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HomeMy WebLinkAbout971690.tiffRESOLUTION RE: APPROVE AGREEMENT FOR THE ECONOMIC DISLOCATION AND WORKER ADJUSTMENT ACT, 1997 PROGRAM YEAR, WITH COLORADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM AND AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, the Board has been presented with an Agreement for the Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Act, 1997 Program Year, between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Human Services, and the Colorado Community College and Occupational Education System, commencing August 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1998, with further terms and conditions being as stated in said agreement, and WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the Agreement for the Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Act, 1997 Program Year, between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Human Services, and the Colorado Community College and Occupational Education System be, and hereby is, approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized to sign said agreement. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 4th day of August, A.D., 1997, nunc pro tunc August 1, 1997. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: Weld Coun BY Deputy C APPROV P AS TO F WELD f2OUNTY, COLORADO Georg E. Baxter, Chair Dale K. Hall EXCUSED Barbara J. Kirkmeyer W. H. Webste (A)4Xy Ce: es) sr 971690 HR0068 COLORADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM 1391 North Speer Boulevard, Suite 600 Denver, Colorado 80204-2254 Telephone (303) 620-4000 AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, made this 21st day of July, 19976, effective August 1, 1997, by and between the State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education, hereinafter referred to as State Board or Colorado Community College and Occupational Education System (CCCOES), and Weld County Department of Human Resources, hereinafter referred to as the Contractor. RECITALS CCCOES has received a grant of federal funds under the Job Training Partnership Act of 1992 (Public Law 97-300)) as amended, Tide III Employment and Training Assistance for Dislocated Workers, from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment funds: C1 -DA program 17.246; These funds are made available to CCCOES to share the responsibility for insuring that appropriate, high quality occupational retraining programs are available to Colorado's dislocated workers to enhance re-entry into the work force; The required approval, clearance and coordination has been accomplished from and with appropriate agencies; The EDWAA Substate Area Delivery System was selected by CCCOES on a noncompetitive basis as this system has demonstrated the ability to provide retraining and basic readjustment services to eligible dislocated workers in a cost effective manner; The Service Delivery Area (SDA)/Substate Area Grantee (SSG) has agreed to participate in the EDWAA Scholarship Award Initiative which will expand the SDAs ability to finance classroom training for eligible dislocated workers; and Scholarship awards have proven to be an effective method to enable SDAs to coordinate services with higher education and to enhance the retraining of dislocated workers. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows that: Page 1 of 8 971.690 I. DEFINITIONS A list of definitions to be used in the interpretation of this Agreement is attached hereto as Attachment 1 and by this reference is incorporated herein. II. STATEMENT OF WORK The Contractor agrees to perform, in a professional manner, the obligations and responsibilities set forth in the "Scope of Services" (Section A.5). A.1 Area Covered The Contractor shall serve the following geographic area: Weld County Department of Human Resources designated service delivery area. A.2 Responsible Administrator The performance of the services required hereunder shall be under the direct supervision of the Director, who is hereby designated as the administrator in charge of this project. A.3 Funding and Budget The Contractor may obligate and invoice to a pool of EDWAA funds. The Contractor agrees not to obligate or invoice an amount over $12,500 without the written approval of CCCOES. A.4 Budget Narrative The $12,500 of retraining funds provided under this Agreement will be applied toward the purchase of tuition and school required fees only. A.5 Scope of Services In consideration of the retraining funds to be received from CCCOES, the Contractor shall participate in the EDWAA Scholarship Award Initiative and do the following: A.5.a Serve only eligible EDWAA participants with the EDWAA Scholarship Award funds. A.5.b Utilize the State's public postsecondary institutions of education listed in Attachment 2 to this Agreement. Page 2 of 8 871.C90 A.5.c Utilise the scholarship award vouchers provided to the Contractor to obligate payment for tuition and mandatory fees. No other costs may be obligated to these scholarship funds. A.5.d Cooperate with CCCOES and the participating colleges and vocational schools to ensure the acceptance of the scholarship award, the awareness of the scholarship limitations, and the required reporting and reimbursement procedures. A.5.e Establish a system to track the recipients of the scholarship funds and the amount awarded each recipient. CCCOES will provide the Contractor with the scholarship vouchers and a series of voucher numbers. The voucher number must be incorporated into the tracking system. A.5.f Provide scholarship voucher authorized signatures (Attachment 3) prior to issuing the student scholarship voucher. A.5.g Explore the availability of Pell Grants for the student. A.5.h Expend 40% of the funds set aside for EDWAA scholarships in your SSG by December 30, 1997. CCCOES reserves the right to redistribute funds not expended by this date. A.5.i Submit the gold copy of the Scholarship voucher within 14 days of its issuance. III. REPORTING REOUIREMENTS A. Compliance The Contractor agrees to: A.1 Determine, verify and document the eligibility of all participants in compliance with CCCOES's eligibility and documentation and verification policy. For participants required to be economically disadvantaged, the following information should be collected: residency, age, family size, individual and total income, citizenship, public assistance status, Military Selective Service Act compliance, and barriers to employment. For dislocated workers Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act (EDWAA) programs, the following must be documented: Page 3 of 8 97iC o citizenship or work authorization, Military Selective Service Act compliance and documentation of dislocated worker status. A.2 Establish and maintain a participant file for each person enrolled in a JTPA program under this Agreement. The participant file will, at a minimum, consist of: a completed JTPA Application, Transaction/Movement and Termination forms, Individual Service Strategy (ISS), grievance procedure, reading and math test scores, and documentation/ substantiation of eligibility. B. Management Information Systems The Contractor agrees: B.1 To maintain a complete and accurate JTPA participant record on the statewide automated Management Information System (MIS) for each participant under this agreement, using definitions and procedures established in the JTPA letter, and including information from the application, transaction and termination forms. B.2 To ensure that the code CC7DW appears in the E/A field and "Y" for Mult for each training activity directly paid for through this agreement, when the client record is viewed through the statewide database. B.3 To allow CCCOES read and print access only to the participant record data tracked under the above specified code in your local database. C. Financial The Contractor shall cooperate with CCCOES to ensure that the participating community college or vocational school submits a signed and dated invoice to CCCOES within 30 days following the date the actual cost occurred. D. Sanctions Failure to comply with eligibility, participant file, management information systems, and/or financial reporting requirements will result in delay or denial of approval of the invoices for payment. Page 4 of 8 371C90 90 IV. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF FUNDING All public relations materials, press releases and/or news articles related to services provided under this Contract, will name the Governor and the Governor's Job Training Office as funding sources. Failure to comply with this provision may result in termination of this Agreement. V. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE AND OPTION FOR RENEWAL The period of performance is from August 1, 1997 to June 30, 1998. VI. EDWAA ASSURANCES The Contractor agrees to comply with the following assurances: (1) Comply with the statutory and regulatory requirements; (2) Services will be provided to only eligible dislocated workers, Section 311(b)(1)(A); (3) Services will not be denied to an eligible dislocated worker displaced by a permanent closure or substantial layoff within the State, regardless of the state of residence of such worker, Section 311(b)(1)(B); (4) No funds under this Agreement shall be used for employment generating activities, economic development activities, investment in revolving loan funds, capitalization of businesses, investment in contract bidding resource centers, and similar activities. No funds under JTPA shall be used for foreign travel. No funds under JTPA may be used for public service employment. (5) An approved reading and math test will be administered to all EDWAA applicants unless exempted under EDWAA regulations. No short-cut pre-test will be allowed. VII. SPECIAL PROVISIONS The Contractor agrees to perform in accordance with, and to comply with, the special provisions attached hereto, and by this reference incorporated herein. Page 5 of 8 87i.e”0 VIII. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION Equal Employment Opportunity Requirements The Contractor shall insure Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all individuals and shall take Affirmative Action (AA) to insure adequate utilization of members of protected classes of workers who have been victims of past discrimination. EEO shall mean that no individual shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, subjected to discrimination under, or denied employment in the administration of or in any program funded under JTPA because of race, color, or national origin, age, disability, or political affiliation or belief. Contractors shall be governed by the prohibitions against discrimination on the basis of age under the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, on the basis of disability under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, on the basis of sex under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, or on the basis of race, color, or national origin under Tide VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1976. Programs and activities funded under this Act are considered to be programs receiving Federal financial assistance and are all subject to all provisions of EEO. Page 6 of 8 371.190 SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONTROLLER'S APPROVAL 1. This contract shall not be deemed valid until it shall have been approved by the Controller of the State of Colorado or such assistant as he may designate. this provision is applicable to any contract involving the payment of money by the State. FUND AVAILABILITY 2. Financial obligations of the State of Colorado payable after the current fiscal year are contingent upon funds for that purpose being appropriated, budgeted, and otherwise made available. BOND REQUIREMENT 3. If this contract involves the payment of more than fifty thousand dollars for the construction, erection, repair, maintenance, or improvement of any building, road, bridge, viaduct, tunnel, excavation or other public work for this State, the contractor shall, before entering upon the performance of any such work included in this contract, duly execute and deliver to the State official who will sign the contract, a good and sufficient bond or other acceptable surety to be approved by said official in a penal sum not less than one-half of the total amount payable by the terms of this contract. Such bond shall be duly executed by a qualified corporate surety conditioned upon the faithful performance of the contract and in addition, shall provide that if the contractor or his subcontractors fail to duly pay for any labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or his subcontractor in performance of the work contracted to be done or fails to pay any person who supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment in the prosecution of the work the surety will pay the same in an amount not exceeding the sum specified in the bond, together with interest at the rate of eight per cent per annum. Unless such bond is executed, delivered and filed, no claim in favor of the contractor arising under such contract shall be audited, allowed or paid. A certified or cashier's check or a bank money order payable to the Treasurer of the State of Colorado may be accepted in lieu of a bond. This provision is in compliance with CRS 38-26-106. INDEMNIFICATION 4. To the extent authorized by law, the contractor shall indemnify, save, and hold harmless the State, its employees and agents, against any and all claims, damages, liability and court awards including costs, expenses, and attorney fees incurred as a result of any act or omission by the contractor, or its employees, agents, subcontractors, or assignees pursuant to the terms of this contract. DISCRIMINATION AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION 5. The contractor agrees to comply with the letter and spirit of the Colorado Antidiscrimination Act of 1957, as amended, and other applicable law respecting discrimination and unfair employment practices (CRS 24-34-402), and as required by Executive Order, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action, dated April 16, 1975. Pursuant thereto, the following provisions shall be contained in all State contracts or sub -contracts. During the performance of this contract, the contractor agrees as follows: (a) The contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment beranse of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, marital status, religion, ancestry, mental or physical handicap, or age. The contractor will take affirmative action to insure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to the above mentioned characteristics. such action shall include, but not be limited to the following: employment upgrading, demotion, or transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertisings; lay-offs or terminations; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The contractor agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided by the contracting officer setting forth provisions of this non-discrimination clause. (b) The contractor will, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of the contractor, state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex, marital status, religion, ancestry, mental or physical handicap, or age. (c) The contractor will send to each labor union or representative of workers with which he has a collective bargaining agreement or other contract or understanding, notice to be provided by the contracting officer, advising the labor union or workers' representative of the contractors commitment under the Executive Order, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action, dated April 16, 1975, and of the rules, regulations, and relevant Orders of the Governor. (d) The contractor and labor unions will furnish all information and reports required by Fxerative Order, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action of April 16, 1975, and by the rules, regulations and Orders of the Governor, or pursuant thereto, and will permit arnss to his books, records, and accounts by the contracting agency and the office of the Governor or his designee for purposes of investigation to ascertain compliance with such rules, regulations and orders. (e) A labor organization will not exclude any individual otherwise qualified from full membership rights in such labor organization, or to expel any such individual from membership in such labor organization or discriminate against any of its members in the full enjoyment of work opportunity Iwance of race, creed, color, sex, national origin, or ancestry. (0 A labor organization, or the employees or members thereof will not aid, abet, incite, compel or coerce the doing of any act defined in this contract to be discriminatory or obstruct or prevent any person from complying with the provisions of this contract or any order issued thereunder; or attempt, either directly or indirectly, to commit any act defined in this contract to be discriminatory. Form 6 -AC -02B Revised 1/93 395-53-01-1022 page Z of _a, pages 37109,) (g) In the event of the contractor's non-compliance with the non-discrimination clauses of this contract or with any such rules, regulations, or orders, this contract may be canceled, terminated or suspended in whole or in part and the contractor may be declared ineligible for further State contracts in accordance with procedures, authorized in Executive Order, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action of April 16, 1975 and the rules, regulations, or orders promulgated in accordance therewith, and such other sanctions as may be imposed and remedies as may be invoked as provided in Executive Order, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action of April 16, 1975, or by rules, regulations, or orders promulgated in accordance therewith, or as otherwise provided by law. (h) The contractor will include the provisions of paragraphs (a) through (h) in every sub -contract and subcontractor purchase order unless exempted by rules, regulations, or orders issued pursuant to Executive Order, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action of April 16, 1975, so that such provisions will be binding upon each subcontractor or vendor. The contractor will take such action with respect to any sub -contracting or purchase order as the contracting agency may direct, as a means of enforcing such provisions, including sanctions for non-compliance; provided, however, that in the event the contractor becomes involved in, or is threatened with, litigation, with the subcontractor or vendor as a result of such direction by the contracting agency, the contractor may request the State of Colorado to enter into such litigation to protect the interest of the State of Colorado. COLORADO LABOR PREFERENCE 6a. Provisions of CRS 8-17-101 & 102 for preference of Colorado labor are applicable to this contract if public works within the State are undertaken hereunder and are financed in whole or in part by State funds. b. When a construction contract for a public project is to be awarded to a bidder, a resident bidder shall be allowed a preference against a non- resident bidder from a state or foreign country equal to the preference given or required by the state or foreign country in which the non-resident bidder is a resident. If it is determined by the officer responsible for awarding the bid that compliance with this subsection .06 may cause denial of federal funds which would otherwise be available or would otherwise be inconsistent with requirements of Federal law, this subsection shall be suspended, but only to the extent necessary to prevent denial of the moneys or to eliminate the inconsistency with Federal requirements (CRS 8-19-101 and 102). GENERAL 7. The laws of the State of Colorado and rules and regulations issued pursuant thereto shall be applied in the interpretation, execution, and enforcement of this contract. Any provision of this Contract whether or not incorporated herein by reference which provides for arbitration by any extra- judicial body or person or which is otherwise in conflict with said laws, rules, and regulations shall be considered null and void. Nothing contained in any provision incorporated herein by reference which purports to negate this or any other special provision in whole or in part shall be valid or enforceable or available in any action at law whether by way of complaint, defense, or otherwise. Any provision rendered null and void by the operation of this provision will not invalidate the remainder of this contract to the extent that the contract is capable of execution. 8. At all times during the performance of this contract, the Contractor shall strictly adhere to all applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations that have been or may hereafter be established. 9. The signatories aver that they are familiar with CRS 18-8-301, et. seq., )Bribery and Corrupt Influences) and CRS 18-8-401, et. seq., (Abuse of Public Office), and that no violation of such provisions is present. 10. The signatories aver that to their knowledge, no state employee has any personal or beneficial interest whatsoever in the service or property described herein: IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Contract on the day first above written. Contractor: Weld County Department of Human Resouces (Full Legal Name) Weld County Board of Commissioners Georg . B - a_. (08/04/97) Position (Title) Social (If Corpora Attest (Seal) By ATTORNEYtENERAL By CbpntyClerkto Board Form 6 -AC -02C Revised 1/93 395.53.01.1030 STATE OF COLO O ROY ROMER, GO RNOR State : oard for . mmu ' Colle¢es . d , . ational Education '5 EXEC E DIRECTOR Jim L. • . ghton, Ph. D. Vice President for External Affairs DEPARTMENT OF APPROVAL: STATE CONTROLLER CLT�cORD W. HALL - BYBy DAN S. WHITTEMORE APPROVALS CONTROLLER Page 8 which is the last of pages *See instructions on reverse side. Attachment 1 DEFINITIONS 1. APPLICANT (an individuap - Person(s) seeking Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) services who have filed a completed application and for who a formal eligibility determination has been made. 2. CERTIFICATION -Refers to the act of A. attesting that the information provided by each JTPA individual as stated on an application form is true and correct; B. Authorizing verification of this information; C. stating penalties for falsification; and D. certifying that grievance procedure has been explained to the applicant. All applicants must sign and date the application form at the point of eligibility determination. (Lexicon for JTPA) In the case of a minor (except minors who are heads of households), the signature of a parent, guardian, or other responsible adult is required. 3. fITI7,ENSHIP - All participants must be citizens or nationals of the United States, lawfully admitted permanent resident aliens, lawfully admitted refugees and parolees, or other individuals authorized by the Attorney General to work in the United States [Section 167(a)(5)]. 4. COMPLETION OF TRAINING - The participant has met or achieved the minimum prescribed period of training, as described in the training agreement in accordance with the Scope of Work of this Contract, and has attained the minimum level of performance or skill associated with the training activity. An activity is completed if the individual achieves the activity's goal. 5. CONTRACT - a formal legally binding agreement between two principal departments of the State or one principal department of the State and another party or an amendment to such agreement. A procurement instrument by which the Colorado Department of Labor (CDLE), a SDA grant recipient or a subrecipient pays for property, services, supplies, materials or equipment. 6. CONTRACTOR - any person, corporation, partnership, public agency, or other entity which enters into a contract with CDLE, an SDA grant recipient or a subrecipient under the Act. One who contracts to do work for another. H:%USEPSCX780HRPLflDEFHH77JdT Page 1 of 7 371(7.00 7. ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED -The t�nn "economically dividvantaged" means an individual who: (A) receives, or is a member of a family which receives, cash welfare payments under a Federal, State or local welfare program; (B) 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 nnemp7oymeaToompensafion; childsupport payments, and welfare payments) which, in relation to family size, was not in meets of the higher of (i) the official poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)), or (ii) 70 percent of the lower living standard income level; (C) is receiving (or has been determined within the 6 -month period prior to the application for the program involved to be eligible to receive) food stamps pursuant to the Food Stamp Act of 1977; qualifies as a homeless individual under subsections (a) and (c) of section 103 of the Steward B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11302); is a foster child on behalf of whom State and local government payments are made; This may include youth who have been made a ward of the court; in cases permitted by regulations of the Secretary, an individual with a disability whose own income meets the requirements of clause (A) or (B) above, but who is a member of a family whose income does not meet such requirements. (JTPA Sec.4(g)). 8. EMPLOYED - See Labor force Status. 8A. EMPLOYMENT - Employment for 20 or more hours per week for performance standards (JTPA Sec. 106(k)). 9. INITIAL ENROLLMENT - Date of participation. The date on which the individual began to receive JTPA-funded program services after initial screening for eligibility and suitability. Objective assessment to determine service strategy for employment goals must occur on the date of the participation and is considered an initial program service for Title II. N:IUsLPSCN78O/IRPUIDEfMR7AGT Page 2 of 7 97119O a 4 10. FAMILY - Two or more persons related by blood, marriage, or decree of court, who are living in a single residence, and are included in one or more of the following categories: A) A husband, wife, and dependent children. B) A parent or guardian and dependent children. C) A husband and wife. See GUARDIAN, DEPENDENT CHILDREN, and LIVING IN A SINGLE RESIDENCE. (JTPA Sec. 4(34)). 11. FAMILY INCOME - Determining gross family income is one of the most difficult tasks when determining an individual's eligibility for JTPA. For the purpose of determining JTPA income eligibility, 20 CFR 626.5 Definitions, Family Income means "income" as defined by the Department of Health and Human Services in connection with the annual poverty guidelines. Section 4(8)(B) excludes unemployment compensation, child support payments and welfare payments from income. Therefore, while these items appear as included income in the poverty guidelines, they are excluded from income for JTPA purposes. Family income includes total annual cash receipts before taxes from all sources, with the exceptions listed below. INCLUDED AS INCOME The following should be INCLUDED when calculating income: GROSS WAGES AND SALARY: Money wages and salaries before any deductions. NET NONFARM SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME: Net receipts from nonfarm self-employment (receipts from aperson's own unincorporated business, professional enterprise, or partnership after deductions for business exprnw.). NET FARM SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME: Net receipts from farm self- employment (receipts from a farm which one operates as an owner, renter, or sharecropper, after deductions'for farm operating expenses). O1HER REGULAR PAYMENTS: Regular payments from social security, railroad retirement, strike benefits from union finds, worker's compensation, and training stipends. ALIMONY H LUSFS OJ7B0ILRKT0EFdi l7AdT Page 3 of 7 MILITARY ALLOTMENTS: Military family allotments or other regular support from an absent family member or someone not living in the household. PENSIONS: Pensions whether private or government employee (including military retirement pay). REGULAR INSURANCE: Regular insurance or annuity payments. COLLEGE -FUNDS: -College or university grants, fellowships, and assistantships. DIVIDENDS: Dividends, interest, net rental income, net royalties, periodic receipts from estates or trusts. WINNINGS: Net gambling or lottery winnings. The following should be EXCLUDED when calculating the applicant's or family's income: UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION BENEFITS from Federal, State or Local government programs. CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS WELFARE PAYMENTS: Includes AFDC, SSI, RCA, and GA. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER TITLE IV OF 1HE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT (i.e. Pell Grants, Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants and Federal Work Study). PLUS, Stafford and Perkins loans like any other kind of loan are debt and not income. NEEDS -BASED SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE VETERAN INCOME: Income earned while the veteran was on active military duty and certain other veterans' benefits, i.e., compensation for service -connected disability, compensation for service -connected death, vocational rehabilitation, and education assistance. CAPITAL GAINS 50% OF SOCIAL SECURITY DRAWN DOWN ASSETS: Any assets drawn down as withdrawals from a bank, the sale of property, a house or a car. O 1'HER CASH EXCLUSIONS: Tax refunds, gills, loans, lump -sum inheritances, one-time insurance payments, or compensation for injury. H:IUSFR51CM80LIRPLNIFFW IL&dr Page 4 of 7 971c yj • ,. , NON -CASH INCOME: Noncash benefits such as employer paid fringe benefits, food or housing received in lieu of wages, Medicare, Medicaid, Food Stamps, school meals, and housing assistance. 12. INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY An individual who has a physical (motion, vision, hearing) or mental (learning or developmental) impairment which substantially limits one or more of such person's major life activities; -has -a record -of such an impairment; or is regarded as having such an impairment 13. LABOR FORCE STATUS: EMPLOYED An employed individual is one who, during the 7 consecutive days prior to application, did any work at all as a paid employee, in his or her own business, profession or farm, worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid worker in an enterprise operated by a member of the family or is one 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. UNEMPLOYED An unemployed individual is one 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. Also included as unemployed are those who did not work, and (a) were waiting to be called back to a job from which they had been laid off, or (b) were waiting to report to a new wage or salary job scheduled to start within 90 days. 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. NUMBER OF WEEKS UNEMPLOYED DURING THE PRIOR 26 WEEKS The number of weeks an individual was unemployed during the 26 weeks immediately prior to eligibility determination (refer to definitions above). It does not matter if the applicant was employed at the time of application. (Federal Register, Vol. 57, no. 219). H:IUSFRM7.78OHRPLn DUJMVACT Page 5 of 7 971C90 14. OFFENDER - The term "offender" means any adult or juvenile who is or has been subject to any stage of the criminal justice process for whom service under the JTPA may be beneficial or who requires assistance in overcoming artificial barriers to employment resulting from a record of arrest or conviction (JTPA, as amended). 15. OLDER INDIVIDTJAI. - An individual age 55 or older. JTPA Sec. 204(d)(7). 16. PARTICIPANT - An individual who has been determined to be eligible to participate in and who is receivingservices(except post -termination services authorized under Sections 204(c)(4) and 264(d)(5) and follow-up services authorized under section 253(d)) under a program authorized by this act JTPA Section 4(37). 17. PLACEMENT - The act of securing unsubsidized employment for or by a participant, as a paid employee of a legally authorized business, industry or enterprise including non-profit organizations. Paid employee means one who is carried on the employer's payroll/personnel records, is self-employed, is entered into a registered apprenticeship program or the armed Forces, and is employed for 20 or more hours per week. 18. ,SELECTIVE, SERVICE REGISTRANT - If the applicant is a male citizen of the U.S. or other male person residing in the U.S., who was born on or after January 1, 1960, and is between the age of 18 and 26, he must register. An applicant who is not registered will be ineligible for JTPA funded services until he has done so. EDWAA DEFINITIONS 19. CERTIFICATE OF CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY - EDWAA - A document provided by a substate grantee to an eligible dislocated worker verifying their status and authorizing continuing eligibility for a period not to exceed 104 weeks. 20. ELIGIBLE DISLOCATED WORKER - an individual who: (a) has been terminated or laid off or who has received a notice of termination or layoff from employment, is eligible for or has exhausted his/her entitlement to unemployment compensation (UC), and is unlikely to return to his/her previous industry or occupation; (b) has been terminated or has received an individual notice of termination/layoff of employment, as a result of any permanent closure or any substantial layoff at a plant, facility, or enterprise (See definition of Substantial Layoff); (c) has been unemployed for 15 or more weeks, or is in a stop -gap employment and has limited opportunities for employment or reemployment in the same or similar occupation in the area in which such individuals reside. This category includes older individuals who may have substantial barriers to employment by reason of age; X.:IUSERKMB0ILRPLI1DEf7M71A47 Page 6 of 7 37169O <•1 (d) was self-employed and is unemployed (or is in the process of going out of business as substantiated by documentation) as a result of general economic conditions in the area of residence or as a result of natural disasters. This category includes farmers and ranchers. (e) has been providing unpaid services to family members in the home; and has been dependent either on public assistance and whose youngest child is within two years of losing eligibility under part a of Title IV of the Social Security Act or on income of another family member but is no longer supported by that income; and is fininpl-oye3 of underemployed and is experiencing difficulty in obtaining or enhancing employment May be served if specifically stated and approved in Substate Grantee Annual Plan. 21. ELIGIBILITY UNDER PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSURE - Workers who have not received an individual notice of termination who are employed at a facility for which the employer has made a public announcement of planned closure shall be considered eligible dislocated workers with respect to the provision of basic readjustment services, with the exception of supportive services and relocation assistance. JTPA Section 631.3(b)(1). Such individuals shall be eligible to receive all services authorized in section 314 of the Act after a date which is 180 days prior to the scheduled closure date of the facility. JTPA Section 631.3(bX2). 22. SELF-EMPLOYED - Any professional, independent trades person, or other business person who works for him/herself Such a person may or may not be incorporated or in a limited partnership. A family member who provides professional services in the affected business of at least 15 hours per week and receives a salary or wage from the self-employed individual may also be considered to be a self-employed individual. 23. $UBSTANTIAL 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. (a) at least 33 percent of the employees (excluding employees regularly working less than 20 hours per week); and (b) at least 50 employees (excluding employees regularly working less than 20 hours per week); or (c) at least 500 employees (excluding employees regularly working less than 20 hours per week). H: I USEPSOQ BOIL R PL fl bfFMR7Aa f Page 7 of 7 37' G5)o PUBLIC POST SECONDARY AIMS Community College P.O . Box 69 Greeley, CO 80632 Arapahoe Community College 2500 West College Drive Littleton, CO 80160-9002 Boulder Tech Ed Center 6600 Arapahoe Avenue Boulder, CO 80303 Colorado Electronic Community College 8880 E. 10th Drive, Bldg. 967 Aurora, CO 80010 Colorado Mountain College 215 Ninth Street Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Colorado Northwestern Com. College 500 Kennedy Drive Rangely, CO 81648 Community College of Aurora 16000 East Centre Tech Parkway Aurora, CO 80011-8036 Community College of Denver 1111 West Colfax Avenue Denver, CO 80204 TEC North 6221 Downing Denver, CO 80216 TEC East 3532 Franklin Street Denver, CO 80205 TEC West 2420 West 26th Avenue, #100D Denver, CO 80211 Delta -Montrose Area Vocational Technical Center 1765 Hwy. 50 Delta, CO 81416 ATTACHMENT 2 VOCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS Emily Griffith Opportunity School 1250 Welton Denver, CO 80204 Front Range Community College 3646 West 112th Avenue Westminister, CO 80030 FRCC- Larimer County Center P.O . Box 2704-50 Fort Collins, CO 80527 FRCC- Longmont Campus 2255 N. Main, Suite 118 Longmont, CO 80501 Lamar Community College 2401 South Main Street Lamar, CO 81052 Mesa State College P.O. Box 2647 Grand Junction, CO 81502 Morgan Community College 17800 County Road 20 Fort Morgan, CO 80701 Northeastern Junior College 100 College Drive Sterling, CO 80751 Otero Junior College 1802 Colorado Avenue La Junta, CO 81050 Pikes Peak Community College 5675 South Academy Blvd. Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Pueblo Community College 900 West Orman Avenue Pueblo, CO 81004. Red Rocks Community College 13300 West Sixth Avenue Lakewood, CO 80228-1255 ATTACHMENT 2 Page 2 San Juan Basin Area Vocational School P.O. Box 970 Cortez, CO 81321 Trinidad State Junior College 600 Prospect Street Trinidad, CO 81082 San Luis Valley Education Center 1011 Main Street Alamosa. CO 81101 Pickens Technical Center 500 Airport Blvd. Aurora, CO 80011 97105,9 ATTACHMENT 3 SCHOLARSHIP VOUCHER AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE LETTER The following individuals are authorized to sign the EDWAA Scholarship vouchers on behalf of Weld County Department of Human Resources. 1. I inda I PerP7 (Typer print � e) ature) 2. Marilyn Carl inn 3. Ted A. Long (Typ- or print name) (Signature) 4. ( Type or print name) (Signature) 5. (Type or print name) 9/1..C”0 ferril 111k COLORADO To mEmoRAnuum Board of Weld County Commissioners George E. Baxter, Chairperson From Walter J. Speckman, Executive Director my 30, 1997 Subject. Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Act Educational Vouchers Enclosed for Board approval is an agreement between the Colorado Community College and Occupational Education System (CCCOES) and Weld County Department of Human Services for the Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Act (EDWAA) for the Program Year 1997. The agreement provides 12,500.00, in the form of education scholarship vouchers, of the Title Ill Retraining funds which will be used to augment existing Title Ill monies. The vouchers will be used to coordinate services with higher education to enhance the retraining of dislocated workers. The scholarship vouchers may only be used to pay for in -state tuition and class fees at community colleges. The period of performance is August 1, 1997 through June 30, 1998. If you have any questions, please telephone me at 353-3800 extension 3317. 971690 Hello