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22 be required to participate in activities leading to employment and will be subject to closure of the cash assistance case for continued non-participation.

Reasons for an extension include: ● The parent is medically (to include domestic violence, physical and mental health conditions) unable to work. ● A young parent under age 19. ● A parent who must care for a medically needy dependent family member. ● The parent is a victim of domestic violence and implementing the time limit would make it more difficult for the family to escape the domestic violence situation, unfairly penalize the customers who are or have been victims of domestic violence, or unfairly penalize customers who are at risk of further domestic violence. ● A parent engaged in education or training and through no fault of their own is not able to complete the training within the 36-month time limit. ● A parent through no fault of their own experiences a delay in delivery of services by DWS, preventing the parent from obtaining employment. ● A parent completes education/training at the end of the 36 months and needs additional time to obtain employment. ● Moved to Utah after exhausting 36 months of assistance since October 1, 1996 and through no fault of their own a delay in delivery of services in the other state resulted in a hardship to the parent, preventing the parent from obtaining employment. ● A parent who has received 36 months of assistance and was employed at least 20 hours a week during the previous two months while receiving assistance and continues to be employed no less than 20 hours a month can receive an employment extension not to exceed 24 months. ● A parent currently receiving an extension, who will no longer be eligible for an extension, may be eligible for a one-month extension to look for employment. This extension reason is not available for a parent who is receiving the employment extension or the extension for a parent completing education or training because they are already eligible for additional time to obtain employment.

At no time will more than 20% of the State's average monthly number of families receiving assistance in the fiscal year exceed five years of ongoing TANF cash assistance.

Activity Review A formal problem solving process will occur in the Family Employment Program to resolve any lack of appropriate participation by a parent residing in the household. The purpose of the activity review process is to:

● Encourage participation in appropriate activities to increase family income through employment, SSI or SSDI or child support AND ● Ensure that the individual who is choosing not to participate, has been educated about the consequences of non-participation and has made an informed choice about the participation and cooperation requirement AND ● Confirm that case managers and other agency staff have followed a uniform set of