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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".21" citation="COMAR 07.03.17.21" title_num="07" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="17" heading="Work Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An individual who is not exempt for a reason described in §B of this regulation is not eligible to participate if the individual:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Refuses, at the time of application and every 12 months after that, to be registered for work;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Refuses without good cause to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Participate in an employment and training program to which the individual is assigned,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Accept an offer of suitable employment at a site or plant not subject to a strike or lockout at the time of the refusal,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Provide the local department or employment training program with sufficient information about employment status or availability for work; or</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Voluntarily and without good cause:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Quits a job, as described in Regulation .24A(1) of this chapter, or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Reduces work hours as described in Regulation .24A(2) of this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A household member is exempt from the requirement to register for work if the member is:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Younger than 16 years old;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>16 or 17 years old and neither the head of household as described in Regulation .13 of this chapter nor attending school or enrolled in an employment training program on at least a half-time basis;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>60 years old or older;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Verified to be physically or mentally unfit for employment;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Complying with any work requirement under the Social Security Act, including Work Opportunities, and employment and training;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Responsible for the care of a child younger than 6 years old or an incapacitated individual;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Receiving or has applied for unemployment compensation and required to register for work;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>A regular participant in a drug addiction or alcoholic treatment program;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Employed at least 30 hours per week or receiving earnings equal to the federal minimum hourly wage multiplied by 30; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Enrolled in any school, training program, or institution of higher education on at least a half-time basis.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>An individual shall register for work if, during the certification period, the individual loses exempt status because of a change in circumstances that the individual is required to report to the local department.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>