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EXAMPLE: The school reports one month of unsatisfactory attendance on November 1. The 30day notice is sent, and the individual reports the child has dropped out of school. The 30-day period ends December 1, and sanction is imposed for January. This child will not be eligible again until the school verifies he has re-enrolled and he attends for a full month. If the child re-enrolls in January and attends satisfactorily for the full month, this may be reported and verified on the MDHS-EA-310. If the 310 is provided in February, before rollover, the child may be put back in the case for March. If compliance is not verified until after rollover, the child would be put back in for April. If verification is received through the electronic data exchange, the earliest date the child may be put back in the case is April.

EXAMPLE: On December 1, a “NO MATCH” alert is received. The caretaker relative fails to provide verification that the discrepancy has been resolved by December 31. A sanction will be imposed for February. The sanction will remain in place until verification is received from the caretaker relative that the discrepancy has been resolved or we receive verification of attendance data from MDE. The penalty for failure to meet school attendance requirements without good cause is as follows: ∙ For children ages 6 through 12 years, the TANF grant will be reduced by 25%. Only one penalty at a time may be applied for children in this age group, regardless of the number of children in noncompliance. ∙ For children ages 13 through 17 years, each child who fails to meet school attendance requirements will be disqualified from the TANF case with a participation code of DI. ∙ For families with unsatisfactory attendance in both age groups, both penalties will apply. The teenager will be disqualified and the remaining grant will be reduced by 25%. ∙ The SNAP benefit will be reduced by 25% whenever any child is sanctioned for failure to attend school satisfactorily. There will be only one 25% penalty regardless of the number and ages of children in noncompliance. REMOVAL OF A SANCTION The school attendance sanction will be lifted on an individual child for the next possible month following verification of compliance/good cause. However, the case sanction cannot be lifted if any other children remain in noncompliance. Once all children in the 6 - 12 age group comply, the 25% TANF penalty will be removed for the next possible month. As each child in the 13 – 17 age group complies, they will be coded IN for the next possible month. When all children in both age groups have complied, the SNAP penalty will be removed. Removal of the sanction is accomplished by coding compliance on the ISAT screen, coding teenagers IN the TANF budget, and reworking the AFPD screen. The FSAD screen must also be reworked to lift the SNAP sanction. EXAMPLE: The TANF mother has two children, ages 8 and 10. Unsatisfactory attendance is reported on November 1 for September for both children. The X910 is sent the same day. On December 1, the 30-day period expires, and good cause has not MISSISSIPPI NON - FINANCIAL CRITERIA: SCHOOL ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS

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