Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
The Educational Component provides educational services to
individuals to prepare him or her to obtain and maintain employment.
Participation is subject to available program resources, the individual's
approved Employment Development Plan (EDP), and the criteria in 106 CMR
707.140(A) through (D):
(A)
Teen Parents. A parent younger than 20 years old who
has not completed high school or does not have a high school equivalency test
(HiSET) certificate is required to participate in elementary, middle, or high
school on a full-time basis or in a full-time HiSET certificate program and an
approved training or employment-related activity for a total of 20 hours per
week. The Department will provide child care and transportation services, if
needed, as provided for in 106 CMR 707.210.
(B)
Dependent Child 16 or 17
Years of Age. A dependent child 16 or 17 years of age who is not
attending an elementary, middle, or high school on a full-time basis or is not
in a HiSET certificate program must participate in Basic or Secondary Education
Services.
(C)
Basic and
Secondary Education Services.
(1)
Activities may include, but are not limited to:
(a) high school curriculum;
(b) basic literacy;
(c) adult basic education;
(d) HiSET certificate program;
(e) English as a Second Language
(ESL);
(f) Young Parents Program
(YPP); and
(g) Department-approved
alternative education programs.
(2)
Participation.
The following are the criteria for individuals participating in basic and
secondary educational activities:
(a) the
participant shall be an active client;
(b) the program chosen by the participant
must be scheduled for at least 12 hours of activity per week, except as
provided for teen parents in 106 CMR 707.140(A);
(c) the participant must attend the scheduled
hours per week, unless good cause applies as defined by
106 CMR
701.380: Good Cause
Criteria;
(d) the
participant must be making satisfactory progress as defined by the educational
provider;
(e) the participant must
not have a high school diploma or a HiSET certificate or if the participant has
a diploma or HiSET certificate, he or she must have limited proficiency in
English;
(f) the participant must
provide verification of participation at time periods determined by the
Department in a manner prescribed by the Department; and
(g) for purposes of the Young Parents Program
(YPP), the participant must be 14 through 23 years of age. Once a YPP
participant reaches 24 years of age, he or she may no longer participate in
YPP.
(D)
Post-secondary Education. Participation in an
education activity shall meet the criteria for participation in the Educational
Component when:
(1) the post-secondary
education:
(a) equals or is more than a
half-time program; and
(b) is
included in the individual's approved EDP;
(2) the activities may reasonably be expected
to lead to employment in the northeast regional labor market. The northeast
regional labor market is defined in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles,
Occupational Outlook Handbook and Labor Market Surveys;
(3) the activities provide credits toward a
certificate, an Associate's degree or other degree;
(4) the participant is making satisfactory
progress as defined by the educational provider;
(5) the participant is attending the
scheduled hours per week, unless good cause applies as defined by
106 CMR
701.380: Good Cause
Criteria;
(6) the
participant provides verification of participation at time periods determined
by the Department in a manner prescribed by the Department;
and
