620.566. Administration of programs--rules and regulations--application, contents, review.
Administration of programs--rules and regulations--application,contents, review.
620.566. 1. The division of job development and training within thedepartment of economic development is hereby authorized to administer theMissouri youth service and conservation corps programs and adopt rules andregulations governing their operation and participation requirements.
2. The division shall cooperate with and may directly contract with allstate agencies, local units of government and any of the governor's advisorycouncils or commissions, or their successor agencies, and with privatenot-for-profit organizations in delivery of youth corps programs. Forpurposes of this section, the contracting process of the division with theseentities need not be governed by the provisions of chapter 34, RSMo.
3. Upon application to the division and subject to the availability offunds, the division is authorized to provide funding assistance throughcontracts with administrative entities, designated pursuant to the JobTraining Partnership Act and any subsequent amendments, and project sponsors.The application shall form the basis for the contract agreement and, at aminimum, shall include:
(1) A general project description, including the extent to which itsatisfies community development or resource conservation objectives andwhether or not such objectives are stated within any municipal, county,regional or state agency plan;
(2) The number of corps members to be assigned to each project, adescription of the nature and duration of their employment or volunteer work,and a description of combinations or sequences of education or vocationaltraining to be provided;
(3) The amount of total funds required to sustain the project,distinguishing between the amounts required for corps members' wages andstipends, if any, and the amounts required for other purposes;
(4) A statement of the amount and purpose of funding assistancerequested from the division and the manner and timing of its disbursement;
(5) A description of the interagency coordination, technical assistanceand financial support which together with the funding assistance, theresources of the applicant and support from any other source, is sufficient toensure the success of the project. The commitment of financial support fromthe project sponsor shall be equal to or greater than twenty-five percent ofthe amount of the total project cost.
4. An application shall only be submitted to the division after reviewby the private industry council operating within the service delivery area inwhich the project is to be located, regardless of the actual project sponsor.It shall include the signatures of the private industry council chairman andthe designated chief local elected official of the service delivery area.
5. The division shall ensure that all affected state agencies are madeaware of the application and are provided the opportunity to offer commentsrelated to the project feasibility, including the identification of otheravailable funds for the project.
(L. 1990 H.B. 1653 § 20, A.L. 1993 H.B. 566)