12131 note; relating to community-based al-
ternatives for individuals with disabilities) 
including the provision of outreach, intake, 
assessments, and service delivery, the devel-
opment of performance measures, the train-
ing of staff, and other aspects of accessi-
bility to program services, consistent with 
sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973; and’’; 
(4) in paragraph (18)(D), by striking ‘‘youth op-
portunity grants’’ and inserting ‘‘youth challenge 
grants’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(19) a description of the methodology for deter-
mining one-stop partner program contributions for 
the cost of the infrastructure of one-stop centers under 
section 121(h)(1) and of the formula for allocating 
such infrastructure funds to local areas under section 
121(h)(3); and 
‘‘(20) a description of any programs and strate-
gies the State will utilize to meet the needs of busi-
nesses in the State, including small businesses, which 
may include providing incentives and technical as-
sistance to assist local areas in engaging employers in 
local workforce development activities.’’. 
(c) MODIFICATION
TO PLAN.—Section 112(d) (29 
U.S.C. 2822(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘5-year period’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2-year period’’. 
SEC. 105. LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AREAS. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF AREAS.—
(1) CONSIDERATIONS.—Section 116(a)(1)(B) (29 
U.S.C. 2831(a)(1)(B)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following clause: 
‘‘(vi) The extent to which such local 
areas will promote efficiency in the admin-
istration and provision of services.’’. 
(2) 
AUTOMATIC
DESIGNATION.—Section 
116(a)(2) (29 U.S.C. 2831(a)(2)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(2) AUTOMATIC DESIGNATION.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B) of this paragraph and sub-
section (b), the Governor shall approve a request 
for designation as a local area from—
‘‘(i) any unit of general local govern-
ment with a population of 500,000 or more; 
and
‘‘(ii) an area served by a rural con-
centrated employment program grant re-
cipient that served as a service delivery 
area or substate area under the Job Train-
ing Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et 
seq.), 
for the 2-year period covered by a State plan 
under section 112 if such request is made not 
later than the date of the submission of the State 
plan. 
‘‘(B) CONTINUED DESIGNATION BASED ON 
PERFORMANCE.—The Governor may deny a re-
quest for designation submitted pursuant to sub-
paragraph (A) if such unit of government was 
designated as a local area for the preceding 2-
year period covered by a State plan and the 
Governor determines that such local area did not 
perform successfully during such period.’’. 
(b) REGIONAL
PLANNING.—Section 116(c)(1) (29 
U.S.C. 2831(c)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘The State may require the local boards for the 
designated region to prepare a single regional plan that in-
corporates the elements of the local plan under section 118 
and that is submitted and approved in lieu of separate local 
plans under such section.’’.
SEC. 106. LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS. 
(a) COMPOSITION.—Section 117(b)(2)(A) (29 U.S.C. 
2832(b)(2)(A)) is amended—
(1) in clause (i)(II), by inserting ‘‘, businesses 
that are in the leading industries in the local area, 
and large and small businesses in the local area’’ 
after ‘‘local area’’; 
(2) by amending clause (ii) to read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) a superintendent of the local sec-
ondary school system, an administrator of 
an entity providing adult education and 
literacy activities that is not a one-stop 
partner 
designated 
under 
section 
121(b)(1)(B), and the president or chief ex-
ecutive officer of a postsecondary edu-
cational institution serving the local area 
(including community colleges, where such 
entities exist);’’; 
(3) in clause (iv), by striking the semicolon and 
inserting ‘‘and faith-based organizations; and’’; and 
(4) by striking clause (vi). 
(b) AUTHORITY
OF
BOARD
MEMBERS.—Section 
117(b)(3) (29 U.S.C. 2832(b) is amended—
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND
REP-
RESENTATION’’ after ‘‘MEMBERS’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The 
members of the board shall represent diverse geo-
graphic sections within the local area.’’. 
(c) FUNCTIONS.—Section 117(d) (29 U.S.C. 2832(d)) 
is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘by award-
ing grants’’ and all that follows through ‘‘youth coun-
cil’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4) by inserting ‘‘, and ensure 
the appropriate use and management of the funds 
provided under this title for such programs, activities, 
and system’’ after ‘‘area’’. 
(d) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH COUNCILS AND ELIMI-
NATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR YOUTH COUNCILS.—Section 
117(h) (29 U.S.C. 2832(h)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(h) ESTABLISHMENT OF COUNCILS.—The local board 
may establish councils to provide information and advice 
to assist the local board in carrying out activities under 
this title. Such councils may include a council composed 
of one-stop partners to advise the local board on the oper-
ation of the one-stop delivery system, a youth council com-
posed of experts and stakeholders in youth programs to ad-
vise the local board on activities for youth, and such other 
councils as the local board determines are appropriate.’’.
(e) REPEAL OF ALTERNATIVE ENTITY PROVISION.—
Section 117 (29 U.S.C. 2832) is further amended by strik-
ing subsection (i). 
SEC. 107. LOCAL PLAN. 
(a) PLANNING CYCLE.—Section 118(a) (29 U.S.C. 
2833(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘5-year’’ and inserting ‘‘2-
year’’. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Section 118(b) (29 U.S.C. 2833(b)) is 
amended—
(1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) a description of the one-stop delivery system 
to be established or designated in the local area, in-
cluding a description of how the local board will en-
sure the continuous improvement of eligible providers 
of services through the system and ensure that such 
providers meet the employment needs of local employ-
ers and participants;’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and dis-
located worker’’; 
(3) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(4) by redesignating paragraph (10) as para-
graph (12) and inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing: