Transcript Welfare Transition

Welfare Transition
Quiz Show
August 2007
Question

What information must we collect
during the initial assessment according
to federal law?

Hint-there are three components
Answer
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We must make an initial assessment of
the participant’s

Work history

Employability

Skills
Question

The most appropriate definition of
“assess”, for WT purposes, means to
A.
Get information
B.
Make an official evaluation
C.
Figure out why the person is not working
D.
Get coffee, its going to be a long day
Answer
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B is the correct answer
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We are making an official evaluation

Yes, we are collecting information, but we
are also using the information to empower
the participant towards self-sufficiency
 Use
to offer training
 Use
to assign work activities
 Use
to offer support services
Question


Mary really wants to be a nurse, so she is
being assigned to attend classes at the
community college to secure her CNA
certificate
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Classes start on Tuesday XXXX, 2007
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Classes are 40 hours per week
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Classes are at the local hospital
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Classes are for six weeks
Mary has not used 12 months of Vocational
Educational Training. Create steps for Mary
to understand what she needs to do before
her next appointment and to reach her goals
Answer-Example
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Objective 1: attend classes to become
a CNA
1.
Go to classes M-F (40 hours a week)
according to the class schedule to obtain
CNA certificate
2.
Have instructors sign time sheets each
day to verify attendance and progress
3.
Provide time sheets to career specialist
at the next appointment on XXXX, 2007 at
4:00 PM
Question

Support services may be provided to
A.
Applicants
B.
Participants
C.
Individuals that leave cash with a job
D.
All of the above
Answer

D

All of the above
 We
can serve with our support service dollars
applicants of TANF-funded cash assistance
 We
can serve with our support service dollars
recipients of TANF-funded cash assistance
 We
can serve with our support service dollars
families that leave TANF-funded cash
assistance with earnings
Question

Families receiving support services
must have a __________ for the
support service
A.
Want
B.
Need
C.
Hope
Answer

Need
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Families receiving
support services must
demonstrate a need for
support services

Need equals a barrier
Question
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A two-parent family wants transitional
childcare. You determine they are
potentially eligible based on how they
exited cash assistance, family income
and family composition.
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One parent is working and the other parent
is staying home.
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Neither parent is disabled.
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Is childcare appropriate for this family?
Answer
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No
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There appears to be no need for childcare
if one parent is home and not disabled
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Determine why the family wants childcare
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Determine if a need for childcare exists
Question

Transitional Childcare referrals may be
dated for up to two years (unless your
local Office of Early Learning states
otherwise). It is solely the Office of
Early Learning’s (OEL) responsibility to
collect pay stubs and verify TANF
eligibility on a regular basis.

True or False
Answer

False

It is the RWB’s responsibility to verify
TANF eligibility on a regular basis
 No
less than every four months
 Verify
income
 Verify
family composition
 Verify
continued employment
 Verify
need for childcare
Question
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
John has been assigned to participate in a work
experience worksite at the YMCA for nine hours per
week
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His schedule is M, T, TH for two hours and F for three hours
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He assists with the after school program
John has also been assigned to attend classes to
secure a child development certificate to work in a
classroom
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His education schedule is not secure
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He needs to complete assessment
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He needs to register for the applicable classes and get a
schedule
Write steps for the above activities
Answer
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Objective 1: attend worksite hours to
gain experience in childcare
environment
1.
Attend worksite from 2-4 at the YMCA on
M, T, TH, and 1-4 on W starting Monday
XXXX, 2007
2.
Have your worksite supervisor XXXX
sign your time sheet each day
3.
Provide your signed time sheet at your
appointment so we can review your
progress on Thursday XXXX, 2007
Answer
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Objective 2: complete assessments
so we can secure a class schedule
1.
Go to the assessment room at the career
center (address XXXX) and take the TABE
test on Tuesday XXXX, 2007
2.
Bring in the scores so we can review
them at your next career specialist
appointment on Thursday XXXX, 2007
Question

We are allowed to provide less
transportation dollars to a person
because they are disabled

True or false
Answer
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False
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This would be in violation of the Americans With Disabilities
Act
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We cannot discriminate or deny services based on a
participant’s limitations
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We must offer services based on need and
participation
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Need is determined by participation, hours in
activities including alternative activities, travel
distance, etc.
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The RWB’s local operating procedure should outline
support service levels and qualifications
Question
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Name the nine core countable work activities
(for adults)
A.
Unsubsidized employment, subsidized public/private
employment, WEP, CWEP, vocational educational
training, OJT, job search, job club
B.
Unsubsidized employment, subsidized public/private
employment, work experience, community service,
vocational educational training, job readiness
assistance, job skills training, OJT
C.
Unsubsidized employment, subsidized public/private
employment, work experience, community service,
vocational educational training, OJT, job search and
job readiness, providing childcare
Answer
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C

Unsubsidized employment, subsidized
public/private employment, work
experience, community service,
vocational educational training, OJT, job
search and job readiness, providing
childcare
Question
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Name two priority activities for teens,
including teen parents without a high
school diploma or a GED
A.
Job search and job readiness,
satisfactory attendance in secondary
education
B.
Satisfactory attendance in secondary
education, education directly related to
employment
C.
Unsubsidized employment, education
directly related to employment
Answer
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B
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Satisfactory attendance in secondary
education, education directly related to
employment
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This is a priority of the federal government
 Help
teens secure secondary diploma or GED
 This
is a priority of the State as well
Question
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Name the three core
plus activities
Answer
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Job skills training directly related to
employment
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Education directly related to
employment
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Satisfactory attendance in secondary
education designed to lead to a GED or
high school diploma
Question
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Adult basic education for a participant
that has a high school diploma may
be coded as
A.
Vocational educational training
B.
Satisfactory attendance in secondary
education
C.
Work experience
D.
None of the above
Answer
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D
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None of the above
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Coding depends on the purpose of the
remediation
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May be coded as education directly related
to employment if required for an
occupation, job or job offer
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May be job skills training if required by the
employer
Question
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Johnny has a medical limitation but
wants to learn how to use the computer
and get a GED. We gave him
workbooks to take home. We enter
credit hours based on the time sheet he
completes. We are allowed to give him
credit for these hours as job skills
training since employers want
employees with GEDs
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True or False
Answer
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False
 Unsupervised
homework time is not
allowed for credit under federal law
A
general assumption that employers
want employees with GEDs and high
school diplomas is not sufficient for
job skills training directly related to
employment
Question
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The participant provides a time sheet,
a review should be completed to
ensure
A.
The time sheet is signed by the
appropriate supervising party
B.
The time sheet is dated appropriately
C.
The time sheet does not appear forged or
doctored
D.
All of the above
Answer
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D
 All
of the above
 Time
sheets are critical documents to
support participation rate
performance
 Time
sheets must be dated and
signed properly
Question
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Select the statements that are true about
job search
A.
The RWB can grant one hour of credit for a job
search entry if it is supervised and documented
B.
Job search must be supervised and documented
daily by an appropriate party
C.
Substance abuse/mental health counseling may
count as job search hours for those who are
considered otherwise employable
D.
When counting substance abuse and mental
health hours, we can grant more than the timelimited weeks in job search
Answer
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B, C
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Job search must be supervised and
documented daily
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Hours spent in substance abuse mental health
treatment and rehabilitative activities may count
as job search for those who are otherwise
employable
We cannot grant one hour of credit for a job
search entry even if the entry is documented and
supervised
All credit for job search is hour for hour
Question
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A participant entered
in work experience
must be engaged in
education related to
his/her goals.
True or False
Answer
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False
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With the passing of House Bill 1301, the
educational component is no longer a
requirement
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The participant may be assigned to an
educational activity that will increase his/her
knowledge of his/her chosen occupation
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The two activities will be coded separately
 Work
Experience will be coded 220 and the
appropriate educational code should be entered
Question
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Work experience must include which of
the following (select all appropriate
answers)
A.
Time limit
B.
Job search
C.
Goals
D.
A worksite agreement/contract
E.
A for profit worksite
Answer
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A, C, D
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Time limit

Goals
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A worksite agreement/contract
Question
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Jenny is assigned to complete a job
readiness program that starts on
Monday
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Jenny must attend every day for two
weeks
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Jenny must have her time sheet signed
and bring it at her next appointment
(two weeks from Monday)
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Write a set of steps for this activity
Answer
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Examples include
1.
Jenny will attend the job readiness classes for
35 hours a week (9-5) starting on Monday XXXX,
2007
2.
Jenny will complete activities required by the
instructor in a timely manner
3.
Jenny will have her time sheet signed by the
instructor on a daily basis
4.
Jenny will attend her next appointment on
Monday XXXXX, 2007 and provide her signed
time sheet for review
Question
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If a participant fails to comply with a
program requirement, the career specialist
should attempt to contact the participant
A.
Within two days of the failure
B.
Immediately
C.
After the 2290 is mailed
D.
Once the participant has called and left a
message
Answer
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B
 Immediately
 Multiple
 Record
contacts may be attempted
all contact attempts in the
case notes
Question
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The participant fails to comply by not
attending classes, which of the
following is an appropriate
description of the failure
A.
Jenny failed to complete 40 hours a week
on XXXX, 2007
B.
Jenny failed to attend class on xxxx,
2007
C.
Jenny failed to comply
D.
Jenny failed to go to class from xxx, 2007
to xxx, 2007
Answer
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B-lets review each one
A.
Jenny failed to complete 40 hours a week on XXXX, 2007
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B.
Jenny failed to attend class on xxxx, 2007
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C.
Specific, exact failure date or inaction
Jenny failed to comply
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D.
No one should be required to complete 40 hours in one day
Jenny needs to know what she failed to do and when
Jenny failed to go to class from xxx, 2007 to xxx, 2007
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It is not Jenny’s fault we did not catch the failure early
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Jenny is responsible for a specific failure date and inaction
Question
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Mike has a car but not a license due to
DUI
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He still has pending fines for his arrest and
conviction
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He still owes court costs
Can the RWB pay his court costs and
fines so he can get his license?
Answer
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No
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TANF funds may not be used to pay for fines
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TANF funds may not be used to pay for
court costs associated with a criminal
defense
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TANF funds may be used to pay the cost of
a license or help secure insurance if
appropriate and the participant is eligible
Question
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Christy failed to attend her appointment on April 10,
2007
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She was contacted on April 11, 2007 by you when the
pre-penalty process was initiated in the system
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She answered the phone; you should (select all
applicable answers)
A.
Give her an appointment to review her failure
B.
Counsel her on the phone and determine if she has good
cause
C.
Assign her to complete the activity to determine if she is
going to comply
D.
Give her an appointment to return to discuss her activities
and progress
Answer
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B, C, D
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Counsel her on the phone and
determine if she has good cause
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Assign her to complete the activity
to determine if she is going to
comply
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Give her an appointment to return to
discuss her activities and progress
Question
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JD did not attend classes on April 19, 2007
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JD was counseled at his appointment on
April 20, 2007 and was assigned to return to
classes on April 23, 2007
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JD did not have good cause for missing classes
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JD does not attend classes on Monday the
23rd; therefore, he should be mailed another
pre-penalty
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True or False
Answer
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False
 This
was JD’s second failure
 Wait
three days so that JD can
provide good cause
 Enter
the sanction if good cause is
not provided and accepted
Question
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Create a case note for the pre-penalty
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JD did not attend classes on April 19, 2007
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JD was counseled at his appointment on
April 20, 2007
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JD was assigned to return to classes on
April 23, 2007
Answer
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Remember to include the required
information
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What the participant failed to do
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The date the pre-penalty letter was mailed
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If a contact was attempted
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If counseling was completed
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The date the participant must contact the
program and discuss non-compliance
Question
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John and Sandy are a two-parent family
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Sandy is disabled
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The family has childcare
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John will complete hours at a work
experience worksite for 12 hours and go to
school for 15 hours
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John returns after the first appointment
with documentation to support 12 worksite
hours and 15 education hours
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What should Sandy’s plan include?
Answer
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Alternative requirements based on her
medical limitations and her doctor’s
recommendations

May include
 Treatment
 Counseling
 Assessments
 Etc.
Question
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John and Sandy are a two-parent family
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Sandy is disabled
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The family has childcare
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John will complete hours at a work
experience worksite for 12 hours and go to
school for 15 hours
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John returns after the first appointment with
documentation to support 12 worksite hours
and 15 education hours for two weeks
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What do you enter in the 220 JPR and the
education JPR?
Answer
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Work experience worksite (220) JPR
equals 20 hours per week

John did all the hours required based on
the calculation; therefore, we deemed the
family to have completed 20 hours

Sandy was not participating in the
activities, so all JPR hours were entered
on John’s case
Education worksite equals 15 hours per
week
Question
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This task is worth three points
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Create a case note on the erase board for
the JPR entries on John’s case
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The family was required to complete 12
hours at a worksite. Work experience was
deemed at 20 hours
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Education hours were entered as 15 for
each week
Question

If a participant’s calculation states they
can complete 19 hours of Work
Experience or Community Service, I
can assign the participant to both
activities for 19 hours (each) a week as
long as they don’t exceed the
calculation
 True
or False
Answer

False

If the calculation states that the family must
complete up to 19 hours per week at a worksite,
the hours can be broken up between the two
worksite activities
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You could assign the participant to 10 hours Work
Experience and 9 hours for Community Service or
vice versa.
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Do not make participation more difficult than
necessary. The participant may be more likely to
complete all of the hours at the same worksite
Question
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Jessica wants to get her degree. She
finished her AA and is entering the
University in a Bachelors of Science
program

Can the RWB code her case and give
her credit for participation under
Vocational Educational Training (731)?
Answer

No

Bachelors and other “higher education”
degrees cannot be coded as Vocational
Educational Training for participation rate
purposes

This participant should be engaged in
another activity

This participant may opt to work and go to
school and save his/her cash assistance
time limits
Question

Can the work number be used as
verification of employment and
documentation of hours?
A.
Yes
B.
No
C.
Maybe
Answer
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Yes

The RWB or program staff must collect all
required information based on the work
verification plan

All required components must be provided
before entering documentation received into
OSST
 May
secure information by phone
 Fax
 On-line
Question

Bob gets a job and reports the job to
DCF and to the RWB

Bob provides documentation to the RWB

Bob’s case closes because FLORIDA did
not receive documentation timely

The code on the IQAA screen is not an
employment code

Can Bob get transitional services?
Answer
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Yes

Bob’s case closed with a job
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The job was secured before the closure
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The job was documented and reported
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Status of transitional is not dependent on
the IQAA screen, it is dependent on how
the case closes
If you have any questions, comments or concerns,
please contact the
Welfare Transition Team
through the
Agency for Workforce Innovation’s
Call Center
1-866-352-2345
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