5. An otherwise qualified individual shall not be denied employment and training services or other workforce investment services included in the Employability Development Plan developed for the individual pursuant to section 4 of this act for any of the following reasons: the services include remedial instruction needed by the individual to advance in the individual’s current employment or occupation or to succeed in the occupational component of the training; the qualified displaced worker or other individual has identifiable occupational skills but the training services are needed to enable the individual to develop skills necessary to attain at least the level of self-sufficiency; the training is part of a program under which the individual may obtain a college degree enhancing the individual’s marketable skills and earning power; the individual has previously received a training grant; the length of the training period under the program; or the lack of a prior guarantee of employment upon completion of the training, except for on the job training. This section shall not be construed as requiring that federal job training funds be used to pay for employment and training services or other workforce investment services for which other assistance, such as State or federal student financial aid, is provided.

L.1992,c.48,s.5; amended 2001, c.152, s.7; 2005, c.354, s.4.