Ariz. Admin. Code § 6-10-102

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 45, November 8, 2024

Section R6-10-102 - Work Requirement

A. A Jobs Program participant shall participate in work activities in order for an assistance unit to remain eligible for TANF Cash Assistance.

B. The Jobs Program shall assign a participant to work activities that meet the federal work participation requirement, unless a participant is:

1. Excluded under R6-10-107;

2. Temporarily deferred under R6-10-108; or

3. Has unresolved barriers.

C. A single custodial parent may participate in educational activities on a full-time basis as an alternative to the federal work participation requirements if the state is meeting the federal work participation rate pursuant to 45 CFR 261.21 and 45 CFR 231.23. Allowable education activities include high school equivalency programs, career and technical education programs, and postsecondary education programs. Full-time status, as defined by the educational program, shall be verified by the Jobs Program. Verification sources include:

1. A statement from the provider;

2. A documented phone call with the provider;

3. Information from the provider's website; or

4. Any other information from the educational activity provider that substantiates the participant's full-time status.

D. The Jobs Program shall assign all participants, other than those listed at R6-10-102(B), to no more than 40 hours of work activities per week, as required to meet the federal work participation rate, as described at 42 U.S.C. 607(a).

E. The Department shall impose a sanction under R6-10-124, or a withholding under R6-10-125, if a participant who is required to participate in work activities fails to do so without good cause, pursuant to R6-10-123(F).

F. The Jobs Program shall permit an individual who is excluded or temporarily deferred to voluntarily participate in the Jobs Program.

G. The Jobs Program shall not sanction a volunteer who fails to participate in work activities if the volunteer meets the requirements for an exclusion or temporary deferral.

H. TPEP participants shall participate with the Jobs Program for a minimum of three consecutive business days before the Department authorizes issuance of the initial TANF Cash Assistance payment.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R6-10-102

Adopted effective January 10, 1977 (Supp. 77-1). Amended effective July 27, 1983 (Supp. 83-4). Section repealed, new Section adopted effective June 6, 1995 (Supp. 95-2). Section repealed; new Section adopted effective July 31, 1997, under an exemption from the provisions of A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6 (Supp. 97-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 5371, effective January 14, 2006 (05-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 3236, effective 12/7/2019.

The following Section was repealed and a new Section adopted under an exemption from the provisions of A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, pursuant to Laws 1997, Ch. 300, § 74 (A). Exemption from A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6 means the Department did not submit notice of proposed rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication in the Arizona Administrative Register; the Department did not submit these rules to the Governor's Regulatory Review Council for review and approval; and the Department was not required to hold public hearings on this Section.