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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 201

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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 6, 1999

Mr. MORAN of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to

the Committee on Education and the Workforce

A BILL

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.

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

3 SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL PRIVATE IN4 DUSTRY COUNCILS UNDER THE JOB TRAIN5 ING PARTNERSHIP ACT.

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part D of title IV of the Job

7 Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1731 et seq.) is

8 amended by adding at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘SEC. 457. REGIONAL PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCILS.

2 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a labor mar4 ket area that is located in more than one State, the

5 Secretary, upon request of the Governor of each

6 State in which the labor market area is located, shall

7 establish a regional private industry council for the

8 labor market area in accordance with this section.

9 ‘‘(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—A regional pri10 vate industry council established for a labor market

11 area under paragraph (1) shall be in addition to the

12 private industry council established under section

13 102 for each service delivery area in which the labor

14 market area is located.

15 ‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each regional private in17 dustry council shall consist of members determined

18 by each Governor consistent with the requirements

19 contained in subsections (a) and (c) of section 102

20 of this Act.

21 ‘‘(2) CHAIRMAN.—The chairman of the council

22 shall be selected from among members of the council

23 who are representatives of the private sector.

24 ‘‘(3) TERMS.—Members shall be appointed for

25 fixed and staggered terms and may serve until their

26 successors are appointed. Any vacancy in the mem-
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1 bership of the council shall be filled in the same

2 manner as the original appointment. Any member of

3 the council may be removed for cause in accordance

4 with procedures established by the council.

5 ‘‘(c) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall certify a

6 regional private industry council if the Secretary deter7 mines that its composition and appointments are consist8 ent with the provisions of this section. Such certification

9 shall be made or denied within 30 days after the date on

10 which a list of members and necessary supporting docu11 mentation are submitted to the Secretary. When the Sec12 retary certifies the council, it shall be convened within 30

13 days.

14 ‘‘(d) FUNCTIONS.—Consistent with the requirements

15 contained in section 103 of this Act, the Secretary shall

16 establish the functions of each regional private industry

17 council established under this section for the purpose of

18 providing policy guidance for, and exercise oversight with

19 respect to, activities under the job training plan for the

20 labor market area of the council in partnership with the

21 unit or units of general local government within the labor

22 market area.

23 ‘‘(e) FUNDING.—Notwithstanding any other provi24 sion of this Act, to the extent practicable, amounts appro25 priated to carry out this part for any fiscal year shall be
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1 provided to labor market areas with respect to which a

2 regional private industry council has been established

3 under this section in accordance with the same terms and

4 conditions applicable to amounts provided to service deliv5 ery areas under this Act.

6 ‘‘(f) JOB TRAINING PLAN.—

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No funds appropriated to

8 carry out this part for any fiscal year may be pro9 vided to any labor market area under this section ex10 cept pursuant to a job training plan for two program

11 years that, to the extent practicable, meets the re12 quirements contained in section 104 of this Act.

13 ‘‘(2) REVIEW AND APPROVAL.—Consistent with

14 the requirements contained in section 105 of this

15 Act, not less than 120 days before the beginning of

16 the first of the two program years covered by the job

17 training plan—

18 ‘‘(A) the proposed plan or summary there19 of shall be published;

20 ‘‘(B) the proposed plan shall be made

21 available for review and comment to all appro22 priate individuals and entities;

23 ‘‘(C) the proposed plan shall be reasonably

24 available to the general public through such
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1 means as public hearings and local news facili2 ties;

3 ‘‘(D) the final plan, or a summary thereof,

4 shall be published not later than 80 days before

5 the first of the two program years and shall be

6 submitted to each Governor;

7 ‘‘(E) the final plan shall be submitted to

8 the Secretary; and

9 ‘‘(F) the Secretary shall approve or dis10 approve the final plan not later than 30 days

11 after the date on which the plan is submitted.’’.

12 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con13 tents of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C.

14 1501 note) is amended by inserting after the item relating

15 to section 456 the following:

‘‘Sec. 457. Regional private industry councils.’’.

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