an item or service.
Reasonable distance
-Up to 2 hours travel
						time round trip from home to the work site, including travel time to the child
						or adult care provider, by reasonably available public or private
						transportation.
RESET-Road to Economic Self-Sufficiency Through
						Employment and Training
-A program operated by the Department, within
						the constraints of available funds, to enable recipients of cash assistance to
						secure permanent full-time unsubsidized jobs, entry level jobs or part-time
						jobs which can establish a work history, preferably in the private sector, with
						wages and benefits that lead to economic independence and self-sufficiency as
						soon as practicable.
SNAP
-Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
						Program.
SNAP only participant
-An individual who
						applies for and receives SNAP benefits but does not receive cash assistance
						under the TANF or GA programs.
Special allowances for supportive
						services
-Payments for items and services the Department determines to
						be required for a participant to participate in an approved work or
						work-related activity.
The provisions of this §
													165.2 amended under sections
						  201(2), 403(b), 405, 405.1, 405.3, 408, 432 and 432.3 of the Public Welfare
						  Code (62 P. S. §§
														201(2),
						  403(b), 405, 405.1, 405.3,
						  408, 432 and 432.3); Titles I and III of the Personal Responsibility and Work
						  Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Pub. L. No. 104-193) (PRWORA),
						  creating the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program, and
						  amending 42 U.S.C.A.
						  §§
														601-619,
						  651-669(b) and
						  1396u-1; the Federal TANF
						  regulations in 45 CFR
						  260.10-265.10; and the
						  Federal Food stamp regulation in
						  7 CFR
						  273.7(d)(4).
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
													125.1 (relating to policy); 55 Pa.
						  Code §
													133.23 (relating to requirements);
						  55 Pa. Code §
													141.52 (relating to definitions);
						  55 Pa. Code §
													165.1 (relating to general); 55
						  Pa. Code §
													165.52 (relating to good cause);
						  and 55 Pa. Code §
													281.2 (relating to
						  definitions).