(a)
- (1) Since the intended outcome of the Transitional Employment Assistance Program is that participants will enter and retain employment, it is important for that outcome to be monitored.
- (2) Therefore, a thirty-day follow-up should be completed for all transitional employment assistance (TEA) participants who become employed and remain on cash assistance.
(b)
- (1) The purpose of the contact is to find out if the participant is still employed and to determine if any other services are needed.
- (2) It can also serve as follow-up encouragement to the participant regarding the advantages of ongoing employment.
- (3) The Program Eligibility Specialist will conduct the thirty-day follow-up.
- (c) The contact may be by letter, phone call, or face-to-face and should be documented in the case record or other local office database or system.
- (d) If a participant is within the six (6) months of their TEA case closure due to employment, the Program Eligibility Specialist should inform the participant about the Arkansas Work Pays Program.
- (e) Note. Refer to 20 CAR § 503-120 for follow-up procedures on cases that close due to employment.