Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2665 - WELFARE-TO-WORK BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section 2665.50 - Plan Development and Approval

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) In order to receive an allocation as
			 described in Section
			 2665.30 of
			 this Part, each Welfare-to-Work Administrative Agency shall submit a
			 Welfare-to-Work plan to the Department that includes the following content:
1) The plan shall include a description of
			 the program design, including the following information:
A) The plan shall include a description of
			 the local targeting strategies to reach hard-to-employ TANF recipients eligible
			 under the Welfare-to-Work Block Grant program and to assure that appropriate
			 activities and services are provided to help these participants achieve
			 self-sufficiency.
B) The plan shall
			 include a description of local strategies regarding:
i) planned employment activities;
ii) planned use of contracts with public and
			 private providers of job readiness, placement and post-employment
			 services;
iii) planned use of job
			 vouchers for placement, readiness, and post-employment services; and
iv) planned provision of job retention,
			 and/or support services, if not otherwise available to the individual
			 participants receiving Welfare-to-Work services.
C) The plan shall include a description of
			 local policies and procedures that will govern implementation of allowable
			 activities, including the procedures used to procure the contracts described in
			 subsection
			 2665.50(a)(1)(B)(ii)
			 of this Section, and how Welfare-to-Work funds will be used to provide
			 necessary support services described in subsection
			 2665.50(a)(1)(B)(iv).
D) The plan shall include a listing of
			 performance goals and outcomes, expressed in measurable, quantifiable terms,
			 that the local program intends to achieve.
E) The plan shall include a description of
			 how the local program will be implemented by the PIC, including the roles and
			 responsibilities of the local entities responsible for program administration
			 and the program's implementation target dates.
F) The plan shall include a description of
			 the approach, including process and timing, used to obtain and take into
			 account consultation and coordination with substate entities such as public,
			 private and nonprofit organizations in the development of the SDA
			 Welfare-to-Work plan. The plan shall include either a summary description of
			 the comments received, along with the names of the individuals or entities who
			 commented, or copies of the actual comments received as an attachment to the
			 plan.
G) The plan shall include a
			 description of the coordination efforts that the local DHS office and the
			 Welfare-to-Work Administrative Agency will undertake and the role these local
			 agencies will play in providing assessment and case management to qualified
			 participants, regarding:
i) identification
			 and referral of participants; and
ii) assessment and case management.
H) The plan shall include
			 coordination arrangements with DPA to identify and refer non-custodial parents
			 meeting the WtW criteria.
I) The
			 plan shall include a description of strategies to prevent duplication of
			 services and promote coordination among the Welfare-to-Work program, the local
			 TANF program, JTPA, the local Illinois Employment & Training Centers and
			 other employment and training programs throughout the Service Delivery
			 Area.
J) The plan shall include a
			 description of strategies to promote and encourage coordination with the
			 Illinois Department of Transportation, transit operators and other
			 transportation providers to help ensure that the transportation needs of those
			 moving from welfare to work are met.
K) The plan shall include a description of
			 strategies to promote and encourage coordination with the Illinois Housing
			 Development Authority; public and assisted housing providers and agencies;
			 other community based organizations; public and private health, mental health
			 and service agencies; and vocational rehabilitation and related
			 agencies.