Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 19 - Aging and Adult Services › Rule 016.19.17-001 - Section 502 - Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
502.000
Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)
The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)
				provides useful part-time community service and work-based training for
				low-income individuals age 55 and older who have poor employment prospects
				while promoting transition to unsubsidized employment to foster individual
				economic self-sufficiency and to increase the number of older persons who may
				enjoy the benefits of unsubsidized employment in both the public and private
				sector. Eligible employees receive wages, skill enhancement opportunities, the
				offer of periodic physical exams, personal and employment counseling, and
				assistance in obtaining unsubsidized employment.
502.010
Purpose
This policy is to establish and govern the administration and
				operations of the Title V Program and related funding.
502.011
Scope
This policy applies to all grant recipients of the program and
				to any subgrantee or contractor that receives program funds and/or participates
				in the program.
502.12
General Authority
Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended.
502.13
Definitions
Enrollee
- A person who is enrolled in
				the Title V program.
Host Agency
- A public agency or a
				private nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of
				the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Subgrantee
- The Agency who is the
				recipient of the Title V Grant that is administrated through the Division of
				Aging and Adult Services (DAAS).
SCSEP
- Senior Community Service
				Employment Program
Title V - Title V of the Older Americans Act
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Eligibility for SCSEP
			 Enrollment
A. For initial enrollment,
			 unemployed individuals must meet eligibility criteria for age, income, place of
			 residence and no additional employment criteria. Continued enrollment in the
			 program shall require the individual to meet the age, income, residency and no
			 additional employment criteria. Eligibility is determined at the time the
			 individual applies to participate in SCSEP and at least once every 12 months
			 thereafter. Eligibility can also be verified, as circumstances require it.
1. Age: Individuals must be at least age 55.
			 No upper age limit restriction shall be imposed.
2. Income: The income of an individual or the
			 family of which the individual is a member shall not exceed 125% of the family
			 income levels established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
			 and approved by the Office of Management and Budget. In addition, a disabled
			 person may be treated as a "family of one" for eligibility purposes. The
			 grantee/subgrantee will go by the Department of Labor Employment and Training
			 Administration's Training and Employment Guidance Letters regarding income
			 definitions and income inclusions and exclusions when determining SCSEP
			 eligibility.
Computation of Income:
a. Income received during the prior 12 month
			 period, or
b. If more favorable to
			 the applicant, the six month period annualized.
c. Ending on the date an eligible individual
			 submits an application to participate in the program.
3. Place of Residence: Individuals shall have
			 a place of residence in the State of Arkansas and no length of residency may be
			 imposed.
4. Unemployed: Participant
			 must be unemployed at the time of enrollment. If they become employed either
			 full or part time while enrolled in the program, they must exit the program.
			 (This does not include casual, non-recurring labor such as occasional
			 babysitting or shoveling a neighbor's sidewalk.)