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Ohio Rev Code § 5107.52 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5107 | Ohio Works First Program|Section 5107.52 | Subsidized Employment Program.

Effective: July 1, 2007|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 187 - 126th General Assembly|(A) There is hereby established, as a work activity under Ohio works first, the subsidized employment program, under which private and government employers receive payments from appropriations to the department of job and family services for a portion of the costs of salaries, wages, and benefits those employers pay to or on behalf of employees who are participants of the subsidized employment program at the time of employment. (B) The director of job and family services may redetermine rates of payments to employers under this section annually.(C) A state agency or political subdivision may create or fill vacant full-time and part-time positions, including classified and unclassified positions for those positions that are included in the civil service under Chapter 124. of the Revised Code, for or with participants of the subsidized employment program. The director shall specify in rules adopted under section 5107.05 of the Revised Code the maximum amount of time the department will subsidize the positions. After the subsidy expires, the agency or subdivision may hire the participant for an unclassified position or as an employee in the classified civil service. The director of administrative services may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code governing this division.(D) Participants of the subsidized employment program for whom payments are made under this section:(1) Shall be considered regular employees of the employer, entitled to the same employment benefits and opportunities for advancement and affiliation with employee organizations that are available to other regular employees of the employer, and the employer shall pay premiums to the bureau of workers' compensation on account of employees for whom payments are made;(2) Shall be paid at the same rate as other employees doing similar work for the employer.(E) An agreement for employment of a subsidized employment program participant by a private employer shall require that the participant be given preference for any unsubsidized full-time position with the employer that becomes available after the participant completes any probationary or training period specified in the agreement.
Ohio Rev Code § 5107.54 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5107 | Ohio Works First Program|Section 5107.54 | Work Experience Program.

Effective: July 1, 2000|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 471 - 123rd General Assembly|(A) There is hereby established, as a work activity under Ohio works first, the work experience program. A participant of Ohio works first placed in the program shall receive work experience from private and government entities.Participants of Ohio works first assigned to the work experience program are not employees of the department of job and family services or a county department of job and family services. The operation of the work experience program does not constitute the operation of an employment agency by the department of job and family services or a county department of job and family services.(B) County departments of job and family services shall develop work projects to which participants of Ohio works first are assigned under the work experience program. Work projects may include assignments with private and government entities. Examples of work projects a county department may develop include unpaid internships, refurbishing publicly assisted housing, and having a participant volunteer to work at the head start agency in which the participant's minor child is enrolled. Each county department shall make a list of the work projects available to the public.(C) Unless a county department of job and family services pays the premiums for the entity, a private or government entity with which a participant of Ohio works first is placed in the work experience program shall pay premiums to the bureau of workers' compensation on account of the participant.
Ohio Rev Code § 5107.541 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5107 | Ohio Works First Program|Section 5107.541 | Assignment Under Work Experience Program.

Effective: April 12, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 442 - 133rd General Assembly|A county department of job and family services may contract with the chief administrator of a nonpublic school or with any school district board of education that has adopted a resolution under section 3319.089 of the Revised Code to provide for a participant of the work experience program who has a minor child enrolled in the nonpublic school or a public school in the district to be assigned under the work experience program to volunteer or work for compensation at the school in which the child is enrolled. Unless it is not possible or practical, a contract shall provide for a participant to volunteer or work at the school as a classroom aide. If that is impossible or impractical, the contract may provide for the participant to volunteer to work in another position at the school. A contract may provide for the nonpublic school or board of education to receive funding to pay for coordinating, training, and supervising participants volunteering or working in schools. A participant volunteering or working as a classroom aide under this section shall not be considered an employee of a political subdivision for purposes of Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code and is not entitled to any immunity or defense available under that chapter, the common law of this state, or section 9.86 of the Revised Code. An assignment under this section shall include attending academic home enrichment classes that provide instruction for parents in creating a home environment that prepares and enables children to learn at school.
Ohio Rev Code § 5107.60 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5107 | Ohio Works First Program|Section 5107.60 | Administering Additional Work Activities.

Effective: September 14, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 113 - 131st General Assembly|In accordance with Title IV-A, federal regulations, state law, the Title IV-A state plan prepared under section 5101.80 of the Revised Code, and amendments to the plan, county departments of job and family services shall establish and administer the following work activities, in addition to the work activities established under sections 5107.50, 5107.52, 5107.54, and 5107.58 of the Revised Code, for minor heads of households and adults participating in Ohio works first:(A) Unsubsidized employment activities, including activities a county department determines are legitimate entrepreneurial activities;(B) On-the-job training activities, including training to become an employee of a child day-care center or type A family day-care home, administrator of a licensed type B family day-care home, or in-home aide;(C) Community service activities including a program under which a participant of Ohio works first who is the parent, guardian, custodian, or specified relative responsible for the care of a minor child enrolled in grade twelve or lower is involved in the minor child's education on a regular basis;(D) Vocational educational training activities;(E) Jobs skills training activities that are directly related to employment;(F) Education activities that are directly related to employment for participants who have not earned a high school diploma or certificate of high school equivalence;(G) Education activities for participants who have not completed secondary school or received a certificate of high school equivalence under which the participants attend a secondary school or a course of study leading to a certificate of high school equivalence, including LEAP participation by a minor head of household;(H) Child-care service activities aiding another participant assigned to a community service activity or other work activity. A county department may provide for a participant assigned to this work activity to receive training necessary to provide child-care services.
Ohio Rev Code § 5107.61 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5107 | Ohio Works First Program|Section 5107.61 | Serving as Ombudsperson.

Effective: September 29, 1999|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 283 - 123rd General Assembly|Service as an Ohio works first ombudsperson pursuant to section 329.07 of the Revised Code may be an assignment under the work experience program or a work activity established under section 5107.60 of the Revised Code to which a participant of Ohio works first is assigned under section 5107.42 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5107.62 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5107 | Ohio Works First Program|Section 5107.62 | Developmental Activities for Minor Heads of Households and Adults Participating in Ohio Works First.

Effective: September 14, 2016|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 113 - 131st General Assembly|County departments of job and family services shall establish and administer developmental activities for minor heads of households and adults participating in Ohio works first. In establishing developmental activities, county departments are not limited by the restrictions that Title IV-A imposes on work activities. Developmental activities may be identical or similar to, or different from, work activities and alternative work activities.In accordance with a federal waiver granted by the United States secretary of health and human services pursuant to a request made under former section 5101.09 of the Revised Code, a county department may establish and administer a developmental activity under which a minor head of household or adult attends a school, special education program, or adult high school continuation program that conforms to the minimum standards prescribed by the state board of education or instructional courses designed to prepare the minor head of household or adult to earn a certificate of high school equivalence. Pursuant to the waiver, a minor head of household or adult assigned to this developmental activity is required to earn a high school diploma, adult education diploma, or certificate of high school equivalence not later than two years after the date the minor head of household or adult is placed in the activity.
Ohio Rev Code § 5107.64 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5107 | Ohio Works First Program|Section 5107.64 | Alternative Work Activities.

Effective: September 29, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|County departments of job and family services shall establish and administer alternative work activities for minor heads of households and adults participating in Ohio works first. In establishing alternative work activities, county departments are not limited by the restrictions Title IV-A imposes on work activities. The following are examples of alternative work activities that a county department may establish:(A) Parenting classes and life-skills training;(B) Participation in addiction services provided by a community addiction services provider, as defined in section 5119.01 of the Revised Code;(C) In the case of a homeless assistance group, finding a home;(D) In the case of a minor head of household or adult with a disability, active work in an individual written rehabilitation plan with the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency;(E) In the case of a minor head of household or adult who has been the victim of domestic violence, residing in a domestic violence shelter, receiving counseling or treatment related to the domestic violence, or participating in criminal justice activities against the domestic violence offender;(F) An education program under which a participant who does not speak English attends English as a second language course.
Ohio Rev Code § 5107.65 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5107 | Ohio Works First Program|Section 5107.65 | Works First Participants Not to Displace Employees.

Effective: July 1, 2000|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 471 - 123rd General Assembly|(A) (1) No participant of Ohio works first shall be assigned to a work activity, developmental activity, or alternative work activity when the employer removes or discharges a person, for the purpose of substituting the participant in the person's place, in any of the following circumstances: (a) The person is already employed as a regular full-time or part-time employee of the employer; (b) The person has been employed full time or part time as a participant in a work activity, developmental activity, or alternative work activity; (c) The person is or has been involved in a dispute between a labor organization and the employer; (d) The person is on layoff from the same or any substantially equivalent job.(B) No employer shall hire a participant of Ohio works first part-time to circumvent hiring a full-time employee.(C) County departments of job and family services shall establish and maintain a grievance procedure for resolving complaints by individuals or their representatives that the assignment of a participant of Ohio works first violates this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 5107.66 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5107 | Ohio Works First Program|Section 5107.66 | Support Services.

Effective: May 18, 2005|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 11 - 125th General Assembly|Subject to the availability of funds and except as limited by section 5107.58 of the Revised Code, county departments of job and family services shall provide for participants of Ohio works first placed in a work activity, developmental activity, or alternative work activity to receive support services the county department determines to be necessary. County departments may provide for applicants of Ohio works first placed in the work activity established under section 5107.50 of the Revised Code to receive support services the county department determines to be necessary. Support services may include publicly funded child care under Chapter 5104. of the Revised Code, transportation, and other services.
Ohio Rev Code § 5107.67 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5107 | Ohio Works First Program|Section 5107.67 | Public Employee and Unemployment Compensation Laws Do Not Apply.

Effective: October 1, 1997|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 408 - 122nd General Assembly|Except for a participant of Ohio works first who is assigned to a work activity established under section 5107.52 or division (A) of section 5107.60 of the Revised Code, credit for work performed by a participant in a work activity, developmental activity, or alternative work activity does not constitute remuneration for the purpose of Chapter 124., 144., or 145. of the Revised Code and services performed by the participant do not constitute employment for the purpose of Chapter 4141. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5107.68 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5107 | Ohio Works First Program|Section 5107.68 | County to Implement and Enforce Program.

Effective: July 1, 2000|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 471 - 123rd General Assembly|(A) The county directors of job and family services shall implement and enforce the requirements of sections 5107.40 to 5107.69 of the Revised Code. State and local agencies shall cooperate with county departments of job and family services to the maximum extent possible in the implementation of those sections.(B) In employing persons to administer and supervise work activities, developmental activities, and alternative work activities under Ohio works first, a county department of job and family services shall give first consideration to applicants for and participants of Ohio works first, provided such applicants and participants qualify for the administrative and supervisory positions to be filled. An applicant or participant shall be eligible for first consideration only within the county in which the applicant applies for or participant participates in Ohio works first.(C) To the maximum extent practicable, necessary support services provided under section 5107.66 of the Revised Code shall be performed by participants of Ohio works first placed in a work activity, developmental activity, or alternative work activity.
Ohio Rev Code § 5107.69 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5107 | Ohio Works First Program|Section 5107.69 | No Jeopardy to Federal Funding.

Effective: July 1, 2000|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 471 - 123rd General Assembly|If the United States secretary of health and human services informs the department of job and family services that implementation of sections 5107.40 to 5107.69 of the Revised Code jeopardizes federal funding for the Ohio works first program, the department shall ensure that county departments of job and family services require minor heads of household and adults participating in Ohio works first to participate in work activities, developmental activities, and alternative work activities in a manner consistent with 42 U.S.C.A. 607.
Ohio Rev Code § 5107.70 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5107 | Ohio Works First Program|Section 5107.70 | Conducting Assessments of Assistance Groups.

Effective: September 29, 2007|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly|A county department of job and family services, at times it determines, may conduct assessments of assistance groups participating in Ohio works first to determine whether any members of the group are in need of other assistance or services provided by the county department or other private or government entities. Assessments may include the following: (A) Whether any member of the assistance group has a substance abuse problem;(B) Whether there are any other circumstances that may limit an assistance group member's employability.The county department may refer an assistance group member to a private or government entity that provides assistance or services the county department determines the member needs. The entity may be a public children services agency, chapter of alcoholics anonymous, narcotics anonymous, or cocaine anonymous, or any other entity the county department considers appropriate.
Ohio Rev Code § 5107.71 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5107 | Ohio Works First Program|Section 5107.71 | County Department Duties Under Program Rules.

Effective: September 29, 2007|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly|Each county department of job and family services shall do all of the following in accordance with rules adopted under section 5107.05 of the Revised Code: (A) Identify members of assistance groups applying for and participating in Ohio works first who have been subjected to domestic violence by utilizing the domestic violence screening process established in the rules;(B) Refer a member who has been subjected to domestic violence to counseling and supportive services;(C) Except as provided in section 5107.713 of the Revised Code, maintain the confidentiality of information about a member who has been subjected to domestic violence;(D) Make a determination of whether a member who has been subjected to domestic violence should be issued a waiver under section 5107.714 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5107.711 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5107 | Ohio Works First Program|Section 5107.711 | Domestic Violence Screening Process.

Effective: September 29, 2007|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly|When utilizing the domestic violence screening process established in rules adopted under section 5107.05 of the Revised Code to identify members of assistance groups applying for and participating in Ohio works first who have been subjected to domestic violence, a county department of job and family services shall do both of the following: (A) Where available, rely on records from any of the following:(1) Police, courts, and other governmental entities;(2) Shelters and legal, religious, medical, and other professionals from whom an assistance group member sought assistance in dealing with domestic violence;(3) Other persons with knowledge of the domestic violence.(B) Rely on an assistance group member's allegation of domestic violence unless the county department has an independent, reasonable basis to find the allegation not credible.
Ohio Rev Code § 5107.712 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5107 | Ohio Works First Program|Section 5107.712 | Rejection of Counseling or Supportive Services.

Effective: September 29, 2007|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly|A member of an assistance group applying for or participating in Ohio works first who is referred to counseling or supportive services pursuant to division (B) of section 5107.71 of the Revised Code may decline the counseling, supportive services, or both.
Ohio Rev Code § 5107.713 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5107 | Ohio Works First Program|Section 5107.713 | Domestic Violence Information Provided to Department.

Effective: September 29, 2007|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly|When a county department of job and family services identifies a member of an assistance group applying for or participating in Ohio works first who has been subjected to domestic violence, the county department shall provide information about the member to the department of job and family services. The department shall maintain the information for federal reporting and statistical analysis purposes only.
Ohio Rev Code § 5107.714 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5107 | Ohio Works First Program|Section 5107.714 | Waiver Issued to Domestic Violence Victim.

Effective: September 29, 2007|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly|A county department of job and family services shall issue a member of an assistance group participating in Ohio works first a waiver that exempts the member from a requirement of the Ohio works first program if the county department determines that the member has been subjected to domestic violence and requiring compliance with the requirement would make it more difficult for the member to escape domestic violence or unfairly penalize the member. A waiver shall specify the particular requirement being waived. A waiver may not exempt the member from the time limit on participating in the Ohio works first program established by division (B) of section 5107.18 of the Revised Code. A waiver shall be effective for a period of time the county department determines necessary. The county department shall redetermine the member's need for the waiver not less often than a period of time specified in rules adopted under section 5107.05 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5107.715 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5107 | Ohio Works First Program|Section 5107.715 | Explanation for Refusal to Issue Waiver.

Effective: September 29, 2007|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly|A county department of job and family services that refuses to issue a waiver under section 5107.714 of the Revised Code for a member of an assistance group participating in Ohio works first shall provide the member a written explanation for the refusal. The written explanation shall be provided to the member in a manner protecting the member's confidentiality. The member may appeal the refusal pursuant to section 5101.35 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5107.716 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5107 | Ohio Works First Program|Section 5107.716 | Rejection or Termination of Waiver.

Effective: September 29, 2007|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly|A member of an assistance group participating in Ohio works first may decline a waiver that would otherwise be issued under section 5107.714 of the Revised Code and may terminate at any time a waiver that has been issued under that section.