NY A02428

Changes "may" to "shall" to require social services districts make available vocational educational training and educational activities, making such provision mandatory rather than optional.

Specifies that educational activities can include high school education, high school equivalency preparation, basic and remedial education, English proficiency, financial literacy instruction, career advice, higher education, and trade school with a limit of four years of post-secondary education (or part-time equivalent).

Requires post-secondary education assignments to be consistent with individual assessment and employment plan goals, with participants maintaining a cumulative C average or equivalent satisfactory academic progress.

Allows waiver of satisfactory academic progress requirements if the academic institution and social services district agree, based on undue hardship such as personal injury, illness, death of a relative, or other extenuating circumstances.

Mandates that any post-secondary education enrollment beyond twelve months must be combined with at least twenty hours weekly of paid employment, work activities, or community service.