20 C.F.R. § 641.730 How will the Department set and adjust performance levels?
Title 20 - Employees' Benefits
(a) Before the beginning of each Program Year, the Department will negotiate and set baseline levels of negotiated performance for each measure with each grantee, taking into consideration the need to promote continuous improvement in the program overall, past performance, and, when applicable, the performance of similar programs. (b) The baseline level of negotiated performance for “placement into public or private unsubsidized employment” is set at 20 percent. (OAA sec. 513(a)(2)(C)). (c) Grantees may request adjustments from these baseline levels before or during the Program Year. Grantees may base such requests only on the factors in paragraph (d) of this section. The Department will issue guidance for negotiating adjustment requests. (d) Adjustments to performance levels may be made based on the following conditions only: (1) High rates of unemployment, poverty, or welfare recipiency in the areas served by a grantee relative to other areas of the State or Nation; (2) Significant economic downturns in the areas served by the grantee or in the national economy; or (3) Significantly higher numbers or proportions of participants with one or more barriers to employment served by a grantee relative to grantees serving other areas of the State or Nation. (OAA sec. 513(a)(2)(B)). (e) Grantees may seek an adjustment to their performance levels, based on the factors listed in paragraph (d) of this section, during the negotiation process or during the grant period.
Title 20: Employees' Benefits
PART 641—PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
Subpart G—Performance Accountability
§ 641.730 How will the Department set and adjust performance levels?
