Section 2600.20 Definitions

Section 2600

Section 2600.20  Definitions

The State shall adopt the

following definitions for the terms listed as follows:

"Acquisition Cost of Purchased Nonexpendable Personal Property"

– The net invoice unit price of the property, including the cost of modifications,

attachments, accessories, or auxiliary apparatus necessary to make the property

usable for the purpose for which it was acquired.  Other charges such as the

cost of installation, transportation, taxes, duty, or protective in-transit

insurance, shall be included or excluded from the unit acquisition cost in

accordance with the grantee's regular accounting practices.

"Act" – Job Training Partnership Act (October of 1982) (P.L. 97-300

(29 U.S.C. 1501) as amended by P.L. 97-404 (42 U.S.C. 602), P.L. 99-496 (29

U.S.C. 1501), P.L. 99-570 (21 U.S.C. 801) and P.L. 100-418 (20 U.S.C. 5001)).

"Additional Dislocated Worker" – A displaced homemaker as that

term is defined in section 4(29) of the Act.

"Adult Employability Enhancement Termination" – An outcome for

adults, other than entered unsubsidized employment, which is recognized as

enhancing long-term employability and contributing to the potential for a long-term

increase in earnings and employment.  Outcomes which meet this requirement

shall be restricted to the following:

Attained Adult

Employability Skills – Demonstrated proficiency as defined by the local area in

one or more of the following two skill areas in which the terminee was

deficient at enrollment:  basic education skills and occupational skills.

Employability skill gain must be achieved through program participation and

must be the result of a prior employability development planning process which

identifies the participant's skill deficiencies, the training needed to

overcome the deficiencies and the level of proficiency needed for attainment of

the employability skill.

Completed

Major Level of Education – Completed, during enrollment, a level of educational

achievement which had not been reached at entry

must be the result of a prior employability development planning process which

identifies the participant's skill deficiencies, the training needed to

overcome the deficiencies and the level of proficiency needed for attainment of

the employability skill.

Completed

Major Level of Education – Completed, during enrollment, a level of educational

achievement which had not been reached at entry.  Levels of educational

achievement are secondary and post secondary.  Completion standards shall be

governed by State standards and shall include a high school diploma, GED

Certificate or equivalent at the secondary level, and shall require a diploma

or other written certification of completion at the postsecondary level.

NOTE:  To obtain credit, completion of a major level of education must result

primarily from active JTPA program participation of at least 90 calendar days

or 200 hours.

Entered Non-Title

II Training – Entered an occupational-skills employment/training program, not

funded under Title II of the JTPA, which builds upon and does not duplicate

training received under Title II.  NOTE:  To obtain credit, the participant

must have been retained in that program for at least 90 calendar days or 200

hours or must have received a certification of occupational skill attainment.

During the period the participant is in non-Title II training, he/she may or

may not have received JTPA services as defined in 56 Ill. Adm. Code 2610.70.

"Applicant" – Individual who is receiving, or has received,

only outreach or intake services, or both.  An "applicant" may or may

not become a "participant", based upon the outcome of intake and the

individual's willingness to participate.

"Applicant Agency" – Educational, employment and training

agencies which can provide services to workers who are affected by mass-layoff

or plant closings.

"Application Date" – The date the applicant signs and dates the

JTPA application certifying that the information on the form is correct to the

best of his/her knowledge

the outcome of intake and the

individual's willingness to participate.

"Applicant Agency" – Educational, employment and training

agencies which can provide services to workers who are affected by mass-layoff

or plant closings.

"Application Date" – The date the applicant signs and dates the

JTPA application certifying that the information on the form is correct to the

best of his/her knowledge. In the case of a minor (except emancipated youth)

the application date is the date the parent/guardian signs the application.

"Assessment" – Services designed to initially determine each

applicant's/participant's employability, aptitudes, abilities, and interests,

through interviews, testing, and counseling which are conducted to achieve the

applicant's/participant's employment related goals.

"At Risk of Dropping Out of School" – A student without a high

school diploma or GED certificate whose academic performance and/or personal

behavior demonstrates that he or she is uninvolved, unmotivated, and/or

disaffected. This includes a student who meets at least one of the following

criteria:

Has been

retained in grade at least once during the most recent four school years or has

accumulated insufficient credits toward graduation.

Demonstrates a

reading or math proficiency level one grade or more below the current grade

placement level based on assessment results.

Lacks a

demonstrated proficiency in the English language as measured by a standardized

test.

Has been

determined by the school district to have a behavior disorder or a learning

disability.

Is pregnant or

a parent.

Has been on

academic probation at any time during the prior 12 months.

Is a truant or

is excessively absent as determined by an authorized school official.

Has been

suspended from school five or more days during the previous or current school

year.

Has been

expelled from school during the previous or current school year.

Has been

identified as drug or alcohol dependent by a medical authority or authorized

school staff

ion at any time during the prior 12 months.

Is a truant or

is excessively absent as determined by an authorized school official.

Has been

suspended from school five or more days during the previous or current school

year.

Has been

expelled from school during the previous or current school year.

Has been

identified as drug or alcohol dependent by a medical authority or authorized

school staff.

Is a member of

a family which meets the definition of Long Term AFDC Recipient.

Is a member of

a single parent household.

"Barriers

to Employment" – Characteristics that may hinder an individual's hiring,

promotion, or participation in the labor force.  Some examples of individuals

who may face barriers to employment include:  single parents, women, displaced

homemakers, youth, welfare recipients, older workers, addicts, alcoholics,

teenage parents, veterans, racial minorities, dislocated workers, and those

with limited English speaking ability or a criminal record or with a lack of

education, work experience, credentials, child care arrangements, or

transportation.

"Basic Education Skills" – A PIC-Recognized Youth Employment

Competency skill area which includes reading comprehension, math computation,

writing, speaking, listening, problem solving, reasoning, and the capacity to

use these skills in the workplace.

"Chief Elected Official" – The highest elected official(s) of

the unit or units of general purpose local government of which the Service

Delivery Area (SDA) is configured (e.g., County Board Chairperson in multi-county

SDAs or mayors in SDAs made up of a single city or a consortia of cities.) In

addition, the highest elected official of any unit of local government which

was a prime sponsor under Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA)

during Federal fiscal year 1983 (29 U.S.C. 801) is a chief elected official.

"Citizenship" – Designation of an applicant as a citizen or

"eligible noncitizen" whose status permits permanent employment in

the United States

sortia of cities.) In

addition, the highest elected official of any unit of local government which

was a prime sponsor under Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA)

during Federal fiscal year 1983 (29 U.S.C. 801) is a chief elected official.

"Citizenship" – Designation of an applicant as a citizen or

"eligible noncitizen" whose status permits permanent employment in

the United States. (For JTPA recordkeeping purposes, "eligible

noncitizen" includes nationals of the United States, lawfully admitted

permanent resident aliens, lawfully admitted refugees and parolees, and other

individuals authorized by the Attorney General to work in the United States.)

"Continued Unsubsidized Employment" – A participant who was

employed at the time of enrollment in JTPA and maintained that employment

throughout program participation and termination.

"Department" – The Illinois Department of Commerce and

Community Affairs.

"Discretionary Fund" – Funds reserved under Section 322(a)(3)

of the Act for distribution at the Secretary of Labor's discretion to serve workers

affected by multi-State or industry-wide dislocations and to areas of special

need in a manner that efficiently targets resources to areas of most need,

encourages a rapid response to economic dislocations, and promotes the

effective use of funds.

"Dislocated Worker" – An individual who meets the eligibility

requirements specified in 56 Ill. Adm. Code 2625.55 or Section 301(a) of the

Act.

"Dislocated Worker Unit" – The identifiable unit within the

Department which will be given the responsibility and capability to respond

rapidly, on site, to permanent closures and substantial layoffs throughout the

State and to provide the services described in Section 311(b)(3) of the Act

meets the eligibility

requirements specified in 56 Ill. Adm. Code 2625.55 or Section 301(a) of the

Act.

"Dislocated Worker Unit" – The identifiable unit within the

Department which will be given the responsibility and capability to respond

rapidly, on site, to permanent closures and substantial layoffs throughout the

State and to provide the services described in Section 311(b)(3) of the Act.

"Displaced Homemaker" – A person who

has worked in

the home for a substantial number of years providing unpaid household services

for family members;

has difficulty

in securing employment; and

was dependent

on the income of another family member but is no longer supported by such

income, or

was dependent

on federal assistance but is no longer eligible for such assistance.

"Documented Job Search Criterion" – One month job search

demonstrated by current registration with the Illinois Job Service.

"Early Readjustment Assistance" – Assistance given to a Title

III participant at the time of or soon after a layoff event which provides

necessary early intervention services (testing, assessment, orientation, etc.).

"Economically Disadvantaged" – An individual who

receives, or

is a member of a family which receives, cash welfare payments under a Federal,

State, or local welfare program;

has, or is a

member of a family which has, received a total family income for the six-month

period prior to application for the program involved (exclusive of unemployment

compensation, child support payments, and welfare payments) which, in relation

to family size, was not in excess of the higher of

the poverty

level determined in accordance with criteria established by the Director of the

Office of Management and Budget, or

70 percent of

the lower living standard income level;

is included in

a Public Aid Food Stamp Assistance Unit (see 89 Ill. Adm. Code 121.70);

is a foster

child on behalf of whom State or local government payments are made; or

is a homeless

individual

of the higher of

the poverty

level determined in accordance with criteria established by the Director of the

Office of Management and Budget, or

70 percent of

the lower living standard income level;

is included in

a Public Aid Food Stamp Assistance Unit (see 89 Ill. Adm. Code 121.70);

is a foster

child on behalf of whom State or local government payments are made; or

is a homeless

individual.

"Education Status" –

School Dropout

– An adult or youth (aged 14-21) who is not attending school full-time and has

not received a high school diploma or a General Education Diploma (GED)

certificate.

Student (High

School or Less) – An adult or youth (aged 14-21) who has not received a high

school diploma or GED certificate and is enrolled full-time in an elementary,

secondary or post-secondary level vocational, technical, or academic school, or

is between school terms and intends to return to school.

High School

Graduate or Equivalent (No Post-High School) – An adult or youth (aged 14-21)

who has received a high school diploma or GED certificate, but who has not

attended any post-secondary vocational, technical, or academic school.

Post-High

School Attendee – An adult or youth (aged 14-21) who has received a high school

diploma or GED certificate and has attended (or is attending) any post-secondary

level vocational, technical, or academic school.

"Eligible

State" – As part of the Title III reallocation process, as specified in

Section 303 of the Act, an eligible State is one which has expended at least 80

percent of its allotment for the program year prior to the program year for

which the determination is made.

"Emancipated Youth" – An emancipated youth is a minor released

from the control and supervision of his/her parent(s) or guardian(s) according

to the provisions of the Emancipation of Mature Minors Act (Ill. Rev. Stat.

1991, ch. 40, pars. 2201 et seq.) [750 ILCS 30]

expended at least 80

percent of its allotment for the program year prior to the program year for

which the determination is made.

"Emancipated Youth" – An emancipated youth is a minor released

from the control and supervision of his/her parent(s) or guardian(s) according

to the provisions of the Emancipation of Mature Minors Act (Ill. Rev. Stat.

1991, ch. 40, pars. 2201 et seq.) [750 ILCS 30].

"Employer Outreach" – Activities involving contacts with

potential employers of JTPA participants for the purpose of acquiring current

employment opportunities, listings and commitments.  These activities include:

promoting JTPA services with local employers, job fairs, local business

conferences and seminars, and similar activities and events which are necessary

and are designed with the clear intent to obtain job listings and openings or

current job training opportunities.

"Entered Unsubsidized Employment" – The category for

participants who, at termination from the program, entered (through the efforts

of the grantee/subgrantee or through their own efforts) full- or part-time

unsubsidized employment.  Unsubsidized employment means employment not financed

from funds provided under the Act and includes for JTPA reporting purposes,

entry into the Armed Forces, entry into employment in a registered

apprenticeship program, and terminees who became self-employed, were recalled

or continued unsubsidized employment.

"Entrepreneurial Training" – Training given to Title III

participants which will impart the skills necessary to obtain unsubsidized

employment through self-employment.

"Equitable Services" –

Services to

substantial segments (race, sex, age, national origin) and to Work Incentive

(WIN) registrants and school dropouts shall be equitable. Serving those

segments and status groups (i.e., WIN registrants and school dropouts) at a

level equal to their incidence in the eligible population, aged 16-64, as

defined by the state, shall be considered equitable

ployment.

"Equitable Services" –

Services to

substantial segments (race, sex, age, national origin) and to Work Incentive

(WIN) registrants and school dropouts shall be equitable. Serving those

segments and status groups (i.e., WIN registrants and school dropouts) at a

level equal to their incidence in the eligible population, aged 16-64, as

defined by the state, shall be considered equitable. Serving those segments at

a level greater or lesser than that incidence shall be considered equitable if

the Service Delivery Area (SDA)

targets

services to specific groups and meets requirements of Section 141 of the Act,

and

provides

justification for that targeting to those groups with greater need.

If, as a

result of targeting or requirements of the Act, any substantial segment is

served at a rate greater than its proportion within the eligible population,

remaining substantial segments should be served proportionately.

"Excess Property" – Property under the control of any Federal

or state agency which, as determined by the head thereof, is no longer required

for its needs or discharge of its responsibilities.

"Expendable Personal Property" – All tangible personal property

other than nonexpendable property.

"Family" – One or more persons living in a single residence who

are related to each other by blood, marriage, or adoption.  A step-child or a

step-parent shall be considered to be related by marriage.  Also, regardless of

residence and/or citizenship, anyone claimed as a dependent on another person's

Federal Income Tax return for the previous year shall be presumed to be part of

the person's family for the current year.  To negate this assumption, the

person who was claimed as a dependent for income tax purposes would be required

to provide information that demonstrates the individual is no longer

financially dependent.  Examples of information that may be provided would be a

change in living arrangements or financial resources that would enable the

person to become non-dependent

family for the current year.  To negate this assumption, the

person who was claimed as a dependent for income tax purposes would be required

to provide information that demonstrates the individual is no longer

financially dependent.  Examples of information that may be provided would be a

change in living arrangements or financial resources that would enable the

person to become non-dependent.  Regardless of living arrangements or tax

dependency status, the following persons shall be considered a family of one

when such consideration would result in the individual being determined

eligible for program participation:

any person who

is 55 years of age or older;

a handicapped

person; or

an individual

18 years of age or older who receives less than 50 percent of his/her

maintenance from the family, and also is not the head nor the spouse of the

head of the household.

"Family

Income" – All income from all sources actually received by all members of

the family for the six month period prior to eligibility.

Family income

shall INCLUDE:

Gross wages

and salary (before deductions), except wages paid for work experience under the

Act, but including wages and salary received for on-the-job training;

Net self-employment

income (gross receipts minus operating expenses);

Other money

income received from sources such as net rents, pensions, alimony, periodic

income from insurance policy annuities, and other sources of income.

Family income

shall NOT INCLUDE:

Old Age and

Survivors Insurance benefits received under Title II of the Social Security Act

of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 402 (1983));

Non-cash

income such as food stamps, or compensation received in the form of food or

housing;

Imputed value

of owner-occupied property, i.e., rental value;

Gifts;

Public

assistance (e.g., Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) under Title IV

of the Social Security Act (SSA) (42 U.S.C. 401 (1983)), General Assistance

(State or local government), Refugee Act of 1980 (8 U.S.C

2 (1983));

Non-cash

income such as food stamps, or compensation received in the form of food or

housing;

Imputed value

of owner-occupied property, i.e., rental value;

Gifts;

Public

assistance (e.g., Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) under Title IV

of the Social Security Act (SSA) (42 U.S.C. 401 (1983)), General Assistance

(State or local government), Refugee Act of 1980 (8 U.S.C. 1521-1525 (1983)),

or Supplementary Social Security Income (SSI) under Title XVI of the SSA (42

U.S.C. 1601-1602 (1983));

Cash payments

received pursuant to a State plan approved under Titles I, IV, IX, XVI and XX

of the Social Security Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 1, 201(a), 401, 402, 1001, 1002,

1601, 1602, 2001, 2002 (1983)) or disability insurance payments received under

Title II of the Social Security Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 201 (1983));

Federal, State

or Local Unemployment benefits;

Payments made

to participants in employment and training programs, except wages paid for on-the-job

training (OJT) (e.g., the JTPA (29 U.S.C. 1501, December 31, 1982) and Title V

of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001, December 29, 1981));

Capital gains

and losses;

Fixed term,

unearned income, such as but not limited to;

Payments

received for a limited fixed term under income maintenance programs and

supplemental (private) unemployment benefits plans;

One-time or

fixed-term scholarship and fellowship grants;

Accident,

health, and casualty insurance proceeds;

Disability and

death payments, including fixed term (but not lifetime) life insurance

annuities and death benefits;

Inheritance,

including fixed term annuities;

Fixed term

workers' compensation awards;

Terminal leave

pay;

Soil bank

payments;

Agriculture

crop stabilization payments;

Pay or

allowances which were received by any veteran while serving on active duty in

the Armed Forces;

Educational

assistance and compensation payments to veterans and other eligible persons

under Chapters 11, 13, 31, 34, 35, and 36 of Title 38 (Veterans' Benefits) of

th

xed term

workers' compensation awards;

Terminal leave

pay;

Soil bank

payments;

Agriculture

crop stabilization payments;

Pay or

allowances which were received by any veteran while serving on active duty in

the Armed Forces;

Educational

assistance and compensation payments to veterans and other eligible persons

under Chapters 11, 13, 31, 34, 35, and 36 of Title 38 (Veterans' Benefits) of

the U.S.C. (38 U.S.C. 301, 401, 1501, 1650, 1700, 1770);

Payments

received under the Trade Readjustment Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2291, January 3,

1975);

Black Lung

payments received under the Benefits Reform Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 901,

December 29, 1981); and

Child support

payments.

"Farm" – A farm is identified on the basis of sales alone and

is defined as any place which produced agricultural products with annual sales

of $1,000 or more.

"Follow-Up" – The collection of information on a terminee's

employment situation thirteen (13) weeks after termination from the program.

"Food Stamp Recipient" – An individual who is included in a

Public Aid Food Stamp Assistance Unit (see 89 Ill. Adm. Code 121.70).

"Grant Recipient" – SDA grant recipient.

"Grantor" – The Department of Commerce and Community Affairs.

"Handicapped Individual" – Any individual who has a physical or

mental disability which for such individual constitutes or results in a

substantial handicap to employment.

"High Unemployment SDA" – As part of the Title III reallocation

process, an SDA which is among those SDAs which have unemployment rates greater

than the statewide average unemployment for the most recent 12 months for which

data are available from the Illinois Department of Employment Security

disability which for such individual constitutes or results in a

substantial handicap to employment.

"High Unemployment SDA" – As part of the Title III reallocation

process, an SDA which is among those SDAs which have unemployment rates greater

than the statewide average unemployment for the most recent 12 months for which

data are available from the Illinois Department of Employment Security.

"Homeless Individual" – A homeless person is an individual who

lacks a fixed, regular or adequate nighttime residence or whose primary

nighttime residence is:

a supervised

publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living

accommodations,

an institution

that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be

institutionalized, or

a public or

private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping

accommodation for human beings.

"Illinois

Job Training Coordinating Council" – The advisory body appointed by the

Governor to make recommendations on issues related to employment and training

in the State.  The council shall be comprised of membership consistent with

Section 122(a)(3) of the Act (as amended by P.L. 100-418) and shall perform

those functions delineated in Sections 122(b) and 317 of the Act and the

Illinois Job Training Coordinating Council Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 48,

pars. 2101 et seq.) [20 ILCS 3975].

"Inactive

Status Period" – The time period between last receipt of employment and/or

training funded under a given title and the actual date of termination from the

title.

"Income

Maintenance" – Any program providing financial assistance to persons in

financial need.

"Individual Readjustment Plan" – An individualized plan for the

Title III participant which assesses during intake, participant skills and

needs. This plan then develops a readjustment strategy, detailing those basic

readjustment services necessary to allow the participant to either begin

training or obtain employment

– Any program providing financial assistance to persons in

financial need.

"Individual Readjustment Plan" – An individualized plan for the

Title III participant which assesses during intake, participant skills and

needs. This plan then develops a readjustment strategy, detailing those basic

readjustment services necessary to allow the participant to either begin

training or obtain employment.

"Ineligible" – A participant who, subsequent to enrollment, was

found to not meet eligibility requirements for participation in the JTPA title

in which he or she was enrolled.

"Intake" – Includes the screening of an applicant for

eligibility to determine:

whether the program can benefit the individual (e.g., whether the

applicant's educational and vocational needs can be met through the program);

the employment and training activities and services which would be appropriate

for that individual;

availability of an appropriate employment and training activity;

a decision on selection for participation in accordance with 56 Ill. Adm.

Code 2610.80; and

dissemination of information on the program (see 56 Ill. Adm. Code

2610.130(c)).

"JOBS Program Participant" – Any individual (AFDC client) who

is a participant (or has been a participant within the prior six months) in

assessment or employability planning or is assigned to one of the JOBS Program

components defined in the approved State JOBS Program Plan, including self-initiating

activities, at the time of eligibility determination for JTPA Title II-A.

"Job Specific Skills" – A PIC-Recognized Youth Employment

Competency skill area which includes primary and secondary job-specific skills.

Primary job-specific skills encompass the proficiency to perform actual tasks

and technical functions required by certain occupational fields at entry,

intermediate or advanced levels

activities, at the time of eligibility determination for JTPA Title II-A.

"Job Specific Skills" – A PIC-Recognized Youth Employment

Competency skill area which includes primary and secondary job-specific skills.

Primary job-specific skills encompass the proficiency to perform actual tasks

and technical functions required by certain occupational fields at entry,

intermediate or advanced levels.  Secondary job-specific skills entail

familiarity with and the use of set-up procedures, safety measures, work-related

terminology, recordkeeping and paperwork formats, tools, equipment and

materials, and breakdown and clean-up routines.

"Job Training Plan" – A two year program plan for the SDA

prepared in accordance with Section 104 of the Act and the Department's rules.

(See 56 Ill. Adm. Code 2610)

"Joint Costs" – Joint costs means a cost which benefits more

than one cost objective.

"Labor Force Status" –

Employed –

An individual

who, during the 7 consecutive days prior to application to a JTPA program, did

any work at all:

as a paid

employee;

in his or her

own business, profession or farm, or

worked 15

hours or more as an unpaid worker in an enterprise operated by a member of the

family; and

An individual

who was not working, but has a job or business from which he or she was

temporarily absent because of illness, bad weather, vacation, labor-management

dispute, or personal reasons, whether or not paid by the employer for time off,

and whether or not seeking another job. (This term includes members of the

Armed Forces on active duty, who have not been discharged or separated,

participants in registered apprenticeship programs, and self-employed

individuals.)

Unemployed – An

individual who did not work during the 7 consecutive days prior to application

for a JTPA program, who made specific efforts to find a job within the past 4

weeks prior to application, and who was available for work during the 7

consecutive days prior to application (except for temporary illness)

rticipants in registered apprenticeship programs, and self-employed

individuals.)

Unemployed – An

individual who did not work during the 7 consecutive days prior to application

for a JTPA program, who made specific efforts to find a job within the past 4

weeks prior to application, and who was available for work during the 7

consecutive days prior to application (except for temporary illness).

Not in Labor

Force – A civilian 14 years of age or over who did not work during the 7

consecutive days prior to application for a JTPA program and is not classified

as employed or unemployed.

Employed Part-Time

– An individual who is regularly scheduled for work less than 30 hours per

week.

Unemployed 15

or More Weeks of Prior 26 Weeks – An individual who is unemployed at the time

of application and has been unemployed for 15 or more weeks of the 26 weeks

immediately prior to application, has made specific efforts to find a job

throughout the period of unemployment, and is not classified as "Not in

Labor Force".

"Labor-Management

Committees" – Committees voluntarily established to respond to actual or

prospective worker dislocation, which ordinarily include (but are not limited

to) the following:

shared and

equal participation by workers and management;

shared

financial participation between the company and the SDA, using funds provided

under Title III of the Act, in paying for the operating expenses of the

committee; a chairperson, to oversee and guide the activities of the committee,

who shall be jointly selected by the labor and management members of the

committee, who is not employed by or under contract with labor or management at

the site, and who shall provide advice and leadership to the committee and

prepare a report on its activities;

the ability to

respond flexibly to the needs of affected workers by devising and implementing

a strategy for assessing the employment and training needs of each dislocated

worker and for obtaining the services and assistance necessary to meet those

needs

with labor or management at

the site, and who shall provide advice and leadership to the committee and

prepare a report on its activities;

the ability to

respond flexibly to the needs of affected workers by devising and implementing

a strategy for assessing the employment and training needs of each dislocated

worker and for obtaining the services and assistance necessary to meet those

needs;

a formal

agreement, terminable at will by the workers or the company management, and

terminable for cause by the Governor (e.g., violations of the Act, fraud,

termination of funding); and

local job

identification activities (e.g., approaching supplier firms to hire dislocated

workers or hosting events to bring together local employers to interview

dislocated workers) by the chairman and members of the committee on behalf of

the affected workers.

"Limited English Language Proficiency" – Inability of an

applicant, whose native language is not English, to communicate in English,

resulting in a job handicap.

"Local Elected Official" – Includes all county and municipal

officers (and their designees) such as county board members, mayors, and city

or village council members.

"Lower Living Standard Income Level" – That income level

(adjusted for regional, metropolitan, urban, and rural differences and family

size) determined annually by the Secretary based on the most recent "lower

living family budget" issued by the Secretary.

"Major Plant Closing" – When plant closing employs over 100

persons.

"Mass Layoff" – When over 100 persons are on layoff from a

plant.

"Mathematics Grade Level" – The grade level results for an

adult or youth on mathematics skills as assessed on a generally accepted

standardized test (e.g., Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE), Wide Range

Achievement Test (WRAT)).

"Minimal Work History" – An adult or youth who did not work for

the same employer for longer than three consecutive months in the two years

prior to JTPA eligibility determination

de Level" – The grade level results for an

adult or youth on mathematics skills as assessed on a generally accepted

standardized test (e.g., Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE), Wide Range

Achievement Test (WRAT)).

"Minimal Work History" – An adult or youth who did not work for

the same employer for longer than three consecutive months in the two years

prior to JTPA eligibility determination.

"Monetary Eligibility" – A claimant's eligibility for a weekly

benefit amount of unemployment insurance and the amount of dependency

allowance, if any, based on the amount of qualifying wages paid.

"Months received AFDC (last 30 months)" – the number of months

an adult or youth (or the family of an adult or youth) received cash payments

under AFDC (SSA Title IV) during any of the 30 months prior to eligibility

determination.

"Multiple Barriers to Employment" – Any adult or youth who has

three or more of the following barriers to employment:

school

dropout,

limited

English language proficiency,

handicapped/disabled,

offender,

reading skills below the 7

th

grade level,

math skills below the 7

th

grade level,

long-term AFDC recipient,

lacks significant work history,

homeless,

JOBS Program participant,

substance abuse,

pregnant/parenting teen.

"Nonexpendable Personal Property" – Tangible personal property

having a useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost of $300 or

more per unit.

"Offender" – An adult or youth who requires assistance in

overcoming barriers to employment resulting from a record of arrest or

conviction (excluding misdemeanors).

"Older Individual" – An individual who is 55 years of age or

older.

"Older Worker" – An individual who is 55 years of age or older.

"Other Termination" – The termination of a participant who left

the grantee's/subgrantee's program for a positive or non-positive reason other

than to enter unsubsidized employment, or for youth a reason specified in the

definition of "Youth Employability Enhancement Termination"

l" – An individual who is 55 years of age or

older.

"Older Worker" – An individual who is 55 years of age or older.

"Other Termination" – The termination of a participant who left

the grantee's/subgrantee's program for a positive or non-positive reason other

than to enter unsubsidized employment, or for youth a reason specified in the

definition of "Youth Employability Enhancement Termination".

"Out-of-Area Job Search" – Assistance provided to a participant

for expenses that occur as a result of seeking unsubsidized employment in an

area outside a reasonable commuting distance from the participant's residence.

Reasonable, for the purposes of this definition, will be defined by the local

Private Industry Council.  Services must be provided near the end of, or within

90 days after the completion of other retraining services.

"Outreach" – An activity which involves the collection,

publication, and dissemination of information on program services directed

toward economically disadvantaged and other individuals eligible to receive

JTPA training and support services.

"Participant" – An individual who:

has been

determined eligible for participation upon intake and

has started

receiving employment, training, or services (except post-termination services)

funded under the Act, following intake. Individuals who receive only outreach

and/or intake and assessment services or post-program follow-up are excluded.

"Participant Carried Over" – A participant for whom there was

an active participant record on file at the end of the previous program year.

"Part-Time Student" – An adult or youth who has not received a

high school diploma or GED certificate but is enrolled in a secondary school or

an institution offering a certified high school equivalency program on a less

than full-time schedule.

"Personal Property" – Personal property of any kind except real

property.  It may be tangible – having physical existence, or intangible – having

no physical existence, such as patents, inventions, and copyrights

high school diploma or GED certificate but is enrolled in a secondary school or

an institution offering a certified high school equivalency program on a less

than full-time schedule.

"Personal Property" – Personal property of any kind except real

property.  It may be tangible – having physical existence, or intangible – having

no physical existence, such as patents, inventions, and copyrights.

"PIC" – Private Industry Council.

"PIC Membership Selection Agreement" – An agreement negotiated

pursuant to Section 102(d)(2) of the Act and Section 2600.40(e)(1) of this Part

between chief elected officials within the SDA which specifies how members of

the PIC shall be selected.

"Post Termination Services" – Supportive services available to

individuals who terminate as, "entered employment," which are

determined necessary to assist such individuals in retaining employment.  These

services may be provided for no more than 6 months following completion of

training.

"Poverty Level" – The annual income level at, or below, which

families are considered to live in poverty, as annually determined by the

Department of Health and Human Services.

"Pre-Employment Skills and Work Maturity Skills" – A PIC-Recognized

Youth Employment Competency skill area which includes both pre-employment

skills and work maturity skills.  Pre-employment skills include world of work

awareness, labor market knowledge, occupational information, values

clarification and personal understanding, career planning, decision making, and

job search techniques (e.g., resumes, interviews, applications, and follow-up

letters).  They also encompass survival/daily living skills such as using the

telephone, telling time, shopping, making change, renting an apartment, opening

a bank account and using public transportation

occupational information, values

clarification and personal understanding, career planning, decision making, and

job search techniques (e.g., resumes, interviews, applications, and follow-up

letters).  They also encompass survival/daily living skills such as using the

telephone, telling time, shopping, making change, renting an apartment, opening

a bank account and using public transportation.  Work Maturity skills include

positive work habits, attitudes, and behavior such as punctuality, regular

attendance, presenting a neat appearance, getting along and working well with

others, exhibiting good conduct, following instructions and completing tasks,

accepting constructive criticism from supervisors and co-workers, showing

initiative and reliability, and assuming the responsibilities involved in

maintaining a job.  This category also entails developing motivation and

adaptability, obtaining effective interpersonal relations, coping and problem-solving

skills, and acquiring an improved self image.  Individuals should demonstrate

proficiency in each of the following 11 core competencies.  In order for an

attainment to be reported in the area of pre-employment/work maturity, at least

one PIC-certified competency statement must be developed/quantified in each of

the following 11 core competencies – provided that at least 5 of these learning

objectives were achieved during program intervention:

making career

decisions;

using labor market information;

preparing resumes;

filling out applications;

interviewing;

being consistently punctual;

maintaining regular attendance;

demonstrating positive attitudes/behavior;

presenting appropriate appearance;

exhibiting good interpersonal relations; and

completing tasks effectively.

"Pregnant/Parenting Teen" – Any individual, under twenty years

of age, who is the parent or guardian of one or more children or any female,

under twenty years of age, who is pregnant

;

being consistently punctual;

maintaining regular attendance;

demonstrating positive attitudes/behavior;

presenting appropriate appearance;

exhibiting good interpersonal relations; and

completing tasks effectively.

"Pregnant/Parenting Teen" – Any individual, under twenty years

of age, who is the parent or guardian of one or more children or any female,

under twenty years of age, who is pregnant.

"Pre-layoff Services" – Readjustment assistance (as defined in

Section 314(c) of the Act) given to a Title III participant, after the

announcement of a layoff and before that layoff becomes effective.

"Previous Occupation SOC Codes" – The Standard Occupational

Classification (SOC) codes associated with the client's previous employment.

"Private Industry Council" – The Council established pursuant

to Section 102 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1512, December

31, 1982).  The Council will be comprised of membership consistent with Section

102(a) of the Act and will perform those functions delineated in Section 103(a)

of the Act.

"Program Dropout" – A participant who, after enrollment, does

not participate in the training and/or service activity(ies) in which he or she

was enrolled sufficiently to benefit from the program.

"Program Year" (PY) – The months of July through June.

"Public Assistance" – Federal, State, or local government cash

payments for which eligibility is determined by a need or income test. NOTE:

This term is used for eligibility determination and includes the three groups

included in "welfare recipient", plus recipients of Supplemental

Security Income (SSI), but is not limited to these assistance programs.

"Race/Ethnic Group" – The basic racial and ethnic categories

for use in all Federally funded programs are defined by the Office of

Management and Budget as follows:

White, Not

Hispanic – A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe,

North Africa, or the Middle East

ent", plus recipients of Supplemental

Security Income (SSI), but is not limited to these assistance programs.

"Race/Ethnic Group" – The basic racial and ethnic categories

for use in all Federally funded programs are defined by the Office of

Management and Budget as follows:

White, Not

Hispanic – A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe,

North Africa, or the Middle East.

Black, Not Hispanic – A person having origins in any of the black racial

groups of Africa.

Hispanic – A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South

American or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.

American Indian or Alaskan Native – A person having origins in any of the

original peoples of North America, and who maintains cultural identification

through tribal affiliation or community recognition.

Asian or Pacific Islander – A person having origins in any of the

original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, or

the Pacific Islands.  This area includes, for example, China, India, Japan,

Korea, the Philippine Islands, and Samoa.  (Hawaiian Natives are included

herein.)

"Reading Grade Level" – The English reading skills grade level

for an adult or youth on a generally accepted standardized test (e.g., Test of

Adult Basic Education (TABE), Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT), Job Corps

Reading Test).

"Real Property" – Land, including land improvements, structures

and appurtenances thereto, excluding movable machinery and equipment.

"Recalled" – A client who, after enrollment in a JTPA program,

returns to a firm from which he or she was laid off.

"Recipient" – The governor of the State of Illinois.

"Referral" – The act of bringing to the attention of an

employer, a local office, a training sponsor, or a supportive service agency,

an individual (or group of individuals) who needs a job, training, or related

supportive services

alled" – A client who, after enrollment in a JTPA program,

returns to a firm from which he or she was laid off.

"Recipient" – The governor of the State of Illinois.

"Referral" – The act of bringing to the attention of an

employer, a local office, a training sponsor, or a supportive service agency,

an individual (or group of individuals) who needs a job, training, or related

supportive services.

"Registered Apprenticeship Program" – A formal written

occupational training program which combines on-the-job training and related

instruction and in which workers learn the practical and conceptual skills

required for a skilled occupation, craft, or trade.  Apprenticeship programs

must meet 22 criteria specified in 29 CFR 29.5 (as revised July 1, 1989, with

no later amendments or editions) to be registered by the Secretary of Labor or

designated state representative.  Apprentices who complete the program are

awarded a certificate of completion by the Bureau of Apprenticeship and

Training and/or the state Apprenticeship Council in those states certified as

meeting federal requirements.

"Relocation" – Assistance provided to a participant for all or

part of the expenses resulting from a participant and his or her family moving

to a labor market within which the participant does not currently reside.

Criteria for receiving funds under this category include but are not limited

to:

a

determination is made that the participant cannot secure suitable employment

within the labor market;

documentation

that the participant has obtained a bonafide employment offer; and

the occupation

is related to vocational retraining received as a result of the program.

"Relocation Assistance" – The activities necessary to arrange

for a family to move to a new abode for the purpose of accepting long-duration

employment

the participant cannot secure suitable employment

within the labor market;

documentation

that the participant has obtained a bonafide employment offer; and

the occupation

is related to vocational retraining received as a result of the program.

"Relocation Assistance" – The activities necessary to arrange

for a family to move to a new abode for the purpose of accepting long-duration

employment.  Activities may include, but are not limited to:  the cost of the

actual transfer of goods and property, including mileage for the family's travel;

emergency assistance; rent subsidies; and other supportive services.

"Residence" – An individual's principal dwelling or home.

"Satisfactory Progress in School – A Service Delivery Area, in

cooperation with the local school system, must develop a written policy which

defines an individual standard of progress that each participant is required to

meet.  Such a standard should, at a minimum, include both a qualitative element

of a participant's progress (e.g., performance on a criterion referenced test

or a grade point average) and a quantitative element (e.g., a time limit for

completion of the program or course of study).  This policy may provide for

exceptional situations in which students who do not meet the standard of

progress are nonetheless making satisfactory progress during a probationary

period because of mitigating circumstances.

"SDA Grant Recipient" – The entity that receives JTPA funds for

a service delivery area (SDA).  SDA grant recipients are particular types of

subrecipients.

"Secretary" – The Secretary of the United States Department of

Labor.

"Selective Service Registrant" – Any individual who must

register, as required by Section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act (50

U.S.C. App. 453 (1982)).

"Service Delivery Area" (SDA) – An area comprised of one or

more units of general local government designated by the Governor to promote

effective delivery of job training services under JTPA in accordance with

Section 101 of the Act

r.

"Selective Service Registrant" – Any individual who must

register, as required by Section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act (50

U.S.C. App. 453 (1982)).

"Service Delivery Area" (SDA) – An area comprised of one or

more units of general local government designated by the Governor to promote

effective delivery of job training services under JTPA in accordance with

Section 101 of the Act.

"Single Head of Household with Dependent Children" – A single,

abandoned, separated, divorced or widowed individual who has responsibility for

one or more dependent children under age 18.

"State" – The State of Illinois.

"State Plan" – The biennial plan for Title III activities in

the State prepared by the Governor in accordance with Section 311 of the Act

and 20 CFR 631.36 (as revised April 1, 1990, with no later amendments or

editions).

"State Reserve Fund" – That portion of the State's funds,

allotted in accordance with Section 302(b) of P.L. 97-300 (as amended by P. L.

100-418), reserved to the Governor under Section 302(c)(1) for the uses

described in that section.

"Subgrantee" – A subrecipient.

"Subrecipient" – The legal entity to which a subgrant is

awarded and which is accountable to the recipient (or higher tier subrecipient)

for the use of the funds provided.  For JTPA purposes, distinguishing

characteristics of a subrecipient include items such as determining eligibility

of applicants, enrollment of participants, performance measured against meeting

the objectives of the program, responsibility for programmatic decisionmaking,

responsibility for compliance with program requirements, and use of the funds

awarded to carry out a JTPA program or project, as compared to providing goods

or services for  a JTPA program or project (vendor).  Depending on local

circumstances, the PIC, local elected official, or administrative entity may be

a subrecipient.  SDA grant recipients and JTPA Title III substate grantees are

particular types of subrecipients

ce with program requirements, and use of the funds

awarded to carry out a JTPA program or project, as compared to providing goods

or services for  a JTPA program or project (vendor).  Depending on local

circumstances, the PIC, local elected official, or administrative entity may be

a subrecipient.  SDA grant recipients and JTPA Title III substate grantees are

particular types of subrecipients.

"Subsidized Employment" – Employment created in the public

sector and in private for profit or nonprofit organizations which is financed

by the recipient's program funds.  Subsidized employment includes work

experience.  (On-the-Job Training (OJT) is a reportable training activity,

rather than subsidized employment.)

"Substance Abuser" – An adult or youth determined to be drug or

alcohol dependent as determined by a medical authority or authorized school

staff (e.g., guidance counselor, principal, school nurse).

"Substantial Layoff" – Any reduction in force which is not the

result of a plant closing and which results in an employment loss at a single

site of employment during any 30-day period for:

At least 33

percent of the employees (excluding employees regularly working less than 20

hours per week); and

At least 50

employees (excluding employees regularly working less than 20 hours per week);

or at least 500 employees excluding employees regularly working less than 20

hours per week).

"Substate Area" (SSA) – An area comprised of one or more

existing Service Delivery Areas, designated by the Governor to promote the

effective delivery of services to dislocated workers in accordance with Section

312(a) of the Act.

"Substate Grantee" – The entity which is designated, in

accordance with the procedures described in Section 312(b) of the Act, as

having the responsibility for providing the services described in Section

314(c), (d), and (e) of the Act pursuant to an agreement with the Governor and

in accordance with the State plan and the substate plan

ed workers in accordance with Section

312(a) of the Act.

"Substate Grantee" – The entity which is designated, in

accordance with the procedures described in Section 312(b) of the Act, as

having the responsibility for providing the services described in Section

314(c), (d), and (e) of the Act pursuant to an agreement with the Governor and

in accordance with the State plan and the substate plan.

"Substate Plan" – A Title III program plan for the substate

areas prepared in accordance with Section 313 of the Act, the State plan, and

such instructions as the Department issues in complying with 20 CFR 631.50

(revised as of April 1, 1990, with no later amendments or editions).

"Summer Months" – The months of May through September.

"Terminal Leave Pay" – Severance pay or payment received in

lieu of accrued benefits when an individual terminates employment.

"Termination" – The separation of a participant from a given

title of the Act who is no longer receiving employment, training or services

(except post-termination services) funded under that title.

NOTE:  Individuals may continue to be considered as participants for a

period of 90 days after last receipt of employment or training funded under a

given title.

"UC Claimant" – Any individual who has filed a claim and has

been determined monetarily eligible for benefit payments under one or more

State or Federal unemployment compensation (UC) programs, and who has not

exhausted benefit rights or whose benefit year has not ended.

"UC Exhaustee" – Any individual who has exhausted his

unemployment compensation benefits (not including Extended, Additional State,

or Federal Supplemental Benefits) for which he has been determined monetarily

eligible.

"Unsubsidized Employment" – Employment not financed from funds

provided under the Act.

"Upgrading Training" – Training given to an individual who

needs such training to advance above an entry-level or dead-end employment

position

unemployment compensation benefits (not including Extended, Additional State,

or Federal Supplemental Benefits) for which he has been determined monetarily

eligible.

"Unsubsidized Employment" – Employment not financed from funds

provided under the Act.

"Upgrading Training" – Training given to an individual who

needs such training to advance above an entry-level or dead-end employment

position.

"Vendor" – An entity responsible for providing generally

required goods or services to be used in the JTPA program.  These goods or

services may be for the recipient's or subrecipient's own use or for the use of

participants in the program. Distinguishing characteristics of a vendor include

items such as:

providing

the goods and services within normal business operations;

providing

similar goods and services to many different purchasers, including purchaser

outside the JTPA program; and

operating in

a competitive environment.

A vendor is not a subrecipient and does not exhibit the distinguishing

characteristics attributable to a subrecipient as defined above.  Any entity

directly involved in the delivery of program services not available to the

general public, with the exception of an employer providing on-the-job-training,

shall be considered a subrecipient rather than a vendor.

"Veteran" – A person who served on active duty in the military,

naval, or air service (of the United States) for a period of more than 180 days

and who was discharged or released therefrom with other than a dishonorable

discharge or was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected

disability.

NOTE:  The

term "active" means full-time duty in the Armed Forces, other than

duty for training in the reserves or National Guard.  Any period of duty for

training in the reserves or National Guard, including authorized travel, during

which an individual was disabled from a disease or injury incurred or

aggravated in the line of duty, is considered "active" duty

service-connected

disability.

NOTE:  The

term "active" means full-time duty in the Armed Forces, other than

duty for training in the reserves or National Guard.  Any period of duty for

training in the reserves or National Guard, including authorized travel, during

which an individual was disabled from a disease or injury incurred or

aggravated in the line of duty, is considered "active" duty.

Recently

Separated Veteran – Any veteran who applies for participation under any title

of the Act within 48 months of the discharge or release from active military,

naval, or air service.

Disabled

Veteran – A veteran

who is

entitled to compensation under laws administered by the Veterans'

Administration, or

an individual

who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected

disability.

Vietnam-Era

Veteran – A veteran any part of whose active military, naval, or air service

occurred between August 5, 1964 through May 7, 1975.

"Vocational Exploration Program (VEP)" – A program for the

purpose of exposing individuals to the operation and types of jobs available in

the private sector through observation of such jobs and instruction including,

where appropriate, limited practical experience.

"Welfare Recipient" – An individual who receives or whose

family receives cash payments under Aid to Families with Dependent Children

(AFDC) (Social Security Act (SSA) Title IV) (42 U.S.C. 401 (1983)), General

Assistance (State or local government), or the Refugee Act of 1980 (8 U.S.C.

1521-1525 (1983)).  (For proposed performance standards purposes, this term

excludes recipients of Supplementary Security Income (SSI) Title XVI of the

Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1601, 1602 (1983)).

"Work Experience" – A short-term or part-time work assignment

with a public or private nonprofit employing agency for a participant who needs

assistance in becoming accustomed to basic work requirements

(1983)).  (For proposed performance standards purposes, this term

excludes recipients of Supplementary Security Income (SSI) Title XVI of the

Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1601, 1602 (1983)).

"Work Experience" – A short-term or part-time work assignment

with a public or private nonprofit employing agency for a participant who needs

assistance in becoming accustomed to basic work requirements.  It is prohibited

in the private-for-profit sector except for limited internships and entry

employment experience programs, as provided in Section 264(c)(1)(F) and (H).

Work experience is designed to promote the development of good work

habits and basic work skills for individuals who have never worked or who have

been out of the labor force for an extended period of time including, but not

limited to:

students;

summer

youth;

school

dropouts;

individuals

with disabilities; and

older

workers.

Participation

in work experience shall be for a reasonable length of time, based on the needs

of the participant, which shall be documented in the participant's ISS.   Generally,

work experience for adults may not exceed the later of 6 months or 499 hours if

working part-time.  The ISS shall include a justification in each case where

work experience is authorized in excess of these limits for adults.

Work

experience conducted under Titles II-A and II-C shall be accompanied, either

concurrently or sequentially, by other services designed to increase the basic

education and/or occupational skills of the participant, as documented in the

ISS.

Work

experience is not an allowable activity under Title III of the Act.

"Youth"

– An individual who is aged 16 through 21

of these limits for adults.

Work

experience conducted under Titles II-A and II-C shall be accompanied, either

concurrently or sequentially, by other services designed to increase the basic

education and/or occupational skills of the participant, as documented in the

ISS.

Work

experience is not an allowable activity under Title III of the Act.

"Youth"

– An individual who is aged 16 through 21.  (Individuals aged 14 and 15 may

participate in a "preemployment skills training program" for youth.)

"Youth

Competency System" – A sufficiently developed youth employment competency

system must include the following structural and procedural elements:

Quantifiable

Learning Objectives – PIC-recognized competency statements that are

quantifiable, employment-related, measurable, verifiable learning objectives

that specify the proficiency to be achieved as a result of program

participation.  Employment competencies/quantifiable learning objectives

approved by the PIC as relevant to the SDA must include a description of the

skills/knowledge/attitudes/behavior to be taught, the levels of achievement to

be attained, and the means of measurement to be used to demonstrate competency

accomplishment.  The level of achievement selected should enhance the youth's

employability and opportunities for postprogram employment.

Related

Curricula, Training Modules, and Approaches – Focused curricula, training

modules, or behavior modification approaches which teach the employment

competencies in which youth are found to be deficient. Such related activities,

components, or courses must encompass participant orientation, work-site

supervisor/instructor/community volunteer training, and staff development

endeavors as appropriate.  They also must include, as appropriate, relevant agreements,

manuals, implementation packages, instructions, and guidelines. A minimum

duration of training must be specified which allows sufficient time for a youth

to achieve those skills necessary to attain his/her learning objectives

rk-site

supervisor/instructor/community volunteer training, and staff development

endeavors as appropriate.  They also must include, as appropriate, relevant agreements,

manuals, implementation packages, instructions, and guidelines. A minimum

duration of training must be specified which allows sufficient time for a youth

to achieve those skills necessary to attain his/her learning objectives.

Pre-Assessment

– Assessment of participant employment competency needs at the start of the

program to determine if a youth requires assistance and is capable of

benefitting from available services.  A minimum level of need must be

established before a participant is eligible to be tracked as a potential

"attained PIC-recognized youth employment competency" outcome. All

assessment techniques must be objective, unbiased and conform to widely

accepted measurement criteria.  Measurement methods used must contain clearly

defined criteria, be field tested for utility, consistency, and accuracy, and

provide for the training/preparation of all raters/scorers.

Post-Assessment

(Evaluation) – Evaluation of participant achievement at the end of the program

to determine if competency-based learning gains took place during project

enrollment.  Intermediate checking to track progress is encouraged.  All

evaluation techniques must be objective, unbiased and conform to widely

accepted evaluation criteria.  Measurement methods used must contain clearly

defined criteria, be field tested for utility, consistency, and accuracy, and

provide for the training/preparation of all raters/scorers.

Employability

Development Planning – Use of assessment results in assigning a youth to

appropriate learning activities/sites in the proper sequence to promote

participant growth and development, remedy identified deficiencies, and build

upon strengths.

Documentation

– Maintenance of participant records and necessary reporting of competency-based

outcomes to document intra-program learning gains achieved by youth

pment Planning – Use of assessment results in assigning a youth to

appropriate learning activities/sites in the proper sequence to promote

participant growth and development, remedy identified deficiencies, and build

upon strengths.

Documentation

– Maintenance of participant records and necessary reporting of competency-based

outcomes to document intra-program learning gains achieved by youth.

Certification

– Proof of youth employment competency attainment in the form of a certificate

for participants who achieve predetermined levels of proficiency to use as

evidence of this accomplishment and to assist them in entering the labor

market.

"Youth

Employability Enhancement Termination" – An outcome for youth, other than

entered unsubsidized employment, which is recognized as enhancing long-term

employability and contributing to the potential for long-term increase in

earnings and employment. Outcomes which meet this requirement shall be

restricted to the following:

Attained (two

or more) PIC-Recognized Youth Employment Competencies – Demonstrated

proficiency as defined by the PIC in two or more of the following three skill

areas in which the client was deficient at enrollment:  Pre-employment/Work

Maturity; Basic Education; or Job-specific Skills.  Competency gains must be

achieved through program participation and tracked through sufficiently

developed systems that must include:  quantifiable learning objectives, related

curricula/training modules, pre- and post assessment, employability planning,

documentation and certification.

Returned to

Full-Time School – The total number of youth who,

had returned

to full-time secondary school (e.g., junior high school, middle school and high

school), including alternative school, if, at the time of intake the

participant was not attending school, exclusive of summer, and had not obtained

a high school diploma or equivalent and

prior to

termination had been retained in school for one semester or at least 120

calendar days

er of youth who,

had returned

to full-time secondary school (e.g., junior high school, middle school and high

school), including alternative school, if, at the time of intake the

participant was not attending school, exclusive of summer, and had not obtained

a high school diploma or equivalent and

prior to

termination had been retained in school for one semester or at least 120

calendar days.

NOTE: Alternative

School – A specialized, structured curriculum offered inside or outside of the

public school system which may provide work/study and/or GED preparation.

Remained in

School – The total number of youth who, prior to termination, had been retained

in full-time secondary school, including alternative school, for one semester

or at least 120 calendar days.  A youth may be terminated with this enhancement

only if he/she was attending school at the time of intake, had not received a

high school diploma or equivalent, and was considered "at risk of dropping

out of school", as defined by the Governor in this Section in consultation

with the Illinois State Board of Education.

NOTE:  To

obtain credit for Returned to Full-Time School or Remained in School, SDAs must

be prepared to demonstrate that retention results from continuing participation

in JTPA activities and the youth must be making satisfactory progress in

school, and for youth aged 16-21:  attain a PIC-approved Youth Employment

Competency in Basic Skills or Job Specific Skills and for individuals aged 14-15:

attained a PIC-approved Youth Employment Competency in Pre-employment/Work Maturity

or Basic Skills.

Completed

Major Level of Education – The total number of adults/youths who, prior to

termination, had completed, during enrollment, a level of educational

achievement which had not been reached at entry.  Levels of educational achievement

are secondary and post secondary

ividuals aged 14-15:

attained a PIC-approved Youth Employment Competency in Pre-employment/Work Maturity

or Basic Skills.

Completed

Major Level of Education – The total number of adults/youths who, prior to

termination, had completed, during enrollment, a level of educational

achievement which had not been reached at entry.  Levels of educational achievement

are secondary and post secondary.  Completion standards:

shall be

governed by state standard; and

shall include

a high school diploma, GED certificate or equivalent at the secondary level;

and

shall require

a diploma or other written certification of completion at the post-secondary

level.

NOTE:  To

obtain credit, completion of a major level of education must result primarily

from JTPA program participation of at least 90 calendar days or 200 hours.

Entered Non-Title

II Training – The total number of adults/youth who, prior to termination, had

entered an occupational-skills employment/training program, not funded under

Title II of the JTPA, which builds upon and does not duplicate training

received under Title II.

NOTE:  To

obtain credit, the participant must have been retained in that program for at

least 90 calendar days or 200 hours or must have received a certification of

occupational skill attainment.  During the period the participant is in non-Title

II training, he/she may or may not have received JTPA services.