1997 Minnesota Statutes

     256K.05 Temporary jobs program. 

    Subdivision 1.    Program established.  The provider 
 must establish and operate a program to provide temporary jobs 
 to participants who, after eight weeks of job search, are not 
 hired into a nonsubsidized or a subsidized job, or are deferred 
 under section 256K.03, subdivision 8.  The temporary jobs to be 
 created under this section must be public service jobs that 
 serve a useful public service such as:  health, social service, 
 environmental protection, education, urban and rural development 
 and redevelopment, welfare, recreation, public facilities, 
 public safety, community service, services to the aged or 
 disabled citizens, and child care. 

    Subd. 2.    Assignment to temporary public service jobs. 
  The provider must assign the participant who (1) is within 
 completion of the required eight weeks of job search and has 
 failed to secure a nonsubsidized or a subsidized job for at 
 least 32 hours per week, or (2) does not earn a net income from 
 self-employment that is equal to at least the AFDC, MFIP-S or 
 family general assistance monthly grant for the household size, 
 whichever is applicable, to a temporary public service job.  The 
 assignment must be made seven days before the end of the job 
 search and be based on section 256K.03, subdivision 12.  The 
 participant that is deferred under section 256K.03, subdivision 
 8, will be assigned by the provider to a temporary public 
 service job within seven days after the application. 

    Subd. 3.    Participant's status.  The participant who 
 is working in a temporary public service job under this section 
 is not considered an employee for the purposes of unemployment 
 insurance compensation, retirement, or civil service laws, and 
 shall not perform work ordinarily performed by a public employee.

    Subd. 4.    Continuous job search requirement.  At the 
 discretion of the provider, the participant who is working in a 
 temporary public service job under section 256K.03, subdivision 
 12, may be required to continue to look for a job for up to 
 eight hours per week in addition to working.  The participant 
 who is working at least 20 hours per week but less than 32 hours 
 per week in a nonsubsidized or subsidized job may be required to 
 look for a job for up to 20 hours per week in lieu of work in 
 the temporary public service job so that the total hours of work 
 and job search is not more than 40 hours per week. 

    Subd. 5.    Excused absences.  The participant who is 
 working in a temporary public service job may be allowed excused 
 absences from the assigned temporary job site up to eight hours 
 per month.  For purposes of this subdivision, "excused absence" 
 means absence due to temporary illness or injury of the 
 caregiver or a member of the caregiver's family, the 
 unavailability of appropriate child care or unavailability of 
 transportation needed to go to and from the work site, a job 
 interview, or a nonmedical emergency.  For purposes of this 
 subdivision, "emergency" means a sudden, unexpected occurrence 
 or situation of a serious or urgent nature that requires action. 

    Subd. 6.    Move to a different county.  If the 
 applicant or recipient who is required to participate in the 
 work first program moves to a different county in this state, 
 the benefits and enabling services agreed upon in the 
 self-sufficiency agreement shall be provided by the pilot county 
 where the applicant or recipient originated, provided the move 
 was part of the job search or employability development plan.  
 If the applicant or recipient is moving to a different county 
 for failure to comply with the requirements of the work first 
 program, the applicant or recipient will not be eligible for 
 MFIP-S in this state for at least six months from the date of 
 the move. 

    HIST: 1997 c 85 art 2 s 6