Eligibility Requirements

PURPOSE: This rule describes the eligibility requirements for Show Me Heroes Trainees and employers to receive assistance from the division under the Show Me Heroes program. (1) A person shall meet the following requirements to be eligible for assistance from the division as a Show Me Heroes Trainee: (A) The person is a dislocated worker who meets the eligibility requirements set forth in 20 CFR 663.310; (B) The person is either— 1. The spouse of an active duty national guard or reserve component service member reservist or active duty United States military personnel; or 2. The person is a returning national guard troop or reserve component service member reservist or recently separated United States military personnel; and (C) The person is from a family that is experiencing the following: 1. The primary income earner was called to active duty in defense of the United States for a period of more than four (4) months; 2. The family’s primary income is no longer available; 3. The family is experiencing significant hardship due to financial burdens; and 4. The family has no outside resources available to assist with such hardships. (2) Employers shall meet the following requirements to be eligible to provide occupational training to a Show Me Heroes Trainee: (A) Any and all eligibility requirements set forth in 20 CFR 663.700, 663.260, and 663.268; (B) If applicable, the employer shall have— 1. Recalled or attempted to recall all employees who entered active layoff from the employer within the past three hundred sixtyfive (365) days; and 2. Not given notice of layoff to any employees in the position for which the employer requests trainees or any substantially equivalent position; (C) The employer shall have in place regulations that address employee safety and health; (D) The employer shall be in compliance with section 285.530.1, RSMo; and (E) The employer shall be financially stable. (3) Eligible employers may employ Show Me Heroes Trainees for positions that meet the following requirements: (A) Low turnover rate; (B) Non-seasonal employment; (C) No history of layoff; (D) Earns wages and benefits that are the same or substantially similar to the wages and benefits of trainees or employees who are employed in similar positions by the same employer and possess similar training, experience, and skills. Such wages and benefits shall be in accordance with applicable law and shall, in no event, fall below the minimum wage required by 29 USC 206(a)(1) and section 290.502, RSMo; (E) A full-time position, defined as a position for which the employee is scheduled to work thirty-two (32) or more hours each week; (F) Not temporary or intermittent employment or employment in an occupation for a fee; and (G) Does not require the trainee to participate in sectarian instruction or religious worship. (4) A Show Me Heroes Trainee is not eligible to receive training from his or her former employer unless such arrangement is approved in advance by the division. If such approval is granted, the following conditions apply: (A) The training position must represent a promotion from the position that the Show Me Heroes Trainee previously held with the employer; and (B) The Show Me Heroes Trainee may not receive training for the position that he or she previously held with the employer. AUTHORITY: section 620.515, RSMo Supp. 2019.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 195-6.020. Original rule filed Dec. 4, 2012, effective June 30, 2013. Moved to 6 CSR 3006.020, effective Aug. 28, 2019. *Original authority: 620.515, RSMo 2006, amended 2008, 2010, 2012, 2018.