TANF/JOBS Program

Parents as Scholars (PAS)

Objectives

• Describe PAS

• Explain move of DCI participants to PAS

• State initial PAS approval requirements

• State on-going PAS requirements

• Explain when PAS may be ended

• Know where to get more information

What is PAS?

• Parents as Scholars

• JOBS program component

• Helps support parents. . . .

PAS Slots

Number statewide = 1% of TANF households on each January 1

2008 = 191 PAS slots

PAS Effective Date

October 1, 2008

Central Office & PAS

Central Office• Accepts PAS apps• Selects participants• Checks TANF status• Moves DCI

participants into PAS

Central Office also• Notifies applicant and

branch of PAS status• Determines PAS slots

each year• Maintains a PAS wait

list

Branch Offices & PAS

Branch offices• Carry the TANF case • Determine TANF eligibility• Tell TANF clients about PAS• Have PAS applications

available• Issue support services• Offer screenings

Branch offices also• Code the PS step on TRACS • End PAS step when

appropriate• Track and enter attendance• Ensure participants meet on-

going PAS requirements• Offer re-engagement and

determine good cause• Notify central office when PS

step is ended and why

Rumor has it. . .

There are PAS point people

District Name Role

1 Traci Sahlberg DHS

2 Sherrie Burrell DHS

3 Cheila Ramirez DHS

4 Deb James DHS

5 Jennifer Holland DHS

6 Debbie Van Tassel DHS

7 Julia Coggins DHS

PAS Point People

District Name Role

8 Atourina Dahlia DHS

9 Lori McCanna DHS

10 Debra Siegle DHS

11 Tracy Lane DHS

12 Dianna Ilaoa DHS

13 Wendy Langford DHS

14 Sharron Kipling DHS

PAS Point People cont.

District Name Role

15 North Clackamas:

Candy Mills

DHS

15 Oregon City:

Nancy Eliot

DHS

16 Clara (Jewel) Maelstrom

DHS

16 Velvet Russ JOBS

Contractor

PAS Point People cont.

PAS Point People Will:

• Communicate with Central Office

• Be a PAS resource for:– other workers & partners– PAS applicants and recipients

**Other duties may vary according to local process**

What about DCI?

• Pilot component of JOBS

• Ends October 1, 2008

• Will be replaced by PAS

DCI Participants as of September 30, 2008

• Will be moved to PAS on October 1

• Includes those:– approved for DCI– conditionally approved for DCI (proof. . .)– on the DCI wait list (proof. . .)

• Central Office will “do the move”

PAS Transition Letters

Will be sent in early September to those:

• Approved for DCI

• On DCI wait list

• Conditionally approved for DCI

• Previously in DCI but DCI ended

• Not approved for DCI

Length of Time in PAS

• General Expectation – Complete in time generally required to complete degree

• Good cause exception

PAS Benefits

DHS CAN pay for:

• TANF grant

• JOBS support services

• Books & supplies up to $100 per term or semester when there is no other funding available to the PAS participant

DHS Cannot Pay For

Tuition & fees for a PAS participant

Applying for PAS

• Complete the PAS application (DHS 7794)

• Attach proof

• Sign & send

JOBS Activities During PAS Application Period

PAS applicants already taking classes:

• Give two weeks to apply for PAS and have a determination of PAS status before requiring to do JOBS activities that interfere with their classes or study time.

• True even if PAS applicant is JOBS mandatory.

• JOBS activities should NOT interfere with classes or homework time.

PAS applicants not yet taking classes:

• Required to do appropriate JOBS activities.

PAS Initial Criteria

• Applying for or getting TANF

• Undergraduate

• Beginning or continuing 2- or 4-year degree program

• At an approved school

• Wage & benefits needed to support family without TANF

Determining PAS Approval

• Central Office determination

• Based on the initial PAS criteria

PAS Wait List Math

PAS approval + all PAS slots filled =

Wait List

More PAS Wait List Math

JOBS mandatory parent + PAS wait list = appropriate JOBS activities

BUT

Whenever possible, work with the PAS applicant so that JOBS activities do NOT

interfere with classes.

PAS Wait List Details

Central Office:

• Maintains

• Informs

• Refreshes

And now. . .back to PAS approved &

PAS slots available

Coding PAS

• TRACS -- PS

• Use PS code only when Central Office approves PAS

• And remember. . .TLE!

First 12 months in PAS

• PAS counts as a core activity

• Child under age of 6 = 20 hours per week 12 credits + 12 homework hours = 24

• Child age 6 or over – 30 hours per week12 credits + 12 homework hours < 3013 credits + 13 homework hours < 3014 credits + 14 homework hours < 30

First 12 Months in PAS

Child age 6 or over – 30 hours per week

12 credits + additional 6 hours activities = 3013 credits + additional 4 hours activities = 3014 credits + additional 2 hours activities = 30

Additional activities – through school, DHS or DHS partner

After First 12 Months in PAS

No additional activities necessary unless appropriate based on the needs of the

PAS participant.

On-Going PAS Requirements

• Stay eligible for TANF.

• Provide proof of satisfactory progress.

• Go to school full time (unless good cause).

• Go to school year round. Summer exception.

• Report attendance (first 12 months only).

Reasons to End PAS

• 2- or 4-year degree completed (!!!)

• Ineligible for TANF

More Reasons to End PAS

• No proof of satisfactory progress;• Not attending school full-time year round

(or meeting summer exception/work experience); or

• Not providing attendance as required;AND

• The re-engagement process ends unsuccessfully and

• No good cause is found.

Ending PAS

• End PS step.

• Notify Central Office PAS staff. Include reason why step was ended.

For more information

• PAS website -- http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/assistance/pas.shtml)

• OAR 461-190-0199 -- http://dhsmanuals.hr.state.or.us/B/461-190-0199.htm

• Employment & Self-Sufficiency Services B.5 (PAS component)

For even more information, contact:

• Your district PAS point person

OR

• Central Office PAS contacts:Amy Sevdy – amy.sevdy@state.or.us or

503-945-7017

Lisa Buss – lisa.buss@state.or.us or

503-945-7017

Thank You!

We appreciate your time!