Department of Human Services

Families First Online Policy Manual

Sanction

Failure of Other AU Children to Attend School

Revised:

34.6.5

PROCEDURES

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·        When information is received that a school age child is no longer in school, contact the caretaker to determine if the information is correct or if there is good cause for failure to meet school attendance requirements.  A formal conciliation is not required in this instance.

 

·        Do not reduce the grant if the caretaker provides supporting information within 10 days to establish good cause.

 

·        Initiate a reduction in benefits and send the Notice of Adverse Action if the caretaker cannot be contacted or does not provide proof of good cause.

 

·        Reduce the grant the first month following the month of adverse action.

 

·        Remove the 20% sanction from the budget calculation the first possible month following compliance if/when school attendance is met.  This would be the next month for all changes made prior to recurring month processing and the second subsequent month for all changes made after recurring month processing.  If the compliance is verified before the recurring processing and the grant amount has not been recalculated, issue an auxiliary payment for the month(s) the cash payment is in error.

 

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