Section 160. Availability of child care and sanctioning for failure to engage in work

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The local department of social services shall not sanction a single custodial parent caring for a child under age six for failure to engage in required work if he demonstrates an inability to obtain needed child care for one or more of the following reasons:

1. Appropriate child care within a reasonable distance from the home or under other arrangements is unavailable;

2. Informal child care by a relative or under other arrangements is unavailable or unsuitable; or

3. Appropriate and affordable formal child care arrangements are unavailable.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 20, Issue 23, eff. September 1, 2004.

Statutory Authority

§ 63.2-217 of the Code of Virginia.

                    
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