2006 Minnesota Statutes

256J.531 BASIC EDUCATION; ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE.
    Subdivision 1. Approval of adult basic education. With the exception of classes related to
obtaining a general educational development credential (GED), a participant must have reading or
mathematics proficiency below a ninth grade level in order for adult basic education classes to be
an approved work activity. The employment plan must also specify that the participant fulfill no
more than one-half of the participation requirements in section 256J.55, subdivision 1, through
attending adult basic education or general educational development classes.
    Subd. 2. Approval of English as a second language. In order for English as a second
language (ESL) classes to be an approved work activity in an employment plan, a participant
must be below a spoken language proficiency level of SPL6 or its equivalent, as measured by
a nationally recognized test. In approving ESL as a work activity, the job counselor must give
preference to enrollment in a functional work literacy program, if one is available, over a regular
ESL program. A participant may not be approved for more than a combined total of 24 months
of ESL classes while participating in the diversionary work program and the employment and
training services component of MFIP. The employment plan must also specify that the participant
fulfill no more than one-half of the participation requirements in section 256J.55, subdivision 1,
through attending ESL classes. For participants enrolled in functional work literacy classes, no
more than two-thirds of the participation requirements in section 256J.55, subdivision 1, may be
met through attending functional work literacy classes.
History: 1Sp2003 c 14 art 1 s 82