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zu Employment Security Commission for Job registration, job search, and job placement - on behalf of Work First Program registrants. The cooperative agreement shall include a provision for�pavment to the Employment Security Commission by the county department of social services for the cost of providing. the services described in this subsection as the same are reflected as a component of the County PIan payable from fund allocations in the county block grant. Ja!) If after evaluation of an individual the Employment Security Commission believes it necessary. the Employment Securitv Commission also may refer an individual placed in the Job Preparedness component of the First Stop Employment Program to a local community college for enrollment in General Education Development. Adult Basic Education. or Human Resources Development ,rrograms which are alreadv in existence. Additionallv. the Commission may refer an - individual to a literacy council. Through a Memorandum of Understanding between the Employment Security Commission and the local department of social services. a pvstem shall be established to monitor an individual's progress through close communications with the agencies assisting the individual. The EmRlo=ent Security Commission shall adopt rules to accomplish this subsection. (a8) The Job Preparedness component of the Program shall last a ma3imum of 12 weeks unless the recipient is registered and is satisfactorilyprogressing in a program that requires additional time to complete. Every reasonable effort shall be made to place the recipient in part-time employment or part-time community service if the time required exceeds the 12-week maximum The Emp, loyment Security Commission may contract with-service providers to provide the services described in this section and shall monitor the Rrovision of the services by the service,providers (0) An individual placed in the Job Search component of the First Stop EmRlovment Program shall look for work and shall accept any suitable employment. _ The Employment Security Commission shall refer individuals to current job openings and shall make job development contacts for individuals. Individuals shall be - = required to ke= a record of their Job search activities on a job search record form provided by the Commission and the Employment Security Commission yell monitor these activities A `job search record' means a writt en list of dates times places. addresses teleRhone numbers names and circumstances of job interviews. The Job -Search-component shall include at least one weekil contact with the-Employ ment - Security Commission The Employment Security Commission shall adopt rules to accomplish this subsection. (a10) The Employment Security Commission shall work with the Department of Labor to develop a relationship with these Rrivate employment agencies to utilize their services and make referrals of individuals registered with the Employment Security,Commission. (all) The Employment Security Commission shall noti all employers in the State of the `Exclusive No-Fault' Referral Service available through the Employment Security Commission to employers who hire personnel through Job Service refenais. (al2) All individuals referred to jobs through th=plovme it Security Commission shall be instructed in the Rrocedures for gRplying for the Federal Earned Income Credit fFEIC) All individuals referred to lobs through the Employment Security Commissioe-who query for the FEIC shall gpnl by-filing. a . W-5 form with their employers. (,ar3) The FEIC shall not be counted as income when eli gibility is determined for Work First Prog�-�*n assistance Medicaid food stamps subsidies public housing,or Supplemental Security Income.. (a14) An individual who has not found a iob within 12 weeks of being placed in the Job Search component of the Program may also be placed in the ommunity Service component at the county's option. Page 264 Senate Bill 352