(A)       The Ohio department of job and family services issues the OhioMeansJobs (OMJ) center resource sharing allocation to local workforce development areas designated and funded under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), to support the coordination of services provided through the OMJ service delivery system. Services provided through the OMJ center delivery system are coordinated and made available through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the local area workforce development board, the chief elected official and the OMJ center partners including the Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS).

(B)       ODJFS will communicate the availabilityfunding and liquidation periods for this allocation through the county finance information system (CFIS). The local workforce development area (local area) can incur costsobligations through the funding period of availability and disburse and report expenditures no later than the end of the liquidation period.

(C)       The OMJ center resource sharing allocation is comprised of various department of labor (DOL) funding sources. ODJFS will communicate the catalog of federal domestic assistance (CFDA) number to the local area in order to meet federal reporting requirements.

(C)(D) ODJFS will issue an allocation to the local area for the negotiated cost sharing amount as agreed upon in the MOU.

(1)       The local area shall submit draw requests in accordance with rule 5101:9-7-04 of the Administrative Code for costs associated with the OMJ MOU.

(2)       The local area distributes the funds to the individual delivery systems.

(D)(E) Local areas report OMJ MOU costs as detailed in rule 5101:9-7-29 of the Administrative Code.

(E)       The funds provided for resource sharing constitute a reimbursement of the costs of goods and services, not federal financial assistance to carry out a federal program. Therefore, the expenditure of these funds should not be reported on the local area's schedule of expenditure of federal awards.

(F)       The definitions, requirements and responsibilities contained in rule 5101:9-6-50 of the Administrative Code are applicable to this rule.

Effective: 2/11/2018

Certification: CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Date: 01/31/2018

Promulgated Under: 111.15

Statutory Authority: 6301.03

Rule Amplifies: 6301.03

Prior Effective Dates: 07/21/2014, 11/26/2017