g. Extended Program or Payment Eligibility

Otherwise eligible families who timely report the loss or interruption of employment, an employment services activity or attendance in a high school program shall, upon request, be granted an extended period of program eligibility pursuant to the requirements of this subsection. To qualify, the parent shall report the change to the CCAP administrator within ten days of the date of the interruption without exception. Eligibility for payments during the extended eligibility period shall be determined separately in accordance with the requirements of subdivision (6) of this subsection.

If employment is terminated or unpaid leave is taken due to pregnancy, an additional four months of program eligibility shall be granted if the parent intends to return to work by the end of the four month period.

If employment is terminated or leave is taken due to an extended illness or other circumstances covered under the Family and Medical Leave Act, an additional three months of program eligibility shall be granted if the parent intends to return to work on a regular basis by the end of the three month period.

If the activity is interrupted when school closes for the summer vacation, an extended period of program eligibility shall be granted to cover the period of time school is closed.

In all other circumstances where a parent timely reports a temporary interruption in employment or an employment services activity, an additional month of program eligibility shall be granted under the following conditions: if the parent is expected to resume the activity by the end of the month following the month in which the interruption occurred; or if the parent terminated employment and is actively seeking a new job or has received a bona fide offer of employment that is scheduled to begin by the end of the month following the month in which the prior activity ended; or if the parent is expected to begin a new employment services activity by the end of the month following the month in which the current activity ended and the parent continues to receive TFA cash assistance during this period; and if the parent is capable of participating in the activity.

Parents who meet the conditions specified in subdivision (5) of this subsection shall be eligible for payments during the period of extended eligibility if the parent verifies that payment is needed to prevent the loss of a slot in a school-based child care program or a licensed child care setting and the child continues to attend child care. Payments shall not be approved for families granted extended program eligibility pursuant to subdivisions (2) through (4) of this subsection, if the child does not attend care, or if care is given in a setting that is not school-based or licensed.

Otherwise eligible families who timely report the loss of the need for care during the summer while their children attend temporary no cost alternative child care, such as a summer camp, shall remain eligible for the program for up to three calendar months if assistance will be needed by the end of the summer period.