HAR §17-661-20. RCA employment and training sanctions

(a) Upon refusal by an employable refugee recipient to comply with the employment requirements of section 17- 661-16 the department shall: (1) Provide a timely and adequate notice as provided in chapter 17-649; (2) Provide a conciliation period prior to the imposition of a sanction within the following time- limitations: (A) No later than ten days following the date of failure or refusal to participate; and (B) Complete conciliation within a thirty day period; or (C) Terminate conciliation within the thirty day period when either the department or the recipient believes that the dispute cannot be resolved by conciliation; (3) Terminate assistance for the refugee refusing to comply with the employment and training requirements after the conciliation period specified in paragraph (2) and following timely and adequate notice standards as identified in chapter 17-649 and hearing requirements as described in chapter 17- 602.1; (4) Apply a sanction in the following manner: (A) If the assistance unit includes other individuals, then the grant shall be reduced by the amount included on behalf of that refugee. If the employable 661-14 refugee is a needy caretaker relative, assistance in the form of protective or vendor payments shall be provided to the remaining members of the assistance unit; or (B) If the individual is the only individual in the assistance unit, the grant shall be terminated. (b) An employable refugee shall be ineligible for assistance for the following periods when assistance is terminated because of refusal to accept or continue employment or to participate in an available and appropriate social service program: (1) Three payment months for the first occurrence; and (2) Six payment months for each subsequent occurrence. (c) An employable refugee who reapplies for assistance after the disqualification period shall be required to accept and participate in any training or employment before assistance is approved. [Eff 03/19/93; am 3/14/94 ] (Auth: HRS §346-56) (Imp: HRS §346-56, 45 C.F.R. §§400.77, 400.82)