Sec.31-3g-2. Provision of service

The Commissioner of Labor shall provide assistance within existing resources to displaced homemakers and access to programs specific to the job training and placement needs of displaced homemakers. The Commissioner shall, through the Job Service office of the Employment Security Division, provide such access to all existing programs and services suitable to the skill development of the applying displaced homemaker.

In providing the appropriate assistance and access to all existing programs deemed suitable, the Commissioner shall consider the applicants, with an emphasis on women over the age of thirty-five years, and their need for services based on their:

(1) financial resources,

(2) level of marketable skills,

(3) ability to speak the English language and

(4) area of residence.

The Commissioner shall refer applicants to the appropriate support services necessary for employment and training.

(Effective October 30, 1985)