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BEM 245 3 of 13 SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND STUDENT STATUS BPB 2026-012 5-1-2026

BRIDGES ELIGIBILITY MANUAL STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

A dependent child must be enrolled in and attending a school as defined in this item. Courses which are not administered by a school do not meet the requirement of school attendance. Correspondence or web-based courses administered by a school or used as part of a home school curriculum are acceptable. Consider a dependent child as still meeting the school attendance requirement during official school vacations or periods of extended illness, unless information is provided by the client that the depen- dent child does not intend to return to school. Note: If a refugee or dependent child with equivalent immigration status has resettled in Michigan during a school year or a summer month and the school will not allow enrollment for the dependent child until the start of the next school term/year, email the FIP-SDA- RCA policy mailbox for a policy exception: see BEM 100, Introduction, for a policy exception.See BEM 630, Refugee Assistance Program for equivalent immigration status. Minor Parents FIP Only A minor parent must attend school full-time. If a minor parent fails to comply with this requirement, the minor parent and the minor parent's child(ren) are not eligible for FIP; see BEM 201. STUDENT STATUS RCA and RMA Only A full-time student in post-secondary education is not eligible for Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) or Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA); see BEM 630. The school determines full-time enrollment and attendance. FAP Only A person is in student status if they are enrolled half-time or more in a: • Vocational, trade, business, or technical school that normally requires a high school diploma or an equivalency certificate.