1003-4          HOLIDAYS AND EXCUSED ABSENCES

1003-4 A.      APPROVED HOLIDAYS

Holiday hours will be coded with the number of activity hours the client would have been doing that day if the day had not been a holiday.

State and federal holidays allowed under this plan are: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King's Birthday, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

Note:

If the holiday falls on a Sunday, the holiday is observed the following Monday. If the holiday falls on a Saturday, the holiday is observed the preceding Friday.

1003-4 B.      EXCUSED ABSENCES

Federal regulations allow up to 80 hours of excused absence per 12 months (limited to 16 hours per month) in addition to observed state and federal holidays. The number of excused absence hours are monitored by matching the previous 11 months federal TANFTemporary Assistance for Needy Families data to the current month's TANFTemporary Assistance for Needy Families data to check the number of hours reported. Both excused absences and holidays only apply to the hours the individual was scheduled to participate in unpaid activities. Clients participating in business or community work experience activities must have absences approved by the work experience site supervisor. For clients in other unpaid work activities, an absence is only "excused" if approved by the case manager.