Or. Admin. R. 461-130-0305 - General Provisions; Employment Programs
(1) This division of rules states:
(a) The requirements for an individual
participating in the employment programs of the Pre-TANF, REF, SNAP, and TANF
programs. The employment programs are the Jobs Opportunity and Basic Skills
(JOBS), REP, and SNAP Employment and Training (see OAR 461-001-0020) employment
programs. (The employment and training requirements for ABAWD individuals in
the SNAP program are also covered in OAR 461-135-0520.)
(b) The effect of a labor strike on the
eligibility of an individual for program benefits.
(2) The following definitions apply to OAR
461-130-0305 through 461-130-0335 and OAR 461-135-0520:
(a) "Exempt" means:
(A) In all programs except the TANF program,
an individual who the Department determines is not mandatory
(see subsection (b) of this section) for an employment program in accordance
with OAR 461-130-0310.
(B) In the
TANF program, a parent (see OAR 461-001-0000) or
caretaker relative (see OAR 461-001-0000) in the need
group (see OAR 461-110-0630) who meets a federal exemption (see OAR
461-130-0310). "Exempt" individuals are not eligible to participate in the JOBS
program.
(b) "Mandatory"
means:
(A) In all programs except the SNAP and
TANF programs, an individual in the need group who the
Department determines must participate in an employment program in accordance
with OAR 461-130-0310.
(B) In the
SNAP program, an individual in the need group who the
Department determines must register for an employment program in accordance
with OAR 461-130-0310.
(C) In the
TANF program, mandatory participants, who are not otherwise federally exempt,
are JOBS eligible individuals in the need group who the
Department determines must participate in an employment program in accordance
with OAR 461-130-0310.
(c) "Volunteer" means:
(A) An individual who is not mandatory and
chooses to participate in an employment program.
(B) The following individuals may volunteer
to participate in an employment program:
(i)
In the SNAP program, an individual who is an ABAWD living in one of the
SNAP
time limit exempt areas (see OAR
461-135-0520) who is either exempt (see subsection (a) of this
section) or mandatory and chooses to participate in SNAP
Employment and Training.
(ii) An
individual who is not an ABAWD and is either exempt or
mandatory and chooses to participate in SNAP Employment and
Training.
(iii) In the TANF
program, a JOBS volunteer is an individual who is federally mandatory and
eligible to participate in an employment program, but who may not be
disqualified as they meet a state exemption according to OAR
461-130-0310.
(iv) In the REF
program, an REP volunteer is an individual who is exempt (see subsection (a) of
this section) and chooses to participate in the REP program.
(3) An
individual must provide the information necessary for the Department to
determine each of the following:
(a) The
participation classification of the individual (see OAR
461-130-0310);
(b) The level of
participation of the individual; and
(c) If applicable, whether an individual had
good cause (see OAR 461-130-0327) for any failure to meet a
requirement of an employment program.
(4) In the SNAP program, a
mandatory individual (see OAR 461-130-0310(3)(b)) is
registered for the employment program when a member of the filing
group (see OAR 461-110-0370) or an authorized
representative (see OAR 461-115-0090 and 461-115-0140) signs the SNAP
program application.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 409.050, 411.060, 411.816, 412.006, 412.009 & 412.049
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 409.010, 411.060, 411.816, 412.006, 412.009 & 412.049
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