PURPOSE: The Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development, Office of Workforce Development is responsible for administering the Show Me Heroes program through existing programs. This rule identifies the existing programs that shall support Show Me Heroes and defines terms used in program administration.

1. (1) The Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development, Office of Workforce Development shall use funds allocated to support On the Job Training, as such term is defined in the Workforce Investment Act, section 101(31), to do the following:

   1. (A) Assist the spouse of an active duty national guard or reserve component service member reservist and active duty United States military personnel to address immediate needs and employment in an attempt to keep the family from falling into poverty while the primary income earner is on active duty, and during the one- (1-) year period following discharge from deployment; and
   2. (B) Assist returning national guard troops or reserve component service member reservists and recently separated United States military personnel with finding work in situations where an individual needs to rebuild business clientele or where an individual’s job has been eliminated while such individual was deployed, or where the individual otherwise cannot return to his or her previous employment.
2. (2) “Recently separated United States military personnel” means a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service for a minimum of four (4) months and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable, during the one- (1-) year period beginning on the date of such person’s discharge or release from active duty.
3. (3) “The division” means the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development, Office of Workforce Development.
4. (4) “Local Program” means the entity designated by the local workforce investment region’s local plan to provide training services, as described in section 118 of the Workforce Investment Act.
5. (5) “Show Me Heroes Trainee” means a person who is eligible to receive on-the-job training through the Show Me Heroes program, as described in section 620.515, RSMo.

AUTHORITY: section 620.515, RSMo Supp. 2019.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 195-6.010. Original rule filed Dec. 4, 2012, effective June 30, 2013. Moved to 6 CSR 300- 6.010, effective Aug. 28, 2019. Non-substantive change filed July 13, 2020, published Aug. 31, 2020. *Original authority: 620.515, RSMo 2006, amended 2008, 2010, 2012, 2018.