WIA
Title I D 167
Eligibility
Screening
for IL
farmworkers
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The Illinois
Migrant Council provides Title I D Section 167 Workforce Investment
Act services for migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFW) in the State of
Illinois. Through the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the
Local Workforce Investment Board [being developed], IMC participates
in the one stop center delivery system.
The following criteria
for farmworker eligibility is being given
to assist staff of the LWIB's one stop center or Illinois Employment and
Training Center (IETC) and other partners for the referral
of
potentially eligible farmworkers to the nearest IMC
field office.
These screening criteria
represent only an overview of the minimal prerequisites for eligibility.
Additional information will be required as part of intake and eligibility
determination by IMC.
The
individual may be farmworker eligible for WIA Title I 167 if he/she
is a seasonal farmworker or the dependent
of a seasonal farmworker.
Farmworker is
defined as an individual who:
| 1) was employed
at least 25 days in qualifying farmwork or earned at least $800 in qualifying
farmwork during the eligibility determination period (12 consecutive months
in the pevious 24 months), and has been primarily employed in farmwork
on a seasonal basis; and |
| 2) has over 50%
of total income or total time earned in qualifying
farmwork during the eligibility determination
period (12 consecutive months in the previous 24 months).
Types of qualifying
farmwork are defined under SIC and NAICS codes. |
Other eligibility
criteria include:
| 3) The individual
has work authorization documentation. |
| 4)
The family's total income meets OMB or LLSIL poverty guidleines for family
size. |
| 5) As with mainline
WIA, the individual must meet Selective Service Registration requirements,
if applicable. |
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