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Chapter: 1400 Technical Requirements Program: TCA 70 a. enrolls in school, b. receives a high school diploma or its equivalency, c. enrolls in preparation for General Educational Development (GED) Tests, or d. enrolls in other educational activities approved by the district school board. 1420.2003 Learnfare School Conferences (TCA) A parent or included caretaker relative with a child subject to school attendance requirements, must have a conference with an appropriate school official during each semester.

The parent’s or included caretaker relative’s statement of completion of the school conference must be obtained at the regularly scheduled review. If a review is due during the summer when school is not in session, the conference verification from the prior semester will be sufficient evidence of compliance.

A parent or caretaker relative who fails to have a conference with a school official, without good cause, is subject to sanction. Sanctions will be imposed in the month following the required adverse action period. To have a sanction lifted, the recipient must comply with the conference requirement. Normal procedures for adding an individual to an assistance group should be followed.

Exemptions from the Learnfare school conference requirements

The following individuals are exempt from Learnfare school conference requirements:

1. Caretaker relatives whose needs are not included in the TCA benefit, 2. Parents or included caretaker relatives who home school their children with the approval of the local school board. 3. Parents or included caretaker relatives where the only child subject to educational participation meets a good cause or educational exemption. 1420.2100 APPLYING THE FAMILY CAP POLICY (TCA) A child born to a recipient of Temporary Cash Assistance more than ten months from the date of application will be subject to the family cap. If the individual reapplies for TCA and there has been a break of six or more continuous months since the last TCA was received, the family cap will apply to a child born more than 10 months from the date of reapplication.

The first child subject to family cap will be added to the assistance group at one half the benefit amount for adding additional persons. This addition of one half the benefit amount applies to all children in the case of multiple births. The Temporary Cash Assistance will not increase when any other children subject to the cap are born to the cash recipient.

Children subject to a Temporary Cash Assistance benefit cap will be considered Temporary Cash Assistance recipients for all other purposes, including Medicaid eligibility, eligibility for child care, and categorical eligibility for food stamps. The family cap remains with the child, unless the child meets an exception to the provision.

All of the income and assets of family cap children are considered in the budget calculation of the assistance group. Child support is not counted for subsequent children. 1420.2101 Break in Assistance (TCA) When an assistance group does not receive cash assistance for six or more continuous months, the family cap is applied as if the assistance group is a new applicant. The family cap is applied when the birth of a child occurs more than ten months from the date of reapplication. Past months of cash assistance received prior to the reapplication, following a six-month or more