Section 17-794.1-48 - Transportation(a) The department may provide assistance with ground transportation expenses that are necessary to enable an individual to participate in the FTW program. Transportation expenses may include an allowance for the client to travel to and from: (1) FTW program activities, components, and employment; and(2) Child care locations for drop-off and pick-up of a child or children.(b) Assistance with transportation costs shall be based on the following: (1) A determination that the transportation services are necessary;(2) A comparison of the different modes of transportation available to the individual and the costs involved;(3) The cost of transporting the child or children to the child care provider;(4) The most economical form of transportation; and(5) Exceptions to paragraph (4) may be allowed if there are extenuating circumstances which would create hardships for the individual such as, but not limited to, the following: (A) Hours of travel to and from home to child care provider and to job activity site; and(B) Health or physical problems which preclude a certain mode of transportation.(c) Transportation assistance may be provided through bus passes, mileage reimbursements, and other appropriate means of transportation to be determined by the department.(d) The department may provide assistance with airfare cost on a limited basis, and as funds permit, to participants living on Molokai, or in West Hawaii to travel to another island to receive appropriate training not available in those locations. Departmental approval for assistance with this cost shall be based on the participant's employability plan and availability of employment at the participant's place of residence.Haw. Code R. § 17-794.1-48
[Eff 6/11/07; comp JAN 16 2012] (Auth: HRS § 346-14) (Imp: HRS §§ 346-268 and 346-269; 45 C.F.R. §§261, et seq.)