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### §1513. Functions of private industry councils

#### (a) Policy guidance and oversight

It shall be the responsibility of the private industry council to provide policy guidance for, and exercise oversight with respect to, activities under the job training plan for its service delivery area in partnership with the unit or units of general local government within its service delivery area.

#### (b) Development of job training plan; selection of grant recipient and administering entity

(1) The council, in accordance with an agreement or agreements with the appropriate chief elected official or officials specified in subsection (c) of this section, shall—

(A) determine procedures for the development of the job training plan, which may provide for the preparation of all or any part of the plan (i) by the council, (ii) by any unit of general local government in the service delivery area, or by an agency thereof, or (iii) by such other methods or institutions as may be provided in such agreement; and

(B) select as a grant recipient and 1 entity to administer the job training plan (which may be separate entities), (i) the council, (ii) a unit of general local government in its service delivery area, or an agency thereof, (iii) a nonprofit private organization or corporation, or (iv) any other agreed upon entity or entities.

(2) The council is authorized to provide oversight of the programs conducted under the job training plan in accordance with procedures established by the council. In order to carry out this paragraph, the council shall have access to such information concerning the operations of such programs as is necessary.

#### (c) Appropriate chief elected official or officials

For purposes of subsection (b) of this section, the appropriate chief elected official or officials means—

(1) the chief elected official of the sole unit of general local government in the service delivery area,

(2) the individual or individuals selected by the chief elected officials of all units of general local government in such area as their authorized representative, or

(3) in the case of a service delivery area designated under section 1511(a)(4)(A)(iii) of this title, the representative of the chief elected official for such area (as defined in section 1503(4)(C) of this title).

#### (d) Submission of job training plan to Governor

No job training plan prepared under section 1514 of this title may be submitted to the Governor unless (1) the plan has been approved by the council and by the appropriate chief elected official or officials specified in subsection (c) of this section, and (2) the plan is submitted jointly by the council and such official or officials.

#### (e) Budget; staff; incorporation; contributions and grant funds

In order to carry out its functions under this chapter, the council—

(1) shall, in accordance with the job training plan, prepare and approve a budget for itself, and

(2) may hire staff, incorporate, and solicit and accept contributions and grant funds (from other public and private sources).

#### (f) “Oversight” defined

As used in this section, the term “oversight” means reviewing, monitoring, and evaluating.

(Pub. L. 97–300, title I, §103, Oct. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1330; Pub. L. 97–404, §1(a), Dec. 31, 1982, 96 Stat. 2026.)

#### Amendments

1982—Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 97–404 substituted reference to section 1511(a)(4)(A)(iii) of this title for reference to section 1514(a)(4)(A)(iii) of this title.

#### Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 1503, 1514, 1515 of this title; title 42 sections 603, 12899f, 12899h.

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