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1-16 (F) Child care assistance shall not be available to an assistance unit if fraud against DFS has been established in a court of law or by a DFS hearing officer. The assistance unit is ineligible until all penalties have been served and full restitution has been made. (G) Child care assistance is not available when the caretaker(s) fails to remain eligible for POWER, SNAP or Medicaid by noncooperation with program requirements. The client is ineligible for child care assistance until he/she: (I) Cooperates with the POWER, SNAP or Medicaid program requirements; or (II) Has not received a POWER payment within 30 days and becomes employed 20 or more hours per week. (H) Child care assistance is available for a child(ren) whose caretaker(s) is attending an approved educational program, including college undergraduate or graduate study when: (I) The caretaker(s) is making satisfactory progress; (II) The educational program does not exceed the first associate or baccalaureate degree unless the associate degree was received while the caretaker(s) was pursuing a baccalaureate as the original employment goal or the education program does not exceed the first baccalaureate degree or master’s degree, unless the baccalaureate degree was received while the caretaker(s) is pursuing a master’s degree as the original employment goal; and (III) The caretaker(s) has received child care while working on an associate degree program for no more than three (3) years, or no more than six (6) years while working on a baccalaureate degree, or no more than three (3) years on master’s degree. When the caretaker(s) has been employed and has worked an average of more than 30 hours per week while attending school, the length of time to complete an associate’s degree may be extended to five (5) years, a baccalaureate degree to eight (8) years, and master’s degree to five (5) years. (I) Child care assistance is available for a child(ren) whose caretaker(s) is self-employed and working outside of his/her home. (J) Child care assistance is available for a foster child(ren) whose foster parent(s) is participating in an approved activity. (K) A minor parent(s) who lives with his/her caretaker(s) may receive child care assistance if the minor caretaker(s) and her/his caretaker(s) are all working or attending an educational program during the same hours. (L) Child care assistance is not available to fugitive felons. (M) Child care assistance is available when an overpayment has been established and the caretaker(s) is in compliance with the repayment agreement or made full