The types of administrative support the State WIOA EO Officer receives from various resources including:

1. Office of Employment and Training (OET) provide funding for two WIOA EO Compliance Monitors, program guidance, IWDS information, and handles nondiscrimination program complaints;

2. Legal Counsel to ensure that DCEO's nondiscrimination and EO Obligations are appropriately addressed;

3. Assistance by DCEO Agency Services for professional graphics operations including the publication of posters, brochures and training manuals;

4. Information sharing with the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) and Illinois workNet on regional labor market and demographic data;

5. Technical advice from the Illinois Department of Labor;

6. Illinois Assistive Technology Program provides technical advice, training and guidance about new assistive technology;

7. Training by the Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Rehabilitation Services on technology programs to the Illinois workNet Centers staff;

8. Technical assistance and resources by the USDOL Offices for planning training initiatives, as well as with complaint proceedings; and

9. Assistance by the USDOL Civil Rights Center with technical information regarding development of policies and procedures for implementing the nondiscriminatory policies for the State and local levels.

Financial support for the WIOA EO activities is provided by WIOA 5% administrative funds. This expenditure authority is approved by the state legislative body (the Illinois General Assembly) on an annual basis.

All designated local grant recipients in the LWIAs receive their annual WIOA Title I federal program budgets from the State. This process begins with the annual submission of a grant application complete with budget and program objectives. In addition, funding for one EO Officer's activities comes from administrative WIOA funding levels.