(305 ILCS 5/6-1.6) (from Ch. 23, par. 6-1.6)
Sec. 6-1.6.
Acceptance of Assignment to Job Search, Training and Work
Programs. A person for whom the job search, training and work programs
established under Section 9-6 of Article IX are applicable must accept
assignment to such programs. In conducting job search programs, the
Illinois Department and the local governmental unit shall by rule specify a
reasonable minimum number of employer contacts, and methods of
documentation, to be made by program participants each month and shall
determine, pursuant to rules and regulations, sanctions for persons failing
to comply with the requirements under Section 9-6. However, no
participant shall be sanctioned for failure to satisfy job search
requirements prior to a full assessment of his job readiness and
employability. No participant shall be sanctioned for failure to satisfy
the minimum number of employer contacts if he has made a good faith effort
to comply. The Illinois Department and local governmental units shall
provide payment for transportation and other necessary expenses to comply
with the requirements of such programs, as defined by rule. Sanctions
shall not apply to participants who are not provided with such payments.
Such payments to participants shall be provided in advance of participant
program compliance by the Illinois Department and may be provided in
advance of such compliance by the local governmental unit. Sanctions
may include the loss of eligibility to receive aid
under this Article for a period of time of up to 3 months.
(Source: P.A. 85-114.)
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