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CHAPTER 375
ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR DISADVANTAGED PERSONS (REPEALED.)
22VAC40-375-10. Definitions. (Repealed.)
The following words and terms when used in this regulation
shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise:
"Chronically unemployed" means an individual who
performs no work and earns no wages for 12 months or longer.
"Custodial parent" means the biological, adoptive
or stepparent with whom the child resides.
"Demographics" means the population distribution
of urban-versus-rural areas/regions.
"Department" means the Virginia Department of
Social Services.
"Disadvantaged" means individuals who have
economic or academic disadvantages and need assistance and services to enable
them to succeed in career development and economic independence.
"Hard-to-employ" means individuals who face
barriers to employment such as substance abuse, physical disabilities, domestic
violence, learning disabilities, mental health issues, language barriers,
chronic health problems and criminal convictions.
"Minor child" means a child who is under the age
of 18, or if 18 and not yet 19, is enrolled and attending a secondary school or
vocational/technical school of secondary equivalency and is expected to
complete the high school or vocational/technical program prior to or in the
month he attains age 19.
"Participant" means an individual who has been
determined to be eligible to receive services under the Economic and Employment
Improvement Program for Disadvantaged Persons and who is enrolled and receiving
services under this program.
"Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)"
means the program administered by the Virginia Department of Social Services
and based on Title IV-A of the Social Security Act as amended by the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) and §63.2-600
et seq. of the Code of Virginia.
Statutory Authority
§63.2-217 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 24, eff. September 10, 2003; repealed, Volume 24, Issue 5, eff. December 12, 2007.
22VAC40-375-20. Program description. (Repealed.)
A. In order to improve the employability of and provide assistance
to disadvantaged, certain hard-to-employ and chronically unemployed persons
through education and job skills programs:
1. The department may administer the Economic and
Employment Improvement Program for Disadvantaged Persons program.
2. The program is designed to assist eligible participants
to secure employment and move from minimum wage jobs to employment or college,
or both, that will facilitate career development and economic independence.
B. Grant program project awards.
1. No more than 10 grants will be awarded.
2. Of any grant amount awarded for the program, no more
than 15% of the total award may be used for administrative costs.
3. Grant applicants may include, but are not limited to,
local workforce investment boards, local departments of social services, public
and private colleges and universities, disability community organizations,
community action agencies, and private entities such as community development
corporations, both nonprofit and profit.
4. Funds will be equally distributed geographically
throughout the Commonwealth taking into consideration demographics.
5. Grants can be renewed for a period not to exceed 12
months upon satisfactory evaluation of the program project performance.
Statutory Authority
§63.2-217 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 24, eff. September 10, 2003; repealed, Volume 24, Issue 5, eff. December 12, 2007.
22VAC40-375-30. Grant applicant eligibility. (Repealed.)
Priority for awarding such grants shall be given to those
whose proposals will benefit individuals satisfying the following criteria:
1. Historically underrepresented in Virginia institutions
of higher education, and in management and at administrative levels in the
business community;
2. Residing in counties, cities, and towns with high local
stress indicators and in economically depressed regions of the Commonwealth;
3. Disproportionately represented in the workforce in
minimum wage jobs and occupations requiring minimum education, training, and
skills;
4. Ineligible to continue to receive public assistance
under state and federal laws;
5. Eligible to participate in the Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families Program;
6. Returning to the community from state and federal
correctional institutions;
7. Chronically unemployed or hard-to-employ;
8. Displaced by technological advances in industry; or
9. Subject to any combination thereof.
Statutory Authority
§63.2-217 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 24, eff. September 10, 2003; repealed, Volume 24, Issue 5, eff. December 12, 2007.
22VAC40-375-40. Grantee responsibility. (Repealed.)
A. Grantees must operate their programs in accordance with,
but not limited to, the requirements of this regulation; and
B. Grantees must, through performance outcomes, show that
they meet the TANF objective of ending dependency of needy parents by promoting
job preparation, work and marriage pursuant to 42 USC §§601-619.
Statutory Authority
§63.2-217 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 24, eff. September 10, 2003; repealed, Volume 24, Issue 5, eff. December 12, 2007.
22VAC40-375-50. Participant eligibility. (Repealed.)
In order to be eligible:
1. Participants must have at least one minor child and be
either a custodial or noncustodial parent; and
2. Participants must have an income below 200% of the
current federal poverty level as published by the federal Office of Management
and Budget.
Statutory Authority
§63.2-217 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 24, eff. September 10, 2003; repealed, Volume 24, Issue 5, eff. December 12, 2007.
22VAC40-375-60. Participant responsibility. (Repealed.)
A. Participants in the program that are not participating
in the Virginia Initiative for Employment not Welfare are required to work a
minimum of eight hours per week in paid employment.
B. Participants are required to comply with the guidelines
established by the individual grantees.
Statutory Authority
§63.2-217 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 24, eff. September 10, 2003; repealed, Volume 24, Issue 5, eff. December 12, 2007.