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Page 159 of 233 § 10:90-4.2 Work activity participation

(b) An WFNJ/TANF adult recipient in a single parent family, unless temporarily deferred, shall be required to participate in one or more work activities for up to 40 hours per week. 1. WFNJ/GA single adults or couples without dependent children, unless temporarily deferred, shall be required to participate in one or more work activities for up to 30 hours per week. i. When a WFNJ/GA individual(s) is participating in a CWEP activity, the maximum number of hours per week shall be determined by calculating the total of the recipient's monthly cash assistance grant, plus any Temporary Rental Assistance (TRA), Emergency Assistance (EA), and the NJ SNAP allotment divided by the higher of the Federal or state minimum hourly wage and further divided by 4.333. Any resulting partial hour shall be rounded down to the next whole hour. The WFNJ/GA individual(s) may be required to participate in another activity such as job search or remediation. ii. In nonconsolidated municipalities, the NJOSCC shall be responsible for calculating the number of hours a WFNJ/GA recipient is to participate in CWEP based on the information reported by the municipal agency at the initial eligibility determination or when the municipal agency reports a change to NJOSCC. If available, NJOSCC may access this information through the State's automated information system. iii. In consolidated municipalities, the county agency shall be responsible for calculating the number of hours a WFNJ/GA recipient is to participate in CWEP. (c) A teen parent under the age of 18 shall be required, on a full time basis, to attend high school or an equivalent course of study unless: 1. It is determined that the teen parent is exempt from regularly attending high school or its equivalent, based upon an assessment which indicates the person's inability and lack of aptitude to successfully complete such academic requirements; then the teen parent shall be required to participate full time in an approved alternative educational or training program, including special educational programs for the learning and developmentally challenged (the hours of participation shall be in accordance with the scheduled program); or 2. The teen parent has completed secondary education; then he or she shall be required to participate in a work activity for a minimum of 35 hours per week. (d) A recipient who has not completed high school and has not attained 20 years of age and is a single head of household, a single adult or either of the adults of a couple without dependent children shall be required to maintain satisfactory school attendance at secondary school or the equivalent during the month or participate in education directly related to employment for at least 20 hours per week. If it is determined that, due to the person's inability or lack of aptitude to successfully complete academic requirements, he or she shall be required to participate in another appropriate work activity. (e) Each parent in a two-parent WFNJ/TANF family shall be required to participate in one or more activities for a minimum of 35 hours per week up to a maximum hourly total of 40 hours per week, unless otherwise deferred in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:90-4.9.