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SANCTION FOR NONCOMPLIANCE If the caretaker relative fails to respond to the A911, fails to verify compliance of the child, or good cause is denied, the worker must document the case record and apply the appropriate sanction. The sanction is initiated for the next possible month after the 30-day period from the date of notification has expired and good cause/compliance is not established. In application situations, the 30-day compliance period will usually extend beyond the 30-day standard of promptness. The application must not be denied solely due to failure to verify immunization compliance and/or good cause. The worker must complete the application within the standard of promptness, including any child for whom immunization verification/good cause has not yet been established in the budget. If the A911 has not already been sent, it must be done at this time and the caretaker relative allowed 30 days to complete verification of compliance or good cause prior to sanction being imposed. A 25% sanction of the monthly TANF benefit will be imposed after the 30-day notification period has expired and the caretaker has failed without good cause to obtain the recommended immunizations for the children in their care. The sanction will remain in place until verification of compliance/good cause is provided for all noncompliant children in the assistance budget. Denial of good cause on the ISGC screen in MAVERICS initiates the sanction. The worker must complete this screen, and then rework the TANF budget on AFPD to apply the sanction. MAVERICS Notice A914 is used to notify the caretaker relative that a sanction has been applied and the benefit reduced. A 25% penalty will also be applied to food stamp benefits when the TANF penalty is imposed. The worker must rework the food stamp budget on FSAD to initiate the penalty, after completing the TANF sanction procedures. An adverse action notice is required to inform the client of the change. Only one immunization sanction may be applied per household, regardless of the number of children in noncompliance. However, the sanction will not be removed until all children are in compliance or have established good cause. All noncompliances will be coded on the ISAT/ISGC screens, but only one 25% sanction will apply. Once compliance/good cause is met, the sanction will be lifted for the next possible month. Compliance will be entered on the ISAT screen and the TANF and food stamp budgets worked to lift the sanction. MAVERICS will continue to apply the appropriate TANF and food stamp sanctions until all children show compliance or good cause approval on ISAT/ISGC.

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MISSISSIPPI NON - FINANCIAL CRITERIA: SCHOOL ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS

Revised 06 - 01 - 09