The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) has received federal funds in the form of a special one-time grant, part of which will be made available for expenditure through local one-stop systems. This "Reed Act" funding was appropriated under Section 23 of Am. Sub S.B. 261 of the 124th Ohio General Assembly and Section 903 of the Social Security Act as amended by Section 209 of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002, Title II of the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002, Public Law No. 107-147 and under Sections 4141.10 (A), 4141.13 (C), 4141.13 (P) and 4141.43 (I) of the Ohio Revised Code. The purpose of the distribution is to assist ODJFS in paying for equipment, materials and resources to be used for administrative activities of the Unemployment Insurance Program and/ or for administrative activities of employment services administered through public employment offices, including one-stop systems.
Local Workforce Investment Boards must enter into grant agreements with ODJFS in order to receive these funds and distribution will be made in accordance with those agreements. Each one-stop system shall submit a request to ODJFS for pre-approval for the expenditure/ reimbursement of grant funds. Funding will be issued only for material, equipment and resources that have written prior approval from ODJFS. Funds will be allocated through assigned fiscal agents through June 30, 2005, on a reimbursement process only, unless the grant is suspended or terminated by ODJFS. Please note that for State Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2004, ODJFS serves as fiscal agent for Area 7 counties.
Further details are provided in APM.6966. and new Administrative Code Rule 5101:9-31-04 "Special One-Stop System Administrative Grant Allocation." In addition, in an effort to reflect the most current information available, the entire chapter 6000 of the APM is being updated and new Administrative Code Rule 5101:9-10-31 "County Share of Public Assistance Expenditures" has been filed to replace previous 5101-10-3 "County Share of Income Maintenance and TANF Programs."
This information has been provided to assist local areas in meeting eligibility for funds expenditure and use. Additional questions regarding this administrative procedure policy should be directed to the Office of Workforce Development, your local Fiscal Supervisor or the Bureau of County Finance and Technical Assistance by calling (614) 752-9194.
* Instructions: Remove and replace entire Chapter 6000 of the APM and outline of contents. (APM.6000.)