NY A04601

Changes "may" to "shall" in Social Services Law section 336-a, mandating that social services districts include specific educational activities in their vocational training offerings rather than making them optional

Required educational activities include high school education, GED preparation, basic and remedial education, English proficiency, financial literacy courses, and post-secondary education up to four years

Financial literacy instruction must cover household cash management, career advice, checking and savings accounts, credit utilization, and securing loans for high-cost items

Post-secondary education must be necessary for the participant's employment goal as outlined in their employability plan and directly relate to obtaining useful employment

Participants must maintain satisfactory academic progress (cumulative C average or equivalent), though this requirement can be waived for hardship circumstances such as illness, injury, or death of a relative