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based organizations under paragraph (2)(B),
educational 
institutions 
under 
paragraph
(2)(C), and the community leaders appointed
under paragraph (2)(D) shall be selected from
individuals recommended by interested organi-
zations.
(4) APPOINTMENT
PROCESS.—(A)(i) In any
case in which there is only one unit of general local
government within the one-stop service area, the
chief elected official of that unit shall appoint mem-
bers to the board from the individuals nominated or
recommended under paragraph (3).
(ii) In any case in which there are two or more
such units of general local government in the one
stop service area, the chief elected officials of such
units shall appoint members to the board from the
individuals so nominated or recommended in accord-
ance with an agreement entered into by such units
of general local government. In the absence of such
an agreement, the appointments shall be made by
the Governor from the individuals so nominated or
recommended.
(B) The number of members of the board shall
be initially determined—
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(i) by the chief elected official in the case
described in subparagraph (A)(i);
(ii) by the chief elected officials in accord-
ance with the agreement in the case described
in subparagraph (A)(ii); or
(iii) by the Governor in the absence of such
agreement.
Thereafter, the number of members of the board shall be
determined by the board.
(C) Members shall be appointed for fixed and
staggered terms and may serve until their successors
are appointed. Any vacancy in the membership of
the board shall be filled in the same manner as the
original appointment. Any member of the board may
be removed for cause in accordance with procedures
established by the board.
(5) CHAIRPERSON.—Each workforce investment
board shall elect a chairperson, by a majority vote
of the members of the board, from among members
of the Board who are not the local elected official or
heads of public agencies. The term of the chair-
person shall be determined by the board.
(6) 
STAFF.—The 
Chairperson 
of 
each
workforce investment board shall appoint staff, who
are not concurrently on the staff of any participating
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program, to assist such board in carrying out the
functions prescribed in this section. Such staff may
include an executive director.
(7) CONFLICT OF INTEREST.—No member of a
workforce investment board shall cast a vote on the
provision of services by that member (or any organi-
zation which that member directly represents) or
vote on any matter which would provide direct finan-
cial benefit to that member.
(8) PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCILS.—A private
industry council may become a workforce investment
board if the local elected official or officials deter-
mine such council is appropriate and such council—
(A) meets the requirements of this sub-
section, or
(B) is reconstituted to meet the require-
ments of this subsection.
(9) STATE
HUMAN
RESOURCE
INVESTMENT
COUNCIL.—In any case in which the one-stop service
area is a State, the State human resource invest-
ment council or a portion of such council may be re-
constituted to meet the requirements of this sub-
section.
(10) CERTIFICATION.—The Governor shall cer-
tify a workforce investment board if the Governor
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determines that its composition and appointments
are consistent with the provisions of this subsection.
Such certification shall be made or denied within 30
days after the date on which the list of members and
necessary supporting documentation are submitted
to the Governor. When the Governor certifies the
board, it shall be convened within 30 days by the of-
ficial or officials who made the appointments under
paragraph (4).
(c) FUNCTIONS OF BOARD.—
(1) STRATEGIC PLANNING.—Each workforce in-
vestment board shall develop a strategic plan and
provide policy guidance with respect to the workforce
development programs that are administered in the
one-stop service area. Such strategic plan shall be
consistent with the statewide strategic plan devel-
oped by the State human resource investment coun-
cil pursuant to section 318 and shall include:
(A) Measurable objectives for improving
the quality and effectiveness of workforce prep-
aration, development, and training in the one-
stop service area; and
(B) 
Methods 
for 
coordinating 
the
workforce development programs conducted in
the one-stop service area to enhance the deliv-
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ery of services, including methods to maximize
the coverage of such workforce and appropriate
population subgroups, and ensure equitable ac-
cess to services by such subgroups.
(2) IDENTIFICATION OF OCCUPATIONS IN DE-
MAND AND TRAINING NEEDS.—In carrying out this
subsection, the workforce investment board shall uti-
lize available labor market information and other ap-
propriate methods in order to identify the jobs cur-
rently available, the occupations currently in de-
mand, and the occupations likely to be in demand in
the future in the one-stop service area; the skill re-
quirements relating to such jobs and occupations;
and education and training services in the one-stop
service area that are available to assist individuals in
acquiring such skills. Such information shall be used
in developing the goals of, and activities to be pro-
vided by, the workforce development programs in the
labor market area and disseminated to the public
through the one-stop career centers established in
such area.
(3) 
BUDGETS.—The 
workforce 
investment
board shall review and approve the budgets of the
participating programs described in subparagraphs
(A)–(E) of section 315(a), and the budgets for the
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SEC. 313. ESTABLISHMENT OF ONE-STOP CAREER CEN-
TERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Governor and local elected of-
ficial or officials shall jointly select either the option de-
scribed in subsection (b) or the option described in sub-
section (c) as the method for establishing one-stop career
centers for each one-stop service area.
(b) CONSORTIUM OPTION.—
(1) CONSORTIUM
MEMBERS.—One-stop career
centers in the one-stop service area shall be adminis-
tered by a consortium that consists of—
(A) the Employment Service;
(B) the substate grantee or grantees for
title I of this Act;
(C) the administrative entity or entities for
title II of the Job Training Partnership Act;
(D) the State agency charged with the ad-
ministration of the State unemployment com-
pensation law, unless such agency chooses not
to participate; and
(E) one or more additional entities that
shall be—
(i) any unit of government,
(ii) any public or private provider of
reemployment, education and training or
social services, or
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(iii) a consortium of the entities de-
scribed in clauses (i) and (ii).
(2) ESTABLISHMENT CRITERIA.—In order to be
designated to operate the one-stop career center sys-
tem, the consortium established in accordance with
paragraph (1) shall demonstrate to the satisfaction
of the workforce investment board the ability of such
consortium to—
(A) meet the criteria described in clauses
(i)–(vi) of subsection (c)(6)(B),
(B) provide for customer choice in obtain-
ing the basic services described in section
314(a) by—
(i) operating two or more centers, and
(ii) administering budget resources to
reflect, at least in part, the extent to which
each center is used by the public, and
(C) provide equitable access to centers by
segments of the population within the one-stop
service area.
(3) INTEGRATION
OF
PROGRAM
ADMINISTRA-
TION.—Consortia established in accordance with
paragraph (1) shall, in addition to meeting the es-
tablishment criteria described in paragraph (2),
identify to the workforce investment board proce-
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dures that would be used to promote the integration
of the administration of the programs conducted by
the members of such consortium, such as procedures
to provide for the cross-training of staff, promote
the collocation of facilities, and encourage the use of
common forms and practices.
(4) RENEWAL
OF
CHARTER.—The Governor
and local elected official or officials, in consultation
with the workforce investment board, shall review
the performance of the consortium and once every
four years determine whether to renew the charter
of the consortium.
(c) MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT OPERATOR OPTION.—
(1) MULTIPLE
INDEPENDENT
OPERATORS.—
The workforce investment board shall select, in ac-
cordance with the requirements of this subsection,
two or more entities to operate one-stop career cen-
ters in the one-stop service area.
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Any entity or consor-
tium of entities located in the one-stop service area
may apply, in accordance with the procedures de-
scribed in paragraph (4), to be selected as a one-
stop career center operator. Such entities may in-
clude—
(A) Employment Service offices,
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(B) career center operators under title I of
this Act,
(C) service delivery area grant recipients or
administrative entities under the Job Training
Partnership Act,
(D) community colleges and area voca-
tional schools,
(E) community-based and other private
for-profit and nonprofit organizations, and
(F) other interested private and public or-
ganizations and entities.
(3) SPECIAL RULE.—If the Employment Serv-
ice, or a consortium including the Employment Serv-
ice, applies to be selected as one-stop career center
operator and such Employment Service or consor-
tium meets the selection criteria developed pursuant
to paragraph (6), the workforce investment board
shall select such Employment Service or consortium
to be one of the operators.
(4) 
PUBLICATION
OF
PROCEDURES.—The
workforce investment board, after consultation with
the Governor and local elected officials, shall pub-
lish, in a manner that is generally available, infor-
mation to notify organizations and individuals in the
one-stop service area of—
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(A) the estimated number of one-stop ca-
reer centers needed and proposed number of op-
erators to be selected in the one-stop service
area, as determined in accordance with para-
graph (5);
(B) the application procedure for any en-
tity or consortium of entities to be selected as
such center operator, including when and where
such application is to be submitted and what in-
formation such application is to contain;
(C) the criteria for selection that will be
used, as determined in accordance with para-
graph (6); and
(D) other information the workforce in-
vestment board considers relevant to the selec-
tion and administration of such center opera-
tors.
(5) NUMBER
OF
ONE-STOP
CENTER
OPERA-
TORS.—The workforce investment board shall deter-
mine the number of one-stop career center operators
to be selected in the one-stop service area. In deter-
mining the appropriate number of such operators,
which shall not be less than two, the workforce in-
vestment board shall take into account—
(A) the size of the labor market;
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(B) the number of customers who will po-
tentially use the one-stop career centers, includ-
ing unemployed and discouraged workers, em-
ployed workers, economically disadvantaged in-
dividuals, students, out-of-school youth, older
workers, veterans, and employers;
(C) the number and capabilities of poten-
tial operators; and
(D) equitable access to centers by seg-
ments of the population within the one-stop
service area.
(6) SELECTION CRITERIA.—
(A) OBJECTIVE FACTORS.—The workforce
investment board, consistent with guidelines is-
sued by the Secretary, shall use objective cri-
teria and performance measures in assessing
applications submitted for selection as a one-
stop career center operator.
(B) CONTENTS.—An applicant may not be
selected as a one-stop career center operator
under this title unless such applicant dem-
onstrates to the satisfaction of the workforce in-
vestment board the ability to establish a one-
stop career center or centers that would—
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(i) provide the services described in
section 314;
(ii) utilize automated information sys-
tems to facilitate the exchange of informa-
tion among career centers;
(iii) meet the performance standards
prescribed pursuant to section 317;
(iv) ensure effective fiscal and pro-
gram management;
(v) administer the process of referring
participants to education and training
services in an objective and equitable man-
ner; and
(vi) provide services on a nondiscrim-
inatory basis to the population in the one-
stop service area.
(7) SINGLE OPERATOR EXCEPTION.—Notwith-
standing the number of operators to be selected pur-
suant to paragraph (5), if only one applicant meets
the selection criteria developed pursuant to para-
graph (6), the workforce investment board may se-
lect the single applicant to operate the one-stop ca-
reer center system.
(8) PERIOD OF SELECTION.—The workforce in-
vestment board shall select one-stop career center
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charter to operate such center or may require such opera-
tor to cease providing education and training services to
participants under this title as a condition for continuing
to operate such center.
SEC. 314. SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED THROUGH ONE-STOP
CAREER CENTERS.
(a) BASIC SERVICES.—Each one-stop career center
established pursuant to this title shall make available to
the public free of charge the following basic services—
(1) outreach to make individuals aware of, and
encourage the use of, employment and training serv-
ices, including efforts to expand awareness of train-
ing and placement opportunities for limited-English
proficient individuals, disadvantaged youth and
adults, and individuals with disabilities;
(2) intake and orientation to the information
and services available through such center;
(3) assistance in filing an initial claim for un-
employment compensation;
(4) preliminary assessment of the skill levels
(including appropriate testing) and service needs of
such individuals, which may include such factors as
basic skills, occupational skills, prior work experi-
ence, employability, interests, aptitudes, and sup-
portive service needs; and
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(5) information relating to local, regional and
national labor markets, including—
(A) job vacancy listings in such markets,
and
(B) information relating to local occupa-
tions in demand and the earnings and skill re-
quirements for such occupations;
(6) job search assistance, including resume´ and
interview preparation, and workshops;
(7) job referral and job placement assistance;
(8) information relating to job training and
education programs (including student financial as-
sistance), including the eligibility requirements of
and services provided by such programs, the avail-
ability and quality of such programs, and referrals
to such programs where appropriate;
(9) information collected pursuant to the per-
formance standards and customer feedback require-
ments of section 317;
(10) assistance in evaluating whether such indi-
viduals are likely to be eligible for any program par-
ticipating in the career center;
(11) information relating to programs and pro-
viders of dependent care and other supportive serv-
ices available in the local area;
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(12) soliciting and accepting job orders submit-
ted by employers in the one-stop service area, and
screening and referring applicants in accordance
with such orders.
(b) INTENSIVE SERVICES.—Each one-stop career
center established pursuant to this title shall make avail-
able to participants in the program described under title
I of this Act who are unable to obtain employment through
the basic services described in subsection (a), and may
make available to other individuals, in accordance with the
written agreement developed pursuant to section 316, the
following intensive services:
(1) Comprehensive and specialized assessments
of the skill levels and service needs of individuals,
which may include—
(A) diagnostic testing and other assess-
ment tools; and
(B) in-depth interviewing and evaluation to
identify employment barriers and appropriate
employment goals.
(2) The development of an individual reemploy-
ment plan, which shall identify the employment goal
(including in appropriate circumstances, nontradi-
tional employment), appropriate achievement objec-
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tives, and the appropriate combination of services
for a participant to achieve the employment goal.
(3) Group counseling, including peer counseling,
which may be available to individuals jointly with
their immediate families, and which may include
counseling relating to stress management and finan-
cial management and which shall be a basic service
for participants in the program established under
title I of this Act.
(4) Individualized counseling and career plan-
ning, including peer counseling and counseling and
planning relating to nontraditional employment op-
portunities.
(5) Case management for individuals receiving
education, training and supportive services, includ-
ing periodically reviewing the individual’s progress
toward achieving his or her employment goal.
(6) Job development.
(7) Out-of-area job search allowances.
(8) Relocation allowances.
(9) Assistance in the selection of education and
training providers.
(10) Assistance in obtaining income support for
which the individual is eligible, to enable such indi-
vidual to participate in training.
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(11) Supportive services.
(12) Follow-up counseling for individuals placed
in training or employment.
(c) SPECIALIZED EMPLOYER SERVICES.—Each one-
stop career center established pursuant to this title may
provide to employers the following services:
(1) Customized screening and referral of indi-
viduals for employment.
(2) Customized assessment of skill levels of the
employer’s current employees.
(3) Analysis of the employer’s workforce skill
needs.
(4) Other specialized employment and training
services.
(d) ADDITIONAL SERVICES.—Each one-stop career
center established pursuant to this title may make avail-
able such additional services as are specified in the written
agreement under section 316.
(e) FEES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—(A) Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), each one-stop career center may
charge fees for the services described in subsections
(b), (c), and (d) if such fees are approved by the
workforce investment board.
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(B) No fees may be charged to an individual for
any service which such individual is eligible to re-
ceive free of charge under any participating program
described in section 315 unless there are no funds
available under such program to provide such serv-
ices.
(2) PROGRAM INCOME.—All program income re-
ceived by a one-stop career center that is operated
by a public or private non-profit entity from the fees
collected pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be used to
expand or enhance the services provided by such
center.
SEC. 315. PARTICIPATING PROGRAMS.
(a) MANDATORY PROGRAMS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of
paragraph (2), the following programs shall make
available to participants through the one-stop career
centers the services described in section 314(a) that
are applicable to such program and shall participate
in the operation of such centers as a party to the
agreement described in section 316:
(A) Programs authorized under title I of
this Act.
(B) Programs authorized under the Wag-
ner-Peyser Act.
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(C) Programs authorized under chapter 41
of title 38, United States Code.
(D) Programs authorized under title II of
the Job Training Partnership Act.
(E) Programs authorized under title V of
the Older Americans Act.
(F) Programs authorized under Federal
and State unemployment compensation laws.
(2) ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS.—
(A) The programs authorized under title I
of this Act shall provide the services described
in subsections (a) and (b) of section 314
through the one-stop career centers, which shall
replace the career centers established pursuant
to section 118 of this Act.
(B) The program authorized under the
Wagner-Peyser Act shall provide the applicable
services described in subsections (a) and (b) of
section 314 only through the one-stop career
centers.
(C) The program authorized under chapter
41 of title 38, United States Code, shall make
available through the one-stop career centers
the applicable services described in subsections
(a) and (b) of section 314, and may, in addi-
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tion, provide such services through other loca-
tions.
(D) The programs described under sub-
paragraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F) of paragraph
(1) may, in addition to providing applicable
services under section 314(a) through the one-
stop career centers, provide such services
through other locations and service providers.
(E) The programs described in paragraph
(1) may provide additional services through the
one-stop career centers in accordance with the
written agreement described in section 316.
(b) VOLUNTARY.—In addition to the programs de-
scribed in subsection (a), other human resource programs
may provide services through the one-stop career centers
and participate in the operation of such centers as a party
to the agreement described in section 316 if the workforce
investment board, local elected official or officials, the
Governor, and other participating programs approve such
participation. Such programs may include programs au-
thorized under.
(1) part F of title IV of the Social Security Act
(the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS)
program);
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(2) section 6(d)(4) of the Food Stamp Act of
1977 (the Food Stamp Employment and Training
Program);
(3) part B of title IV of the Job Training Part-
nership Act (Job Corps);
(4) programs authorized under title IV–C of the
Job Training Partnership Act;
(5) the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied
Technology Education Act;
(6) the Adult Education Act;
(7) the Vocational Rehabilitation Act; and
(8) the School-to-Work Opportunities Act.
SEC. 316. OPERATING AGREEMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The one-stop career center opera-
tors selected pursuant to section 313 shall enter into a
written agreement with the workforce investment board
and participating programs described in section 315 con-
cerning the operation of the one-stop career centers. Such
agreement shall be subject to the approval of the local
elected official and the Governor, who shall oversee the
development of such agreement, ensure that the agree-
ment meets the requirements of this section, and monitor
the implementation of such agreement.
(b) CONTENTS.—The written agreement required
under subsection (a) shall contain the following:
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(1) The services to be provided by the centers,
consistent with section 314, and the extent to which
participating programs will provide services to pro-
gram participants through such centers, consistent
with section 315.
(2) Methods for referral of individuals by the
one-stop career centers to the appropriate services
and programs.
(3) The financial and nonfinancial contributions
to be made to the centers by each participating pro-
gram, which shall be based on factors including the
number of participants served by the centers from
each participating program and the quality of serv-
ices provided.
(4) The financial liability of the respective par-
ties relating to the funds contributed by the partici-
pating programs.
(5) The financial contributions to be made for
the administration of the workforce investment
board by each participating program.
(6) Methods of administration, including provi-
sions for monitoring and oversight of the centers
and of this agreement.
(7) A description of how services are to be pro-
vided by the centers, such as the methods and ap-
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propriate test instruments to be used to assess the
skill levels of individuals.
(8) The procedures to ensure the utilization of
a common local job bank.
(9) The procedures to be used to ensure compli-
ance with the statutory and regulatory requirements
of the participating programs.
(10) The duration of the agreement and the
procedures for amending the agreement during its
term.
(11) Such other provisions, consistent with the
requirements of this title, that the parties deem ap-
propriate.
(c) ONE-STOP CAREER CENTER AND BOARD BUDG-
ETS.—The parties to the written agreement described
under subsection (a) shall supplement the written agree-
ment by developing an annual budget for the one-stop ca-
reer centers and the workforce investment board. The
budget for the board shall be subject to the approval of
the local elected official. The budget for the career centers
shall be subject to approval of the local elected official and
the Governor.
SEC. 317. QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEMS.
(a) PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.—
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under the uniform criteria established under
paragraph (1).
(C) REPORT
ON
PERFORMANCE.—Each
Governor shall include in the report to the Sec-
retary the final performance standards and per-
formance for each one-stop career center and
workforce investment board within the State,
along with the technical assistance planned and
provided as required under subparagraph (B).
(D) REVOCATION OF CHARTER.—If a one-
stop career center continues to fail to meet such
performance standards for two consecutive pro-
gram years, the Governor shall notify the Sec-
retary and the one-stop career center of the
continued failure, and the workforce investment
board shall—
(i) in the case of a one-stop career
center selected pursuant to the multiple
independent operator option, terminate the
operating agreement and select another en-
tity as the one-stop career center consist-
ent with the procedures described in sec-
tion 313(b); and
(ii) in the case of a one-stop career
center operated under the consortium op-
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tion, terminate the operating agreement to
operate such center and to select another
entity as a one-stop career center, consist-
ent with the procedures described in sec-
tion 313(b).
(E) CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR BOARDS.—If
a workforce investment board continues to fail
to meet such performance standards for two
consecutive program years, the Governor shall
notify the Secretary and the workforce invest-
ment board of the continued failure, and
shall—
(i) replace the members of such board,
(ii) direct the board to replace staff,
(iii) direct the board to replace the
chairperson, or
(iv) take such other action as the Gov-
ernor determines is appropriate.
(F) APPEAL.—(i) A one-stop career center
operator that is the subject of a revocation
under subparagraph (D) or a workforce invest-
ment board that is subject to sanctions under
subparagraph (E) may, within thirty days after
receiving notice thereof and pursuant to criteria
established by the Secretary, appeal to the Gov-
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ernor to rescind such action. The Governor
shall issue a decision on the appeal within thir-
ty days of its receipt.
(ii) A one-stop career center operator or
workforce investment board that receives an ad-
verse decision under an appeal filed pursuant to
clause (i) may, within thirty days, appeal to the
Secretary. The Secretary shall issue a decision
on the appeal within thirty days of its receipt.
(b) CUSTOMER FEEDBACK.—
(1) METHODS.—Each workforce investment
board shall establish methods for obtaining, on a
regular basis, information from individuals and em-
ployers who have received services through a one-
stop career center regarding the effectiveness and
quality of such services. Such methods may include
the use of surveys, interviews, focus groups, and
other techniques.
(2) ANALYSIS
AND
DISSEMINATION.—Each
workforce investment board shall analyze the infor-
mation obtained pursuant to paragraph (1) on a reg-
ular basis and provide a summary of such informa-
tion accompanied by such analysis to the one-stop
career center for use in improving the quality of
services provided under this title.
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SEC. 318. STATE HUMAN RESOURCE INVESTMENT COUNCIL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall establish a State
human resource investment council that meets the require-
ments of title VII of the Job Training Partnership Act.
In addition to carrying out the functions required under
paragraphs (1)–(3) of section 701 of such Act, the Council
shall—
(1) identify the human investment needs in the
State and recommend to the Governor goals for
meeting such needs;
(2) recommend to the Governor goals for the
development and coordination of the human resource
system in the State;
(3) prepare and recommend to the Governor a
strategic plan to accomplish the goals developed pur-
suant to paragraphs (2) and (3); and
(4) monitor the implementation of and evaluate
the effectiveness of the strategic plan prepared pur-
suant to paragraph (3).
(b) ONE-STOP FUNCTION.—In addition to the func-
tions described in subsection (a), the council shall advise
the Governor with respect to all aspects of the develop-
ment and implementation of the one-stop career center
system authorized under this title, including—
(1) assessing the needs of the State with regard
to—
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(A) current and projected demand for
workers by occupation;
(B) skill levels of the workforce and the
needs of business for a skilled workforce;
(C) economic development needs of the
State;
(D) the type and availability of workforce
preparation and development programs in the
State;
(2) providing advice to the Governor on the des-
ignation of one-stop service areas within the State;
(3) developing measures of effectiveness for the
workforce investment boards;
(4) facilitating the provision through appro-
priate State agencies of grants and technical assist-
ance to workforce investment boards;
(5) developing a mechanism for waiving State
rules and provisions of law with respect to workforce
investment programs; and
(6) developing a strategy to collect and utilize
information on the effectiveness of workforce invest-
ment programs, and that of individual service pro-
viders, and to share such information with cus-
tomers of such programs.
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PART B—GRANTS AND WAIVERS TO PROMOTE
THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
OF ONE-STOP CAREER CENTER SYSTEM
SEC. 331. STATE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to establish a program of competitive grants to
States to assist in the planning and development of a com-
prehensive Statewide network of one-stop career centers.
(b) APPLICATION.—(1) IN GENERAL.—Any State de-
siring a grant under this section shall submit an applica-
tion to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may reason-
ably require.
(2) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—The application
for a grant submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall at
a minimum include—
(A) a timetable and estimate of the amount of
funds needed to complete the planning and develop-
ment necessary to implement a Statewide system of
one-stop career centers, which includes the compo-
nents described in part A; and
(B) a description of the manner in which the
Governor, local elected officials, community and
business leaders, representatives of employees, rep-
resentatives of voluntary organizations, representa-
tives of the programs described in section 315, serv-
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signing and testing common intake forms for partici-
pating programs.
(7) Analyzing State and local labor markets
and the operation of the current labor exchange and
labor market intermediaries, to inform the design of
the new system.
(8) Analyzing current statutory and regulatory
impediments to the establishment of a one-stop ca-
reer center system, and preparing requests to waive
statutory or regulatory requirements.
(9) Preparing the plan required for submission
of an application for an Implementation Grant
under section 332.
(10) Other appropriate activities.
SEC. 332. STATE IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to establish a program of competitive grants to
States to assist in the implementation of a comprehensive
Statewide system of one-stop career centers.
(b) APPLICATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any State desiring a grant
under this section shall, with the agreement of the
local elected officials from the one-stop service areas
identified in paragraph (3)(C) that will immediately
begin implementation of the one-stop career center
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system, submit an application to the Secretary at
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary may reasonably require.
(2) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—The applica-
tion for a grant submitted pursuant to paragraph
(1) shall, at a minimum, include—
(A) a plan for a comprehensive, Statewide
one-stop career center system that includes the
components described in part A;
(B) a request in accordance with section
333, if any, for one or more waivers of statu-
tory or regulatory requirements relating to the
programs described in section 333(c);
(C) such other information as the Sec-
retary may require.
(3) CONTENTS OF STATE PLAN.—A State plan
shall—
(A) designate a fiscal agent to receive and
be accountable for implementation grant funds
awarded under this section and describe how
the State intends to manage the funds awarded
under this section at the State and local levels;
(B) identify the one-stop service areas that
have been designated within the State pursuant
to section 302(a);
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(C) identify the one-stop service areas in
the State that will immediately begin implemen-
tation of the one-stop career center system, and
the schedule for implementation for the remain-
ing areas of the State;
(D) identify the workforce development
programs that will participate in the one-stop
career centers, consistent with section 315;
(E) describe the method by which one-stop
career centers will be selected, consistent with
section 313;
(F) describe the performance standards
that the State intends to meet;
(G) describe the procedure by which the
Governor, local elected officials, officials admin-
istering participating programs, and other ap-
propriate officials, will collaborate in the imple-
mentation of the statewide one-stop career cen-
ter system;
(H) describe the manner in which the
State has obtained and will continue to obtain
the active and continued involvement, in the
statewide one-stop career center system, of em-
ployers (including small business) and other in-
terested parties such as secondary schools and
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post-secondary educational institutions (or re-
lated agencies), business associations, employ-
ees, labor organizations or associations of such
organizations, community-based organizations,
economic development organizations, rehabilita-
tion agencies and organizations, registered ap-
prenticeship 
agencies, 
vocational 
education
agencies, State or regional cooperative edu-
cation associations, human service agencies, and
education, employment and training service pro-
viders;
(I) describe the manner in which the State
will ensure equitable opportunities for job-
seekers, students, and employers in the State to
receive services from one-stop career centers;
(J) if the State has already undertaken a
one-stop service initiative, describe how such
initiative will be integrated into the Statewide
one-stop career center system under this title;
(K) describe the administrative and man-
agement systems that will be used in the State;
and
(L) describe the resources that the State
intends to employ in maintaining the one-stop
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career center system when funds under this
title are no longer available.
(c) FACTORS TO BE AWARDED SPECIAL CONSIDER-
ATION.—An applicant shall be awarded special consider-
ation in the evaluation of a grant application under this
section with respect to the following factors:
(1) The extent to which the one-stop service
areas in the State are based on labor market areas.
(2) The number of Federal programs that will
participate in the one-stop career centers.
(3) The extent to which the Job Opportunities
and Basic Skills program (commonly referred to as
JOBS) authorized under title IV–F of the Social Se-
curity Act and programs authorized under the Carl
Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Edu-
cation Act will participate in the one-stop career
centers.
(4) The extent to which a State has already im-
plemented the components of the one-stop career
center system described in part A.
(5) The proportion of population of the State
that is covered by the one-stop service areas that
have agreed to immediately implement the one-stop
career center system.
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(6) The extent to which a State demonstrates
a commitment to ensuring that the one-stop career
center operations in the State will enhance access to
the services described in section 314(a) through sup-
plementary methods such as kiosks based in shop-
ping centers, libraries, community colleges and other
community organizations, and through personal tele-
phones or computer lines.
(d) REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—The Secretary shall
determine whether to approve the State’s plan, and, if
such determination is affirmative, further determine
whether to take one or a combination of the following ac-
tions—
(1) award an implementation grant;
(2) approve the State’s request, if any, for a
waiver in accordance with the procedures in section
333 of this Act; and
(3) inform the State of the opportunity to apply
for further development funds, except that further
development funds may not be awarded to a State
that receives an implementation grant.
(e) LIMITATION.—No funds provided pursuant to a
grant under this section may be expended to construct new
buildings.
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(f) DURATION OF GRANTS.—Grants awarded under
this section shall be for a one year period and shall be
renewable for each of the two succeeding fiscal years if
the Secretary determines that the State is making satis-
factory progress in the implementation of the statewide
one-stop career center plan.
SEC. 333. WAIVER OF FEDERAL STATUTORY AND REGU-
LATORY REQUIREMENTS.
(a) STATE REQUEST FOR WAIVER.—A State may, at
any point during the development or implementation of
a one-stop career center system, request a waiver of one
or more statutory or regulatory provisions from the Sec-
retary in order to carry out the purposes of this title.
(b) WAIVER CRITERIA.—(1) Except as provided in
subsection (d), the Secretary may waive any requirement
of any statute listed in subsection (c)(1) or regulations
issued under such statute, or, with the concurrence of the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, any
circular listed in subsection (c)(2) or regulations issued
under such circular, for any State that requests such a
waiver—
(A) if such State submits a plan for a com-
prehensive, statewide one-stop career center system
that—
(i) either—
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(I) includes the components described
in part A; or
(II) while not including all of the com-
ponents described in part A, demonstrates
that such one-stop system will substan-
tially achieve the objectives of this title;
and
(ii) includes such other information as the
Secretary may reasonably require, such as the
information required under a State plan pursu-
ant to section 332(b)(3);
(B) if, and only to the extent that, the Sec-
retary determines that such requirement impedes the
ability of the State to carry out the purposes of this
title;
(C) if the State waives, or agrees to waive, simi-
lar requirements of State law; and
(D) if the State—
(i) has provided a notice and an oppor-
tunity for the State council or State Human
Resource Investment Council and other inter-
ested entities and individuals to comment on
the State’s proposal to seek a waiver; and
(ii) has submitted the comments required
pursuant to clause (i) to the Secretary.
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(2) The Secretary shall act promptly on any request
submitted pursuant to paragraph (1).
(3) Each waiver approved pursuant to this subsection
shall be for a period not to exceed four years, except that
the Secretary may extend such period if the Secretary de-
termines that the waiver has been effective in enabling the
State to carry out the purposes of this title.
(c) INCLUDED PROGRAMS.—
(1) STATUTES.—The statutes subject to the
waiver authority of this section are as follows—
(A) title I of this Act;
(B) the Job Training Partnership Act;
(C) the Wagner-Peyser Act;
(D) title V of the Older Americans Act;
(E) title III of the Social Security Act; and
(F) chapter 41 of title 38, United States
Code.
(2) CIRCULARS AND RELATED REGULATIONS.—
The following circulars promulgated by the Office of
Management and Budget subject to the waiver au-
thority of this section are as follows—
(A) A–87, relating to cost principles for
State and local governments;
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(B) A–102, relating to grants and coopera-
tive agreements with State and local govern-
ments;
(C) A–122, relating to non-profit organiza-
tions;
(D) 29 CFR 97, uniform administrative
regulations for grants and cooperative agree-
ments to State and local governments.
(d) WAIVERS NOT AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of
Labor may not waive any statutory or regulatory require-
ment of the programs listed in subsection (b) relating to—
(1) the basic purposes or goals of the affected
programs;
(2) maintenance of effort;
(3) the formula allocation of funds under the
affected programs;
(4) the eligibility of an individual for participa-
tion in the affected programs;
(5) public health or safety, labor standards,
civil rights, occupational safety and health, or envi-
ronmental protection;
(6) prohibitions or restrictions relating to the
construction of buildings or facilities.
(e) TERMINATION OF WAIVERS.—The Secretary shall
periodically review the performance of any State for which
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the Secretary has granted a waiver and shall terminate
the waiver under this section if the Secretary determines
that the performance of the State affected by the waiver
has been inadequate to justify a continuation of the waiv-
er, or the State fails to waive similar requirements of State
law as required or agreed to in accord with subsection
(b)(1)(C).
(f) PLAN FOR GENERAL WAIVER OF CIRCULAR PRO-
VISIONS.—
(1) DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN.—If the Secretary
determines there is sufficient information available,
based on applications received pursuant to this sec-
tion or other information, to identify provisions of
the circulars or related regulations listed in sub-
section (c)(2) that would consistently impede the im-
plementation of a one-stop career center system, the
Secretary shall submit a plan to the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget to authorize the
Secretary to grant a general waiver of such provi-
sions for areas implementing one-stop career center
systems.
(2) APPROVAL OF PLAN.—The Director of the
Office of Management and Budget may approve the
plan submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) and au-
thorize the Secretary to grant general waivers of the
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provisions of the circulars and related regulations in
accordance with such plan if the Director determines
such plan would not jeopardize the integrity of Fed-
eral funds and would be consistent with the objec-
tives of this title.
SEC. 334. POOLING OF ADMINISTRATIVE RESOURCES.
(a) SUBMISSION OF PLAN.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—At any point in the imple-
mentation of a one-stop career center system, a
State may, on behalf of one or more one-stop service
areas in the State, submit a plan to the Secretary
for the pooling of administrative funds available to
such area under two or more of the programs de-
scribed in section 315(a).
(2) COMPONENTS OF POOLING.—Under a plan
submitted pursuant to paragraph (1), each partici-
pating program described in section 315(a) may pro-
pose to transfer administrative funds to the one-stop
career center system and to allocate the amount
transferred to the costs of administration under such
program at the time of such transfer. Pursuant to
such plan, further allocation of the expenditure of
such funds to the participating program shall not be
required subsequent to the transfer of the funds to
the one-stop career center system. Administrative
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funds that are transferred under such plan shall
only be expended for the costs of administering al-
lowable activities under the one-stop career center
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 center system. After
approval of such plan, the Secretary shall regularly review
the performance 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
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Reed Act), or the Wagner-Peyser Act, may be used
for the purposes of a one-stop career center.
(2) LIMITATION.—Unless otherwise provided in
a plan approved pursuant to subsection (b), subse-
quent to the commencement of the use of the prop-
erty described in paragraph (1) for the purposes of
a one-stop career center, funds provided under the
provisions of law described in paragraph (1) may
only be used to acquire further equity in such prop-
erty, or to pay operating and maintenance expenses
relating to such property, in proportion to the extent
of the use of such property attributable to the activi-
ties authorized under such provisions of law.
PART C—ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT
OF ONE-STOP CAREER CENTER SYSTEMS
SEC. 351. CUSTOMER SERVICE COMPACT.
The Secretary shall establish a process with each
State implementing a one-stop career center system under
this title, which shall include an annual meeting, to pro-
mote the development of a customer service compact
among the parties administering such system. Such com-
pact shall include an informal agreement between the Sec-
retary, Governor, each workforce investment board, and
each one-stop career center relating to—
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(1) the shared goals and values that will govern
the administration of the system;
(2) the respective roles and responsibilities of
each party in enhancing the provision of services to
participants, including ensuring that such services
are tailored to the particular needs of participants in
each local area;
(3) methods for ensuring that the satisfaction
of participants with the services received is a pri-
mary consideration in the administration of the sys-
tem; and
(4) such other matters as the parties determine
are appropriate.
SEC. 352. ADDITIONAL STATE RESPONSIBILITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each State implementing a one-
stop career center system under this title shall be respon-
sible for developing and operating administrative and
management systems that promote the effective operation
of the one-stop career center system.
(b) MONITORING.—Each State implementing a one-
stop career center system under this title shall monitor
the compliance of workforce investment boards within the
State with the requirements of this title.
(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Each State imple-
menting a one-stop career center system under this title
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shall provide such technical assistance as deemed nec-
essary to assist the workforce investment boards to carry
out their responsibilities under this title.
SEC. 353. ADDITIONAL FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.
(a) OVERSIGHT.—The Secretary is authorized to
monitor all recipients of financial assistance under this
title to determine whether they are complying with the
provisions of this title.
(b) CAPACITY BUILDING AND TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE.—The Secretary shall provide staff training and
technical assistance to States, workforce investment
boards, one-stop career centers, communities, business
and labor organizations, service providers, industry con-
sortia, and other entities, to enhance their capacity to de-
velop and implement effective one-stop career center sys-
tems. Such activities shall be integrated with the activities
of the Capacity Building and Information Dissemination
Network established under section 453 of the Job Train-
ing Partnership Act.
(c) NATIONAL LOGO.—The Secretary shall develop a
national logo and name for the purposes of identifying all
one-stop career centers as part of a nationwide workforce
security system. The purpose of this national identification
shall be to enable individuals to more readily identify and
access one-stop career centers in any State in any location.
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(d) EVALUATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide
for the continuing evaluation of programs conducted
under this title, including the cost-effectiveness of
programs in achieving the purposes of this title.
(2) TECHNIQUES.—
(A) 
METHODS.—Evaluations 
conducted
under paragraph (1) shall utilize recognized
statistical methods and techniques of the behav-
ioral and social sciences, including methodolo-
gies that control for self-selection, where fea-
sible.
(B) ANALYSIS.—Such evaluations may in-
clude cost benefit analyses of programs, and
analyses of the impact of the programs on par-
ticipants and the community, the extent to
which programs meet the needs of various de-
mographic groups, and the effectiveness of the
delivery systems used by the various programs.
PART D—EFFECTIVE DATE
SEC. 371. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), the provisions of this title shall take effect on July
1, 1995.
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(b) PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.—The performance
standards established pursuant to section 317(a) shall
take effect on July 1, 1996.
TITLE IV—NATIONAL LABOR MARKET
INFORMATION SYSTEM
SEC. 401. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this title is to provide for the develop-
ment of a national labor market information system that
will provide locally-based, accurate, up-to-date, easily ac-
cessible, user-friendly labor market information, includ-
ing—
(1) comprehensive information on job openings,
labor supply, occupational trends, current and pro-
jected wage rates by occupation, skill requirements,
and the location of and performance of programs de-
signed to provide requisite skills; and
(2) labor market data necessary to assist public
officials, economic development planners, education
planners, and public and private training entities in
the effective allocation of resources.
SEC. 402. NATIONAL STRATEGY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop, in co-
ordination with other Federal, State and local entities, a
strategy to establish a nationwide system of local labor
market information that accomplishes the purposes de-
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scribed in section 401 and carries out the activities de-
scribed in sections 403 and 404. In addition, such strategy
shall be designed to fulfill the labor market information
requirements of the Job Training Partnership Act, title
I of this Act, the Wagner-Peyser Act, the School-to-Work
Opportunities Act, the Carl Perkins Vocational and Ap-
plied Technology Act, and other appropriate Federal pro-
grams.
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—In implementing the strat-
egy described in subsection (a), the Secretary is authorized
to enter into contracts and intergovernmental cooperative
agreements, award grants, and foster the creation of pub-
lic-private partnerships, using funds authorized under this
title and funds otherwise available for such purposes. In
addition, the Secretary may conduct research and dem-
onstration projects to assist in such implementation.
SEC. 403. COMPONENTS OF SYSTEM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation
with Federal, State and local entities, and public-private
partnerships, shall develop a national labor market infor-
mation system that makes available the following informa-
tion—
(1) information from both public and private
sources on the local economy, including current em-
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ployment opportunities and trends by industry and
occupation;
(2) automated listings of job openings and job
candidates in the local, State, and national labor
market;
(3) growth projections by industry and growth
and replacement need projections by occupation and
occupational cluster for national, State and local
labor markets;
(4) current supply of labor available with spe-
cific occupational skills and experience including cur-
rent workers, job seekers and training completers;
(5) automated screening systems to permit easy
determination of candidate eligibility for funding and
other assistance in job training, job search, income
support, supportive services and other reemployment
services;
(6) consumer reports on local education and
training providers including student satisfaction with
programs, employer satisfaction with graduates,
placement rates, wages at placement, and other ele-
ments of program quality;
(7) results of customer satisfaction measures
for the career centers and one-stop career centers
and other providers of reemployment services;
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(8) national, State and substate profiles of in-
dustries, including skill requirements, general wage
and benefit information, and typical distributions of
occupations within the industry;
(9) profiles of industries in a local labor market
including nature of the work performed, skill and ex-
perience requirements, specific occupations, wage,
hour and benefit information, pattern of hiring, and
(10) automated occupational and career infor-
mation and exploration systems, which incorporate
local labor market information, employer or industry
profiles, listings of education, training and other re-
employment service providers including program
quality and customer satisfaction data, and available
automated listings of current openings.
(b) TECHNICAL STANDARDS.—The Secretary shall
promulgate standards necessary to promote efficient ex-
change of information between the local, State and na-
tional levels, including such standards as may be required
to ensure that data are comparable. Such standards shall
be designed to ensure that there is universal access to
local, State and national data. In issuing such technical
standards, the Secretary shall meet the requirements of
chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, and insure co-
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ordination with other appropriate Federal standards es-
tablished by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
(c) CONSUMER REPORTS.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Education and other appro-
priate Federal agencies, and State and local governments,
shall set standards for the required reports and create a
mechanism for collection and dissemination of the
consumer reports described in subsection (a)(6).
(d) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall provide for
the evaluation of the procedures, products and services
under this title, including their cost-effectiveness and the
level of customer satisfaction. Such evaluations may in-
clude analyses of the precision of estimates produced or
collected under this title; examination of the uses of the
data by job seekers, employers, educators, career coun-
selors, public and private training providers, economic de-
velopment planners, and public agencies and institutions;
the appropriateness of such uses; and the relative costs
and benefits of the data.
SEC. 404. COORDINATION.
To ensure the appropriate coordination and integra-
tion of labor market information services nationwide, the
Secretary shall:
(1) coordinate the activities of Federal agencies
responsible for the collection and dissemination of
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labor market information at the national, State and
local level; and
(2) ensure the appropriate dissemination of re-
sults from research studies and demonstration
projects, feedback from surveys of customer satisfac-
tion, education and training provider performance
data, and other relevant information that promotes
improvement in the quality of labor market informa-
tion.
SEC. 405. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The provisions of this title shall take effect on July
1, 1995.
TITLE V—REINVENTION LABS FOR JOB
TRAINING FOR THE ECONOMICALLY
DISADVANTAGED
SEC. 501. ESTABLISHMENT OF LABS.
Title II of the Job Training Partnership Act is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
part:
‘‘PART D—REINVENTION LABS
‘‘SEC. 281. PURPOSE.
‘‘The purpose of this part is to—
‘‘(1) encourage innovative program designs to
enhance the provision of services to and improve
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labor market outcomes for economically disadvan-
taged youth and adults,
‘‘(2) develop, through the initiative and partici-
pation of service delivery areas and States, knowl-
edge relating to effective approaches to providing
employment and training to the economically dis-
advantaged that may be used to benefit the pro-
grams conducted under this title; and
‘‘(3) provide service delivery areas with in-
creased flexibility in the operation of job training
programs in exchange for higher levels of account-
ability for results.
‘‘SEC. 282. APPLICATION FOR WAIVER OF FEDERAL RE-
QUIREMENTS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any service delivery area or con-
sortia of service delivery areas desiring to obtain a waiver
of Federal statutory or regulatory requirements relating
to the programs conducted under parts A, B, or C of this
title shall submit, jointly with the Governor, an application
for such waiver at such time, in such manner, and contain-
ing such information as the Secretary may reasonably
require.
‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—The application
for a waiver submitted pursuant to subsection (b) shall
include—
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‘‘(1) a plan for conducting a program or pro-
grams authorized under this title incorporating inno-
vative administrative, service delivery, and other pro-
gram design components;
‘‘(2) the measurable goals and outcomes to be
achieved by the program;
‘‘(3) a description of the statutory or regulatory
requirements under titles I and II of this Act that
would be waived and how such requirements would
impede the implementation of the plan described in
paragraph (1);
‘‘(4) assurances that the service delivery area
and the State will participate in a rigorous evalua-
tion to determine whether the goals and outcomes
described in paragraph (2) have been achieved; and
‘‘(5) such other components and information as
the Secretary determines are appropriate.
‘‘SEC. 283. WAIVERS AUTHORIZED.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), the Secretary may, pursuant to an application submit-
ted in accordance with section 282, waive statutory or reg-
ulatory requirements relating to title I and parts A, B,
and C of this title if—
‘‘(1) the Secretary determines that such re-
quirements would impede the ability of the service
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delivery area to carry out the plan described in sec-
tion 282(b)(1) and achieving the outcomes described
in the plan,
‘‘(2) the service delivery area and the State—
‘‘(A) have provided a notice and oppor-
tunity for interested entities and individuals in
the State to comment on the application; and
‘‘(B) have submitted to the Secretary the
comments received pursuant to subparagraph
(A); and
‘‘(3) the Secretary approves the plan described
in the application.
‘‘(b) WAIVERS NOT AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary
may not waive any statutory or regulatory requirement re-
lating to title I or parts A, B, or C of this title regarding—
‘‘(1) the basic purposes or goals of the affected
programs;
‘‘(2) the formula allocation of funds;
‘‘(3) the eligibility for services as described in
sections 203, 254(b) and 263 (except for subsection
(f));
‘‘(4) public health or safety, labor standards,
civil rights, occupational safety or health, or environ-
mental protection; or
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‘‘(5) prohibitions or restrictions relating to con-
struction of buildings or facilities.
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS.—
‘‘(1) NUMBER OF AREAS PARTICIPATING.—The
Secretary may approve not more than 75 applica-
tions nationwide to conduct the program described
under this part.
‘‘(2) DURATION
OF
WAIVERS.—Each waiver
provided pursuant to this part shall be for a period
of not more than 2 years, except that the Secretary
may extend such period if the Secretary determines
that the waiver has been effective in enabling the
service delivery area to carry out the purposes of
this Act.
‘‘(3) TERMINATION
OF
WAIVERS.—The Sec-
retary shall periodically review the performance of
any service delivery area for which the Secretary has
granted a waiver and shall terminate the waiver
under this section if the Secretary determines that
the performance of the service delivery area affected
by the waiver has been inadequate to justify a con-
tinuation of the waiver.
‘‘(4) SUNSET.—No waivers may be approved or
remain in effect under this part after the date that
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is 4 years after the date of enactment of the Reem-
ployment Act of 1994.
‘‘SEC. 284. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EVALUATION AND
REPORT.
‘‘(a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may
provide appropriate technical assistance to service delivery
areas, States, and service providers in the development
and implementation of programs under this part.
‘‘(b) EVALUATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide
for the continuing evaluation of programs conducted
under this part, including the cost-effectiveness of
programs in achieving the purpose of this part.
‘‘(2) TECHNIQUES.—
‘‘(A) METHODS.—Evaluations conducted
under paragraph (1) shall utilize recognized
statistical methods and techniques of the behav-
ioral and social sciences, including methodolo-
gies that control for self-selection, where indi-
cated.
‘‘(B) ANALYSIS.—Such evaluations may in-
clude cost benefit analyses of programs, and
analyses of the impact of the programs on par-
ticipants and the community, the extent to
which programs meet the needs of various de-
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mographic groups, and the effectiveness of the
delivery systems used by the various programs.
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after the date
of enactment of the Reemployment Act of 1994, the Sec-
retary shall submit a report to the Congress relating to
the evaluation conducted pursuant to subsection (a) and
containing such recommendations as the Secretary deter-
mines are appropriate.’’.
SEC. 502. MODIFICATION OF TUITION DEFINITION.
Subparagraph (B) of section 141(d)(3) of the Job
Training Partnership Act is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(B) Tuition charges for training or education
provided by an educational institution, including an
institution of higher education (as defined in section
1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965), a
proprietary institution of higher education (as de-
fined in section 481(b) of such Act), and a post-
secondary vocational institution (as defined in sec-
tion 481(c) of such Act) that are not more than the
charges for such training or education made avail-
able to the general public, do not require a break-
down of cost components.’’.
SEC. 503. EFFECTIVE DATE AND SUNSET.
(a) REINVENTION LAB.—The provisions of section
501, and the amendments made by such section, shall take
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effect on the date of enactment of this Act and shall termi-
nate on the date that is 5 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act.
(b) TUITION DEFINITION.—The provisions of section
502 and the amendments made by such section, shall take
effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
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