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(4) job-retention counseling, including referrals for counseling to be used after ATAP eligibility ends;

(5) child-care consumer education and referrals;

(6) pregnancy prevention information and referrals;

(7) referrals for supportive services and financial assistance needed to retain employment after ATAP eligibility ends, including child care, transportation, vehicle repairs, tuition, start-up costs, job interview costs, and licenses to support education and employment activities related to the FSSP;

(8) referrals to resources outside the department. (Eff. 7/1/97, Register 142; am 1/7/2005, Register 173; am 6/23/2006, Register 178) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.27.030 AS 47.27.085

AS 47.27.005 AS 47.27.035 AS 47.27.900 7 AAC 45.258. Child care assistance as a self-sufficiency service. (a) The department has designated its child care assistance program as the Parents Achieving Self-Sufficiency (PASS) program, and has created a category of assistance applicable to this chapter called PASS I, which provides child care assistance as a self-sufficiency service under AS 47.27 and this chapter to low-income eligible families applying for or receiving ATAP benefits. (b) A family applying for or receiving ATAP benefits is eligible to receive child care assistance under this chapter if the

(1) family is participating in a work activity as specified under 7 AAC 45.260, or in an activity approved in the family self-sufficiency plan under 7 AAC 45.257;

(2) need for child care has been determined by the department; and

(3) child care is provided by an eligible provider under 7 AAC 41; the department will issue an initial child care authorization for a family applying for or receiving ATAP benefits if necessary for family participation in an activity described in (1) of this subsection, regardless of whether the selected provider is an eligible provider; the initial authorization will cover up to the