The rule amendment set forth in this Notice of Proposed Rule Development expands participant eligibility to include minor children in the family of an individual who has been determined eligible to participate in subsidized employment.

DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Agency for Workforce Innovation

Rule No.: RULE TITLE
60BB-10.003: Participant Eligibility Requirements
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The rule amendment set forth in this Notice of Proposed Rule Development expands participant eligibility to include minor children in the family of an individual who has been determined eligible to participate in subsidized employment.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Participant eligibility for subsidized employment.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 445.004(5)(c) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 445.004, 445.024(1)(b), 445.024(1)(c) FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
TIME AND DATE: August 20, 2010, 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: Agency for Workforce Innovation, 107 East Madison Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4128, Conference Room 114; or Dial-in-Number: [phone], Conference Code: 2457448#
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: James Landsberg, Deputy General Counsel, Agency for Workforce Innovation, Office of General Counsel, 107 East Madison Street, MSC #110, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-4128, [phone]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

60BB-10.003 Participant Eligibility Requirements.

To be eligible for consideration for participation in the TANF subsidized employment project, the individual must:

(1) Be a TANF participant currently receiving temporary cash assistance who is available for immediate employment, or

(2) Be an applicant for temporary cash assistance who has been determined eligible for TANF funded cash assistance, or

(3) Be an individual who meets the following requirements:

(a) Have a gross family income at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, as established annually by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, for the 30 days preceding application to participate in the program;

(b) Be a United States citizen or qualified non-citizen defined in Section 414.095(3), F.S.;

(c) Be a legal resident of the State of Florida;

(d) Be a pregnant woman, or a parent or caretaker relative of an unmarried dependent child under age 18, or a full time student in a secondary school or equivalent level of career training who is under the age of 19 and who resides in the home; and

(e) Provide a social security number or proof of application for a social security number, or.

(4) Be a minor child in the family of an individual determined eligible under one of the criteria specified above who is under age 18, or under age 19 if a full time student in a secondary school or equivalent level of career training, is of legal age to engage in work (at least 14 years of age), is not married or divorced, and resides in the home.

Rulemaking Authority 445.004(5)(c) FS. Law Implemented 445.004, 445.024(1)(b), 445.024(1)(c) FS. History–New 5-26-10, Amended _________.