N.J. Admin. Code § 12:23-12.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 12:23-12.5 - Good cause for reasonable adjustments to satisfactory progress requirement

(a) Good cause may exist for the qualified job counselor to forgive a rental assistance grant recipient's failure to satisfy one or more of the requirements set forth in 12:23-12.4, Satisfactory progress, or for the qualified job counselor to redesign the Employability Development Plan of a rental assistance grant recipient, under any one or a combination of the following circumstances:

1. The rental assistance grant recipient presents medical documentation that he or she is physically or mentally unable to attend a scheduled appointment or engage in an activity;

2. Child care is needed and is not available;

3. The rental assistance grant recipient is unable to attend a scheduled appointment or engage in an activity due to family violence;

4. The activity for which the rental assistance grant recipient is scheduled under his or her Employability Development Plan is not available;

5. The rental assistance grant recipient presents medical documentation of the illness of his or her child or any other member of his or her household or immediate family who is dependent upon the rental assistance grant recipient;

6. The death of a spouse, parent, child, sibling or grandparent has occurred within the preceding 10 working days;

7. Attendance at a scheduled meeting or engaging in an activity would jeopardize the rental assistance grant recipient's current employment, including part-time employment; and/or

8. Other circumstances requiring the rental assistance grant recipient's immediate and personal attention, including, but not limited to, the following: jury duty, a court appearance, school conferences concerning a child of the rental assistance grant recipient, medical diagnosis or testing of the child of a rental assistance grant recipient, and other similarly important personal matters.

N.J. Admin. Code § 12:23-12.5