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(ii) See 20 CAR §§ 503-302 and 503-303 for information on adequate notices.

(4) The federal participation requirement is as follows:

(A)(i) Twenty-four (24) hours per week for a single-parent household with a child under the age of six (6), even if the child is not included in the budget unit.

(ii) All twenty-four (24) hours must be in a paid work activity;

(B)(i) Thirty (30) hours per week for a single parent with a child age six (6) or older.

(ii) If the household can only participate in a paid work activity for twenty-four (24) hours per week, all six (6) of the remaining hours must be in a core activity.

(iii) Noncore activities cannot be used for the remaining six (6) hours;

(C)(i) Thirty-five (35) hours per week for a two-parent household not receiving federally funded childcare.

(ii) If the household can only participate in a paid work activity for twenty-four (24) hours per week, six (6) of the remaining hours must be in a core activity.

(iii) The last five (5) hours may be core or noncore; and

(D)(i) Fifty-five (55) hours per week for a two-parent household receiving federally funded childcare.

(ii) If the household can only participate in a paid work activity for twenty-four (24) hours per week, twenty-six (26) of the remaining hours must be in a core activity.

(iii) The last five (5) hours may be core or noncore.

Example 1: Ms. Adams is a single parent with a child over

the age of six (6). She applied for the Arkansas Work Pays

Program on July 1. It has been verified that she has been

employed since May. Check stubs submitted for the thirty-

day period before the application date show she worked