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Montana State Plan for the 16 TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAM

Full Plan #25 Effective 01/01/2024 Supersedes #2 01/01/2021. 6. Job Skills Training (Directly Related to Employment) – The Job Skills Training activity means training or education for job skills required by an employer to provide an individual with the ability to obtain employment or to advance or adapt to the changing demands of the workplace.

7. Education directly related to employment in the case of a client who has not received a high school diploma, or a certificate of high school equivalency means education related to a specific occupation, job or job offer. This may include education leading to a high school equivalency diploma, adult basic education, and ESL. 8. Satisfactory attendance at secondary school or in a course of study leading to a certificate of general equivalence, in the case of a client who has not received a high school diploma, or a certificate of high school equivalency means regular attendance, in accordance with the requirements of the secondary school or course of study at a secondary school, or in a course of study leading to a certificate of general equivalence. 9. Family Stability Activities (FSA) assist families in overcoming barriers that may prevent them from achieving stability, working and being financially secure. This activity is used to help stabilize families so they can meaningfully participate in work activities. Montana recognizes clients engaged in family stability activities are not considered to be meeting the work participation rate due to the federal restrictions on these activities and are reported as such. 10. Assessment activities can be used in conjunction with the above allowable work activities, except FSA. The assessment activity provides an individual with the opportunity to assess and develop the skills that are needed to obtain employment. N. Non-displacement on work site/grievance procedure

1. Non-displacement at Work Experience and/or Subsidized Employment work sites is established (prior to placement) through the negotiation of an agreement between the State’s contractor and the employer. 2. A grievance procedure is in place to resolve complaints of alleged violations of the displacement rule and work site employers are informed of this procedure during the negotiation of the site agreement. O. TANF Cash Time-Limited Benefits 1. Time limited benefits A family may not receive TANF Cash assistance in excess of 60 months in the adult’s lifetime. Montana’s electronic eligibility determination system, Combined