[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR628.510]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
 CHAPTER V--EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 628--PROGRAMS UNDER TITLE II OF THE JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart E--Program Design Requirements for Programs Under Title II of 
                    the Job Training Partnership Act
 
Sec. 628.510  Intake, referrals and targeting.

    (a) Collection of personal data. In addition to determining an 
applicant's eligibility, the intake process shall include a preliminary 
review of information relating to whether an applicant is included in 
one or more of the categories listed in section 203(b) of the Act.
    (b) Information on services. Upon application, an eligible 
individual shall be provided information by the SDA or its service 
providers on the full array

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of services available through the SDA and its service providers, 
including information for women about the opportunities for 
nontraditional training and employment.
    (c) Assessment during intake. Some limited assessment activities may 
be conducted during the intake process in order to determine an eligible 
applicant's suitability for title II program services. This assessment 
should be a method, in difficult cases, to finalize determinations for 
enrollment. The amount of assessment provided during intake is not 
restricted, however, assessment during intake shall be charged in 
accordance with Sec. 627.440(d)(3).
    (d) Referral of eligible applicants. During the intake process, 
determinations may be made prior to enrollment to refer an eligible 
applicant to another human service, training or education program deemed 
more suitable for the individual, including the Job Corps program. In 
these cases, information on the full array of services available in the 
SDA may be provided in written form with recommendations and written 
referrals to other appropriate programs. Copies of or notations of 
referrals will be maintained as documentation and may be recorded in an 
incomplete ISS. Further tracking or follow-up of referrals out of title 
II is not required.
    (e) Referrals from service providers to service delivery areas for 
additional assessment. (1) Each service provider shall ensure that an 
eligible applicant who cannot be served by its particular program shall 
be referred to the SDA for assessment, as necessary, and suitable 
referral to other appropriate programs. Each service provider shall also 
ensure that a participant who cannot be served by its particular program 
shall be referred to the SDA for further assessment, as necessary, and 
suitable referral to other appropriate programs, consistent with 
Sec. 628.515.
    (2) Each SDA shall take the appropriate steps (e.g., contract 
provisions, local administrative issuances, and/or PIC policies) to 
ensure that its service providers adhere to the provisions of this 
section and that they maintain documentation of referrals.
    (3) Each SDA shall develop an appropriate mechanism to ensure 
suitability screening for eligible applicants or to apply the provisions 
of Sec. 628.530 for participants referred by service providers and 
describe such mechanism in its SDA job training plan.
    (f)(1) ``Most in need.'' SDA's that satisfy the requirements of 
sections 203(b) and 263 (b) and (d) pertaining to hard to serve 
individuals shall be deemed to meet the ``most in need'' criteria at 
section 141(a) of the Act.
    (2) The requirements referred to in paragraph (h)(1) of this section 
shall be calculated on the basis of new participants for whom services 
or training have been provided subsequent to the objective assessment.
    (g) The SDA's method of meeting the requirements of sections 203(b) 
and 263(b) pertaining to hard to serve individuals shall be implemented 
consistent with the equal opportunity provisions of 29 CFR part 34.