[§346-262] Eligible participants; priority target groups. (a) All applicants for and recipients of AFDC shall be required to register and participate in the program; provided that exemptions consistent with federal requirements are applied.
(b) The priority target groups under the JOBS program may include individuals who:
(1) Are receiving AFDC and have received such aid for any thirty-six of the preceding sixty months;
(2) Are applying for AFDC and have received such aid for any thirty-six of the sixty months immediately preceding the most recent month for which application has been made;
(3) Are custodial parents under the age of twenty-four years;
(4) Are members of a family in which the youngest child is within two years of being ineligible for AFDC because of age.
(c) Exempt applicants for and recipients of AFDC and state-funded public assistance programs may volunteer to participate in the program.
(d) The department shall not be required to provide services to all eligible participants, if necessary resources are not available, provided that:
(1) Participants not offered specific services due to lack of resources shall be placed on inactive status until these services are available; and
(2) Any participant placed on inactive status due to lack of resources shall not incur any negative sanctions as a result of that placement.
(e) The department may establish quotas for the target groups under this program to reflect the priorities of this section. [L 1990, c 321, pt of §1]