Section 2610.75  Employment Generating Activities

a)         Employment generating activities (EGA) are those which conform with the definition found in 56 Ill. Adm. Code 2600.20.

b)         The following provisions shall apply to all agreements for employment generating activities:

1)         First-Consideration Agreements – When agreements are developed with individual businesses or employers specifying the provision of EGA funds or services for the purpose of creation or expansion, those agreements shall include a first-consideration agreement. That is, the business or employer agrees to give first consideration in hiring to JTPA eligible individuals.

2)         Non-Relocation Constraint – All EGA requests for proposal and contracts shall include a statement to the following effect:  "EGA funds may not be used to assist in relocating establishments, or parts thereof, from one area to another unless approval is granted in writing by the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs." This restriction applies to relocation only and does not apply to creation or expansion.

3)         Tracking and Reporting – All EGA contracts and PIC-initiated activities shall include a mechanism for tracking job creation.

c)         Revolving loan funds are not allowable as employment generating activities.

d)         All costs incurred for employment generating activities must be attributed to the administrative cost category.

(Source:  Added at 16 Ill. Reg. 13272, effective August 13, 1992)