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Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Issued 1/2021 Authorizing care - Employment 9.1.1 • If a full-time student who does NOT have an approved MFIP/DWP Employment Plan chooses to work and requests child care assistance during their employment time, they are required to work an average 10 hours per week at the applicable minimum wage at application, redetermination and the end of job search outside of an Employment Plan. Authorize care for employment if requirements are met. • If a part-time student who does NOT have an approved MFIP/DWP Employment Plan chooses to work and requests child care assistance during their employment time, they are required to work an average 20 hours per week at the applicable minimum wage at application, redetermination and the end of job search outside of an Employment Plan. Authorize care for employment if requirements are met. If a student is approved for child care assistance for education only and starts working during the 12-month eligibility period, the student does not need to meet the minimum work requirements until redetermination. Authorize care for employment once verification of the work schedule is submitted showing a need for more hours of care. NOTE: Because schools have differing definitions of full-time and part-time students, rely on the terminology of the specific school for determination. If you have questions about a student’s status, contact the school or ask the student to do so for more information. There is no minimum number of credits that a student must have to be considered part-time. A part-time student is anything less than full-time. Work study must be counted as employment. Child care in support of employment For participants that do NOT have an approved MFIP/DWP Employment Plan, authorize child care assistance in support of employment, such as for sleep time, for non-work hours if necessary if the following conditions are met: • The child care in support of employment or in combination with the employment activity does not exceed the amount of child care that would normally be granted for child care during employment. • The family meets all eligibility requirements. • The employed person cannot reasonably modify the non-work schedule to provide child care. Legal authority Minnesota Statutes 119B.10