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28 a habitual truant. A habitual truant is defined as a student absent from school without an acceptable excuse for part or all of five or more days on which school is held during a semester. Learnfare case management focuses on services to maintain school enrollment, improve school attendance, and prepare children for a career. A family’s monthly W-2 payment could be sanctioned if a child is not enrolled in school or is a habitual truant, refuses to cooperate with Learnfare case management, has no good cause granted, and has not requested a Fact Finding Review. (See W-2 Manual Chapter 16.)

Employment Transportation Services Wisconsin has made it a priority to work with job seekers, employers, and local service providers to address transportation needs for low income families. (See W-2 Manual Chapter 19.)

W-2 Two-Parent Household Participation W-2 philosophy strongly emphasizes the responsibility both parents have to care for and support their children. (See W-2 Manual Chapter 14.)

(i) Address the procedures that the State uses to determine if the parent has a demonstrated inability to obtain needed child care;

The W-2 Manual discusses the inability to find needed child care in Chapter 11.3.3.1.2. Demonstrating an Inability to Obtain Child Care An inability to obtain child care must be based on the following reasons: 1. Formal child care is not available within a reasonable distance from the parent’s home or work site. Formal child care is considered available if there is at least one licensed or certified child care facility with space available for the child. The certified or licensed child care facility, including a W-2 agency with certified or licensed on-site child care, must not be considered available if there is documentation that the facility would be harmful to the health or safety of the child. A reasonable distance is determined on a case-by-case basis between the participant and the worker. 2. Informal child care by a relative or under other arrangements is unavailable or unsuitable. Informal child care is defined as an arrangement in which the child care provider is neither licensed nor certified. Informal child care arrangements may be used by any W-2 participant; however, a participant cannot be required to use informal child care. (See Child Care Policy Manual, Chapter 1)

Child Care Type Reason Formal Child Care: • Child care is not available in a reasonable distance*.