16.3.5 Good Cause for Failing to Cooperate with Learnfare Case Management

Good cause for failing to cooperate with Learnfare case management includes any of the following circumstances:

1. Child care is needed for the child or minor parent to participate in case management, but child care is not available.
2. Transportation is needed to and from child care for the minor parent’s child, but neither public nor private transportation is available.
3. Court-required appearance or temporary incarceration. Any court appearance for a victim of domestic abuse is considered a court-required appearance.
4. Observance of a religious holiday.
5. Death of a relative. (See 11.3.3.2)
6. Family emergency.
7. Illness, injury, or incapacity of the child or a family member (spouse, child, or parent) living with the child.
8. Medical or dental appointment for the child or their child.
9. Breakdown in transportation.
10. A Fact Finding Review identifies circumstances that justify good cause.
11. Other circumstances beyond the control of the child or their parents, but only as determined by the FEPFEPFinancial and Employment Planner or Learnfare case manager.

The FEP or Learnfare case manager must determine if a child and their parent had good cause for failing to cooperate with Learnfare case management. (See 11.3.1)