016.20.98 Ark. Code R. 031
Employment Services
Engaging the Client in Work Activities
Work Activity Requirements
Based on information gathered during the assessment and employment planning, the client is immediately engaged in work or one or more work related activities designed to move him or her into full-time employment in the shortest possible time.
When a TEA recipient is referred to another agency for services, or is already engaged in activities with another agency, the worker should show the recipient to be in a TEA work activity that appropriately reflects the services being provided by the other agency (ESD-Job Club; JTPA-Job Skills Training; Re-hab-OJT; etc.).
The adult will engage in work or work related activities for the number of hours, up to 40 hours per week, which are deemed appropriate based on the work activity and the customer's individual circumstances. However, a TEA single parent must be engaged * in work activities a minimum of 25 hours per week.
In two-parent families, one parent must be engaged a minimum of 35 hours per week. If the second parent is not deferred, then both parents must be engaged in work activities - one for a minimum of 35 hours per week and the other for a minimum of 20 hours per week. (See the Note below.) An exception to the 35 hour rule is made when * one parent is disabled. In such cases, the minimum hours is 25 hours per week for the non-disabled parent.
Note: The minimum two-parent work requirement hours (i. e., 35 or 55 per week as applicable) may be shared between the two parents. Please see the examples below.
EXAMPLE # 1 - (55 hour rule - neither parent deferred) One parent could be involved in 40 hours of work activities, while the second parent would only be required to do 15 hours per week.
EXAMPLE # 2 - (35 hour rule - neither parent disabled but one can be deferred) Both parents are job ready but child care is needed. While the first parent is
016.20.98 Ark. Code R. 031