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(iv) Gives birth to a child after ten (10) months as a recipient under the personal opportunities with employment responsibilities (POWER) program. The recipient under this paragraph shall be exempted from the requirements under this section for a period of three (3) months after the child is born, unless the parent is a minor child in which case the recipient shall be required to attend school in accordance with paragraph (v) of this subsection;

(v) Is a minor child who is required to attend school pursuant to W.S. 21-4-102; or

(vi) For other good cause as determined by the department.

(d) Benefits and eligibility requirements under the personal opportunities with employment responsibilities (POWER) program shall be modified for assistance units under subsection (c) of this section as follows:

(i) Assistance units complying with subsection (c) of this section shall receive full benefits to which they are otherwise entitled under this title;

(ii) In an assistance unit having a minor who has completed the eighth grade or has attained sixteen (16) years of age, but has not yet graduated from high school and refuses to attend school or accept suitable employment if the parent will not cooperate with the appropriate authorities as specified in a plan approved by the department to resolve the problem, the assistance unit shall not receive a performance payment for any month the minor refuses to attend school or accept suitable employment;

(iii) Monthly earned income of a dependent full-time student up to the age of eighteen (18), excluding minor parents, shall not be included as income and resources in determining the eligibility of the assistance unit for assistance and the amount of assistance while the student is living in the residence of his caretaker relative;

(iv) In assistance units in which recipients not otherwise exempted from the requirements of subsection (c) of