Tribal NEW Service Plans 400-19-80-35

(Revised 6/1/10 ML #3218)

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Tribal NEW shall provide the TANF Eligibility Worker with a copy of each TANF Tribal NEW participant’s initial Service Plan (SP) no later than 30 calendar days after the date of referral. Since the SP identifies a participant’s need for child care and transportation assistance it is very important that the TANF Eligibility Worker receive a copy of a participant’s SP as soon as possible.

 

Tribal NEW may approve an SP for a Tribal NEW participant residing in a Tribal NEW service area to complete education outside that service area. The SP must be approved prior to relocation. The SP must specify the approved training, beginning and ending dates, and include a class schedule at the beginning of each school term.

 

Tribal NEW must advise the county immediately if there is any change in school status. If a Tribal NEW participant withdraws from school and continues to reside in a non-tribal NEW service area, the individual may continue to be a Tribal NEW participant if the SP is revised and received by the TANF Eligibility Worker during the full calendar month following the date of the individual’s withdrawal from school.

 

If the SP is not revised within the allotted time or if Tribal NEW terminates the individual’s participation in Tribal NEW, the individual must be referred to the State JOBS Program.

 

At a minimum, the Tribal NEW Coordinator must provide updated copies of the SP’s for all Tribal NEW participants to the appropriate TANF Eligibility Worker, as follows:

  1. For a participant in educational activities, a copy of the participant’s updated SP must be provided in the month prior to the first month of each school term;
  2. For a participant involved in non-educational activities, a copy of an updated SP must be provided at least once every 6 months; and
  3. For a participant who is moving from one area of the state to another an SP that includes the activity and relocation must be approved prior to relocation.  

Note: The receiving county social service office is required to create a new referral to Tribal NEW program and the participant is expected to continue involvement in Tribal NEW.

  1. All SPs must identify the TANF Tribal NEW participant’s approved activity or activities, scheduled hours, start date for each activity, the expected completion date for each activity, anticipated supportive services provided by Tribal NEW, and requests for state childcare and transportation assistance.