(a) Unless otherwise exempt, an applicant or recipient shall participate in welfare-to-work activities. (1) For 24 cumulative months during a recipientâs lifetime, these activities may include the activities listed in Section 11322.6 that are consistent with the assessment performed in accordance with Section 11325.4 and that are included in the individualâs welfare-to-work plan, as described in Section 11325.21, to meet the hours required in Section 11322.8. These 24 months need not be consecutive. (2) Any month in which the recipient meets the requirements of Section 11322.8, through participation in an activity or activities described in paragraph (3), shall not count as a month of activities for purposes of the 24-month time limit described in paragraph (1). (3) After a total of 24 months of participation in welfare-to-work activities pursuant to paragraph (1), an aided adult shall participate in one or more of the following welfare-to-work activities, in accordance with Section 607(c) and (d) of Title 42 of the United States Code as of the operative date of this section, that are consistent with the assessment performed in accordance with Section 11325.4, and included in the individualâs welfare-to-work plan, described in Section 11325.21: (A) Unsubsidized employment. (B) Subsidized private sector employment. (C) Subsidized public sector employment. (D) Work experience, including work associated with the refurbishing of publicly assisted housing, if sufficient private sector employment is not available. (E) On-the-job training. (F) Job search and job readiness assistance. (G) Community service programs. (H) Vocational educational training (not to exceed 12 months with respect to any individual). (I) Job skills training directly related to employment. (J) Education directly related to employment, in the case of a recipient who has not received a high school diploma or a certificate of high school equivalency. (K) Satisfactory attendance at a secondary school or in a course of study leading to a certificate of general equivalence, in the case of a recipient who has not completed secondary school or received such a certificate. (L) The provision of childcare services to an individual who is participating in a community service program. (b) Any month in which any of the following conditions exists shall not be counted as one of the 24 months of participation allowed under paragraph (1) of subdivision (a): (1) The recipient is participating in job search in accordance with Section 11325.22, assessment pursuant to Section 11325.4, is in the process of appraisal as described in Section 11325.2, or is participating in the development of a welfare-to-work plan as described in Section 11325.21. (2) The recipient is no longer receiving aid, pursuant to Sections 11327.4 and 11327.5. (3) The recipient has been excused from participation for good cause, pursuant to Section 11320.3. (4) The recipient is exempt from participation pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 11320.3. (5) The recipient is only required to participate in accordance with subdivision (d) of Section 11320.3. (6) The recipient is participating in family stabilization pursuant to Section 11325.24, and the recipient would meet the criteria for good cause pursuant to Section 11320.3. This paragraph may apply to a recipient for no more than six cumulative months. (c) County welfare departments shall provide each recipient who is subject to the requirements of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) written notice describing the 24-month time limitation described in that paragraph and the process by which recipients may claim exemptions from, and extensions to, those requirements. (d) The notice described in subdivision (c) shall be provided at the time the individual applies for aid, during the recipientâs annual redetermination, and at least once after the individual has participated for a total of 18 months, and prior to the end of the 21st month, that count toward th
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