20 CAR § 503-1522 – Reentry to the Arkansas Work Pays Program

(a) Reentry into the Arkansas Work Pays Program is through the Transitional Employment Assistance Program.
(b) A participant can reenter the Arkansas Work Pays Program if they are within six (6) months of their last transitional employment assistance (TEA) case closure and all Arkansas Work Pays Program eligibility requirements are met.
(c)
1. (1) A participant who leaves the Arkansas Work Pays Program due to insufficient work hours may reenter the program once they establish that they:
  1. (A) Are in a paid work activity with a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours per week; and
  2. (B) Met the federal work participation requirement for the past month.
2. (2) This means the six-month rule does not apply when Arkansas Work Pays Program cases close due to insufficient hours.
3. (3) Otherwise, reentry to the Arkansas Work Pays Program will occur through TEA eligibility and transition to the Arkansas Work Pays Program upon TEA case closure.
(d) Note.
1. (1) In order to close a case due to insufficient hours, the employer must be the party who limits the number of hours available for the participant to work (e.g., layoff, reduction of hours in work schedule, etc.).
2. (2) A case may not close due to insufficient hours if the participant limits the hours of work (e.g., quits employment, refuses to work a certain schedule, is a no show, is currently searching for a job, etc.).