(a) The Department will use the following factors to measure State
performance:
(1) Job entry rate as measured by the proportion of WtW
participants who enter either subsidized employment or unsubsidized
employment,
(2) Substantive job entry rate as measured by the proportion of WtW
participants who are placed in or who have moved into subsidized or
unsubsidized employment of 30 hours or more per week,
(3) Retention as measured by the proportion of WtW participants who
remain in unsubsidized employment six months in the second subsequent
quarter after the quarter in which placement occurred after initial
placement, and
(4) Measured earnings gains of WtW participants who remain in
unsubsidized employment six months after initial placement.
(b) The formula for calculating the performance bonus is weighted
as follows:
(1) 30 percent on job entry rate,
(2) 30 percent on substantive job entry rate,
(3) 20 percent on retention in unsubsidized employment,
(4) 20 percent on earnings gains in unsubsidized employment.
The formula will reflect general economic conditions on a State-by-
State basis.
(c) The formula shall serve as the basis for the award of FY 2000
bonus grants based on successful performance to be made in FY 2001
(section 403(a)(5)(E)).
