County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSA General Relief Program Guide GRPG Employable Program Exemptions Number Page 907006 1 of 3 Revision Date November 1 2019 A Background This section provides information regarding the GR Employable Program exemptions Purpose This section has been reformatted to current format and adds additional exemptions which are effective October 1 2019 B Policy All customers receiving aid under the Employable Program will be required to work for benefits and participate in Supervised Job Search JS activities unless exempted below Those customers who are exempted waived or excused from work project participation must still repay the County the amount of GR assistance they receive Recipients who cooperate with work project requirements earn credit towards their GR debt C Minor Children When a minor turns 18 heshe becomes an adult subject to the work project and JS requirements on hisher own GR case Minors between the ages of 16 and 18 who are married separated or divorced who are parents who have been emancipated by court order or who are under the supervision of Child Welfare Services and who receive GR as an adult on their own case will be subject to the GR work project and JS requirements as if they were adults D Conditionally Employable Conditionally employable customers may have the work project and JS requirements waived E Administrative Unemployability Administrative unemployable customers may have the work project requirement waived These individuals will be exempt from JS requirements F Full Time Students Students under 20 in fulltime high school are exempt from work project attendance This will allow such students to concentrate on completion of their studies and end their dependence on the GR Program G Unemployable UE Individuals who are included in the UE subcomponent are exempt from work project requirements H Remoteness Consider a customer too remote from the JT andor SJS site if the oneway travel to the nearest assignable JT andor SJS site would exceed one hour by reasonable available public or private transportation Image the written exemption in the CalFresh Employment Training ET case and document in Case Comments Supervisor approval is required County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSA General Relief Program Guide GRPG Employable Program Exemptions Number Page 907006 2 of 3 I Physically Limited Light Duty Only Consider a customer physically limited if no suitable JT site can accommodate the customers medical restrictions without aggravating the customers medical condition Image the written exemption or modification in the CalFresh ET case and document in Case Comments FRC Manager approval is required J DrugAlcohol Day Treatment Adults with children three years old or under may attend State and Federally Regulated Drug Alcohol Day Treatment programs in place of completing Employable Program requirements The child does not have to be in the custody of the adult The DrugAlcohol Day Treatment program must Require attendance for a minimum of five hours per day five days a week attendance must be monitored Be regulated and monitored by the State government Provide a welldefined vocational training program including job search job assistance program and resume writing Encourage family reunification Customers in a DrugAlcohol Day Treatment program must Complete a monthly status report CW 7 Have the treatment program complete the GR DrugAlcohol Day Treatment Enrollment Attendance Verification form monthly The preapplication worker will identify potentially eligible applicants who are enrolled in drugalcohol day treatment programs and give them the GR DrugAlcohol Day Treatment EnrollmentAttendance form to be completed by the day treatment program representative K NonEnglishSpeaking Consider a customer lacking necessary communication skills if no suitable JT site can accommodate the customers language barriers Supervisor approval is required L Vocational Rehabilitation Consider a customer in vocational rehabilitation as exempt during the month of attendance M Technical Training Consider a customer in technical training as exempt during the month of attendance Procedure Follow the actions in the policies above to evaluate for a GR Employable Program exemption Other Program Impacts None References None County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSA General Relief Program Guide GRPG Employable Program Exemptions Number Page 907006 3 of 3 Sunset Date This policy will be reviewed for continuance by November 30 2022 Approval for Release Rick Wanne Director Eligibility Operations