Section R6-10-124. TPEP: Failure to Participate; Withholding

A.      If a TPEP parent who is a participant fails to participate with Jobs Program requirements, Jobs shall determine whether good cause exists under R6-10-121.

B.       If Jobs determines that the TPEP parent failed to participate without good cause, the Department shall withhold TPEP cash assistance.

C.      Jobs shall send the participant a timely adverse action notice that adequately explains:

1.        The date and location of the alleged failure to participate;

2.        How or why the case manager believes the participant failed to participate;

3.        The pay period in which the Department shall impose the withholding; and

4.        The length of time that the withholding will be imposed;

5.        How the participant can stop the proposed withholding or resume participation if it is too late to stop the proposed withholding;

6.        The name and telephone number of a specific contact per- son who will provide more information to the participant about the withholding;

D.      At the third withholding, Jobs shall close the participant’s Jobs case.

E.       A participant is entitled to a fair hearing to contest a Depart- ment withholding of cash assistance.

F.       A participant who wishes to appeal a withholding of cash assistance shall file a written request with the Department, fol- lowing the procedures in A.A.C. R6-12-1002.

Historical Note

Adopted effective January 10, 1977 (Supp. 77-1).

Amended effective July 27, 1983 (Supp. 83-4). Repealed

effective June 6, 1995 (Supp. 95-2). New Section adopted effective July 31, 1997, under an exemption from the provisions of A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6 (Supp. 97-3). Former R6-10-124 renumbered to R6-10-125; new Section R6-10-124 renumbered from R6-10-123 and amended by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 5371, effective January 14, 2006 (05-4).

Note

Editor’s Note: The following Section was adopted under an exemption from the provisions of A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, pur- suant to Laws 1997, Ch. 300, § 74 (A). Exemption from A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6 means the Department did not submit notice of proposed rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication in the Arizona Administrative Register; the Department did not sub- mit these rules to the Governor’s Regulatory Review Council for review and approval; and the Department was not required to hold public hearings on this Section. Subsequently, this Section was renumbered by final rulemaking. Please refer to historical note.