45 CFR §309.121
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- (a)As elected by the Tribe or Tribal organization in § 309.65(b), provide employment and training services to eligible noncustodial parents. In addition to eligibility criteria that may be set by the Tribal IV-D agency, the noncustodial parent must: have an open IV-D case; have a child support order or be determined by the Tribal IV-D agency to be fully cooperating with the Tribal IV-D agency to establish a child support order; be unemployed or underemployed or at risk of not being able to comply with their support order. In addition, the Tribal IV-D agency must have adopted policies and procedures for determining that the noncustodial parent is not receiving the same employment and training services under federally-funded employment and training programs administered by the Tribe.
- (b)These IV-D agency employment and training services are limited to:
- (1)Job search assistance;
- (2)Job readiness training;
- (3)Job development and job placement services;
- (4)Skills assessments to facilitate job placement;
- (5)Job retention services;
- (6)Work supports, such as transportation assistance, uniforms, and tools; and
- (7)Occupational training and other skills training directly related to employment, which may also include activities to improve literacy and basic skills, such as programs to complete high school or a high school equivalency certificate, or English as a second language.
- (c)Federal financial participation may also be used to provide case management in connection with the allowable services under this section.