1. (a) The subgrantee shall provide assistance to each participant to obtain unsubsidized employment as soon as is practical in order to provide additional opportunities for other eligible individuals with the funds available.
2. (b) The subgrantee shall refer individuals who may be placed directly in unsubsidized employment to an employment provider or local one-stop for job placement under the Workforce Investment Act.
3. (c) The subgrantee shall encourage host agencies to hire participants when a position becomes vacant for which the SCSEP participant would qualify.
4. (d) The subgrantee shall encourage host agencies to assist participants in finding unsubsidized employment by referring those to job openings they know are available in the community, as well as providing those participants with references.

5. (e)

   1. (1) The subgrantee shall follow up on each participant placed in unsubsidized employment as close to the beginning of the first quarter after the quarter the participant exited.
   2. (2) The second follow-up should be scheduled for the first day of the fourth quarter after the quarter the participant exited to verify retention and earnings.
   3. (3) The third follow-up is conducted in the fourth quarter after the participant exited for all participants who had wages in the first quarter after the quarter of exit to verify retention in unsubsidized employment at one (1) year.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: “6-1-97”