A prefectural governor, a mayor and the mayor of a town or village that administers a welfare office shall pay, as provided by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, a school enrollment and job-search preparation benefit to a public assistance recipient who has a place of residence within the jurisdictional district of the welfare office under their management (or, where there is no place of residence or it is unclear, who is within that jurisdictional district) (limited to a person who is within the period up to the first March 31 on or after the day on which the person reaches the age of 18, and any other person specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) and who falls under any of the following items:
a person who is expected to definitely enter an educational and training facility specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, in consideration of the content of education and training and other circumstances, from among educational and training facilities (referred to as a "specified educational and training facility" in the following Article);
教育訓練施設のうち教育訓練の内容その他の事情を勘案して厚生労働省令で定めるもの（次条において「特定教育訓練施設」という。）に確実に入学すると見込まれる者
a person who is expected to definitely take up stable employment specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and any other person specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as being equivalent thereto.
厚生労働省令で定める安定した職業に確実に就くと見込まれる者その他これに準ずる者として厚生労働省令で定める者
The provisions of paragraphs (2) and (3) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the payment of the school enrollment and job-search preparation benefit.