9018.3 Exemptions From Work Registration

The following persons are exempt from the work registration requirement: 1) A person younger than 16 years of age or a person 60 years of age or older. If a child has its 16th birthday with a certification period, the child will fulfill the work registration requirement as part of the next scheduled recertification process, unless the child qualifies for another exemption. A person age 16 or 17 who is not a head of a household or who is attending school, or enrolled in an employment and training program on at least a half-time basis is exempt. 2) A person physically or mentally unfit for employment. If a mental or physical unfitness is claimed and the unfitness is not evident, verification may be required. Appropriate verification may consist of receipt of temporary or permanent disability benefits issued by governmental or private sources, or of a statement from a physician or licensed certified psychologist. 3) A household member subject to and participating in the TANF Employment and Training program under Title IV of the Social Security Act. If the exemption claimed is questionable, verify the exemption. 4) A parent or other household member who is responsible for the care of a dependent child under age six (6) or an incapacitated person. If the child has its 6th birthday within a certification period, the individual responsible for the care of the child will fulfill the work registration requirement as part of the next scheduled recertification process, unless the individual qualifies for another exemption. 5) A person is in receipt of unemployment compensation. A person who has applied for, but has not yet begun to receive, unemployment compensation will also be exempt if that person was required to register for work with DOL as part of the unemployment compensation application process. If the exemption claimed is questionable, verify the exemption with the appropriate DOL office. 6) A regular participant in a drug addiction or alcoholic treatment and rehabilitation program. The person does not have to be a resident of such a treatment center. However, the treatment center must be certified as a rehabilitation program by the State agency that is responsible for the States programs for alcoholics and drug addicts. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) does not meet this criteria. Regular participants in AA are not exempted from work registrations. 7) A person who is employed or self-employed and working a minimum of 30 hours weekly or receiving weekly earnings at least equal to the Federal minimum wage multiplied by 30 hours. This will include migrant and seasonal farmworkers who are under contract or similar agreement with an employer or crew chief to begin employment within 30 days (although this will not prevent individuals from seeking additional services from DOL). 8) A student enrolled at least half time in any recognized school, training program, or institution of higher education, provided that students enrolled at least half time in an institution of higher education have met the eligibility conditions in DSSM 9010. Persons who are not enrolled at least half time or who experience a break in enrollment status due to graduation, expulsion, or suspension, or who drop out or otherwise do not intend to return to school will not be considered students for the purpose of qualifying for this exemption. A student enrolled in a school, training program or institution of higher education will remain exempt during normal periods of class attendance, vacation and recess, unless the student graduates, is suspended or expelled, drops out, or does not intend to register for the next normal school term (excluding summer school).