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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2943

To establish a comprehensive workforce preparation and development system

in the United States.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

AUGUST 6, 1993

Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. GUNDERSON, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr.

HOEKSTRA, Mr. MCKEON, and Mr. MILLER of Florida) introduced the

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and

Labor

A BILL

To establish a comprehensive workforce preparation and

development system in the United States.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Workforce

5 Preparation and Development Reform Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

7 The table of contents is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.

Sec. 2. Table of contents.

Sec. 3. Findings and purposes.

Sec. 4. Funding for implementation grants and technical assistance.

Sec. 5. Definitions.
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TITLE I—FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Subtitle A—Federal Workforce Preparation and Development Council

Sec. 101. Establishment.

Sec. 102. Membership.

Sec. 103. Co-chairpersons.

Sec. 104. Duties.

Sec. 105. Administration.

Sec. 106. Agency contributions.

Sec. 107. Report.

Subtitle B—National Advisory Board on Workforce Preparation and

Development

Sec. 111. Establishment.

Sec. 112. Membership.

Sec. 113. Terms.

Sec. 114. Compensation.

Sec. 115. Chairperson.

Sec. 116. Duties.

Sec. 117. Administration.

Sec. 118. Termination.

Subtitle C—Federal Waiver Authority for Provisions of Workforce

Preparation and Development Programs

Sec. 121. Waiver authority.

Sec. 122. Application.

Sec. 123. Review of application.

Sec. 124. Approval and disapproval of application.

Sec. 125. Revocation of waiver.

Sec. 126. Notification of inspector general.

Subtitle D—Implementation Grants and Technical Assistance

Sec. 131. Authority.

Sec. 132. Use of amounts.

Sec. 133. Allocation requirement.

TITLE II—STATE RESPONSIBILITIES

Subtitle A—State Human Resource Investment Council

Sec. 201. Establishment.

Sec. 202. Chairperson.

Sec. 203. Duties.

Sec. 204. Administration.

Subtitle B—Unified Single State Plan

Sec. 211. Establishment.

Sec. 212. Contents.

Sec. 213. Annual reports.

Subtitle C—Unified Service Areas

Sec. 221. Establishment.

Sec. 222. Criteria.
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Subtitle D—Local Workforce Development Boards

Sec. 231. Establishment.

Sec. 232. Membership.

Sec. 233. Chairperson.

Sec. 234. Duties.

Sec. 235. Unified local plan.

Sec. 236. Annual reports.

Subtitle E—Community Job Resource Centers

Sec. 241. Purpose.

Sec. 242. Establishment.

Sec. 243. Duties.

Sec. 244. Contribution of resources.

TITLE III—CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO WAGNER-PEYSER ACT

Sec. 301. Conforming amendment.

TITLE IV—EFFECTIVE DATE AND TRANSITION

Sec. 401. Effective date.

Sec. 402. Transition provisions.

1 SEC. 3. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

2 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—

3 (1) one of our Nation’s greatest economic re4 sources is our workers, who are the most productive

5 in the world;

6 (2) due to emerging technologies in the work7 place, global competition, the restructuring of work

8 organizations, the emergence of quality managing,

9 the loss of many low-skilled jobs, and more frequent

10 job and career shifts, American workers will need to

11 enhance their skills now and on a continuing and

12 lifelong basis;

13 (3) because our education and training pro14 grams have been developed independently of each

15 other over many years, there is no national strategy
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1 for a coherent, well-coordinated workforce prepara2 tion and development system;

3 (4) most of the pieces needed to develop a co4 herent workforce preparation and development sys5 tem exist at the Federal, State, and local levels, and

6 therefore massive new programs are not necessary;

7 (5) a strategic planning process is needed at all

8 levels of government to rationalize the use of re9 sources from numerous Federal education and train10 ing programs to ensure that each program contrib11 utes to a well-designed, high performance workforce

12 preparation and development system;

13 (6) many States and communities are experi14 menting with and designing workforce preparation

15 and development systems responsive to their needs,

16 and Federal efforts must enhance and encourage

17 their efforts, and not prescribe a single national so18 lution;

19 (7) the private sector must be viewed as a criti20 cal partner in the workforce preparation and devel21 opment system; and

22 (8) the public, which funds and uses workforce

23 preparation and development programs, should hold

24 the system accountable to high standards of per25 formance.
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1 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are—

2 (1) to establish a framework at the Federal,

3 State, and local levels to develop a strategic planning

4 process and a coordinated, coherent administrative

5 structure for programs that prepare youths and

6 adults for the workplace;

7 (2) to encourage States and local communities

8 to develop strategic, collaborative leadership in the

9 planning and administration of Federal workforce

10 preparation and development programs to ensure

11 that such programs are responsive to the needs of

12 individuals desiring such services, workers, the com13 munity, and business and industry, as well as result14 ing in the elimination of fragmentation and duplica15 tion between workforce preparation and development

16 programs;

17 (3) to provide States and communities in18 creased flexibility in the design of a comprehensive

19 workforce preparation and development system by

20 waiving legislated and regulatory mandates of indi21 vidual workforce preparation and development pro22 grams, thereby allowing State and local innovation

23 and experimentation;

24 (4) to encourage communities to establish com25 munity job resource centers to serve as easily acces-
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1 sible and recognized single points of entry into the

2 local workforce preparation and development system

3 where youths and adults may receive information

4 and assistance about the local labor market and re5 lated career opportunities, and assistance in entering

6 the appropriate workforce preparation and develop7 ment program;

8 (5) to expand and improve the quality and effi9 ciency of services provided under workforce prepara10 tion and development programs, particularly for in11 dividuals eligible for services under such programs

12 who have significant barriers to employment;

13 (6) to hold workforce preparation and develop14 ment programs accountable for providing high qual15 ity services; and

16 (7) to improve access to information regarding

17 career opportunities, eligibility for services, program

18 availability, and program performance through ex19 pansion of State and local management information

20 systems and improved and compatible data collec21 tion.

22 SEC. 4. FUNDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS AND

23 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

24 From amounts appropriated after the date of the en25 actment of this Act for each of the fiscal years 1994
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1 through 1998 to carry out part D of title IV of the Job

2 Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1731 et seq.) and

3 to establish and operate one-stop career centers, the fol4 lowing amounts shall be made available for each such fis5 cal year to provide implementation grants and technical

6 assistance to States under subtitle D of title I:

7 (1) $7,500,000 from amounts appropriated to

8 carry out part D of title IV of the Job Training

9 Partnership Act.

10 (2) $42,500,000 from amounts appropriated to

11 establish and operate one-stop career centers.

12 SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

13 For purposes of this Act, the following definitions

14 apply:

15 (1) ADVISORY BOARD.—The term ‘‘Advisory

16 Board’’ means the National Advisory Board on

17 Workforce Preparation and Development established

18 in accordance with subtitle B of title I.

19 (2) LOCAL BOARD.—The term ‘‘Local Board’’

20 means the Local Workforce Development Board es21 tablished in accordance with subtitle D of title II.

22 (3) SCHOOL-TO-WORK TRANSITION PRO23 GRAMS.—The term ‘‘school-to-work transition pro24 grams’’ means those programs which—
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1 (A) provide integrated academic and occu2 pational learning, integrated school-based and

3 work-based learning, and establish linkages be4 tween secondary and postsecondary education;

5 (B) result in the achievement by students

6 of academic and occupational skills, workplace

7 readiness competencies, and experience in the

8 workplace; and

9 (C) include programs such as—

10 (i) youth apprenticeship programs;

11 (ii) technical preparation programs es12 tablished under the Carl D. Perkins Voca13 tional and Applied Technology Education

14 Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.);

15 (iii) cooperative education programs;

16 (iv) high school career academies; and

17 (v) career awareness and exploration

18 programs.

19 (4) SERVICE DELIVERY AREA.—The term

20 ‘‘service delivery area’’ means the area established

21 under section 101 of the Job Training Partnership

22 Act (29 U.S.C. 1511).

23 (5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any of

24 the several States, the District of Columbia, the

25 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth
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1 of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa,

2 Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Federated States of

3 Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands,

4 and Palau.

5 (6) STATE COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘State Coun6 cil’’ means the State human resource investment

7 council established in accordance with subtitle A of

8 title II.

9 (7) WORKFORCE PREPARATION AND DEVELOP10 MENT PROGRAMS.—The term ‘‘workforce prepara11 tion and development programs’’ means programs

12 under any of the following provisions of law:

13 (A) The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and

14 Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C.

15 2301 et seq.).

16 (B) The Job Training Partnership Act (29

17 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).

18 (C) The Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49

19 et seq.).

20 (D) The Job Opportunities and Basic

21 Skills Training Program authorized under part

22 F of title IV of the Social Security Act (42

23 U.S.C. 681 et seq.).

24 (E) The Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C.

25 1201 et seq.).
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1 (F) The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29

2 U.S.C. 701 et seq.).

3 (G) Chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act

4 of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.).

5 (H) Section 6(d)(4) of the Food Stamp

6 Act of 1977.

7 (I) Veterans vocational training programs

8 authorized under chapter 106 of title 10, Unit9 ed States Code, and chapters 30, 31, 32, and

10 35 of title 38, United States Code.

11 (J) Federal school-to-work transition pro12 grams.

13 (K) Title IV of the Higher Education Act

14 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.).

15 (L) Chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary

16 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20

17 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.).

18 (M) Other Federal employment, education,

19 or training programs, identified and determined

20 appropriate by the Federal Council.
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1 TITLE I—FEDERAL

2 RESPONSIBILITIES

3 Subtitle A—Federal Workforce

4 Preparation and Development

5 Council

6 SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT.

7 There is established the Federal Workforce Prepara8 tion and Development Council (in this Act referred to as

9 the ‘‘Federal Council’’).

10 SEC. 102. MEMBERSHIP.

11 The Federal Council shall be composed of the follow12 ing members or their designees:

13 (1) The Secretary of Labor.

14 (2) The Secretary of Education.

15 (3) The Secretary of Health and Human Serv16 ices.

17 (4) The Secretary of Commerce.

18 (5) The Director of the Office of Management

19 and Budget.

20 (6) The heads of such other Federal agencies as

21 the President may designate.

22 SEC. 103. CO-CHAIRPERSONS.

23 The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of

24 Education shall serve as co-chairpersons of the Federal

25 Council.
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1 SEC. 104. DUTIES.

2 The Federal Council shall—

3 (1) based upon the recommendations of the Ad4 visory Board, develop a strategic plan to ensure that

5 workforce preparation and development programs

6 contribute to a coherent workforce preparation and

7 development system in the United States;

8 (2) based on the experience of States in using

9 waivers of Federal rules and regulations, make rec10 ommendations to appropriate Federal agencies relat11 ing to changes in such rules and regulations govern12 ing workforce preparation and development pro13 grams to ensure consistent interpretation, guidance,

14 and coordination of such programs across Federal

15 agencies;

16 (3) develop criteria for approving unified single

17 State plans containing waiver requests of Federal

18 rules, regulations, and provisions of law governing

19 workforce preparation and development programs;

20 (4) review and approve or disapprove such

21 State plans;

22 (5) provide grants and technical assistance to

23 States for the purpose of implementing such State

24 plans, as appropriate;

25 (6) evaluate the performance of States in imple26 menting unified single State plans and the results of
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1 waivers of Federal rules, regulations, and provisions

2 of law governing workforce preparation and develop3 ment programs in meeting stated goals and objec4 tives contained in the State plans;

5 (7) develop recommendations for a common set

6 of core, competency-based outcome measurements

7 that can be used to determine individual and pro8 gram performance across workforce preparation and

9 development programs, and which, to the extent

10 practicable, should utilize educational competencies

11 and skill standards, and, at a minimum, should

12 measure—

13 (A) academic competency attainment and

14 gains of program participants;

15 (B) occupational competency attainment

16 and gains of program participants;

17 (C) employment or educational continu18 ation of program participants; and

19 (D) employment retention and earnings of

20 program participants;

21 (8) make recommendations to the Congress on

22 changes needed in Federal legislation to develop a

23 coherent workforce preparation and development

24 system in the United States, including specific rec25 ommendations for the elimination of fragmentation
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1 and duplication among workforce preparation and

2 development programs and providing for the consoli3 dation of similar programs, where appropriate;

4 (9) make recommendations for the consolidation

5 of Federal administration of workforce preparation

6 and development programs, to the maximum extent

7 possible; and

8 (10) oversee the implementation and adminis9 tration of this Act.

10 SEC. 105. ADMINISTRATION.

11 The Federal Council is authorized—

12 (1) to prescribe such rules and regulations as

13 may be necessary for conducting the business of the

14 Federal Council; and

15 (2) to use the services, personnel, facilities, and

16 information of any Federal agency, State agency,

17 local agency, and private agency or organization,

18 with the consent of such agency.

19 SEC. 106. AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS.

20 Upon request made by the co-chairpersons of the

21 Federal Council, each Federal agency (including the Na22 tional Occupational Information Coordinating Committee)

23 is authorized and directed to make its services, personnel,

24 facilities, and information available to the greatest prac-
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1 ticable extent to the Federal Council for the purpose of

2 carrying out the duties specified in section 104.

3 SEC. 107. REPORT.

4 Not later than 3 years after the effective date of this

5 Act, the Federal Council shall submit to the President and

6 the Congress a report containing—

7 (1) an evaluation of the effectiveness of unified

8 single State plans relating to waivers of provisions of

9 law (and regulations under such provisions) under

10 workforce preparation and development programs,

11 including—

12 (A) the efficiency of services offered to in13 dividuals under such programs;

14 (B) the effectiveness of such programs in

15 meeting labor market needs and the needs of

16 businesses for a skilled workforce; and

17 (C) how individuals eligible for services

18 under such programs are impacted, especially

19 with regard to attainment of academic and oc20 cupational competencies and job retention;

21 (2) recommendations for a common perform22 ance measurement system that States and local sys23 tems may use in the development of integrated per24 formance measurement systems for all workforce

25 preparation and development systems; and
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1 (3) recommendations for the elimination of

2 fragmentation and duplication among workforce

3 preparation and development programs, including

4 recommendations for the elimination or consolidation

5 of duplicative programs where appropriate, and rec6 ommendations on the consolidation of Federal ad7 ministration of such programs.

8 Subtitle B—National Advisory

9 Board on Workforce Prepara10 tion and Development

11 SEC. 111. ESTABLISHMENT.

12 There is established a bipartisan National Advisory

13 Board on Workforce Preparation and Development (in

14 this Act referred to as the ‘‘Advisory Board’’).

15 SEC. 112. MEMBERSHIP.

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Board shall be com17 posed of the following individuals:

18 (1) 4 members of Congress, of whom—

19 (A) 1 member shall be a Senator, ap20 pointed by the majority leader of the Senate;

21 (B) 1 member shall be a Senator, ap22 pointed by the minority leader of the Senate;

23 (C) 1 member shall be a member of the

24 House of Representatives, appointed by the ma-
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1 jority leader of the House of Representatives;

2 and

3 (D) 1 member shall be a member of the

4 House of Representatives, appointed by the mi5 nority leader of the House of Representatives.

6 (2) Such other individuals, appointed by the

7 President, as follows:

8 (A) Individuals who are representatives of

9 business and industry (including small busi10 ness), who have expertise and interest in

11 workforce preparation and development and

12 who are selected from among nominees submit13 ted by national business organizations and na14 tional trade associations.

15 (B) Individuals who are representatives of

16 employees, both organized and nonunion. Rep17 resentatives of organized labor shall be selected

18 from among nominees submitted by national

19 labor organizations.

20 (C) Individuals who are experts in the

21 fields of education and job training, including

22 representatives of vocational education, commu23 nity and technical colleges, and individuals with

24 knowledge and qualifications with respect to the

25 special educational and career development
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1 needs of special populations, including individ2 uals with disabilities.

3 (D) Individuals who are representatives of

4 State and local government, including—

5 (i) governors, selected from among a

6 list of nominees submitted by the National

7 Governor’s Association;

8 (ii) members of State legislatures, se9 lected from among a list of nominees sub10 mitted by the President of the National

11 Conference of State Legislatures; and

12 (iii) locally-elected officials, selected

13 from among a list of nominees submitted

14 by the National Association of Counties

15 and the National Conference on Mayors.

16 (b) ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS.—In making ap17 pointments under subsection (a)(2), the President shall—

18 (1) appoint a substantial number of members

19 from among representatives of business and industry

20 under subparagraph (A) of such subsection; and

21 (2) to the extent practicable, ensure that the

22 membership is equitably representative of both the

23 political party of the President and the opposite po24 litical party of the President.
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1 SEC. 113. TERMS.

2 The members of the Advisory Board shall serve for

3 such terms as the President may prescribe.

4 SEC. 114. COMPENSATION.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection

6 (b), each member of the Advisory Board shall serve with7 out compensation.

8 (b) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member of the Advi9 sory Board shall receive travel expenses, including per

10 diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections

11 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.

12 SEC. 115. CHAIRPERSON.

13 The Advisory Board shall elect a chairperson from

14 among members who are representatives of business and

15 industry under section 112(a)(2)(A).

16 SEC. 116. DUTIES.

17 The Advisory Board shall advise the President and

18 the Federal Council regarding—

19 (1) the development of a strategic plan for a co20 herent workforce preparation and development sys21 tem, identifying how investment in such a system

22 may contribute to keeping United States business

23 and industry competitive in a global economy;

24 (2) a strategy to tie together the K–12 edu25 cation system, workforce preparation and develop-
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1 ment programs, and postsecondary education pro2 grams into a seamless system of lifelong learning;

3 (3) strategies to link education and training

4 more closely with economic development and job cre5 ation;

6 (4) methods to eliminate fragmentation and du7 plication among workforce preparation and develop8 ment programs and the feasibility of consolidating

9 the Federal administration of such programs;

10 (5) changes that should be made to workforce

11 preparation and development programs to improve

12 their performance, expand services to eligible popu13 lations, as well as to the general public, and ensure

14 that such programs are responsive to the changing

15 skill needs of business;

16 (6) the development of a system of core, com17 petency-based outcome measures to be used by

18 States to determine individual and program perform19 ance across all workforce preparation and develop20 ment programs; and

21 (7) the development of a comprehensive occupa22 tional and labor market information system that can

23 serve all education and training programs.
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1 SEC. 117. ADMINISTRATION.

2 The Advisory Board is authorized to use the services,

3 personnel, facilities, and information of the agencies rep4 resented on the Federal Council for the purpose of carry5 ing out the duties under section 117.

6 SEC. 118. TERMINATION.

7 Section 14(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee

8 Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply with respect to the

9 termination of the Advisory Board.

10 Subtitle C—Federal Waiver Author11 ity for Provisions of Workforce

12 Preparation and Development

13 Programs

14 SEC. 121. WAIVER AUTHORITY.

15 (a) STATE PLANNING AND REPORTING PROC16 ESSES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the

17 Federal Council, in accordance with the requirements of

18 this subtitle, may waive provisions of law (or regulations

19 under such provisions) relating to State planning and re20 porting processes under workforce preparation and devel21 opment programs contained in the unified single State

22 plan submitted under subtitle B of title II for the purpose

23 of consolidating such planning and reporting processes.

24 (b) OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW.—

25 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other

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1 with the requirements of this subtitle, may waive

2 other provisions of law (or regulations under such

3 provisions) under workforce preparation and devel4 opment programs contained in the unified single

5 State plan submitted under subtitle B of title II that

6 would prevent the application of consistent practices

7 and procedures relating to—

8 (A) the use of common definitions and

9 terms;

10 (B) performance standards;

11 (C) collection of common participant and

12 program data;

13 (D) common cost categories and cost limi14 tations; and

15 (E) except as provided in subsection (c),

16 any other appropriate provisions or procedures,

17 as determined by the Federal Council.

18 (2) REQUIREMENT WITH RESPECT TO WAIVER

19 OF PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.—The Federal Coun20 cil may waive a provision of law (or a regulation

21 under such provision) referred to in subparagraph

22 (B) of paragraph (1) (relating to performance stand23 ards) under a workforce preparation and develop24 ment program only if the State seeking the waiver

25 provides for the establishment of a single, integrated
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1 performance measurement system to be used across

2 all workforce preparation and development programs

3 in accordance with section 212(7).

4 (c) LIMITATIONS.—The Federal Council may not

5 grant waivers of provisions of law (or regulations under

6 such provisions) under workforce preparation and develop7 ment programs that would alter—

8 (1) the purposes or goals of such programs;

9 (2) the allocation of funds under such pro10 grams;

11 (3) any provision of law under such programs

12 relating to public health or safety, civil rights, pro13 tections granted under sections 503 and 504 of the

14 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 793 and

15 794), occupational safety and health, environmental

16 protection, displacement of current employees, or

17 fraud and abuse; and

18 (4) eligibility requirements under such pro19 grams, except that the Federal Council may grant a

20 waiver with respect to an eligibility requirement if

21 such waiver would provide for increased flexibility in

22 developing common definitions for individuals eligi23 ble for such programs.
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1 (d) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS.—The Fed2 eral Council may not waive provisions of law or regulations

3 under—

4 (1) title IV of the Higher Education Act of

5 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.); and

6 (2) chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and

7 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2701

8 et seq.).

9 SEC. 122. APPLICATION.

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—A State may, in accordance with

11 the requirements of this Act, submit to the Federal Coun12 cil an application in such form and containing such infor13 mation as the Federal Council may reasonably require for

14 the purpose of—

15 (1) waiving provisions of law or regulations

16 under workforce preparation and development pro17 grams conducted in such State for the 2-year period

18 beginning on the date such application is approved

19 by the Federal Council; and

20 (2) receiving grants and technical assistance

21 under subtitle D to carry out the activities described

22 in section 132.

23 (b) CONTENTS.—Such application shall contain—

24 (1) the unified single State plan developed

25 under subtitle B of title II containing the specific
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1 provisions of law or regulations under the workforce

2 preparation and development programs for which the

3 State is seeking a waiver or waivers, including assur4 ances that such waiver or waivers will result in ex5 panded and improved services to and outcomes for

6 individuals eligible for assistance under such pro7 grams;

8 (2) assurances that the Governor of the State

9 has established unified service areas in the State in

10 accordance with subtitle C of title II;

11 (3) assurances that the State has established

12 local workforce development boards in accordance

13 with subtitle D of title II; and

14 (4) assurances that the State has established or

15 will provide for the establishment of community job

16 resource centers in accordance with subtitle E of

17 title II.

18 SEC. 123. REVIEW OF APPLICATION.

19 The Federal Council shall review each application

20 submitted by a State under section 122. In reviewing each

21 waiver request contained in each such application, the

22 Federal Council shall seek the input of the member of the

23 Council who has jurisdiction over the workforce prepara24 tion and development program to which such waiver re25 quest relates. In the case of a waiver request for a
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1 workforce preparation and development program under

2 the jurisdiction of a Federal agency not represented on

3 the Federal Council, the Federal Council shall consult

4 with the head of such agency with respect to such waiver

5 request.

6 SEC. 124. APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF APPLICATION.

7 (a) TIMING.—The Federal Council shall review each

8 application submitted by a State in accordance with sec9 tion 122 promptly upon receipt and shall approve or dis10 approve such application not later than the end of the 30-

11 day period beginning on the date the Council receives such

12 application.

13 (b) APPROVAL.—The Federal Council may approve

14 an application and grant the waiver or waivers proposed

15 in such application (for the 2-year period beginning on the

16 date such application is approved by the Council), or pro17 vide a grant and technical assistance under subtitle D to

18 carry out the unified single State plan under subtitle B

19 of title II, as the case may be, if the State demonstrates

20 in the application that such waiver or waivers, or grant

21 and technical assistance, as the case may be, would

22 achieve coordination, expansion, and improvement in the

23 quality of services under workforce preparation and devel24 opment programs.
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1 (c) DISAPPROVAL AND RESUBMISSION.—If the Fed2 eral Council determines the application is incomplete or

3 unsatisfactory, the Council shall, before the end of the

4 period referred to in subsection (a)—

5 (1) notify the State of the reasons for the fail6 ure to approve the application;

7 (2) notify the State that the application may be

8 resubmitted during the period referred to in para9 graph (3); and

10 (3) permit the State to resubmit a corrected or

11 amended application during the 30-day period begin12 ning on notification under this subsection.

13 (d) REVIEW OF RESUBMITTED APPLICATION.—The

14 Federal Council shall review and approve or disapprove

15 any application resubmitted under subsection (c) begin16 ning before the expiration of the 30-day period beginning

17 upon such resubmission.

18 SEC. 125. REVOCATION OF WAIVER.

19 If, after approving an application under section 124,

20 the Federal Council finds that the waiver or waivers ap21 proved under subsection (b) of such section do not achieve

22 coordination, expansion, and improvement in the quality

23 of services under the workforce preparation and develop24 ment programs to which such waiver or waivers relate, the

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1 or in part, effective at such time as the Council deems

2 appropriate.

3 SEC. 126. NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.

4 The Federal Council shall notify the inspector general

5 of any Federal agency which has jurisdiction over a

6 workforce preparation and development program for which

7 the Council has approved a waiver or waivers under

8 section 124(b).

9 Subtitle D—Implementation Grants

10 and Technical Assistance

11 SEC. 131. AUTHORITY.

12 The Federal Council is authorized to provide grants

13 and technical assistance to States that have in effect an

14 application approved pursuant to section 124 for the pur15 pose of carrying out the single State plan approved in such

16 application.

17 SEC. 132. USE OF AMOUNTS.

18 A State shall use amounts received from a grant

19 under section 131 for activities at both the State and local

20 levels to carry out the unified single State plan, including

21 activities that will promote leadership development, profes22 sional development, and cross-training of personnel from

23 the affected State and local agencies, team-building, stra24 tegic planning, development of new coordination strate25 gies, development of computerized management informa-
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1 tion systems or labor market information systems, and de2 velopment and improvement of the system of community

3 job resource centers under subtitle E of title II.

4 SEC. 133. ALLOCATION REQUIREMENT.

5 A State shall provide at least 70 percent of amounts

6 received from a grant under section 131 to the Local

7 Boards in such State.

8 TITLE II—STATE

9 RESPONSIBILITIES

10 Subtitle A—State Human Resource

11 Investment Council

12 SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT.

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection

14 (b), any State that desires—

15 (1) to participate in the development of a State16 wide, comprehensive workforce preparation and de17 velopment system,

18 (2) to have a unified single State plan approved

19 under subtitle B,

20 (3) to receive a waiver of provisions of law or

21 regulations under workforce preparation and devel22 opment programs under title I, and

23 (4) to receive a grant and technical assistance

24 under subtitle D of title I,
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1 shall establish a State human resource investment council

2 (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘State Council’’) in accord3 ance with title VII of the Job Training Partnership Act

4 (29 U.S.C. 1792 et seq.) to assist the Governor of such

5 State in developing a coordinated State strategy for

6 workforce preparation and development programs, includ7 ing programs for school-to-work transition and lifelong

8 learning.

9 (b) EXCEPTION.—

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of satisfying

11 the requirement of subsection (a) with respect to the

12 establishment of the State human resource invest13 ment council in accordance with title VII of the Job

14 Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1792 et seq.),

15 a State may establish such a council that is com16 posed of the following individuals:

17 (A) The head of each State agency respon18 sible for the administration of Federal

19 workforce preparation and development pro20 grams.

21 (B) The director of the State Occupational

22 Information Coordinating Committee.

23 (C) The head of the State agency respon24 sible for commerce and economic development.
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1 (D) Representatives of both business and

2 industry (representing both small and large

3 business), including members of private indus4 try councils established in accordance with sec5 tion 102 of the Job Training Partnership Act

6 (29 U.S.C. 1512), selected from among a list of

7 nominees submitted by State and local business

8 organizations and trade associations.

9 (E) Representatives of employees, both or10 ganized and non-union. Representatives of orga11 nized labor shall be selected from among nomi12 nees submitted by State labor federations.

13 (F) Representatives of education, training,

14 and other workforce preparation and develop15 ment programs, including—

16 (i) representatives of local educational

17 agencies or associations;

18 (ii) representatives of postsecondary

19 educational institutions, including commu20 nity and technical colleges;

21 (iii) representatives of vocational edu22 cation institutions or programs;

23 (iv) individuals with knowledge of and

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1 cial populations, including individuals with

2 disabilities; and

3 (v) representatives of local welfare

4 agencies.

5 (2) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.—In addition to the

6 individuals referred to in paragraph (1), the State

7 Council may also include the following individuals:

8 (A) Members of State legislatures.

9 (B) Locally-elected officials.

10 (C) Representatives of community-based

11 organizations.

12 (D) Members of the general public.

13 (3) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—A substantial

14 number of members of the State Council shall con15 sist of representatives of business and industry

16 under paragraph (1)(D).

17 SEC. 202. CHAIRPERSON.

18 The State Council shall select a chairperson of the

19 State Council from among the members of the Council

20 who are representatives from business and industry.

21 SEC. 203. DUTIES.

22 The State Council shall—

23 (1) assess the needs of the State with regard

24 to—
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1 (A) current and projected demand for

2 workers by occupation;

3 (B) skill levels of the workforce and the

4 needs of business for a skilled workforce;

5 (C) economic development needs of the

6 State; and

7 (D) the type and availability of workforce

8 preparation and development programs in the

9 State;

10 (2) develop a unified single State plan in ac11 cordance with subtitle B for workforce preparation

12 and development programs, which shall include the

13 assessment of needs required under paragraph (1);

14 (3) develop guidelines for the establishment of

15 Local Boards, including criteria—

16 (A) to be used for the selection of members

17 of such Boards; and

18 (B) to measure the effectiveness of such

19 Boards;

20 (4) provide, through the appropriate State

21 agencies, grants and technical assistance to Local

22 Boards in the State;

23 (5) provide a mechanism for waiving State rules

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1 aration and development programs upon request of

2 Local Boards;

3 (6) provide advice to the Governor with respect

4 to the designation of unified service areas estab5 lished under subtitle C;

6 (7) develop a strategy on how to use industry7 specific skill standards in the development of a

8 workforce preparation and development system, and

9 on how to encourage widespread use of such stand10 ards by business, industry, and providers of edu11 cation and training; and

12 (8) develop a strategy to collect and utilize in13 formation on the effectiveness of workforce prepara14 tion and development programs, and that of individ15 ual service providers, and to share such information

16 with consumers of such programs (through the use

17 of computer networks, where appropriate).

18 SEC. 204. ADMINISTRATION.

19 Each State Council may obtain the services of such

20 professional, technical, and clerical personnel as may be

21 necessary to carry out the duties specified in section 203.

22 Subtitle B—Unified Single State

23 Plan

24 SEC. 211. ESTABLISHMENT.

25 Any State that desires—
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1 (1) to participate in the development of a State2 wide, comprehensive workforce preparation and de3 velopment system,

4 (2) to receive a waiver of provisions of law or

5 regulations under workforce preparation and devel6 opment programs under title I, and

7 (3) to receive a grant and technical assistance

8 under subtitle D of title I,

9 shall establish a unified single State plan for the purpose

10 of coordinating services under workforce preparation and

11 development programs. Such plan shall be developed by

12 the State Council, in consultation with the State education

13 agency and the State labor agency, and shall be approved

14 or disapproved by the Governor.

15 SEC. 212. CONTENTS.

16 Such unified single State plan shall contain the

17 following:

18 (1) Both short-term and long-term goals, and

19 related strategies, to ensure that workforce prepara20 tion and development programs contribute to a co21 herent workforce preparation and development sys22 tem in the State.

23 (2) An identification of the Federal workforce

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1 cluded in the State’s overall workforce preparation

2 and development system.

3 (3) A description of the State planning, report4 ing, and data collection processes for workforce

5 preparation and development programs, including a

6 description of the waivers requested with respect to

7 such processes, which, at a minimum, shall include

8 programs under the provisions of law referred to in

9 subparagraphs (A) through (E) of section 5(7), for

10 the purpose of consolidating such planning, report11 ing, and data collection processes.

12 (4) A description of all other waivers requested

13 for provisions of law or regulations under workforce

14 preparation and development programs, which in15 cludes the rationale for such requests and assur16 ances that the receipt of such waivers will result in

17 improved quality and efficiency of such programs.

18 (5) A description of how individuals eligible for

19 services under workforce preparation and develop20 ment programs, especially individuals with signifi21 cant barriers to employment, will be served in the

22 State.

23 (6) The types of services to be provided under

24 such programs, including a description of how each

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1 program will support and contribute to the overall

2 mission of the system.

3 (7) The performance measurement system or

4 systems the State will use to determine the effective5 ness of such programs. States that elect to establish

6 a single, integrated performance measurement sys7 tem for all such programs, should, at a minimum,

8 include the following 4 outcome measurements:

9 (A) Academic competency attainment and

10 gains of program participants.

11 (B) Occupational competency attainment

12 and gains of program participants.

13 (C) Employment or educational continu14 ation of program participants.

15 (D) Employment retention and earnings of

16 program participants.

17 (8) A description of the State waivers available

18 to local programs.

19 SEC. 213. ANNUAL REPORTS.

20 Any State that desires to participate in the develop21 ment of a comprehensive workforce preparation and devel22 opment system, and to receive a waiver of provisions of

23 law (or regulations under such provisions) under

24 workforce development programs under title I, shall sub25 mit to the Federal Council an annual report which evalu-
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1 ates the progress in achieving the goals stated in the uni2 fied single State plan.

3 Subtitle C—Unified Service Areas

4 SEC. 221. ESTABLISHMENT.

5 The Governor of any State that desires to have a uni6 fied single State plan approved under subtitle B, to receive

7 grants and technical assistance under subtitle D of title

8 I, and to receive a waiver of provisions of law (or regula9 tions under such provisions) under workforce preparation

10 and development programs under title I shall, based upon

11 the recommendations of the State Council, and in con12 sultation and cooperation with local communities, ensure

13 the establishment of unified service areas throughout each

14 such State in accordance with this subtitle for the purpose

15 of providing community-wide workforce preparation and

16 development services in such State.

17 SEC. 222. CRITERIA.

18 In establishing unified service areas under section

19 221, the Governor, in consultation with local commu20 nities—

21 (1) shall take into consideration existing labor

22 market areas, units of general local government,

23 service delivery areas established under section 101

24 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C.
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1 1511), and the distance travelled by individuals to

2 receive services;

3 (2) may merge existing service delivery areas;

4 (3) may not approve the establishment of any

5 unified service area that divides existing service de6 livery areas; and

7 (4) may not approve a total number of unified

8 service areas which is greater than the total number

9 of existing service delivery areas in that State.

10 Subtitle D—Local Workforce

11 Development Boards

12 SEC. 231. ESTABLISHMENT.

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Governor of any State that

14 desires to participate in the development of a workforce

15 preparation and development system, and receive a waiver

16 of provisions of law (or regulations under such provisions)

17 under workforce preparation and development programs

18 under title I, shall, in consultation with local communities,

19 ensure the establishment of a Local Workforce Develop20 ment Board (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Local Board’’)

21 in each unified service area established under subtitle C.

22 (b) DESIGNATION OF EXISTING WORKFORCE POLICY

23 COUNCILS.—

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The chief elected officials in

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1 workforce policy councils as the Local Board only if

2 such councils—

3 (A) satisfy the membership requirements

4 under section 232;

5 (B) satisfy the selection criteria established

6 by the State Council; and

7 (C) are capable of performing the duties

8 specified in section 234.

9 (2) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL BY GOV10 ERNOR.—The Governor shall approve or disapprove

11 any designation of an existing workforce policy coun12 cil under paragraph (1).

13 SEC. 232. MEMBERSHIP.

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Local Board shall consist

15 of—

16 (1) heads of local agencies responsible for pro17 grams under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and

18 Applied Technology Education Act, the Job Training

19 Partnership Act, the Job Opportunities and Basic

20 Skills Training Program authorized under part F of

21 title IV of the Social Security Act, the Wagner22 Peyser Act, the Adult Education Act, and adminis23 trators of other workforce preparation and develop24 ment programs (as determined to be appropriate),

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1 sible for economic development in the unified service

2 area (consistent with the criteria established by the

3 State Council pursuant to section 203(3));

4 (2) representatives from business and industry,

5 including individuals serving on private industry

6 councils established under section 102 of the Job

7 Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1512) who are

8 owners of businesses, chief executives or chief oper9 ating officers of private businesses, and other busi10 ness executives with optimum policy-making author11 ity in local businesses, selected from among a list of

12 nominees submitted by local business organizations

13 and trade associations;

14 (3) representatives of employees, both organized

15 and non-union, with representatives of organized

16 labor selected from among nominees submitted by

17 local labor organizations;

18 (4) representatives of educational, social service,

19 and community-based organizations, including indi20 viduals nominated by regional or local educational

21 agencies or associations (including vocational edu22 cation), community and technical colleges, local

23 school boards, and organizations representing indi24 viduals with knowledge of and qualifications with re25 spect to serving individuals with disabilities;
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1 (5) locally-elected officials; and

2 (6) such other individuals as determined appro3 priate by the chief elected officials in the unified

4 service area (consistent with the selection criteria es5 tablished by the State Council pursuant to section

6 203(3)).

7 (b) SELECTION PROCESS.—

8 (1) ONE UNIT OF GOVERNMENT.—In any case

9 in which there is only one unit of general local gov10 ernment in the unified service area, the chief elected

11 official of such unit shall appoint the members to

12 the Local Board in accordance with the criteria de13 veloped by the State Council pursuant to section

14 203(3).

15 (2) TWO OR MORE UNITS OF GOVERNMENT.—

16 In any case in which there are two or more units of

17 general local government in the unified service area,

18 the chief elected officials of such units shall appoint

19 the members to the Local Board in accordance with

20 an agreement entered into by such units and in ac21 cordance with the criteria developed by the State

22 Council pursuant to section 203(3).

23 (c) TERMS.—The members of the Local Board shall

24 be appointed for either fixed or staggered terms and may

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1 criteria established by the State Council pursuant to sec2 tion 203(3).

3 (d) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—A majority of the

4 members of the Local Board shall consist of representa5 tives from business and industry under subsection (a)(2).

6 SEC. 233. CHAIRPERSON.

7 The Local Board shall select a chairperson of the

8 Local Board from among the members of the Board who

9 are representatives from business and industry under sub10 section (a)(2).

11 SEC. 234. DUTIES.

12 Each Local Board, in partnership with the unit or

13 units of general local government within the unified serv14 ice area, shall—

15 (1) develop an annual unified local plan, as re16 quired under section 235, and submit such plan to

17 the State Council for approval;

18 (2) coordinate workforce preparation and devel19 opment programs in the unified service area, which,

20 at a minimum, shall include programs under the

21 provisions of law referred to in subparagraphs (A)

22 through (E) of section 5(7);

23 (3) develop a strategy to measure the perform24 ance of programs and individual service providers in
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1 the unified service area to determine if the goals in

2 the unified local plan are being achieved;

3 (4) establish a network of community job re4 source centers for the unified service area for the

5 purpose of providing a ‘‘1-stop shopping’’ point of

6 entry for individuals desiring to participate in

7 workforce preparation and development programs

8 and similar State programs;

9 (5) receive and use funds from a grant received

10 by the State under subtitle D of title I;

11 (6) promote the adoption of industry-recognized

12 skill standards by local business and industry and

13 education and training providers;

14 (7) submit requests for waivers of provisions of

15 law and regulations under workforce preparation

16 and development programs to the State Council;

17 (8) help develop, as part of the community job

18 resource center, information available and appro19 priate for public use on eligibility requirements, the

20 availability, and the effectiveness of workforce prepa21 ration and development programs in the unified

22 service area; and

23 (9) carry out such other duties as determined

24 to be appropriated by the State Council.
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1 SEC. 235. UNIFIED LOCAL PLAN.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—A Local Board that desires—

3 (1) to participate in the development of a com4 prehensive workforce preparation and development

5 system in its unified service area,

6 (2) to receive funds for implementation and

7 technical assistance as provided in subtitle D of title

8 I, and

9 (3) to benefit from the issuance of waivers (as

10 provided for in the State plan),

11 shall, in partnership with the unit or units of general local

12 government within the unified service area, submit an an13 nual unified local plan to the State Council for approval

14 by such Council.

15 (b) CONTENTS.— Such local plan shall be consistent

16 with the unified single State plan and shall include the

17 following:

18 (1) Short-term and long-term goals, and related

19 strategies, to ensure that workforce preparation and

20 development programs contribute to a coherent

21 workforce preparation and development system in

22 the unified service area.

23 (2) A description of the Federal, and where ap24 plicable, State programs to be included in the uni25 fied service area’s comprehensive workforce prepara26 tion and development system, including a description
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1 of how funds used to carry out Federal workforce

2 preparation and development program funds in the

3 unified service area will be utilized.

4 (3) A description of requests for waivers of pro5 visions of law (or regulations under such provisions)

6 under Federal workforce preparation and develop7 ment programs, the rationale behind such waiver re8 quests, and assurances that the use of such waivers

9 will improve the quality and efficiency of the delivery

10 of services in the unified service area, as well as ex11 pand and improve such services to individuals eligi12 ble for services under such programs.

13 (4) A description of the role of the Local Board

14 in coordinating the efforts of individual workforce

15 preparation and development programs, and in fa16 cilitating an agreed upon identification of the roles

17 and responsibilities of individual programs in the

18 comprehensive workforce preparation and develop19 ment system.

20 (5) A description of strategies the Local Board

21 will undertake to fully involve local employers, and

22 other consumers, in the development of the

23 workforce preparation and development system, and

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1 short-term and long-term labor market and economic

2 development needs in the unified service area.

3 (6) A description of strategies the Local Board

4 will undertake to meet the needs of significant seg5 ments of the population, including the economically

6 disadvantaged, welfare recipients, at-risk youth, dis7 located workers, individuals with disabilities, and

8 other targeted populations with barriers to employ9 ment.

10 (7) A description of the performance measure11 ment system that the Local Board will utilize to de12 termine if the goals established in the unified local

13 plan are being achieved.

14 (8) A description of how community job re15 source centers are or will be established in the uni16 fied service area, including—

17 (A) a description of services to be offered

18 at such centers;

19 (B) an identification of the roles of individ20 ual workforce preparation and development pro21 grams in the operation of the centers; and

22 (C) a description of how the Local Board

23 will expand services at such center to the gen24 eral public, including, where appropriate, a de-
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1 scription of a fee for service structure to be im2 plemented by the Local Board.

3 (9) Such other information as requested by the

4 State Council.

5 SEC. 236. ANNUAL REPORTS.

6 Each Local Board shall submit to the State Council

7 an annual report that—

8 (1) evaluates the progress in achieving the goals

9 stated in the annual unified local plan developed and

10 submitted under section 235; and

11 (2) evaluates the effectiveness of coordinating

12 services under workforce preparation and develop13 ment programs.

14 Subtitle E—Community Job

15 Resource Centers

16 SEC. 241. PURPOSE.

17 The purpose of this subtitle is to encourage the estab18 lishment of a network of community job resource centers

19 in each unified service area to—

20 (1) improve access of individuals to workforce

21 preparation and development programs by creating

22 local common points of entry to such programs;

23 (2) better inform individuals regarding employ24 ment opportunities, local labor market conditions,

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1 the performance of workforce preparation and devel2 opment programs; and

3 (3) encourage greater coordination and mini4 mize duplication of services among federally funded

5 workforce preparation and development programs.

6 SEC. 242. ESTABLISHMENT.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Any State that desires to receive

8 a waiver of provisions of law or regulations under

9 workforce preparation and development programs under

10 title I shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that each

11 Local Board, in consultation with a broad range of appro12 priate organizations, designates or establishes a network

13 of community job resource centers in the unified service

14 area of such Board to be composed of the eligible entities

15 described in subsection (b).

16 (b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Any entity or consortium

17 of entities located in the unified service area may apply

18 to be designated as a community job resource center under

19 this section. Such entities may include community and

20 technical colleges, local educational agencies, administra21 tive entities under the Job Training Partnership Act, em22 ployment service offices, welfare offices, community-based

23 organizations, and other interested organizations and

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1 SEC. 243. DUTIES.

2 (a) CORE SERVICES.—

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each community job re4 source center established under section 242 shall

5 make available the following core services to inter6 ested individuals in the unified service area in which

7 such center is located:

8 (A) Outreach and intake services for

9 workforce preparation and development pro10 grams.

11 (B) A preliminary assessment of the skill

12 levels and service needs of each individual,

13 which may include such factors as basic skills,

14 occupational skills, career development skills,

15 prior work experience, employability, interests,

16 aptitudes, and supportive services.

17 (C) Information relating to local and

18 State, and if appropriate to regional or na19 tional, occupations in demand and skills re20 quirements for such occupations.

21 (D) Information relating to youth and

22 adult apprenticeship and other school-to-work

23 transition programs.

24 (E) Career counseling and career planning

25 based on a preliminary assessment of the indi26 vidual.
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1 (F) Employability development services,

2 which may include assistance in the preparation

3 of a resume, job interview techniques, and work

4 deportment.

5 (G) Information relating to federally fund6 ed education and job training programs and

7 student aid programs, including the eligibility

8 requirements of and services provided by such

9 programs.

10 (H) Information relating to workforce

11 preparation and development programs avail12 able within the community.

13 (I) Information on how workforce prepara14 tion and development programs meet the per15 formance standards established by the State.

16 (J) A repository of information on indus17 try-recognized skill standards and assessments.

18 (K) Referral to agencies and programs

19 providing literacy services, workforce prepara20 tion and development, and supportive services.

21 (L) Worker profiling activities, which shall

22 identify those workers receiving unemployment

23 insurance benefits who are the most likely to be

24 long-term unemployed. Such activities shall be

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1 such benefits and shall include referral of such

2 individuals to entities providing appropriate re3 training and adjustment services.

4 (M) Job listings for local labor market op5 portunities.

6 (2) PRIORITY.—In providing core services

7 under paragraph (1), each community job resource

8 center shall give priority to individuals who are eligi9 ble for services under any workforce preparation and

10 development program.

11 (b) ADDITIONAL SERVICES.—Each community job

12 resource center may provide the following additional serv13 ices to interested individuals in the unified service area

14 in which such center is located:

15 (1) Job search and job placement services.

16 (2) Any additional services with the concurrence

17 of the Local Board.

18 (c) SPECIALIZED EMPLOYER SERVICES.—Each com19 munity job resource center may provide customized

20 workforce development services to employers on a fee-for21 service basis.

22 (d) ALLOWABLE FEE-FOR-SERVICES.—Each commu23 nity job resource center may provide core services under

24 subsection (a), additional services under subsection (b), or

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1 viduals who are not eligible under workforce preparation

2 and development programs and who are able to afford

3 such services on a reasonable fee-for-service basis to be

4 determined by the Local Board and approved by the State

5 Council.

6 (e) COMPUTERIZED INFORMATION MANAGEMENT.—

7 To the extent possible, the community job resource center

8 should utilize fully computerized information management

9 systems to facilitate access to labor market information,

10 program services, and information on program perform11 ance.

12 (f) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—In providing serv13 ices under subsections (a) through (e), each community

14 job resource center shall ensure that referrals of individ15 uals to education or training programs are not based on

16 any financial incentives related to placement of such indi17 viduals.

18 SEC. 244. CONTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES.

19 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, adminis20 trators of local workforce preparation and development

21 programs may contribute staff and other resources for the

22 operation of community job resource centers that would

23 otherwise be used to perform similar services such as those

24 services described in section 243.
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1 TITLE III—CONFORMING

2 AMENDMENT TO WAGNER3 PEYSER ACT

4 SEC. 301. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

5 Section 7 of the Wagner-Peyser Act is amended by

6 adding at the end the following new subsection:

7 ‘‘(e) The local employment service office shall partici8 pate in the operation of the community job resource cen9 ters established under subtitle D of title II of the National

10 Workforce Preparation and Development Reform Act

11 based on the plan developed by the Local Board under

12 such Act. Local employment service offices may apply to

13 be designated as a community job resource center in ac14 cordance with section 242 of such Act.’’.

15 TITLE IV—EFFECTIVE DATE AND

16 TRANSITION

17 SEC. 401. EFFECTIVE DATE.

18 This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall

19 take effect on July 1, 1994.

20 SEC. 402. TRANSITION PROVISIONS.

21 Each member of the Federal Council, in consultation

22 with the Federal Council, may establish for programs

23 under such member’s jurisdiction such rules and proce24 dures as may be necessary to provide for an orderly transi25 tion to and implementation of the requirements estab-
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