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2 Section 4.8 Participation in Approved Activities .......................................................................................... 34 Chapter 5 Approved Activities .......................................................................................................................... 34 Section 5.1 Approved Activities .................................................................................................................... 34 Section 5.1.1 Employment ......................................................................................................................... 35 Section 5.1.2 Education ............................................................................................................................. 38 Section 5.1.3 Wisconsin Works (W-2) Participation ................................................................................ 40 Section 5.1.4 Tribal TANF Participation ................................................................................................... 41 Section 5.1.5 FoodShare Employment and Training (FSET) Participation ............................................. 41 Section 5.1.6 Learnfare .............................................................................................................................. 43 Section 5.2 Parents with Medical Exemptions ............................................................................................. 43 Section 5.3 Activity Break Periods ................................................................................................................ 44 Section 5.3.1 Activity Break Period Eligibility ........................................................................................... 46 Section 5.3.2 Activity Break Period Dates ................................................................................................ 50 Section 5.3.3 Activity Break Period Placement ........................................................................................ 50 Section 5.3.4 Number of Activity Break Periods ...................................................................................... 52 Section 5.3.5 Nonconsecutive Activity Break Periods ............................................................................. 52 Section 5.3.6 Ending an Activity Break Period Early ................................................................................ 54 Section 5.3.7 Eligibility Ending During an Activity Break Period .............................................................. 54 Section 5.3.8 Activity Break Period Verification ....................................................................................... 55 Chapter 6 Financial Eligibility Requirements .................................................................................................... 55 Section 6.1 Gross Income ............................................................................................................................. 55 Section 6.1.1 Application Income Limit .................................................................................................... 56 Section 6.1.2 Ongoing Eligibility Income Limit ......................................................................................... 57 Section 6.2 Counted Income ......................................................................................................................... 57 Section 6.3 Disregarded Income ................................................................................................................... 58 Section 6.4 Monthly Income Calculations .................................................................................................... 60 Section 6.4.1 Contractual Salaried Income .............................................................................................. 61 Section 6.4.2 Fluctuating Income ............................................................................................................. 61 Section 6.4.3 Non-Recurring Income ........................................................................................................ 62 Section 6.4.4 Self-Employment Income .................................................................................................... 62 Section 6.5 Liquid Asset Limit....................................................................................................................... 63 Chapter 7 Verification Requirements ............................................................................................................... 63 Section 7.1 Verification Requirements ......................................................................................................... 64 Section 7.1.1 Verify Only Once .................................................................................................................. 64 Section 7.2 Documentation ........................................................................................................................... 64