Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2650 - EMPLOYER TRAINING INVESTMENT PROGRAM › Subpart D - MULTI-COMPANY AND MEMBERSHIP TRAINING PROJECT APPLICANTS › Section 2650.320 - Application Documentation

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Applications shall include documentation of the
				  following:
a) A history and summary of
				the qualifications of the organization submitting the application, including
				any related experience in coordinating, conducting or sponsoring training
				programs for businesses or its membership.
b) A description of how the companies or
				members will be/were selected to participate in the project and an explanation
				of how the common employee training needs were determined. The applicant also
				should indicate if a training needs assessment has been conducted.
c) A company profile for each of the
				participating companies, including how long they have been in business, a
				description of the products manufactured or services provided, the location of
				their facilities, the North American Industry Classification System, the
				current number of employees, the name of any labor organizations representing
				the employees (if applicable) and a company contact and telephone
				number.
d) A description of any new
				capital investment made by the participating companies and if it relates to the
				proposed training program.
e) The
				type of training being requested (e.g., classroom, on-the-job
				training).
f) The objectives of the
				training.
g) Where the training
				will be conducted.
h) The names of
				the training providers.
i) The
				expected measurable outcomes or benefits to the participating companies of the
				training program and a description of how these benefits will be
				measured.
j) An Applicant
				Certification form which is signed and dated by the Chief Executive Officer or
				duly authorized representative of the applicant certifying that the applicant:
1) Understands that receipt by the Department
				of Commerce and Economic Opportunity of an application for training assistance
				is not a guarantee or commitment by DCEO for funding;
2) Agrees to submit to DCEO, on either a
				monthly basis or other basis agreed upon by the Department and the Grantee,
				information regarding training activity as required for training payment under
				the Employer Training Investment Program;
3) Agrees to submit to DCEO, within 60 days
				following the end of the grant period, a written evaluation of the results of
				the training experience by the participating companies. The evaluation report
				should be based on the measurable outcomes or benefits contained in the grant
				application;
4) Authorizes DCEO to
				verify in any manner deemed appropriate any and all items indicated in this
				application which include information obtained through the Illinois Department
				of Employment Security, Consumer Credit Bureau Services and business reporting
				services such as Dun and Bradstreet;
5) Agrees to submit to DCEO by the end of the
				grant period the Unemployment Insurance Employer Account Number and Taxpayer
				Identification, Number of all employers participating in an approved training
				program, and the Social Security Number of all employees participating in the
				approved training program or, in lieu thereof, an applicant may provide a
				notarized certification signed and dated by a duly authorized representative,
				or that representative's authorized designee, certifying that all participating
				employees are employed at an Illinois facility and that the applicant has
				adequate written verification of the employees' employment at an Illinois
				facility. The Department may audit the accuracy of submissions. An Applicant
				sponsoring multi-company training grant programs shall obtain information
				meeting the requirement of this subsection (j)(5) from each participating
				company and provide it to the Department upon request;
6) Agrees to notify DCEO promptly regarding
				any major changes in the project (e.g., layoff situations at participating
				companies, changes in training plans or schedules);
7) Maintains that, to the best of its
				knowledge as of the date of the application, no employers participating in the
				project are in material violation of local, State or federal labor laws at any
				sites involved in the application, and that abnormal labor conditions such as a
				strike or lockout do not exist at any of these sites;
8) Acknowledges that, if the application is
				funded, the applicant will be required to comply with the Illinois Drug Free
				Workplace Act [30 ILCS 580 ], the Illinois Human Rights Act [775 ILCS 5 ], the
				Americans With Disabilities Act (
				42 USC 12101
				) and any future laws enacted that may be applicable to the grant;
9) Maintains that all information contained
				in this application, including the documentation, is accurate, complete and
				true to the best of their knowledge;
10) That, if funded, all companies
				participating in the training and the trainees of those companies will be
				notified in writing that the training is partially funded by the Employer
				Training Investment Program grant administered by the Department of Commerce
				and Economic Opportunity;
11)
				Agrees that, upon request by the Department, it will conduct an audit of grant
				funds in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and any special
				audit conditions that the Department deems necessary to ensure the
				accountability of public funds; and
12) Agrees:
A) if the project is funded, to make every
				effort to reemploy individuals who were previously employed at the facility
				when:
i) the employer is reopening, or is
				proposing to reopen, a facility that was last closed during the preceding two
				years;
ii) at least one-third of
				the persons who were employed at the facility before its most recent closure
				remain unemployed; and
iii) the
				product or service produced by, or proposed to be produced by, the employer at
				the facility is substantially similar to the product or service produced at the
				facility before its most recent closure; and
B) to notify the Department when all these
				conditions are met.