Haw. Code R. § 17-656.1-10 - TANF work requirements
(a) A work eligible
individual or other work eligible individual shall participate in the
First-to-Work program as specified in chapter 17-794.1. Failure to satisfy the
requirements in chapter 17-794.1 shall result in a denial of eligibility for
applicants or a household sanction for recipients.
(b) An applicant or recipient shall be
considered a work eligible individual unless the applicant or recipient has
been determined to be an other work eligible individual or has provided
verification that the applicant or recipient is a non-work eligible
individual.
(c) An applicant or
recipient who claims to be an other work eligible individual shall be referred
for an assessment to determine whether the applicant or recipient meets the
definition of an other work eligible individual. A new assessment shall be
completed whenever the department becomes aware of a change in the individual's
status.
(d) When there is more than
one adult in the household subject to work participation requirements, each
adult shall be required to participate.
(e) A child aged sixteen to eighteen shall be
required to participate in any assigned First-to-Work program activity pursuant
to chapter 17-794.1 if the child:
(1) Is not
a full-time student in a secondary school or a program of an equivalent level
of vocational or technical training; or
(2) Has completed secondary school or a
program of an equivalent level of vocational or technical training.
(f) When a work eligible
individual or other work eligible individual fails or refuses to participate
without good cause, refuses to accept full-time employment without good cause,
terminates full-time employment without good cause, or reduces hours of
employment to less than full-time without good cause, the entire household
shall be sanctioned as follows:
(1) For the
first such failure to comply, until the failure to comply ceases;
(2) For the second such failure to comply,
until the failure to comply ceases, or two months, whichever is longer;
and
(3) For any subsequent failure
to comply, until the failure to comply ceases, or three months, whichever is
longer.
(g) In order to
determine the appropriate sanction period in subsection (f), the individual's
entire sanction history under TANF shall be taken into consideration.
(h) Prior to imposing a sanction under
subsection (f), the department shall determine whether the individual had good
cause for failing or refusing to participate in the First-to-Work program as
specified in section 17-794.1-40.
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