Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title VI - General Public Assistance Provisions › Chapter 60 - Refugee Cash Assistance › Rule 441-60.9 - Work and Training Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
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Standards applicable to both work and training assignments.
The following standards must be met before an employable refugee can be
				required to accept a work or training assignment. A job offered, if determined
				appropriate under subrules 60.9(1) and 60.9(2), is required to be accepted by
				the refugee without regard to whether the job would interrupt a program of
				services planned or in progress unless the refugee is currently participating
				in a program in progress of on-the-job training or vocational training approved
				as part of an individual's employability plan or the refugee is enrolled
				full-time in a professional recertification program approved as part of an
				individual's employability plan.
a. The job
				or training referral must be related to the physical and mental capability of
				the person to perform the task on a regular basis. Any claim of adverse effect
				on physical or mental health shall be based on adequate medical testimony from
				a physician or licensed or certified psychologist indicating that participation
				would impair the person's physical or mental health.
b. The total daily commuting time to and from
				home to the work or training site to which the person is referred shall not
				normally exceed two hours, not including the transporting of a child to and
				from a child care facility, unless a longer commuting distance and time is
				generally accepted in the community, in which case the round trip commuting
				time shall not exceed the generally accepted community standards.
c. The work or training site to which the
				person is referred must not be in violation of applicable federal, state, and
				local health and safety standards.
d. Referrals shall not be made which are
				discriminatory in terms of age, sex, race, creed, color, or national
				origin.
e. When child care is
				required, the child care must meet state licensing or registration
				requirements.
f. Available manpower
				statistics for a local area must indicate adequate employment potential for
				persons obtaining the given training. The employment must also meet the other
				appropriate work requirements.
g.
				The work or training assignment must be within the scope of the refugee's
				employability plan.
h. The quality
				of training must meet local employers' requirements so that the refugee will be
				in a competitive position within the local labor market. The training must also
				be likely to lead to employment which will meet the appropriate work
				criteria.
i. If a refugee is a
				professional in need of professional refresher training and other
				recertification services in order to qualify to practice the refugee's
				profession in the United States, the training may consist of full-time
				attendance in a college or professional training program, provided that the
				training is approved by the department as a part of the refugee's employability
				plan; it does not exceed one year's duration (including any time enrolled in
				the program in the United States prior to the refugee's application for
				assistance); it is specifically intended to assist the professional in becoming
				relicensed in the refugee's profession; and, if completed, it can realistically
				be expected to result in relicensing.