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• a caretaker relative (see Section 5.6: Caretaker in this Part). • a child of a TANF child. • an 18 year old TANF child who is enrolled as a full-time student in a secondary school or the equivalent level of a vocational or technical training program prior to their 19th birthday, and. • a married person who does not have children in common with his/her spouse. These individuals may be included or excluded from the group depending on whichever is advantageous to the group. The caretaker relative must request that s/he be included in the group. The 18 year old TANF child who is enrolled as a full-time student in a secondary school or the equivalent a vocational or technical training program will be removed from the group when s/he reaches the age of 19. GC There are no optional group members, though a caretaker can be included in the MA unit as is described above. FS N/A

EXCLUDED PERSONS 1.5

Fugitive Felon and Probation or Parole Violators 1.5.1

ALL Assistance will be denied to any person who is fleeing to avoid prosecution, custody, or confinement after conviction under the laws of the place from which the individual flees for a crime or an attempt to commit a crime which is a felony under the laws of the jurisdiction from which the individual flees; or who is violating a condition of probation or parole imposed under federal, state, or D.C. law. A fleeing felon is usually determined by the existence of an outstanding warrant for the individual’s arrest; the individual is assumed to be fleeing as of the date the warrant is issued. For an individual to be considered fleeing, that individual must be acting with the intent to avoid prosecution. For cases where a warrant has been issued, the individual must have knowledge that a warrant has been issued for his arrest in order to be considered “fleeing”. Once an individual has knowledge of the warrant, either by having received the warrant personally, or by being advised of its existence by the SSR, s/he is technically at that time, “fleeing”. In the case where the SSR determines during the application processing time frame that an applicant has a warrant out for his/her arrests, the SSR must verify with the applicant whether s/he has knowledge of the warrant. The applicant should also be given an opportunity to submit documentation that the warrant has been satisfied. This policy does not apply to individuals who have been granted a pardon from the President of the United States with respect to the above conduct. In compliance with the District’s existing policy on safeguarding customer confidentiality, the Department is required to cooperate with federal, state, and D.C. law enforcement authorities by honoring their request for information on persons who are believed to have committed a felony. At each application and review, the SSR must inform the customer of the program provisions regarding fleeing felons and probation and parole violators.

Intentional Program Violation (IPV) 1.5.2

MA N/A TANF A person may permanently or temporarily be ineligible if s/he has been found by a