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N.J.A.C. 10:90-17.3 This file includes all Regulations adopted and published through the New Jersey Register, Vol. 56 No. 24, December 16, 2024

NJ - New Jersey Administrative Code > TITLE 10. HUMAN SERVICES > CHAPTER 90. WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER 17. EARLY EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVE (EEI)

§ 10:90-17.3 EEI participation

(a) For those WFNJ adult applicants who meet EEI eligibility criteria at N.J.A.C. 10:90- 17.2(a) or (b), participation in the EEI shall be mandatory and non-cooperation shall result in denial of the WFNJ cash assistance application for both the applicant and the applicant's entire family. 1. EEI participant's shall be required to comply with all aspects of the cooperation and participation provisions of the EEI, as set forth in this subchapter, unless good cause exists, which aspects include, but are not limited to: i. Keeping all scheduled appointments timely; ii. Giving reasonable notice and explanation of the inability to keep an appointment; iii. Cooperating in the development of an WFNJ individual responsibility plan (IRP); iv. Signing the Early Employment Initiative Participation Agreement, and abiding by the provisions of that Agreement, which includes the agreement to withdraw the family's WFNJ application effective the date unsubsidized employment is secured when the gross earnings from that employment, along with any other countable income, of the family, exceed the maximum allowable income level for WFNJ financial eligibility; and v. Contacting the child care resource and referral (CCR&R) agency to arrange for post-EEI participation child care services, as appropriate. (b) Participation in EEI shall be for a minimum period of 15 days to a maximum period of 30 days (which shall run parallel to the time frame for determining WFNJ program eligibility). 1. The applicant shall be referred to the administering entity charged with the responsibility for providing the up-front job search/placement service for EEI. The EEI entity shall develop an EEI plan with the participant, which shall identify the dates and times of the activities, as appropriate, as well as the desired employment goal. In addition, the plan shall state whether an activity support payment is to be provided to cover necessary employment-related expenses to allow participation in the job