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WIA Youth

Eligibility Training 2008 Presentation

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General Eligibility Requirements

Age at time of registration/participation

Selective Service Registrant (if applicable)

Citizenship or Authorization to Work

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General Eligibility Requirement

Age at time of registration/participation [Act 101(13) and 20 CFR 664.200(a)]

Younger Youth: 14-18Older Youth: 19-21

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Age (Date of Birth) Eligibility Verification Sources

Baptismal Record with Date of Birth Birth Certificate DD-214 Driver’s License Federal, State or Local Government

ID Card Hospital Birth Record Passport

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Age (Date of Birth) Eligibility Verification Sources

Continued…..

Public Assistance/Social Service Record

School Records/ Identification Work Permit if date of birth is shown Cross-Match with Dept of Vital

Statistics Completed and Signed I-9 Form Other Applicable Source

Documentation, (Specify)

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General Eligibility Requirements

Selective Service Registrant (if applicable) [Act 189(h)]

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Selective Service

Males born on or after January 1, 1960 must register with the selective service system with in 30 days after their 18th birthday or at least before they reach the age of 26. [Act 189(h)]

Proof of compliance with the Military Selective Service Act must be verified prior to enrollment or during enrollment should the individual turn 18 during participation. [Section 3(a) of the Military Selective Service Act [50 U.S.C. App. § 453(a)]

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www.sss.gov

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Selective Service Registrant Eligibility Verification Sources

Selective Service Status Information Letter Selective Service Registration Record (form

3A) Selective Service Verification Form Stamped Post Office Receipt of Registration Internet www.sss.gov Selective Service Registration card Additional Documentation if it validates

Selective Service Registration Applicant Statement

Not Applicable (Males Borned Before January 1, 1960 and Females)

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General Eligibility Requirement

Citizenship or Authorization to Work [Act 188(a)(5)]

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Citizenship or Authorization to Work Eligibility Verification Sources

Baptismal Certificate with Place of Birth Birth Certificate DD-214 (New DD214 Does Not Verify Citizenship)

Food Stamp Records Foreign Passport Stamped Eligible to

Work Hospital Birth Record Naturalization Certification Public Assistance Records United States Passport

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Citizenship or Authorization to Work Eligibility Verification Sources

continued…….

Native American Tribal Document Alien Registration Card (indicating the

right to work) School/State or Federal ID Card Documentation Specified on the I-9

Form Completed and Signed I-9 Form Social Security Card (work eligible) Telephone Verification Applicant Statement Other Applicable Documentation,

(specify)

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Additional WIA Eligibility Requirements

Income Determination Categories

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Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)

An individual who receives or is a member of a family that receives TANF.

Verification Source

Public Assistance records/ Printout

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Food StampsAn individual who receives or was determined eligible to receive Food Stamps in the last six months

Verification Sources Current authorization to obtain food stamps

Letter from food stamp disbursing agency

Postmarked food stamp mailer with applicablename and address

Public assistance records/printout

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Public Supported Foster Child

A foster child on behalf of whom state or local government payments are made

Verification Sources

Court contact

Court documentation

Verification of payments made on behalf of child

Written statement from state/local agency

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Homeless Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act

Section 103 (a) and (c)

An individual that lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. This definition includes any individual who has a primary night time residence that is:

a. a publicly or privately operated shelter for temporary accommodations;

b. an institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized;

c. a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.

or d. A person under 18 years of age who absents himself or herself from home or place of legal residence without the permission of his or her family (i.e. runaway youth)

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Homeless Continued……

This definition does not include an individual imprisoned or detained under an Act of Congress or State Law. An individual who may be sleeping in a temporary accommodation while away from home should not, as a result of that alone, be recorded as homeless.

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Homeless Continued……

Verification Sources

Written statement from an individual providing temporary assistance (i.e. runaway youth)

Written statement from Social Security Agency

Applicant statement/self attestation, in limited cases

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Individual with a Disability

An individual that indicates that he/she has any "disability," as defined in Section 3(2)(a) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102).

A “disability” is a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the person's major life activities.

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neurological musculoskeletal special sense

organs respiratory

(including speech organs)

cardiovascular reproductive digestive skin Endocrine

Terms to Know: “Physical or Mental Impairment”

Any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the following body systems:

Individual with a Disability continued…….

Source: 29 CFR 37.4, definition of disability,” paragraph (1)(i)(A)

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Individuals with a DisabilityContinued……..

Physical or Mental Impairment (cont.)

•Any mental or psychological disorder, such as:

• mental retardation• organic brain syndrome• emotional or mental illness• specific learning disabilities

Source: 29 CFR 37.4, definition of “disability,” paragraph (1)(i)(B)

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Individuals with a Disability Continued….

Terms to Know: “substantially limits”

In general, a substantial limitation either:

Prevents the person from performing an activity that the average person can perform, or

Significantly restricts the person in performing such an activity (as compared to the average person)

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Note: Determining Eligibility for an Individual with a Disability

A disabled youth may be eligible for services even if the family income does not meet the low income criteria, as long as the youth’s own income meets the criteria or the criteria for cash payments under any Federal, State or local public assistance.

[WIA Title I Section 101 (25) (F)]

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Individuals with a Disability Continued….

Verification Sources

Letter from a Drug or Alcohol Rehabilitation Agency

Medical Records

Social Service Records/Referrals

Physician’s Statement

Psychiatrist’s Statement

Psychologist Diagnosis

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Individual with a Disability continued…….

Rehabilitation Evaluation

School Records

Sheltered Workshop Certification

Workers’ Compensation Record

Social Security Administration Disability Records

Veterans Administration Letter/Records

Vocational Rehabilitation Letter

Applicant Statement

Social Service Records/Referrals

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Determining Low Income Based on Earned Wages

An individual that received an income, or is a member of a family that received a total family income, for the 6 months period prior to application in relation to family size, does not exceed the poverty guidelines.

Family of 5

$9,500 (Last 6 Months Income)

X 2 $19,000 (Annualized Family Income)

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Definition of a Family

Two or more individuals related by blood, marriage, or decree of court (adoption), who are living in a single residence, and are included in one or more of the following categories:

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Definition of a Familycontinued…..

A husband, wife, and dependent children

A parent or guardian and dependent children

A husband and wife

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Calculation of Household Income(Includable Income)

Wages and salaries before any deductions

Net receipts from non-farm self employment

Receipts from farm self-employment

Regular payments from railroad retirement, strike benefits from union funds, worker’s compensation, and training stipends

Alimony

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Calculation of Household Income(Includable continued……)

Pensions

Regular insurance or annuity payments

College or university grants, fellowship, and assistantship

Dividends, interest, net rental income, net royalties, periodic receipts from estates or trust

Net gambling or lottery winnings

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Calculation of Household Income(Excludable Income)

Unemployment compensation Child support payments Welfare payments Capital Gains Tax refunds, gifts, loans, lump sum

inheritance, one time insurance payments or compensation for injury

Non cash benefits Medicare, Medicaid, Food Stamps, school

meals and housing assistance WIA income Pell Grants

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Calculation of Household Income(Excludable Income continued…)

Needs based scholarship assistance

Emergency Assistance or general Relief funds

Military pay for individuals on active duty, military reserve or in the national guard

Veteran’s benefits

Social Security Old Age and Survivors’ Insurance benefits

Social Security Disability Insurance benefits

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Low Income Individual

Verification Sources:

Pay stubs

Pension Assistance Records

Public Assistance Record

Quarterly Estimated Tax for Self-employed Person (Scheduled C)

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Low Income Individual

Verification Sources Continued…

Social Security Benefits

Telephone Verification

Workers’ Compensation Records

Other Applicable Documentation, (specify)

Applicant Statement/ Self Attestation (in limited cases)

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Youth Only 5% Exception Criteria

Up to five percent of youth participants served by youth programs in a local area may be individuals who do not meet the income criterion for eligible youth, provided that they are within one or more of the following categories:

[CFR 664.220]

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5% Exception Criteria Barriers

School Dropout Basic Skills Deficient Behind Grade Level Pregnant or Parenting Individuals with Disabilities Homeless or Runaway Offender Faces serious barriers to employment as

identified by the local board and described in the local plan.

[ WIA sec. 129(c) (5)]

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Regular Youth Barriers

Basic Skills Deficient School Dropout Homeless, Runaway, or Foster Child Pregnant or Parenting Offender An individual who requires additional assistance

to complete an educational program or to secure and hold employment.

Note: Definitions and eligibility verification requirements regarding the “requires

additional assistance to complete an educational program, or to secure and hold employment” criterion must be established by the Local Board.

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The EndAn equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to

individuals with disabilities. All voice telephone numbers on this document may be reached by persons using TTY/TDD equipment via the Florida Relay Service at 711.

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Questions or Additional Information

Policy and Technical Assistance:

Barbara Walker, Government Operations Consultant IIE-mail Address: Barbara.Walker@flaawi.com Telephone Number: (850) 921-3864

Tammy Bacon, Government Operations Consultant IIE-mail Address: Tammy.Bacon@flaawi.comTelephone Number: (850) 921-3868

Mershal Noble, Government Operations Consultant IIE-mail Address: Mershal.Noble@flaawi.comTelephone Number: (850) 921-3317

Dehryl McCall, Senior Management Analyst SupervisorE-mail Address: Dehryl..McCall@flaawi.comTelephone Number: (850) 245-7402