2006 Minnesota Statutes

256J.66 ON-THE-JOB TRAINING.
    Subdivision 1. Establishing the on-the-job training program. (a) County agencies may
develop on-the-job training programs for MFIP caregivers who are participating in employment
and training services. A county agency that chooses to provide on-the-job training may make
payments to employers for on-the-job training costs that, during the period of the training, must
not exceed 50 percent of the wages paid by the employer to the participant. The payments are
deemed to be in compensation for the extraordinary costs associated with training participants
under this section and in compensation for the costs associated with the lower productivity of the
participants during training.
(b) Provision of an on-the-job training program under the Job Training Partnership Act, in
and of itself, does not qualify as an on-the-job training program under this section.
(c) Participants in on-the-job training shall be compensated by the employer at the same
rates, including periodic increases, as similarly situated employees or trainees and in accordance
with applicable law, but in no event less than the federal or applicable state minimum wage,
whichever is higher.
    Subd. 2. Training and placement. (a) County agencies shall limit the length of training based
on the complexity of the job and the caregiver's previous experience and training. Placement in an
on-the-job training position with an employer is for the purpose of training and employment with
the same employer who has agreed to retain the person upon satisfactory completion of training.
(b) Placement of any participant in an on-the-job training position must be compatible with
the participant's assessment and employment plan under section 256J.521.
History: 1997 c 85 art 1 s 53; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 10 s 66; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 1 s 96