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For recipients who are unable to participate during hours for which they were scheduled, we will excuse scheduled hours with respect to the following 10 official State holidays:
1. New Year's Day 2. Martin Luther King Jr. Day 3. President's Day 4. Memorial Day 5. Independence Day 6. Labor Day 7. Thanksgiving Day 8. Day After Thanksgiving 9. Christmas Day 10. Day After Christmas
When any of the holidays listed fall on a Sunday, the following Monday is observed as a holiday. Saturday holidays are observed on Friday.
Some work sites provide for more than the 10 holidays recognized as excused by SC. For example, some work sites are closed for a period of time, such as a semester break or a week between Christmas and New Year’s Day. Case managers will need to ensure the participants meet their hourly work requirements during holidays or breaks not excused by DSS.
Example: A recipient is scheduled to participate at a work site for 20 hours per week in a Work Experience activity. The work site will be closed for Halloween on October 31. The case manager and work site supervisor can schedule the participant with 1 additional hour each day for the week to meet the 20 hour weekly requirement.
16.7 Participant Follow-Up for Unsatisfactory Participation The CM must investigate each occurrence of unsatisfactory participation by determining if the participant had good cause for not participating in the assigned activity.
16.8 Keying Employment Hours At the time the participant becomes employed, once income verification is determined, documented hours may be entered into PATS. When the actual hours of employment are verified, the hours can continue to be entered for up to six (6) months. Changes in hours will be recalculated based on TANF budgeting policy. An end date must be entered if the employment is terminated. 16.9 Cash Benefit Termination/Closure There are three reasons cash benefits may terminate relating to TANF Work Requirements. Each case record shall contain documentation regarding the reason for termination of cash benefits, as noted below: