Using Value set for Element entry input

Summary:

We have an Education Allowance element with Child name as an input. We created a validation type table to return the names of children (dependents) of the employee. HR should create the element entry for the employee and select the child's name from the LOV that qualifies for the education allowance. The child name value set behaves inconsistently. The LOV displays dependents for other employees even though the where clause is coded to only display dependents for the concerned employee. In some cases, the LOV displays the names of the contacts, but when we requery the element entry after submission,