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Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Issued 10/2018 Combination of activities examples 4.6.6.12 Employment and job search examples Parent meets minimum work requirements and requests job search Scenario: Parent is working an average of 25 hours per week earning minimum wage at application. The parent also requests job search hours to find a full-time job. Case action: Child care can be authorized for employment ONLY. Policy: Job search can only be authorized at application and redetermination and cannot be authorized in combination with other activities. Parent does not meet minimum employment activity requirements and requests job search Scenario: Parent is working an average of 15 hours per week earning minimum wage at application. The parent also requested job search hours to find a full-time job. Case action: Child care can be authorized for job search ONLY. Policy: Child care hours cannot be authorized for employment because the parent does not meet minimum employment activity requirements. Job search hours cannot be added to employment hours to meet minimum employment activity requirements. Do not authorize more than 40 hours of job search biweekly. The parent may use authorized job search hours to cover child care expenses while working. At the end of the job search period, their employment must meet the minimum work requirements of at least an average of 20 hours per week earning at least minimum wage. If the parent is not meeting the minimum work requirements at the end of job search, the agency can approve the case to close (see Chapter 4.6.6.3 (Job search at application or redetermination)) or place case in Temporary Ineligible status (see Chapter 8.6 (Temporary Ineligibility)). Education and job search examples Full-time education program Scenario: Parent is enrolled full-time in an education program. The parent does not want child care hours for their education program but has requested job search hours to find a job. Case action: Authorize child care for job search ONLY. Do not authorize more than 40 hours of job search biweekly. Policy: At the end of the parent’s job search period, they must have employment that meets the minimum work requirements of at least an average of 10 hours per week earning at least minimum wage. If the parent is not meeting the minimum work requirements for a full-time student, the agency can approve the case to close (see Chapter 4.6.6.3 (Job search at application or redetermination)) or place case on Temporary Ineligible status (see Chapter 8.6 (Temporary Ineligibility)). This requires an override.