Section 17-656.1-10 - TANF work requirements(a) A work eligible individual or other work eligible individual shall participate in the First-to-Work program as specified in chapter 17-794.1. Failure to satisfy the requirements in chapter 17-794.1 shall result in a denial of eligibility for applicants or a household sanction for recipients.(b) An applicant or recipient shall be considered a work eligible individual unless the applicant or recipient has been determined to be an other work eligible individual or has provided verification that the applicant or recipient is a non-work eligible individual.(c) An applicant or recipient who claims to be an other work eligible individual shall be referred for an assessment to determine whether the applicant or recipient meets the definition of an other work eligible individual. A new assessment shall be completed whenever the department becomes aware of a change in the individual's status.(d) When there is more than one adult in the household subject to work participation requirements, each adult shall be required to participate.(e) A child aged sixteen to eighteen shall be required to participate in any assigned First-to-Work program activity pursuant to chapter 17-794.1 if the child: (1) Is not a full-time student in a secondary school or a program of an equivalent level of vocational or technical training; or(2) Has completed secondary school or a program of an equivalent level of vocational or technical training.(f) When a work eligible individual or other work eligible individual fails or refuses to participate without good cause, refuses to accept full-time employment without good cause, terminates full-time employment without good cause, or reduces hours of employment to less than full-time without good cause, the entire household shall be sanctioned as follows: (1) For the first such failure to comply, until the failure to comply ceases;(2) For the second such failure to comply, until the failure to comply ceases, or two months, whichever is longer; and(3) For any subsequent failure to comply, until the failure to comply ceases, or three months, whichever is longer.(g) In order to determine the appropriate sanction period in subsection (f), the individual's entire sanction history under TANF shall be taken into consideration.(h) Prior to imposing a sanction under subsection (f), the department shall determine whether the individual had good cause for failing or refusing to participate in the First-to-Work program as specified in section 17-794.1-40.Haw. Code R. § 17-656.1-10
[Eff 9/26/97; am 7/16/99; am 10/18/01; am and comp 1/2 0/05; am 01/17/08; am and comp 6/26/09] (Auth: HRS § 346-14) (Imp: 42 U.S.C. §§601, 602, 607; 45 C.F.R. §§261.10 through 261.16; HRS § 346-14)