The primary objective of all job search activities is for
applicants and recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) to
obtain employment through personal contacts with employers. The worker and the
participant jointly determine the number of employer contacts based on
availability of child care, financial resources, jobs in the community, skills
and abilities, and any other factors which affect or influence the
participant's ability to obtain employment.
(1) An employer contact is defined as a
face-to-face interview with an employer, the completion and return of any
application to an employer, including an on-line application, or the completion
of tests required for employment with the state, local, or federal government.
The participant records employer contacts on Form 08TW010E, Employer Contact
List.
(2) Job search is defined as
the participant's job seeking efforts. Persons in job search activities are
eligible for participant allowances and may be eligible for child care for the
time they are actively looking for a job or in a group activity.
(A) The participant is given Form 08TW013E,
TANF Time and Progress Report, to complete and return to the worker by the time
frame shown on the form.
(i) Additional job
search may be required as a part of another work activity when it would improve
the participant's employment prospects.
(ii) The number of employer contacts to be
made each week is included in the employability plan.
(B) When the participant has not obtained a
job after a reasonable amount of time, the worker and the participant review
the employability plan to determine if another activity is more appropriate.
(C) The maximum amount of time
spent in job search activities cannot exceed 240 hours at 20 hours per week or
360 hours at 30 hours per week for the preceding 12- month period for any
person.
Notes
Okla. Admin.
Code §
340:10-2-5
Added at 15 Ok Reg 145,
eff 11-1-97 (emergency); Added at 15 Ok Reg 2616, eff 6-25-98; Amended at 17 Ok
Reg 444, eff 11-1-99 (emergency); Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2075, eff 7-1-00;
Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1020, eff 6-1-07; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 14, eff 8-3-07
(emergency); Amended at 25 Ok Reg 903, eff 6-1-08; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 168,
eff 11-1-08 (emergency); Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1223, eff 6-1-09; Amended at 28
Ok Reg 781, eff 6-1-11
Amended by
Oklahoma
Register, Volume 37, Issue 24, September 1, 2020, eff.
9/15/2020