Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2665 - WELFARE-TO-WORK BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section 2665.20 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The definitions specified in the U.S. Department of Labor
				Interim Rules on Welfare-to-Work (Federal Register, 11/18/97, 20 CFR 645 ) are
				applicable.
AFDC means Aid to Families with Dependent Children.
Authorized to Work in the United States means participation in
				programs and activities that are limited to United States citizens, lawfully
				admitted permanent resident aliens, lawfully admitted refugees and parolees,
				and other persons authorized by the Attorney General to work in the United
				States.
Chief Elected Official (CEO) means:
the chief elected official of the sole unit of general local
				government in the service delivery area;
the individual or individuals selected by the chief elected
				officials of all units of general local government in such area as their
				authorized representative; or
in the case of a service delivery area designated under section
				101(a)(4)(A)(iii) of the Job Training Partnership Act, the representative of
				the chief elected official for such area (as defined in section 4(4)(C) of the
				Job Training Partnership Act).
Department means the Illinois Department of Commerce and
				Community Affairs (DCCA).
DHS means the Illinois Department of Human Services.
DPA means the Illinois Department of Public Aid.
Exceeded TANF Duration Limit means an individual who would
				otherwise be eligible to receive TANF assistance but is no longer receiving
				such assistance because the individual has reached the federal or State limit
				on receipt of assistance.
GED means a certificate of General Equivalency Degree.
HHS means the United States Department of Health and Human
				Services.
IETC means Illinois Employment and Training Center.
Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) means Public Law 97-300, as
				amended, 29 USC 1501, et seq.
Limited Education means an individual who has not completed
				secondary school or obtained a GED degree, and has reading or mathematics
				skills at or below grade level 8.9.
Long-term TANF Recipient means an individual who has received
				assistance under the TANF program or its predecessor, AFDC, for at least 30
				months (whether or not consecutive).
Non-custodial Parent means a person who meets each of the
				following requirements:
is a non-custodial parent of a minor child;
the minor child's custodial parent, or the minor child, is a
				TANF recipient; and
meets the Welfare-to-Work criteria.
Pending TANF Termination means the individual will, within 12
				months, become ineligible for TANF assistance by reason of a durational limit
				on such assistance, without regard to any exemption that may apply to the
				individual under Section 408(a)(7)(C) of the federal Interim Final Rule.
Poor Work History means having worked no more than 13
				consecutive weeks in unsubsidized full-time employment in the prior 12 calendar
				months.
Private Industry Council (PIC) means the council established
				pursuant to Section 102 of the Job Training Partnership Act ( 29 USC 1512,
				December 31, 1982).
Resident of Service Delivery Area (SDA) means participants must
				be residents of the SDA's jurisdiction.
Service Delivery Area (SDA) means an area comprised of one or
				more units of general local government designated by the Governor pursuant to
				Section 101(a)(4) of the Job Training Partnership Act.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) means a program
				established under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
				Reconciliation Act of 1996,
				Public Law
				104-193.
USDOL means the United States Department of Labor.
Welfare-to-Work Administrative Agency means the legal entity
				(e.g., governmental, educational, or community-based organization) selected by
				the JTPA Private Industry Council to serve as grant recipient for
				Welfare-to-Work funds.
Welfare-to-Work (WtW) Block Grant Program means the
				Welfare-to-Work grant provisions of Title IV, Part A of the Social Security
				Act, as amended by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.