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13. The participant had to attend to a school emergency involving their child or another child for whom the participant receives Reach Up benefits or foster care payments, and the participant informed the employer of this situation as soon as reasonably possible; or 14. The job did not align with the participant’s goals as specified in the FDP.

2326.2 FDP‐Related Good Cause (08/01/2024, 23-30)

a. Good cause exists when a participant does not engage in FDP requirements for the following reasons: 1. The participant, after making a good faith effort and informing the Department or the FDP activity supervisor as soon as reasonably possible, was unable to arrange either: i. Transportation to or from the place of the FDP activity or meeting; or ii. Appropriate child care essential for the participant's FDP requirement;

2. The total daily commuting time to and from the place of the FDP activity exceeded two hours, including the time required to take a child to and from child care; 3. Inclement weather prevented the person from participating in the FDP activity or meeting, and the participant contacted the Department or the FDP activity supervisor as soon as reasonably possible to explain the situation; 4. Attendance at a drug or alcohol treatment program precluded participation in the FDP activity or meeting; 5. The participant was required to appear in court or incarcerated, and they contacted the Department or the FDP activity supervisor as soon as reasonably possible; 6. A family emergency requiring the participant's immediate attention, such as the death, illness, or injury of a family member, or the participant's own illness prevented them from engaging in a FDP requirement, and the participant notified the Department or the FDP activity supervisor of the situation as soon as reasonably possible; 7. Domestic violence as outlined in rule 2323.1; 8. The participant had to attend a medical appointment and they notified the Department or the FDP activity supervisor of the situation as soon as reasonably possible; 9. The participant had to go to an interview for an unsubsidized job and they notified the Department or the FDP activity supervisor of the situation as soon as reasonably possible; 10. The participant was absent from the FDP activity or meeting due to an unforeseeable emergency, such as fire, flood, or accident; 11. A previously unacknowledged medical condition as outlined in rule 2323.2; or 12. The participant was called away from the FDP activity or meeting to attend to a school emergency involving their child or another child for whom the participant receives Reach Up benefits or foster care payments, and the participant informed the Department of this situation as soon as reasonably possible. 13. Any other situation which the Department determines constitutes good cause for a participant's non‐engagement with FDP requirements.