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• MDHS-EA-356, TWP Participant Attendance Report, which is maintained by the participant on a daily basis and present to the instructor/supervisor for validation and signature at the conclusion of the last weekly scheduled class/session for each activity; and • school progress reports/grades. Reimbursements The participant is reimbursed $5 per day (maximum of $25 per week) for days she actually reports to the work site, and attendance documentation verifies satisfactory participation. The case manager will authorize reimbursements on a daily basis in JAWS when entering component attendance data on the ARPW screen. Reimbursements are processed daily and issued to the participant’s MS Debit MasterCard account and are available to the participant by 10:00 a.m. the following day. EXAMPLE 1: A participant who reports to the work site five days during the week may be eligible for a maximum of $25 for that week. EXAMPLE 2: A participant who reports to the work site three days during the week and has two excused absent days may be eligible for $15 for that week. EXAMPLE 3: A participant who reports to the work site seven days during the week may be eligible for $25 for that week. EXAMPLE 4: A participant who reports to the work site two days and has three unexcused absent days may not be eligible for that week. Eligibility will be based on the case manager’s determination of good cause for unsatisfactory attendance. The JAWS system will not allow the case manager to authorize reimbursement for days the participant does not actually report to the work site (i.e., excused, unexcused, holidays, etc.) If a participant is assigned to more than one non-paid component, JAWS will not allow the case manager to authorize reimbursement for the same calendar day in both components. JAWS will not allow updates to the SCAR screen (ARPW pop-up window) to authorize a participation stipend after the screen has been successfully processed. The participation stipend must be authorized at the same time weekly attendance is entered, if eligible. If the participant is eligible and the case manager fails to authorize the participation stipend timely, an improper payment record will be established in JAWS to issue an underpayment. Participants who receive a participation stipend overpayment are responsible for repayment. Once it is determined that a

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