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241.2 - APPLICATION FOR DESIGNATION AND FUNDING AS A PROVIDER OF SERVICES FOR DISPLACED HOMEMAKERS.

        241.2  APPLICATION FOR DESIGNATION AND FUNDING AS A
      PROVIDER OF SERVICES FOR DISPLACED HOMEMAKERS.
         1.  Upon receipt of state or federal funding designated to assist
      displaced homemakers, a public or private nonprofit group may apply
      to the director for designation and funding as a provider of services
      to displaced homemakers.  The application shall be submitted on a
      form prescribed by the director and shall include all of the
      following:
         a.  A proposal for the establishment of a multipurpose service
      program for displaced homemakers which provides some or all of the
      following:
         (1)  Job counseling specifically designed for a person entering or
      reentering the job market after a number of years as a homemaker.
         (2)  Job training and placement services including but not limited
      to:
         (a)  Training programs for available jobs in the public and
      private sectors developed by working with public and private
      employers, taking into account the skills and job experiences of a
      homemaker.
         (b)  Assistance in locating available employment for displaced
      homemakers, some of which may be in existing job training and
      placement programs.
         (c)  Utilization of services of the state employment service,
      which shall cooperate with the department in locating employment
      opportunities.
         (3)  Utilization of services of existing agencies and programs to
      provide information on and assistance with financial management,
      legal problems, and health care.
         (4)  Utilization of services of existing agencies and programs to
      obtain educational services, including assistance in attaining high
      school equivalency diplomas and other courses which are of interest
      and benefit to displaced homemakers.
         (5)  Outreach and information services with respect to public
      employment, education, health and unemployment assistance programs
      which are of interest and benefit to displaced homemakers.
         (6)  Development and implementation of an educational program
      designed to promote public and professional awareness of the problems
      of displaced homemakers and of the availability of services for
      displaced homemakers.
         (7)  Development and implementation of a counseling program
      providing emotional support by qualified personnel or peer groups or
      both.
         b.  A proposed budget.
         c.  Assurance by the applicant that the uniform method of data
      collection and program evaluation established by the director
      pursuant to section 241.3, subsection 1, paragraph "c", will be
      implemented.
         d.  Any other information the director may require.
         2.  A public or private nonprofit group which receives designation
      as a provider of services to displaced homemakers under this chapter
      shall comply with all applicable department rules.  

         Section History: Early Form

         [C81, § 241.2] 

         Section History: Recent Form

         2009 Acts, ch 41, §263
         Referred to in § 241.3