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study time. Parents 20 years of age or younger participating in middle or high school, adult education, early childhood education credential or training courses, vocational training, TCC, TCD, education or training through WorkSource Georgia, associate degree, or bachelor’s degree program have no additional activity requirement. [x] Combination of allowable activities. Describe: Parents aged 21 or older must participate in state approved activities for an average of at least 24 hours per week. The 24-hour per week requirement may be met by employment, education, or a combination of employment and education. Each credit hour (or hour of online or in-person coursework) for adult education (with confirmed course hours), vocational training, early childhood education credential or training courses, technical certificate of credit (TCC), technical college diploma (TCD), education or training through WorkSource Georgia, associate degree programs, and bachelor’s degree programs equates to two hours of state-approved activity to account for study time. Education is participation in middle or high school, adult education programs (High School Equivalency [HSE] courses which includes HiSET testing, General Equivalency Diploma [GED], and Career Plus HSE, Adult Basic Education [ABE], Adult Secondary Education [ASE], Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education [IELCE], and English as a Second Language [ESL]), vocational training programs, early childhood education programs, TCC, TCD, education or training through WorkSource Georgia, associate degree programs, and bachelor’s degree programs. Parents 21 years of age or older enrolled in a self-paced (i.e., no confirmed instructional or online course hours) adult education or high school diploma program will be granted six credit hours, which equates to 12 hours of state-approved activity hours. Parents 20 years of age or younger participating in middle or high school, adult education, early childhood education credential or training courses, vocational training, TCC, TCD, education or training through WorkSource Georgia, associate degree programs, or bachelor’s degree program have no additional activity requirement. [ ] Other. Describe: e. Does the Lead Agency allow parents to qualify for CCDF assistance based on education and training without additional work requirements? [x] Yes. [ ] No. If no, describe the additional work requirements: f. Does the Lead Agency extend eligibility to specific populations of children otherwise not eligible by including them in its definition of “children who receive or need to receive protective services?” Note: A Lead Agency may elect to provide CCDF-funded child care to children in foster care when foster care parents are not working or are not in education/training activities, but this provision should be included in the Lead Agency’s protective services definition. [ ] No. If no, skip to question 2.2.3. [x] Yes. If yes, answer the questions below: