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Martin O'Malley, Governor
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Defined terms: "County" § 1-101
"FIP" § 5-301
"Local department" § 5-101
"Nonprofit organization" § 5-301
"Secretary" § 5-101
"Temporary cash assistance" § 5-301
"Third party payee" § 5-301
5-318. JOB SKILLS ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.
(A) ESTABLISHED.
(1) IN COOPERATION WITH THE LOCAL DIRECTORS, THE SECRETARY
SHALL ESTABLISH A JOB SKILLS ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE NEWLY
EMPLOYED CURRENT AND FORMER RECIPIENTS WITH TRAINING TO:
(I) ENHANCE EXISTING JOB-RELATED SKILLS;
(II) GAIN ADDITIONAL OR ALTERNATIVE JOB SKILLS; OR
(III) LEARN INTERPERSONAL, COMMUNICATION, AND OTHER
RELATED SKILLS.
(2) THE JOB SKILLS ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM SHALL BE ESTABLISHED
IN AT LEAST THREE COUNTIES, ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE LOCATED IN WESTERN
MARYLAND, SOUTHERN MARYLAND, OR THE EASTERN SHORE.
(B) TARGETED SKILL LEVEL.
THE JOB SKILLS ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM SHALL TARGET UNSKILLED AND
SEMISKILLED FORMER AND CURRENT RECIPIENTS WHO ARE NEWLY EMPLOYED IN
ENTRY-LEVEL POSITIONS THAT HAVE LIMITED POTENTIAL FOR ADVANCEMENT
BEYOND ENTRY-LEVEL.
(C) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.
(1) PARTICIPATION IN THE JOB SKILLS ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
SHALL BE VOLUNTARY.
(2) INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING IN THE JOB SKILLS ENHANCEMENT
PROGRAM SHALL SIGN A TRAINING AGREEMENT WITH THE LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
(D) REQUIREMENTS.
TO BE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE JOB SKILLS ENHANCEMENT
PROGRAM, AN INDIVIDUAL SHALL:
(1) HAVE BEEN A RECIPIENT DURING THE 36 MONTHS BEFORE
BEGINNING PARTICIPATION IN THE JOB SKILLS ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM;
(2) HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED IN ENTRY-LEVEL EMPLOYMENT FOR AT
LEAST 6 MONTHS BEFORE BEGINNING PARTICIPATION IN THE JOB SKILLS
ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM;
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