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Volume III | Chapter 3 3934 INDIVIDUALS SUBJECT TO THE VOLUNTARY QUIT PROVISION All household members should be tested for voluntary quit at application, recertification and during the certification period. If a member of an applicant household quits a job without good cause within two full calendar months prior to the month of application, or between the date of application and certification, a voluntary quit penalty will be applied. Since this is not a reportable change under simplified reporting rules, if a member of a certified household quits a job without good cause, a voluntary quit penalty will not be applied unless the voluntary quit is discovered within 60 days of the quit. If it is discovered that a household member quit a job, document the date of discovery and the date of quit. Determine if the discovery is within 60 days of the quit. Based on these dates, determine if a voluntary quit penalty should be applied. 1. The following individuals are subject to the voluntary quit provision: 2. Nonexempt individuals (parents and caretaker relatives) applying for TANF benefits. 3. TANF recipients who qualify for a work exemption as caring for a child under 12 months of age (JJ) or as a victim of domestic violence (JV) but voluntarily choose to participate in TWP as an exempt volunteer (EV.) 4. TANF recipients who qualify under the JB, JC, JF, JL and JD exemption codes but voluntarily choose to waive their exemption status and were referred to the TWP as a nonexempt (NE) individual. NOTE: The household or individual may not be disqualified when the member who committed the violation becomes exempt from the work requirements before the sanction can be imposed. For example, in the case of the applicant household, if the member reports becoming exempt before the worker sends the notice of disqualification, the disqualification will not be imposed. Likewise, if a participating household member who committed a voluntary quit violation becomes exempt before the effective date of disqualification, the household will not be disqualified. CRITERIA FOR IMPOSING VOLUNTARY QUIT PENALTIES If an individual commits a voluntary quit violation within two full calendar months prior to the month of application or between the date of application and approval or while receiving TANF benefits, the voluntary quit provision will be applied based on the following criteria: 1. To applications with no prior TANF Transitional Transportation involvement only if the