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RESOLUTION
RE: APPROVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN COLORADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND
OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM AND HUMAN SERVICES FOR TITLE III
RETRAINING/EDWAA FUNDS 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 JTPA Title III
Retraining/EDWAA Funds between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the
Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Weld County Division of Human
Services, and the Colorado Community College and Occupational Education System, commencing
August 14, 1995, and ending June 30, 1996, 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 JTPA Title III Retraining/EDWAA Funds between the
County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld
County, on behalf of the Weld County Division 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 Chairman 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 9th day of August, A.D., 1995.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
LD COUNTY, COL' ' ' ■ 'j
APPROVED AS TO FO
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Dals, K. Hall, Chairman
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Georo -E. Baxter
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W. H. Webster
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Constance L. Harbert
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951638
HR0065
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 28th day of June, 1995, effective August 14, 1995, 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 111 Employment and Training Assistance for Dislocated
Workers, from the Governor's Job Training Office funds: CFDA 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 fmance 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:
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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.
H. 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 Program Year 1995 (PY95)
EDWAA funds. The Contractor agrees not to obligate or invoice an amount over
$10,000 without the written approval of CCCOES.
A.4 Budget Narrative
The $10,000 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 22 public postsecondary institutions of education listed
in Attachment 2 to this Agreement.
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A.5.c Utilize 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, 1995. 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 REQUIREMENTS
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:
citizenship or work authorization, Military Selective Service Act
compliance and documentation of dislocated worker status.
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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 TTPA Application,
Transaction/Movement and Termination forms, Individual Service Strategy
(ISS), grievance procedure, reading and math test scores, and
documentation/ substantiation of eligibility.
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 CC5D2 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 partdcipant 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.
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 termina-
tion of this Agreement.
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V. OUARTERLY NARRATIVES
The Contractor agrees to provide a quarterly narrative report within 15 days after the end
of each quarter which describes the status of the project including obstacles and successes
and progress in meeting the goals specified in the "Scope of Services" (Section A.5).
VI. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE AND OPTION FOR RENEWAL
The period of performance is from August 14, 1995 to June 30, 1996.
VII. 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.
VIII. 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.
IX. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
Equal Employment Opportunity Requirements
The Contractor shall insure Equal Employment Opportunities (FFO) to all individuals and
shall take Affirmative Action (AA) to insure adequate utilization of members of protected
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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.
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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
I Financial obligations of the State of Colorado payable after the current fiscal year are contingent upon funds (or 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,Mridge. 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 faithfulperformance 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, provendor 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 perannum. Unless such bond is executed. delivered and
filed, no claim in favor of the contractor arising under such contract shall be auditedallowed or paid. A certified or cashier's check or a bankcnoney 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 21-34-402), and as required by Executive Order,'Equal Opportunity and -Affirmative -Action. dated-Apnl lb.
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:
(al The contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because 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 fnnh provisions of this non-discrimination clause.
(bl 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.
(ci 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 contractor's 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 byIxecutive Order. Equal Opporunityand Affirmative Action of April
16, 1975. and by the rules, regulations and Orders of the Governor. or pursuant thereto, and will permit access to his -books, records. and accounts by the
contracting agency and the office of the Govemor or his designee for -purposes of investigation to ascertain compliance with such rules, regulations and orders.
(el A labor organization will not exclude any individual otherwise qualified from full membership rights in such labor organization. or expel any such individual
from membership in such labor organization or discriminate against any of its members in the full enjoyment of work opportunity because of race. creed. color.
sex. national origin. or ancestry,
(Il 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 contractor any order issued thereunder: or attempt, either directly
or indirectly, to commit any act defined in this contract to he discriminatory.
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(g)dn the event of the contractor's non-compliance with the non-discrimination clauses of this contact or with any of 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. 1775 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 (b) in every sub -contract and subcontractor purchase order unless exempted by
rules, regulations, or orders issued pursuant ma Executive Order, Equal Opportunity and -Affirmative Action of April 16. 1975, so that -such provisions will
be binding upon each subcontractor or vendoca$econtractorwill take such action with respect to any sub-wmacting 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 involvedin, or is threatened with, litigation, with the subcontractor orvendor as a result of such direction by the comraaing 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 biddetis 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 (CAS 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 wayofcomplaint.
defence, 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 ill 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 18-8-001, et. seq., (Abuse of Public Office).
and that no violation of Slid, 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 thin Contract on the -day first above written.
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Attachment 1
DEFINITIONS
1. APPLICANT (an individual) - Person(s) seeking Job Training
Partnership Act (JTPA) services who have filed a completed
application and for whom a formal eligibility determination
has been made.
2. CERTIFICATION Refers to the act of
1) attesting that the information provided by
each JTPA individual as stated on an applica-
tion form is true and correct;
2) Authorizing verification of this information;
3) stating penalties for falsification; and
4) 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 the 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. CITIZENSHIP - 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 perfor-
mance or skill associated with the training activity. An
activity is completed if the individual achieves the activi-
ty'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 CCCOES, a SDA grant recipi-
ent or a subrecipient pays for property, services, supplies,
materials or equipment.
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6. CONTRACTOR - Any person, corporation, partnership, public
agency, or other entity which enters into a contract with
CCCOES, an SDA grant recipient or a subrecipient under the
Act. One who contracts to do work for another.
7. ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED - The term "economically disadvan-
taged, means an individual who:
(A) receives, yr is a nder a Federfamily
l, Stateor localwelfare
which
receives,
welfarre payments under
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
(i) the official poverty line
of Management and Budget,
accordance with section
Budget Reconciliation Act
9902(2)), or
(B)
(as defined by the Office
and revised annually in
673(2) of the Omnibus
of 1981 (42 U.S.C.
(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;
(D) qualifies as a homeless individual under subsections (a)
and (c) of section 103 of the Stewart B. McKinney
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec 11302);
(E) is a foster child on behalf of whom State or local
government payments are made;
This may include Youth who have been made a ward of the
court, including those in the following categories:
- Youth in state institutions
- Youth in community group homes
- Youth in Foster Homes
(F) in cases permitted by regulations
individual with a disability whose
requirements of clause (A) or (B)
member of a family whose income
requirements. (JTPA §4(g)).
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of the Secretary, an
own income meets the
above, but who is a
does not meet such
8. EMPLOYED - See Labor Force Status
8A. Employment - Employment for 20 or more hours per week for
performance standards (JTPA §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 of employment goals must occur on the date of
participation and is considered an initial program
service.
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 catego-
ries:
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 §4(34))
11. FAMILY INCOME - Determining gross family income is one of
the most difficult tasks when determining and individ-
ual's eligibility for JTPA. For the purpose of determin-
ing 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 guide-
lines, 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
Money wages and salaries before any deductions.
Net receipts from nonfarm self-employment (receipts
from a person's own unincorporated business, pro-
fessional enterprise, or partnership after deduc-
tions for business expense).
Net receipts from farm self-employment (receipts
from a farm which one operates as an owner, renter,
or sharecropper, after deductions for farm operat-
ing expenses).
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Regular payments from social security, railroad
retirement, strike benefits from union funds,
worker's compensation, veteran's payments, and
training stipends.
Alimony.
Military family allotments or other regular support
from an absent family member or someone not living
in the household.
Pensions whether private, government employee
(including military retirement pay).
Regular insurance or annuity payments.
College or university grants, fellowships, and
assistantships.
Dividends, interest, net rental income, net royal-
ties, periodic receipts from estates or trusts.
Net gambling or lottery winnings.
EXCLUSIONS FROM INCOME
Unemployment compensation
Child support payments
Welfare payments (including AFDC, SSI, RCA, and GA)
Capital gains
Any assets drawn down as withdrawals from a bank,
the sale of property, a house or a car
Tax refunds, gifts, loans, lump -sum inheritances,
one-time insurance payments, or compensation for
injury
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 (Title II Eligibili-
ty TAG)
12. INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY
FOR ELIGIBILITY:
Those individuals evaluated and documented as being
mentally retarded, hard of hearing, deaf, speech im-
paired, blind, visually impaired, seriously emotionally
disturbed, orthopedically impaired, other health im-
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paired, deaf -blind, multiple disabilities, or as having
a developmental disability, chronic mental illness, major
mental illness, organic brain syndrome, specific learning
disabilities, who because of those impairments, need
special education and/or related employment and training
services.
Adapted from the Education of All Handicapped Children
Act (P.L. 94-142; Reg. 300.5.a).
FOR PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
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 impair-
ment; or is regarded as having such an impairment.
NOTE: This definition will be used for performance
standards purposes, but is not required to be used for
program eligibility determination. (Federal Register,
Vol. 57, no. 219)
The term "individuals with disabilities" means more than
one individual with a disability. (JTPA Sec. 4(10)(B))
13. LABOR FORCE STATUS:
EMPLOYED
An employed individual is one who, during the 7 consecu-
tive 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
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(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 determina-
tion (refer to definitions above). It does not matter if
the applicant was employed at the time of application.
(Federal Register, Vol. 57, No. 219)
14. (a) 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 assis-
tance in overcoming artificial barriers to employ-
ment resulting from a record of arrest or convic-
tion (JTPA, as amended).
(b) Offender - Any adult or youth who requires assis-
tance in overcoming barriers to employment result-
ing from a record of arrest or conviction (exclud-
ing misdemeanors). This definition may be subject
to change pending future regulations.
15. OLDER INDIVIDUAL - An individual age 55 or older. JTPA
§204(d)(7)
16. PARTICIPANT - An individual who has been determined to be
eligible to participate in and who is receiving services
(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 autho-
rized 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 apprentice-
ship program or the Armed Forces, and is employed for 20
or more hours per week.
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18. SELECTIVE SERVICE REGISTRANT - If the applicant is a
male citizen of the U.S. or other male person residing in
[Bthe 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 docu-
ment 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 entitle-
ment to unemployment compensation, and is unlikely
to return to his/her previous industry or occupa-
tion;
(b) has been terminated or has received notice of
termination of employment, as a result of any
permanent closure or any substantial layoff at a
Bplant, facility, or enterprise;
(c) is long-term unemployed and has limited opportuni-
ties for employment or reemployment in the same or
similar occupation in the area in which such indi-
viduals reside, including older individuals who may
have substantial barriers to employment by reason
of age;
(d) was self-employed (including farmers and ranchers)
and is unemployed as a result of general economic
conditions in the community in which he/she resides
or because of natural disasters, subject to regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretary of Labor.
21. SELF EMPLOYED - Any professional, independent trades
person, or other business person who works for him/her -
self. 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.
22. 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:
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(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 regular-
ly working less than 20 hours per week); or
(c) at least 500 employees (excluding employees regu-
larly working less than 20 hours per week).
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Attachment 2
PUBLIC POSTSECONDARY VOCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
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 Ave
Boulder, CO 80303
Colorado Mountain College
215 Ninth Street
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
Colorado Northwestern Comm 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/TEC East/IEC West
Delta -Montrose Area Vocational
Technical Center
1765 Hwy. 50
Delta, CO 81416
Emily Griffith Opportunity School
1250 Welton
Denver, CO 80204
Front Range Community College
3645 West 112th Avenue
Westminster, CO 80030
FRCC-Larimer County Center
P.O. Box 2704-50
Fort Collins, CO 80527
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 Ave
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 80401
San Juan Basin Area Vocational
School
P.O. Box 970
Cortez, CO 81321
San Luis Valley Area Vocational
School
1011 Main Street
Alamosa, CO 81101
Trinidad State Junior College
600 Prospa.t Street
Trinidad, CO 81082
Pickens Technical Center
500 Airport Blvd.
Aurora, CO 80011
Attachment 3
PROGRAM YEAR 1995
EDWAA SCHOLARSHIP VOUCHER AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE LEI IER
The following individuals are authorized to sign EDWAA Scholarship vouchers on behalf of the
Weld County Department of Human Resources.
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COLORADO
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Dale -K. Hall, Chairman
To Date
August 1, 1995
Walter J. Speckman, Executive Director
From
Agreement between Colorado Community College:& Occupational
SubjecEa..��r ;.... S �s tem d 1] lA r n rtmant of Human Services
Enclosed for Board approval is an agreement between the Colorado Community
College & Occupational Education System (CCCOES), and the Weld County
Department of Human Services for JTPA Program Year 1995.
The agreement is for $10,000.00, in the form of education scholarship
vouchers, of Title III Retraining funds -which will be used to augment
existing Title III 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 14, 1995 through June 30, 1996.
If you have any questions, please telephone me at 353-3800, ext. 3317.
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