1. (a) The parent or caretaker of a child receiving Commission-funded employment or training related child care services is required to sign a parent responsibility agreement as part of the child care enrollment process, unless covered by the provisions of Human Resources Code, §31.0031. The parent's compliance with the provisions of the agreement shall be reviewed at each eligibility re-determination.

2. (b) The parent responsibility agreement requires that:

   1. (1) each parent shall cooperate with the Title IV-D agency if necessary to establish paternity of the parent's children and to enforce child support on an ongoing basis by:

      1. (A) providing information about the absent parent;
      2. (B) helping to locate the absent parent;
      3. (C) helping to establish paternity; and
      4. (D) appearing at court hearings or other meetings to establish child support;
   2. (2) each parent shall not use, sell, or possess marijuana or a controlled substance in violation of Health and Safety Code, Chapter 481, or abuse alcohol;
   3. (3) each child in the family younger than 18 years of age attend school regularly, unless the child has a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate or is specifically exempted from school attendance by Education Code, §25.086.
3. (c) Failure to comply with the provisions of the parent responsibility agreement may result in sanctions.

Source Note:The provisions of this §809.78 adopted to be effective January 29, 2004, 29 TexReg 644.