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Determining Hours for TWP Participation Individuals enrolled in vocational education programs earning an associate or baccalaureate degree will be tracked as vocational education, not to exceed the 12-month lifetime maximum for any individual, unless the above criteria is met and approved by the MDHS Regional Director. To determine the weekly scheduled hours, individuals will be required to provide documentation of their class schedule each semester that verify the number of classroom hours scheduled. In addition to the class schedule, individuals will be required to provide a completed form MDHSEA-352, TANF Work Program Vocational Education Recommended Study Requirements. The MDHS- EA352 must be completed and signed by an authorized representative (advisor, counselor, professor, instructor, etc.) to document the recommended weekly study time required for the academic curriculum/course work in which the individual is enrolled. The MDHS-EA356, TWP Participant Attendance Report, will be used to document and validate the actual time engaged in classroom activities, distance learning (on-line) activities, and supervised study sessions. The MDES interviewer of their class schedule each semester that verify the number of classroom hours scheduled. In addition to the class schedule, individuals may be required to provide addition information as requested by the MDES interviewer. The MDES interviewer is responsible for validating the actual time engaged in classroom activities, distance learning (on-line) activities, and supervised study sessions. NOTE: The individual must inform case management of any class schedule changes. The case manager will review the changes and handle the case accordingly. The MDES interviewer must notify the MDHS case manager via the TWP MDES/MDES Communication Form. The case manager will MDES interviewer use the DAY (Days of the Week) and TIME (Class Start and End Times), not the credit hours, to determine the weekly scheduled hours. Based on the following example, the individual will be engaged in classroom activities 19 hours each week. Policy allows up to 19 hours per week to be added for time engaged in unsupervised study activities for a weekly total of 38 hours. 9085 MISSISSIPPI [ PROGRAM COMPONENTS: TANF WORK ACTIVITES DEFINED]

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