55 Pa. Code § 145.63 - Requirements
(a)
Emancipated minor. If a minor is emancipated and meets the
eligibility requirements for GA he may receive GA subject to the conditions and
limitations in Chapter 141 (relating to general eligibility provisions) and
other provisions of this title.
(b)
Unemancipated minor. GA age requirements for unemancipated
minors will be as follows:
(1)
Eligible for assistance. A minor unemancipated child may
receive GA subject to the conditions and limitations in Chapter 141, provided
the following conditions are met:
(i) The
child does not qualify for AFDC or AFDC-F. The child's potential eligibility
for AFDC-F will be explored only when the child is in a foster home placement
under the auspices of the County Child Welfare Agency.
(ii) The person with whom the child is living
shall exercise responsibility for the care and control of the child.
(iii) The person with whom the child is
living must comply with the child support requirements. If the person with whom
the child is living fails to comply with the child support requirements, the
child may receive GA only by protective payment provisions.
(2)
Ineligible for
assistance. A minor unemancipated child will not be eligible for GA if
the following circumstances exist:
(i) The
child is removed from his home and placed in the custody of the County
Authority by court order. The child may qualify for AFDC-F as provided in this
part.
(ii) The child is also
ineligible for AFDC because the person with whom the child is living fails to
furnish a Social Security number for the child.
(c)
Attending school or
training. The following will constitute GA age requirements for youths
attending school or training:
(1) A youth
under 21 years of age will be considered to have met the requirements of
attending secondary school or an equivalent course of vocational training full
time, if he is enrolled in a program of supervised education or vocational
training approved by the authorities of the school district or by the
Department of Education of the Commonwealth. The program may be part of the
regular school program, or one especially arranged for the individual youth's
educational or vocational needs and approved by the school authorities. A
vocational training course may be a course established under section 2508.3 of
the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §
25-2508.3), a program under the Economic
Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C.A.
§§
2991-2996l), or an
organized training program under recognized sponsorship with a specified
vocational training objective, for example, apprenticeships or training
arrangements sponsored by business or industrial firms.
(2) Full-time attendance will not be deemed
interrupted when the youth is temporarily absent for reasons accepted under the
laws of the State on compulsory school attendance, or for reasons accepted
under the regulations of the secondary school or vocational training program in
which he is enrolled.
(3) GA
payment will be made for the following:
(i)
The months in which the youth is not in secondary school or training because of
official vacations, provided that the youth will again attend full-time
secondary school, or an equivalent vocational or technical school, when the
official vacation is over.
(ii) The
month the youth completes or discontinues secondary school or equivalent
vocational or technical school before age 21. The date the secondary school or
equivalent vocational or technical school records show the youth ended his
full-time status as a student or trainee will be the date of his completion or
discontinuance of secondary school or an equivalent vocational or technical
school.
Notes
The provisions of this § 145.63 amended under sections 201(2) and 403 of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §§ 201(2) and 403).
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