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A-82124 Division of Welfare and Supportive Services EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING Eligibility and Payments Manual Work Activities Leading To Economic Independence MTL 12/04 12 Jul 01 821.4.11.2 Verification  Attendance and progress reports (time sheets) maintained daily by the participant and/or instructor and certified by the signature of the instructor or other authorized representative of the training institution. All documented time sheets must be in the file for each month hours are reported in the OASIS Calendar.  Electronic records of daily class attendance maintained and submitted by the educational institution. Verification documents are to be kept in the casefile.

Exception: If a participant is attending high school, a written statement from the school regarding attendance is acceptable. 821.4.11.3 Supervision  The case manager will make arrangements for a representative of the educational institution to provide daily supervision.  Division staff will monitor through collateral contacts and progress reports.  The Division may make space available for clients to use for completing study/homework. This time will be monitored and documented by staff. 821.4.11.4 Activity Code ED –Attendance in Secondary School 821.5 Limitations and Special Rules 821.5.1 Work Eligible Individual Under Age 20 A TANF recipient who is a work eligible individual and has not attained 20 years of age is deemed to be meeting participation requirements if they:

 Maintain attendance at secondary school or the equivalent during the month. During summer or track breaks, the teen head of household is considered to be enrolled and attending school if they have not yet graduated and intend to return to school, or

 Participate in education directly related to employment for at least the minimum average number of hours per week specified in manual section A-825 or A-825.1. 821.5.2 Single Parent/Work Eligible Individual With a Child Under Age 6 A single parent or work-eligible individual (relative caregiver) with a child under age 6 is deemed to be meeting work participation requirements if engaged in work for an average of at least 20 hours per week during the reporting month. Only the following core activities count towards meeting the work participation requirements: