R357-22-107. Administration of the Rural Employment Expansion Grant

  (1) From the date of entering a written agreement, as described in Subsection 63N-4-404(3), the business entity shall have six months to hire an employee to fill any new full-time employee positions.

  (2) The business entity shall provide the documentation required to demonstrate the creation of new full-time employee positions within 90-days of the completion of all eligible employment periods for the new full-time positions.

  (3) The business entity shall verify that newly hired employees are legal U.S. Citizens or meet eligible non-citizen requirements (employer must use the E-Verify and keep a record of citizen documentation on hand).

  (4) If the office finds a material change in the baseline number of jobs after established in the contract, the administrator may cause the contract to be amended to reflect the correct number prior to issuance or denial of an incentive.

  (5) The written agreement, as described in Subsection 63N-4-404(3), will establish the average county wage terms and requirements.

  (6)(a) New full-time employee positions that qualify for a Rural Employment Expansion Grant are not eligible to be considered as new full-time employee positions for other grant or incentive programs administered by the office.

  (b) Business entities that would like to apply for or receive another grant or incentive administered by the office must submit a separate application for each grant or incentive program.