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Education, shall develop certificates to be issued

to each enrollee who satisfactorily completes

service in the Job Corps and which will reflect

the enrollee’s level of educational attainment.

(d) Advanced career training: postsecondary institutions; company-sponsored training programs; availability of benefits; demonstration

of reasonable program completion and placement

(1) The Secretary may arrange for programs of

advanced career training for selected Corps enrollees in which they may continue to participate for a period not to exceed one year in addition to the period of participation to which

Corps enrollees would otherwise be limited.

(2) Advanced career training may be provided

for in postsecondary institutions for Corps enrollees who have attained a high school diploma

or its equivalent, have demonstrated commitment and capacity in their previous Job Corps

participation, and have an identified occupational goal.

(3) The Secretary may contract with private

for-profit businesses and labor unions to provide

intensive training in company-sponsored training programs, combined with internships in

work settings.

(4) During the period of participation in advanced career training programs, Corps enrollees shall be eligible for full Job Corps benefits or

a monthly stipend equal to the average value of

residential support, food, allowances, and other

benefits in residential Job Corps centers, except

that the total amount for which an enrollee

shall be eligible shall be reduced by the amount

of any scholarship or other educational grant assistance received by such enrollee.

(5) After an initial period of time, determined

to be reasonable by the Secretary, any Job

Corps center seeking to enroll new Corps enrollees in any advanced career training program

shall demonstrate that such program has

achieved a reasonable rate of completion and

placement in training-related jobs before such

new enrollments may occur.

(e) Child care

The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable,

provide child care at or near Job Corps centers,

for individuals who require child care for their

children in order to participate in the Job Corps.

(f) Alcohol and drug abuse counseling

Each Job Corps center shall provide to enrollees who are dependent on, or who have a history

of abuse of, alcohol or drugs, with counseling

and referral to related services necessary to prevent the continuance or recurrence of such dependency or abuse.

(Pub. L. 97–300, title IV, §428, Oct. 13, 1982, 96

Stat. 1373; Pub. L. 102–367, title IV, §402(e), Sept.

7, 1992, 106 Stat. 1077.)

AMENDMENTS

1992—Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 102–367 added subsecs.

(e) and (f).

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1992 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 102–367 effective July 1, 1993,

see section 701(a) of Pub. L. 102–367, set out as an Effective Date of 1992 Amendment; Transition Provisions

note under section 1501 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1696, 1699, 1703a

of this title.

§ 1699. Allowances and support

(a) Subsistence; rates of allowances; incentive

and disciplinary variations

The Secretary shall provide enrollees with

such personal, travel, and leave allowances, and

such quarters, subsistence, transportation,

equipment, clothing, recreational services, and

other expenses as he may deem necessary or appropriate to their needs. For the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983, personal allowances shall

be established at a rate not to exceed $65 per

month during the first six months of an enrollee’s participation in the program and not to exceed $110 per month thereafter, except that allowances in excess of $65 per month, but not exceeding $110 per month, may be provided from

the beginning of an enrollee’s participation if it

is expected to be of less than six months’ duration and the Secretary is authorized to pay personal allowances in excess of the rates specified

in this subsection in unusual circumstances as

determined by him. Such allowances shall be

graduated up to the maximum so as to encourage continued participation in the program,

achievement and the best use by the enrollee of

the funds so provided and shall be subject to reduction in appropriate cases as a disciplinary

measure. To the degree reasonable, enrollees

shall be required to meet or contribute to costs

associated with their individual comfort and enjoyment from their personal allowances.

(b) Rules governing leave

The Secretary shall prescribe rules governing

the accrual of leave by enrollees. Except in the

case of emergency, he shall in no event assume

transportation costs connected with leave of

any enrollee who has not completed at least six

months’ service in the Job Corps.

(c) Termination readjustment allowance: minimum period; advances; misconduct penalty;

payment in case of death

The Secretary may provide each former enrollee upon termination, a readjustment allowance at a rate not to exceed, for the fiscal year

ending September 30, 1983, $110 for each month of

satisfactory participation in the Job Corps. No

enrollee shall be entitled to a readjustment allowance unless he has remained in the program

at least 90 days, except in unusual circumstances as determined by the Secretary. The

Secretary may, from time to time, advance to or

on behalf of an enrollee such portions of his readjustment allowances as the Secretary deems

necessary to meet extraordinary financial obligations incurred by that enrollee. The Secretary

is authorized, pursuant to rules or regulations,

to reduce the amount of an enrollee’s readjustment allowance as a penalty for misconduct during participation in the Job Corps. In the event

of an enrollee’s death during his period of service, the amount of any unpaid readjustment allowance shall be paid in accordance with the

provisions of section 5582 of title 5.

(d) Remittance to dependents; supplement

Such portion of the readjustment allowance as

prescribed by the Secretary may be paid month-
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ly during the period of service of the enrollee directly to a spouse or child of an enrollee, or to

any other relative who draws substantial support from the enrollee, and any amount so paid

shall be supplemented by the payment of an

equal amount by the Secretary.

(e) Child care costs

In addition to child care assistance provided

under section 1698(e) of this title, the Secretary

shall provide enrollees who otherwise could not

participate in the Job Corps with allowances to

pay for child care costs, such as food, clothing,

and health care for the child. Allowances under

this subsection may only be provided during the

first 2 months of an enrollee’s participation in

the program.

(Pub. L. 97–300, title IV, §429, Oct. 13, 1982, 96

Stat. 1374; Pub. L. 103–239, title VII, §731, May 4,

1994, 108 Stat. 607; Pub. L. 104–193, title I,

§110(n)(11), Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2174.)

AMENDMENTS

1996—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 104–193 struck out ‘‘and

shall be in an amount that does not exceed the maximum amount that may be provided by the State pursuant to section 602(g)(1)(C) of title 42’’ before period at

end.

1994—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103–239 added subsec. (e).

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 104–193 effective July 1, 1997,

with transition rules relating to State options to accelerate such date, rules relating to claims, actions, and

proceedings commenced before such date, rules relating

to closing out of accounts for terminated or substantially modified programs and continuance in office of

Assistant Secretary for Family Support, and provisions

relating to termination of entitlement under AFDC

program, see section 116 of Pub. L. 104–193, as amended,

set out as an Effective Date note under section 601 of

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.

§ 1700. Standards of conduct

(a) Stringent enforcement; dismissal or transfer

Within Job Corps centers standards of conduct

shall be provided and stringently enforced. If

violations are committed by enrollees, dismissal

from the Corps or transfers to other locations

shall be made if it is determined that their retention in the Corps, or in the particular center,

will jeopardize the enforcement of such standards or diminish the opportunities of other enrollees.

(b) Disciplinary measures by center directors;

appeal to Secretary

To promote the proper moral and disciplinary

conditions in the Job Corps, the directors of Job

Corps centers shall take appropriate disciplinary measures against enrollees, including dismissal from the Job Corps, subject to expeditious appeal to the Secretary.

(Pub. L. 97–300, title IV, §430, Oct. 13, 1982, 96

Stat. 1375.)

§ 1701. Community participation

The Secretary shall encourage and cooperate

in activities to establish a mutually beneficial

relationship between Job Corps centers and

nearby communities. These activities shall include the establishment of community advisory

councils to provide a mechanism for joint discussion of common problems and for planning

programs of mutual interest. Youth shall be represented on the advisory council and separate

youth councils may be established composed of

enrollees and young people from the communities. The Secretary shall assure that each center is operated with a view to achieving, so far

as possible, objectives which shall include—

(1) giving community officials appropriate

advance notice of changes in center rules, procedures, or activities that may affect or be of

interest to the community;

(2) affording the community a meaningful

voice in center affairs of direct concern to it,

including policies governing the issuance and

terms of passes to enrollees;

(3) providing center officials with full and

rapid access to relevant community groups

and agencies, including law enforcement agencies and agencies which work with young people in the community;

(4) encouraging the fullest practicable participation of enrollees in programs for community improvement or betterment, with appropriate advance consultation with business,

labor, professional, and other interested community groups;

(5) arranging recreational, athletic, or similar events in which enrollees and local residents may participate together;

(6) providing community residents with opportunities to work with enrollees directly as

part-time instructors, tutors, or advisers, either in the center or in the community;

(7) developing, where feasible, job or career

opportunities for enrollees in the community;

and

(8) promoting interchanges of information

and techniques among, and cooperative

projects involving, the center and community

schools and libraries, educational institutions,

agencies serving young people and recipients

of funds under this chapter.

(Pub. L. 97–300, title IV, §431, Oct. 13, 1982, 96

Stat. 1375.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 1703 of this title.

§ 1702. Counseling and placement

(a) Regular counseling and testing

The Secretary shall counsel and test each enrollee at regular intervals to measure progress

in educational and vocational programs.

(b) Counseling and testing prior to scheduled

termination; placement assistance; use of

public employment service system

The Secretary shall counsel and test enrollees

prior to their scheduled terminations to determine their capabilities and shall make every effort to place them in jobs in the vocation for

which they are trained or to assist them in attaining further training or education. In placing

enrollees in jobs, the Secretary shall utilize the

public employment service system to the fullest

extent possible.

(c) Provision for further education, training, and

counseling

The Secretary shall determine the status and

progress of enrollees scheduled for termination