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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3271
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
FEBRUARY 25, 1998
Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself and Mr. DAVIS 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL PRIVATE IN-
DUSTRY COUNCILS UNDER THE JOB TRAIN-
ING PARTNERSHIP ACT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part D of title IV of the Job
Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1731 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 457. REGIONAL PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCILS.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a labor mar-
ket area that is located in more than one State, the
Secretary, upon request of the Governor of each
State in which the labor market area is located, shall
establish a regional private industry council for the
labor market area in accordance with this section.
‘‘(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—A regional pri-
vate industry council established for a labor market
area under paragraph (1) shall be in addition to the
private industry council established under section
102 for each service delivery area in which the labor
market area is located.
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each regional private in-
dustry council shall consist of members determined
by each Governor consistent with the requirements
contained in subsections (a) and (c) of section 102
of this Act.
‘‘(2) CHAIRMAN.—The chairman of the council
shall be selected from among members of the council
who are representatives of the private sector.
‘‘(3) TERMS.—Members shall be appointed for
fixed and staggered terms and may serve until their
successors are appointed. Any vacancy in the mem-
bership of the council shall be filled in the same
manner as the original appointment. Any member of
the council may be removed for cause in accordance
with procedures established by the council.
‘‘(c) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall certify a
regional private industry council if the Secretary deter-
mines that its composition and appointments are consist-
ent with the provisions of this section. Such certification
shall be made or denied within 30 days after the date on
which a list of members and necessary supporting docu-
mentation are submitted to the Secretary. When the Sec-
retary certifies the council, it shall be convened within 30
days.
‘‘(d) FUNCTIONS.—Consistent with the requirements
contained in section 103 of this Act, the Secretary shall
establish the functions of each regional private industry
council established under this section for the purpose of
providing policy guidance for, and exercise oversight with
respect to, activities under the job training plan for the
labor market area of the council in partnership with the
unit or units of general local government within the labor
market area.
‘‘(e) FUNDING.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this Act, to the extent practicable, amounts appro-
priated to carry out this part for any fiscal year shall be
provided to labor market areas with respect to which a
regional private industry council has been established
under this section in accordance with the same terms and
conditions applicable to amounts provided to service deliv-
ery areas under this Act.
‘‘(f) JOB TRAINING PLAN.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No funds appropriated to
carry out this part for any fiscal year may be pro-
vided to any labor market area under this section ex-
cept pursuant to a job training plan for two program
years that, to the extent practicable, meets the re-
quirements contained in section 104 of this Act.
‘‘(2) REVIEW AND APPROVAL.—Consistent with
the requirements contained in section 105 of this
Act, not less than 120 days before the beginning of
the first of the two program years covered by the job
training plan—
‘‘(A) the proposed plan or summary there-
of shall be published;
‘‘(B) the proposed plan shall be made
available for review and comment to all appro-
priate individuals and entities;
‘‘(C) the proposed plan shall be reasonably
available to the general public through such