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component will not be added/opened for these individuals. VOC/EDU components for participants who are ineligible or not approved for continuation beyond the 12-month limitation must be closed effective for the last day of the report month in which the twelfth month occurs. Vocational education activities that are not tracked under the VOC/EDU component must be tracked under job skills training (JST/JST). Job skills training is a non-core component which must be coupled with an allowable core component to be included in the participation rate calculation. Supervised and Unsupervised Study Time Actual time spent in unsupervised and supervised study sessions may be allowed on a limited basis. Up to one hour of unsupervised study time may be counted for each classroom hour. Unsupervised study time does not have to be documented or verified. Unsupervised study time allowed will be based on classroom hours which must be documented and verified. Time allowed for supervised study sessions must be documented and verified by a responsible adult approved to supervise the study group. Under no circumstance will the total weekly hours reported for unsupervised and supervised study time exceed the recommended weekly study time for the academic curriculum/ course work in which the individual is enrolled. Form MDHS-EA352, TANF Work Program Vocational Education Recommended Study Requirements, must be completed and signed by an authorized representative (advisor, counselor, professor, instructor, etc.) to document the recommended study hours. The MDHS-EA-352 will be valid for the duration of the semester unless changes occur that requires a new MDHS-EA-352 to be completed. Participants must provide their class schedule to the MDES interviewer, as requested (preferable each semester.)along with MDHS-EA-352 each semester. Refer to Volume III, Chapter 9, Determining Hours for TWP Participation, for instructions on calculating the weekly classroom hours scheduled for each course. Documentation will be maintained in the TWP Temp Docs folder located in the individual’s electronic case record. Weekly documentation/verification of unsupervised study time is not required. TWP participation credit for classroom time and supervised study time must be documented and verified via MDHS-EA-356D, TWP Participant Bi- Weekly Attendance Report,. and submitted to case management on a weekly basis. Time spent in structured study groups may be maintained, verified and reported by the responsible adult approved to supervise the study group. In group study sessions, participants may be required to sign-in and enter their arrival and departure times for each day of the week. Weekly time sheets must be signed by the supervisor and submitted to case management each Monday for the previous week. The MDHS case manager will review and enter the attendance information in JAWS upon receipt. The MDES interviewer will review and validate all attendance information prior to submitting to the MDHS case manager. The MDES interviewer will determine when the TWP Volume III | Chapter 9 participant will report and/or submit attendance information.The combined total of supervised and unsupervised study time allowed each week cannot exceed the total weekly study time recommended by the educational institution /program.

9084 MISSISSIPPI [ PROGRAM COMPONENTS: TANF WORK ACTIVITES DEFINED]

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