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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2650 - EMPLOYER TRAINING INVESTMENT PROGRAM › Subpart A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 2650.30 - Eligible Applicants and Training Activities

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a) Any business concern locating, expanding,
				or having facilities in Illinois and that is undertaking one or more of the
				following training activities:
1) Training
				programs in response to new or changing technologies or processes being
				introduced in the workplace;
2)
				Training necessary to implement total quality management or improvement systems
				in the workplace;
3) Job-linked
				training to upgrade existing employees' skills that leads directly to long-term
				job security;
4) Training employees
				in skills necessary to enable the company to establish or expand into new
				export markets;
5) Training in
				conjunction with new or additional product lines;
6) Training related to new machinery or
				equipment;
7) Training new or
				existing employees of companies that are locating or expanding in
				Illinois;
8) Basic and/or remedial
				training of employees as a prerequisite for other vocational or technical
				skills training; and
9) Training
				related to regulatory compliance issues mandated for the workplace.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2650 - EMPLOYER TRAINING INVESTMENT PROGRAM › Subpart A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 2650.40 - Allowable Costs

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a) Grants for
				employee training to single companies will allow for reimbursement or payment
				on the terms and conditions agreed to between the grantee and the Department
				through the execution of a Notice of Grant Agreement. The Agreement includes
				the following sections, all of which are incorporated and made part of the
				Agreement:
(I) Grant Budget,
(II) Scope of Work,
(III) Grant Fund Control Requirements,
(IV) Program Terms and Conditions,
(V) General Provisions, and
(VI) Required Certifications. No
				grant shall exceed 50% of the total approved training costs. Allowable costs
				for single company training projects include:
1) Instructor costs, including wages, fringe
				benefits and travel expenses.
2)
				Costs for tuition and educational fees.
3) Training materials.
4) Rent or lease of training equipment and/or
				facilities.
5) Other usual and
				customary training costs.
6)
				Trainee travel expenses.
7) Trainee
				wages and fringe benefits.
8) Audit
				costs.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2650 - EMPLOYER TRAINING INVESTMENT PROGRAM › Subpart A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 2650.60 - Nondiscrimination

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The Grantee shall refrain from unlawful discrimination in
				  employment and will undertake affirmative action to assure equality of
				  employment opportunity and eliminate the effects of past discrimination in
				  accordance with the Illinois Human Rights Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 68,
				  par. 1-101 et seq.).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2650 - EMPLOYER TRAINING INVESTMENT PROGRAM › Subpart B - SINGLE COMPANY APPLICANTS › Section 2650.110 - Application Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Applications will be accepted at any time. Receipt of an
				  application does not commit the Department to award a grant or to pay any costs
				  incurred in the preparation of an application. The applicant should not
				  procure, contract for, or incur costs for services or supplies prior to the
				  signing of a written contract. The contents of an approved application will
				  become part of the contract awarded to the applicant. All data, material, and
				  documentation originated by an application and prepared for an application or
				  contract shall belong exclusively to the State of Illinois and the Department.
				  The Department will supply interested businesses with an application upon
				  request. Applications for grant funds shall be submitted to the Office of
				  Employer Training Investment in Chicago or Springfield on forms provided by the
				  Department along with any necessary attachments which may be
				  required.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2650 - EMPLOYER TRAINING INVESTMENT PROGRAM › Subpart B - SINGLE COMPANY APPLICANTS › Section 2650.130 - Application Evaluation

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The Department shall screen all applications to determine
				  that all requirements of the application package have been addressed. Complete
				  applications will be reviewed and evaluated comparatively by Department staff.
				  This review and evaluation process will be completed within 75 days after
				  receipt of all required information. Department staff will conduct a technical
				  and financial evaluation of each application.
a) Technical Evaluation Component - Each
				application will be reviewed to assure compliance with technical program
				requirements as detailed in Sections
				2650.30 and
				2650.120.
b) Financial Evaluation Component - The
				company's audited financial statements, including the annual balance sheets and
				profit and loss statements for the past three years, or other acceptable
				financial information as determined by the Department, will be reviewed through
				a standard credit analysis which will determine the: liquidity and debt
				coverage for the project; ability of the company to manage debt; business
				trends; and projected earnings. This standard credit analysis will determine
				the financial stability of the company.
c) Application Evaluation - Those
				applications determined eligible for funding based on the evaluation process
				described in subsections (a) and (b), will be evaluated according to the
				following criteria:
1) Project readiness
				(e.g., time schedule for project initiation, etc.);
2) Average wage rate of trainees;
3) New capital investment (e.g., training
				directly relates to jobs, etc.) and capital investment per trainee;
4) Applicant has identified specific and
				measurable training objectives;
5)
				Financial feasibility of the project as determined by the financial evaluation
				described in subsection (b);
6)
				Compliance with terms and conditions under previous Employer Training
				Investment Program grant awards;
7)
				County unemployment rate;
8)
				Applicant is adversely affected by foreign competition or training would
				provide company an advantage in competing in a global market;
9) Quality and consistency of the proposed
				training program;
10)
				Illinois-based company;
11) Level
				of value-added for the specific industry;
12) Industries specified in annual
				application packages; and
13)
				Located in a State-designated enterprise zone.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2650 - EMPLOYER TRAINING INVESTMENT PROGRAM › Subpart B - SINGLE COMPANY APPLICANTS › Section 2650.140 - Selection for Funding

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a) The
				Department will establish an annual spending plan for the disbursement of the
				funds appropriated to the program each fiscal year. One component of the annual
				spending plan will be an allocation for single-company applicants.
b) A set-aside fund will be established in
				order to take action on those applications requiring immediate attention (e.g.,
				an industrial project in need of a commitment, as a part of an overall
				Department incentive offer to locate in Illinois; a project which could not
				move forward without Department funding). The set-aside allocations will be
				established based on the historical demand for the funds and may be changed to
				allow for the types, number, and quality of requests received throughout the
				year.
c) Applicants will receive
				written notification of funding determinations.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2650 - EMPLOYER TRAINING INVESTMENT PROGRAM › Subpart D - MULTI-COMPANY AND MEMBERSHIP TRAINING PROJECT APPLICANTS › Section 2650.310 - Application Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Applications will be accepted at any time. Receipt of an
				  application does not commit the Department to award a grant or to pay any costs
				  incurred in the preparation of an application. The applicant and any companies
				  participating in the project shall not procure, contract for or incur costs for
				  services or supplies prior to the signing of a written contract. The contents
				  of an approved application shall become part of the contract awarded to the
				  applicant. All data, material and documentation originated by an application
				  and prepared for an application or contract shall belong exclusively to the
				  State of Illinois and the Department. The Department shall supply interested
				  businesses, business and industry associations, institutions of secondary or
				  higher education, strategic business partnerships, labor organizations or other
				  organizations with an application upon request. Applications for grant funds
				  shall be submitted to the Department's Office of Employer Training Investment
				  in Chicago or Springfield on forms provided by the Department along with any
				  necessary attachments which may be required.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2650 - EMPLOYER TRAINING INVESTMENT PROGRAM › Subpart D - MULTI-COMPANY AND MEMBERSHIP TRAINING PROJECT APPLICANTS › Section 2650.340 - Selection for Funding

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a) The
				Department shall establish an annual spending plan for the disbursement of the
				funds appropriated to the program each fiscal year. One component of the annual
				spending plan will be an allocation for multi-company and membership training
				projects.
b) Applicants will
				receive written notification of funding determinations.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2660 - JOB TRAINING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM › Subpart A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 2660.10 - Purpose

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The purpose of the Job Training and Economic Development
				  Grant Program is to meet the skill needs of the target industries by
				  establishing and expanding partnerships between employers and Eligible Entities
				  to develop training programs and provide access to Barrier Reduction Funding
				  for individuals in the Target Population.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2660 - JOB TRAINING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM › Subpart A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 2660.30 - Eligible Grant Applicants

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An eligible applicant for a grant award under the Job
				  Training and Economic Development Grant Program shall be an Eligible Entity. To
				  be eligible for a grant award, an applicant shall have an active GATA
				  registration and be qualified on the GATA Grantee Portal (
https://grants.illinois.gov/portal/
)
				  at the time the application is submitted.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2660 - JOB TRAINING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM › Subpart A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 2660.40 - Eligible Grant Program Activities

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The Department shall make grant awards to Eligible Entities
				  as described in this Part, contingent on available funds. The grants shall be
				  made to support one or more of the following activities as permitted by the
				  applicable Notice of Funding Opportunity:
a)
Creating and funding customized
				training with employers to support, train, and employ individuals in the Target
				Population.
b)
Coordinating partnerships between Eligible Entities, employers or
				industry associations, and educational entities, to develop and operate
				regional or local strategies for target industries. These strategies must be
				part of a career pathway for in-demand occupations that result in
				certifications or credentials for individuals in the Target
				Population.
c)
Leveraging Barrier Reduction Funding to provide assistance (e.g.
				transportation, child care, mental health services, substance abuse services,
				and income support) for individuals in the Target Population, including Youth
				participants in workforce development programs to assist with a transition to
				post-secondary education or full-time employment and a
				career.
d)
Establishing policies for resource and service coordination and to
				provide funding for services that attempt to reduce employment barriers such as
				housing-related expenses (rent, utilities, etc.), child care, digital
				technology needs, counseling, relief from fines and fees, education needs, and
				work-related supplies that are not typically covered by programmatic supportive
				services.
e)
Developing work-based learning and transitional job training programs
				with employers to support
low-income individuals in
the Target
				Population including youth that require on-the-job experience to gain
				employability skills, work history, and a network to enter the
				workforce.
f)
Using funding for
participant outreach
, case
				management support, training, subsidies for employee wages, and grants to
				Eligible Entities in each region designated in the State's WIOA Unified Plan,
				as feasible, to administer transitional job training programs.
[20
				ILCS 605 -415(c)]
g) Assisting in
				building the capacity of private nonprofit organizations to provide job
				training services by providing technical assistance or forming partnerships
				with more established Eligible Entities through subawards or subcontracts of
				Job Training and Economic Development Grants.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2660 - JOB TRAINING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM › Subpart A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 2660.60 - Allowable Costs

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Grant expenditures must comply with GATA, the Uniform
				  Guidance or any applicable funding source, be reasonable and necessary and
				  support one of the allowable grant activities set forth in Section
				  2660.40.
				  Specific allowable grant costs will be set forth in the applicable NOFO, based
				  on the types of projects which are available for funding per the funding
				  source, and will include one or more of the following:
a) expenses to design training curricula and
				related materials;
b) expenses to
				provide industry linked skill training and work-based learning to individuals
				in the Target Population (e.g., instructor costs and curriculum
				materials);
c) expenses for the
				ongoing evaluation and refinement of the curricula and related
				materials;
d) expenses for the
				design and implementation of a needs assessment to determine specific skill
				shortages being experienced by one or more local industries;
e) expenses for the design and implementation
				of a needs assessment to determine the education and training needs of the
				Target Population relative to the skill needs of local industries;
f) expenses for the design of curricula and
				related materials for training programs designed for individuals in the Target
				Population to prepare them to meet identified skill labor shortages;
g) expenses for the delivery of the industry
				linked training and work-based learning to unemployed persons and placement of
				program completers into jobs in the targeted industries;
h) expenses for ongoing coordination of the
				Eligible Training Partners;
i)
				program participant wages;
j) case
				management activities for program participants, including, one-on-one career
				planning, staff assistance and career counseling;
k) expenses for technical assistance as set
				forth in the applicable NOFO;
l)
				Barrier Reduction Funding and supportive services;
m) expenses incurred to meet grant
				administration requirements; and
n)
				any other costs determined to be reasonable and necessary to carry out the
				grant program activities as permitted by the applicable NOFO and funding
				source, and approved by the Department.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2660 - JOB TRAINING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM › Subpart A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 2660.70 - Participant Eligibility

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Eligible participants for training under the Job Training and
				  Economic Development program include individuals in the Target Population as
				  set forth in the applicable NOFO.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2660 - JOB TRAINING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM › Subpart B - INDUSTRY LINKED TRAINING FOR LOW WAGE WORKERS › Section 2660.110 - Program Goal

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Establish or expand partnerships between community-based
				  providers and employers to train existing low skill, low wage employees and
				  newly hired disadvantaged persons to meet the skill needs of local industry and
				  increase the earnings of the workers.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2660 - JOB TRAINING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM › Subpart B - INDUSTRY LINKED TRAINING FOR LOW WAGE WORKERS › Section 2660.120 - Application Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Initial
				Application and Awards
Contingent upon the availability of funds, the Department
				  shall initially issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to interested
				  community-based providers. The Department shall advertise the availability of
				  the RFP and maintain a bidders list of community-based providers for this
				  purpose. The Department shall review all applications submitted in accordance
				  with RFP instructions and make all grant awards on a competitive basis. The RFP
				  shall include but is not limited to:
1) a description of the purpose of the grant
				program.
2) a discussion of
				activities and costs eligible for reimbursement.
3) a format for preparation of grant
				applications including:
A) a description of
				the community-based provider;
B) a
				description of the partnership agreement with local businesses;
C) a narrative description of the proposed
				training program (including the targeted industries and occupations, the
				curriculum, and the role of local employers in the delivery of
				training);
D) a description of the
				local employers' role in assessing skill needs, curriculum development, the
				provision of training and placement of program completers;
E) the specific activities and costs proposed
				for grant reimbursement;
F)
				projected outcomes from grant activities including a description of deliverable
				products, the number of low wage and recently hired disadvantaged persons to be
				trained and the likely effect training will have on their future
				earnings;
G) a description of the
				qualifications of key personnel to be assigned to the project;
H) a requested budget; and
I) supporting budget justification.
4) a schedule for the submittal,
				review, and selection of grant applicants for funding.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2660 - JOB TRAINING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM › Subpart B - INDUSTRY LINKED TRAINING FOR LOW WAGE WORKERS › Section 2660.130 - Allowable Activities

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Grantees may undertake all reasonable and necessary
				  activities required to:
a) develop
				training curricula specific to the skill needs of specific employers
				appropriate for low skilled, low wage employees and recently hired
				disadvantaged persons;
b) provide
				industry linked skill training to low wage employees and recently hired
				disadvantaged persons; and
c) work
				cooperatively with local employers to evaluate and refine training programs for
				recently hired disadvantaged persons and/or existing low wage workers that will
				assist the targeted industries meet skill shortages.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2660 - JOB TRAINING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM › Subpart B - INDUSTRY LINKED TRAINING FOR LOW WAGE WORKERS › Section 2660.140 - Allowable Costs

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Allowable grant costs include:
a) expenses to design training curricula and
				related materials;
b) expenses to
				provide industry linked skill training to low wage employees and recently hired
				disadvantaged persons (e.g., instructor costs and curriculum
				materials);
c) expenses for the
				ongoing evaluation and refinement of the curricula and related
				materials;
d) expenses for ongoing
				coordination of the Training Partners; and
e) expenses incurred to meet grant
				administration requirements.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2660 - JOB TRAINING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM › Subpart B - INDUSTRY LINKED TRAINING FOR LOW WAGE WORKERS › Section 2660.150 - Employer Role

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The work plan must provide for:
a) involvement of local employers in
				identifying the specific skill needs;
b) involvement of local employers in planning
				the curricula;
c) use of
				instructional materials directly used by the employer in the targeted
				industry;
d) the employer to
				directly assist in the training activities (e.g., participate as instructors or
				use employer equipment and technology); and
e) retention and promotion of workers,
				including recently hired disadvantaged persons, after receipt of training
				through the program.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2660 - JOB TRAINING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM › Subpart B - INDUSTRY LINKED TRAINING FOR LOW WAGE WORKERS › Section 2660.160 - Participant Eligibility

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Eligible participants for training under this program
				  include:
a) existing low wage
				employees in the targeted industry; and
b) disadvantaged persons recently hired into
				jobs in the target industry.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2660 - JOB TRAINING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM › Subpart B - INDUSTRY LINKED TRAINING FOR LOW WAGE WORKERS › Section 2660.170 - Employer Eligibility

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Employers with less than 250 full-time workers may
				  participate in the Industry Linked Training for Low Wage Workers
				  program.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2660 - JOB TRAINING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM › Subpart B - INDUSTRY LINKED TRAINING FOR LOW WAGE WORKERS › Section 2660.180 - Grant Selection Criteria

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Department shall consider the following criteria in
				  making funding decisions:
a) the
				performance of meeting the goals of the previous years' grant, including the
				level of success in achieving employment, wage, and retention goals, shall be
				the primary consideration in contract rewards and subsequent funding
				levels;
b) the experience of the
				community-based provider serving low wage, low skilled workers and
				disadvantaged persons, including welfare recipients;
c) the level of participation of local
				employers in the Training Partnership and proposed work plan;
d) the amount of matching funds (either cash
				or in-kind) provided by the local employers;
e) the likelihood that training will result
				in increased earnings for program participants;
f) the qualifications of personnel assigned
				to the proposed project;
g) the
				quality of the proposed curricula and related materials; and
h) reasonableness of the proposed costs in
				relation to the number of low wage workers and disadvantaged persons to be
				trained.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2660 - JOB TRAINING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM › Subpart C - INDUSTRY LINKED TRAINING FOR UNEMPLOYED DISADVANTAGED PERSONS › Section 2660.210 - Program Goal

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Establish or expand partnerships between community-based
				  providers, economic development organizations, and local employers to develop
				  training programs for unemployed disadvantaged persons to meet the skill needs
				  of local industry.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2660 - JOB TRAINING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM › Subpart C - INDUSTRY LINKED TRAINING FOR UNEMPLOYED DISADVANTAGED PERSONS › Section 2660.220 - Application Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Initial
				Applications and Awards
Contingent upon the availability of funds, the Department
				  shall initially issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to interested
				  community-based providers. The Department shall advertise the availability of
				  the RFP and maintain a bidders list of community-based providers for this
				  purpose. The Department shall review all applications submitted in accordance
				  with RFP instructions and make all grant awards on a competitive basis. The RFP
				  shall include but is not limited to:
1) a description of the grant
				program.
2) a discussion of
				activities and costs eligible for reimbursement.
3) a format for preparation of grant
				applications including:
A) a description of
				the community-based provider;
B) a
				description of the partnership agreement with local businesses and economic
				development organizations;
C) a
				narrative description of the proposed industry linked program to be developed
				including identification of targeted industries and occupations;
D) the specific activities and costs proposed
				for grant reimbursement;
E)
				projected outcomes from grant activities including a description of deliverable
				products, the number of participants to be placed in employment, and the
				average wage at placement;
F) a
				description of the qualifications of personnel to be assigned to the
				project;
G) a requested budget;
				and
H) supporting budget
				justification.
4) a
				schedule for the submittal, review, and selection of grant applicants for
				funding.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2660 - JOB TRAINING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM › Subpart C - INDUSTRY LINKED TRAINING FOR UNEMPLOYED DISADVANTAGED PERSONS › Section 2660.230 - Allowable Activities

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Grantees may undertake all reasonable and necessary
				  activities required to:
a) assess the
				employment barriers of local residents who are unemployed disadvantaged
				persons;
b) work cooperatively with
				local economic development organizations to identify the unmet skill needs of
				one or more local industries;
c)
				work cooperatively with local employers from those industries to design and
				deliver training programs for disadvantaged persons that will assist the
				targeted industries in meeting skill shortages; and
d) placement of program completers into jobs
				in the targeted industries.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2660 - JOB TRAINING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM › Subpart C - INDUSTRY LINKED TRAINING FOR UNEMPLOYED DISADVANTAGED PERSONS › Section 2660.240 - Allowable Costs

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Allowable grant costs include:
a) expenses for the design and implementation
				of a needs assessment to determine specific skill shortages being experienced
				by one or more local industries;
b)
				expenses for the design and implementation of a needs assessment to determine
				the education and training needs of disadvantaged persons relative to the skill
				needs of local industries;
c)
				expenses for the design of curricula and related materials for training
				programs designed for disadvantaged persons to prepare them to meet identified
				skill labor shortages;
d) expenses
				for the delivery of the industry linked training to unemployed persons and
				placement of program completers into jobs in the targeted industries;
e) expenses for ongoing coordination of the
				Training Partners; and
f) expenses
				incurred to meet grant administration requirements.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2660 - JOB TRAINING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM › Subpart C - INDUSTRY LINKED TRAINING FOR UNEMPLOYED DISADVANTAGED PERSONS › Section 2660.250 - Employer Role

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The curriculum and training plan must provide for:
a) involvement of local employers in
				identifying the specific skill needs;
b) involvement of local employers in planning
				the curricula;
c) use of
				instructional materials directly used by the employer in the targeted
				industry;
d) the employer to
				directly assist in the training activities (e.g., participate as instructors or
				use employer equipment and technology); and
e) placement of trainees who successfully
				complete training into jobs in the targeted industries.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2660 - JOB TRAINING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM › Subpart C - INDUSTRY LINKED TRAINING FOR UNEMPLOYED DISADVANTAGED PERSONS › Section 2660.260 - Participant Eligibility

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Eligible participants for training under this program include
				  unemployed disadvantaged persons.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2660 - JOB TRAINING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM › Subpart C - INDUSTRY LINKED TRAINING FOR UNEMPLOYED DISADVANTAGED PERSONS › Section 2660.270 - Grant Selection Criteria

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Department shall consider the following criteria in
				  making funding decisions:
a) the
				performance of meeting the goals of the previous years' grant, including the
				level of success in achieving employment, wage, and retention goals, shall be
				the primary consideration in contract rewards and subsequent funding
				levels;
b) experience of the
				community-based provider serving disadvantaged persons, including welfare
				recipient;
c) level of
				participation of local employers in the Training Partnership and proposed work
				plan;
d) likelihood of placement of
				disadvantaged persons in the specific target occupations within the targeted
				industries and the average wage at placement;
e) qualifications of personnel assigned to
				the proposed project;
f) technical
				quality of the proposed work plan; and
g) reasonableness of the proposed
				costs.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2665 - WELFARE-TO-WORK BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section 2665.10 - Legislative Base

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a) On August 22,
			 1996, the President signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
			 Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), a comprehensive welfare reform bill, under which
			 the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program was established to
			 supersede the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) welfare program,
			 the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) Training program and the
			 Emergency Assistance (EA) program. The TANF program at Section 401(a) of the
			 Social Security Act established the following objectives:
1) provide assistance to needy families so
			 that children may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of
			 relatives;
2) end the dependence of
			 needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and
			 marriage;
3) prevent and reduce the
			 incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies and establish annual numerical goals
			 for preventing and reducing the incidence of these pregnancies; and
4) encourage the formation and maintenance of
			 two-parent families.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2665 - WELFARE-TO-WORK BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section 2665.30 - Allocation of Funds

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Personal Responsibility and
				Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, as amended by the Balanced Budget
				Act of 1997, the following formula will be used by the Department of Commerce
				and Community Affairs to allocate 85 percent of the funds allotted to the State
				under the Welfare-to-Work Block Grant Program. Allocations shall be made on the
				basis of Service Delivery Areas (SDAs) designated under the Federal Job
				Training Partnership Act (JTPA).
a)
			 Preliminary Allocation: A preliminary allocation shall be made for all JTPA
			 SDAs using the following criteria and weights:
1) Excess Poverty: 50% shall be allocated in
			 proportion to the number by which the population of the SDA with an income that
			 is less than the poverty line exceeds 7.5 % of the total population of the SDA,
			 relative to such number of all SDAs in the State with an excess.
2) Long Term Recipients: 50% shall be
			 allocated in proportion to the number of individuals residing in the SDA who
			 have been welfare recipients under the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
			 program (TANF) and/or the predecessor program, Aid to Families with Dependent
			 Children (AFDC), for at least 30 months relative to such individuals residing
			 in the State.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2665 - WELFARE-TO-WORK BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section 2665.40 - Allowable Programs and Activities

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a) The following are the authorized programs
			 and associated activities for the Illinois Welfare-to-Work Block Grant Program.
1) Job Search/Job Readiness Program includes:
A) job search, which means a structured
			 search for a job, including counseling, job seeking skills training, and
			 information obtained individually or in a group setting; and
B) job readiness assistance, which consists
			 of classroom or group activities designed to help an individual obtain and
			 maintain employment. Under TANF, job readiness services and job search
			 activities contain a combined service limit of four consecutive weeks, or six
			 weeks total in a 12 month period.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2665 - WELFARE-TO-WORK BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section 2665.60 - Eligibility Requirements

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a) Persons
			 eligible to receive services under the Welfare-to-Work program must meet the
			 eligibility requirements of subsection
			 2665.60(a)(1) or
			 (a)(2) of this Section.
1) Participants under the Long-term Targeted
			 TANF Recipients Program must be:
A)
			 authorized to work in the United States,
B) a resident of the SDA in which
			 served,
C) a long-term TANF
			 recipient, or pending TANF termination due to a durational limit, or exceeding
			 a TANF duration limit, and
D)
			 either:
i) have two of the following three
			 characteristics: limited education, requires substance abuse treatment for
			 employment, poor work history, or
ii) be a non-custodial parent of a minor
			 child of a TANF recipient whose custodial parent meets one of the criteria in
			 subsection (a)(1)(C). The non-custodial parent only needs to meet the criteria
			 in subsection (a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B) and (a)(1)(D) above as long as the custodial
			 parent meets the other criteria.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2665 - WELFARE-TO-WORK BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section 2665.70 - Cost Limitations

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Personal Responsibility and
				Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, as amended by the Balanced Budget
				Act of 1997, the following cost limitations shall apply:
a) At least 70 percent of the WtW funds
			 allotted to or awarded to a Welfare-to-Work Administrative Agency must be spent
			 to benefit hard-to-employ individuals, as described in Section
			 2665.60(a)(1)
			 of this Part.
b) Not more than 30%
			 of the WtW funds allotted to or awarded to a Welfare-to-Work Administrative
			 Agency may be spent to assist individuals with long-term welfare dependency
			 characteristics, as described in Section
			 2665.60(a)(2)
			 of this Part.
c) If less than 30%
			 of the funds are spent to assist individuals with long-term welfare dependency
			 characteristics, the remaining funds shall be spent to benefit hard-to-employ
			 individuals pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section.
d) The limitation of expenditures for
			 administrative purposes will in no case be more than 15% of the grant
			 award.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2665 - WELFARE-TO-WORK BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section 2665.80 - Performance Management

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The Department shall evaluate the overall ability of each
				Welfare-to-Work Administrative Agency to implement the local WtW plan described
				at Section
				2665.50
				and shall use the following performance measures to judge the success of local
				programs:
a) Unsubsidized Employment
			 Rate (UER). The UER is defined as the percent of time, measured in months, that
			 WtW participants meet the work participation requirement of TANF due to
			 unsubsidized employment.
b)
			 Substantial Earnings Rate (SER). The SER shall be defined as the percent of WtW
			 participants who achieve a level of earnings due to unsubsidized employment
			 equal to three times their TANF cash assistance payment, as a percent of all
			 WtW participants.
c) Cost Per
			 Placement (C/P). The C/P shall be measured as the total WtW grant expenditures
			 divided by the number of qualifying job placements (i.e., placement in an
			 unsubsidized job of at least 100 hours scheduled work per month).
d) PIC-Work Participant Rate (PIC-WPR). The
			 PIC-WPR is the sum of months eligible WtW participants are enrolled in TANF
			 work activities (i.e., activities that count toward meeting the State TANF work
			 participation rate) divided by the sum of months all WtW participants are
			 enrolled in the program.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2665 - WELFARE-TO-WORK BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › Section 2665.90 - Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements

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The Interim Final Rule for the Welfare-to-Work Block Grant
				Program, issued by USDOL, provides in Section 645.240 for a reporting procedure
				in which there is shared responsibility at the federal and State levels. States
				will report financial information directly to USDOL for the WtW programs.
				Participant information shall be reported to DHS, which will submit this
				information, along with other TANF data, to HHS. To support federal reporting
				requirements, Welfare-to-Work Administrative Agencies must collect information
				from WtW participants and report this information on a monthly basis into the
				Department's Management Information System. Information to be collected shall
				include:
a) basic identifying
			 information;
b) demographic
			 characteristics;
c) educational
			 status;
d) barriers to
			 employment;
e) work
			 history;
f) labor force
			 status;
g) status information
			 regarding receipt of TANF benefits;
h) support service needs;
i) participation in WtW activities;
			 and
j) grant
			 expenditures.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2670 - VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT ACT PROGRAM › Section 2670.10 - Definitions

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"Community Non-Profit Agency or Organization" means a local
				agency or organization which is registered as a non-profit corporation with the
				Secretary of State and/or has been granted non-profit status by the United
				States Internal Revenue Service.
"Department" means the Illinois Department of Commerce and
				Economic Opportunity.
"Director" means the Director of the Illinois Department of
				Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
"Matching Funds" means cash expenditures, commodities,
				supplies, equipment, rents or leases calculated at fair market value. Volunteer
				services may be used as matching funds equal to the value of the services of
				paid employees.
"Veteran" means any honorably discharged veteran of the United
				States Armed Forces.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2670 - VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT ACT PROGRAM › Section 2670.20 - Designation of Multi-Purpose Service Centers

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a) The Director shall designate multi-purpose
			 service centers to provide job training, counseling, and placement services in
			 the designated areas on the basis of applications from interested community
			 non-profit agencies or organizations.
b) Applications must be submitted to the
			 Director on forms provided by the Department. These forms will be available to
			 interested parties no later than April 1 of each year. Forms may be obtained by
			 writing or calling the Department. Completed forms must be delivered in person
			 to the Department or post-marked no later than May 15 of each year. Applicants
			 chosen to be designated as multi-purpose service centers will be notified in
			 writing by August 1. Applicants not chosen will also be notified in writing by
			 August 1.
c) The Director shall
			 make the designations based on a thorough review of all applications submitted.
			 The application forms will contain the information necessary to evaluate the
			 criteria listed in this subsection. Each applicant must document designation as
			 a non-profit organization by the Secretary of State and/or the Internal Revenue
			 Service to be an eligible applicant. Eligible applicants will be judged
			 relative to all other applicants received. All criteria will be weighted
			 equally. The evaluation criteria are:
1) The
			 extent to which the applicant has experience providing social
			 services.
2) The overall quality of
			 the program that the applicant proposes to deliver the required services. This
			 will be judged by comparing the narrative program descriptions of each
			 applicant. This narrative must include such information as location of the
			 service center, estimated number of veterans to be served, services to be
			 delivered and means of delivery.
3)
			 The extent to which the applicant demonstrates the availability of local
			 resources to assist in implementing and continuing the program. This will be
			 judged by the amount of resources, cash and in-kind, budgeted by the applicant
			 to supplement the funds requested under the Veterans' Employment Act. This
			 information will be required in the proposed budget section of the application
			 form.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2670 - VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT ACT PROGRAM › Section 2670.40 - Program Funding

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a) The Director
			 will enter into a grant agreement with each of the community non-profit
			 agencies or organizations designated to serve as a multi-purpose service
			 center. These agreements will identify the parties and enumerate all of the
			 rights and responsibilities of each party exactly as stated in Section
			 2670.50
			 of this Part. The term of the agreement will be that of the State fiscal year,
			 July 1 to June 30.
b) Funds will be
			 provided by the Department from those monies appropriated by the General
			 Assembly for this purpose. Program operations must begin within thirty days
			 after the signing of the agreement.
c) Each agreement will enumerate the scope of
			 the services required to be provided by the multi-purpose service center. The
			 agreement must also describe in detail how each service will be
			 delivered.
d) Each local agency is
			 required by the Act to provide matching funds of not less than 5% of the
			 contract amount [330
			 ILCS 25/7(b) ].
e) To the extent possible, supervisory,
			 technical and administrative positions relating to the local program shall be
			 filled by veterans [330
			 ILCS 25/7(b) ].
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2670 - VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT ACT PROGRAM › Section 2670.50 - Responsibilities and Reporting Requirements

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a) Once the Director and each designated
			 community non-profit agency or organization have agreed upon the amount
			 necessary to operate the multi-purpose service center and signed the grant
			 agreement, the Director will make available ten percent (10%) of that amount to
			 start up and begin operations. Subsequent to that, the local agency will submit
			 to the Director at the end of the month a complete accounting of all expenses
			 incurred in that month. The Department will reimburse budgeted expenses as
			 incurred.
b) Allowable start-up
			 costs will be those for: personal and fringe benefits; travel; office equipment
			 and supplies; office rent; postage; telephone; printing; and contractual
			 expenses for professional services. Procurement of supplies and equipment with
			 State funds must be done in accordance with the State statutes and the rules of
			 the Department of Central Management Services. Unspent State funds shall be
			 maintained in accounts covered under Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or
			 Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation agreements.
c) Travel expenses will be reimbursed in
			 accordance with the latest Department of Central Management Services Travel
			 Regulations (80 Ill. Adm. Code 2800).
d) The grantee shall keep records which
			 detail the grantee's expenditure summaries submitted pursuant to subsection
			 (a). All financial records must be kept according to the Accounting Standards
			 of the Financial Accounting Standards Board of the American Institute of
			 Certified Public Accountants, 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036
			 (June 1984), and no subsequent dates or editions are operative. An annual audit
			 of grant funds shall be conducted by the Department. All grantee records which
			 reflect the actual activities conducted and the actual costs and expenses
			 incurred by the grantees will be subject to an audit at any time by the
			 Department's internal auditor.
e)
			 Each local agency will also submit an annual report to the Director following
			 completion of the fiscal year, June 30. This report shall include evaluations
			 of the effectiveness of the job training, placement and service programs to
			 veterans including the number of persons served by the various service
			 programs, and estimates of the cost effectiveness of the various components of
			 the center. This report must be submitted no later than July 31 of each year.
			 [330
			 ILCS 25/7(b) ]