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91 (2) Student Exemptions To be eligible for the program, a student as defined in Section 7.4 Students, (1) Applicability must meet at least one of the following student eligibility exemption criteria. (A) Be age 17 or younger or age 50 or older; (B) Be physically or mentally unfit for work; This exemption does not have to be verified if the unfitness is obvious to the Economic Services worker. If it is not obvious to the Economic Services worker, it must be verified, unless the client receives government disability benefits such as VA, state retirement disability, social security disability, SSI, etc. (C) Be receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families under Title IV of the Social Security Act; (D) Be enrolled as a result of participation in the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills program under Title IV of the Social Security Act or its successor program; (E) Be employed for an average of 20 hours per week and be paid for such employment or, if self-employed, be employed for an average of 20 hours per week and receiving earnings, after allowable expenses, at least equal to the Federal minimum wage multiplied by 20 hours per week. (F) Be participating in a State or federally financed work study program during the regular school year. To qualify under this provision, the student must be approved for work study at the time of application for SNAP benefits, the work study must be approved for the school term, and the student must anticipate actually working during that time. The exemption will begin with the month in which the school term begins or the month work study is approved, whichever is later. Once begun, the exemption will continue until the end of the month in which the school term ends, or it becomes known that the student has refused an assignment. The exemption will not continue between terms when there is a break of a full month or longer unless the student is participating in work study during the break. (G) Be participating in an on-the-job training program. A person is considered to be participating in an on-the-job training program only during the period of time the person is being trained by the employer; (H) Be responsible for the care of a dependent household member under the age of 6; (I) Be responsible for the care of a dependent household member who has reached the age of 6 but is under age 12 when the Agency has determined that adequate child care is not available to enable the student to attend class and comply with the work requirements of Section 7.4 Students, (2) Student exemptions, (E) or (F); (J) Be a single parent enrolled in an institution of higher education on a full-time basis (as determined by the institution) and be responsible for the care of a dependent child under age 12. This provision applies in those situations where only one natural,