20 CAR § 502-201 – TEA applications generally

(a) Department of Human Services county offices will accept and process applications for the Transitional Employment Assistance Program.
(b) A transitional employment assistance (TEA) application must be disposed of by either approval or denial as quickly as possible but no later than thirty (30) calendar days from the date the application was received by the department, unless the eligibility worker determines that the applicant needs more time in order to establish their eligibility for services.
(c) The TEA eligibility requirements are:
1. (1) Personal Responsibility Agreement requirement;
2. (2) Social Security number enumeration;
3. (3) Minor parent requirements;
4. (4) Children’s age and relationship to parent or adult caretaker requirement;
5. (5) Citizenship or alienage requirement;
6. (6) State residence requirement;
7. (7) Time limit requirement;
8. (8) Resource requirement;
9. (9) Income requirement;
10. (10) Work participation requirement; and
11. (11) Child support requirement.
(d) Each requirement above is discussed in detail in the section of the manual that deals with that specific requirement.
(e) Information, to establish whether a family meets the above requirements, is obtained from the application form and during the application interview.