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transitioning from subsidized activities to private- 
sector employment; and 
‘‘(2) demonstration projects and pilot projects 
designed to— 
‘‘(A) attract more eligible individuals into 
the labor force; 
‘‘(B) improve the provision of services to 
eligible individuals under the One-Stop delivery 
system established in accordance with title I of 
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998; 
‘‘(C) enhance the technological skills of eli-
gible individuals; and 
‘‘(D) provide incentives to grantees under 
this title for exemplary performance and incen-
tives to businesses to promote their participa-
tion in the program under this title; 
‘‘(3) demonstration projects and pilot projects, 
as described in paragraph (2), for older workers only 
if such demonstration projects and pilot projects are 
designed to assist in developing and implementing 
techniques and approaches in addressing the employ-
ment and training needs of eligible individuals; 
‘‘(4) training and technical assistance to sup-
port any project funded under this title; 
‘‘(5) dissemination of best practices; and 
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‘‘(6) evaluation of the activities authorized 
under this title. 
‘‘SEC. 503. ADMINISTRATION. 
‘‘(a) STATE PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) CHIEF
EXECUTIVE
OFFICER
SUBMITS 
PLAN.—For a State to be eligible to receive an allot-
ment under section, 506, the chief executive officer 
of the State shall submit to the Secretary for consid-
eration and approval, a single State plan (referred to 
in this title as the ‘State plan’) that outlines a 3- 
year strategy for the statewide provision of training 
and related activities for eligible individuals under 
this title. The plan shall contain such provisions as 
the Secretary may require, consistent with this title, 
including a description of the process used to ensure 
the participation of individuals described in para-
graph (2). 
‘‘(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—In developing the 
State plan prior to its submission to the Secretary, 
the chief executive officer of the State shall seek the 
advice and recommendations of— 
‘‘(A) individuals representing the State 
agency and the area agencies on aging in the 
State, and the State and local workforce invest-
ment boards established under title I of the 
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Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2801 et seq.); 
‘‘(B) individuals representing public and 
nonprofit private agencies and organizations 
providing employment services, including each 
grantee operating a project under this title in 
the State; and 
‘‘(C) individuals representing social service 
organizations providing services to older individ-
uals, grantees under title III of this Act, af-
fected communities, unemployed older individ-
uals, community-based organizations serving 
the needs of older individuals, business organi-
zations, and labor organizations. 
‘‘(3) COMMENTS.—Any State plan submitted by 
the chief executive officer in accordance with para-
graph (1) shall be accompanied by copies of public 
comments relating to the plan received pursuant to 
paragraph (4) and a summary thereof. 
‘‘(4) PLAN PROVISIONS.—The State plan shall 
identify and address— 
‘‘(A) the relationship that the number of 
eligible individuals in each area bears to the 
total number of eligible individuals, respectively, 
in the State; 
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‘‘(B) the relative distribution of eligible in-
dividuals residing in rural and urban areas in 
the State; and 
‘‘(C) the relative distribution of— 
‘‘(i) eligible individuals who are indi-
viduals with greatest economic need; 
‘‘(ii) eligible individuals who are mi-
nority individuals, including individuals 
who are limited English proficient; and 
‘‘(iii) eligible individuals who are indi-
viduals with greatest social need; 
‘‘(D) the current and projected employ-
ment opportunities in the State, by occupation, 
and the type of skills possessed by local eligible 
individuals; 
‘‘(E) the localities and populations for 
which projects of the type authorized by this 
title are most needed; and 
‘‘(F) plans for facilitating the coordination 
of activities of grantees in the State under this 
title with activities carried out in the State 
under title I of the Workforce Investment Act 
of 1998. 
‘‘(5) 
CHIEF
EXECUTIVE
OFFICER’S
REC-
OMMENDATIONS ON GRANT PROPOSALS.—Before a 
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proposal for a grant under this title for any fiscal 
year is submitted to the Secretary, the chief execu-
tive officer of each State in which projects are pro-
posed to be conducted under such grant shall be af-
forded a reasonable opportunity to submit rec-
ommendations to the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) regarding the anticipated effect of 
each such proposal upon the overall distribution 
of enrollment positions under this title in the 
State (including such distribution among urban 
and rural areas), taking into account the total 
number of positions to be provided by all grant-
ees in the State; 
‘‘(B) any recommendations for redistribu-
tion of positions to under served areas as va-
cancies occur in previously encumbered posi-
tions in other areas; and 
‘‘(C) in the case of any increase in funding 
that may be available for use in the State under 
this title for any fiscal year, any recommenda-
tions for distribution of newly available posi-
tions in excess of those available during the pre-
ceding year to underserved areas. 
‘‘(6) DISRUPTIONS.—In developing plans and 
considering recommendations under this subsection, 
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