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F. Reinstatements Following Noncooperation in Establishing or Following the Plan - The child’s needs are to be reinstated once the agency has verified that the caretaker is again cooperating. If noncooperation occurred in relation to development of the plan, development of the plan must be completed for cooperation to exist. If noncooperation occurred in following the plan once developed, the caretaker must demonstrate her cooperation before the child's needs can be reinstated. The child's needs must be added to the payment effective the month following the month in which cooperation occurs. If the caretaker contacts the agency prior to the actual removal of the child and cooperates in developing the plan, the child's needs will not be removed from the payment.

G. Truant Applicants - During the application process, if the assistance unit member is truant, the local department must do the following:

1. notify the applicant of the requirements listed in Section 201.3 C;

2. allow the applicant an opportunity to comply with the school attendance requirement during the 30-day processing period by either enrolling the child or by cooperating with the agency in establishing a plan for compliance; and

3. notify the applicant of the child's eligibility or ineligibility on the "Notice of Action" form when action is taken on the application.

H. Notification of Court Conviction and Subsequent Reinstatement - If the agency receives notification that a court has found a member of the assistance unit guilty of a violation of compulsory school attendance laws, the eligibility worker must remove the truant recipient from the payment effective the following month, if administratively possible. The child will remain ineligible until the caretaker notifies the local agency, and the agency verifies through the school division, that the child is no longer truant. The child's needs must be added to the payment effective the month following the month in which compliance was achieved.

I. Children In Job Corps - The Job Corps Program is an alternative education program which meets compulsory school attendance requirements. A child who is in the Job Corps is considered to be in compliance with school attendance requirements without regard to actual attendance records.

J. Compulsory School Attendance Requirements Applicable to SSI Children - The school attendance requirement applies to an SSI child only when the SSI child is the only eligible child in the assistance unit. In such cases, the eligibility of the case is based upon the child's meeting TANF eligibility requirements, including school attendance. The requirement does not apply to other SSI children in the home. If the SSI child who is the only eligible child does not meet the school attendance requirement, the case is ineligible.

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