N.M. Admin. Code § 8.102.461.21

Current through Register Vol. 36, No. 1, January 14, 2025

Section 8.102.461.21 - EDUCATION RELATED TO EMPLOYMENT (NON CORE ACTIVITY)

A. Any organized activity which is designed to improve the participant's knowledge or skills for the specific purpose of increasing the participant's ability to perform in the workplace is considered to be education directly related to employment.

B. General: NMW participants may engage in this activity if they have not received a high school diploma or a certificate of high school equivalency or needs specific education related to current employment or job offer. Non-core work activities are countable towards the total work participation standard for a participant who has completed the core work activity hours.

C. Component activities: Participation in the following is considered as meeting work participation requirement hours when combined with a core work activity:

(1) English as a second language (ESL) for participants who are unable to or uncomfortable with their ability to communicate in English, either spoken or written; or

(2) literacy training for participants who have trouble understanding written English and is based on a demonstrated or acknowledged difficulty in reading comprehension, regardless of the level of education completed; or

(3) adult basic education (ABE) to assist participants who need classes providing basic educational training before working on a general equivalency degree (GED); or

(4) GED classes for participants who have completed a general equivalency diploma pre-test and the results indicate the participant is ready; or

(5) high school attendance for participants who are attending an accredited high school, a participant who has recently dropped out of high school shall be encouraged to re-enroll or required to pursue a GED; or

(6) post-secondary institution for participants who are enrolled in advanced educational training activity through colleges, technical institutes or universities and who are attending classes in order to complete a two- or four-year college degree; or

(7) education directly related to employment shall include any other job-related class provided by a facility or organization.

D. Supervision and documentation:

(1) Verification of activities shall be required to determine that a participant has completed the hours by participating in one or several of the component criteria.

(2) Countable work participation requirement hours shall be determined by actual hours spent in class time, completion of supervised and unsupervised study hours to include holidays and excused absences. One hour of unsupervised study time for each hour of classroom time will be counted, as long as the amount of study time does not exceed the educational program requirements. Hours will be documented on a monthly timesheet.

N.M. Admin. Code § 8.102.461.21

8.102.461.21 NMAC - Rp, 8.102.460.31 NMAC, 4/1/2012