Utah Code 35A-3-118. Self-reliance training

35A-3-118. Self-reliance training.

(1)

If the department determines that it is not prohibited under federal law or regulation, a client who is at least 21 years old, but who is younger than 65 years old, and who is receiving public assistance under this chapter, shall complete at least two hours of approved self-reliance training within 90 days of the first day of receiving public assistance.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 35A-3-118

Approved self-reliance training: means an educational class, training session, or counseling session:

(a)	approved by the department;

(b)	described in Section 35A-3-118; and

(c)

provided at no cost to a client. See Utah Code 35A-3-102

Civic organization: includes a community service club or organization, a charitable health care or service organization, a fraternal organization, a labor union, a minority or ethnic organization, a commercial or industrial organization, a commerce or business club, a private nonprofit organization, a private nonprofit corporation that provides funding to a community service organization, an organization that advocates or provides for the needs of persons with low incomes, a religious organization, and an organization that fosters strong neighborhoods and communities. See Utah Code 35A-3-102

Client: means an individual who the department has determined to be eligible for services or benefits under:

(a)	Chapter 3, Employment Support Act; and

(b)

Chapter 5, Training and Workforce Improvement Act. See Utah Code 35A-1-102

Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.

Department: means the Department of Workforce Services created in Section 35A-1-103. See Utah Code 35A-1-102

Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.

Director: means the director of the division assigned by the department to administer a program. See Utah Code 35A-3-102

Public assistance: means :

(a)	services or benefits provided under Chapter 3, Employment Support Act;

(b)	medical assistance provided under Title 26B, Chapter 3, Health Care - Administration and Assistance;

(c)	foster care maintenance payments provided from the General Fund or under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act;

(d)	SNAP benefits; and

(e)

any other public funds expended for the benefit of a person in need of financial, medical, food, housing, or related assistance. See Utah Code 35A-1-102

State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

(2)

If the department determines that federal law or regulation regarding a specific service or benefit under this chapter prohibits requiring a client to complete at least two hours of self-reliance training within 90 days of first receiving public assistance, the department shall:

(a)	seek a waiver from the appropriate federal agency to allow requiring the training; and

(b)	inform the client about the option of completing self-reliance training.

(3)

The department shall ensure that approved self-reliance training:

(a)	is designed to help clients learn to become financially stable and less dependent on government assistance;

(b)	teaches skills and knowledge that will assist clients in becoming self-reliant;

(c)	is available at sufficient times and places to enable clients to reasonably complete the training;

(d)	is offered at no cost to clients;

(e)	includes an option for online training; and

(f)

is provided and taught in a manner that is sensitive to the specific needs and challenges of clients, including:

(i)	employment situations and work schedules;

(ii)	health or disability related employment issues;

(iii)

family care responsibilities and schedules; and

(iv)	transportation issues.

(4)

Approved self-reliance training may be offered by the department or any of the following if approved by the department:

(a)	a civic organization as defined in Section 35A-3-102;

(b)	a for-profit entity;

(c)	an educational institution; or

(d)	any state or local entity.

(5)	The director may contract with a civic organization to provide approved self-reliance training, if the director follows the procedures for contracting with a civic organization for the provision of social capital as described in Section 35A-3-507.

(6)

As part of the annual written report described in Section 35A-1-109, the department shall:

(a)	describe what entities are providing approved self-reliance training;

(b)	provide the number of clients who have completed at least two hours of approved self-reliance training;

(c)	describe any services or benefits under this chapter that may not be conditioned on the completion of self-reliance training because of federal law or regulation; and

(d)	describe the response to any waiver request described in Subsection (2)(a).

(7)	A client’s completion of the approved self-reliance training described in Subsection (1) is not a condition of the client continuing to receive public assistance.

Enacted by Chapter 297, 2016 General Session

Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of section number renumbered and amended in 2015.

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