To amend the Job Training Partnership Act to establish regional private industry councils for labor market areas that are located in more than one State, and for other purposes.

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCILS UNDER 
              THE JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT.

    (a) In General.--Part D of title IV of the Job Training Partnership 
Act (29 U.S.C. 1731 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``SEC. 457. REGIONAL PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCILS.

    ``(a) Establishment.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of a labor market area that 
        is located in more than one State, the Secretary, upon request 
        of the Governor of each State in which the labor market area is 
        located, shall establish a regional private industry council 
        for the labor market area in accordance with this section.
            ``(2) Rule of construction.--A regional private industry 
        council established for a labor market area under paragraph (1) 
        shall be in addition to the private industry council 
        established under section 102 for each service delivery area in 
        which the labor market area is located.
    ``(b) Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each regional private industry council 
        shall consist of members determined by each Governor consistent 
        with the requirements contained in subsections (a) and (c) of 
        section 102 of this Act.
            ``(2) Chairman.--The chairman of the council shall be 
        selected from among members of the council who are 
        representatives of the private sector.
            ``(3) Terms.--Members shall be appointed for fixed and 
        staggered terms and may serve until their successors are 
        appointed. Any vacancy in the membership of the council shall 
        be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. Any 
        member of the council may be removed for cause in accordance 
        with procedures established by the council.
    ``(c) Certification.--The Secretary shall certify a regional 
private industry council if the Secretary determines that its 
composition and appointments are consistent with the provisions of this 
section. Such certification shall be made or denied within 30 days 
after the date on which a list of members and necessary supporting 
documentation are submitted to the Secretary. When the Secretary 
certifies the council, it shall be convened within 30 days.
    ``(d) Functions.--Consistent with the requirements contained in 
section 103 of this Act, the Secretary shall establish the functions of 
each regional private industry council established under this section 
for the purpose of providing policy guidance for, and exercise 
oversight with respect to, activities under the job training plan for 
the labor market area of the council in partnership with the unit or 
units of general local government within the labor market area.
    ``(e) Funding.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, to 
the extent practicable, amounts appropriated to carry out this part for 
any fiscal year shall be provided to labor market areas with respect to 
which a regional private industry council has been established under 
this section in accordance with the same terms and conditions 
applicable to amounts provided to service delivery areas under this 
Act.
    ``(f) Job Training Plan.--
            ``(1) In general.--No funds appropriated to carry out this 
        part for any fiscal year may be provided to any labor market 
        area under this section except pursuant to a job training plan 
        for two program years that, to the extent practicable, meets 
        the requirements contained in section 104 of this Act.
            ``(2) Review and approval.--Consistent with the 
        requirements contained in section 105 of this Act, not less 
        than 120 days before the beginning of the first of the two 
        program years covered by the job training plan--
                    ``(A) the proposed plan or summary thereof shall be 
                published;
                    ``(B) the proposed plan shall be made available for 
                review and comment to all appropriate individuals and 
                entities;
                    ``(C) the proposed plan shall be reasonably 
                available to the general public through such means as 
                public hearings and local news facilities;
                    ``(D) the final plan, or a summary thereof, shall 
                be published not later than 80 days before the first of 
                the two program years and shall be submitted to each 
                Governor;
                    ``(E) the final plan shall be submitted to the 
                Secretary; and
                    ``(F) the Secretary shall approve or disapprove the 
                final plan not later than 30 days after the date on 
                which the plan is submitted.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of the Job 
Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 note) is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 456 the following:

        ``Sec. 457. Regional private industry councils.''

Summary: Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to establish regional private industry councils for labor market areas located in more than one State, upon request of the Governors of such States. Provides that such a regional private industry council shall be in addition to the private industry council established for each service delivery area in which the labor market area is located. Sets forth requirements for such regional private industry councils' membership, certification, functions, funding, and job training plans.