NEW JERSEY
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State Administers Title IX Employment

The State of New Jersey assumes all administrative
costs of employing older workers through Title IX of
the Older Americans Act. That is, elders working under
Title IX funds are actually on the state payroll rather
than that of an individual agency. Through contracts

with the SUA and with the advice and consent of the
AAAS, older persons are allocated work in non-profit
organizations based on unemployment data of persons 65
and over in a particular jurisdiction or county.
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example, elders are working in the New Jersey State
Employment Service to develop an elder job bank and
provide peer employment counseling.

The SUA advocated for and has main responsibility for this new policy. Assistance also came from the Governor's Office and other units in the Department of Community Affairs.

Statewide.

In reference to the administrative policy change, target is removal of one layer of bureaucracy. In reference to the Title IX program itself, target is twofold: 1) those low income older persons who are unemployed, underemployed, or difficult to employ; 2) more older worker visibility, with impact on retirement and pension practices in industry, government and private enterprise.

Operational in New Jersey 9/74 with the financial and program planning assistance of National Council on Aging. New administrative concept of the state employee operative since 10/76, affecting approximately 80 older

workers.

Presently $300,000 from National Council on Aging. pect to receive an additional $400,000 through Title IX of Older Americans Act on 7/1/77.

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Policy

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Direct Operation of Senior Employment Program Decreases
Overhead Costs

The SUA has made application to be the single admini-
strator for approximately 36 Older Americans Act (OAA)
Title IX positions assigned to the Governor and the
National Council on the Aging (NCOA). SUA will dis-
tribute positions (slots) to AAAS in accordance with
SUA policy of local control. Single agency administra-
tion and broad distribution of slots decreases overhead
costs.

SUA initiated application for governor's slots through
Secretary of Human Resources and Virginia Employment
Commission (executive branch department on education).
NCOA then added its 30 slots to governor's.

Statewide program administered by SUA.

Provide each AAA with OAA Title V slots.

Administration by SUA.

Title V of Older Americans Act (OAA); NCOA sub-contract; DOL contract; some OAA Title III support funds.