Ohio Admin. Code 5101:9-5-03 - Comprehensive case management and employment program (CCMEP) temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) regular allocation
(A)
In accordance
with Section 305.190 of Amended Substitute HB 64 of the 131st General Assembly,
effective July 1, 2016, the
The comprehensive
case management and employment program
CCMEP
(CCMEP) will be
the statewide operational framework used to deliver integrated, comprehensive
case management and employment services. The CCMEP is a Title IV-A program and workforce
development activity that provides employment, training services and other
supportive services to mandatory and voluntary program participants based upon
a comprehensive assessment of an individual participant's employment and
training needs.
(B) Ohio law
establishing CCMEP does not supersede any federally mandated law, rules or
duties and responsibilities. Counties shall adhere to requirements set forth in
Title IV-A of the Social Security Act. The catalog
of federal domestic assistance (CFDA)
assisted
listings number for this allocation is 93.558.
(C) Definitions.
(1) For the purpose of this rule, the term
"lead agency" has the same meaning as defined in rule
5101:9-5-02
of the Administrative Code.
(2) For
the purpose of this rule, the term "fiscal agent" has the same meaning as
defined in rules
5101:9-7-05
and
5101:9-5-01
of the Administrative Code.
(D) The CCMEP assists eligible youth in
overcoming barriers and preparing for employment using an intensive case
management approach. Allowable services as defined in rule
5101:14-1-02
of the Administrative Code will be based on a comprehensive assessment of an
individual's employment and training needs.
(E) The Ohio department of job and family
services (ODJFS) issues the CCMEP TANF regular allocation as follows:
(1) When a workforce development agency (WDA)
that is not part of the CDJFS serves as the lead agency, the CCMEP TANF regular
allocation is awarded to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
fiscal agent.
(2) When a county
department of job and family services (CDJFS) serves as lead agency, the CCMEP
TANF regular allocation is awarded to the CDJFS through existing sub-grant
agreements with ODJFS.
(F) ODJFS issues this allocation on a federal
fiscal year (FFY) basis. ODJFS communicates the funding
period of
performance and liquidation periods through the county finance
information system (CFIS). Funds must be expended
by
The WDA can incur obligations through
the funding period of
performance and reported and
disbursed
disburse and report
expenditures no later than the end of the liquidation period.
(G) ODJFS uses the methodology outlined in
rule
5101:9-6-08
of the Administrative Code to distribute available CCMEP TANF funds.
(H) The lead agency shall charge costs
associated with activities that provide program services as described in rules
5101:14-1-02
and
5101:14-1-05
of the Administrative Code to the CCMEP TANF regular allocation.
(I) The lead agency shall claim costs through
the random moment sample (RMS) process as described in rule
5101:9-7-20
of the Administrative Code. Shared costs shall be allocated and charged in
accordance with the ODJFS cost allocation plan. The lead agency must report
expenditures as described in rule
5101:9-7-29
of the Administrative Code.
(J) The
lead agency is given the opportunity to request ODJFS to release/distribute
unspent and un-obligated CCMEP TANF regular funding as follows:
(1) A lead agency may enter into an agreement
with another lead agency to release and receive funds by means of an agreement
between the boards of county commissioners through the inter-county adjustment
of allocations process as outlined in rule
5101:9-6-82
of the Administrative Code; or
(2)
The lead agency may request additional funds or release excess funds twice a
year through the redistribution process as outlined in paragraph (H) of rule
5101:9-6-02
of the Administrative Code.
(K) A lead agency may move excess CCMEP TANF
administration allocation to the CCMEP TANF regular allocation.
(L)
)The
definitions, requirements, and responsibilities contained in rule
5101:9-6-50
of the Administrative Code are applicable to this rule. Notwithstanding the
second sentence in paragraph (A)(2) in rule
5101:9-6-50
of the Administrative Code, CCMEP is a family services duty.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 5101.02, 6301.03
Rule Amplifies: 5101.02, 6301.03
Prior Effective Dates: 07/01/2016, 03/15/2018, 09/20/2021
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