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Chapter: 2200 Standard Filing Unit Program: FS 14 3. Responsible for the care of a dependent standard filing unit (SFU) member under age six;

4. Households with parent(s) or members acting as the parents responsible for the care of a dependent SFU member age six but under the age of 12, for whom adequate child care is not available to allow the student to attend class and comply with the requirements of working an average number of work hours that total 80 hours per month or attend class and participate in a state or federally financed work study;

5. Receiving Temporary Cash Assistance benefits;

6. Assigned to or placed in an institution of higher learning through the Job Training Partnership Act, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) program, Regional Workforce Board coalition/contract provider, the Trade Act, or state or local government employment and training program where components are the same as required components in the SNAP E&T Program. Independent Living Programs (Postsecondary Educational Services and Support, Extended Foster Care, or Aftercare Services) meet this criteria;

7. Participating in an on-the-job training program. The exemption applies only while the employer is training the individual;

8. Enrolled in the school because of participation in the JOBS Program or its successor programs through the Department of Economic Opportunity under Title IV of the Social Security Act;

9. Single parents enrolled in school full-time and responsible for care of a dependent child under age 12 when there is only one natural, adoptive, or step-parent in the same food stamp SFU;

10. Working average work hours that total 80 hours per month and be paid for the work (with no allowance for substitution of wages equal to 80 times the federal minimum wage), or self-employed average work hours that total 80 hours per month and receiving payment for the work at least equal to the federal minimum wage multiplied by 80 hours per month;

11. Participating in a state or federally financed work-study program during the regular school term. The student must have approval for the work-study when they apply for food stamp benefits and anticipate actually participating in work-study during the school term. This exemption does not apply to students working in hospitals or as student teachers who must get actual experience as part of their course work or cooperative education students who attend classes full-time one semester and work at curriculum related jobs full-time the next semester. This work-study exemption does not continue during term breaks of more than a full month unless the student participates in work-study during the break. 2210.0320.03 Duration of Student Status (FS) Once the student enrolls in an institution of higher education, such enrollment is considered to continue through 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. Students not eligible during the school year will remain ineligible during vacation and recess periods unless they obtain work and/or otherwise meet the criteria applied to determine student eligibility.