Education 400-19-45-65

 

Eligibility Requirements 400-19-45-65-05

(Revised 6/1/10 ML #3225)

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One of the goals of the TANF Program is to ensure that every TANF recipient obtains their High School or General Education Diploma (GED). Therefore, emphasis is placed on school attendance of minor dependent children and minor parents.

 

The terms "full-time" and "part-time" school attendance for minor dependent children and minor parents is defined by the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction and the North Dakota Department of Higher Education as follows:

  1. "Full-time" attendance in an accredited secondary school (high school) requires four or more units of credit.

  2. "Part-time" is anything less than four units of credit.

  3. Attendance in an alternative school, full or part-time, is determined by the school the individual attends.  

 

The full or part-time status of a minor dependent child(ren) or minor parent enrolled in an accredited correspondence, alternative high school or GED program, adult basic education, or home schooled, will have their status verified by a written statement from school officials.

 

Minor dependent children or minor parents participating in Job Corps are considered attending school full-time.

 

Verification of school attendance is required for individuals age 16 to 18, or if age 18, is a full-time student in a secondary school or a vocational or technical school that is equivalent to a secondary school, who will graduate before the end of the calendar month in which the student will attain age 19.

 

Documentation/Verification of School Attendance

 

Verification of school attendance is required for:

  1. A child age 16 to 18 ; or

  2. A child, who is a full-time student and who will graduate by their 19th birthday from a secondary school or a vocational or technical school that is equivalent to secondary school.

Note: For children under age 16, verification of school attendance is not required.  If the child is not attending school, it becomes an issue for Child Protection Services.

 

School attendance of any child age 16 or older must be verified at the beginning of the school year and the beginning of each term as defined by the school.  Verification may be secured more frequently if circumstances warrant.

Note: The automated computer system generates a notice to the household requiring verification of school attendance and anticipated date of graduation in August and January of each year.