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MISSISSIPPI [NON-FINANCIAL CRITERIA: TANF WORK PROGRAM] 3948 First Violation: two months or until compliance, whichever is longer; Second Violation: six months or until compliance, whichever is longer; Third Violation: twelve months or until compliance, whichever is longer; or Fourth Violation: permanently disqualified. If the household requests a fair hearing with continued benefits and the county action is upheld, a claim shall not be completed. The household shall be disqualified/sanctioned beginning the month following the month the hearing decision is received by the county office. MAVERICS will automatically generate a TANF closure notice based on the TWP noncompliance reason entered in JAWS. The notice will advise the household of the following: 1. The specific act of noncompliance committed; 2. The proposed period of disqualification; 3. A statement that the household will be ineligible until the disqualification period ends; and 4. A description of the action which can be taken to end or avoid disqualification. This is a countable violation and will be processed in MAVERICS as other work program violations. Ending a Voluntary Quit Provision Penalty/Disqualification for Recipient Households Following the end of the appropriate TWP penalty period, a household shall be permitted to reapply and, if otherwise eligible, resume participation if the parent or needy caretaker relative: 1. Becomes exempt from the TANF Work Program, or

2. Complies with the work program by participating in a new TWP orientation session, or 3. Acquires employment of comparable wages and hours, or