Okla. Admin. Code § 340:10-13-1

Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024

Section 340:10-13-1 - School attendance

(a)School attendance requirement. Regular school attendance is a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) eligibility condition for each child eligible for kindergarten through 18 years of age unless the child is home educated, per the Oklahoma constitution and Section 230.66 of Title 56 of the Oklahoma State Statutes (56 O.S. § 230.66). High school equivalency (HSE) , alternative high schools, or virtual schools meet this requirement.

(1) When the worker determines that a school age child receiving TANF is not attending school regularly, the TANF cash assistance must be reduced by 25 percent of the payment standard, per Section 604(i) of Title 42 of the United States Code, 56 O.S. § 230.52(c)(3), and Oklahoma Administrative Code 340:10-3-57(g).

(2) The 25 percent penalty is removed the next effective date after the parent or caretaker relative provides verification the child is attending school. At application and at each renewal , the worker verifies regular school attendance for each child in the family.

(b)Requirement for children who are 18 years of age.

(1) An otherwise eligible child who is 18 years of age is included in the assistance unit if he or she is a full time secondary school student, attending HSE classes, an alternative high school, or a virtual school and expects to graduate before or during the month he or she turns 19 years of age.

(2) A child turning 18 years of age who is not expected to graduate during, or before the month the child turns 19 years of age, is eligible only through the month he or she reaches 18 years of age.

Okla. Admin. Code § 340:10-13-1

Amended at 11 Ok Reg 153, eff 10-10-93 (emergency); Amended at 11 Ok Reg 1639, eff 5-12-94; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 145, eff 11-1-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 1602, eff 5-11-98; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 3884, eff 9-1-98 (emergency); Amended at 16 Ok Reg 1010, eff 4-26-99; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2271, eff 5-1-00 (preemptive); Amended at 18 Ok Reg 2055, eff 7-1-01; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 781, eff 6-1-11

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 38, Issue 24, September 1, 2021, eff. 9/15/2021