14-08.1-05.1. Past-due support - Plan of payment - Work activities

14-08.1-05.1. Past-due support - Plan of payment - Work activities 1. In any case in which an individual owes past-due child support, the court may, by order, require the individual to: 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.