Definitions.

1. (a) “Assessment” means an evaluation of a New Hampshire employment program (NHEP) participant, conducted by a NHEP representative, in order to develop or update an employability plan and identify the need for support services.
2. (b) “Case management” means a process of planning, locating, coordinating, and monitoring services jointly with a NHEP participant in order to achieve the goals of the employability plan.
3. (c) “Employability plan” means an individualized plan designed to direct the NHEP participant toward long-term economic mobility. The term includes “employment contract”.
4. (d) “Employed” means, for the purposes of participation requirements under NHEP, NHEP participants who are engaged in unsubsidized employment for wages.
5. (e) “Exempt individual” means a financial assistance to needy families (FANF) recipient who is not required to participate in the employment, training, or other employment-related activity under the NHEP work program.
6. (f) “NHEP participant” means an individual who is enrolled in the NHEP work program and is receiving FANF financial assistance.
7. (g) “NHEP representative” means any agency staff providing services to NHEP participants.
8. (h) “Provider” means a business, agency, or organization that is responsible for the supervision of an NHEP participant in a federally approved temporary assistance to needy families (TANF) activity.

9. (i) “Satisfactory progress” means meeting the minimum standards set by an organization or agency, the educational or training facility, employer or provider, which measures the NHEP participant's:

   1. (1) Proficiency level in an activity; and
   2. (2) Ability to complete the activity in a timely manner.
10. (j) “Serious and substantial personal barrier” means the NHEP participant is experiencing a debilitating situation such as homelessness, substance abuse addiction, domestic violence, physical or mental disability, emotional or mental instability, or any other situation which needs to be addressed.
11. (k) “Single training course or course of study” means a class or training as described in He-W 637.15(a).
12. (l) “Vocational education and training” means a program of study beyond high school or its equivalent to include an associate’s degree, a bachelor’s or a master’s degree, credential certificate, or a licensure attainment. This term includes “vocational educational training”.

Source. (See Revision Note #1 at Chapter Heading He-W 600) #6446, eff 2-1-97; amd by #6818, eff 7-25-98; amd by #6997, eff 5-20-99; amd by #7372, eff 12-1-00; amd by #8161, eff 10-1-04; amd by #8268, eff 2-1-05; amd by #8269, eff 2-1-05; ss by #8740, INTERIM, eff 10-13-06, EXPIRED: 4-11-07 New. #8869, eff 4-19-07; ss by #10163, eff 7-26-12; ss by #13549, eff 2-1-23