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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 12 - Iowa Job Training Partnership Program › Rule 877-12.6 - Consortium Agreements

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(1)
Submission date.
Subject to subrules 12.6(2) and 12.6(3),
			 units of general local government in a service delivery area shall jointly
			 submit a consortium agreement which satisfies Iowa Code chapter 28E within 30
			 days from the date of publication of the service delivery area
			 designation.
(2)
Extension.
Where the units of general local government provide
			 evidence of just cause, the governor may, at the governor's discretion, extend
			 the 30-day consortium agreement submission date.
(3)
Election not to
			 participate.
Where a unit of general local government in a service
			 delivery area does not wish to participate in the Iowa Job Training Partnership
			 Act program by entering a consortium agreement, the unit shall by board
			 resolution or other appropriate legal action indicate its election not to
			 participate. Proof of adoption of a resolution electing not to participate
			 shall be submitted within 30 days of the publication of the final service
			 delivery area designation to the governor. Such election shall be effective for
			 one year.
(4)
Elements of
			 LEO agreements.
In addition to conforming to Iowa Code chapter 28E,
			 each JTPA 28E LEO agreement must contain the following elements:
a. Designation of the person or persons who
			 will serve as the chief elected official(s) who will be responsible for making
			 appointments to the PIC, developing an agreement with the PIC, approving and
			 signing local training plans, and negotiating with the PIC.
b. Apportionment of responsibility and
			 liability among the participating units of government for any losses, expenses,
			 and burdens which may result from the consortium involvement in the JTPA
			 program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 12 - Iowa Job Training Partnership Program › Rule 877-12.9 - Plan Requirements

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(1)
Job training plan.
Pursuant to rule 12.8(7B, PL 97-300, PL
			 102-367), each service delivery area shall develop a job training plan signed
			 by the chairperson of the PIC and the chief elected official(s). Plan
			 development instructions will be issued to the SDAs prior to the effective date
			 of the local training plan submission. The instructions will include guidelines
			 for and explanations of the planning information requested. Plan development
			 must be conducted in coordination with the other SDAs, regional advisory
			 boards, the department, local school districts, and other local agencies,
			 including at a minimum, the department of human services, vocational
			 rehabilitation, area agency on aging, and the community action agency.
a.
Where submitted.
The job
			 training plan and all modifications shall be submitted to the Department of
			 Workforce Development, 150 Des Moines Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50309.
b.
Submittal date.
The job
			 training plan shall be submitted no later than May 1 of each program year. An
			 original and four copies of the final plan must be submitted.
c.
Failure to submit or gain
			 approval.
(1) The human resource
			 investment council committee of the WDB will approve or disapprove the job
			 training plan within 30 days of submittal.
(2) If a plan is disapproved, the disapproval
			 will be provided to the PIC and LEOs in writing, detailing the reasons for the
			 disapproval and revisions required to approve the plan. Any required revisions
			 shall include only pages that need changes. The entire plan does not need to be
			 resubmitted. The revision must be clearly marked and resubmitted within 20 days
			 from the date of disapproval.
(3)
			 Revisions must be signed by the PIC chairperson and chief elected official.
			 After revisions are submitted, the final determination approving or
			 disapproving the plan will be made within 15 days.
d.
Local documentation.
Each party to the job training plan shall adhere to the job training plan
			 public review and comment process, shall document adherence and retain copies
			 of all written comments received. Proof of publication of the availability of
			 the proposed and final job training plan for public review shall accompany each
			 job training plan submitted.
e.
Modifications.
Modifications to a job training plan may be
			 made when:
(1) Agreed to and signed by the PIC
			 and the local elected official(s);
(2) Published no later than 80 days before it
			 is effective; and
(3) Approved by
			 WDB prior to implementation.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 12 - Iowa Job Training Partnership Program › Rule 877-12.10 - Grant Agreements

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Upon department approval of a plan, the department will issue a
				grant agreement. The grant agreement shall be between the department and the
				designated grant recipient. The grant recipient shall retain responsibility for
				ensuring that the administration of the program meets all applicable federal
				and state requirements even when subcontracting or designation of other
				entities to perform JTPA activities and services. These rules and applicable
				federal and state laws and regulations and the provisions of the Iowa JTPA
				handbook and handbook updates must be incorporated by reference in each grant
				agreement. The department shall hold grantees, including SDA grant recipients,
				responsible for JTPA funds received through the grant. The grantees shall hold
				subgrantees and subrecipients responsible for JTPA funds received through the
				grant.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 12 - Iowa Job Training Partnership Program › Rule 877-12.12 - Reallocation Process

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In order to avoid the loss of JTPA funds to the state, the
				department will reallocate Title IIA, IIB and III funds. The department will
				redistribute carryover funds in accordance with the formula and procedures
				developed by the department. The department's reallocation formula and
				procedures will be distributed to the SDAs in writing.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 12 - Iowa Job Training Partnership Program › Rule 877-12.13 - Financial Management

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Each JTPA grantee must provide fiscal controls and accounting
				procedures sufficient to prepare required reports, demonstrate compliance with
				matching requirements, and trace funds to ensure compliance with the Act, state
				and federal regulations, and general grant agreement provisions.
(1) A financial management system must
			 include:
a. Adequate administrative and
			 internal controls to safeguard funds;
b. Procedures to ensure that expenditures are
			 planned, controlled, recorded, and reported against the following: training,
			 participant support, and administrative cost categories; the total of each
			 Title or program; and adult and youth for Title IIA and 6 percent
			 funds;
c. Procedures to ensure that
			 expenditures are reported by the following: each funding source listed in the
			 budget summary; program year; cost category; and adult and youth for Title IIA
			 and 6 percent funds;
d. Financial
			 records that accurately and properly reflect program costs by allowable cost
			 categories;
e. Procedures to ensure
			 timely and accurate reporting;
f.
			 Procedures to ensure compliance with cost provisions of the Act, state and
			 federal regulations, and grant agreement general provisions;
g. Procedures to determine that costs
			 incurred are necessary, reasonable, and allocable to the program;
h. Procedures for determining allowable
			 costs;
i. Procedures that ensure
			 that cash on hand is kept to a minimum;
j. Procedures to identify program income
			 including controls to ensure the proper reporting, use, and accountability of
			 those funds;
k. Procedures for
			 determining allowable match including documenting and reporting
			 match;
l. Information needed to
			 evaluate the effectiveness of the program; and
m. Procedures for maintaining time and
			 attendance records.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 12 - Iowa Job Training Partnership Program › Rule 877-12.14 - Auditing

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Each grantee must submit to the department an annual list of
				all subrecipient contracts including the name of the subrecipient, the dollar
				amount of the contract, the contract number, and a description of the
				contract.
(1)
Annual
			 audit.
Each grantee must perform an annual independent financial and
			 compliance audit of funds received by the grantee and its subrecipients. All
			 costs incurred with the audit are the responsibility of the grantee. The
			 grantee must ensure that the following are audited:
a. The grantee;
b. For Title II grants, the administrative
			 entity, if different from the grantee;
c. All subrecipient contracts of $25,000 or
			 more;
d. Five percent of all
			 remaining subrecipient financial contracts;
e. Five percent of all remaining participant
			 files for eligibility and financial transactions.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 12 - Iowa Job Training Partnership Program › Rule 877-12.15 - Debt Collection Procedures

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(1)
Establishment of debt.
a.
Audits.
A debt is established by the release of a final
			 determination on an audit report. The amount of the debt is determined by the
			 amount of costs disallowed in the final determination.
b.
Compliance review
			 reports.
A debt is established upon the release of a final report
			 disallowing costs resulting from a compliance review report. The final
			 compliance review report includes a review of the corrective action taken by
			 the grantee and any disallowed costs.
c.
Postponement of debt
			 collection.
If a grantee requests and the department recommends, a
			 waiver under debt collection procedures will not be initiated unless DOL
			 rejects the department's audit resolution and corrective action report
			 concerning the waiver request. If a hearing is requested on a final
			 determination or final report, debt collection will be delayed pending the
			 outcome of the hearing.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 12 - Iowa Job Training Partnership Program › Rule 877-12.17 - Compliance Review System

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The department is responsible for reviewing program operations
				of all its grantees and subrecipients. The components of the review system are
				based upon policies, objectives and procedures prescribed in federal, state, or
				local documents. The review system is intended to comply with the state's
				oversight and monitoring responsibilities while minimizing the degree of
				interference with local decision making and control of JTPA programs.
Federal and state documents used to conduct reviews are listed
				in 12.8(3).
(1)
Method of
			 review.
There are two methods of review: statistical and procedural.
a.
Statistical method.
The
			 statistical aspect of the reviews examines three areas: participant service
			 levels, fiscal data, and performance measures.
(1) The review of service levels includes the
			 items identified on the planning summaries in the local training plan which
			 vary between JTPA titles or programs.
(2) The fiscal review may vary from JTPA
			 title and program. The fiscal evaluation may include, but is not limited to, a
			 review of expenditure levels in accordance with program requirements including
			 cost category limitations, allowable costs, matching requirements, planned
			 expenditure rates compared to actual expenditure levels, youth expenditures and
			 the noneconomically disadvantaged expenditure requirements.
(3) The program performance review will
			 include, but may not be limited to, a calculation of actual performance in each
			 title and program and an evaluation against performance standards.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 12 - Iowa Job Training Partnership Program › Rule 877-12.19 - Equal Opportunity Compliance

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The Directorate of Civil Rights (DCR) has adopted regulations,
				29 CFR Part 34 (January 15, 1993), to implement the equal opportunity and
				nondiscrimination provisions of the Act. These regulations require the
				department of workforce development to establish and adhere to a method of
				administration (MOA) designed to give reasonable guarantee of compliance with
				equal opportunity and nondiscrimination provisions. The department's MOA
				requires each SDA to develop a local MOA which includes required elements as
				outlined in the JTPA handbook to ensure compliance with the Act and
				regulations. Those requirements include, but are not limited to:
(1)
Designation of equal opportunity
			 officer.
Each grantee shall designate an individual or committee to
			 coordinate equal opportunity and affirmative action responsibilities.
a. The name, title of position, address,
			 telephone and TDD (or relay) number of the equal opportunity (EO) officer
			 should be made public.
b. An
			 adequate level of resources (i.e., nonpersonnel, such as travel budget, and
			 training funds) must be provided to the EO officer to enable the officer to
			 accomplish the responsibilities assigned. The EO officer must report directly,
			 on EO matters, to the grantee's director.
c. The equal opportunity officer should have
			 a background relative to EO laws, regulations, theories of discrimination, and
			 understanding of how to conduct EO investigations and reviews or be given the
			 opportunity to receive training and appropriate technical assistance to develop
			 such a background.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 12 - Iowa Job Training Partnership Program › Rule 877-12.21 - Department Complaint Procedures

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(1)
General information.
a. These rules indicate and specify the
			 minimum procedural requirements for resolving complaints about the Job Training
			 Partnership Act (JTPA) program administered by the department and operated by
			 grantees within each service delivery area (SDA) alleging a violation of the
			 JTPA, state or federal regulations, grant or other agreements under the Act.
			 For complaints involving audit reports, compliance review reports and the
			 imposition of sanctions on the grantee, refer to the rules applicable to audit
			 resolution, debt collection, compliance reviews and sanctions for filing
			 deadlines and procedures.
b. The
			 JTPA and federal implementing regulations require the establishment of both
			 local and state level complaint procedures. Grievances or complaints about
			 local level actions, decisions, activities, and programs are to be resolved
			 through the SDA level complaint procedure. As provided in subrule 12.21(3) the
			 state may, upon request of a party or upon its own motion, review a final local
			 complaint decision. Complainants may file initially with the state if the
			 requirements of subrule 12.21(4) are met.
c. These rules do not apply to proceedings
			 that determine law or policy of general applicability based on legislative fact
			 nor to automatic grant adjustments for classes of contractors, subcontractors
			 or participants when adjustments are required by state or federal
			 law.
d. Complaints may be brought
			 by participants, subgrantees, subcontractors, and other interested persons. The
			 department may also initiate complaints as required by statute or constitution
			 in order to determine the legal rights, duties, or privileges of a party which
			 are at issue.
e. The identity of
			 any person who has furnished information relating to, or assisting in an
			 investigation of a possible violation of JTPA shall be kept confidential to the
			 extent possible, consistent with due process and a fair determination of the
			 issues.
f.No grantee,
			 administrative entity, private industry council, or subgrantee shall in any
			 manner discriminate against or discharge any individual because the individual
			 has filed a complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding
			 under or related to this Act, or has testified or is about to testify in any
			 proceeding or investigation under or related to this Act.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 13 - Mentor Advisory Board › Rule 877-13.1 - Purpose

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The purpose of the mentor advisory board is to serve in an
				advisory capacity to the volunteer mentor coordinator and the volunteer mentor
				program administered by the department of workforce
				development.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 13 - Mentor Advisory Board › Rule 877-13.2 - Duties

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The mentor advisory board's duties include:
1. Promoting the volunteer mentor program
			 throughout state government;
2.
			 Assisting in the development of policies and procedures;
3. Recommending changes in the program model
			 as necessary;
4. Assisting in the
			 recruitment of mentors and participants; and
5. Providing written information on any
			 related programs or state policies and procedures that would impact the
			 volunteer mentor program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 13 - Mentor Advisory Board › Rule 877-13.3 - Membership

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The mentor advisory board consists of 10 to 15 board members
				appointed by their respective department director or division administrator.
				The board members will serve two-year staggered terms and may be reappointed.
				The volunteer mentor coordinator and the board members or their designees will
				determine the number of departments represented. Vacancies will be filled
				through appointment by the appropriate department director or division
				administrator.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 13 - Mentor Advisory Board › Rule 877-13.4 - Meetings

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The board will meet at least quarterly. Additional board
				meetings will be held as deemed necessary by the volunteer mentor coordinator.
				There must be at least one-half of the existing membership plus one present to
				maintain a quorum for programmatic changes. If a board member cannot be in
				attendance, then a designee may be sent. If a board member has three unexcused
				absences from meetings and does not send a designee, the volunteer mentor
				coordinator will ask for clarification of this board member's
				participation.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 14 - Iowa Welfare-to-work Program › Rule 877-14.1 - Designation of Responsibility

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The department of workforce development was designated by the
				governor as the department responsible for activities and services under the
				Welfare-to-Work Program authorized by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (
				P.L.
				105-33).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 14 - Iowa Welfare-to-work Program › Rule 877-14.2 - Purpose

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The purpose of the Iowa welfare-to-work program is to provide
				transitional assistance which moves welfare recipients into unsubsidized
				employment providing good career potential for achieving economic
				self-sufficiency. In addition, the program is intended to assist the state and
				local communities to achieve welfare reform goals and to meet the requirements
				of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PL.
				104-193).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 14 - Iowa Welfare-to-work Program › Rule 877-14.3 - Definitions

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"Coordinating service provider "
means an
				organization formed through a 28E agreement to deliver workforce development
				products and services within a service delivery area.
"Department"
means the department of workforce
				development.
"Private industry council"
means a council as
				defined in 877-Chapter 12, Iowa Administrative Code.
"Program operator "
means an entity designated
				by the private industry council to directly receive funds and administer a
				welfare-to-work program in a service delivery area.
"Service delivery area"
means a region within
				the state designated by the state workforce development board for the purposes
				of the Job Training Partnership Act.
"Subrecipient"
means an entity that receives
				funds from a program operator to deliver direct client
				services.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 14 - Iowa Welfare-to-work Program › Rule 877-14.4 - Private Industry Council

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In each region that is to receive funding, the private industry
				council approves a welfare-to-work proposal which designates a local program
				operator(s) to serve as the grantee to receive and expend welfare-to-work
				funds. In addition to proposal approval, the private industry council is
				responsible for the local oversight of the implementation of the
				welfare-to-work program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 14 - Iowa Welfare-to-work Program › Rule 877-14.5 - Certifications

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All program operators must certify, as a condition to receive
				funding, compliance with the following laws and implementing
				regulations:
1. Title IV, Part A of
			 the Social Security Act, as amended by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (PL.
			 105-33).
2. U.S. Department of
			 Labor (DOL) implementing regulations as described in 20 CFR Part 645.
3. DOL administrative regulations ( 20 CFR
			 Parts 31, 32 and 34).
4. Age
			 Discrimination Act of 1975 (PL. 90-202) and DOL implementing
			 regulations.
5. Civil Rights Act of
			 1964 (PL. 88-352) and DOL implementing regulations ( 29 CFR Part 31
			).
6. Americans with Disabilities
			 Act of 1990 (PL. 101-336) and Department of Justice implementing regulations (
			 8 CFR 274 a).
7. Section 504 of
			 the Rehabilitation Act of 1975 (PL. 93-651).
8. DOL nonprocurement, debarment, and
			 suspension regulations ( 49 CFR Part 29).
9. Iowa civil rights Act of 1965, as
			 amended.
10. OMB Circulars on
			 Uniform Administrative Requirements ( 29 CFR Parts 95 and 97).
11. Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 as
			 amended (PL. 95-151) and DOL implementing regulations ( 29 CFR 570 - 580
			).
12. Other relevant regulations
			 as noted in the Iowa welfare-to-work handbook.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 14 - Iowa Welfare-to-work Program › Rule 877-14.6 - Regional Allocation Formula

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Eighty-five percent of welfare-to-work funds received by the
				state shall be allocated to the service delivery areas based upon a formula.
				The remaining 15 percent shall be retained by the department for competitive
				projects to help long-term recipients of family investment program (FIP) funds
				and noncustodial parents enter unsubsidized jobs approved by the state
				workforce development board; purchases of hardware and software to track
				program participation; expenditures to integrate the welfare-to-work program
				into the department's integrated customer service system; and administrative
				program oversight, including staff training and technical assistance.
The service delivery area formula shall be calculated using the
				following factors: the percentage of persons in poverty above 7.5 percent in an
				area; the number of adult recipients of public assistance for 30 months or more
				in an area; and the number of unemployed persons in an area. The formula must
				base at least 50 percent of the allocation on the number of persons in
				poverty.
If an area receives less than $ 100,000 under the formula, the
				state workforce development board has the option to allocate 15 percent of the
				funds to increase an area's allocation to the $100,000 threshold or deny funds
				to the area and use the funds allocated to the area for activities authorized
				for the 15 percent pool.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 14 - Iowa Welfare-to-work Program › Rule 877-14.7 - Eligible Program Operators

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To be designated as a program operator, an organization must be
				a member of the region's coordinating service provider or be willing to join
				the region's coordinating service provider.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 14 - Iowa Welfare-to-work Program › Rule 877-14.8 - Proposal Requirements

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Each regional welfare-to-work proposal shall contain the
				following elements:
1. Designation of
			 a program operator(s) to receive and expend the welfare-to-work
			 funds.
2. Identification of how
			 funds may be targeted to serve specific groups within the eligible
			 population.
3. Description of the
			 types of services to be provided.
4. Description of how program services will
			 be coordinated with the PROMISE JOBS program, the Iowa department of human
			 services, and other regional employment and training activities and support
			 services available in the service delivery area.
5. Description of how the welfare-to-work
			 program will be integrated into the regional workforce development center
			 services.
After appropriate approval by the private industry council, the
				proposal shall be incorporated into the region's workforce development customer
				service plan.
The approved proposal must be submitted to the department for
				review and approval of the state workforce development board. The regional
				proposals will be the basis of the department's submittal of a state plan for
				welfare-to-work required by the Department of Labor.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 14 - Iowa Welfare-to-work Program › Rule 877-14.9 - Matching Requirements

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As a condition of receiving welfare-to-work state funds, each
				program operator must provide an appropriate match in the form of either cash
				or in-kind services. In-kind services must be necessary expenses related to the
				program's operation and allowable under state and federal regulations. Specific
				matching requirements will be issued with the annual planning
				instructions.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 14 - Iowa Welfare-to-work Program › Rule 877-14.10 - Service Requirements

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At least 70 percent of the grant funds must be spent on
				individuals who face two of three specific labor market deficiencies and who
				are long-term welfare recipients; or who face termination from Temporary
				Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) within 12 months; or who are noncustodial
				parents of minors whose custodial parents meet these criteria. Labor market
				deficiencies include a lack of a high school diploma or graduate equivalency
				degree and low reading or math skills; substance abuse treatment prior to
				employment; and a poor work history.
Up to 30 percent of grant funds may be spent on individuals who
				are "recent" TANF recipients or noncustodial parents who have characteristics
				associated with long-term welfare dependence (for example, being a high school
				dropout, having experienced a teenage pregnancy, or having a poor work
				history).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 14 - Iowa Welfare-to-work Program › Rule 877-14.11 - Eligible Activities

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Activities conducted with grant funds must be designed with the
				idea of moving welfare recipients into work first, then providing
				employment-based activities to allow them to secure and retain unsubsidized
				employment. The following activities are allowable services using
				welfare-to-work grant funds.
(1) Job
			 readiness activities may be provided by the program operator or financed
			 through job vouchers or through contracts with public or private providers,
			 including training for individuals starting their own businesses.
(2) Employment activities include community
			 service programs, work experience programs, job creation through public or
			 private sector employment wage subsidies, on-the-job training, and job
			 placement services. Contracts or vouchers for job placement must include a
			 provision that at least one-half of the payment occurs after the individual has
			 been placed in the workforce for six months.
(3) Postemployment services may be provided
			 by the program operator or financed through job vouchers or contracts with
			 subrecipients. Postemployment services include, but are not limited to, basic
			 educational skills training, occupational skills training, English as a second
			 language, and mentoring. These services are only designed for persons who are
			 placed in employment activities, working in subsidized or unsubsidized jobs,
			 self-employed, or participating in a registered apprenticeship
			 program.
(4) Job retention services
			 and support services can be provided to all participants engaged in job
			 readiness and employment activities or in any subsidized or unsubsidized job.
			 Allowable services include, but are not limited to, transportation, substance
			 abuse treatment (not medical treatment), child care assistance, and emergency
			 or short-term housing. These services may be provided by welfare-to-work funds
			 only if the services are not otherwise available through other funding sources,
			 such as PROMISE JOBS, state child care assistance, substance abuse prevention
			 and treatment block grants, or other state or local funds.
(5) Each participant will receive an
			 orientation, assessment, and service agreement after enrollment in the
			 program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 14 - Iowa Welfare-to-work Program › Rule 877-14.12 - Grant Agreements

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Each program operator will receive a financial agreement for
				the administration of welfare-to-work grant funds. The service delivery area's
				welfare-to-work proposal will be incorporated into the
				agreement.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 14 - Iowa Welfare-to-work Program › Rule 877-14.13 - Performance Standards

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Performance standards for program operators will be issued
				annually, and progress will be reviewed monthly. At a minimum, the performance
				standards will include the following:
1. Increase the percentage of family
			 investment program (FIP) participants with earned income.
2. Increase the statewide average wage level
			 of those leaving FIP.
3. Increase
			 the percentage of persons not returning to FIP.
4. Increase the amount of child support paid
			 to children of FIP participants through the participation of noncustodial
			 parents in the welfare-to-work program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 14 - Iowa Welfare-to-work Program › Rule 877-14.14 - Grant Reporting and Compliance Review

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Program operators are required to submit a monthly financial
				report, quarterly progress reports and a final financial and performance report
				to the department.
Compliance review will be conducted through three types of
				review: quarterly performance reviews, program compliance reviews, and
				financial management compliance reviews.
(1)
Quarterly performance
			 review.
The review includes a review of enrollment activity and
			 demographics of participants, actual expenditures compared to planned
			 expenditures, required match, allowable cost categories, and performance
			 achievement.
(2)
Annual
			 compliance review.
The review is conducted on site in each service
			 delivery area by a state welfare-to-work coordinator. The comprehensive review
			 includes a review of participant files to confirm participant eligibility,
			 compliance with policies on program activities and services, a review of the
			 management information system, local monitoring activities, compliance with
			 local plans, and a review of local administrative procedures.
(3)
Financial management compliance
			 review.
The review is conducted on site twice a year by a budget
			 analyst of the department. The review includes all aspects of local financial
			 management, fiscal controls and accountability, adherence to cost limitations
			 and requirements, and appropriateness of local match.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 14 - Iowa Welfare-to-work Program › Rule 877-14.15 - Program Operator Sanctions

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Failure to meet performance or financial management standards
				may result in sanctions. Sanctions are progressive in severity depending on the
				willfulness, severity or flagrancy of the violation. If all efforts to correct
				deficiencies fail, the department may seek an alternative program operator(s)
				for the service delivery area. Sanctions that may be imposed are listed
				below.
1. Disallowance of costs
			 associated with the particular violation or deficiency and repayment of the
			 disallowed costs.
2.
			 Discontinuation of fund drawdowns until the violation or deficiency has been
			 corrected.
3. Prohibition of the
			 use of certain subrecipients.
4.
			 Revocation of all or any part of the grant agreement affected.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 14 - Iowa Welfare-to-work Program › Rule 877-14.16 - Financial Management

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Program operators must comply with the financial management
				standards outlined in rule
				877-12.13
				(7B, PL 97-300, PL
				102-367), Iowa Administrative
				Code.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 14 - Iowa Welfare-to-work Program › Rule 877-14.17 - Auditing

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Program operators must comply with the auditing standards
				outlined in rule
				877-12.14 (7B, PL
				97-300, PL
				102-367), Iowa Administrative
				Code.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 14 - Iowa Welfare-to-work Program › Rule 877-14.18 - Debt Collection Procedures

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Program operators must comply with the debt collection
				procedures outlined in rule
				877-12.15
				(7B, PL 97-300, PL
				102-367), Iowa Administrative
				Code.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 14 - Iowa Welfare-to-work Program › Rule 877-14.19 - Complaint Procedures

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Program operators must comply with the complaint procedures
				outlined in rules
				877-12.19
				(7B, PL 97-300, PL
				102-367) to 12.21(7B, PL 97-300,
				PL
				102-367), Iowa Administrative
				Code.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 15 - Strategic Workforce Development Fund › Rule 877-15.1 - Purpose

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The purpose of the strategic workforce development fund is to
				provide workforce development regions with funding for the development and
				maintenance of a workforce sufficient in size and skill to meet occupational
				demands and for workforce development programs, including the Iowa conservation
				corps, work force investment program, and statewide mentoring
				program.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 15 - Strategic Workforce Development Fund › Rule 877-15.2 - Definitions

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"Coordinating service provider "
means an
				organization formed through a 28E agreement to deliver workforce development
				products and services within a workforce development region.
"Department"
means the department of workforce
				development.
"Regional advisory board"
means an advisory
				board as defined in 877-Chapter 6, Iowa Administrative Code.
"Workforce development region"
means a region
				of the state designated by the state workforce development board as required by
				Iowa Code section
				84B.2.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 15 - Strategic Workforce Development Fund › Rule 877-15.3 - Regional Advisory Board

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The regional advisory board approves all projects and grants to
				be funded from the region's allocation of strategic workforce development
				funds. Approved projects and grants must relate to the purposes of the
				strategic workforce development fund and meet a regional workforce development
				need identified in the regional needs assessment or similar needs assessment
				conducted by the regional advisory board.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 15 - Strategic Workforce Development Fund › Rule 877-15.4 - Regional Allocation Formula

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Allocation of funds to each region will be based on the
				population of each region as compared to the state's total population. Funds
				contracted for eligible activities, but not yet expended at the end of a fiscal
				year, may be carried forward into the next fiscal year, if nonreversion
				authority has been granted by the Iowa general assembly.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 15 - Strategic Workforce Development Fund › Rule 877-15.5 - Youth Requirements

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A portion of the region's funding allocation must be spent on
				youth programs. The actual percentage and amount will be provided to each
				region in writing annually and will be based upon the amount designated for
				this purpose in the department's annual appropriations from the Iowa general
				assembly.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 15 - Strategic Workforce Development Fund › Rule 877-15.7 - Eligible Activities

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Activities conducted with grant funds must be related to the
				purpose of the fund and meet a need identified through the regional needs
				assessment or similar needs assessment conducted by the regional advisory
				board. The following activities are allowable services using strategic
				workforce development funds:
(1)
Youth activities.
All youth activities must be conducted
			 according to the administrative rules contained in 877-Chapter 10, Iowa
			 Administrative Code.
(2)
Work force investment program.
Projects may be conducted which
			 conform to the administrative rules in 877-Chapter 11, Iowa Administrative
			 Code.
(3)
State mentoring
			 program.
Mentoring activities are allowable that provide participants
			 with assistance in transitioning into the workforce.
(4)
Other activities.
Additional activities which relate to the purpose of the fund and meet an
			 identified regional need are allowable.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 15 - Strategic Workforce Development Fund › Rule 877-15.8 - Services Plan

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All proposed services must be described in the region's annual
				customer service plan or submitted as an amendment to the customer service
				plan. The description of each project to be funded shall include the purpose of
				the project; activities to be accomplished; participants to be served, if any;
				the service providers and how they were selected; time period of the project;
				and a detailed budget.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 15 - Strategic Workforce Development Fund › Rule 877-15.9 - Grant Agreements

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All grant funds will be contracted to each region through the
				fiscal agent identified by the coordinating service provider. For fiscal year
				1999 only, youth grant recipients, approved by the regional advisory boards,
				will receive a contract for services directly from the department. This will
				allow for the timely operation of summer programs during the summer of
				1998.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 15 - Strategic Workforce Development Fund › Rule 877-15.10 - Grant Reporting and Compliance Review

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Fiscal agents are required to submit a monthly financial report
				detailing fund expenditures. Coordinating service providers shall submit a
				quarterly progress report to the department detailing progress in accomplishing
				the goals and objectives of each activity funded with strategic workforce
				development funds. At the termination of each activity, a final financial and
				performance report must be submitted to the department within 45 days of
				termination.
Compliance reviews of strategic workforce development funds
				will be conducted by the department in conjunction with compliance and
				financial reviews of the overall operations of the coordinating service
				provider.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 22 - Accelerated Career Education (ACE) Program › Rule 877-22.1 - Purpose

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The accelerated career education (ACE) program is designed to
				provide businesses with an enhanced skilled workforce in Iowa. The program
				assists Iowa's community colleges in establishing or expanding programs that
				train individuals in the occupations most needed by Iowa
				businesses.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 22 - Accelerated Career Education (ACE) Program › Rule 877-22.3 - Program Eligibility and Designation

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(1) In order to receive an allotment of
			 program job credits, a community college must designate an eligible program.
			 All programs must demonstrate increased capacity to enroll additional students.
			 To be eligible, a program must be either:
a.
			 A credit career or technical education program resulting in the conferring of a
			 certificate, diploma, associate of science degree, or associate of applied
			 science degree; or
b. A
			 credit-equivalent career or technical education program consisting of not less
			 than 540 contact hours of classroom and laboratory instruction and resulting in
			 the conferring of a certificate or other recognized, competency-based
			 credential.