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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: [email protected] Telephone Number: (850) 921-3864
Tammy Bacon, Government Operations Consultant IIE-mail Address: [email protected] Number: (850) 921-3868
Mershal Noble, Government Operations Consultant IIE-mail Address: [email protected] Number: (850) 921-3317
Dehryl McCall, Senior Management Analyst SupervisorE-mail Address: [email protected] Number: (850) 245-7402