Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 340 - Department of Human Services
Chapter 105 - Aging Services
Subchapter 12 - Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)
Part 2 - STATE AGENCY
Section 340:105-12-5 - State Agency responsibilities
Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
Oklahoma Human Services Aging Services is responsible under Title V Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) to:
(1) develop and implement the state SCSEP plan with the assistance of sub-grantees and National SCSEP providers;
(2) have an equitable distribution of authorized positions in the aggregate;
(3) adhere to provisions set forth in the Older Americans Act and federal regulations promulgated under the Act;
(4) enroll and serve minority, eligible participants in proportion to the minority eligible participants' numbers within the geographical jurisdiction of the program;
(5) provide a sub-grantee with:
(6) monitor the performance of the sub-grantees for compliance with the terms, conditions, and performance criteria included within the sub-grantee agreement, such as accurate and timely financial reports, and maintaining all requirements for customer and employee satisfaction surveys;
(7) submit required SCSEP narrative reports quarterly to the United States (U.S.) Department of Labor (DOL);
(8) review performance measures on a quarterly basis and relay that information to sub-recipient;
(9) allocate SCSEP funds to a sub-recipient; and
(10) monitor the sub-recipient:
(11) to adhere to performance measures and indicators as determined annually by the U.S. DOL;
(12) to collaborate with all authorized grantees with minimal disruption to participants;
(13) to select sub-grantees giving consideration to areas with a substantial population of individuals with barriers to employment. Special consideration is given to organizations with demonstrated expertise in serving individuals with barriers to employment, including former recipients of national grants; and
(14) corrective action and follow-up procedures for sub-recipients and local project operators to remedy identified problems.