1. (a) Educational services are only available for recipients who have not completed secondary school or who have not received a certificate of general equivalence as follows.

   1. (1) Educational services for recipients age 20 or older are non-core activities as defined in §811.25(a)(2) of this chapter.
   2. (2) Educational services for recipients that are teen heads of household recipients age 19 and younger are core activities as defined in §811.27 of this chapter.

2. (b) A Board shall ensure that a determination is made, on a case-by-case basis, whether to authorize, arrange, or refer recipients who are age 20 and older for the following educational or other training services:

   1. (1) secondary school leading to a high school diploma or a certificate of general equivalence;
   2. (2) Workforce Adult Literacy; or
   3. (3) other educational activities which are directly related to employment.

3. (c) Boards may count up to 5 hours per week of study or homework time toward a recipient's family participation requirement if:

   1. (1) study or homework time is directly correlated to the demands of the course work for out-of-class preparation as described by the educational institution;
   2. (2) the educational institution's policy requires a certain number of out-of-class preparation hours for the class;
   3. (3) study or homework time has been directly verified from the educational institution; and
   4. (4) the recipient is making progress as determined by the educational institution.

Source Note:The provisions of this §811.50 adopted to be effective June 30, 2002, 27 TexReg 5529.