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TANF STATE PLAN STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Page 15 Effective Date: January 1, 2020 participant into any type of unsubsidized employment the participant is capable of handling as quickly as possible, and to increase the responsibility and amount of work the participant is to handle over time.

Michigan’s employment-related activities are described in detail under the Countable Work Activity Descriptions section of Michigan’s Work Verification Plan and include the following:

• Unsubsidized employment • Subsidized public and private sector employment • On-the-job training • Job search and job readiness assistance • Community service and work experience programs • Vocational educational training • Provision of Child Care Services for community services program participants • Education directly related to employment • Satisfactory attendance at secondary school or in a course of study leading to a Certificate of General Equivalence

Michigan ensures that parents and caretakers receiving assistance engage in the above employment-related activities as described in detail under the Preface of Michigan’s Work Verification Plan.

3. Employment Participation Pilots In addition to the above work activities, Michigan may establish pilot programs aimed at increasing work participation and client self-sufficiency. 4. Employment Related Sanctions If a recipient fails to participate in employment-related activities or family self- sufficiency activities without good cause, penalties are applied based on the individual in the group with the highest number of occurrences of non-compliance.

• If the individual in the group with the highest number of occurrences has been non-compliant one time, the FIP is closed for a minimum of three months.

• If the individual in the group with the highest number of occurrences has been non-compliant two times, the FIP is closed for a minimum of six months.

• If the individual in the group with the highest number of occurrences has been non-compliant three times, the result is lifetime FIP closure for the group.

These penalties help to ensure that clients participate in the program and families with non-cooperating members will not receive assistance while the person continues to refuse to participate.