R6-12-605. Unemployed Parents in a Two-parent Household (TPEP)

A. An assistance unit with a needy child deprived of parental support because the primary wage-earning parent (PWEP) is unemployed shall receive CA through the Two-parent Employment Program (TPEP) if the assistance unit meets the eligibility criteria listed in R6-12-609, R6-12-610, R6-12-611, and all other applicable CA eligibility criteria. B. The child’s mother and father shall both reside with the child. C. Neither parent shall have a physical or mental defect, illness, or impairment that: 1. Substantially decreases or eliminates the parent’s ability to support or care for the child, and 2. Is expected to last for a minimum of 30 continuous days. D. The PWEP shall not refuse a bona fide offer of employment or training for employment without good cause, within 30 days prior to application. Good cause for refusal is limited to the following circumstances: 1. The offered wage was less than minimum wage; 2. The parent lacked the physical or mental ability to do the work; 3. The parent’s lack of public or private transportation prevented the parent from reporting to the job; 4. The parent lacked suitable day care; 5. The parent was personally providing care for a child under the age of 2 at the time of the refusal; 6. The working conditions would involve undue risk to the parent’s health or safety; 7. The work lacked workers’ compensation protection; 8. The commuting time to and from work would normally exceed two hours, round trip; 9. The parent could not accept the job due to illness of the parent or another family member; 10. The offered position was vacant due to a labor strike or lockout; 11. The parent was incarcerated or making a required court appearance; 12. Inclement weather prevented the parent from accepting the job or reporting for work; or 13. The parent was laid off but is expected to return to the prior place of employment within 30 days of the date of the job offer.