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thirty (30) hours per week. Ms. Adams meets the

requirement to be employed (in a paid work activity) for

twenty-four (24) hours per week. She also meets the federal

participation requirement of thirty (30) hours per week. If

otherwise eligible, the application may be approved.

Example 2: Mr. Thomas is a single parent with teenaged

children. He applied for the Arkansas Work Pays Program on

July 7 after receiving TEA for eight (8) months. His TEA case

closed in April. He has been employed since March. Check

stubs indicate he works twenty-four (24) hours per week. He

also attends college at night and has only used two (2)

months of career and technical education. He is taking a

three-credit-hour course in management and will graduate in

December. Mr. Thomas meets the work requirements. He is

employed for twenty-four (24) hours per week. He is given

three (3) hours of actual class time per week. He will also be

given three (3) hours of homework/study time because he is

taking three (3) credit hours. This brings his total countable

hours to thirty (30) per week. If otherwise eligible, the

application may be approved.

(f) Drug screening questionnaire requirements.

(1)(A) All applicants will be required to complete a drug assessment questionnaire (DAQ) as part of the initial eligibility determination process.

(B) The DAQ is a part of the Arkansas Work Pays Program application.

(2) Once the DAQ has been completed, the following actions will be taken:

(A) If the applicant answers “No” to all questions on the DAQ concerning illegal drug use, the application will be processed; or