PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                                 Ch. 491

(I) AN ASSESSMENT OF THE RECIPIENT'S JOB SKILLS,
EDUCATIONAL LEVEL, APTITUDES, AND INTERESTS;

(II) JOB COUNSELING; AND

(III) JOB TRAINING.

(5) IF A RECIPIENT'S PARTICIPATION IN A TRAINING OR EMPLOYMENT
ACTIVITY IS UNSATISFACTORY OR IF THE RECIPIENT IS ASSESSED AS NOT
JOB-READY, THE RECIPIENT SHALL RECEIVE MORE INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT
SERVICES.

(6) A RECIPIENT MAY ONLY BE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN JOB
SEARCH, JOB TRAINING, AND OTHER PILOT PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS TO THE
EXTENT THAT NECESSARY CHILD CARE RESOURCES AND TRANSPORTATION ARE
AVAILABLE.

(E) (1) A RECIPIENT MAY NOT RECEIVE MORE THAN 18 3 MONTHLY
BENEFIT PAYMENTS, UNLESS:

(I)      AN EXTENSION IS GRANTED FOR GOOD CAUSE; OR

(II)     THE RECIPIENT FULFILLS THE WORK REQUIREMENTS
PROVIDED IN THIS SUBSECTION.

(2) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION, GOOD CAUSE EXISTS IF:

(I)      A RECIPIENT, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE DEPARTMENT, IS
UNABLE TO FIND NECESSARY AND SUITABLE CHILD CARE;

(II)     A RECIPIENT HAS A VERIFIED ILLNESS WHICH PREVENTS THE
RECIPIENT FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE WORK REQUIREMENTS;

(III)    A RECIPIENT HAS COMPLIED WITH ALL PILOT PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS AND HAS NOT COMPLETED AN EDUCATION OR TRAINING
PROGRAM; OR

(IV)    THE RECIPIENT IS PURSUING OR AGREES TO PURSUE AN
EDUCATIONAL OR TRAINING PROGRAM FOR WHICH THE RECIPIENT IS ELIGIBLE AND
OTHERWISE SUITED. PROVIDED THAT THE COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM. WILL
SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVE THE RECIPIENT'S PROSPECTS OF OBTAINING PERMANENT
EMPLOYMENT IN A FULL-TIME, UNSUBSIDIZED JOB, AND THE RECIPIENT PROVIDES
PERIODIC EVIDENCE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SATISFACTORY PROGRESS; OR

(IV) (V) A RECIPIENT MEETS ANY OTHER SPECIFIC CRITERIA AS
DEFINED BY THE SECRETARY BY REGULATION.

(3) WHENEVER THE DEPARTMENT GRANTS AN EXTENSION, THE
DEPARTMENT MUST MAKE AN AFFIRMATIVE FINDING THAT GOOD CAUSE EXISTS,
INCLUDING A STATEMENT SPECIFYING THE STATUTORY OR REGULATORY AUTHORITY
FOR THE EXTENSION AND THE FACTS UPON WHICH THE EXTENSION IS GRANTED.

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