(a)

1. (1) Transitional employment assistance (TEA) cases that close due to employment, by agency determination or at participant request, or have reached the time limit and the participant is employed will automatically be eligible to receive one (1) month of extended support transportation bonus.
2. (2) The payment will assist the participant in meeting transportation expenses.

(b) The extended support transportation bonus will:

1. (1) Be in the amount of two hundred dollars ($200); and
2. (2) Not count toward either the state or federal time limit.

(c)

1. (1) When a case is closed due to earnings, the Program Eligibility Specialist will use the closure codes specific to allowing this extended support service.
2. (2) Verification of earnings is not required.
3. (3) The system will automatically issue to the participant’s electronic benefits transfer (EBT) account the first month of extended transportation benefit in the month following the month of case closure.
4. (4) There is no limit to the number of times an individual may receive the extended support service transportation bonus.