Section 112.30  Age

a)         There is no minimum or maximum age requirement to be designated as or to receive assistance as a caretaker relative.  If an individual receives financial assistance as a caretaker relative that individual shall not be considered as a child in the determination of the level of assistance.

b)         To be included in the assistance grant as a child, the child must be under age 18 or age 18 and in a full-time secondary school.

1)         During summer vacation a dependent child who intends to return to school or one who experiences a temporary illness (not to exceed 90 days) which precludes school attendance is to be considered a full-time student.

2)         Full-time attendance must be in a school defined as follows:

A)        High School – 25 clock hours per week or in a special secondary education program of training which is designed to fit him or her for gainful employment and is defined by the school as full-time attendance.

B)        Vocational or technical school – 30 clock hours per week when program involves shop practice, 25 clock hours per week when program does not involve shop practice.

C)        Residential program – a regular curriculum of instruction that is equivalent to that which leads to obtaining a high school diploma.  The program may include various life skills and vocational training.

(Source:  Amended at 21 Ill. Reg. 15597, effective November 26, 1997)