Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-2-108
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Benefits - Approved training
Official statutory text
BENEFITS - APPROVED TRAINING.
A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no otherwise
eligible individual shall be denied benefits for any week because
the individual is in training with the approval of the Oklahoma
Employment Security Commission, nor shall such individual be denied
benefits with respect to any week in which the individual is in
training with the approval of the Commission by reason of the
application of provisions of law relating to availability for work,
active search for work, failure to apply for, or a refusal to
accept, suitable work. Such approval for training shall be
determined by consideration of all the following factors:
1. The individual's skills are obsolete or such that there are
minimal opportunities for employment;
2. Training is for an occupation for which there is a
substantial and recurring demand; and
3. The individual possesses aptitudes or skills which can be
supplemented by retraining within a reasonable time.
B. Any individual in training approved by the Commission will
produce satisfactory evidence of continued attendance and
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satisfactory progress, when requested by the Commission. Failure to
comply shall result in a disqualification of benefits for each week
of occurrence.
A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no otherwise
eligible individual shall be denied benefits for any week because
the individual is in training with the approval of the Oklahoma
Employment Security Commission, nor shall such individual be denied
benefits with respect to any week in which the individual is in
training with the approval of the Commission by reason of the
application of provisions of law relating to availability for work,
active search for work, failure to apply for, or a refusal to
accept, suitable work. Such approval for training shall be
determined by consideration of all the following factors:
1. The individual's skills are obsolete or such that there are
minimal opportunities for employment;
2. Training is for an occupation for which there is a
substantial and recurring demand; and
3. The individual possesses aptitudes or skills which can be
supplemented by retraining within a reasonable time.
B. Any individual in training approved by the Commission will
produce satisfactory evidence of continued attendance and
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor Page 53
satisfactory progress, when requested by the Commission. Failure to
comply shall result in a disqualification of benefits for each week
of occurrence.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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