PURPOSE: This rule sets forth the requirements for invoicing, monitoring, and reporting under the Show Me Heroes program.

1. (1) Employers may be reimbursed for the extraordinary costs associated with training Show Me Heroes Trainees and in compensation for the costs associated with the lower productivity of those trainees. Employers are not required to document those costs, but must submit invoices documenting the number of hours that the Show Me Heroes Trainee worked each day and the rate of pay for the hours worked. Invoices must be signed by the employer and the Show Me Heroes Trainee, or only by the employer if accompanying documentation is signed by the trainee and accurately reconciled to the invoice. The employer must establish record-keeping and record retention procedures to assure that employer records support the submitted invoices.
2. (2) The Local Program shall monitor the employer’s training, invoice, and reimbursement systems and verify and document that the employer and Show Me Heroes Trainee are following the training plan established pursuant to 4 CSR 195-6.040.

3. (3) An employer may become ineligible to train subsequent Show Me Heroes Trainees if it does not perform successfully. The Local Program shall monitor employer performance based upon the following criteria:

   1. (A) Whether the employer has demonstrated a pattern of failing to retain Show Me Heroes Trainees upon completion of training;
   2. (B) Whether the training received was adequate and complete;
   3. (C) Whether the Show Me Heroes Trainee’s wages increased or decreased after training; and
   4. (D) Whether any Show Me Heroes Trainee filed a grievance against the employer regarding an event that occurred during the training period.
4. (4) The employer and the Local Program shall retain all records related to participation in the Show Me Heroes program, including, but not limited to, the Show Me Heroes Trainee’s wage and attendance records, for a minimum of five (5) years from the date of the employer’s most recent Show Me Heroes reimbursement. The employer and the Local Program shall make such records available to the division for examination at any reasonable time.

AUTHORITY: section 620.515, RSMo Supp. 2019.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 195-6.050. Original rule filed Dec. 4, 2012, effective June 30, 2013. Moved to 6 CSR 300- 6.050, effective Aug. 28, 2019.

*Original authority: 620.515, RSMo 2006, amended 2008, 2010, 2012, 2018.