Modification of agreements after completion of secondary
education
Sec. 10. (a) If a participant enters a certified program following
the completion of the participant's secondary education, an
agreement required under section 8 of this chapter must be modified
to include the following:
(1) The employer's agreement to provide paid employment for
the participant at a base wage that may not be less than the
minimum wage prescribed by the federal Fair Labor Standards
Act during the participant's postsecondary education.
(2) An agreement that, in addition to the base wage paid to the
participant, the employer shall pay an additional sum to be
applied toward the participant's postsecondary education. This
amount may be paid directly to the participant's institution of
higher learning on behalf of the participant.
(3) The participant's agreement to work for the employer for at
least two (2) years following the completion of the participant's
postsecondary education.
(b) The additional amount described in subsection (a)(2) must not
be less than an amount determined by the department to be sufficient
to provide payment of tuition expenses toward completion of not
more than two (2) academic years at an institution of higher learning.
As added by P.L.96-2004, SEC.25.
Last modified: May 27, 2006