§ 12054 Vocational Training For Assistance Recipients

• •State money can be used for job‑training services.
• •The training is for people who currently get public assistance or might qualify for it.
• •All spending must still follow any federal laws that apply.

Maria receives welfare benefits and wants to learn how to be a certified nursing assistant.

Because of this law, the state can use its funds to pay for Maria's training program, so she can get a job and become less dependent on welfare, as long as the program follows federal guidelines.