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5. Monitoring Requirements ................................................................................................................. 197 6. Documentation of Weekly Attendance ............................................................................................ 197 7. Employment and OJT ..................................................................................................................... 197 8. Training Activities ............................................................................................................................ 197 9. Educational Activities ...................................................................................................................... 197 10. Failing to Comply .......................................................................................................................... 197 16.2 Rebudgeting and Follow-Along ..................................................................................................... 198 16.3 Purpose of a Case Staffing ............................................................................................................ 198 1. Required Staffings .......................................................................................................................... 198 2. Domestic/Family Violence Staffing ................................................................................................. 199 16.4 Monitoring Requirements .............................................................................................................. 200 1. Failing to Comply ............................................................................................................................ 200 2. Progress Reports ............................................................................................................................ 200 3. Good Cause/ Conciliation ............................................................................................................... 200 4. Completed Activities ....................................................................................................................... 201 5. Subsequent Activities...................................................................................................................... 201 6. Documentation of Weekly Attendance ............................................................................................ 201 7. Gathering Information Consistently ................................................................................................ 201 8. Supervisory Monitoring and Case Reviews ..................................................................................... 201 9. Recording Supervisory Reviews ...................................................................................................... 202 16.5 Definition/Scheduled Hours ........................................................................................................... 202 1. PATS Entry ..................................................................................................................................... 202 2. Calculating Weekly UOS ................................................................................................................ 202 3. Time Frames ................................................................................................................................... 202 16.6 Methods of Verification and Documentation ............................................................................... 203 1. Unsubsidized Employment ............................................................................................................. 203 2. Subsidized Private Sector Employment ........................................................................................... 204 3. Subsidized Public Sector Employment ........................................................................................... 205 4. Work Experience ............................................................................................................................. 206 5. On-the-Job Training (OJT) .............................................................................................................. 208 6. Job Search and Job Readiness Assistance ................................................................................... 209 7. Job Readiness in substance abuse treatment, mental health treatment and rehabilitation activities

211 8. Community Service Programs ........................................................................................................ 211 9. Vocational Educational Training .................................................................................................. 213 10. Job Skills Training Directly Related to Employment ..................................................................... 216 11. Education Directly Related to Employment .................................................................................. 218 12. Satisfactory Attendance at Secondary School ............................................................................. 219 13. Excused Absences ....................................................................................................................... 220 14. Allowable Holidays ........................................................................................................................ 221 16.7 Participant Follow-Up for Unsatisfactory Participation .............................................................. 222 16.8 Keying Employment Hours ............................................................................................................ 222 16.9 Cash Benefit Termination/Closure ................................................................................................ 222 1. Successful Closure ......................................................................................................................... 223 2. Full Family Sanction ........................................................................................................................ 223 3. Closure for Other Reasons ............................................................................................................. 223 16.10 Case Management Only Cases .................................................................................................... 223 CHAPTER 17 FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH TANF WORK REQUIREMENTS 225 17.1 Failure to Comply with TANF Work Requirements ...................................................................... 225 17.2 Legal Cause Criteria for TANF Work Program ............................................................................. 225 17.3 Failure to Comply During Extension ............................................................................................. 227 17.4 NCP Non-Compliance ..................................................................................................................... 227 17.5 Examples of Failure to Comply ..................................................................................................... 227