340:10-13-1 School attendance

(a) School attendance requirement. Regular school attendance is a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) eligibilitycondition for each child eligible for kindergarten through 18 years of age unless the child is home educated,per the Oklahoma constitution and Section 230.66 of Title 56 of the Oklahoma State Statutes (56 O.S. § 230.66). High school equivalency (HSE), alternative high schools, or virtual schools meet this requirement. (1) When the worker determines that a school age child receiving TANF is not attending school regularly, the TANF cash assistance must be reduced by 25 percent of the payment standard, per Section 604(i) of Title 42 of the United States Code, 56 O.S. § 230.52(c)(3), and Oklahoma Administrative Code 340:10-3-57(g). (2) The 25 percent penalty is removed the next effective date after the parent or caretaker relative provides verification the child is attending school. At application and at each renewal, the worker verifies regular school attendance for each child in the family. (b) Requirement for children who are 18 years of age. (1) An otherwise eligible child who is 18 years of age is included in the assistance unit if he or she is a full time secondary school student, attending HSE classes, an alternative high school, or a virtual school and expects to graduate before or during the month he or she turns 19 years of age. (2) A child turning 18 years of age who is not expected to graduate during, or before the month the child turns 19 years of age,is eligible only through the month he or she reaches 18 years of age.