Priority Re-employment Services (PREP) Identify and Schedule UC claimants for Reemployment Services

PREP Introduction - Purpose Introduction - Purpose Benefit to One Stop Service Centers Benefit to One Stop Service Centers Customer Identification Customer Identification Process Process Service Plan Service Plan Outcomes Outcomes

Purpose Identification of dislocated workers Identification of dislocated workers Provide timely re-employment services to shorten duration of UC Provide timely re-employment services to shorten duration of UC Return claimants to productive, stable employment Return claimants to productive, stable employment Receive positive customer feedback Receive positive customer feedback

History Profiling in Florida began in October 1994 Profiling in Florida began in October 1994 Prototype state Prototype state Job Search Assistance Demonstration Project ended 1999 Job Search Assistance Demonstration Project ended PREP was integrated into the One-Stop Management Information System (OSMIS) 2003 PREP was integrated into the One-Stop Management Information System (OSMIS)

One-Stop Career Center Benefits Provides a steady, scheduled source of job applicants Provides a steady, scheduled source of job applicants Increases placement rates Increases placement rates Invaluable resource of dislocated workers Invaluable resource of dislocated workers Customer appreciation for knowledge of services available Customer appreciation for knowledge of services available

Reason for Program Federal Law - U.C. Amendments of 1993, Public Law (PL) Federal Law - U.C. Amendments of 1993, Public Law (PL) Florida U.C. Law, Section (1)(d) Florida Admin. Rules- 60BB Florida U.C. Law, Section (1)(d) Florida Admin. Rules- 60BB Opportunity for UC claimants who file Internet, telephone or mail claims to receive reemployment services Opportunity for UC claimants who file Internet, telephone or mail claims to receive reemployment services

UC Law FL Statutes Section (d) An unemployed individual shall be eligible to receive benefits with respect to any week only if the agency finds that she or he participates in reemployment services, such as job search assistance services, pursuant to a profiling system established by rule of the agency to be likely to exhaust regular benefits and to be in need of reemployment services.

Customer Identification Monetarily eligible UC, Combined Wage (CWC), Federal (UCFE), and Military (UCX) claimants who have received a first payment Monetarily eligible UC, Combined Wage (CWC), Federal (UCFE), and Military (UCX) claimants who have received a first payment

Excluded Claimants CWC, UCFE, UCX CWC, UCFE, UCX Interstate Claimants Interstate Claimants Union Affiliation Union Affiliation Special programs Special programs TRA/TAA, DUA, and STC Transitional Claimants Transitional Claimants Claimants on Recall Status Claimants on Recall Status Seasonally / Partially unemployed Seasonally / Partially unemployed First pay > than 42 days after the BYB First pay > than 42 days after the BYB

Profiling Process Selection – UC identifies pool Selection – UC identifies pool Pool sent to OSMIS (weekend process) Pool sent to OSMIS (weekend process) Scheduling - Before 5:00PM Thursday Scheduling - Before 5:00PM Thursday Notices mailed to claimants Notices mailed to claimants Claimant identified in OSMIS PREP Worklog Claimant identified in OSMIS PREP Worklog Services provided in OSMIS Service Plan Services provided in OSMIS Service Plan Entered as completed in Service Plan and in EFM Entered as completed in Service Plan and in EFM

Orientation Record attendance & explain benefits Record attendance & explain benefits Group completes Assessment Questionnaire and Work Readiness Checklist (should have completed it prior to orientation session) Group completes Assessment Questionnaire and Work Readiness Checklist (should have completed it prior to orientation session) Identify exempted individuals and excuse Identify exempted individuals and excuse Schedule claimants for interview/services based on the Readiness Checklist and Self Evaluation Schedule claimants for interview/services based on the Readiness Checklist and Self Evaluation Provide services Provide services Enter as completed in OSMIS and EFM Enter as completed in OSMIS and EFM

Orientation Emphasis Attending re-employment services is not good cause for refusing suitable work Attending re-employment services is not good cause for refusing suitable work Work search suspended for service only Work search suspended for service only If unable to attend, notify one- stop If unable to attend, notify one- stop Documentation needed to exempt Documentation needed to exempt Allow claimants to reschedule Allow claimants to reschedule

Assessment Interview Completion of Assessment Completion of AssessmentQuestionnaire Assessment Interview recorded Assessment Interview recorded EFM Services Screen EFM Services Screen Results on Notes screen Results on Notes screen

Exemptions Return to work date within 10 weeks Return to work date within 10 weeks Attending approved training Attending approved training Check BH10 for non-monetary determination Check BH10 for non-monetary determination Prior services received in the last 12 months Prior services received in the last 12 months Documentation required or check BH10 Documentation required or check BH10

Analysis Educational Level Educational Level Work History Work History Vocational Skills Vocational Skills Barriers Barriers

Re-employment Services

Intent The intent of PREP is to provide Re-employment Services, not to deny benefits. Try to re-set orientation appointment, instead of exempting. If you schedule an individual for services, please try to provide those services and code the plan as having completed the services to receive credit. Try not to exempt individuals if at all possible because USDOL has requested that no more that 30% of those scheduled be exempted from services.

Summary of Process Orientation Orientation Assessment Interview Assessment Interview Service Plan to Schedule Services Service Plan to Schedule Services Provide Reemployment Services Provide Reemployment Services Enter completion code on Service Plan to receive service credit and to remove Profiling flag Enter completion code on Service Plan to receive service credit and to remove Profiling flag Enter completed services on EFM activities Enter completed services on EFM activitiesscreen An equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. All voice telephone numbers on this document may be reached by persons using TTY/TDD equipment via the Florida Relay Service at 711. An equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. All voice telephone numbers on this document may be reached by persons using TTY/TDD equipment via the Florida Relay Service at 711.