R6-10-124. All Assistance Units, Except TPEP Assistance Units: Sanction Process

If a participant fails to participate in work activities without good cause under R6-10-123, the case manager shall initiate the sanction process. 1. Case review. Before requesting a sanction, the case manager shall review the case to determine whether all necessary steps have been taken, including barrier identification, available service referrals, and an opportunity to establish good cause. 2. Notice. If a sanction is approved by a Jobs Program supervisor, the Jobs Program case manager shall send the participant a written Notice of Adverse Action under A.A.C. R6-12-907. 3. Preventing sanction progression. The Jobs Program shall send additional written notification to a participant within five days of mailing the Notice of Adverse Action for a 50 percent sanction and state that the participant may attend a Last Chance to Stop the Sanction Appointment in order to prevent the sanction from progressing to termination of the assistant unit’s Cash Assistance grant, pursuant to A.R.S. § 46-300(D). The Jobs Program shall schedule an appointment ten days from the date on the notice. A participant may attend the appointment, develop an employment and career development plan, and begin and continue to participate in the established work activity to continue to demonstrate compliance. If a barrier is identified, the Jobs Program case manager shall follow the process in R6-10-123(B). 4. Sanction levels. The Department shall impose a sanction, which is a percentage of the original cash assistance amount, in accordance with A.R.S. § 46-300. 5. A participant who wishes to appeal a sanction may request an appeals hearing under A.A.C. R6-12-1002.