461-001-0025

Previous Rules

Effective 01/01/07 this rule has been renumbered from 461-190-0110.

461-001-0025 Effective 04/01/20
Definitions of Terms, Components, and Activities; JOBS, Pre-TANF, TANF
In the JOBS, Pre-TANF and TANF programs, the following definitions apply to rules in OAR chapter 461 unless the context indicates otherwise.

"Activity" means an action or set of actions to be taken by a participant, as specified in the case plan (see section (6) of this rule). An "activity"is intended to reduce barriers and:

Increase the likelihood of self-sufficiency, employment, job retention, wage enhancement, and financial independence; or

Promote family stability (see OAR 461-001-0000).

"Adult Basic Education" means an activity (see section (1) of this rule) in the basic education (see section (5) of this rule) component (see section (9) of this rule) that involves remedial education coursework intended to ensure functional literacy and numeracy.

"Assessment" means an activity of the program entry (see section (29) of this rule) component that involves gathering information to identify the strengths, interests, family circumstances, status in the JOBS program, and vocational aptitudes and preferences of the participant and to mutually determine an employment goal, the level of engagement of the participant in the JOBS program, and which support services (see section (35) of this rule) are needed. This activity includes providing screenings and evaluations (if appropriate) to determine the level of engagement, accommodation, and modification for the participant in the JOBS program. The screenings include, but are not limited to, physical and mental health needs, substance use, domestic violence (see OAR 461-001-0000), and learning needs.

"Barrier" means a personal condition or circumstance that reduces the likelihood the participant will become employed or the ability of the participant to engage in an activity listed in the case plan.

"Basic education" means a component intended to ensure functional literacy for all JOBS participants. "Basic education" activities are high school attendance, English as a second language (see section (15) of this rule) instruction, job skills training (see section (21) of this rule), adult basic education (see section (2) of this rule) instruction, and services that result in obtaining a general equivalency diploma (GED). The component is discussed in OAR 461-190-0171 and 461-190-0181.

"Case plan" (also known as a personal development plan) means a written outline, developed in partnership by the participant and family coach, with input from community partners as appropriate, listing activities and goals for the individual. The "case plan" also identifies the support service payments, accommodations, and modifications to help the participant complete the plan. The DHS 1543 - Domestic Violence Assistance Agreement - is the "case plan" for participants with safety concerns about domestic violence.
“Child Health & Development” means an activity that enables participants to gain skills in successful parenting, balancing work and family, and contributing to the well-being and health of the child (see OAR 461-001-0000).

"Community service program" means an activity in the unpaid employment (see section (38) of this rule) component in which the participant works without pay at a job site to enhance the likelihood the participant will become employed and perform work for the direct benefit of the community. This activity is available through nonprofit organizations or public agencies.

"Component" means a set of one or more activities of the JOBS program including paid unsubsidized employment (see section (27) of this rule), paid subsidized employment (see section (26) of this rule), unpaid employment, vocational training (see section (40) of this rule), job search and readiness (see section (20) of this rule), and basic education activities.

"Core activities" means federally defined countable work activities including paid unsubsidized employment; paid subsidized employment; work experience (see section (41) of this rule); job search and readiness; community service program (see section (8) of this rule); and vocational training.

"Crisis intervention" means short-term services to protect family stability and safety due to an immediate crisis need.

"Drug and alcohol services" means an activity in the job search and readiness component to help participants identify and overcome addiction and substance use disorders that prevent or limit their employability and self-sufficiency.

"Employer contact" means participant communication with an employer or employer's representative through a visit, phone call, or mail to request consideration for employment.

"Employment Payments" means three transitional payments totaling $225.00 paid as provided in OAR 461-135-1270 to a benefit group (see OAR 461-110-0750) with employment income to help transition families off TANF program services.

"English Language Learner" (formerly known as English as a Second Language) means an activity in the basic education component. English Language Learner classes are designed to give participants with limited English proficiency better working skills in the language.

"Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)" means the law that applies to subject employers with participants working in the unpaid employment component. "FLSA" requires that participants engaged in unpaid employment, in effect, may not work more hours than the combined value of the TANF and SNAP benefits divided by Oregon minimum wage.

"Federally required participation rates" means the participation rates required by section 407 of the Social Security Act (42 USC 607).

"High School or GED Completion Attendance" means an activity in the basic education component that involves attendance at a secondary school or in a course of study that leads to the completion of the GED.

"Job search" means an activity in the job search and readiness component that focuses on participants looking for and obtaining employment designed to improve skills in locating and competing for employment in the local labor market and may include writing resumes, receiving instruction in interviewing skills, and engaging in group and individual "job search". There are two categories of "job search": "initial job search" and "regular job search". "Initial job search" may occur during the Pre-TANF program. "Regular job search" begins not later than the day after the Department finds the individual eligible for TANF benefits.

"Job search and readiness" means a component designed to prepare participants to compete in the local labor market. Job search (see section (19) of this rule), life skills (see section (23) of this rule), drug and alcohol services (see section (12) of this rule), mental health services (see section (24) of this rule), and rehabilitation activities (see section (31) of this rule) are the activities of the "job search and readiness" component.

"Job skills training" means an activity in the basic education component in which unpaid training required by an employer is needed to gain the skills necessary to be hired, retain or advance in employment.

"JOBS Plus program" means an activity in the paid subsidized employment component that provides TANF participants with on-the-job training and pays their benefits as wages (see OAR 461-190-0401 to 461-190-0426).

"Life skills" means an activity of the job search and readiness component. The activity develops employment-preparation skills and skills and attitudes that are commonly found in the workplace; and offer development of skills that prepare participants to be successful in daily living.

"Mental health services" means an activity in the job search and readiness component that provides mental health screenings and assessments, counseling, medication management, and support groups.

"Non-core activities" means federally defined countable work activities that include job skills training directly related to employment; education directly related to employment; and satisfactory school attendance at a secondary level or leading to a GED.

"Paid subsidized employment" means a component in which participants are employed in a subsidized public or private sector job. JOBS Plus program (see section (22) of this rule) and work supplementation (see section (42) of this rule) are the activities in the "paid subsidized employment" component.

"Paid unsubsidized employment" means a component in which participants are employed full- or part-time in an unsubsidized job and receiving TANF benefits. Unsubsidized employment is a job that is not subsidized by TANF or any other public program. The UN work program (see section (39) of this rule), working (see section (43) of this rule), and microenterprise (see OAR 461-001-0000) are the activities in the paid unsubsidized employment component.

"Program entry" means an activity that captures JOBS appointments, assessments (see section (3) of this rule) to identify a family’s needs and strengths, determines JOBS status, and mutually develops a case plan.

"Progress (good or satisfactory)" means, for federal reporting purposes, a participant engaging in an education or training activity makes "good progress" or "satisfactory progress" by receiving a passing grade or progressing toward completion of high school or GED completion at no less than the normal rate of a half-time student.

"Rehabilitation activities" means an activity in the job search and readiness component that provides medical or therapeutic screenings, assessments, and treatment. This activity also includes medical management and support groups.

"Self-initiated training" means an activity in which participants are enrolled in a two or four year program, earning credit toward a college degree.

"Stabilized living" means an activity intended to stabilize participant housing concerns that prevent or limit employment or self-sufficiency.

"Stabilization, intervention, and other activities" means activities that are non-countable for federal participation purposes including child health and development, crisis intervention (see section (11) of this rule), domestic violence services, medical services, retention services, services to child welfare families, social security application, and stabilized living services.

"Support services" means services that participants need to engage successfully in activities outlined in their case plan, seek and maintain employment, or remove barriers.

"Supported work" means an activity in the unpaid employment component that gives participants intensive staff support, skill training, intervention, and counseling that will enable them to function independently at work.

"Transition services" means services included in a participant’s case plan when the participant becomes employed or becomes ineligible for cash benefits because of an increase in income or resources.

"Unpaid employment" means a component in which a participant is placed in an unpaid job to develop good work habits, training, and knowledge to obtain employment. Employment may be in the private or public sector or through a work simulation program. Work experience (see section (41) of this rule), community service program, and supported work (see section (36) of this rule) are the activities of the "unpaid employment" component.

"UN work program" means an activity in the paid unsubsidized employment component in which TANF clients work in unsubsidized employment and may also participate in another JOBS work site training activity.

"Vocational training" means an activity and component of the JOBS program that provides JOBS participants with up to 18 months access to specific "vocational training" that will lead to a career with an appropriate wage level and opportunity for employment.

"Work experience" means an activity in the unpaid employment component in which the participant works without pay at a job site to develop good work habits and basic vocational skills that enhance the likelihood the participant will become employed. "Work experience" is available through private for-profit businesses, nonprofit organizations, or public agencies.

"Work supplementation" means an activity in the unpaid employment component that is up to six months of work-site training provided by an employer. The component and activity are both called "work supplementation". In "work supplementation", the Department subsidizes the wages of the participant by providing up to $200 per month to the employer.

"Working" means an activity in the unsubsidized employment component in which a participant is working full- or part-time in the public or private sector.

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 409.050, 411.060, 411.070, 411.878, 412.006, 412.009, 412.016, 412.049
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 409.010, 409.050, 411.060, 411.070, 411.878, 412.001, 412.006, 412.016, 412.009, 412.049

461-001-0025    Effective 04/01/20
Definitions of Terms, Components, and Activities; JOBS, Pre-TANF, TANF
In the JOBS, Pre-TANF and TANF programs, the following definitions apply to rules in OAR chapter 461 unless the context indicates otherwise.

"Activity" means an action or set of actions to be taken by a participant, as specified in the case plan (see section (6) of this rule). An "activity"is intended to reduce barriers and:

Increase the likelihood of self-sufficiency, employment, job retention, wage enhancement, and financial independence; or

Promote family stability (see OAR 461-001-0000).

"Adult Basic Education" means an activity (see section (1) of this rule) in the basic education (see section (5) of this rule) component (see section (9) of this rule) that involves remedial education coursework intended to ensure functional literacy and numeracy.

"Assessment" means an activity of the program entry (see section (29) of this rule) component that involves gathering information to identify the strengths, interests, family circumstances, status in the JOBS program, and vocational aptitudes and preferences of the participant and to mutually determine an employment goal, the level of engagement of the participant in the JOBS program, and which support services (see section (35) of this rule) are needed. This activity includes providing screenings and evaluations (if appropriate) to determine the level of engagement, accommodation, and modification for the participant in the JOBS program. The screenings include, but are not limited to, physical and mental health needs, substance use, domestic violence (see OAR 461-001-0000), and learning needs.

"Barrier" means a personal condition or circumstance that reduces the likelihood the participant will become employed or the ability of the participant to engage in an activity listed in the case plan.

"Basic education" means a component intended to ensure functional literacy for all JOBS participants. "Basic education" activities are high school attendance, English as a second language (see section (15) of this rule) instruction, job skills training (see section (21) of this rule), adult basic education (see section (2) of this rule) instruction, and services that result in obtaining a general equivalency diploma (GED). The component is discussed in OAR 461-190-0171 and 461-190-0181.

"Case plan" (also known as a personal development plan) means a written outline, developed in partnership by the participant and family coach, with input from community partners as appropriate, listing activities and goals for the individual. The "case plan" also identifies the support service payments, accommodations, and modifications to help the participant complete the plan. The DHS 1543 - Domestic Violence Assistance Agreement - is the "case plan" for participants with safety concerns about domestic violence.
“Child Health & Development” means an activity that enables participants to gain skills in successful parenting, balancing work and family, and contributing to the well-being and health of the child (see OAR 461-001-0000).

"Community service program" means an activity in the unpaid employment (see section (38) of this rule) component in which the participant works without pay at a job site to enhance the likelihood the participant will become employed and perform work for the direct benefit of the community. This activity is available through nonprofit organizations or public agencies.

"Component" means a set of one or more activities of the JOBS program including paid unsubsidized employment (see section (27) of this rule), paid subsidized employment (see section (26) of this rule), unpaid employment, vocational training (see section (40) of this rule), job search and readiness (see section (20) of this rule), and basic education activities.

"Core activities" means federally defined countable work activities including paid unsubsidized employment; paid subsidized employment; work experience (see section (41) of this rule); job search and readiness; community service program (see section (8) of this rule); and vocational training.

"Crisis intervention" means short-term services to protect family stability and safety due to an immediate crisis need.

"Drug and alcohol services" means an activity in the job search and readiness component to help participants identify and overcome addiction and substance use disorders that prevent or limit their employability and self-sufficiency.

"Employer contact" means participant communication with an employer or employer's representative through a visit, phone call, or mail to request consideration for employment.

"Employment Payments" means three transitional payments totaling $225.00 paid as provided in OAR 461-135-1270 to a benefit group (see OAR 461-110-0750) with employment income to help transition families off TANF program services.

"English Language Learner" (formerly known as English as a Second Language) means an activity in the basic education component. English Language Learner classes are designed to give participants with limited English proficiency better working skills in the language.

"Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)" means the law that applies to subject employers with participants working in the unpaid employment component. "FLSA" requires that participants engaged in unpaid employment, in effect, may not work more hours than the combined value of the TANF and SNAP benefits divided by Oregon minimum wage.

"Federally required participation rates" means the participation rates required by section 407 of the Social Security Act (42 USC 607).

"High School or GED Completion Attendance" means an activity in the basic education component that involves attendance at a secondary school or in a course of study that leads to the completion of the GED.

"Job search" means an activity in the job search and readiness component that focuses on participants looking for and obtaining employment designed to improve skills in locating and competing for employment in the local labor market and may include writing resumes, receiving instruction in interviewing skills, and engaging in group and individual "job search". There are two categories of "job search": "initial job search" and "regular job search". "Initial job search" may occur during the Pre-TANF program. "Regular job search" begins not later than the day after the Department finds the individual eligible for TANF benefits.

"Job search and readiness" means a component designed to prepare participants to compete in the local labor market. Job search (see section (19) of this rule), life skills (see section (23) of this rule), drug and alcohol services (see section (12) of this rule), mental health services (see section (24) of this rule), and rehabilitation activities (see section (31) of this rule) are the activities of the "job search and readiness" component.

"Job skills training" means an activity in the basic education component in which unpaid training required by an employer is needed to gain the skills necessary to be hired, retain or advance in employment.

"JOBS Plus program" means an activity in the paid subsidized employment component that provides TANF participants with on-the-job training and pays their benefits as wages (see OAR 461-190-0401 to 461-190-0426).

"Life skills" means an activity of the job search and readiness component. The activity develops employment-preparation skills and skills and attitudes that are commonly found in the workplace; and offer development of skills that prepare participants to be successful in daily living.

"Mental health services" means an activity in the job search and readiness component that provides mental health screenings and assessments, counseling, medication management, and support groups.

"Non-core activities" means federally defined countable work activities that include job skills training directly related to employment; education directly related to employment; and satisfactory school attendance at a secondary level or leading to a GED.

"Paid subsidized employment" means a component in which participants are employed in a subsidized public or private sector job. JOBS Plus program (see section (22) of this rule) and work supplementation (see section (42) of this rule) are the activities in the "paid subsidized employment" component.

"Paid unsubsidized employment" means a component in which participants are employed full- or part-time in an unsubsidized job and receiving TANF benefits. Unsubsidized employment is a job that is not subsidized by TANF or any other public program. The UN work program (see section (39) of this rule), working (see section (43) of this rule), and microenterprise (see OAR 461-001-0000) are the activities in the paid unsubsidized employment component.

"Program entry" means an activity that captures JOBS appointments, assessments (see section (3) of this rule) to identify a family’s needs and strengths, determines JOBS status, and mutually develops a case plan.

"Progress (good or satisfactory)" means, for federal reporting purposes, a participant engaging in an education or training activity makes "good progress" or "satisfactory progress" by receiving a passing grade or progressing toward completion of high school or GED completion at no less than the normal rate of a half-time student.

"Rehabilitation activities" means an activity in the job search and readiness component that provides medical or therapeutic screenings, assessments, and treatment. This activity also includes medical management and support groups.

"Self-initiated training" means an activity in which participants are enrolled in a two or four year program, earning credit toward a college degree.

"Stabilized living" means an activity intended to stabilize participant housing concerns that prevent or limit employment or self-sufficiency.

"Stabilization, intervention, and other activities" means activities that are non-countable for federal participation purposes including child health and development, crisis intervention (see section (11) of this rule), domestic violence services, medical services, retention services, services to child welfare families, social security application, and stabilized living services.

"Support services" means services that participants need to engage successfully in activities outlined in their case plan, seek and maintain employment, or remove barriers.

"Supported work" means an activity in the unpaid employment component that gives participants intensive staff support, skill training, intervention, and counseling that will enable them to function independently at work.

"Transition services" means services included in a participant’s case plan when the participant becomes employed or becomes ineligible for cash benefits because of an increase in income or resources.

"Unpaid employment" means a component in which a participant is placed in an unpaid job to develop good work habits, training, and knowledge to obtain employment. Employment may be in the private or public sector or through a work simulation program. Work experience (see section (41) of this rule), community service program, and supported work (see section (36) of this rule) are the activities of the "unpaid employment" component.

"UN work program" means an activity in the paid unsubsidized employment component in which TANF clients work in unsubsidized employment and may also participate in another JOBS work site training activity.

"Vocational training" means an activity and component of the JOBS program that provides JOBS participants with up to 18 months access to specific "vocational training" that will lead to a career with an appropriate wage level and opportunity for employment.

"Work experience" means an activity in the unpaid employment component in which the participant works without pay at a job site to develop good work habits and basic vocational skills that enhance the likelihood the participant will become employed. "Work experience" is available through private for-profit businesses, nonprofit organizations, or public agencies.

"Work supplementation" means an activity in the unpaid employment component that is up to six months of work-site training provided by an employer. The component and activity are both called "work supplementation". In "work supplementation", the Department subsidizes the wages of the participant by providing up to $200 per month to the employer.

"Working" means an activity in the unsubsidized employment component in which a participant is working full- or part-time in the public or private sector.

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 409.050, 411.060, 411.070, 411.878, 412.006, 412.009, 412.016, 412.049
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 409.010, 409.050, 411.060, 411.070, 411.878, 412.001, 412.006, 412.016, 412.009, 412.049

461-001-0025    Effective 07/01/18
Definitions of Terms, Components, and Activities; JOBS, Pre-TANF, Post-TANF, TANF
In the JOBS, Pre-TANF, Post-TANF, and TANF programs, the following definitions apply to rules in OAR chapter 461 unless the context indicates otherwise.

"Activity" means an action or set of actions to be taken by a participant, as specified in the case plan (see section (6) of this rule). An "activity"is intended to reduce barriers and:

Increase the likelihood of self-sufficiency, employment, job retention, wage enhancement, and financial independence; or

Promote family stability (see OAR 461-001-0000).

"Adult Basic Education (AB)"means an activity (see section (1) of this rule) in the basic education (see section (5) of this rule) component (see section (9) of this rule) that involves remedial education coursework intended to ensure functional literacy and numeracy.

"Assessment" means an activity of the program entry (see section (28) of this rule) component that involves gathering information to identify the strengths, interests, family circumstances, status in the JOBS program, and vocational aptitudes and preferences of the participant and to mutually determine an employment goal, the level of engagement of the participant in the JOBS program, and which support services (see section (35) of this rule) are needed. This activity includes providing screenings and evaluations (if appropriate) to determine the level of engagement, accommodation, and modification for the participant in the JOBS program. The screenings include, but are not limited to, physical and mental health needs, substance use, domestic violence (see OAR 461-001-0000), and learning needs.

"Barrier" means a personal condition or circumstance that reduces the likelihood the participant will become employed or the ability of the participant to engage in an activity listed in the case plan.

"Basic education" means a component intended to ensure functional literacy for all JOBS participants. "Basic education" activities are high school attendance, English as a second language (ES) (see section (14) of this rule) instruction, job skills training (see section (20) of this rule), adult basic education (AB) (see section (2) of this rule) instruction, and services that result in obtaining a general equivalency diploma (GED). The component is discussed in OAR 461-190-0171 and 461-190-0181.

"Case plan" (formerly also known as an employment development plan (EDP), a personal plan, or personal development plan) means a written outline, developed in partnership by the participant and family coach, with input from community partners as appropriate, listing activities and goals for the individual. The "case plan" also identifies the support service payments, accommodations, and modifications to help the participant complete the plan. The DHS 1543 - Domestic Violence Assistance Agreement - is the "case plan" for participants with safety concerns about domestic violence.

“Child Health & Development (CH)” means an activity that enables participants to gain skills in successful parenting, balancing work and family, and contributing to the well-being and health of the child (see OAR 461-001-0000).

"Community service program (CP)" means an activity in the unpaid employment (see section (38) of this rule) component in which the participant works without pay at a job site to enhance the likelihood the participant will become employed and perform work for the direct benefit of the community. This activity is available through nonprofit organizations or public agencies.

"Component" means a set of one or more activities of the JOBS program including paid unsubsidized employment (see section (26) of this rule), paid subsidized employment (see section (25) of this rule), unpaid employment, vocational training (see section (40) of this rule), job search and readiness (see section (19) of this rule), and basic education activities.

"Core activities" means federally defined countable work activities including paid unsubsidized employment; paid subsidized employment; work experience (see section (41) of this rule); job search and readiness; community service program (see section (8) of this rule); and vocational training.

"Crisis intervention (CI)" means short-term services to protect family stability and safety due to an immediate crisis need.

"Employer contact" means participant communication with an employer or employer's representative through a visit, phone call, or mail to request consideration for employment.

"Employment Payments" means three transitional payments totaling $225.00 paid as provided in OAR 461-135-1270 to a benefit group (see OAR 461-110-0750) with employment income to help transition families off TANF program services.

"English as a Second Language (ES)" means an activity in the basic education component. "ES" classes are designed to give participants with limited English proficiency better working skills in the language.

"Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)" means the law that applies to subject employers with participants working in the unpaid employment component. "FLSA" requires that participants engaged in unpaid employment, in effect, may not work more hours than the combined value of the TANF and SNAP benefits divided by Oregon minimum wage.

"Federally required participation rates" means the participation rates required by section 407 of the Social Security Act (42 USC 607).

"High School or GED Completion Attendance (HS)" means an activity in the basic education component that involves attendance at a secondary school or in a course of study that leads to the completion of the GED.

"Job search (JO)" means an activity in the job search and readiness component that focuses on participants looking for and obtaining employment designed to improve skills in locating and competing for employment in the local labor market and may include writing resumes, receiving instruction in interviewing skills, and engaging in group and individual "job search". There are two categories of "job search": "initial job search" and "regular job search". "Initial job search" may occur during the Pre-TANF program. "Regular job search" begins not later than the day after the Department finds the individual eligible for TANF benefits.

"Job search and readiness" means a component designed to prepare participants to compete in the local labor market. Job search (see section (18) of this rule), life skills (see section (22) of this rule), substance abuse disorder services (see section (34) of this rule), mental health services (see section (23) of this rule), and rehabilitation activities (see section (30) of this rule) are the activities of the "job search and readiness" component.

"Job skills training (JS)" means an activity in the basic education component in which unpaid training required by an employer is needed to gain the skills necessary to be hired, retain or advance in employment.

"JOBS Plus program (PL)" means an activity in the paid subsidized employment component that provides TANF participants with on-the-job training and pays their benefits as wages (see OAR 461-190-0401 to 461-190-0426).

"Life skills (LS)" means an activity of the job search and readiness component. The activity develops employment-preparation skills and skills and attitudes that are commonly found in the workplace; and offer development of skills that prepare participants to be successful in daily living.

"Mental health services (MH)" means an activity in the job search and readiness component that provides mental health screenings and assessments, counseling, medication management, and support groups.

"Non-core activities" means federally defined countable work activities that include job skills training directly related to employment; education directly related to employment; and satisfactory school attendance at a secondary level or leading to a GED.

"Paid subsidized employment" means a component in which participants are employed in a subsidized public or private sector job. JOBS Plus (see section (21) of this rule), and work supplementation (see section (42) of this rule) are the activities in the "paid subsidized employment" component.

"Paid unsubsidized employment" means a component in which participants are employed full- or part-time in an unsubsidized job and receiving TANF benefits. Unsubsidized employment is a job that is not subsidized by TANF or any other public program. The UN work program (see section (39) of this rule), working (see section (43) of this rule), and microenterprise (see OAR 461-001-0000) are the activities in the paid unsubsidized employment component.

"Parents as Scholars (PAS)" means a JOBS program component that assists TANF parents who are or will be undergraduates to begin or continue their education at a two- or four-year educational institution (see OAR 461-190-0199).

"Program entry (PE)" means an activity that captures JOBS appointments, assessments (see section (3) of this rule) to identify a family’s needs and strengths, determines JOBS status, and mutually develops a case plan.

"Progress (good or satisfactory)" means, for federal reporting purposes, a participant engaging in an education or training activity makes "good progress" or "satisfactory progress" by receiving a passing grade or progressing toward completion of high school or GED completion at no less than the normal rate of a half-time student.

"Rehabilitation activities (RA)" means an activity in the job search and readiness component that provides medical or therapeutic screenings, assessments, and treatment. This activity also includes medical management and support groups.

"Self-initiated training (SI)" means an activity in which participants are enrolled in a two or four year program, earning credit toward a college degree.

"Stabilized living (SL)" means an activity intended to stabilize participant housing concerns that prevent or limit employment or self-sufficiency.

"Stabilization, intervention, and other activities" means activities that are non-countable for federal participation purposes including child health and development, crisis intervention (see section (11) of this rule), domestic violence services, medical services, retention services, services to child welfare families, social security application, and stabilized living services.

"Substance use disorder services" means an activity in the job search and readiness component to help participants identify and overcome substance use disorders that prevent or limit their employability and self-sufficiency.

"Support services" means services that participants need to engage successfully in activities outlined in their case plan, seek and maintain employment, or remove barriers.

"Supported work (SW)" means an activity in the unpaid employment component that gives participants intensive staff support, skill training, intervention, and counseling that will enable them to function independently at work.

"Transition services" means services included in a participant’s case plan when the participant becomes employed or becomes ineligible for cash benefits because of an increase in income or resources.

"Unpaid employment" means a component in which a participant is placed in an unpaid job to develop good work habits, training, and knowledge to obtain employment. Employment may be in the private or public sector or through a work simulation program. Work experience (see section (41) of this rule), community service program, and supported work (see section (36) of this rule) are the activities of the "unpaid employment" component.

"UN work program" means an activity in the paid unsubsidized employment component in which TANF clients work in unsubsidized employment and may also participate in another JOBS work site training activity.

"Vocational training" means an activity and component of the JOBS program that provides JOBS participants with up to 18 months access to specific "vocational training" that will lead to a career with an appropriate wage level and opportunity for employment.

"Work experience" means an activity in the unpaid employment component in which the participant works without pay at a job site to develop good work habits and basic vocational skills that enhance the likelihood the participant will become employed. "Work experience" is available through private for-profit businesses, nonprofit organizations, or public agencies.

"Work supplementation" means an activity in the unpaid employment component that is up to six months of work-site training provided by an employer. The component and activity are both called "work supplementation". In "work supplementation", the Department subsidizes the wages of the participant by providing up to $200 per month to the employer.

"Working" means an activity in the unsubsidized employment component in which a participant is working full- or part-time in the public or private sector.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 409.050, 411.060, 411.070, 411.878, 412.006, 412.009, 412.016, 412.049
Stats. Implemented: ORS 409.010, 409.050, 411.060, 411.070, 411.878, 412.001, 412.006, 412.016, 412.009, 412.049

Effective 01/01/07 this rule has been renumbered from 461-190-0110.

461-001-0025    Temporary Effective 04/01/18
Definitions of Terms, Components, and Activities; JOBS, Pre-TANF, Post-TANF, TANF
In the JOBS, Pre-TANF, Post-TANF, and TANF programs, the following definitions apply to rules in OAR chapter 461 unless the context indicates otherwise.

"Activity" means an action or set of actions to be taken by a participant, as specified in the case plan (see section (6) of this rule). An "activity"is intended to reduce barriers and:

Increase the likelihood of self-sufficiency, employment, job retention, wage enhancement, and financial independence; or

Promote family stability (see OAR 461-001-0000).

"Adult Basic Education (AB)"means an activity (see section (1) of this rule) in the basic education (see section (5) of this rule) component (see section (9) of this rule) that involves remedial education coursework intended to ensure functional literacy and numeracy.

"Assessment" means an activity of the program entry (see section (28) of this rule) component that involves gathering information to identify the strengths, interests, family circumstances, status in the JOBS program, and vocational aptitudes and preferences of the participant and to mutually determine an employment goal, the level of engagement of the participant in the JOBS program, and which support services (see section (35) of this rule) are needed. This activity includes providing screenings and evaluations (if appropriate) to determine the level of engagement, accommodation, and modification for the participant in the JOBS program. The screenings include, but are not limited to, physical and mental health needs, substance use, domestic violence (see OAR 461-001-0000), and learning needs.

"Barrier" means a personal condition or circumstance that reduces the likelihood the participant will become employed or the ability of the participant to engage in an activity listed in the case plan.

"Basic education" means a component intended to ensure functional literacy for all JOBS participants. "Basic education" activities are high school attendance, English as a second language (ES) (see section (14) of this rule) instruction, job skills training (see section (20) of this rule), adult basic education (AB) (see section (2) of this rule) instruction, and services that result in obtaining a general equivalency diploma (GED). The component is discussed in OAR 461-190-0171 and 461-190-0181.

"Case plan" (formerly also known as an employment development plan (EDP), a personal plan, or personal development plan) means a written outline, developed in partnership by the participant and family coach, with input from community partners as appropriate, listing activities and goals for the individual. The "case plan" also identifies the support service payments, accommodations, and modifications to help the participant complete the plan. The DHS 1543 - Domestic Violence Assistance Agreement - is the "case plan" for participants with safety concerns about domestic violence.

"Child Health & Development (CH)" means an activity that enables participants to gain skills to successfully parent, balance work and family, and contribute to the well-being and health of the child.

"Community service program (CP)" means an activity in the unpaid employment (see section (38) of this rule) component in which the participant works without pay at a job site to enhance the likelihood the participant will become employed and perform work for the direct benefit of the community. This activity is available through nonprofit organizations or public agencies.

"Component" means a set of one or more activities of the JOBS program including paid unsubsidized employment (see section (26) of this rule), paid subsidized employment (see section (25) of this rule), unpaid employment, vocational training (see section (40) of this rule), job search and readiness (see section (19) of this rule), and basic education activities.

"Core activities" means federally defined countable work activities including paid unsubsidized employment; paid subsidized employment; work experience (see section (41) of this rule); job search and readiness; community service program (see section (8) of this rule); and vocational training.

"Crisis intervention (CI)" means short-term services to protect family stability and safety due to an immediate crisis need.

"Employer contact" means participant communication with an employer or employer's representative through a visit, phone call, or mail to request consideration for employment.

"Employment Payments" means three transitional payments totaling $225.00 paid as provided in OAR 461-135-1270 to a benefit group (see OAR 461-110-0750) with employment income to help transition families off TANF program services.

"English as a Second Language (ES)" means an activity in the basic education component. "ES" classes are designed to give participants with limited English proficiency better working skills in the language.

"Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)" means the law that applies to subject employers with participants working in the unpaid employment component. "FLSA" requires that participants engaged in unpaid employment, in effect, may not work more hours than the combined value of the TANF and SNAP benefits divided by Oregon minimum wage.

"Federally required participation rates" means the participation rates required by section 407 of the Social Security Act (42 USC 607).

"High School or GED Completion Attendance (HS)" means an activity in the basic education component that involves attendance at a secondary school or in a course of study that leads to the completion of the GED.

"Job search (JO)" means an activity in the job search and readiness component that focuses on participants looking for and obtaining employment designed to improve skills in locating and competing for employment in the local labor market and may include writing resumes, receiving instruction in interviewing skills, and engaging in group and individual "job search". There are two categories of "job search": "initial job search" and "regular job search". "Initial job search" may occur during the Pre-TANF program. "Regular job search" begins not later than the day after the Department finds the individual eligible for TANF benefits.

"Job search and readiness" means a component designed to prepare participants to compete in the local labor market. Job search (see section (18) of this rule), life skills (see section (22) of this rule), substance abuse disorder services (see section (34) of this rule), mental health services (see section (23) of this rule), and rehabilitation activities (see section (30) of this rule) are the activities of the "job search and readiness" component.

"Job skills training (JS)" means an activity in the basic education component in which unpaid training required by an employer is needed to gain the skills necessary to be hired, retain or advance in employment.

"JOBS Plus program (PL)" means an activity in the paid subsidized employment component that provides TANF participants with on-the-job training and pays their benefits as wages (see OAR 461-190-0401 to 461-190-0426).

"Life skills (LS)" means an activity of the job search and readiness component. The activity develops employment-preparation skills and skills and attitudes that are commonly found in the workplace; and offer development of skills that prepare participants to be successful in daily living.

"Mental health services (MH)" means an activity in the job search and readiness component that provides mental health screenings and assessments, counseling, medication management, and support groups.

"Non-core activities" means federally defined countable work activities that include job skills training directly related to employment; education directly related to employment; and satisfactory school attendance at a secondary level or leading to a GED.

"Paid subsidized employment" means a component in which participants are employed in a subsidized public or private sector job. JOBS Plus (see section (21) of this rule), and work supplementation (see section (42) of this rule) are the activities in the "paid subsidized employment" component.

"Paid unsubsidized employment" means a component in which participants are employed full- or part-time in an unsubsidized job and receiving TANF benefits. Unsubsidized employment is a job that is not subsidized by TANF or any other public program. The UN work program (see section (39) of this rule), working (see section (43) of this rule), and microenterprise (see OAR 461-001-0000) are the activities in the paid unsubsidized employment component.

"Parents as Scholars (PAS)" means a JOBS program component that assists TANF parents who are or will be undergraduates to begin or continue their education at a two- or four-year educational institution (see OAR 461-190-0199).

"Program entry (PE)" means an activity that captures JOBS appointments, assessments (see section (3) of this rule) to identify a family’s needs and strengths, determines JOBS status, and mutually develops a case plan.

"Progress (good or satisfactory)" means, for federal reporting purposes, a participant engaging in an education or training activity makes "good progress" or "satisfactory progress" by receiving a passing grade or progressing toward completion of high school or GED completion at no less than the normal rate of a half-time student.

"Rehabilitation activities (RA)" means an activity in the job search and readiness component that provides medical or therapeutic screenings, assessments, and treatment. This activity also includes medical management and support groups.

"Self-initiated training (SI)" means an activity in which participants are enrolled in a two or four year program, earning credit toward a college degree.

"Stabilized living (SL)" means an activity intended to stabilize participant housing concerns that prevent or limit employment or self-sufficiency.

"Stabilization, intervention, and other activities" means activities that are non-countable for federal participation purposes including child health and development, crisis intervention (see section (11) of this rule), domestic violence services, medical services, retention services, services to child welfare families, social security application, and stabilized living services.

"Substance use disorder services" means an activity in the job search and readiness component to help participants identify and overcome substance use disorders that prevent or limit their employability and self-sufficiency.

"Support services" means services that participants need to engage successfully in activities outlined in their case plan, seek and maintain employment, or remove barriers.

"Supported work (SW)" means an activity in the unpaid employment component that gives participants intensive staff support, skill training, intervention, and counseling that will enable them to function independently at work.

"Transition services" means services included in a participant’s case plan when the participant becomes employed or becomes ineligible for cash benefits because of an increase in income or resources.

"Unpaid employment" means a component in which a participant is placed in an unpaid job to develop good work habits, training, and knowledge to obtain employment. Employment may be in the private or public sector or through a work simulation program. Work experience (see section (41) of this rule, community service program, and supported work (see section (36) of this rule) are the activities of the "unpaid employment" component.

"UN work program" means an activity in the paid unsubsidized employment component in which TANF clients work in unsubsidized employment and may also participate in another JOBS work site training activity.

"Vocational training" means an activity and component of the JOBS program that provides JOBS participants with up to 18 months access to specific "vocational training" that will lead to a career with an appropriate wage level and opportunity for employment.

"Work experience" means an activity in the unpaid employment component in which the participant works without pay at a job site to develop good work habits and basic vocational skills that enhance the likelihood the participant will become employed. "Work experience" is available through private for-profit businesses, nonprofit organizations, or public agencies.

"Work supplementation" means an activity in the unpaid employment component that is up to six months of work-site training provided by an employer. The component and activity are both called "work supplementation". In "work supplementation", the Department subsidizes the wages of the participant by providing up to $200 per month to the employer.

"Working" means an activity in the unsubsidized employment component in which a participant is working full- or part-time in the public or private sector.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 409.050, 411.060, 411.070, 411.878, 412.006, 412.009, 412.016, 412.049
Stats. Implemented: ORS 409.010, 409.050, 411.060, 411.070, 411.878, 412.001, 412.006, 412.016, 412.009, 412.049

461-001-0025    Effective 04/01/16
Definitions of Terms, Components, and Activities; JOBS, Pre-TANF, Post-TANF, TANF
In the JOBS, Pre-TANF, Post-TANF, and TANF programs, the following definitions apply to rules in OAR chapter 461 unless the context indicates otherwise.

"Activity" means an action or set of actions to be taken by an individual, as specified in the case plan (see section (6) of this rule). An "activity" is intended to reduce barriers and:

Increase the likelihood of self-sufficiency, employment, job retention, wage enhancement, and financial independence; or

Promote family stability (see OAR 461-001-0000).

"Adult Basic Education (ABE)" means an activity (see section (1) of this rule) in the basic education (see section (5) of this rule) component (see section (8) of this rule) that involves remedial education coursework intended to ensure functional literacy.

"Assessment" means an activity of the program entry (see section (30) of this rule) component that involves gathering information to identify the strengths, interests, family circumstances, status in the JOBS program, and vocational aptitudes and preferences of the individual and to mutually determine an employment goal, the level of participation of the individual in the JOBS program, and which support services (see section (36) of this rule) are needed. This activity includes providing screenings and evaluations (if appropriate) to determine the level of participation, accommodation, and modification for the individual in the JOBS program. The screenings include, but are not limited to, physical and mental health needs, substance abuse, domestic violence, and learning needs.

"Barrier" means a personal condition or circumstance that reduces the likelihood the individual will become employed or the ability of the individual to participate in an activity listed in the case plan.

"Basic education" means a component of non-core activities (see section (24) of this rule) intended to ensure functional literacy for all JOBS clients. "Basic education" activities are high school attendance, English as a second language (ESL) (see section (14) of this rule) instruction, job skills training (see section (20) of this rule), adult basic education (ABE) (see section (2) of this rule) instruction, and services that result in obtaining a general equivalency diploma (GED). The component is discussed in OAR 461-190-0171 and 461-190-0181.

"Case plan" (formerly also known as an employment development plan (EDP), a personal plan, or personal development plan) means a written outline, developed in partnership by the individual and case manager, with input from partners as appropriate, listing activities and goals for the individual. The "case plan" also identifies the support service payments, accommodations, and modifications to help the individual complete the plan. The DHS 1543 - Domestic Violence Assistance Agreement - is the "case plan" for individuals with safety concerns about domestic violence (see OAR 461-001-0000).

"Community service program" means an activity in the unpaid employment (see section (38) of this rule) component in which the individual works without pay at a job site to enhance the likelihood the individual will become employed and perform work for the direct benefit of the community. This activity is available through nonprofit organizations or public agencies.

"Component" means a set of one or more activities of the JOBS program including paid unsubsidized employment (see section (27) of this rule), paid subsidized employment (see section (26) of this rule), unpaid employment, vocational training (see section (40) of this rule), job search and readiness (see section (19) of this rule), and basic education activities.

"Core activities" means federally defined countable work activities including paid unsubsidized employment; paid subsidized employment; work experience (see section (41) of this rule); on-the-job training (see section (25) of this rule); job search and readiness; community service program (see section (7) of this rule); vocational training; and providing child care services to a community service program participant (see section (31) of this rule).

"Crisis intervention" means short-term services to address an immediate crisis need.

"Degree Completion Initiative (DCI)" means an activity in which a limited number of TANF recipients may participate for up to 12 months to complete an educational degree at a two- or four-year educational institution.

"Drug and alcohol services" means an activity in the job search and readiness component that provides substance abuse screenings and evaluations, outpatient or resident treatment, and support groups such as AA or NA.

"Employer contact" means client communication with an employer or employer's representative through a visit, phone call, or mail to request consideration for employment.

"Employment Payments" means three transitional payments totaling $225.00 paid as provided in OAR 461-135-1270 to a benefit group (see OAR 461-110-0750) with employment income to help transition families off TANF program services.

"English as a second language (ESL)" means an activity in the basic education component. "ESL" classes are designed to give individuals with limited English proficiency better working skills in the language.

"Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)" means the law that applies to subject employers with individuals working in the unpaid employment component. "FLSA" requires that individuals engaged in unpaid employment, in effect, may not "work off" their SNAP and TANF benefits at an hourly rate less than the state minimum wage.

"Federally required participation rates" means the participation rates required by section 407 of the Social Security Act (42 USC 607).

"High School or GED Completion Attendance" means an activity in the basic education component that involves attendance at a secondary school or in a course of study that leads to the completion of the GED.

"Job search (initial or regular)" means an activity in the job search and readiness component that focuses on clients looking for and obtaining employment designed to improve skills in locating and competing for employment in the local labor market and may include writing resumes, receiving instruction in interviewing skills, and participating in group and individual "job search". There are two categories of "job search": "initial job search" and "regular job search". "Initial job search" may occur during the Pre-TANF program. "Regular job search" begins not later than the day after the Department finds the individual eligible for TANF benefits.

"Job search and readiness" means a component designed to prepare individuals to compete in the local labor market. Job search (see section (18) of this rule), life skills (see section (22) of this rule), drug and alcohol services (see section (12) of this rule), mental health services (see section (23) of this rule), and rehabilitation activities (see section (32) of this rule) are the activities of the "job search and readiness" component.

"Job skills training" means an activity in the basic education component designed to provide classroom training in vocational and technical skills or equivalent knowledge and abilities in a specific job area.

"JOBS Plus program (JOBS Plus)" means an activity in the paid subsidized employment component that provides TANF clients with on-the-job training and pays their benefits as wages (see OAR 461-190-0401 to 461-190-0426).

"Life skills" means an activity of the job search and readiness component. The activity develops employment-preparation skills and skills and attitudes that are commonly found in the workplace.

"Mental health services" means an activity in the job search and readiness component that provides mental health screenings and assessments, counseling, medication management, and support groups.

"Non-core activities" means federally defined countable work activities that include job skills training directly related to employment; education directly related to employment; and satisfactory school attendance at a secondary level or leading to a GED.

"On-the-job training (OJT)" means an activity in the paid subsidized employment component in which an individual works for an employer for a contracted period. The employer trains the individual and is reimbursed by the Department, usually at 50 percent of the wages of the participant, for those training costs.

"Paid subsidized employment" means a component in which individuals are employed in a subsidized public or private sector job. JOBS Plus (see section (21) of this rule), work supplementation (see section (42) of this rule), and on-the-job training are the activities in the "paid subsidized employment" component.

"Paid unsubsidized employment" means a component in which individuals are employed full- or part-time in an unsubsidized job and receiving TANF benefits. Unsubsidized employment is a job that is not subsidized by TANF or any other public program. The UN work program (see section (39) of this rule) and microenterprise (see OAR 461-001-0000) are the activities in the paid unsubsidized employment component.

"Parents as Scholars (PAS)" means a JOBS program component that assists TANF parents who are or will be undergraduates to begin or continue their education at a two- or four-year educational institution (see OAR 461-190-0199).

"Program entry" means an activity that includes all the activities that prepare an individual to actively participate in the JOBS program including, but not limited to, assessment (see section (3) of this rule) and writing the initial case plan.

"Progress (good or satisfactory)" means, for federal reporting purposes, an individual participating in an education or training activity makes "good progress" or "satisfactory progress" by receiving a passing grade or progressing toward completion of high school or GED completion at no less than the normal rate of a half-time student.

"Providing child care services to a community service program participant" means an activity in the unpaid employment component.

"Rehabilitation activities" means an activity in the job search and readiness component that provides medical or therapeutic screenings, assessments, and treatment. This activity also includes medical management and support groups.

"Self-initiated training (SI)" means a JOBS program component that is training needed to be competitive in the job market. Participation in this component is limited to six months. The component may be used to extend an approved vocational training activity.

"Supported work" means an activity in the unpaid employment component that gives individuals intensive staff support, skill training, intervention, and counseling that will enable them to function independently at work.

"Stabilization, intervention, and other activities" means activities that are non-countable for federal participation purposes including child health and development, crisis intervention (see section (10) of this rule), domestic violence services, family stability activities, medical services, retention services, services to child welfare families, social security application, and stabilized living services.

"Support services" means services that case-managed clients need to participate successfully in activities outlined in their case plan, seek and maintain employment, or remove barriers.

"Transition services" means services included in an individual's case plan when the individual becomes employed or becomes ineligible for cash benefits because of an increase in income or resources.

"Unpaid employment" means a component in which an individual is placed in an unpaid job to develop good work habits, training, and knowledge to obtain employment. Employment may be in the private or public sector or through a work simulation program. Work experience, community service program, providing child care services to a community service program participant, and supported work (see section (34) of this rule) are the activities of the "unpaid employment" component.

"UN work program" means an activity in the paid unsubsidized employment component in which TANF clients work in unsubsidized employment and may also participate in another JOBS work site training activity.

"Vocational training" means an activity and component of the JOBS program that provides JOBS participants with up to 12 months access to specific "vocational training" that will lead to a career with an appropriate wage level and opportunity for employment.

"Work experience" means an activity in the unpaid employment component in which the individual works without pay at a job site to develop good work habits and basic vocational skills that enhance the likelihood the individual will become employed. "Work experience" is available through private for-profit businesses, nonprofit organizations, or public agencies.

"Work supplementation" means an activity in the unpaid employment component that is up to six months of work-site training provided by an employer. The component and activity are both called "work supplementation". In "work supplementation", the Department subsidizes the wages of the participant by providing up to $200 per month to the employer.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 409.050, 411.060, 411.070, 411.878, 412.006, 412.009, 412.016, 412.049
Stats. Implemented: ORS 409.010, 409.050, 411.060, 411.070, 411.878, 412.001, 412.006, 412.016, 412.009, 412.049

Effective 01/01/07 this rule has been renumbered from 461-190-0110.

461-001-0025    Effective 12/28/15
Definitions of Terms, Components, and Activities; JOBS, Pre-TANF, Post-TANF, TANF
In the JOBS, Pre-TANF, Post-TANF, and TANF programs, the following definitions apply to rules in OAR chapter 461 unless the context indicates otherwise.

"Activity" means an action or set of actions to be taken by an individual, as specified in the case plan (see section (6) of this rule). An "activity" is intended to reduce barriers and:

Increase the likelihood of self-sufficiency, employment, job retention, wage enhancement, and financial independence; or

Promote family stability (see OAR 461-001-0000).

"Adult Basic Education (ABE)" means an activity (see section (1) of this rule) in the basic education (see section (5) of this rule) component (see section (8) of this rule) that involves remedial education coursework intended to ensure functional literacy.

"Assessment" means an activity of the program entry (see section (30) of this rule) component that involves gathering information to identify the strengths, interests, family circumstances, status in the JOBS program, and vocational aptitudes and preferences of the individual and to mutually determine an employment goal, the level of participation of the individual in the JOBS program, and which support services (see section (36) of this rule) are needed. This activity includes providing screenings and evaluations (if appropriate) to determine the level of participation, accommodation, and modification for the individual in the JOBS program. The screenings include, but are not limited to, physical and mental health needs, substance abuse, domestic violence, and learning needs.

"Barrier" means a personal condition or circumstance that reduces the likelihood the individual will become employed or the ability of the individual to participate in an activity listed in the case plan.

"Basic education" means a component of non-core activities (see section (24) of this rule) intended to ensure functional literacy for all JOBS clients. "Basic education" activities are high school attendance, English as a second language (ESL) (see section (14) of this rule) instruction, job skills training (see section (20) of this rule), adult basic education (ABE) (see section (2) of this rule) instruction, and services that result in obtaining a general equivalency diploma (GED). The component is discussed in OAR 461-190-0171 and 461-190-0181.

"Case plan" (formerly also known as an employment development plan (EDP), a personal plan, or personal development plan) means a written outline, developed in partnership by the individual and case manager, with input from partners as appropriate, listing activities and goals for the individual. The "case plan" also identifies the support service payments, accommodations, and modifications to help the individual complete the plan. The DHS 1543 - Domestic Violence Assistance Agreement - is the "case plan" for individuals with safety concerns about domestic violence (see OAR 461-001-0000).

"Community service program" means an activity in the unpaid employment (see section (38) of this rule) component in which the individual works without pay at a job site to enhance the likelihood the individual will become employed and perform work for the direct benefit of the community. This activity is available through nonprofit organizations or public agencies.

"Component" means a set of one or more activities of the JOBS program including paid unsubsidized employment (see section (27) of this rule), paid subsidized employment (see section (26) of this rule), unpaid employment, vocational training (see section (40) of this rule), job search and readiness (see section (19) of this rule), and basic education activities.

"Core activities" means federally defined countable work activities including paid unsubsidized employment; paid subsidized employment; work experience (see section (41) of this rule); on-the-job training (see section (25) of this rule); job search and readiness; community service program (see section (7) of this rule); vocational training; and providing child care services to a community service program participant (see section (31) of this rule).

"Crisis intervention" means short-term services to address an immediate crisis need.

"Degree Completion Initiative (DCI)" means an activity in which a limited number of TANF recipients may participate for up to 12 months to complete an educational degree at a two- or four-year educational institution.

"Drug and alcohol services" means an activity in the job search and readiness component that provides substance abuse screenings and evaluations, outpatient or resident treatment, and support groups such as AA or NA.

"Employer contact" means client communication with an employer or employer's representative through a visit, phone call, or mail to request consideration for employment.

"English as a second language (ESL)" means an activity in the basic education component. "ESL" classes are designed to give individuals with limited English proficiency better working skills in the language.

"Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)" means the law that applies to subject employers with individuals working in the unpaid employment component. "FLSA" requires that individuals engaged in unpaid employment, in effect, may not "work off" their SNAP and TANF benefits at an hourly rate less than the state minimum wage.

"Federally required participation rates" means the participation rates required by section 407 of the Social Security Act (42 USC 607).

"High School or GED Completion Attendance" means an activity in the basic education component that involves attendance at a secondary school or in a course of study that leads to the completion of the GED.

"Job search (initial or regular)" means an activity in the job search and readiness component that focuses on clients looking for and obtaining employment designed to improve skills in locating and competing for employment in the local labor market and may include writing resumes, receiving instruction in interviewing skills, and participating in group and individual "job search". There are two categories of "job search": "initial job search" and "regular job search". "Initial job search" may occur during the Pre-TANF program. "Regular job search" begins not later than the day after the Department finds the individual eligible for TANF benefits.

"Job search and readiness" means a component designed to prepare individuals to compete in the local labor market. Job search (see section (18) of this rule), life skills (see section (22) of this rule), drug and alcohol services (see section (12) of this rule), mental health services (see section (23) of this rule), and rehabilitation activities (see section (32) of this rule) are the activities of the "job search and readiness" component.

"Job skills training" means an activity in the basic education component designed to provide classroom training in vocational and technical skills or equivalent knowledge and abilities in a specific job area.

"JOBS Plus program (JOBS Plus)" means an activity in the paid subsidized employment component that provides TANF clients with on-the-job training and pays their benefits as wages (see OAR 461-190-0401 to 461-190-0426).

"Life skills" means an activity of the job search and readiness component. The activity develops employment-preparation skills and skills and attitudes that are commonly found in the workplace.

"Mental health services" means an activity in the job search and readiness component that provides mental health screenings and assessments, counseling, medication management, and support groups.

"Non-core activities" means federally defined countable work activities that include job skills training directly related to employment; education directly related to employment; and satisfactory school attendance at a secondary level or leading to a GED.

"On-the-job training (OJT)" means an activity in the paid subsidized employment component in which an individual works for an employer for a contracted period. The employer trains the individual and is reimbursed by the Department, usually at 50 percent of the wages of the participant, for those training costs.

"Paid subsidized employment" means a component in which individuals are employed in a subsidized public or private sector job. JOBS Plus (see section (21) of this rule), work supplementation (see section (42) of this rule), and on-the-job training are the activities in the "paid subsidized employment" component.

"Paid unsubsidized employment" means a component in which individuals are employed full- or part-time in an unsubsidized job and receiving TANF benefits. Unsubsidized employment is a job that is not subsidized by TANF or any other public program. The UN work program (see section (39) of this rule) and microenterprise (see OAR 461-001-0000) are the activities in the paid unsubsidized employment component.

"Parents as Scholars (PAS)" means a JOBS program component that assists TANF parents who are or will be undergraduates to begin or continue their education at a two- or four-year educational institution (see OAR 461-190-0199).

"Program entry" means an activity that includes all the activities that prepare an individual to actively participate in the JOBS program including, but not limited to, assessment (see section (3) of this rule) and writing the initial case plan.

"Progress (good or satisfactory)" means, for federal reporting purposes, an individual participating in an education or training activity makes "good progress" or "satisfactory progress" by receiving a passing grade or progressing toward completion of high school or GED completion at no less than the normal rate of a half-time student.

"Providing child care services to a community service program participant" means an activity in the unpaid employment component.

"Rehabilitation activities" means an activity in the job search and readiness component that provides medical or therapeutic screenings, assessments, and treatment. This activity also includes medical management and support groups.

"Self-initiated training (SI)" means a JOBS program component that is training needed to be competitive in the job market. Participation in this component is limited to six months. The component may be used to extend an approved vocational training activity.

"Supported work" means an activity in the unpaid employment component that gives individuals intensive staff support, skill training, intervention, and counseling that will enable them to function independently at work.

"Stabilization, intervention, and other activities" means activities that are non-countable for federal participation purposes including child health and development, crisis intervention (see section (10) of this rule), domestic violence services, family stability activities, medical services, retention services, services to child welfare families, social security application, and stabilized living services.

"Support services" means services that case-managed clients need to participate successfully in activities outlined in their case plan, seek and maintain employment, or remove barriers.

"Transition services" means services included in an individual's case plan when the individual becomes employed or becomes ineligible for cash benefits because of an increase in income or resources.

"Unpaid employment" means a component in which an individual is placed in an unpaid job to develop good work habits, training, and knowledge to obtain employment. Employment may be in the private or public sector or through a work simulation program. Work experience, community service program, providing child care services to a community service program participant, and supported work (see section (34) of this rule) are the activities of the "unpaid employment" component.

"UN work program" means an activity in the paid unsubsidized employment component in which TANF clients work in unsubsidized employment and may also participate in another JOBS work site training activity.

"Vocational training" means an activity and component of the JOBS program that provides JOBS participants with up to 12 months access to specific "vocational training" that will lead to a career with an appropriate wage level and opportunity for employment.

"Work experience" means an activity in the unpaid employment component in which the individual works without pay at a job site to develop good work habits and basic vocational skills that enhance the likelihood the individual will become employed. "Work experience" is available through private for-profit businesses, nonprofit organizations, or public agencies.

"Work supplementation" means an activity in the unpaid employment component that is up to six months of work-site training provided by an employer. The component and activity are both called "work supplementation". In "work supplementation", the Department subsidizes the wages of the participant by providing up to $200 per month to the employer.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 409.050, 411.060, 411.070, 411.878, 412.006, 412.009, 412.016, 412.049
Stats. Implemented: ORS 409.010, 409.050, 411.060, 411.070, 411.878, 412.001, 412.006, 412.016, 412.009, 412.049

Effective 01-01-07 this rule was renumbered from 461-190-0110.

461-001-0025    Temporary Effective 07/01/15 through 12/27/15
Definitions of Terms, Components, and Activities; JOBS, Pre-TANF, Post-TANF, TANF
In the JOBS, Pre-TANF, Post-TANF, and TANF programs, the following definitions apply to rules in Chapter 461 unless the context indicates otherwise.

Activity: An action or set of actions to be taken by the client, as specified in the case plan. An activity is intended to reduce barriers and:

Increase the likelihood of self sufficiency, employment, job retention, wage enhancement, and financial independence; or

Promote family stability (see OAR 461-001-0000).

Adult Basic Education (ABE): An activity in the basic education component that involves remedial education coursework intended to ensure functional literacy.

Assessment: An activity of the program entry component that involves gathering information to identify the strengths, interests, family circumstances, status in the JOBS program, and vocational aptitudes and preferences of the client and to mutually determine an employment goal, the level of participation of the client in the JOBS program, and which support services are needed. This activity includes providing screenings and evaluations (if appropriate) to determine the level of participation, accommodation, and modification for the client in the JOBS program. The screenings include, but are not limited to, physical and mental health needs, substance abuse, domestic violence, and learning needs.

Barrier: A personal condition or circumstance that reduces the likelihood the client will become employed or the client's ability to participate in an activity listed in the case plan.

Basic education: A component of non-core activities intended to ensure functional literacy for all JOBS clients. Basic education activities are high school attendance, English as a second language (ESL) instruction, job skills training, adult basic education (ABE) instruction, and services that result in obtaining a general equivalency diploma (GED). The component is discussed in OAR 461-190-0171 and 461-190-0181.

Case plan (formerly also known as an employment development plan (EDP), a personal plan, or personal development plan): A written outline, developed in partnership by the client and case manager, with input from partners as appropriate, listing activities and goals for the client. The case plan also identifies the support service payments, accommodations, and modifications to help the client complete the plan. The DHS 1543 - Domestic Violence Assistance Agreement - is the case plan for clients with safety concerns about domestic violence.

Community Service Program: An activity in the unpaid employment component in which the client works without pay at a job site to enhance the likelihood the client will become employed and perform work for the direct benefit of the community. This activity is available through nonprofit organizations or public agencies.

Component: A set of one or more activities of the JOBS program. Components of the JOBS program are paid unsubsidized employment, paid subsidized employment, unpaid employment, vocational training, job search and readiness, and basic education activities.

Core activities: Federally-defined countable work activities that include: paid unsubsidized employment; paid subsidized employment; work experience; on-the-job training; job search and readiness; community service programs; vocational training; and providing child care assistance to a community service program participant.

Crisis intervention: Short-term services to address an immediate crisis need.

Degree Completion Initiative (DCI): An activity in which a limited number of TANF recipients may participate for up to 12 months to complete an educational degree at a two- or four-year educational institution.

Drug and alcohol services: An activity in the job search and readiness component that provides substance abuse screenings and evaluations, outpatient or resident treatment, and support groups such as AA or NA.

Employer contact: A client communication with an employer or employer's representative through a visit, phone call, or mail to request consideration for employment.

English as a second language (ESL): An activity in the basic education component. ESL classes are designed to give clients with limited English proficiency better working skills in the language.

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Applies to subject employers with clients working in the unpaid employment component. FLSA requires that clients engaged in unpaid employment, in effect, may not "work off" their SNAP and TANF benefits at an hourly rate less than the state minimum wage.

Federally required participation rates: The participation rates required by section 407 of the Social Security Act (42 USC 607).

High School or GED Completion Attendance: An activity in the basic education component that involves attendance at a secondary school or in a course of study that leads to the completion of the GED.

Job search: An activity in the job search and readiness component that focuses on clients looking for and obtaining employment. It is designed to improve skills in locating and competing for employment in the local labor market and may include writing resumes, receiving instruction in interviewing skills, and participating in group and individual job search. There are two categories of job search: initial job search and regular job search. Initial job search may occur during the Pre-TANF program. Regular job search begins not later than the day after the Department finds the client eligible for TANF benefits.

Job search and readiness: A component designed to prepare clients to compete in the local labor market. Job search, life skills, drug and alcohol services, mental health services, and rehabilitation activities are the activities of the job search and readiness component.

Job skills training: An activity in the basic education component designed to provide classroom training in vocational and technical skills or equivalent knowledge and abilities in a specific job area.

JOBS Plus program (JOBS Plus): An activity in the paid subsidized employment component that provides TANF clients with on-the-job training and pays their benefits as wages (see OAR 461-190-0401 to 461-190-0426).

Life skills: An activity of the job search and readiness component. The activity develops employment-preparation skills and skills and attitudes that are commonly found in the workplace.

Mental health services: An activity in the job search and readiness component that provides mental health screenings and assessments, counseling, medication management, and support groups.

Microenterprise: An activity in the paid unsubsidized employment component in which the client is self-employed in a sole proprietorship, partnership, or family business that has fewer than five employees and has capital needs no greater than $35,000.

Non-core activities: Federally-defined countable work activities that include: job skills training directly related to employment; education directly related to employment; and satisfactory school attendance at a secondary level or leading to a GED.

On-the-job training (OJT): An activity in the paid subsidized employment component in which a client works for an employer for a contracted period. The employer trains the client and is reimbursed by the Department, usually at 50 percent of the wages of the participant, for those training costs.

Paid subsidized employment: A component in which clients are employed in a subsidized public or private sector job. JOBS Plus, work supplementation, and on-the-job training are the activities in the paid subsidized employment component.

Paid unsubsidized employment: A component in which clients are employed full- or part-time in an unsubsidized job and receiving TANF benefits. Unsubsidized employment is a job that is not subsidized by TANF or any other public program. The UN work program and microenterprise are the activities in the paid unsubsidized employment component.

Parents as Scholars (PAS): A JOBS program component that assists TANF parents who are or will be undergraduates to begin or continue their education at a two- or four-year educational institution (see OAR 461-190-0199).

Program entry: An activity that includes all the activities that prepare a client to actively participate in the JOBS program. Program entry activities include assessment and writing the initial case plan.

Progress (good or satisfactory): For federal reporting purposes, a client participating in an education or training activity makes good progress or satisfactory progress by receiving a passing grade or progressing toward completion of high school or GED completion at no less than the normal rate of a half-time student.

Providing child care services to a Community Service Program participant: An activity in the unpaid employment component.

Rehabilitation activities: An activity in the job search and readiness component that provides medical or therapeutic screenings, assessments, and treatment. This activity also includes medical management and support groups.

Self-Initiated Training (SI): A JOBS program component that is short-term training needed to be competitive in the job market. This also allows a participant to continue an approved Vocational Training for up to 6 months.

Supported work: An activity in the unpaid employment component that gives clients intensive staff support, skill training, intervention, and counseling that will enable them to function independently at work.

Stabilization, intervention, and other activities: A group of activities that are non-countable for federal participation purposes. These activities include child health and development, crisis intervention, domestic violence services, family stability activities (see OAR 461-001-0000), medical services, retention services, services to child welfare families, social security application, and stabilized living services.

Support services: Services that case-managed clients need to participate successfully in activities outlined in their case plan, seek and maintain employment, or remove barriers.

Teen parent: A parent (see OAR 461-001-0000) under 20 years of age who has not completed a high school diploma or GED.

Transition services: Services included in a client's case plan when the client becomes employed or becomes ineligible for cash benefits because of an increase in income or resources.

Unpaid employment: A component in which a client is placed in an unpaid job to develop good work habits, training and knowledge to obtain employment. Employment may be in the private or public sector or through a work simulation program. Work experience, Community Service Program, providing child care services to a Community Service Program participant, and supported work are the activities of the unpaid employment component.

UN work program: An activity in the paid unsubsidized employment component in which TANF clients work in unsubsidized employment and may also participate in another JOBS work site training activity.

Vocational Training: An activity and component of the JOBS program that provides JOBS participants with access to specific vocational training that will lead to a career with an appropriate wage level and opportunity for employment.

Work experience: An activity in the unpaid employment component in which the client works without pay at a job site to develop good work habits and basic vocational skills that enhance the likelihood the client will become employed. Work experience is available through private for-profit businesses, nonprofit organizations, or public agencies.

Work supplementation: An activity in the unpaid employment component. Up to six months of work-site training provided by an employer. The component and activity are both called work supplementation. In work supplementation, the Department subsidizes the wages of the participant by providing up to $200 per month to the employer.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 411.060, 412.006, 412.009, 412.016, 412.049, 2011 Or. Laws 604
Stats. Implemented: ORS 411.060, 412.001, 412.006, 412.016, 412.009, 412.049, 2011 Or. Laws 604

461-001-0025    Effective 12/29/11
Definitions of Terms, Components, and Activities; JOBS, Pre-TANF, Post-TANF, TANF
In the JOBS, Pre-TANF, Post-TANF, and TANF programs, the following definitions apply to rules in Chapter 461 unless the context indicates otherwise.

Activity: An action or set of actions to be taken by the client, as specified in the case plan. An activity is intended to reduce barriers and:

Increase the likelihood of self sufficiency, employment, job retention, wage enhancement, and financial independence; or

Promote family stability (see OAR 461-001-0000).

Adult Basic Education (ABE): An activity in the basic education component that involves remedial education coursework intended to ensure functional literacy.

Assessment: An activity of the program entry component that involves gathering information to identify the strengths, interests, family circumstances, status in the JOBS program, and vocational aptitudes and preferences of the client and to mutually determine an employment goal, the level of participation of the client in the JOBS program, and which support services are needed. This activity includes providing screenings and evaluations (if appropriate) to determine the level of participation, accommodation, and modification for the client in the JOBS program. The screenings include but are not limited to physical and mental health needs, substance abuse, domestic violence, and learning needs.

Barrier: A personal condition or circumstance that reduces the likelihood the client will become employed or the client's ability to participate in an activity listed in the case plan.

Basic education: A component of non-core activities intended to ensure functional literacy for all JOBS clients. Basic education activities are high school attendance, English as a second language (ESL) instruction, job skills training, adult basic education (ABE) instruction, and services that result in obtaining a general equivalency diploma (GED). The component is discussed in OAR 461-190-0171 and 461-190-0181.

Case plan (formerly also known as an employment development plan (EDP), a personal plan, or personal development plan): A written outline, developed in partnership by the client and case manager, with input from partners as appropriate, listing activities and goals for the client. The case plan also identifies the support service payments, accommodations, and modifications to help the client complete the plan. The DHS 1543 - Domestic Violence Assistance Agreement - is the case plan for clients with safety concerns about domestic violence.

Community Service Program: An activity in the unpaid employment component in which the client works without pay at a job site to enhance the likelihood the client will become employed and perform work for the direct benefit of the community. This activity is available through nonprofit organizations or public agencies.

Component: A set of one or more activities of the JOBS program. Components of the JOBS program are paid unsubsidized employment, paid subsidized employment, unpaid employment, vocational training, job search and readiness, and basic education activities.

Core activities: Federally-defined countable work activities that include: paid unsubsidized employment; paid subsidized employment; work experience; on-the-job training; job search and readiness; community service programs; vocational training; and providing child care assistance to a community service program participant.

Degree Completion Initiative (DCI): An activity in which a limited number of TANF recipients may participate for up to 12 months to complete an educational degree at a two- or four-year educational institution.

Drug and alcohol services: An activity in the job search and readiness component that provides substance abuse screenings and evaluations, outpatient or resident treatment, and support groups such as AA or NA.

Employer contact: A client communication with an employer or employer's representative through a visit, phone call, or mail to request consideration for employment.

English as a second language (ESL): An activity in the basic education component. ESL classes are designed to give clients with limited English proficiency better working skills in the language.

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Applies to subject employers with clients working in the unpaid employment component. FLSA requires that clients engaged in unpaid employment, in effect, cannot "work off" their SNAP and TANF benefits at an hourly rate less than the state minimum wage.

Federally required participation rates: The participation rates required by section 407 of the Social Security Act (42 USC 607).

High School or GED Completion Attendance: An activity in the basic education component that involves attendance at a secondary school or in a course of study that leads to the completion of the GED.

Job search: An activity in the job search and readiness component that focuses on clients looking for and obtaining employment. It is designed to improve skills in locating and competing for employment in the local labor market and may include writing resumes, receiving instruction in interviewing skills, and participating in group and individual job search. There are two categories of job search: initial job search and regular job search. Initial job search may occur during the Pre-TANF program. Regular job search begins not later than the day after the Department finds the client eligible for TANF benefits.

Job search and readiness: A component designed to prepare clients to compete in the local labor market. Job search, life skills, drug and alcohol services, mental health services, and rehabilitation activities are the activities of the job search and readiness component.

Job skills training: An activity in the basic education component designed to provide classroom training in vocational and technical skills or equivalent knowledge and abilities in a specific job area.

JOBS Plus program (JOBS Plus): An activity in the paid subsidized employment component that provides TANF clients with on-the-job training and pays their benefits as wages (see the rules at OAR 461-190-0401 to 461-190-0426).

Life skills: An activity of the job search and readiness component. The activity develops employment-preparation skills and skills and attitudes that are commonly found in the workplace.

Mental health services: An activity in the job search and readiness component that provides mental health screenings and assessments, counseling, medication management, and support groups.

Microenterprise: An activity in the paid unsubsidized employment component in which the client is self-employed in a sole proprietorship, partnership, or family business that has fewer than five employees and has capital needs no greater than $35,000.

Non-core activities: Federally-defined countable work activities that include: job skills training directly related to employment; education directly related to employment; and satisfactory school attendance at a secondary level or leading to a GED.

On-the-job training (OJT): An activity in the paid subsidized employment component in which a client works for an employer for a contracted period. The employer trains the client and is reimbursed by the Department, usually at 50 percent of the wages of the participant, for those training costs.

Paid subsidized employment: A component in which clients are employed in a subsidized public or private sector job. JOBS Plus, work supplementation, and on-the-job training are the activities in the paid subsidized employment component.

Paid unsubsidized employment: A component in which clients are employed full- or part-time in an unsubsidized job and receiving TANF benefits. Unsubsidized employment is a job that is not subsidized by TANF or any other public program. The UN work program and microenterprise are the activities in the paid unsubsidized employment component.

Parents as Scholars (PAS): A JOBS program component that assists TANF parents who are or will be undergraduates to begin or continue their education at a two- or four-year educational institution (see OAR 461-190-0199).

Program entry: An activity that includes all the activities that prepare a client to actively participate in the JOBS program. Program entry activities include assessment and writing the initial case plan.

Progress (good or satisfactory): For federal reporting purposes, a client participating in an education or training activity makes good progress or satisfactory progress by receiving a passing grade or progressing toward completion of high school or GED completion at no less than the normal rate of a half-time student.

Providing child care services to a Community Service Program participant: An activity in the unpaid employment component.

Rehabilitation activities: An activity in the job search and readiness component that provides medical or therapeutic screenings, assessments, and treatment. This activity also includes medical management and support groups.

Self Initiated Training (SI): A JOBS program component that allows a participant to continue an ongoing two-year or four-year degree program or Vocational Training education opportunities for up to 12 months. Each SI participant is limited to 12 months of participation, and a participant must meet the requirements of one of the following subsections:
Be a client on the PAS wait list as of June 30, 2011 who has contacted his or her case manager on or before July 15, 2011; or
Be a client who is transitioned from Vocational Training to SI by his or her local DHS office.

Sheltered or supported work: An activity in the unpaid employment component that gives clients intensive staff support, skill training, intervention and counseling that will enable them to function independently at work.

Stabilization, intervention, and other activities: A group of activities that are non-countable for federal participation purposes. These activities include child health and development, crisis intervention, domestic violence services, family stability activities (see OAR 461-001-0000), medical services, retention services, services to child welfare families, social security application, and stabilized living services.

Support services: Services that case-managed clients need to participate successfully in activities outlined in their case plan, seek and maintain employment, or remove barriers.

Teen parent: A parent (see OAR 461-001-0000) under 20 years of age who has not completed a high school diploma or GED.

Transition services: Services included in a client's case plan when the client becomes employed or becomes ineligible for cash benefits because of an increase in income or resources.

Unpaid employment: A component in which a client is placed in an unpaid job to develop good work habits, training and knowledge to obtain employment. Employment may be in the private or public sector or through a work simulation program. Work experience, Community Service Program, providing child care services to a Community Service Program participant, and sheltered or supported work are the activities of the unpaid employment component.

UN work program: An activity in the paid unsubsidized employment component in which TANF clients work in unsubsidized employment and may also participate in another JOBS work site training activity.

Vocational Training: An activity and component of the JOBS program that provides JOBS participants with access to specific vocational training that will lead to a career with an appropriate wage level and opportunity for employment.

Work experience: An activity in the unpaid employment component in which the client works without pay at a job site to develop good work habits and basic vocational skills that enhance the likelihood the client will become employed. Work experience is available through private for-profit businesses, nonprofit organizations, or public agencies.

Work supplementation: An activity in the unpaid employment component. Up to six months of work-site training provided by an employer. The component and activity are both called work supplementation. In work supplementation, the Department subsidizes the wages of the participant by providing up to $200 per month to the employer.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 411.060, 412.006, 412.009, 412.016, 412.049, 2011 Or. Laws 604
Stats. Implemented: ORS 411.060, 412.001, 412.006, 412.016, 412.009, 412.049, 2011 Or. Laws 604

Effective 01-01-07 this rule was renumbered from 461-190-0110.

461-001-0025    Temporary Effective 07/01/11 through 12/28/11
Definitions of Terms, Components, and Activities; JOBS, Pre-TANF, Post-TANF, TANF
In the JOBS, Pre-TANF, Post-TANF, and TANF programs, the following definitions apply to rules in Chapter 461 unless the context indicates otherwise.

Activity: An action or set of actions to be taken by the client, as specified in the case plan. An activity is intended to reduce barriers and:

Increase the likelihood of self sufficiency, employment, job retention, wage enhancement, and financial independence; or

Promote family stability (see OAR 461-001-0000).

Adult Basic Education (ABE): An activity in the basic education component that involves remedial education coursework intended to ensure functional literacy.

Assessment: An activity of the program entry component that involves gathering information to identify the strengths, interests, family circumstances, status in the JOBS program, and vocational aptitudes and preferences of the client and to mutually determine an employment goal, the level of participation of the client in the JOBS program, and which support services are needed. This activity includes providing screenings and evaluations (if appropriate) to determine the level of participation, accommodation, and modification for the client in the JOBS program. The screenings include but are not limited to physical and mental health needs, substance abuse, domestic violence, and learning needs.

Barrier: A personal condition or circumstance that reduces the likelihood the client will become employed or the client's ability to participate in an activity listed in the case plan.

Basic education: A component of non-core activities intended to ensure functional literacy for all JOBS clients. Basic education activities are high school attendance, English as a second language (ESL) instruction, job skills training, adult basic education (ABE) instruction, and services that result in obtaining a general equivalency diploma (GED). The component is discussed in OAR 461-190-0171 and 461-190-0181.

Case plan (formerly also known as an employment development plan (EDP), a personal plan, or personal development plan): A written outline, developed in partnership by the client and case manager, with input from partners as appropriate, listing activities and goals for the client. The case plan also identifies the support service payments, accommodations, and modifications to help the client complete the plan. The DHS 1543 - Domestic Violence Assistance Agreement - is the case plan for clients with safety concerns about domestic violence.

Community Service Program: An activity in the unpaid employment component in which the client works without pay at a job site to enhance the likelihood the client will become employed and perform work for the direct benefit of the community. This activity is available through nonprofit organizations or public agencies.

Component: A set of one or more activities of the JOBS program. Components of the JOBS program are paid unsubsidized employment, paid subsidized employment, unpaid employment, vocational training, job search and readiness, and basic education activities.

Core activities: Federally-defined countable work activities that include: paid unsubsidized employment; paid subsidized employment; work experience; on-the-job training; job search and readiness; community service programs; vocational training; and providing child care assistance to a community service program participant.

Degree Completion Initiative (DCI): An activity in which a limited number of TANF recipients may participate for up to 12 months to complete an educational degree at a two- or four-year educational institution.

Drug and alcohol services: An activity in the job search and readiness component that provides substance abuse screenings and evaluations, outpatient or resident treatment, and support groups such as AA or NA.

Employer contact: A client communication with an employer or employer's representative through a visit, phone call, or mail to request consideration for employment.

English as a second language (ESL): An activity in the basic education component. ESL classes are designed to give clients with limited English proficiency better working skills in the language.

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Applies to subject employers with clients working in the unpaid employment component. FLSA requires that clients engaged in unpaid employment, in effect, cannot "work off" their SNAP and TANF benefits at an hourly rate less than the state minimum wage.

Federally required participation rates: The participation rates required by section 407 of the Social Security Act (42 USC 607).

High School or GED Completion Attendance: An activity in the basic education component that involves attendance at a secondary school or in a course of study that leads to the completion of the GED.

Job search: An activity in the job search and readiness component that focuses on clients looking for and obtaining employment. It is designed to improve skills in locating and competing for employment in the local labor market and may include writing resumes, receiving instruction in interviewing skills, and participating in group and individual job search. There are two categories of job search: initial job search and regular job search. Initial job search may occur during the Pre-TANF program. Regular job search begins not later than the day after the Department finds the client eligible for TANF benefits.

Job search and readiness: A component designed to prepare clients to compete in the local labor market. Job search, life skills, drug and alcohol services, mental health services, and rehabilitation activities are the activities of the job search and readiness component.

Job skills training: An activity in the basic education component designed to provide classroom training in vocational and technical skills or equivalent knowledge and abilities in a specific job area.

JOBS Plus program (JOBS Plus): An activity in the paid subsidized employment component that provides TANF clients with on-the-job training and pays their benefits as wages (see the rules at OAR 461-190-0401 to 461-190-0426).

Life skills: An activity of the job search and readiness component. The activity develops employment-preparation skills and skills and attitudes that are commonly found in the workplace.

Mental health services: An activity in the job search and readiness component that provides mental health screenings and assessments, counseling, medication management, and support groups.

Microenterprise: An activity in the paid unsubsidized employment component in which the client is self-employed in a sole proprietorship, partnership, or family business that has fewer than five employees and has capital needs no greater than $35,000.

Non-core activities: Federally-defined countable work activities that include: job skills training directly related to employment; education directly related to employment; and satisfactory school attendance at a secondary level or leading to a GED.

On-the-job training (OJT): An activity in the paid subsidized employment component in which a client works for an employer for a contracted period. The employer trains the client and is reimbursed by the Department, usually at 50 percent of the wages of the participant, for those training costs.

Paid subsidized employment: A component in which clients are employed in a subsidized public or private sector job. JOBS Plus, work supplementation, and on-the-job training are the activities in the paid subsidized employment component.

Paid unsubsidized employment: A component in which clients are employed full- or part-time in an unsubsidized job and receiving TANF benefits. Unsubsidized employment is a job that is not subsidized by TANF or any other public program. The UN work program and microenterprise are the activities in the paid unsubsidized employment component.

Parents as Scholars (PAS): A JOBS program component that assists TANF parents who are or will be undergraduates to begin or continue their education at a two- or four-year educational institution (see OAR 461-190-0199).

Program entry: An activity that includes all the activities that prepare a client to actively participate in the JOBS program. Program entry activities include assessment and writing the initial case plan.

Progress (good or satisfactory): For federal reporting purposes, a client participating in an education or training activity makes good progress or satisfactory progress by receiving a passing grade or progressing toward completion of high school or GED completion at no less than the normal rate of a half-time student.

Providing child care services to a Community Service Program participant: An activity in the unpaid employment component.

Rehabilitation activities: An activity in the job search and readiness component that provides medical or therapeutic screenings, assessments, and treatment. This activity also includes medical management and support groups.

Self Initiated Training (SI): A JOBS program component that allows a participant to continue an ongoing two-year or four-year degree program or Vocational Training education opportunities for up to 12 months. Each SI participant is limited to 12 months of participation, and a participant must meet the requirements of one of the following subsections:
Be a client on the PAS wait list as of June 30, 2011 who has contacted his or her case manager on or before July 15, 2011; or
Be a client who is transitioned from Vocational Training to SI by his or her local DHS office.

Sheltered or supported work: An activity in the unpaid employment component that gives clients intensive staff support, skill training, intervention and counseling that will enable them to function independently at work.

Stabilization, intervention, and other activities: A group of activities that are non-countable for federal participation purposes. These activities include child health and development, crisis intervention, domestic violence services, family stability activities (see OAR 461-001-0000), medical services, retention services, services to child welfare families, social security application, and stabilized living services.

Support services: Services that case-managed clients need to participate successfully in activities outlined in their case plan, seek and maintain employment, or remove barriers.

Teen parent:A parent (see OAR 461-001-0000) under 20 years of age who has not completed a high school diploma or GED.

Transition services: Services included in a client's case plan when the client becomes employed or becomes ineligible for cash benefits because of an increase in income or resources.

Unpaid employment: A component in which a client is placed in an unpaid job to develop good work habits, training and knowledge to obtain employment. Employment may be in the private or public sector or through a work simulation program. Work experience, Community Service Program, providing child care services to a Community Service Program participant, and sheltered or supported work are the activities of the unpaid employment component.

UN work program: An activity in the paid unsubsidized employment component in which TANF clients work in unsubsidized employment and may also participate in another JOBS work site training activity.

Vocational Training: An activity and component of the JOBS program that provides JOBS participants with access to specific vocational training that will lead to a career with an appropriate wage level and opportunity for employment.

Work experience: An activity in the unpaid employment component in which the client works without pay at a job site to develop good work habits and basic vocational skills that enhance the likelihood the client will become employed. Work experience is available through private for-profit businesses, nonprofit organizations, or public agencies.

Work supplementation: An activity in the unpaid employment component. Up to six months of work-site training provided by an employer. The component and activity are both called work supplementation. In work supplementation, the Department subsidizes the wages of the participant by providing up to $200 per month to the employer.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 411.060, 412.006, 412.009, 412.049, HB 2049 (2011)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 411.060, 412.001, 412.006, 412.009, 412.049, HB 2049 (2011)

461-001-0025    Effective 01/01/10 - Technical Amendment
Definitions of Terms, Components, and Activities; JOBS, Pre-TANF, Post-TANF, TANF
In the JOBS, Pre-TANF, Post-TANF, and TANF programs, the following definitions apply to rules in Chapter 461 unless the context indicates otherwise.

Activity: An action or set of actions to be taken by the client, as specified in the case plan. An activity is intended to reduce barriers and:

Increase the likelihood of self sufficiency, employment, job retention, wage enhancement, and financial independence; or

Promote family stability (see OAR 461-001-0000).

Adult Basic Education (ABE): An activity in the basic education component that involves remedial education coursework intended to ensure functional literacy.

Assessment: An activity of the program entry component that involves gathering information to identify the strengths, interests, family circumstances, status in the JOBS program, and vocational aptitudes and preferences of the client and to mutually determine an employment goal, the level of participation of the client in the JOBS program, and which support services are needed. This activity includes providing screenings and evaluations (if appropriate) to determine the level of participation, accommodation, and modification for the client in the JOBS program. The screenings include but are not limited to physical and mental health needs, substance abuse, domestic violence, and learning needs.

Barrier: A personal condition or circumstance that reduces the likelihood the client will become employed or the client's ability to participate in an activity listed in the case plan.

Basic education: A component of non-core activities intended to ensure functional literacy for all JOBS clients. Basic education activities are high school attendance, English as a second language (ESL) instruction, job skills training, adult basic education (ABE) instruction, and services that result in obtaining a general equivalency diploma (GED). The component is discussed in OAR 461-190-0171 and 461-190-0181.

Case plan (formerly also known as an employment development plan (EDP), a personal plan, or personal development plan): A written outline, developed in partnership by the client and case manager, with input from partners as appropriate, listing activities and goals for the client. The case plan also identifies the support service payments, accommodations, and modifications to help the client complete the plan. The DHS 1543 - Domestic Violence Assistance Agreement - is the case plan for clients with safety concerns about domestic violence.

Community Service Program: An activity in the unpaid employment component in which the client works without pay at a job site to enhance the likelihood the client will become employed and perform work for the direct benefit of the community. This activity is available through nonprofit organizations or public agencies.

Component: A set of one or more activities of the JOBS program. Components of the JOBS program are paid unsubsidized employment, paid subsidized employment, unpaid employment, vocational training, job search and readiness, and basic education activities.

Core activities: Federally-defined countable work activities that include: paid unsubsidized employment; paid subsidized employment; work experience; on-the-job training; job search and readiness; community service programs; vocational training; and providing child care assistance to a community service program participant.

Degree Completion Initiative (DCI): An activity in which a limited number of TANF recipients may participate for up to 12 months to complete an educational degree at a two- or four-year educational institution.

Drug and alcohol services: An activity in the job search and readiness component that provides substance abuse screenings and evaluations, outpatient or resident treatment, and support groups such as AA or NA.

Employer contact: A client communication with an employer or employer's representative through a visit, phone call, or mail to request consideration for employment.

English as a second language (ESL): An activity in the basic education component. ESL classes are designed to give clients with limited English proficiency better working skills in the language.

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Applies to subject employers with clients working in the unpaid employment component. FLSA requires that clients engaged in unpaid employment, in effect, cannot "work off" their SNAP and TANF benefits at an hourly rate less than the state minimum wage.

Federally required participation rates: The participation rates required by section 407 of the Social Security Act (42 USC 607).

High School or GED Completion Attendance: An activity in the basic education component that involves attendance at a secondary school or in a course of study that leads to the completion of the GED.

Job search: An activity in the job search and readiness component that focuses on clients looking for and obtaining employment. It is designed to improve skills in locating and competing for employment in the local labor market and may include writing resumes, receiving instruction in interviewing skills, and participating in group and individual job search. There are two categories of job search: initial job search and regular job search. Initial job search may occur during the Pre-TANF program. Regular job search begins not later than the day after the Department finds the client eligible for TANF benefits.

Job search and readiness: A component designed to prepare clients to compete in the local labor market. Job search, life skills, drug and alcohol services, mental health services, and rehabilitation activities are the activities of the job search and readiness component.

Job skills training: An activity in the basic education component designed to provide classroom training in vocational and technical skills or equivalent knowledge and abilities in a specific job area.

JOBS Plus program (JOBS Plus): An activity in the paid subsidized employment component that provides TANF clients with on-the-job training and pays their benefits as wages (see the rules at OAR 461-190-0401 to 461-190-0426).

Life skills: An activity of the job search and readiness component. The activity develops employment-preparation skills and skills and attitudes that are commonly found in the workplace.

Mental health services: An activity in the job search and readiness component that provides mental health screenings and assessments, counseling, medication management, and support groups.

Microenterprise: An activity in the paid unsubsidized employment component in which the client is self-employed in a sole proprietorship, partnership, or family business that has fewer than five employees and has capital needs no greater than $35,000.

Non-core activities: Federally-defined countable work activities that include: job skills training directly related to employment; education directly related to employment; and satisfactory school attendance at a secondary level or leading to a GED.

On-the-job training (OJT): An activity in the paid subsidized employment component in which a client works for an employer for a contracted period. The employer trains the client and is reimbursed by the Department, usually at 50 percent of the wages of the participant, for those training costs.

Paid subsidized employment: A component in which clients are employed in a subsidized public or private sector job. JOBS Plus, work supplementation, and on-the-job training are the activities in the paid subsidized employment component.

Paid unsubsidized employment: A component in which clients are employed full- or part-time in an unsubsidized job and receiving TANF benefits. Unsubsidized employment is a job that is not subsidized by TANF or any other public program. The UN work program and microenterprise are the activities in the paid unsubsidized employment component.

Parents as Scholars (PAS): A JOBS program component that assists TANF parents who are or will be undergraduates to begin or continue their education at a two- or four-year educational institution (see OAR 461-190-0199).

Program entry: An activity that includes all the activities that prepare a client to actively participate in the JOBS program. Program entry activities include assessment and writing the initial case plan.

Progress (good or satisfactory): For federal reporting purposes, a client participating in an education or training activity makes good progress or satisfactory progress by receiving a passing grade or progressing toward completion of high school or GED completion at no less than the normal rate of a half-time student.

Providing child care services to a Community Service Program participant: An activity in the unpaid employment component.

Rehabilitation activities: An activity in the job search and readiness component that provides medical or therapeutic screenings, assessments, and treatment. This activity also includes medical management and support groups.

Sheltered or supported work: An activity in the unpaid employment component that gives clients intensive staff support, skill training, intervention and counseling that will enable them to function independently at work.

Stabilization, intervention, and other activities: A group of activities that are non-countable for federal participation purposes. These activities include child health and development, crisis intervention, domestic violence services, family stability activities (see OAR 461-001-0000), medical services, retention services, services to child welfare families, social security application, and stabilized living services.

Support services: Services that case-managed clients need to participate successfully in activities outlined in their case plan, seek and maintain employment, or remove barriers.

Teen parent: Custodial parent under age 20.

Transition services: Services included in a client's case plan when the client becomes employed or becomes ineligible for cash benefits because of an increase in income or resources.

Unpaid employment: A component in which a client is placed in an unpaid job to develop good work habits, training and knowledge to obtain employment. Employment may be in the private or public sector or through a work simulation program. Work experience, Community Service Program, providing child care services to a Community Service Program participant, and sheltered or supported work are the activities of the unpaid employment component.

UN work program: An activity in the paid unsubsidized employment component in which TANF clients work in unsubsidized employment and may also participate in another JOBS work site training activity.

Vocational Training: An activity and component of the JOBS program that provides JOBS participants with access to specific vocational training that will lead to a career with an appropriate wage level and opportunity for employment.

Work experience: An activity in the unpaid employment component in which the client works without pay at a job site to develop good work habits and basic vocational skills that enhance the likelihood the client will become employed. Work experience is available through private for-profit businesses, nonprofit organizations, or public agencies.

Work supplementation: An activity in the unpaid employment component. Up to six months of work-site training provided by an employer. The component and activity are both called work supplementation. In work supplementation, the Department subsidizes the wages of the participant by providing up to $200 per month to the employer.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 411.060, 412.006, 412.009, 412.049
Stats. Implemented: ORS 411.060, 412.001, 412.006, 412.009, 412.049

461-001-0025    Effective 01/01/09
Definitions of Terms, Components, and Activities; JOBS, Pre-TANF, Post-TANF, TANF
In the JOBS, Pre-TANF, Post-TANF, and TANF programs, the following definitions apply to rules in Chapter 461 unless the context indicates otherwise.

Activity: An action or set of actions to be taken by the client, as specified in the case plan. An activity is intended to reduce barriers and:

Increase the likelihood of self sufficiency, employment, job retention, wage enhancement, and financial independence; or

Promote family stability (see OAR 461-001-0000).

Adult Basic Education (ABE): An activity in the basic education component that involves remedial education coursework intended to ensure functional literacy.

Assessment: An activity of the program entry component that involves gathering information to identify the strengths, interests, family circumstances, status in the JOBS program, and vocational aptitudes and preferences of the client and to mutually determine an employment goal, the level of participation of the client in the JOBS program, and which support services are needed. This activity includes providing screenings and evaluations (if appropriate) to determine the level of participation, accommodation, and modification for the client in the JOBS program. The screenings include but are not limited to physical and mental health needs, substance abuse, domestic violence, and learning needs.

Barrier: A personal condition or circumstance that reduces the likelihood the client will become employed or the client's ability to participate in an activity listed in the case plan.

Basic education: A component of non-core activities intended to ensure functional literacy for all JOBS clients. Basic education activities are high school attendance, English as a second language (ESL) instruction, job skills training, adult basic education (ABE) instruction, and services that result in obtaining a general equivalency diploma (GED). The component is discussed in OAR 461-190-0171 and 461-190-0181.

Case plan (formerly also known as an employment development plan (EDP), a personal plan, or personal development plan): A written outline, developed in partnership by the client and case manager, with input from partners as appropriate, listing activities and goals for the client. The case plan also identifies the support service payments, accommodations, and modifications to help the client complete the plan. The DHS 1543 - Domestic Violence Assistance Agreement - is the case plan for clients with safety concerns about domestic violence.

Community Service Program: An activity in the unpaid employment component in which the client works without pay at a job site to enhance the likelihood the client will become employed and perform work for the direct benefit of the community. This activity is available through nonprofit organizations or public agencies.

Component: A set of one or more activities of the JOBS program. Components of the JOBS program are paid unsubsidized employment, paid subsidized employment, unpaid employment, vocational training, job search and readiness, and basic education activities.

Core activities: Federally-defined countable work activities that include: paid unsubsidized employment; paid subsidized employment; work experience; on-the-job training; job search and readiness; community service programs; vocational training; and providing child care assistance to a community service program participant.

Degree Completion Initiative (DCI): An activity in which a limited number of TANF recipients may participate for up to 12 months to complete an educational degree at a two- or four-year educational institution.

Drug and alcohol services: An activity in the job search and readiness component that provides substance abuse screenings and evaluations, outpatient or resident treatment, and support groups such as AA or NA.

Employer contact: A client communication with an employer or employer's representative through a visit, phone call, or mail to request consideration for employment.

English as a second language (ESL): An activity in the basic education component. ESL classes are designed to give clients with limited English proficiency better working skills in the language.

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Applies to subject employers with clients working in the unpaid employment component. FLSA requires that clients engaged in unpaid employment, in effect, cannot "work off" their TANF and Food Stamp benefits at an hourly rate less than the state minimum wage.

Federally required participation rates: The participation rates required by section 407 of the Social Security Act (42 USC 607).

High School or GED Completion Attendance: An activity in the basic education component that involves attendance at a secondary school or in a course of study that leads to the completion of the GED.

Job search: An activity in the job search and readiness component that focuses on clients looking for and obtaining employment. It is designed to improve skills in locating and competing for employment in the local labor market and may include writing resumes, receiving instruction in interviewing skills, and participating in group and individual job search. There are two categories of job search: initial job search and regular job search. Initial job search may occur during the Pre-TANF program. Regular job search begins not later than the day after the Department finds the client eligible for TANF benefits.

Job search and readiness: A component designed to prepare clients to compete in the local labor market. Job search, life skills, drug and alcohol services, mental health services, and rehabilitation activities are the activities of the job search and readiness component.

Job skills training: An activity in the basic education component designed to provide classroom training in vocational and technical skills or equivalent knowledge and abilities in a specific job area.

JOBS Plus program (JOBS Plus): An activity in the paid subsidized employment component that provides TANF clients with on-the-job training and pays their benefits as wages (see the rules at OAR 461-190-0401 to 461-190-0426).

Life skills: An activity of the job search and readiness component. The activity develops employment-preparation skills and skills and attitudes that are commonly found in the workplace.

Mental health services: An activity in the job search and readiness component that provides mental health screenings and assessments, counseling, medication management, and support groups.

Microenterprise: An activity in the paid unsubsidized employment component in which the client is self-employed in a sole proprietorship, partnership, or family business that has fewer than five employees and has capital needs no greater than $35,000.

Non-core activities: Federally-defined countable work activities that include: job skills training directly related to employment; education directly related to employment; and satisfactory school attendance at a secondary level or leading to a GED.

On-the-job training (OJT): An activity in the paid subsidized employment component in which a client works for an employer for a contracted period. The employer trains the client and is reimbursed by the Department, usually at 50 percent of the wages of the participant, for those training costs.

Paid subsidized employment: A component in which clients are employed in a subsidized public or private sector job. JOBS Plus, work supplementation, and on-the-job training are the activities in the paid subsidized employment component.

Paid unsubsidized employment: A component in which clients are employed full- or part-time in an unsubsidized job and receiving TANF benefits. Unsubsidized employment is a job that is not subsidized by TANF or any other public program. The UN work program and microenterprise are the activities in the paid unsubsidized employment component.

Parents as Scholars (PAS): A JOBS program component that assists TANF parents who are or will be undergraduates to begin or continue their education at a two- or four-year educational institution (see OAR 461-190-0199).

Program entry: An activity that includes all the activities that prepare a client to actively participate in the JOBS program. Program entry activities include assessment and writing the initial case plan.

Progress (good or satisfactory): For federal reporting purposes, a client participating in an education or training activity makes good progress or satisfactory progress by receiving a passing grade or progressing toward completion of high school or GED completion at no less than the normal rate of a half-time student.

Providing child care services to a Community Service Program participant: An activity in the unpaid employment component.

Rehabilitation activities: An activity in the job search and readiness component that provides medical or therapeutic screenings, assessments, and treatment. This activity also includes medical management and support groups.

Sheltered or supported work: An activity in the unpaid employment component that gives clients intensive staff support, skill training, intervention and counseling that will enable them to function independently at work.

Stabilization, intervention, and other activities: A group of activities that are non-countable for federal participation purposes. These activities include child health and development, crisis intervention, domestic violence services, family stability activities (see OAR 461-001-0000), medical services, retention services, services to child welfare families, social security application, and stabilized living services.

Support services: Services that case-managed clients need to participate successfully in activities outlined in their case plan, seek and maintain employment, or remove barriers.

Teen parent: Custodial parent under age 20.

Transition services: Services included in a client's case plan when the client becomes employed or becomes ineligible for cash benefits because of an increase in income or resources.

Unpaid employment: A component in which a client is placed in an unpaid job to develop good work habits, training and knowledge to obtain employment. Employment may be in the private or public sector or through a work simulation program. Work experience, Community Service Program, providing child care services to a Community Service Program participant, and sheltered or supported work are the activities of the unpaid employment component.

UN work program: An activity in the paid unsubsidized employment component in which TANF clients work in unsubsidized employment and may also participate in another JOBS work site training activity.

Vocational Training: An activity and component of the JOBS program that provides JOBS participants with access to specific vocational training that will lead to a career with an appropriate wage level and opportunity for employment.

Work experience: An activity in the unpaid employment component in which the client works without pay at a job site to develop good work habits and basic vocational skills that enhance the likelihood the client will become employed. Work experience is available through private for-profit businesses, nonprofit organizations, or public agencies.

Work supplementation: An activity in the unpaid employment component. Up to six months of work-site training provided by an employer. The component and activity are both called work supplementation. In work supplementation, the Department subsidizes the wages of the participant by providing up to $200 per month to the employer.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 411.060, 412.006, 412.009, 412.049
Stats. Implemented: ORS 411.060, 412.001, 412.006, 412.009, 412.049

461-001-0025    Temporary Effective 10/01/07 through 02/29/08
Definitions of Terms, Components, and Activities; JOBS, Pre-TANF, Post-TANF, TANF
In the JOBS, Pre-TANF, Post-TANF, and TANF programs, the following definitions apply to rules in Chapter 461 unless the context indicates otherwise.

Activity: An action or set of actions to be taken by the client, as specified in the case plan. An activity is intended to reduce barriers and:

Increase the likelihood of self sufficiency, employment, job retention, wage enhancement, and financial independence; or

Promote family stability (see OAR 461-001-0000).

Adult Basic Education (ABE): An activity in the basic education component that involves remedial education coursework intended to ensure functional literacy.

Assessment: An activity of the program entry component that involves gathering information to identify the strengths, interests, family circumstances, status in the JOBS program, and vocational aptitudes and preferences of the client and to mutually determine an employment goal, the level of participation of the client in the JOBS program, and which support services are needed. This activity includes providing screenings and evaluations (if appropriate) to determine the level of participation of the client in the JOBS program. The screenings include but are not limited to physical and mental health needs, substance abuse, domestic violence, and learning needs.

Barrier: A personal condition or circumstance that reduces the likelihood the client will become employed or the client's ability to participate in an activity listed in the case plan.

Basic education: A component of non-core activities intended to ensure functional literacy for all JOBS clients. Basic education activities are high school attendance, English as a second language (ESL) instruction, job skills training, adult basic education (ABE) instruction, and services that result in obtaining a general equivalency diploma (GED). The component is discussed in OAR 461-190-0171 and 461-190-0181.

Case plan (formerly also known as an employment development plan (EDP), a personal plan, or personal development plan): A written outline, developed in partnership by the client and case manager, with input from partners as appropriate, listing activities and goals for the client. The case plan also identifies the support service payments, accommodations, and modifications to help the client complete the plan. The DHS 1543 - Domestic Violence Assistance Agreement - is the case plan for clients with safety concerns about domestic violence.

Community Service Program: An activity in the unpaid employment component in which the client works without pay at a job site to enhance the likelihood the client will become employed and perform work for the direct benefit of the community. This activity is available through nonprofit organizations or public agencies.

Component: A set of one or more activities of the JOBS program. Components of the JOBS program are paid unsubsidized employment, paid subsidized employment, unpaid employment, vocational training, job search and readiness, and basic education activities.

Core activities: Federally-defined countable work activities that include: paid unsubsidized employment; paid subsidized employment; work experience; on-the-job training; job search and readiness; community service programs; vocational training; and providing child care assistance to a community service program participant.

Degree Completion Initiative (DCI): An activity in which a limited number of TANF recipients may participate for up to 12 months to complete an educational degree at a two- or four-year educational institution as defined at OAR 461-190-0195(2)(b). This activity is discussed at OAR 461-190-0195.

Drug and alcohol services: An activity in the job search and readiness component that provides substance abuse screenings and evaluations, outpatient or resident treatment, and support groups such as AA or NA.

Employer contact: A client communication with an employer or employer's representative through a visit, phone call, or mail to request consideration for employment.

English as a second language (ESL): An activity in the basic education component. ESL classes are designed to give clients with limited English proficiency better working skills in the language.

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Applies to subject employers with clients working in the unpaid employment component. FLSA requires that clients engaged in unpaid employment, in effect, cannot "work off" their TANF and Food Stamp benefits at an hourly rate less than the state minimum wage.

Federally required participation rates: The participation rates required by section 407 of the Social Security Act (42 USC 607).

High School or GED Completion Attendance: An activity in the basic education component that involves attendance at a secondary school or in a course of study that leads to the completion of the GED.

Job search: An activity in the job search and readiness component that focuses on clients looking for and obtaining employment. It is designed to improve skills in locating and competing for employment in the local labor market and may include writing resumes, receiving instruction in interviewing skills, and participating in group and individual job search. There are two categories of job search: initial job search and regular job search. Initial job search may occur during the Pre-TANF program. Regular job search begins not later than the day after the Department finds the client eligible for TANF benefits.

Job search and readiness: A component designed to prepare clients to compete in the local labor market. Job search, life skills, drug and alcohol services, mental health services, and rehabilitation activities are the activities of the job search and readiness component.

Job skills training: An activity in the basic education component designed to provide classroom training in vocational and technical skills or equivalent knowledge and abilities in a specific job area.

JOBS Plus program (JOBS Plus): An activity in the paid subsidized employment component that provides TANF clients with on-the-job training and pays their benefits as wages (see the rules at OAR 461-190-0401 and following).

Life skills: An activity of the job search and readiness component. The activity develops employment-preparation skills and skills and attitudes that are commonly found in the workplace.

Mental health services: An activity in the job search and readiness component that provides mental health screenings and assessments, counseling, medication management, and support groups.

Microenterprise: An activity in the paid unsubsidized employment component in which the client is self-employed in a sole proprietorship, partnership, or family business that has fewer than five employees and has capital needs no greater than $35,000.

Non-core activities: Federally-defined countable work activities that include: job skills training directly related to employment; education directly related to employment; and satisfactory school attendance at a secondary level or leading to a GED.

On-the-job training (OJT): An activity in the paid subsidized employment component in which a client works for an employer for a contracted period. The employer trains the client and is reimbursed by the Department, usually at 50 percent of the wages of the participant, for those training costs.

Paid subsidized employment: A component in which clients are employed in a subsidized public or private sector job. JOBS Plus, work supplementation, and on-the-job training are the activities in the paid subsidized employment component.

Paid unsubsidized employment: A component in which clients are employed full- or part-time in an unsubsidized job and receiving TANF benefits. Unsubsidized employment is a job that is not subsidized by TANF or any other public program. The UN work program and microenterprise are the activities in the paid unsubsidized employment component.

Program entry: An activity that includes all the activities that prepare a client to actively participate in the JOBS program. Program entry activities include assessment and writing the initial case plan.

Progress (good or satisfactory): For federal reporting purposes, a client participating in an education or training activity makes good progress or satisfactory progress by receiving a passing grade or progressing toward completion of high school or GED completion at no less than the normal rate of a half-time student.

Providing child care services to a Community Service Program participant: An activity in the unpaid employment component.

Rehabilitation activities: An activity in the job search and readiness component that provides medical or therapeutic screenings, assessments, and treatment. This activity also includes medical management and support groups.

Sheltered or supported work: An activity in the unpaid employment component that gives clients intensive staff support, skill training, intervention and counseling that will enable them to function independently at work.

Stabilization, intervention, and other activities: A group of activities that are non-countable for federal participation purposes. These activities include child health and development, crisis intervention, domestic violence services, family stability activities (see OAR 461-001-0000), medical services, retention services, services to child welfare families, social security application, and stabilized living services.

Support services: Services that case-managed clients need to participate successfully in activities outlined in their case plan, seek and maintain employment, or remove barriers.

Teen parent: Custodial parent under age 20.

Transition services: Services included in a client's case plan when the client becomes employed or becomes ineligible for cash benefits because of an increase in income or resources.

Unpaid employment: A component in which a client is placed in an unpaid job to develop good work habits, training and knowledge to obtain employment. Employment may be in the private or public sector or through a work simulation program. Work experience, Community Service Program, providing child care services to a Community Service Program participant, and sheltered or supported work are the activities of the unpaid employment component.

UN work program: An activity in the paid unsubsidized employment component in which TANF clients work in unsubsidized employment and may also participate in another JOBS work site training activity.

Vocational Training: An activity and component of the JOBS program that provides JOBS participants with access to specific vocational training that will lead to a career with an appropriate wage level and opportunity for employment.

Work experience: An activity in the unpaid employment component in which the client works without pay at a job site to develop good work habits and basic vocational skills that enhance the likelihood the client will become employed. Work experience is available through private for-profit businesses, nonprofit organizations or public agencies.

Work supplementation: An activity in the unpaid employment component. Up to six months of work-site training provided by an employer. The component and activity are both called work supplementation. In work supplementation, the Department subsidizes the wages of the participant by providing up to $200 per month to the employer.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 411.060, 418.040, 418.045, 418.100
Stats. Implemented: ORS 411.060, 418.035, 418.040, 418.045, 418.100

Effective 01/01/07 this rule has been renumbered from 461-190-0110.
461-001-0025 Effective 01/01/07
Definitions of Terms, Components, and Activities; JOBS Program
The following definitions of terms, components, and activities apply to rules about the JOBS program in Chapter 461.

Activity: An action or set of actions to be taken by the client, as specified in the case plan, intended to reduce barriers and increase the likelihood of self sufficiency, employment, job retention, and wage enhancement.

Assessment: An activity of the program entry component that involves gathering information to identify the strengths, interests, family circumstances, status in the JOBS program, and vocational aptitudes and preferences of the client and to mutually determine an employment goal, the level of participation of the client in the JOBS program, and which support services are needed.

Barrier: A personal condition or circumstance that reduces the likelihood the client will become employed or the client's ability to participate in an activity listed in the case plan.

Basic education: A component intended to ensure functional literacy for all JOBS clients. Basic education activities are high school attendance, English as a second language (ESL) instruction, adult basic education (ABE) instruction, and services that result in obtaining a general equivalency diploma (GED). The component is discussed in OAR 461-190-0171 and 461-190-0181.

BASIS testing: An activity in the program entry component. The BASIS test establishes the functional literacy level of the client.

Case plan (formerly also known as an employment development plan (EDP)--and also known as a personal plan or personal development plan): A written outline, developed by the client and case manager, with input from partners as appropriate, listing activities and goals for the client. The activities and goals are identified during the assessment and are intended to reduce the effect of barriers to the self sufficiency, employment, job retention, and wage enhancement of the client. The case plan also identifies the support service payments the Department will make to help the client complete the plan. Completing a case plan is an activity of the program entry component. The DHS 1543 - Domestic Violence Assistance Agreement - is the case plan for clients with safety concerns about domestic violence.

Component: A set of one or more activities of the JOBS program. Components of the JOBS program are basic education, job readiness, job search, job skills training, JOBS Plus, microenterprise, OJT, program entry, sheltered or supported work, UN work program, work experience, work supplementation, and vocational training. Components are described in OAR 461-190-0161.

Degree Completion Initiative (DCI): A component in which a limited number of TANF recipients may participate for up to 12 months to complete an educational degree at a two- or four-year educational institution as defined at OAR 461-190-0195(2)(b). This component is discussed at OAR 461-190-0195.

Employer contact: A client communication with an employer or employer's representative through a visit, phone call or mail to request consideration for employment.

English as a second language (ESL): An activity in the basic education component. ESL classes are designed to give clients with limited English proficiency better working skills in the language.

Job readiness: A component designed to prepare clients to compete in the local labor market. The sole activity is life skills.

Job search: A component that focuses on clients looking for and obtaining employment. It is designed to improve skills in locating and competing for employment in the local labor market and may include writing resumes, receiving instruction in interviewing skills, and participating in group and individual job search. The component is discussed in OAR 461-190-0201.

Job skills training: A component designed to provide classroom training in vocational and technical skills or equivalent knowledge and abilities in a specific job area. The component and activity are both called job skills training.

JOBS Plus program (JOBS Plus): A component that provides TANF clients with on-the-job training and pays their benefits as wages. See the rules at OAR 461-190-0401 and following.

Life skills: The activity of the job readiness component. The activity develops employment-preparation skills and skills and attitudes that are commonly found in the workplace.

Microenterprise: A component in which the client is self-employed in a sole proprietorship, partnership, or family business that has fewer than five employees and has capital needs no greater than $35,000.

On-the-job training (OJT): A component and activity in which a client works for an employer for a contracted period. The employer trains the client and is reimbursed by the Department, usually at 50 percent of the wages of the participant, for those training costs.

Program entry: The component that includes all the activities that prepare a client to actively participate in the JOBS program. Program entry activities are assessment, BASIS testing and writing the initial case plan.

Progress (good or satisfactory): A client participating in an education or training activity makes good progress or satisfactory progress by meeting a standard of achievement measured in a period of less than one year (such as a term or quarter). The standard is established in writing by the educational institution or training program consistent with its evaluation standards. The appropriate state or local education agency and the Department must approve the standard before it is applicable with respect to a client. Standards must include:

In an education activity, both a qualitative measure of progress, such as a specific grade point average, and a quantitative measure, such as a time limit for completion of the activity.

In a training activity, both a qualitative measure of progress, such as gains in competency or proficiency levels, and a quantitative measure, such as a time limit for completion of the activity.

Sheltered work or supported work: A component that gives clients intensive staff support, skill training, intervention and counseling that will enable them to function independently at work.

Subsidized employment: A job in which the wages paid to an employee are subsidized by a state or local employment and training program.

Support services: Services that case-managed clients need to participate successfully in activities outlined in their case plan, seek and maintain employment, or remove barriers.

Teen parent: Custodial parent under age 20.

Transition services: Services included in a client's case plan when the client becomes employed or becomes ineligible for cash benefits because of an increase in income or resources.

UN work program: A component in which TANF clients work in unsubsidized employment and may also participate in another JOBS work site training activity.

Vocational Training: A component of the JOBS program that provides JOBS participants with access to specific vocational training that will lead to a career with an appropriate wage level and opportunity for employment.

Work experience: A component in which the client works without pay at a job site to develop good work habits and basic vocational skills that enhance the likelihood the client will become employed. Work experience is available through private for-profit businesses, nonprofit organizations or public agencies.

Work supplementation: Up to six months of work-site training provided by an employer. The component and activity are both called work supplementation. In work supplementation, the Department subsidizes the wages of the participant by providing up to $200 per month to the employer.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 411.060, 418.100
Stats. Implemented: ORS 411.060, 418.100
Effective 01/01/07 this rule has been renumbered from 461-190-0110.

461-190-0110 Effective 01/01/04
Definitions for the JOBS Program
This rule contains definitions of terms used to describe the JOBS Program. When used in this division of rules as defined in this rule, the terms appear in italics.
Activity: An action or set of actions to be taken by the client, as specified in the case plan, intended to reduce barriers and increase the likelihood of self sufficiency, employment, job retention, and wage enhancement. Activities are listed and described in OAR 461-190-0161.
Barrier: A personal condition or circumstance that reduces the likelihood the client will become employed or the client's ability to participate in an activity listed in the case plan.
Component: A set of one or more activities of the JOBS Program. Components of the JOBS program are basic education, job readiness, job search, job skills training, JOBS Plus, microenterprise, OJT, program entry, sheltered or supported work, UN work program, work experience, work supplementation and vocational training. Components are described in OAR 461-190-0161.
Employer contact: A client communication with an employer or employer's representative through a visit, phone call or mail to request consideration for employment.
Progress (good or satisfactory): A client participating in an education or training activity makes good progress or satisfactory progress by meeting a standard of achievement measured in a period of less than one year (such as a term or quarter). The standard is established in writing by the educational institution or training program consistent with its evaluation standards. The appropriate state or local education agency and the Department must approve the standard before it is applicable with respect to a client. Standards must include:

In an education activity, both a qualitative measure of progress, such as a specific grade point average, and a quantitative measure, such as a time limit for completion of the activity.

In a training activity, both a qualitative measure of progress, such as gains in competency or proficiency levels, and a quantitative measure, such as a time limit for completion of the activity.

Subsidized employment: A job in which the wages paid to an employee are subsidized by a state or local employment and training program.
Support services: Services that case-managed clients need to participate successfully in activities outlined in their case plan, to seek and maintain employment, or to remove barriers.
Teen parent: Custodial parent under age 20.
Transition services: Services included in a client's case plan when the client becomes employed or becomes ineligible for cash benefits because of an increase in income or resources.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 411.060, 411.816
Stats. Implemented: ORS 411.060

461-190-0110 Effective 10/02/98
Definitions for the JOBS Program
This rule contains definitions of terms used to describe the JOBS Program. When used in this division of rules as defined in this rule, the terms appear in italics.
Activity: An action or set of actions to be taken by the client, as specified in the case plan, intended to reduce barriers and increase the likelihood of self sufficiency, employment, job retention, and wage enhancement. Activities are listed and described in OAR461-190-0161.
Barrier: A personal condition or circumstance that reduces the likelihood the client will become employed or the client's ability to participate in an activity listed in the case plan.
Component: A set of one or more activities of the JOBS Program. Components of the JOBS program are basic education ,job readiness, job search, job skills training, JOBS Plus, OJT, program entry, self-initiated training, sheltered or supported work, UN work program, work experience and work supplementation. Components are described in OAR 461-190-0161.
Employer contact: A client communication with an employer or employer's representative through a visit, phone call or mail to request consideration for employment.
Progress (good or satisfactory): A client participating in an education or training activity makes good progress or satisfactory progress by meeting a standard of achievement measured in a period of less than one year (such as a term or quarter). The standard is established in writing by the educational institution or training program consistent with its evaluation standards. The appropriate state or local education agency and the Division must approve the standard before it is applicable with respect to a client. Standards must include:

In an education activity, both a qualitative measure of progress, such as a specific grade point average, and a quantitative measure, such as a time limit for completion of the activity.

In a training activity, both a qualitative measure of progress, such as gains in competency or proficiency levels, and a quantitative measure, such as a time limit for completion of the activity.

Subsidized employment: A job in which the wages paid to an employee are subsidized by a state or local employment and training program.
Support services: Services that case-managed clients need to participate successfully in activities outlined in their case plan, to seek and maintain employment, or to remove barriers.
Teen parent: Custodial parent under age 20.
Transition services: Services included in a client's case plan when the client becomes employed or becomes ineligible for cash benefits because of an increase in income or resources.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 411.060, 411.816
Stats. Implemented: ORS 411.060