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Unit will be provided by the component provider. The participant cannot use form MDHS- EA357A, TWP Declaration of Attendance.

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• The case manager will track vocational education leading to an advanced degree in JAWS under job skills training directly related to employment, a “non-core” activity. The student will provide enrollment verification, maintain and submit MDHS-EA-356 weekly and provide copies of semester grades. Refer to Chapter 9, TANF Work Activities Defined, for additional information. • Individuals participating in self-initiated educational or training programs will be required to maintain and submit form MDHS-EA-356, TWP Participant Attendance Report, each Monday for the previous week. • The case manager will obtain enrollment and attendance verification from the school (i.e., principle or counselor) for high school students. Also, the student will provide copies of his/her progress reports and grades. The following guidelines will be used to monitor attendance and enter data in JAWS for individuals assigned to these activities: • “Hours Worked” is defined as actual attendance hours in a TWP work activity. When the participant is a high school student and will be returning to school, the case manager will enter attendance during spring break, summer months and holidays (Thanksgiving and Christmas) as actual hours. NOTE: Participants are not eligible for a transportation stipend payment for weeks they do not actually attend their component assignment. The case manager must determine whether the participant is ineligible for a stipend or eligible for a partial payment for the month based on the participant’s attendance documentation. • “Hours Absent” is defined as assigned hours not attended by the individual due to personal problems (i.e., illness, family emergency, etc.). If the individual does not attend his/her work activity, the case manager will enter the hours absent in the “Hours Absent” field and enter “EExcused,” “U-Unexcused” or “H-Holiday” in the “Absent Code” field. NOTE: The case manager will review the attendance data for all TWP cases, prior to the participation rate report being generated for the report month, and enter the minimum number of excused hours to be included in the participation rate calculation in the EX HRS COUNTED field, according to policy. Reporting excused hours is limited to 80 hours within any 12-month period and up to 16 hours within any participation report month. Refer to Chapter 9, Excused Absences for Non-Paid Work Activities, for additional information. 9212