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may be eligible if they have parental control over the child and are not living with their spouse;

6. Be responsible for the care of a dependent household member who has reached age six but is under age 12, and where it has been determined adequate childcare is not affordable or convenient to enable the individual to attend class and satisfy the work requirements of item one of this section.

The lack of adequate childcare includes any case situation where abuse, neglect, or the safety of the child is in question. Only one parent/stepparent per household can be responsible for the child between the ages of six and 12. The parents must decide who has primary responsibility;

7. Receive benefits from the Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program (KTAP). This does not include Work Incentive Reimbursement (WIN) payments;

8. Be assigned to or placed in an institution of higher education through a program under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), or in compliance with the requirements of another program operated by a State or local government, for the purpose of the Employment and Training Program (E&T).

An appropriate State or local E&T program contains components that are at least equivalent to the acceptable components of the SNAP E&T program. Individuals who voluntarily participate in one of these E&T programs and are placed in an institution of higher education through or in compliance with the requirements of the program also qualify for the exemption; or

Note: Students attending Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) schools who are enrolled in a program that cannot be transferred to a four-year degree program and agree to participate in E&T are considered eligible students through the Vocational Education Skills (VES) program.

9. Be assigned to, or placed in, an institution of higher education through, or in compliance with, Section 236 of the Trade Act of 1974.

This Act was passed to assist workers who have lost their jobs due to foreign trade. The Office of E&T administers the provisions of the Trade Act through a program entitled Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA).

To receive assistance through TAA, a group of three or more fired or laid- off employees, the labor union, or the company may petition E&T for consideration. E&T submits the request to the Department of Labor for consideration. The Department of Labor is responsible for determining the job loss was the result of foreign trade. If the Department of Labor approves the request, E&T notifies the dislocated workers when to come to the local One-Stop Career Center to apply for the TAA program. Individuals with college credits