1. (a) A Board shall ensure that support services as specified in this subchapter are provided, if needed, to Choices individuals to address barriers to employment or participation in Choices services, subject to availability of resources and funding. A Board shall ensure that support services provided to Choices individuals are coordinated with the employer, when appropriate.
2. (b) A Board shall ensure that support services, including Commission-funded child care, are provided only to mandatory individuals, and exempt recipients who voluntarily participate in Choices services, who are meeting work requirements set forth in §§811.16, 811.23, 811.25 - 811.32 of this chapter, and as set forth in §809.102 of this title. In applying this provision, a Board shall ensure support services are provided to a mandatory individual, and an exempt recipient who voluntarily participates in Choices services, if it is determined support services are needed to comply with work requirements set forth in §§811.16, 811.23, 811.25 - 811.32 of this chapter, and as set forth in §809.102 of this title.

3. (c) A Board shall ensure that:

   1. (1) support services are terminated immediately upon a determination of failure to meet work requirements by mandatory individuals, or exempt recipients who voluntarily participates in Choices services, failure to meet work requirements, unless otherwise determined by the Board's service provider as referenced in subsection (b) of this section;
   2. (2) the Board's child care contractor is notified immediately of the failure to meet work requirements; and
   3. (3) upon notification, the Board's child care contractor immediately notifies the child care provider that services are terminating due to failure to meet work requirements.

4. (d) A Board shall ensure that support services, classified as cash assistance, for:

   1. (1) applicants and former recipients do not extend beyond four months for those who are unemployed and not receiving temporary cash assistance; and
   2. (2) unemployed conditional applicants and sanctioned families do not extend beyond the one month of demonstrated cooperation.

Source Note:The provisions of this §811.61 adopted to be effective November 18, 2003, 28 TexReg 10261.