{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-208.400","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 208.400","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in sections 208.400 to 208.425 and section 452.311, the following terms mean:\n(1) \"Case manager\" , an employee of the division having responsibility for the assessment of the participant's educational and employment needs and for assisting the participant in the development and execution of the service plan;\n(2) \"Community work experience program\" , as defined under section 201 of the Family Support Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-485), a program designed to enhance the employability of participants not otherwise able to obtain employment through providing training and an actual work experience;\n(3) \"Department\" , the department of social services;\n(4) \"Division\" , the family support division of the department of social services;\n(5) \"Educational component\" , that portion of the Missouri job opportunities and basic skills training (JOBS) program which is intended to provide educational opportunities for participants. This component will include:\n(a) \"Adult basic education\" , any part-time or full-time program of instruction emphasizing reading, writing and computation skills, including day classes or night classes, which prepares a person to earn a Missouri high school equivalency certificate pursuant to section 161.093;\n(b) \"High school education\" , instruction in two or more grades not lower than the ninth nor higher than the twelfth grade which leads to the award of a diploma provided by any school to a person, to the extent that such instruction conforms to the requirements established pursuant to section 201 of P.L. 100-485 and federal regulations promulgated under said section;\n(c) \"Postsecondary education\" , any part-time or full-time program of instruction in a community college, college or university as allowed by regulations of the department of health and human services; and\n(d) \"Vocational education\" , any part-time or full-time program of instruction of less than baccalaureate grade, including day classes or night classes, which prepares a person for gainful employment;\n(6) \"Employment component\" , that portion of the Missouri JOBS program which is intended to provide employment counseling, training, and referral and employment opportunities for participants;\n(7) \"JOBS\" , the job opportunities and basic skills training program for AFDC recipients developed by the family support division;\n(8) \"Participant\" , any recipient who is participating in the Missouri JOBS program;\n(9) \"Recipient\" , any person receiving aid to families with dependent children benefits under section 208.040 or 208.041;\n(10) \"Service plan\" , as defined in section 201 of the Family Support Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-485), an employability plan designating the services to be provided by the department and the activities in which the participant will be involved; and\n(11) \"Transitional child care services\" , child day care services provided, as defined in sections 301 and 302 of the Family Support Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-485), to participants who have become ineligible for such services due to the increased wages of or hours of employment.","path":["Title XII - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","Chapter 208 - Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children and General Relief"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=208.400","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:26Z","sha256":"d710ee5643bf3065a6ef01458243235602a0710ad000976516e32b3bb6b9776a","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-208.345","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-208.405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}