(2) To enroll in and attend an educational institution as an allowable work activity, a parent must:
(a) Be accepted for full-time attendance into or be enrolled full-time at an educational institution;
(b) Demonstrate that completion of the educational program is likely to result in employment that provides the wages and benefits necessary for the parent to support the parent’s family without temporary assistance for needy families; and
(c) Make satisfactory academic progress, as defined by the educational institution, toward a degree or certificate.
(3) A parent who is enrolled at an educational institution under this section shall receive temporary assistance for needy families under ORS 412.001 to 412.069 as well as be eligible for other support services under the temporary assistance for needy families program.
(4) The Department of Human Services shall inform all parents applying for or participating in the temporary assistance for needy families program of the option to enroll in an educational institution and the requirements under subsection (2) of this section.
(5) The department shall adopt rules to implement and administer this section.
(6) As used in this section, "educational institution" has the meaning given that term in ORS 348.105. [2003 c.212 §1; 2009 c.11 §55; 2019 c.602 §5]
Note: 412.016 was added to and made a part of 412.001 to 412.161 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.