Illinois Administrative Code

Section 2610.10 Legislative Base a) Federal Allocation to the State 1) On October 13, 1982, Congress passed into law the Job Training Partnership Act (the Act) (29 U.S.C. 1501, December 31, 1982), (Public Law 97-300 as amended, by Public Law 97-404. The Act establishes five title…

Section 2610.100 Performance Standards a) Establishment of the Performance Standards System - In accordance with the requirements of Section 106 of the Act the Department shall prescribe performance standards for adult and youth training programs under Title IIA and dislocated wo…

Section 2610.110 Complaint Procedures Grievance procedures shall be established in accordance with Section 144 of the Act, and 20 CFR 629.52 - 629.53 (revised as of April 1, 1990). These procedures will be referred to as "Complaint Procedures". a) Grantees under the Act shall mai…

Section 2610.120 Nondiscrimination a) Equal Employment Opportunity – Grantees shall comply with the equal employment provisions of Section 167 of the Act, and 20 CFR 629.3 (revised as of April 1, 1990). b) Discrimination – Grantees shall refrain from unlawful discrimination in em…

Section 2610.130 Reports and Recordkeeping Requirements a) Record Retention Requirements 1) All grantees shall adhere to the provisions contained in the Regulations of the Local Records Commission (44 Ill. Adm. Code 4000) and the Local Records Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 116, …

Section 2610.140 Administrative Requirements All Grantees shall operate Title IIA and Title IIB programs in compliance with the Act and applicable federal rules and regulations (20 CFR 626-638 (1983)). All grantees are required to comply with the following administrative requirem…

Section 2610.150 Incorporation by Reference Any incorporation by reference in this Part of the rules and regulations of any agency of the United States or of standards of a nationally recognized organization or association includes no new amendments or editions after the date spe…

Section 2610.20 Definitions For the purpose of this Part, the terms and definitions specified in Section 4 of the Act (29 U.S.C. 1503) and 56 Ill. Adm. Code 2600.20 are applicable. (Source: Amended at 9 Ill. Reg. 6119, effective April 19, 1985)

Section 2610.30 Allocation of Funds a) Federal Allocation to States – The level of funding to be allocated to the State for Title II of the Act shall be determined by the Secretary in accordance with the formula cited in Section 201(b)(1) of the Act. b) State Allocation to Servic…

Section 2610.40 Local Job Training Plan a) The Local Job Training Plan Guidelines structure the local job training plan in three sections: the Administrative Plan, the Strategic Plan, and the Operational Plan. b) The Administrative Plan contains requirements pertaining to the adm…

Section 2610.50 Plan Development and Approval 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 sha…

Section 2610.60 Coordination Criteria a) Establishment of Coordination Criteria – In accordance with Section 121(b)(1) of the Act, the Governor, in conjunction with the Illinois Job Training Coordinating Council (IJTCC), has established coordination criteria in subsection (b) for…

Section 2610.70 Allowable Activities a) Adult and Youth Programs – Grantees shall use Title IIA, JTPA funds to provide eligible youth and adults services as specified in Sections 204 and 205 of the Act. b) Summer Youth Employment and Training Programs – Grantees shall use Title I…

Section 2610.75 Employment Generating Activities a) Employment generating activities (EGA) are those which conform with the definition found in 56 Ill. Adm. Code 2600.20. b) The following provisions shall apply to all agreements for employment generating activities: 1) First-Cons…

Section 2610.80 Eligibility Requirements a) Adult and Youth Programs – Eligibility requirements for Adult and Youth Programs under Part A of Title II are specified in Sections 141(e), 203 and 504 of the Act. b) Summer Youth Employment and Training Programs – Part B of Title II, S…

Section 2610.90 Waivers of Limitation of Cost The Department shall approve a request for waiver of the cost limitations delineated in Section 108(b) of the Act if the following criteria are met: a) the Private Industry Council (PIC) initiates a request either through submission o…

Section 2610.APPENDIX A Coordination Agreement PURPOSE STATEMENT WHEREAS, the (Illinois Department of/AAA/Educational Institutions) __________________ and the (JTPA Entity) ________________, are agencies with the common purpose of assisting individuals who are unemployed underemp…

Section 2610.ILLUSTRATION A Memorandum of Understanding Between the JTPA Service Delivery Area and the Department of Children and Family Services I. PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of the memorandum of understanding is to facilitate and maintain an interagency system or the coordin…

Section 2625.20 Definitions For the purpose of this Part, the terms and definitions specified in Section 4 of the Job Training Partnership Act (Act) (29 U.S.C. 1501) and 56 Ill. Adm. Code 2600.20 are applicable.

Section 2625.25 Authorized Activities a) General Program Purpose – State and substate grantees will use the State's Job Partnership Training Act (JTPA) Title III funds to provide employment and training assistance to eligible dislocated workers enrolled in the program. b) Allowab…

Section 2625.30 Allocation of Funds a) Federal Allotment to States – The State receives Title III funds under the Act as allotted by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor (U.S. DOL) in accordance with Section 302(b) of the Act. b) Federal Reserve Fund – The Department of …

Section 2625.40 Title III Substate Area a) Designation of Substate Area The Department on behalf of the Governor may initiate an application process for Private Industry Councils and local chief elected officials to request designation as a substate area under the Act to take eff…

Section 2625.50 Designation of Substate Grantees a) Transition Provisions – Provisions of this subsection shall apply to the initial designation of the substate grantee to implement the provisions of the Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act. In each substate …

Section 2625.55 Eligibility Requirements a) To be eligible under Section 301(a)(1)(A) of the Act, applicants shall: 1) have been terminated or laid off from employment within the two (2) years preceding application, or have received a notice of termination or layoff and have not …

Section 2625.60 Performance Standards System a) Establishment of Title III Performance Standards System – In accordance with the requirements of Section 106 of the Act and the revisions made to Title III by the Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act (EDWAA), th…

Section 2625.70 Reallotment of Funds Section 303 of the Act contains provisions for the reallotment of excess carry-forward from states, as well as a requirement that states establish procedures to ensure the availability of funds for deobligation should a state have excess carry…

Section 2625.80 Incorporation by Reference Any incorporation by reference in this Part of the rules and regulations of any agency of the United States or of standards of a nationally recognized organization or association includes no new amendments or editions after the date spec…

Section 2660.10 Purpose The purpose of the Job Training and Economic Development Grant Program is to meet the skill needs of the target industries by establishing and expanding partnerships between employers and Eligible Entities to develop training programs and provide access to…

Section 2660.20 Definitions "American Rescue Plan Act" means American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Section 9901, P.L. 117-2, 42 U.S.C. 802. "Barrier Reduction Funding" means flexible funding through a complementary grant agreement, contract, or budgetary line to increase family stabi…

Section 2660.30 Eligible Grant Applicants An eligible applicant for a grant award under the Job Training and Economic Development Grant Program shall be an Eligible Entity. To be eligible for a grant award, an applicant shall have an active GATA registration and be qualified on t…

Section 2660.40 Eligible Grant Program Activities The Department shall make grant awards to Eligible Entities as described in this Part, contingent on available funds. The grants shall be made to support one or more of the following activities as permitted by the applicable Notic…

Section 2660.50 Administrative Requirements Grant opportunities and awards will be administered in a manner that complies with all state and federal requirements applicable to each funding opportunity, including, but not limited to GATA, the Uniform Guidance and all applicable St…

Section 2660.60 Allowable Costs Grant expenditures must comply with GATA, the Uniform Guidance or any applicable funding source, be reasonable and necessary and support one of the allowable grant activities set forth in Section 2660.40. Specific allowable grant costs will be set …

Section 2660.70 Participant Eligibility Eligible participants for training under the Job Training and Economic Development program include individuals in the Target Population as set forth in the applicable NOFO.

Section 2660.80 Barrier Reduction Funding The Department may allow costs for Barrier Reduction Funding either through budget line items in the Job Training and Economic Development Grants as set forth in this Part, or through a separate grant award that supports a complementary w…

Section 2665.10 Legislative Base a) On August 22, 1996, the President signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), a comprehensive welfare reform bill, under which the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program was established to…

Section 2665.20 Definitions The definitions specified in the U.S. Department of Labor Interim Rules on Welfare-to-Work (Federal Register, 11/18/97, 20 CFR 645) are applicable. AFDC means Aid to Families with Dependent Children. Authorized to Work in the United States means partic…

Section 2665.30 Allocation of Funds Pursuant to the requirements of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, as amended by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, the following formula will be used by the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs t…

Section 2665.40 Allowable Programs and Activities a) The following are the authorized programs and associated activities for the Illinois Welfare-to-Work Block Grant Program. 1) Job Search/Job Readiness Program includes: A) job search, which means a structured search for a job, i…

Section 2665.50 Plan Development and Approval a) In order to receive an allocation as described in Section 2665.30 of this Part, each Welfare-to-Work Administrative Agency shall submit a Welfare-to-Work plan to the Department that includes the following content: 1) The plan shall…

Section 2665.60 Eligibility Requirements a) Persons eligible to receive services under the Welfare-to-Work program must meet the eligibility requirements of subsection 2665.60(a)(1) or (a)(2) of this Section. 1) Participants under the Long-term Targeted TANF Recipients Program mu…

Section 2665.70 Cost Limitations Pursuant to the requirements of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, as amended by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, the following cost limitations shall apply: a) At least 70 percent of the WtW funds allotte…

Section 2665.80 Performance Management The Department shall evaluate the overall ability of each Welfare-to-Work Administrative Agency to implement the local WtW plan described at Section 2665.50 and shall use the following performance measures to judge the success of local progr…

Section 2665.90 Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements The Interim Final Rule for the Welfare-to-Work Block Grant Program, issued by USDOL, provides in Section 645.240 for a reporting procedure in which there is shared responsibility at the federal and State levels. States will…

Section 2670.10 Definitions "Community Non-Profit Agency or Organization" means a local agency or organization which is registered as a non-profit corporation with the Secretary of State and/or has been granted non-profit status by the United States Internal Revenue Service. "Dep…

Section 2670.20 Designation of Multi-Purpose Service Centers a) The Director shall designate multi-purpose service centers to provide job training, counseling, and placement services in the designated areas on the basis of applications from interested community non-profit agencie…

Section 2670.30 Target Groups The multi-purpose service centers must make services available to all eligible veterans. All recipients must be honorably discharged veterans of the United States Armed Forces.

Section 2670.40 Program Funding a) The Director will enter into a grant agreement with each of the community non-profit agencies or organizations designated to serve as a multi-purpose service center. These agreements will identify the parties and enumerate all of the rights and …

Section 2670.50 Responsibilities and Reporting Requirements a) Once the Director and each designated community non-profit agency or organization have agreed upon the amount necessary to operate the multi-purpose service center and signed the grant agreement, the Director will mak…

Section 2670.60 Rural Outreach Initiative a) Applicants proposing to serve areas outside of Cook County shall include, as a part of their applications, a plan for a Rural Outreach Initiative. This Plan should specify the means by which the applicant proposes to insure the deliver…