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(5) Relocation expenses of a reasonable amount may be paid to a FI caretaker recipient only once in any twenty-four month period. Travel and moving expenses must utilize the least expensive means of travel; assistance with living expenses for the first thirty days at the new location may not exceed the one hundred eighty-five percent gross income limit by family size. The amount of the relocation expenditure must be approved by both the casemanager and the county director. G. Participation in Employment and Training Required When Child is One Year Old. (1) FI recipients must participate in the Department’s employment and training program when their youngest child reaches age one, unless exempt under Section 114-1160 A(3). (2) FI recipients are to be encouraged to volunteer to participate in the Department’s employment and training program when their youngest child reaches the age of six months. HISTORY: Added by State Register Volume 19, Issue No. 5, eff May 26, 1995. Amended by State Register Volume 21, Issue No. 6, Part 2, eff June 27, 1997. 114–1170. Safeguarding Information. A. The use or disclosure of information concerning applicants and recipients will be limited to purposes directly connected with: (1) The administration of the Family Independence Program. Such purposes include establishing eligibility, determining the amount of assistance, and providing services for applicants and recipients. (2) Any investigation, prosecution, or criminal or civil proceeding conducted in connection with the administration of any such plans or programs. (3) The administration of any other Federal or federally assisted program which provides assistance, in cash or in kind, or services directly to individuals on the basis of need. (4) Any audit or similar activity (review of expenditure reports or financial review) conducted in connection with the administration of any such plan or program by any governmental entity which is authorized by law to conduct such audit or activity. (5) The administration of a State unemployment compensation program. (6) The reporting to the appropriate agency or official of information on known or suspected instances of physical or mental injury, sexual abuse or exploitation, or negligent treatment or maltreatment of a child receiving aid under circumstances which indicate the child’s health or welfare is threatened. (7) The Department, in its sole discretion, may permit access to client information, on a confidential basis to non-Departmental entities, for research purposes where the research may provide greater knowledge about program affects and outcomes or administrative improvements in the Family Independence Program. B. The Department has authority to implement and enforce the provisions for safeguarding information about applicants and recipients. Disclosure of any information that identifies by name or address any applicant or recipient to any federal, State, or local committee or legislative body other than in connection with any activity under paragraph D(1) of this section is prohibited. C. Publication of lists or names of applicants and recipients will be prohibited. D. The Department has authority to disclose the current address of a recipient to a State or local law enforcement officer at his or her request. Such information is disclosed only to law enforcement officers who provide the name and SSN of the recipient and satisfactorily demonstrate that: (1) The recipient is a fugitive felon; (2) The location or apprehension of such felon is within the law officer’s official duties; and (3) The request is made in the proper exercise of those duties. E. The Department has the authority to release only the name, address and telephone number of the caretaker relative to organizations with which it has a Memorandum of Agreement to provide services for its FI recipients, provided the individual has voluntary signed a release permitting same. F. The Department safeguards the following types of information: (1) Types of information to be safeguarded include but are not limited to: (a) The names and addresses of applicants and recipients and amounts of assistance provided;