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Care is allowable for up to eight (8) hours before or after a parent works a night shift, if necessary for the parent to participate in an eligible activity.

In a two (2) parent family when only one (1) parent is working a night shift, to be eligible for sleep time, the parent not working a night shift must be engaged in an eligible activity during the hours the parent working a night shift is requesting sleep time. Night shift is defined as employment requiring a minimum of six (6) work and travel hours between the time of 8:00 pm and 6:00 am.

3. Study Time Child care is allowable for class time, plus one (1) hour per credit hour each week for library/study, laboratory activities, tutoring or attending workshop sessions that are required. Study time also applies to those courses that do not have specific credits assigned to them such as an apprenticeship or vocational training program. See section 4070-3 D. PASS II and PASS III Parent Eligible Activities.

Breaks between a parent’s class schedule of one (1) hour or less are to be counted as class time to allow the parent to get to their next class.

Breaks between classes of more than one (1) hour in a parent’s schedule, are to be used as any applicable library/study, unscheduled laboratory time. When a parent is eligible for more study time, it can be used based on the parent’s preferred times. In a two (2) parent family, the parent’s study time must be during the time the other parent is participating in an eligible activity.

When there is a break of two and one-half (2 ½) hours or more in a parent’s class schedule which is not accounted for by library, study, unscheduled laboratory or travel time, the time is not covered.

4. Children Attending School Child care is allowable during the time the parent(s) is participating in their eligible activity and any additional allowable time. Allowable time includes before and after school, in-service days, school closures, and up to five (5) full time days when a school-aged child who normally attends school is too ill to attend school. Care is not allowable for time a child has been suspended or expelled from school.