§ 12-14-2-17 — Mandatory school attendance

(a) To retain eligibility for TANF assistance
under this article, a recipient of TANF assistance and a dependent child
who is a recipient of TANF assistance must attend school if all of the
following apply:
(1) The recipient or the dependent child meets the compulsory
attendance requirements under IC 20-33-2.
(2) The recipient or the dependent child has not graduated from
a high school or has not obtained a high school equivalency
certificate (as defined in IC 12-14-5-2).
(3) The recipient or the dependent child is not excused from
attending school under IC 20-33-2-14 through IC 20-33-2-17.
(4) The recipient or the dependent child does not have good cause
for failing to attend school, as determined by rules adopted by the
director under IC 4-22-2.
(5) If the recipient or the dependent child is the mother of a child,
a physician has not determined that the recipient or the dependent
child should delay returning to school after giving birth.
(b) A recipient or the dependent child of a recipient described in
subsection (a) who has more than three (3) unexcused absences during
a school year is subject to revocation or suspension of assistance as
provided in section 18 of this chapter.
(c) The director, in consultation with the department of education,
shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish a definition for the term
"unexcused absence".

Legislative History

As added by P.L.46-1995, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.1-2005, SEC.130; P.L.161-2007, SEC.19.