Tracking# 2011-00xxx
Emergency 6/10/11, eff. 6/1011

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(9 CCR 2503-1)

[Note: statement of basis and purpose has been incorporated with Tracking# 2011-00361 
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3.600.12  Participation Criteria [Rev. eff. 6/10/11]
To participate in the Colorado Works Program, an applicant or participant must:
A.  Be a resident of Colorado. There shall be no durational residence requirement and an individual who establishes intent to remain in Colorado shall be considered a resident. Residence shall be retained until abandoned. Persons receiving TANF assistance from another state shall not be eligible for TANF/Colorado Works cash assistance during any month an assistance payment was made by the other state: and,
1.  A citizen of the United States; or,
2.  A Qualified Legal Alien who entered the United States prior to August 22, 1996; or,
3.  A Qualified Legal Alien who entered the United States on or after August 22, 1996, who has been in a qualified alien status for a period of five years or, if less than five years, is in a federal exempt category pursuant to the federal "Personal Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996", 8 U.S.C. 1613(B); no amendments are included. Copies of these federal laws are available from the Colorado Department of Human Services, Director of the Division of Colorado Works, 1575 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, or at any State publications depository library.
a.  A qualified legal alien includes a legal permanent resident alien with 40 quarters of work by the individual, his/her spouse or parent, battered spouses under certain circumstances and defined at 3.140.13; and,
b.  Refugees are qualified aliens exempt from the five-year bar. Those refugees eligible for assistance through TANF/Colorado Works shall submit an application to their county of residence. Those applications that have been approved shall be referred to the Colorado Refugee Services Program for Other Ongoing Case Management and services offered through the TANF/Colorado Works program.
1)  The Colorado Refugee Services Program (CRSP) is responsible for performing the eligibility assessment as required by Section 3.625.1 for all refugees and will apply uniform guidelines that apply to all county departments regarding the assessment of refugees.
2)  Based on the assessment of the refugee, CRSP will make recommendations to the county departments and will apply uniform guidelines that apply to all county departments regarding the assessment of refugees. These recommendations shall include, at a minimum:
a)  Whether the refugee is determined to be job-ready or not-job-ready;
b)  The type(s) of activities that will be most beneficial to the refugee; 
c)  The amount and duration of supportive services and other assistance payments necessary to achieve self sufficiency for the refugee. Supportive services shall be based upon the assessed need of the assistance unit and shall equal the amount agreed upon by the county department of residence and CRSP; and, 
d)  The amount and duration of diversion necessary to achieve self sufficiency for the refugee diversions shall be based upon the assessed need of the assistance unit and shall be intended to address an episode of need for up to four months. The amount and the duration of the diversion shall equal the amount agreed upon by both the county department of residence and CRSP. 
B.  Be a member of an assistance unit who meets income requirements and who is: 

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3.711.11  TANF/Colorado Works Eligibility [Rev. eff. 6/10/11]
Refugees are qualified aliens exempt from the five-year bar and are subject to the TANF/Colorado Works eligibility requirements.
Refugees eligible for assistance through TANF/Colorado Works shall submit an application to their county of residence. Those applications that have been approved shall be referred to the Colorado Refugee Services Program for other ongoing case management and services offered through the TANF/Colorado Works program. All assistance and services shall be provided per Section 3.600.12. 

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