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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 09/2012

GLOSSARY: OJT...

0002.47

OJT See ON-THE-JOB TRAINING (OJT) below.

OLDER AMERICANS ACT Federal law providing funding for services to and programs for the elderly, including congregate dining facilities, senior centers, home meal delivery, EXPERIENCE WORKS (formerly GREEN THUMB), etc.

ON-THE-JOB TRAINING (OJT) Training by an employer that is provided to a paid participant while engaged in productive work in a job that:

● Provides knowledge or skills essential to the full and adequate performance of the job.

AND ● Provides reimbursement to the employer of up to 50 percent of the wage rate of the participant, for the extraordinary costs of providing the training and additional supervision related to the training.

AND ● Is limited in duration as appropriate to the occupation for which the participant is being trained, taking into account the content of the training, the prior work experience of the participant, and the service strategy of the participant, as appropriate.

OPTIONAL UNIT MEMBERS MFIP : People who may choose whether to join an ASSISTANCE UNIT. See 0014.03.03 (Determining the Cash Assistance Unit).

OVERPAYMENT Benefits which ASSISTANCE UNITs receive that exceed the amount for which they are eligible.

OVERPAYMENT REPAYMENT AGREEMENT A voluntary payment plan agreed to by a responsible person and the county agency as a method of repaying an overpayment. See 0025.21.03 (Overpayment Repayment Agreement).

PARENT A child's birth, step, or adoptive mother or father. Also see STEPPARENTS in 0002.63 (Glossary: Special Diet...).

PARENTAL CONTRIBUTION An amount paid by a FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE PERSON not living in the home toward a CLIENT's support or medical expenses.

PARENTAL CONTROL See UNDER PARENTAL CONTROL in 0002.71 (Glossary: Two Party...).

PAROLE See 0011.03.24 (Non-Citizens - Lawfully Residing People).

PAROLED AS A REFUGEE See 0011.03.18 (Non-Citizens - People Fleeing Persecution).

PARTICIPANT A person who is on ASSISTANCE and has not been taken off, including during months of SUSPENSION.

PARTNERSHIP An unincorporated business owned by 2 or more people.

PASS See PLAN TO ACHIEVE SELF-SUPPORT (PASS) in 0002.49 (Glossary: Permanent...).

PATERNITY Legal fatherhood, either ADJUDICATED or established through the RECOGNITION OF PARENTAGE.