1998 Minnesota Statutes

     268.85 Service priorities. 

    Subdivision 1.    Groups with severe disadvantages.  To 
 the extent that the state has the authority to establish 
 priority groups to be served through employment and training 
 services, greatest consideration must be given to client groups 
 identified as experiencing the most severe disadvantages to 
 employment.  Individuals volunteering for employment, regardless 
 of whether they are required to register, must also be given 
 preference to avoid the effects of long-term unemployment or 
 dependence on public assistance. 

    Subd. 2.    Order of priority.  (a) The priority for 
 services to be provided is: 

    (1) permanent, unsubsidized, full-time private or nonprofit 
 sector employment and, where possible, in conjunction with 
 targeted jobs tax credits as defined at United States Code, 
 title 26, section 44B, as amended by Public Law Number 98-369, 
 with highest priority to employment with paid medical benefits; 

    (2) permanent, subsidized, full-time private sector 
 employment; 

    (3) permanent, subsidized, full-time nonprofit sector 
 employment; 

    (4) training; 

    (5) relocation, except that relocation is considered only 
 when a client can find affordable housing near the new location; 
 and 

    (6) part-time, subsidized, nonprofit, or public employment 
 with continued employment assistance. 

    (b) Individuals receiving any of the priority services in 
 paragraph (a) must be provided with child care, transportation, 
 or other support services as necessary and in relation to their 
 eligibility and the availability of funds. 

    (c) In delivering employment and training services, local 
 service units shall distribute their available resources in a 
 manner that provides greater incentives to clients in permanent 
 private or nonprofit sector employment than in public sector 
 jobs. 

    HIST: 1Sp1985 c 14 art 9 s 65; 1987 c 403 art 3 s 51