Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 2650 - EMPLOYER TRAINING INVESTMENT PROGRAM › Subpart B - SINGLE COMPANY APPLICANTS › Section 2650.120 - Application Documentation

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Applications will include documentation of the
				  following:
a) Application Cover Page -
				that contains name, address, and telephone number of applicant; name, address,
				e-mail address and telephone and fax numbers of training coordinator, if
				different from the applicant; amount of program funds being requested; starting
				and ending dates of program; total number of new and upgraded employees to be
				trained; current number of employees working in administration and production;
				company Federal Employment Identification Number (FEIN); North American
				Industry Classification System (NAICS); Illinois Unemployment Insurance Account
				Code; Senate District number; Representative District number; indication
				whether the company is located in an Illinois State Enterprise Zone; indication
				whether company is reopening a facility which had been previously closed; the
				name of labor unions representing employees at the facility, if applicable; and
				an indication of whether the company applied for or received training
				assistance under the program in prior fiscal years.
b) Business Certification - a form that must
				be signed and dated by the Chief Executive Officer or duly authorized
				representative of the applicant company certifying that the applicant:
1) Understands that the receipt by the
				Department of an application for training assistance is not a guarantee or
				commitment by the Department for funding;
2) Agrees to discuss with representatives of
				the local Workforce Investment Act (WIA) office the hiring of WIA-eligible
				individuals for new jobs which are created as a result of this
				project;
3) Agrees to submit
				quarterly reports to the Department, outlining training related expenses,
				participant information, and other justifying documentation regarding training
				activity as required for reimbursement under the Employer Training Investment
				Program;
4) Agrees to submit to the
				Department, within 60 days following the end of the grant period, a written
				evaluation of the results of the training experience by the company. The
				evaluation report should be based on the measurable outcomes or benefits
				contained in this grant application;
5) Maintains that it is a company in good
				standing, authorized to do business in Illinois and has no delinquent State tax
				liabilities;
6) Authorizes the
				Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity 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;
7) Agrees to
				immediately notify the Department regarding any major business or personnel
				changes at their facility (e.g., layoff situations, changes in training plans
				or schedules);
8) Acknowledges that
				if their application is funded, they will be required to comply with the
				Illinois Drug Free Workplace Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the
				Illinois Human Rights Act and any future laws enacted which may be applicable
				to the grant;
9) To the best of its
				knowledge as of the date of the application, is not in material violation of
				any local, State or federal labor laws at the site and that abnormal labor
				conditions such as a strike or lockout do not exist at this site;
10) Maintains that all information contained
				in the application, including the documentation, is accurate, complete and true
				to the best of their knowledge;
11)
				Agrees to submit to the Department by the end of the grant period 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
				requirements of this subsection (b)(11) from each participating company and
				provide it to the Department upon request;
12) Agrees to notify all trainees that, if
				funded, the training is being partially funded by an Employer Training
				Investment Program grant administered by the Department of Commerce and
				Economic Opportunity;
13) Agrees
				that, upon request by the Department, it will conduct an audit of the 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
14) 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.