010.02(A)(i)(3) ACTION FOLLOWING A VOLUNTEER’S FAILURE OR REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE.

When a volunteer fails or refuses to participate in the activities agreed upon in the Self-Sufficiency Contract, his or her status should be examined. If the volunteer would actually be a mandatory participant when the failure to participate occurred, a sanction may be imposed. If the individual still qualifies as a volunteer, he or she returns to exempt status and there would be no monetary sanction if he or she fails or refuses to participate in Employment First. The volunteer is considered to be participating once he or she engages in the component activity to which he or she previously agreed in the Self-Sufficiency Contract or in another activity mutually agreed upon for a minimum of five consecutive work days in order to demonstrate his or her willingness to participate. The voluntary participant may receive supportive services while engaging in the assigned activity. If the voluntary participant does not complete the five days of activity, his or her request to volunteer is no longer valid.