1. a) The Department shall advise every applicant and recipient of:

   1. 1) the requirement that all recipients move toward self-sufficiency; and
   2. 2) the value and benefits of employment.
2. b) Clients who are adults or minor parents must prepare, sign and submit a personal Responsibility and Services Plan (RSP). Active recipients who are adults or minor parents who have previously prepared, signed and submitted a personal RSP must comply with the RSP. Department staff shall assist each client in completing the RSP.

3. c) The RSP includes the following:

   1. 1) job history;
   2. 2) job preferences;
   3. 3) job search plans;
   4. 4) child immunization;
   5. 5) school attendance;
   6. 6) family well-being, including domestic or sexual violence, substance abuse, homelessness and mental and physical health issues;
   7. 7) family information;
   8. 8) income;
   9. 9) child support;
   10. 10) education/training;
   11. 11) child care;
   12. 12) transportation;
   13. 13) legal; and
   14. 14) referral.
4. d) This Section does not apply to Representative Payees.
5. e) A parent who refuses to complete the RSP, when appropriate for his or her family, renders the entire assistance unit ineligible. Supervisory approval is required to confirm refusal.
6. f) A client who fails to follow up in taking the necessary steps that will lead to self-sufficiency, as decided upon in the RSP, is subject to sanction (see Section 112.79). Failure to comply with provisions relating to domestic or sexual violence will not result in sanction.

(Source: Amended at 38 Ill. Reg. 4441, effective January 29, 2014)