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Vermont Department for Children and Families Economic Services Division Reach Up Services Rules 2300 2

2319.3 Residence in Unapproved Living Arrangement ............................................................. 18 2320 Out‐of‐School Youth ......................................................................................................... 19 2321 Work Activity Displacement Policy .................................................................................. 19 2322 Fair Labor Standards Act ................................................................................................... 20 2323 Deferment of Reach Up Participant Requirements ............................................................ 20 2323.1 Domestic Violence Deferment ...................................................................................... 21 2323.2 Medical Deferment ........................................................................................................ 21 2323.3 Needed‐in‐the‐Home Deferment ................................................................................... 22 2324 Types of Non‐Engagement ................................................................................................ 22 2324.1 De Facto Refusal ........................................................................................................... 22 2324.2 Overt Refusal ................................................................................................................. 23 2325 Determination of Good Cause ........................................................................................... 23 2326 Good Cause Criteria .......................................................................................................... 23 2326.1 Job‐Related Good Cause ............................................................................................... 24 2326.2 FDP‐Related Good Cause.............................................................................................. 25 2326.3 Absence of Appropriate Child Care ............................................................................... 26 2327 Conciliation ....................................................................................................................... 26 2327.1 Conciliation Process ...................................................................................................... 26 2327.2 Conciliation Resolution Period ...................................................................................... 27 2327.3 Successful Conciliation Resolution ................................................................................... 27 2327.4 Unsuccessful Conciliation Resolution ............................................................................... 28 2328 Sanctions for Non‐Engagement ......................................................................................... 28 2328.1 Independent Review and Notice .................................................................................... 28 2328.2 Required Sanctions Meeting .......................................................................................... 29 2328.3 Sanction Amounts ......................................................................................................... 29 2328.4 Housing Protection Limitation ...................................................................................... 30 2328.5 Vendor Payment of Housing Costs ................................................................................ 30 2329 Curing Sanctions ............................................................................................................... 31 2329.1 Notice to Cure Sanctions ............................................................................................... 31 2329.2 Process to Cure Sanctions ............................................................................................. 31 2330 Forgiveness of Past Sanctions ........................................................................................... 32 2331 Notice and Appeal of Reach Up Services Decisions ......................................................... 32