Or. Admin. R. 461-130-0315 - Requirements for Mandatory Employment Program Clients; Pre-TANF, REF, SNAP, TANF
The following provisions apply to a mandatory (see OAR 461-130-0305) client:
(1) A
mandatory client selected by the Department to participate in
an employment program of the Pre-TANF, REF, SNAP, or TANF programs must do all
of the following:
(a) In the Pre-TANF or TANF
programs, a JOBS eligible (see OAR 461-130-0310) individual must:
(A) Accept a bona fide offer of employment,
whether temporary, permanent, full time, part time, or seasonal.
(B) Schedule and keep required
employment-related appointments and interviews.
(C) Notify the Department 's case manager or
the JOBS contractor of the reason for not keeping employment-related
appointments and interviews, not attending scheduled classes and activities, or
not completing case management activities. Notification must be made within
three working days from the date of a missed appointment, interview, class, or
activity (see OAR 461-001-0025).
(D) Provide the Department , in the manner the
Department requires, with verifiable documentation of JOBS participation hours,
including paid work, job search, and educational participation hours.
(E) In the TANF program, complete each
activity (see OAR 461-001-0025) specified on the case
plan (see OAR 461-001-0025).
(b) In the REF program, an REP individual
must:
(A) Accept a bona fide offer of
employment, whether temporary, permanent, full time, part time, or
seasonal.
(B) Schedule and keep
required employment-related appointments and interviews.
(C) Notify the Department 's case manager or
the REP contractor of the reason for not keeping employment-related
appointments and interviews, not attending scheduled classes and activities, or
not completing case management activities. Notification must be made within
three working days from the date of a missed appointment, interview, class, or
activity.
(D)
Provide the Department , in the manner the Department requires, with verifiable
documentation of REP participation hours, including paid work, job search, and
educational participation hours.
(E) Complete each activity
specified on the case plan.
(c) In the SNAP program:
(A) Register for the SNAP Employment and
Training program (see OAR 461-130-0305).
(C) Accept a bona
fide offer of employment, whether temporary, permanent, full-time, part-time,
or seasonal.
(D) Maintain
employment:
(i) A client meeting the
requirements of subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph fails to maintain
employment when the criteria in at least one of the following sub-subparagraphs
is met:
(I) Voluntarily leaving a job 30 days
or less prior to the filing date (see OAR 461-115-0040) for
SNAP benefits as provided in OAR 461-135-0521 or at any time
thereafter;
(II) Being dismissed
for striking while a federal, state, or county employee; or
(III) Reducing hours of work to less than 30
each week as defined in OAR 461-135-0521.
(ii) The following changes in employment
status do not constitute failure to maintain employment:
(I) An employer reduces a client's hours of
work;
(II) An employer fires a
client from a job;
(III) A client
terminates a self employment enterprise; and
(IV) A client resigns from a job at the
demand of the employer.
(iii) Subparagraph (i) of this paragraph
applies only if the client meets at least one of the following requirements.
The client --
(I) Had a job that averaged not
less than 30 hours each week or had provided average weekly earnings not less
than the federal minimum wage multiplied by 30 hours, and the client quit the
job without good cause (see OAR 461-130-0327); or
(II) Quits working under a JOBS Plus
agreement more than twice (see OAR 461 190 0426).
(E) An ABAWD residing in one of
the SNAP time limit areas (see OAR 461-135-0520) must do all
of the following:
(i) Schedule and keep
required employment-related appointments and interviews.
(ii) Complete all work activities and
components specified in the case plan (see OAR
461-001-0020).
(iii) Provide the
Department , in the manner required, with verifiable documentation of
participation hours.
(iv) Notify
the Department or the SNAP Employment and Training contractor of the reason for
not doing the employment-related activities as set forth on the case
plan.
(2) In the Pre-TANF and TANF programs, a JOBS
eligible individual who fails to meet a participation requirement without
good cause is subject to disqualification in accordance with
OAR 461-130-0330 only after the re-engagement process under OAR 461-190-0231
has been completed.
(3) In the REF
program, an REP individual who fails to meet a participation requirement
without good cause is subject to disqualification in
accordance with OAR 461-130-0330 only after the re-engagement process under OAR
461-190-0231 has been completed.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 409.050, 411.060, 411.816, 412.009 & 412.049
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 409.010, 411.060, 411.816, 412.009 & 412.049
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