18 Miss. Code. R. 17-5.11 - Teen Parent Eligibility Requirements

A. Any teen parent enrolled full-time in high school or attending a full-time educational program must make the application for child care services in his/her own name as a family unit separate from his/her parent.

B. If the teen parent is living with his/her parent(s), the parent(s) of the teen must meet the work requirement or be enrolled full-time in an educational/training program; however, income of the parent(s) of the teen parent should not be counted.

C. If the parent of the teen meets the special needs requirement (described above), the work requirement is waived.

D. If the teen parent has been emancipated from his/her parent(s), the teen parent must meet the work requirement or be enrolled full-time in an educational/training program.

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18 Miss. Code. R. 17-5.11

45 CFR 98.20; 45 CFR 98.21; 45 CFR 98.34; Miss. Code Ann. § 43-1-2(4); Miss. Code Ann. § 43-1-4 Revised: March 2020

Adopted 3/6/2020 Amended 11/1/2021 Amended 5/15/2023