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(TT) Programs when individuals fail to submit attendance verification according to timeliness standards outlined in policy. Refer to Chapter 9, Component Monitoring/Attendance Reporting and Chapter 11, Conciliation, for further information. EXAMPLE: A TWP participant, responsible for tracking his/her own attendance, who fails to submit verification of October’s attendance prior to December 1, will not be eligible for a November work stipend. A transitional (TT) recipient who fails to submit his/her continued employment verification as requested by the case manager, at a minimum quarterly, will not receive a stipend for the next available benefit month and may lose eligibility for TT assistance. Therefore, an underpayment will not be processed. At this time, system support is not available to handle improper payments for transitional work stipend (TT) payments. Therefore, TT payments are not subject to improper payment policy and procedures. If a transitional work stipend payment is issued in error, the individual’s transitional work stipend (TT) counter will be incremented. If the worker fails to authorize a transitional work stipend, the individual’s transitional work stipend (TT) counter will not be incremented for that month. Transitional work stipend payments are limited to a onetime, lifetime maximum of 18 months. Mississippi will not authorize work stipend payments or issue bus passes to a family that does not include an eligible dependent child or includes an adult who has received TANF funding for 60 months (whether consecutive or not), except as allowed by Public Law 104 - 193 in regard to a minor child(ren), hardship, etc. Provider/Vendor Checks Provider/vendor payments to public transit providers are processed in JAWS and checks are generated each Friday. The provider/vendor must allow ten (10) days from the check issuance date displayed on the JAWS Check History Inquiry (ICHI) screen to receive a check. If the check is not received within the 10-day period, is lost, stolen, or mutilated the case manager will review the check status in JAWS and contact the Division of Budgets and Accounting, Client Services Unit, to determine the status of the check. The case manager will then follow the procedures outlined in Chapter 10, Payment Processes, to request a duplicate or cancel the check accordingly. County staff will not, under any circumstance, instruct the provider/vendor to contact State Office. [TANF WORK PROGRAM PAYMENT PROCESS: SUPPORTIVE SERVICES]