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55. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION GRANT APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT NETWORKS FOR THE TICKET TO WORK AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM Approve the Human Services Department – Maricopa Workforce Connections (MWC) response to the Social Security Administration (SSA) Request for Proposal (RFP) (SSA-RFP-09-0010H) “Employment Networks (EN) for the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program.” The contract period is 60 months or five years, with one 60-month renewal option for a total of ten years. Authorize the Chairman to sign the Social Security Administration Request for Proposal (SSA-RFP-09-0010H) “Employment Networks (EN) for the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program” application. The goal of this RFP is to increase the number of ENs in Arizona, thereby increasing access to employment based services for Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities in Arizona and increase the number of One-Stop Career Centers directly serving individuals with disabilities, thereby integrating such individuals into a general service system and programs. An EN is defined as an organization authorized to provide or coordinate the delivery of services to Social Security disability beneficiaries who participate in the Social Security Administration's Ticket to Work Program. The Ticket to Work Program is an employment program for people with disabilities who are interested in going to work. The program is designed to remove barriers and increase opportunities and choices for Social Security disability beneficiaries to obtain employment, vocational rehabilitation (VR), and other support services from public and private providers, employers, and other organizations. (C-22-10-012-G-00)

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45. TERMINATE AGREEMENT WITH SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION FOR EMPLOYMENT NETWORKS FOR THE TICKET TO WORK AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM Approve the termination of the non-financial agreement with Social Security Administration (SSA) (SS00-10-E2263) for the establishment of Employment Networks for the Ticket to Work program. The Human Services Department (HSD) administered the agreement between SSA and the County. Delivery of services to SSA Ticket to Work participants will be delivered under a separate agreement with Arizona Department of Economic Security. (C-22-10-012-G-01)