1.    In any case in which an individual owes past-due child support, the court may, by order, require the individual to:

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a.    Pay past-due support in accordance with a plan approved by the court or the child support agency; b.    If the individual is subject to such a plan and is not incapacitated, to participate in such work activities as the court deems appropriate; and

c.    Participate in treatment for mental illness or drug or alcohol dependency.

2.    For purposes of this section, “work activities” may include:

a.    Unsubsidized employment; b.    Subsidized private sector employment; c.    Subsidized public sector employment; d.    Work experience, including work associated with the refurbishing of publicly assisted housing, if sufficient private sector employment is not available; e.    On-the-job training; f.    Job search and job readiness assistance; g.    Community service programs; h.    Career and technical education training, not to exceed twelve months with respect to any individual; i.    Job skills training directly related to employment; j.    Education directly related to employment, in the case of an individual who has not received a high school diploma or a certificate of high school equivalency; k.    Satisfactory attendance at secondary school or in a course of study leading to a certificate of general equivalence, in the case of an individual who has not completed secondary school or received such a certificate; l.    The provision of child care services to an individual who is participating in a community service program; and

m.    Postsecondary education and any other activity permitted or required to be treated by the federal government as work for purposes of calculating a work participation rate.