How the Jobs for Veterans Act (P.L. 107-288) Applies to
THE SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (SCSEP)
17 BASIC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Applicable to Senior Community Service Employment Program
5SCSEP. Will Senior Community Service Employment Program be expected to develop or meet any specific performance standards regarding service to veterans?
RESPONSE:
No, the SCSEP is not expected to develop or meet any specific performance standards regarding service to veterans. However, the Secretary is required to develop an Annual Report to Congress beginning with PY 2003 that evaluates the following:
l. Whether veterans are receiving priority of service;
2. Whether veterans are being fully served by affected programs/grants (e.g., SCSEP); and
3. Whether the representation of veterans in such programs is in proportion to the incidence of representation of veterans in the labor market.
As a result, SCSEP grantees will have new reporting requirements that will capture this information.
6SCSEP. Who will be responsible for monitoring implementation of the veterans' priority for Senior Community Service Employment Program?
RESPONSE:
The Division of Older Worker Programs Grant Officer's Technical Representatives will be responsible for monitoring implementation of the veterans' priority in the SCSEP program.
7SCSEP. Will the Senior Community Service Employment Program be responsible for annual or special reports on service rendered to veterans?
RESPONSE:
Yes, the SCSEP provides a report on program and participant characteristics to Congress each year. New reporting requirements will capture the information on veterans' priorities.
8SCSEP. Will there be any consequences or ramifications for the Senior Community Service Employment Program for failing to provide priority of service to veterans?
RESPONSE:
Yes, there are always consequences for failing to comply with the law. The SCSEP is expected to comply with all provisions of the Jobs for Veterans Act. In addition, part of the responsibility review for the SCSEP program is submission of timely and accurate reports. If grantees fail to comply with the reporting requirements for 2 or more years, they may not be awarded a grant in a future year.
- Effect on Senior Community Service Employment Program Rules, Regulations and/or Existing Guidance
9SCSEP. Will the Department of Labor be issuing new or amending current regulations to accommodate the changes?
RESPONSE:
The Department issued proposed regulations for the SCSEP program on April 28, 2003. The veterans' priority was incorporated into the regulations and will be in the final regs.
10SCSEP. Does all or most other current guidance for the Senior Community Service Employment Program still apply?
RESPONSE:
Current guidance is in effect until final regulations are issued. But because the veterans' priority is a statutory mandate, grantees have been instructed to apply the priority beginning the new program year, July 1, 2003. When issued, the final regulations will dictate the guidance for the SCSEP program.
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