Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Planning Guidelines - The Governor shall
issue instructions and schedules pursuant to 20 CFR 628.4(1983). These
guidelines shall assure that the SDA job training plan conforms to all
requirements of the Act. Job training plans shall be developed in accordance
with the guidelines to be eligible for receipt of funds under the
Act.
b) Submittal of Job Training
Plans
1) The proposed job training plans
shall be made available to representatives of business, labor organizations,
the State Legislature, local educational and other public agencies and the
Governor in accordance with the requirements specified in Section 105(a) of the
Act. Job training plans shall be reasonably available to the general public.
The Department shall require PIC's and Chief Elected Officials to hold public
hearings pursuant to Section 46.45 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois
(Ill. Rev. Stat. 1984 Supp., ch. 127, par. 46.45 as added by P.A. 83-1472) on
the Job Training Plans developed for their respective jurisdictions pursuant to
Section 104 of the Act.
A) Such public
hearings may be held in conjunction with the PIC's regular meetings provided
that there is prior public notice of the meeting at least ten (10) business
days in advance of the meeting at which the public hearing is to be held, and
that the public hearing notice clearly indicates that this regular meeting will
be the public hearing on the Service Delivery Area's Local Job Training Plan
prior to its adoption and submission to the Department.
B) The Private Industry Council may request
public comments also in writing but must accept unwritten comments as well. The
PIC shall retain on file copies of all written comments received and a listing
of all persons and/or organizations presenting public comments, a copy of the
public notice and any other information necessary to substantiate compliance
with Section 105(a) of the Act.
2) A plan shall be submitted to the Governor
for review only after the chief elected official(s) and Private Industry
Council have approved the plan pursuant to Section 103(d) of the Act. Only a
properly constituted and consequently certified Private Industry Council in
conjunction with the chief elected official(s) shall submit a SDA Job Training
Plan to the Governor. The Department shall require submission of documentation
which includes but is not limited to a copy of the notice of public hearing, a
listing of those who received and presented public comments, a copy of the
official minutes of the PIC at which the public comments were received and
reviewed, and which demonstrates that all required approvals have been obtained
and that the SDA Job Training Plan meets the specifications of Section 103(d)
of the Act and that a public hearing on the plan has been held pursuant to
Section
2610.50(b)(1)
of this Part.
c) Review
of Job Training Plans
1) The Department and
the Illinois Job Training Coordinating Council (IJTCC) shall review locally
developed job training plans on behalf of the Governor in accordance with
procedures specified in Section 105(b) and 122(b) of the Act. Job training
plans shall be reviewed for compliance with the requirements of the Act
including: Sections 104, 108, and 141, of the Act, 20 CFR 626 - 638(1983),
State Planning Guidelines, and Sections
2610.50(f), (g),
(h), (i), and (j),
2610.60(b)
and
2610.100 of
this Part.
2) Plans shall be
reviewed for consistency with the statement of goals and objectives prepared by
the Department on behalf of the Governor pursuant to Section 121(a)(1) of the
Act. The Department shall forward recommendations to SDA planning entities, the
Private Industry Council (PIC), and the appropriate chief elected officials for
the SDA when plans are determined to be inconsistent with the State goals and
objectives.
d) Approval
of Job Training Plan - The Department, on behalf of the Governor, shall approve
local job training plans pursuant to Section 105(b) of the Act. Circumstances
under which local plans shall be disapproved are:
1) corrective measures for deficiencies found
in audits or in meeting performance standards from previous years have not been
taken or are not underway in accordance with a corrective action plan accepted
by the Department;
2) the entity
proposed to administer the program does not have the capacity to administer the
funds as determined by the results of independent audits and financial
management monitoring as performed by the Department based upon generally
accepted accounting principles adopted by the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants (AICPA) (1983);
3) there are inadequate safeguards for the
protection of funds received as determined by the results of independent audits
and the financial management monitoring as performed by the Department based
upon generally accepted accounting principles adopted by the American Institute
of Certified Public Accounts (AICPA) (1983);
4) the plan does not comply with a particular
provision or provisions of the Act or regulations; or
5) the plan does not comply with the criteria
as specified in Section
2610.60(c)
of this Part for coordinating activities under the Act with related program
activities.
e)
Revocation of Plan Approval - Whenever, the Department determines that there is
a violation of a specific provision of the Act; 20 CFR 626 - 638(1983), or this
Part, the Department shall first attempt to correct deficiencies through a
corrective action plan developed by the affected parties and accepted by the
Department. If corrective action is not taken, the Department shall issue a
notice of intent to revoke approval of all or part of the plan affected. Such
notice may be appealed to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor and
shall not become effective until the time for appeal has expired or the
Secretary has issued a decision. An appeal to the Secretary shall be made no
later than 30 days after the receipt of the notice of intent to revoke
approval. The Governor shall withdraw the notice if the appropriate corrective
action has been taken.
f)
Documentation of Needs Based Payment System - Each Service Delivery Area shall
describe in its plan as a part of its participants' procedures:
1) the local formula or procedure developed
to determine "needs-based payments";
2) detailed instructions on how individual
participants will be provided payments based on specific needs in order for
them to participate in a JTPA training program; and
3) methods used to collect, verify, and
maintain individual records on the determination of need and the amount and
dates of payments.
g)
Comprehensive Supportive Services Plan - Each job training plan shall contain a
comprehensive supportive service plan. The plan shall include the following
components:
1) An inventory of agencies
offering services for which JTPA participants may be eligible including
providers of
A) childcare
B) transportation
C) financial counseling
D) personal counseling
E) payment for initial employment
expenses
F) meals
G) housing and
H) health services.
2) A strategy for accessing services
referenced in the inventory on behalf of JTPA participants which minimizes the
utilization of JTPA participant support expenditures.
3) A description of uniform procedures for
the determination of need for supportive services.
h) Inter-SDA Coordination within Labor Market
Areas - Job training plans submitted by two or more Service Delivery Areas
jointly serving a single labor market area shall contain provisions for
coordinating individual service delivery area programs as required by Section
104(b)(8) of the Act.
i)
Coordination Plan - Each job training plan shall include a description of
methods of complying with coordination criteria pursuant to Section 104(b)(7)
of the Act and Section
2610.60 of
this Part. The Coordination Plan shall describe:
1) how interagency coordination procedures
shall be established;
2) how
referrals shall be made; and
3) how
coordination agreements required pursuant to Section
2610.50(b)
of this Part shall be developed.
j) Summer Youth and Employment Training
Programs - Programs under Title IIB shall be conducted during the summer
months. Planning for the Summer Youth and Employment Training Programs shall be
on a program year basis.
