Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2610 - TRAINING SERVICES FOR THE DISADVANTAGED › Appendix B - Memorandums of Understanding › ILLUSTRATION A - Memorandum of Understanding Between the JTPA Service Delivery Area and the Department of Children and Family Services

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
I. PURPOSE AND
				SCOPE
The purpose of the memorandum of understanding is to
				  facilitate and maintain an interagency system or the coordination of services
				  to mutual clients. This memorandum of understanding is a non-financial
				  commitment to provide for the coordination of such services through provision
				  for the mutual exchange of information and the referral of eligible individuals
				  to appropriate employment and training programs and supportive services between
				  the SDA, regional and local offices of DCFS, and community-based organizations
				  who provide youth services under contract with DCFS.
II. EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION
The parties to this memorandum are committed to strict
				  standards of confidentiality with regard to interagency communication
				  concerning mutual clients and will respect and observe either agencies
				  confidentiality policies as well as Section 7 of the Freedom of Information Act
				  (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 116, par. 207), Sections 11-9 through 11-12 of the
				  Public Aid Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 23, pars. 11-9 through 11-12), 89
				  Ill. Adm. Code
				  102.30,
				  and
				  7 CFR
				  272.1(c)-(f),
				  42 CFR 431.300
				  -.307, and
				  45
				  CFR 205.50(1990) (no
				  subsequent dates or editions).
The parties to this memorandum will appoint an individual to
				  serve as interagency liaison to facilitate coordination and the sharing of
				  information. The designated interagency liaisons shall be identified in an
				  addendum to this memorandum of understanding.
The SDA and the Department of Children and Family Services'
				  regional and local offices, in an effort to better understand each other's
				  operation, will exchange program information on a regular basis. Information to
				  be exchanged includes, but is not limited to: a schedule of meetings of
				  advisory bodies/private industry councils, copies of job training plans, grant
				  applications or other funding requests, program descriptions, funding sources
				  and amounts, targeted participants (if any), and timeframes for program
				  enrollments/operations. A discussion of information which will be exchanged and
				  the procedures to be used in exchanging such information will be developed and
				  attached as an addendum to this memorandum.
III. REFERRALS
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services will
				  meet with appropriate representatives of the Illinois Department of Employment
				  Security and the SDA to discuss and negotiate referral arrangements for DCFS
				  youth to access the JTPA system. Included in the negotiations will be a
				  discussion of: a) the role of DCFS subcontractors in making referrals directly
				  to the JTPA system; b)the role of IDES in making referrals of DCFS youth to the
				  JTPA system; and c)how and from whom DCFS will receive information regarding
				  the status of youth referrals. A description of the procedures which will be
				  used to ensure that DCFS youth are referred and otherwise have access to the
				  JTPA system will be attached to this memorandum as an
				  addendum.
IV. ADMINISTRATIVE
Parties to this memorandum and their administrative entities
				  are committed to compliance with provisions of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964
				  and 1966, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Fair Employment Practices
				  Act, and the provisions of 56 Ill. Adm. Code
				  2610.120.
This memorandum of understanding is a statement of commitment
				  by each party. Amendments to provisions may be made by mutual consent. Both
				  parties will participate in an annual evaluation of the provisions of this
				  memorandum. This memorandum may be withdrawn at any time by written
				  communication, dated and signed by the Chairperson of the Private Industry
				  Council or his/her designee or the respective DCFS Regional
				  Administrator.
JTPA SIGNATOR:
______________________
As Designated By the Private Industry
Council (PIC) and Local Elected Officials
DATE:
______________________
DCFS SIGNATOR:
______________________
Youth Services Coordinator
______________________
Regional Administrator
DATE:
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