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Subject: Families First Work and/or Educational Activity

Policy 23.13 Date of Last Review: 06/26/2024 Effective Date: 07/01/2024 Date of Next Review: 06/26/2027 RDA: SW22 Page 4 of 9 2. A minor parent caretaker may continue in high school or an equivalent program until they reach twenty (20) years of age. a. At age twenty (20), they will have a thirty (30) hour work and/or educational activity requirement, whether or not they have graduated from high school or completed an equivalent program. b. If the minor parent caretaker will continue in school after age twenty (20), ten (10) hours of the thirty (30) required activity hours may still be used for education. 3. Minor parent caretakers in high school or an equivalent program may receive support services through TDHS if needed. Exemptions An adult or minor parent caretaker is exempt from the work and/or educational activity when they are: 1. A child only caretaker, 2. Sixty-five (65) years old or older, 3. Disabled, a. To be exempt based on disability, the customer must be receiving: i. RSDI/SSDI based on their disability; ii. SSI; iii. VA benefits based on their 100% disability; or iv. Black Lung benefits based on their own disability. b. Individuals who have applied for SSI or RSDI/SSDI but have not received a final determination may qualify for an exemption while awaiting that decision. i. Proof of the SSI or RSDI/SSDI application must be provided. ii. The exemption will be reviewed every sixty (60) days until a determination is made. 4. A single parent caring for an infant less than one (1) year of age, 5. A parent in a two (2) parent household who is caring for an infant less than sixteen (16) weeks of age, • Only one (1) parent in a two (2) parent household can qualify for this exemption. 6. Caring for an in-home disabled relative, or 7. A non-citizen who does not have a valid US work permit DRS Evaluation 1. The caseworker must refer the following customers, except for SSI recipients or Child Only Caretakers, to the Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) at intake and renewal: a. RSDI/SSDI based on their disability;