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volunteer to participate in work activities under the WT or other workforce programs because of the following circumstances: 1. To enable the individual to obtain employment necessary to provide support payments. A non-custodial parent who fails to meet the court-ordered work requirement may be in contempt. 2. When the individual is delinquent in child support payments, and the child of the non-custodial parent has been placed with a relative, in an emergency shelter, in foster care or in other substitute care, or if the individual would be eligible for TCA if the child lived with the non-custodial parent.

Failure to meet the work requirements may result in removal from program participation.

NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (HOUSE BILL 7065, 409.25996, F.S.). Organizations assist non-custodial parents who are unemployed or underemployed or have difficulty meeting child support obligations to become self-sufficient and establish a successful pattern of paying child support. Participants’ eligibility, priority and suitability must be determined to participate in the program. Services provided include: 1. Outreach to non-custodial parents under court order to pay child support facilitated through prior agreements made with the courts and the Florida Department of Revenue, Division of Child Support Enforcement. Expanded outreach will also be made to non-custodial parents on a voluntary basis. 2. Intake to establish a case management file for each enrolled participant and a record of all services provided. 3. An assessment of each participant’s educational and employment needs and provide labor market information. An IEP shall be developed for each participant that takes into account the participant’s employment goal and assessment results, outlines program services to be offered and any other wraparound services. The IEP must be signed by both the grantee and the participant. 4. Prospective participants who are determined to be eligible and suitable for the program shall attend a group or individual orientation introducing them to the program and its expectations and detailing participant rights and responsibilities. The participant’s information and program enrollment activities shall be input into the state’s current case management system. The participant’s eligibility documentation will be input in the state’s current case management system.

Non-Custodial Parent Program Participation Requirements: Enrolled non-custodial parents must complete at least 50% of activities identified in his or her IEP which may include, but are not limited to: 1. Life Skills Training: Includes a wide range of life skills including general “soft skills” training as well as parenting education dealing with responsible parenthood, attitude, visitation, and related issues. This training shall raise awareness of the problems created when a child grows up without a responsible parent, identify obstacles that prevent the involvement of a responsible parent in the lives of their children, and present strategies that are successful in encouraging responsible parenthood.