7.4.1.3 CSJ Participation Requirements

CSJ participants are generally expected to complete 40 hours of activities per week but can be assigned fewer hours depending on the participant’s circumstances. Of these 40 hours, up to 10 hours per week can be in education and training activities. (See 8.2.2.2 )

Education and training activities may include:

Aggregated education hours to allow a participant to complete a program within one year (see 8.2.2.3 );

Full-time participation in a technical college education program (see 8.2.2.5 ); or

Enrollment in a high school or high school equivalent course if the participant is 18 or 19 years old without a high school diploma or equivalent (see 8.2.2.1 ).

CSJ work training hours countable toward the maximum 40 hours of activity as approved by the FEP may include:

Work experience (WE);

Training activities at the CSJ work training site;

Job search activities (ES);

Vocational rehabilitation (VA, VE, VL); and

Meetings with professionals, including child support agency staff, social workers, health care professionals, or other meetings necessary to prepare a participant for employment (activity codes may vary).