SOUTH BAY WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD - 2011

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ATTACHMENT B ASSURANCES All participants eligible for services /assistance under this agreement shall be registered /enrolled no later than six (6) months of the grant award date of June 30, 2011. This six month enrollment period may be modified by SBWIB, Inc. at any time. Unless specifically developed for the California Multi- Sector Workforce Partnership Project and agreed to in writing by the partners, State of California policies governing on- the -job training (OJT) agreements, customized training, participant support services, paid and unpaid work experience, and paid and unpaid internships shall apply to all such activities under this agreement. Where the State has not defined a specific policy, and where specific policy or guideline has not been developed and approved for the Project, WIA rules and regulations will prevail. • All local WIA policies and WIA- funded activities, including those pertaining to and funded under the National Emergency Grant Program, shall comply with all applicable federal and state statutes, rules, policies, and regulations of the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998. • Work experience wages paid under this agreement shall not exceed $15.00 per hour and the length of a paid work experience assignment will not exceed 12 weeks. On -the -job training agreements will be developed only with employers for positions where the employer has agreed to retain the participant after successful completion of the OJT period. Wage reimbursement payments under OJT agreements will be based on the specific vocational preparation level requirements of the position in question and will not exceed 90% of the hourly wage per current DOL state waiver. In no case may the duration of an OJT agreement exceed six months in length. • Follow -up services for participants receiving service(s) under this agreement shall continue for 12 months after program exit. • No participant receiving service /assistance under this agreement may be enrolled in another NEG without the express written authorization of the SBWIB, INC., Inc. • No funds will be used under this NEG agreement to pay for health insurance premiums for dislocated workers who do not quality under programs authorized by the Trade Act of 2002. • NEG supportive service funds may be used to pay for emergency medical treatment and needs - related payments —where authorized by local workforce investment boards for the Dislocated Worker Formula Program. • No Rapid Response activities will be funded under this agreement. • All participants receiving service(s) /assistance under this agreement must complete training no later than 90 days prior to the end of the agreement or March 17, 2013, whichever comes first. 33