Section 2610.75 Employment Generating Activities

Section 2610

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-Consideration Agreements – When agreements are developed

with individual businesses or employers specifying the provision of EGA funds

or services for the purpose of creation or expansion, those agreements shall

include a first-consideration agreement. That is, the business or employer

agrees to give first consideration in hiring to JTPA eligible individuals.

2)         Non-Relocation Constraint – All EGA requests for proposal and

contracts shall include a statement to the following effect:  "EGA funds

may not be used to assist in relocating establishments, or parts thereof, from

one area to another unless approval is granted in writing by the Department of

Commerce and Community Affairs." This restriction applies to relocation

only and does not apply to creation or expansion.

3)         Tracking and Reporting – All EGA contracts and PIC-initiated

activities shall include a mechanism for tracking job creation.

c)         Revolving loan funds are not allowable as employment

generating activities.

d)         All costs incurred for employment generating activities must

be attributed to the administrative cost category.