# ORS § 412.009: 412.009 Engagement in JOBS > Oregon · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C412_S412.009 ## Section - **Citation:** ORS § 412.009 - **Heading:** 412.009 Engagement in JOBS - **Jurisdiction:** Oregon - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 412 / Section 412.009 ## Text (1) The Legislative Assembly finds that: (a) There is evidence that families who experience the most disqualifications from the job opportunity and basic skills program are often those with the most barriers to employment; and (b) The loss of income from a program disqualification adds strain and creates instability in families already experiencing extreme poverty, and this affects the health and food security of the dependent children in the family. (2) The Department of Human Services by rule shall adopt proven methods of encouraging participants’ full engagement in the job opportunity and basic skills program, including the development of an individualized case plan and an ongoing process to ensure that the case plan is appropriate. (3) Intentionally left blank —Ed. (a) The department shall facilitate the participation of needy caretaker relatives and may not reduce the family’s aid payment as a method of encouraging full engagement in the job opportunity and basic skills program pursuant to subsection (2) of this section until the department determines that the needy caretaker relative that is not fully engaged: (A) Has no identified barriers or refuses to take appropriate steps to address identified barriers to participation in the program; and (B) Refuses without good cause, as defined by the department by rule, to meet the requirements of an individualized and appropriate case plan. (b) The department may not reduce aid payments under this subsection to families: (A) Receiving aid pursuant to ORS 412.014 (State Family Pre-SSI/SSDI program) or 412.124 (Post-TANF aid to employed families) ; (B) In which the caretaker relative participates in suitable activities for the number of hours required each month to satisfy federally required participation rates; or (C) Until the department has screened for and, if appropriate, assessed barriers to participation, including but not limited to physical or mental health needs, substance abuse, domestic violence or learning needs. (c) The department may not reduce aid payments under this subsection before assessing the risk of harm posed to the children in the household by the reduction in aid payments and taking steps to ameliorate the risk. (4) Following notice and an opportunity for a hearing under ORS chapter 183 and subject to subsection (2) of this section, the department may reduce the aid payment to the family of an individual who refuses to participate in suitable activities required by the individual’s case plan or may terminate the aid payment to the family of a noncompliant individual in accordance with procedures adopted by the department by rule. (5) A caretaker relative may request a hearing to contest the basis for a reduction in or termination of an aid payment under this section within 90 days of a reduction in or termination of aid. (6) Every six months, the department shall report to the Family Services Review Commission established under ORS 411.075 (Family Services Review Commission) the status of and outcomes for families for whom aid has been reduced or terminated under subsection (4) of this section. The department shall work with the commission to establish the details to be provided in the report. [Formerly 418.045; 2011 c.604 §2; 2015 c.765 §12; 2019 c.602 §9] Source: Section 412.009 — Engagement in JOBS; disqualification; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors412.­html (accessed May 26, 2025). ## Nearby sections - [ORS § 412.001 412.001 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C412_S412.001.md) - [ORS § 412.002 412.002 Legislative findings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C412_S412.002.md) - [ORS § 412.006 412.006 Administration of temporary assistance for needy families program](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C412_S412.006.md) - [ORS § 412.007 412.007 Determination of amount of aid](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C412_S412.007.md) - [ORS § 412.009 412.009 Engagement in JOBS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C412_S412.009.md) - [ORS § 412.011 412.011 Support service payments to prevent loss of employment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C412_S412.011.md) - [ORS § 412.014 412.014 State Family Pre-SSI/SSDI program](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C412_S412.014.md) - [ORS § 412.016 412.016 Enrollment in educational institution as allowable work activity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C412_S412.016.md) - [ORS § 412.024 412.024 Assignment of support rights](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C412_S412.024.md) - [ORS § 412.026 412.026 Payment of aid to individual other than relative](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C412_S412.026.md) - [ORS § 412.028 412.028 Petition for and appointment of guardian or conservator](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C412_S412.028.md) - [ORS § 412.029 412.029 Expenditures limited to needs of beneficiary](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C412_S412.029.md) - [ORS § 412.034 412.034 Denial of aid when unemployed parent refuses employment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C412_S412.034.md) - [ORS § 412.039 412.039 Cooperation of department with Director of Employment Department and all available workforce services to find employment for parent](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C412_S412.039.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C412_S412.009. 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