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Indiana Code Title 12. Human Services § 12-20-25-19

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 19. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, an unemployed individual may not receive township assistance in a controlled township until the individual has registered for work at an office of the department of workforce development and has provided proof that the individual is registered.  This subsection does not apply to an individual who:

(1) is not physically able to perform work;

(2) is less than eighteen (18) years of age or at least sixty-five (65) years of age;  or

(3) is needed to care for another individual because of the other individual's age or physical condition.

(b) An unemployed individual who has registered under subsection (a) may not receive township assistance in a controlled township on a continuing basis unless the individual reports to the employment office and provides proof that the individual has reported with the frequency and in the manner prescribed by either the management committee or the control board.

(c) Subject to subsection (a), if the management committee or the control board finds that an individual has failed to:

(1) apply for available, suitable work when directed by the commissioner of workforce development, the commissioner's deputy, or an authorized representative of the state;

(2) accept, at any time after the individual is notified of a separation, suitable work when found for and offered to the individual by the commissioner of workforce development, the commissioner's deputy, or an authorized representative of the state;  or

(3) return to the individual's customary self-employment when directed by the commissioner of workforce development or the commissioner's deputy;

the individual may not receive township assistance for six (6) months after the date of the management committee's or control board's finding.

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