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GENERAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (GED)
A certificate issued by the Minnesota Board of Education or a similar certificate from another state equivalent to a SECONDARY SCHOOL diploma.

GOOD CAUSE
A situation or circumstance beyond a participant’s control which may allow the person to be excused from certain Employment Services activities for a certain period of time or allow a sanction to be removed retroactively.

GRANT DIVERSION
A program in which an EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROVIDER arranges for the county agency to reimburse an employer for a portion of a client's wages. Reimbursement is from the ASSISTANCE PAYMENT that the client would be eligible for if the client were not employed.

GRANT STANDARD
See ASSISTANCE STANDARD in 2.3 (Glossary: A...).

GROSS EARNED INCOME
The income earned from employment before mandatory and voluntary payroll deductions.

GROSS INCOME
Total non-excluded income (minus expenses for self-employment) before any deduction or disregard.