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18 “Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training” (SNAP E&T) is a multi- component employment and training program that provides job search, job search training, education, training, and work experience to certain SNAP recipients. “Suspended” is an authorization status that means that the authorization for child care is on hold for up to 90 days with payments and services discontinued at the request of the recipient because there is no need for care. “Sworn Statement or Affirmation for Child Day Programs” (see Appendix I for form number)) means the statement signed by a child care provider disclosing whether or not he has ever been the subject of a founded case of child abuse or neglect or convicted of a crime or is the subject of pending action within Virginia or any equivalent offense outside the Commonwealth. “System Partnering In a Demographic Repository” (SPIDeR) is a web-based system which facilitates communication between applications (systems). “TANF assistance unit” means a household composed of an individual or individuals who meet all categorical requirements and conditions of eligibility for TANF. "TANF-capped child" means a child who the TANF worker has determined to be ineligible for inclusion in the TANF Assistance Unit because the child was born more than 10 full months after the mother’s initial TANF payment was issued. “TANF-UP program” means the program that provides aid to dependent children who are deprived of parental support or care by reason of the unemployment of the parents. “Targets” means the number of funded service slots allocated to each locality for the purpose of authorizing child care services under the Child Care Subsidy Program. A target represents one slot available to serve a child. Targets are used to ensure that local authorizations align with available statewide funding. Services may only be authorized up to the locality’s allocated number of targets. “Temporarily absent from the home” means a member of the family unit who is away from the family residence for reasons of employment, education, training, hospitalization, shared custody, military deployment, or other temporary absences and who is expected to return as a member of the household. “Temporary Assistance for Needy Families” (TANF) means the program administered by the Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) through which a relative can receive monthly cash assistance for the support of eligible children. “Temporary change” means (i) any time-limited absence from work for an employed parent due to reasons such as need to care for an immediate family member or an illness, (ii) any interruption in work for a seasonal worker who is not working between regular work seasons, (iii) any student holiday or break for a parent participating in training or education, (iv) any reduction in work, training or education hours, as long as the parent is still working or attending training or education, and (v) any other cessation of work or training/education program that does not exceed the recipient’s eligibility period. “Training leading to employment" means the development of specific work attitudes, behaviors, or skills leading to job readiness as well as the development of specific technical or vocational skills that lead to employment in a recognized occupation and results in other than a baccalaureate or advanced degree.