1. (a) A Board shall ensure that support services as specified in this subchapter are provided, if needed, to Choices participants 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 participants 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 Choices participants who are meeting Choices program requirements set forth in §811.16, Subchapter B of this chapter, and as set forth in §809.45 of this title. In applying this provision, a Board shall ensure support services are provided to Choices participants if it is determined support services are needed to comply with Choices program requirements set forth in §811.16, Subchapter B of this chapter, and as set forth in §809.45 of this title.

3. (c) A Board shall ensure that:

   1. (1) support services are terminated immediately upon a determination of failure to meet Choices program requirements by Choices participants 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 Choices program 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 Choices program 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 TANF cash assistance; and
   2. (2) unemployed conditional applicants and sanctioned families do not extend beyond their demonstrated cooperation period.

Source Note:The provisions of this §811.61 adopted to be effective November 18, 2003, 28 TexReg 10261; amended to be effective February 26, 2007, 32 TexReg 906; amended to be effective January 8, 2013, 38 TexReg 180.