SECTION 340:10-2-5. Job search activities

  The primary objective of all job search activities is for applicants and recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) to obtain employment through personal contacts with employers. The worker and the participant jointly determine the number of employer contacts based on availability of child care, financial resources, jobs in the community, skills and abilities, and any other factors which affect or influence the participant's ability to obtain employment.

(1)   An employer contact is defined as a face-to-face interview with an employer, the completion and return of any application to an employer, including an on-line application, or the completion of tests required for employment with the state, local, or federal government. The participant records employer contacts on Form 08TW010E, Employer Contact List.

(2)   Job search is defined as the participant's job seeking efforts. Persons in job search activities are eligible for participant allowances and may be eligible for child care for the time they are actively looking for a job or in a group activity.

(A)   The participant is given Form 08TW013E, TANF Time and Progress Report, to complete and return to the worker by the time frame shown on the form.

(i)   Additional job search may be required as a part of another work activity when it would improve the participant's employment prospects.

(ii)   The number of employer contacts to be made each week is included in the employability plan.

(B)   When the participant has not obtained a job after a reasonable amount of time, the worker and the participant review the employability plan to determine if another activity is more appropriate.

(C)   The maximum amount of time spent in job search activities cannot exceed 240 hours at 20 hours per week or 360 hours at 30 hours per week for the preceding 12-month period for any person.

[Source: Added at 15 Ok Reg 145, eff 11-1-97 (emergency); Added at 15 Ok Reg 2616, eff 6-25-98; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 444, eff 11-1-99 (emergency); Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2075, eff 7-1-00; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1020, eff 6-1-07; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 14, eff 8-3-07 (emergency); Amended at 25 Ok Reg 903, eff 6-1-08; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 168, eff 11-1-08 (emergency); Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1223, eff 6-1-09; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 781, eff 6-1-11; Amended at 37 Ok Reg 1776, eff 9-15-20]