1. (a)

   1. (1) Each transitional employment assistance (TEA) time-limited cash assistance case will be reviewed at designated times to monitor the participant’s progress toward achieving self-sufficiency and to assess the appropriateness of closing or of allowing an extension as the participant nears the expiration of the twelve-month time limit.
   2. (2) Prior to closing the case due to time limit, a case review of the participant’s situation will be made by a review team at the local level that will make the decision as to whether an extension should be allowed or the case closed.

2. (b) Local office review team composition.

   1. (1) The local office review team will be composed of, at a minimum:

      1. (A) The Program Eligibility Specialist;
      2. (B) The supervisor;
      3. (C) The local office manager; and
      4. (D)

3. (i) A staff member from the county Division of Children and Family Services staff.

   1. (ii) The Division of Children and Family Services staff member’s focus should be to ascertain the likelihood of the children having to enter foster care or other protective care if the cash assistance case were to be closed.

   2. (2)

      1. (A) In addition, any other staff person who has been actively working with the family should be included.
      2. (B) Such staff would include WIOA staff, rehabilitation counselor, substance abuse treatment provider, domestic violence advocate or counselor, etc.
   3. (3) The local office review team may be involved in any of the following case reviews but must be involved in the reviews at six (6) and ten (10) months.

Codification Notes: “WIOA” means the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, codified generally at 29 U.S.C. § 3101 et seq.