implement Recovery-to-work. The guidelines must enumerate
allowed and disallowed expenses and provide that
administrative expenses over 5% shall be disallowed.
(b) Informational resources.--In collaboration with the
participating agencies and the board, the department shall
provide informational resources to help program partners conduct
successful local recovery-to-work pilot programs.
(c) Distribution.--The department, in consultation with
participating agencies and the board, as needed, shall determine
the distribution of available funds from money appropriated for
the purposes of this act.
CHAPTER 7
INCENTIVES
Section 701. Business partner incentives.
(a) Eligibility.--Subject to the availability of funding
under subsection (b), if, at the end of a training period, a
business partner hires an individual for a job opening, the
business partner is eligible to receive an incentive payment in
the amount of $1,250 after the individual remains employed an
average of 35 hours per week for 12 consecutive weeks.
(b) Application.--A business partner may apply for an
incentive payment under subsection (a). The application form
shall be prescribed and furnished by the department and bear the
notarized signature of the applicant.
(c) Funding.--
(1) Incentive payments under subsection (a) shall be
paid from money appropriated for payment.
(2) Fifteen percent of the total amount of money
authorized for a fiscal year shall be reserved for business
partners with fewer than 100 employees. If the reserved
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