SECTION 340:10-13-1. School attendance

(a)   Applicability. School attendance is a condition of eligibility. It is required for each Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) child from the age the child is eligible for kindergarten through 18 years of age unless the child is home educated according to the Oklahoma constitution and statutes. General Education Development (GED), alternative high schools, or virtual schools meet this requirement. If it is determined the child is not attending school, the cash assistance must be reduced by 25% of the payment standard. [OAC 340:10-3-57(h)] The 25% penalty is removed the next effective date after the parent or caretaker relative provides verification the child is attending school. At application and at each review, school attendance is verified for each child in the family.

(b)   Ages 18 years and under 19 years.

(1)   An otherwise eligible child 18 years of age is included in the assistance unit if he or she is a full time secondary school student, attending GED classes, an alternative high school, or a virtual school and is expected to complete school before reaching 19 years of age or will graduate during the month he or she turns 19 years of age.

(2)   Any other child who is going to be 18 years of age but is not expected to complete school before turning 19 years of age or graduate during the month he or she turns 19 years of age is eligible only through the month during which he or she reaches 18 years of age.

[Source: Amended at 11 Ok Reg 153, eff 10-10-93 (emergency); Amended at 11 Ok Reg 1639, eff 5-12-94; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 145, eff 11-1-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 1602, eff 5-11-98; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 3884, eff 9-1-98 (emergency); Amended at 16 Ok Reg 1010, eff 4-26-99; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2271, eff 5-1-00 (preemptive); Amended at 18 Ok Reg 2055, eff 7-1-01; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 781, eff 6-1-11]