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Several different entities share program responsibilities for AWEP and community service placements: 1. The regional director or his/her designee is responsible for approving placements which exceed the six-month limitation with the same worksite sponsor. 2. The county director or his/her designee is responsible for: • developing AWEP (private non-profit and private for-profit entities) and community service (public entities) opportunities; • approving AWEP and community service worksite providers via forms MDHS-EA-366 and MDHS-EA-375; • ensuring that day care facilities are informed about and comply with the provision that prohibits TWP volunteers from working with or caring for the same age group of their own children if the provider receives reimbursement through the Child Care Certificate Program for the TWP volunteer’s child(ren); • ensuring that no more than three (3) TWP volunteers are placed at a child care facility at any given time; • ensuring that the TANF assistance benefit used in the FLSA calculation is the net amount of assistance provided after subtracting the amount of any current child support collection retained by the state and federal governments to offset the cost of providing that assistance; • ensuring that each placement meets the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requirements; • ensuring that each participant’s progress is evaluated at least every ninety (90) days; • monitoring AWEP and community service placements monthly to ensure the policy regarding the six-month limitation is enforced; and • ensuring that placements exceeding the six-months per federal fiscal year limitation are supported by written approval from the regional director or county director as required by policy. 3. The case manager is responsible for: • providing the services outlined in the MDHS-EA-366, Section II, A; • matching participants with positions related to their employment/career goals and the needs of the worksite sponsors; • screening and referring suitable participants to the worksite sponsor; • calculating the FLSA hours and scheduling weekly participation hours accordingly; • arranging appropriate supportive services needed by the participant;

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