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(6) a high level of concurrence exists among the
individuals described in section 223(b)(5) for the
State plan.
(b) APPROVAL CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall ap-
prove an application submitted under section 223 only if
such application demonstrates that the one-stop career
systems under the comprehensive statewide network of
one-stop career systems described in such application are
likely to successfully implement the basic system compo-
nents described in subtitle A.
(c) ACTIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In reviewing each applica-
tion submitted under section 223, the Secretary
shall determine whether the application and the plan
described in such application meet the approval cri-
teria in subsection (b).
(2) ACTIONS AFTER AFFIRMATIVE DETERMINA-
TION.—If the determination under paragraph (1) is
affirmative, the Secretary may take 1 or more of the
following actions:
(A) Provide a grant under section 222 to
the State submitting the application.
(B) Approve the request of the State, if
any, for a waiver in accordance with the proce-
dures set forth in subtitle E.
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SEC. 225. USE OF AMOUNTS.
The Secretary may not provide a grant under section
222 to a State unless the State agrees that the State will
use all amounts received from such grant to implement
a comprehensive statewide network of one-stop career sys-
tems in accordance with this title.
SEC. 226. REPORTS.
The Secretary may not provide a grant under section
222 to a State unless the State agrees that the State will
submit to the Secretary such reports as the Secretary may
reasonably require, including—
(1) the use of amounts under such grant;
(2) the achievement of performance standards
for the system; and
(3) the attainment of customer satisfaction in
the system,
except that the Secretary may not require more than 1
such report during any 3-month period.
Subtitle C—Federal Grants to One-
Stop Service Areas
SEC. 231. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this subtitle is to provide grants di-
rectly to one-stop service areas to assist such areas in the
implementation of one-stop career systems.
SEC. 232. AUTHORIZATION.
(a) GRANTS TO ONE-STOP SERVICE AREAS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2),
the Secretary may provide grants directly to one-
stop service areas that have been established in ac-
cordance with subsection (b)(1) in such amounts as
the Secretary determines to be necessary to enable
such areas to implement one-stop career systems.
(2) RESTRICTIONS.—A one-stop service area—
(A) shall be eligible to receive only 1 grant
under this subsection; and
(B) shall not be eligible to receive a grant
under this subsection if such area is located in
a State that—
(i) has been provided a grant under
subtitle B; and
(ii) has received amounts from such
grant for any fiscal year after the 1st fis-
cal year under such grant.
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF ONE-STOP SERVICE AREAS
AND LOCAL CONSORTIA.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
ONE-STOP
SERVICE
AREAS.—A one-stop service area may be established
in accordance with 1 of the following methods:
(A) A local elected official of a unit of gen-
eral local government may designate such unit
of government as a one-stop service area. Such
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local elected official shall be designated the
chief elected official for such area.
(B) 2 or more local elected officials of
units of general local government may establish
a one-stop service area consisting of such units
of government. Such local elected officials shall
designate 1 such official to be the chief elected
official for such area.
(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL CONSORTIA.—
The chief elected official designated under para-
graph (1) shall provide for the establishment of a
local consortium consisting of representatives of em-
ployers, labor organizations, and the programs de-
scribed in section 242 for the purpose of developing
the local plan, designating an administrative entity
to administer the one-stop career system for the one-
stop service area, and providing for the overall policy
guidance of the one-stop career system.
(c) NOTIFICATION OF INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE.—
The Secretary may provide a grant under this section only
if the Secretary notifies the interagency task force estab-
lished under section 264 prior to providing such grant.
(d) PERIOD OF GRANT.—The provision of payments
under a grant under subsection (a) shall not exceed 3 fis-
cal years and shall be subject to the annual approval of
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the Secretary and subject to the availability of appropria-
tions for the fiscal year involved to make the payments.
SEC. 233. APPLICATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not provide a
grant under section 232 to a one-stop service area unless
the chief elected official designated for such area, on be-
half of the local consortium established for such area, sub-
mits an application to the Secretary at such time and in
such form as the Secretary may require. The chief elected
official shall submit the application to the State for review
and comment before submitting the application to the Sec-
retary.
(b) TIME LIMIT
FOR STATE REVIEW
AND COM-
MENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The State shall provide for
review and comment on the application under sub-
section (a) not later than 30 days after the date on
which the State receives the application from the
local elected official.
(2) SUBMISSION WITHOUT STATE REVIEW AND
COMMENT.—If the State does not provide review and
comment within the 30-day time period specified in
paragraph (1), the chief elected official may submit
the application to the Secretary without first obtain-
ing such review and comment.
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(c) CONTENTS.—Such application shall include—
(1) a local plan developed by the local consor-
tium for a one-stop career system that is, to the ex-
tent appropriate, consistent with the requirements of
the State plan for a comprehensive statewide net-
work of one-stop career systems described in section
223(c);
(2) assurances that the local consortium will
update such plan during the period of the grant, as
determined to be necessary by the Secretary;
(3) a request, if the local consortium decides to
submit such a request, for a waiver of 1 or more re-
quirements of the provisions of law, as provided for
under subtitle E;
(4) a description of the procedure by which
local elected officials, officials administering partici-
pating programs, and other appropriate officials, col-
laborated in the development of the application;
(5) the comments of the State on the plan, if
any; and
(6) such other information as the Secretary
may require.
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SEC. 234. REVIEW OF APPLICATION.
(a) PRIORITY CONSIDERATIONS.—In evaluating ap-
plications submitted under section 233, the Secretary shall
give priority to applications in which—
(1) one-stop service areas are based on labor
market areas;
(2) a large percentage of funds made available
to carry out the Federal programs described in sec-
tion 242 are made available under the one-stop ca-
reer systems so that services and activities under
such programs are fully integrated on a financial
and programmatic basis into such systems;
(3) components of such systems described in
subtitle A have already been implemented by the
local consortium;
(4) one-stop career systems will enhance serv-
ices described in section 243 through the use of
more than 3 of the methods of the integration of
employment and training programs component de-
scribed in section 212; and
(5) a high level of concurrence exists among the
individuals described in section 233(c)(4) for the
local plan.
(b) APPROVAL CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall ap-
prove an application submitted under section 233 only if
such application demonstrates that the one-stop career
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system described in such application is likely to success-
fully implement the basic system components described in
subtitle A.
(c) ACTIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In reviewing each applica-
tion submitted under section 233, the Secretary
shall determine whether the application and the plan
described in such application meet the approval cri-
teria in subsection (b).
(2) ACTIONS AFTER AFFIRMATIVE DETERMINA-
TION.—If the determination under paragraph (1) is
affirmative, the Secretary may take 1 or more of the
following actions:
(A) Provide a grant under section 232 to
the one-stop service area submitting the appli-
cation.
(B) Approve the request of the one-stop
service area, if any, for a waiver in accordance
with the procedures set forth in subtitle E.
SEC. 235. USE OF AMOUNTS.
The Secretary may not provide a grant under section
232 to a one-stop service area unless the area agrees that
it will use all amounts from such grant—
(1) to carry out activities to implement a one-
stop career system in accordance with this title; and
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(2) with respect to a one-stop service area lo-
cated in a State that has received a grant under
subtitle B, to integrate such system with the com-
prehensive statewide network of one-stop career sys-
tems in such State.
SEC. 236. REPORTS.
The Secretary may not provide a grant under section
232 to a one-stop service area unless the area agrees that
the area will submit to the Secretary such reports as the
Secretary may reasonably require, including—
(1) the use of amounts under such grant;
(2) the achievement of performance standards
for the system; and
(3) the attainment of customer satisfaction in
the system,
except that the Secretary may not require more than 1
such report during any 3-month period.
Subtitle D—Administrative
Requirements
SEC. 241. ESTABLISHMENT OF SUBSTATE ADMINISTRATIVE
STRUCTURE.
(a) 
ESTABLISHMENT
OF
ONE-STOP
SERVICE
AREAS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Governor shall, after
consultation with local elected officials and the State
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human resource investment council (to the extent
such council has been established) or similar entity,
establish one-stop service areas for the State in ac-
cordance with this section for the purpose of imple-
menting one-stop career systems in such areas.
(2) FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN ESTAB-
LISHING ONE-STOP SERVICE AREAS.—In establishing
one-stop service areas under paragraph (1), the Gov-
ernor shall consider—
(A) the availability of services throughout
the State;
(B) the capability to coordinate the deliv-
ery of services with other job training, human
services, and economic development programs;
(C) the geographic boundaries of labor
market areas within the State; and
(D) the geographic boundaries of any con-
centrated employment program grantee for a
rural area described in section 101(a)(4)(A)(iii)
of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C.
1511(a)(4)(A)(iii)).
(3) SPECIAL RULES.—
(A) TREATMENT
OF
SERVICE
DELIVERY
AREAS
AND
SUBSTATE
AREAS.—Each service
delivery area and substate area within a State
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shall be included within a one-stop service area
or designated as a one-stop service area and no
service delivery area and substate area shall be
divided among two or more one-stop service de-
livery areas.
(B) TREATMENT
OF
ONE-STOP
SERVICE
AREAS
ESTABLISHED
UNDER
SUBTITLE
C.—
Each one-stop service area that has been estab-
lished under subtitle C shall be designated as a
one-stop service area by the Governor under
paragraph (1).
(4) REDESIGNATION.—The Governor may not
redesignate one-stop service areas established under
paragraph (1) more frequently than once every two
years.
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL CONSORTIA.—The
Governor and the local elected official in each one-stop
service area, shall provide for the establishment of a local
consortium in each one-stop service area consisting of rep-
resentatives of employers, labor organizations, and the
programs described in section 242 for the purpose of pro-
viding for the overall policy guidance of the one-stop ca-
reer system in such area, including the selection of one-
stop service providers.
(c) DESIGNATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE ENTITIES.—
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(1) AGREEMENT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—An administrative en-
tity shall be designated, on a biennial basis, for
each one-stop service area for the purpose of
administering the one-stop career system in ac-
cordance with an agreement among the Gov-
ernor, the local elected official or officials, offi-
cials administering participating programs, and
other appropriate individuals.
(B) MULTIPLE OFFICIALS.—If a one-stop
service area is represented by more than one
such official, the respective officials shall each
designate representatives, in accordance with
procedures established by the Governor (after
consultation with the State council), to nego-
tiate such agreement.
(2) ELIGIBILITY.—Subject to paragraph (3), an
entity shall be eligible for designation as an adminis-
trative entity if such entity is a public agency or a
private nonprofit organization, including—
(A) a private industry council in the one-
stop service area;
(B) a service delivery area grant recipient
or administrative entity under the Job Training
Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.);
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(C) a community-based organization;
(D) a unit of general local government in
the one-stop service area or an agency of such
unit;
(E) a local office of a State agency;
(F) a community college or an area voca-
tional school; and
(G) a consortium of the entities described
in subparagraphs (A) through (E).
(3) INELIGIBILITY.—An entity shall not be eli-
gible for designation as an administrative entity if
such entity is a one-stop service provider that will
provide education or training services under the pro-
grams described in section 242.
SEC. 242. PARTICIPATING PROGRAMS.
Subject to the requirements of this Act, officials re-
sponsible for carrying out programs under the following
provisions of law may make available to participants in
a one-stop career system the services described in section
243 that are applicable to such programs and may partici-
pate in the operation of such system as a party to the
agreements described in section 245:
(1) Title I of this Act.
(2) Title II of the Job Training Partnership
Act (29 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).
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(3) Part B of title IV of such Act (29 U.S.C.
1691 et seq.).
(4) Part C of title IV of such Act (29 U.S.C.
1721).
(5) Part H of title IV of such Act (29 U.S.C.
1782 et seq.).
(6) The Act of June 6, 1933 (commonly known
as the ‘‘Wagner-Peyser Act’’; 29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.).
(7) The School-to-Work Opportunities Act (20
U.S.C. 6101 et seq.).
(8) The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied
Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).
(9) The Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1201
et seq.).
(10) Title V of the Older Americans Act of
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.).
(11) Part F of title IV of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 681 et seq.).
(12) Section 6(d)(4) of the Food Stamp Act of
1977.
(13) Chapter 41 of title 38, United States
Code.
(14) Federal and State unemployment com-
pensation laws.
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(15) State laws providing for employment and
training services.
(16) Other Federal employment and training
laws, identified and determined to be appropriate by
the interagency task force established under section
264.
SEC. 243. SERVICES.
(a) BASIC SERVICES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each one-stop service pro-
vider who has entered into an operating agreement
pursuant to section 245 shall make available to indi-
viduals participating in the one-stop career system
at no cost to such individuals the following basic
services:
(A) Outreach services to make individuals
aware of, and encourage the use of, employment
and training services, including—
(i) at a minimum, basic information
on all Federal, State, and local employ-
ment and training programs for which in-
dividuals may be eligible; and
(ii) efforts to expand awareness of
training and placement opportunities for
limited-English proficient individuals, dis-
advantaged youths and adults, displaced
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homemakers, and individuals with disabil-
ities.
(B) Common intake and orientation relat-
ing to information and services available in
such system.
(C) Subject to paragraph (3), assistance in
filing an initial claim for unemployment com-
pensation.
(D) Preliminary common assessment of the
skill levels (including appropriate testing) and
service needs of individuals, which may include
such factors as basic skills, occupational skills,
prior work experience, employability, interests,
aptitudes, and supportive service needs.
(E) Information relating to local, regional,
and national labor markets, including—
(i) job vacancy listings in such mar-
kets; and
(ii) information relating to local occu-
pations in demand and the earnings and
skill requirements for such occupations.
(F) Information relating to participating
job training and education programs (including
student financial assistance), including the eligi-
bility requirements of and services provided by
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such programs, the availability and quality of
such programs, and referrals to such programs,
where appropriate.
(G) Information collected pursuant to the
performance standards and customer feedback
requirements of section 246.
(H) Assistance in evaluating whether indi-
viduals are likely to be eligible for any program
participating in the one-stop career system.
(I) Information relating to programs and
providers of dependent care and other support-
ive services available in the local area.
(J) Provision of an informational packet
with respect to eligible programs which explains
the rights and responsibilities of the individual
and lists the appropriate agency to contact for
additional information.
(2) ADDITIONAL BASIC SERVICES.—In addition
to the services described in paragraph (1), at least
1 one-stop service provider in each one-stop career
system who has entered into an operating agreement
pursuant to section 245 shall also provide the follow-
ing additional basic services:
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(A) Job search assistance, including re-
sume and interview preparation, and work-
shops.
(B) Job referral and job placement assist-
ance.
(3) UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION REQUIRE-
MENTS.—A State that requires the filing of an ini-
tial claim for unemployment compensation with an
employee of the State agency charged with the ad-
ministration of the State unemployment compensa-
tion law shall provide for—
(A) the availability of 1 or more employees
of such State agency to each one-stop career
system to take such initial claims; or
(B) the filing of such initial claims with
employees of such State agency from each one-
stop career system using telephonic, telefax, or
other means.
(b) INTENSIVE SERVICES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2),
each one-stop service provider who has entered into
an operating agreement pursuant to section 245
may, in accordance with the written agreement de-
veloped pursuant to such section, provide to individ-
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uals participating in the one-stop career system the
following intensive services:
(A) Comprehensive and specialized assess-
ments of the skill levels and service needs of in-
dividuals, which may include—
(i) diagnostic testing and other assess-
ment tools; and
(ii) in-depth interviewing and evalua-
tion to identify employment barriers and
appropriate employment goals.
(B) The development of an individual re-
employment plan, which shall identify the em-
ployment goal (including in appropriate cir-
cumstances, nontraditional employment), appro-
priate achievement objectives, and the appro-
priate combination of services for a participant
to achieve the employment goal.
(C) Group counseling, including peer coun-
seling, which may be available to individuals
jointly with their immediate families, and which
may include counseling relating to stress man-
agement and financial management.
(D) Individualized counseling and career
planning, including peer counseling and coun-
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of administering allowable activities under the one-
stop career system.
(b) APPROVAL OF PLAN.—Notwithstanding section
1301 of title 31, United States Code, or any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary may approve a plan for the pool-
ing of administrative funds submitted pursuant to sub-
section (a) if the Secretary determines such plan would
not jeopardize the administration of the participating pro-
grams transferring such funds and would facilitate the im-
plementation of the one-stop career system. After approval
of such plan, the Secretary shall regularly review the per-
formance of the one-stop service areas operating under
such plans and shall rescind such approval if the Secretary
determines that the performance of the one-stop service
area has been inadequate to justify continuation of the
plan or there has been a significant adverse effect on the
participating programs.
(c) SESA REAL PROPERTY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon the approval of the
Governor, real property in which, as of July 1, 1995,
equity has resulted from funds provided under title
III of the Social Security Act, section 903(c) of the
Social Security Act (commonly referred to as the
Reed Act), or the Wagner-Peyser Act, may be used
for the purposes of a one-stop career system.