(a)

1. (1) This core activity is defined as structured activities in which a participant provides unpaid child care to enable another Temporary Assistance for Needy Families participant to participate in a community service program.
2. (2) The program must be designed to improve the employability of the participant who engages in this activity.

(b) This definition does not include:

1. (1) Providing child care to a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families participant who is engaged in any activity other than community service; or
2. (2) One (1) parent in a two-parent family providing child care for his or her own child while the other parent participates in community service.

(c)

1. (1) Participants will report countable hours of participation via the TEA-1407, Participant Time Card/Progress Report.
2. (2) The report lists hours for every day of every week in each month.
3. (3) This report is submitted to the Program Eligibility Specialist.

(d)

1. (1) The participant providing child care must provide this service in a structured, supervised setting.
2. (2) The on-site supervisor will provide written verification of actual hours of participation.
3. (3) This supervisor will sign the TEA-1407, Participant Time Card/Progress Reports.
4. (4) The participant will submit the form to the Program Eligibility Specialist no less than biweekly, and the form will be retained in the participant’s case file.