Section 597-2-3 - APPLICATION AND DECISION1.Application. Applications will be made available to individuals at the CareerCenter and on the CareerCenter website as funding and training opportunities are available. Original signed applications must be submitted to the CareerCenter. ECCTEP applicants under the age of 18 must have their application signed by a parent or legal guardian, except in the case of emancipated minors. Applications submitted more than six months in advance of the applicant's intended start of their education or training program will not be considered for CSSP.2.Eligibility determination . Eligibility is determined in a two-stage process. Stage One; initial eligibility is determined based on review of the applicant's age, Maine residency, household income, and eligibility to work in the United States pursuant to Section 2. 1. A. B. C and E. In Stage Two, the CareerCenter works with the applicant who is initially eligible to assess the lack of a market able postsecondary degree pursuant to Section 1.9; ability to succeed in their program pursuant to Section 6.3 and whether the employment goal meets the criteria of Section 4. If the assessment determines that the applicant lacks a marketable postsecondary degree, has the ability to succeed and that their employment goal meets the criteria of Section 4, they are fully eligible for CSSP. 3.Decisions. The case manager and the participant will develop an ISS pursuant to Section 6. The ISS must list the services that will be provided pursuant to this Rule. The ISS, and any amendments to an ISS, constitute a decision and must be printed, signed by the participant, and a copy provided to the participant. A decision regarding initial eligibility, the applicant's ability to succeed in their program, or whether the program meets the requirements of Section 4 may be appealed under Section 7. Every decision regarding initial eligibility, ability to succeed or the program meets the requirements of Section 4 must be in writing, must be sufficiently specific for the applicant or participant to understand why it is made, and must be given in hand or mailed to the applicant or participant.12- 597 C.M.R. ch. 2, § 3