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• Unsupervised study time (post-secondary associate, bachelor, and advanced degree programs): o Number of credits per course and the required or advised number of weekly unsupervised study hours, verified by the institution in writing and cannot exceed one hour of participation per course credit. For post-secondary accelerated programs in which clients enrolled in one or two courses offered for 4 or 5 weeks and requires on-site attendance 4 or more hours a day, case manager should consider whether activity hours are best represented by hours or credits. Not applicable to distance learning/internet courses. • Holidays: o When regularly scheduled unpaid work activities fall on one of the holidays listed below, and prevent the individual from participating in an assigned activity, the individual is deemed to have participated for the assigned hours that would have been completed were it not for the holiday: ▪ New Year’s Day ▪ Martin Luther King, Jr Day ▪ Good Friday ▪ Memorial Day ▪ Independence Day ▪ Labor Day ▪ Thanksgiving ▪ Friday after Thanksgiving ▪ Christmas Eve ▪ Christmas Day o Participants may receive credit for either holiday hours, not exceeding scheduled daily hours or actual participation hours. With the exception of clients aged 19 and under attending high school or HSE classes, clients engaged in educational activities must participate in the assigned number of weekly hours in a countable activity during semester breaks, spring or fall break, and Christmas break. During summer break, clients must complete the scheduled number of weekly hours in a countable work activity even if they plan to return to school the following academic year. All countable participation hours are to be recorded in the SOR. • Absences: o Participants are allowed 16 hours per month for excused absences, a maximum of 80 hours in a rolling 12-month period, to complete the required number of monthly participation hours.

Commuting hours to and from assignment or to childcare provider are not countable. 2540.10.00 TANF AND SNAP IMPACT ACTIVITIES

Except for employment, scheduled hours of weekly participation in IMPACT activities are recorded in the System of Record (SOR).

TANF activities/components include: • Unsubsidized Private and Public Sector Employment • Subsidized Private and Public Sector Employment