5101:9-31-11 Incumbent workers training allocation.

[This rule designated an internal management rule]

(A) Section 3 of Amended Substitute House Bill 372 of the 127th General Assembly created a federally funded “Incumbent Worker Training Program” to be administered by the Ohio department of development (ODOD) and the Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS).

(B) The incumbent workers training allocation consists of one hundred per cent federal funds pursuant to the “Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998,” 112 Stat. 936, 29 U.S.C. 2901, as amended. The “Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance” (CFDA) number is 17.260.

(C) Under guidelines as established by the ODOD, local workforce investment areas (LWIA) may provide funding to approved businesses for the reimbursement of costs associated with providing incumbent worker training services focused on enhancing the ability of Ohio employers to compete effectively and prosper. The ODOD and ODJFS will approve and oversee all training projects.

(D) Once funding has been approved, ODJFS will issue an allocation letter to the LWIA fiscal agent with details of the funding. The LWIA shall be responsible for obtaining trainee information from businesses benefiting from the funding in order to report outcomes of the incumbent worker training programs.

Effective: 04/25/2008

Promulgated Under: 111.15

Statutory Authority: 5101.02, 6301.03

Rule Amplifies: 6301.03, Section 3 of Am. Sub. H.B. 372, 127th G.A