In the case of a parent or caretaker of a dependent child, when the parent or caretaker does not live in a city with a population of 1,000,000 or more people, the public assistance otherwise available to the household of which that individu
(1) In the case of a parent or caretaker of a dependent child, when the parent or caretaker does not live in a city with a population of 1,000,000 or more people, the public assistance otherwise available to the household of which that individual is a member shall be reduced pro rata as determined by the commissioner of the office:
(i)for the first such refusal or failure to comply, until the individual is willing to comply;#
(i) for the first such refusal or failure to comply, until the individual is willing to comply;
(ii)for the second such refusal or failure to comply, a period of three months and thereafter until willing to comply;#
(ii) for the second such refusal or failure to comply, a period of three months and thereafter until willing to comply;
(iii)for the third and all subsequent instances of such refusal or failure to comply, a period of six months and thereafter until willing to comply.#
(iii) for the third and all subsequent instances of such refusal or failure to comply, a period of six months and thereafter until willing to comply.