Illinois Administrative Code
Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Part 2960 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 2960.105 - Disclosure of Information for Use in Employment, Training and Educational Programs Administered by State and Local Governmental Social Welfare Agencies
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) For the purpose of implementing and administering employment, training, educational and social welfare programs, any agency of this State, as defined by Section 1-20 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act (IAPA) [ 5 ILCS 100 ] or any other state, any local government of this State, as defined by Section 3(a) of the State Mandates Act [ 30 ILCS 805 ], or any agency of the federal government, as defined by sections 551(1) and 552(f) of the federal Administrative Procedures Act ( 5 USC 551(1) and 552(f) ) that trains, educates, grants funds for training or education, engages in research for educational or training purposes, places in employment, provides public assistance payments, provides social welfare services, or any other related service of the State shall be deemed to be a public agency of this or any other State or the federal government dealing with the administration of relief, public assistance, a system of public employment offices, as provided in Section 1900 of the Act.
b) Pursuant to Section 1900 of the Act, the IDES Director shall provide those agencies and local entities, information from the files of the Department as the Director deems proper, based upon the written request (i.e., intended use and legal basis for that use, format or forms of data, and schedule for delivery of data) of the agency or entity, to provide outreach and recruitment, assist in intake, determine eligibility, monitor program outcome or evaluate the success of the various services delivered by their employment, training, educational or social welfare programs.
c) General administrative data and labor market information, including but not limited to information concerning employment opportunities, levels and trends, labor supply and demand and related statistical data, shall be available to both private and public agencies and individuals. Except as provided in subsections (a) and (b), this information shall not allow for the identification of a specific employing unit or individual.
d) Unless statutorily excluded, the Director shall require payment of the costs incurred in providing the requested information if the Director incurs additional costs in processing the information that are greater than the cost of recovery and the Department does not receive some offsetting benefit (see example) from providing the data.
EXAMPLE: A local government, upon written request, asks the Director to provide a mailing list of all unemployed individuals in its service area who might meet certain eligibility criteria for a training program it will sponsor. Since those mailing lists are not regularly prepared by the Director, the Director may negotiate with the entity regarding the reimbursement of costs for preparing the list, or the Director may provide the list without charge if, for example, the local entity would agree to provide similar data and/or services in return.