retention, and advancement in targeted industry 
clusters; 
‘‘(B) to address the immediate and long- 
term skilled workforce needs of in-demand indus-
tries and other occupations important to the 
State economy, and 
‘‘(C) to address critical skill gaps within 
and across industries; 
‘‘(19) a description of how the State will utilize 
technology to facilitate access to services in remote 
areas, which may be used throughout the State; 
‘‘(20) a description of the State strategy and as-
sistance to be provided for encouraging regional co-
operation within the State and across State borders, 
as appropriate; 
‘‘(21) a description of the actions that will be 
taken by the State to foster communication, coordina-
tion, and partnerships with non-profit organizations 
(including public libraries, community, faith-based, 
and philanthropic organizations) that provide em-
ployment-related, training, and complementary serv-
ices, to enhance the quality and comprehensiveness of 
services available to participants under this title; 
‘‘(22) a description of the process and method-
ology for determining— 
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‘‘(A) one-stop partner program contribu-
tions for the cost of the infrastructure of one-stop 
centers under section 121(h)(1); and 
‘‘(B) the formula for allocating such infra-
structure funds to local areas under section 
121(h)(3); 
‘‘(23) a description of the strategies and services 
that will be used in the State to assist at-risk youth 
and out-of-school youth in acquiring the education 
and skills, credentials (including recognized postsec-
ondary credentials and industry-recognized creden-
tials), and employment experience to succeed in the 
labor market, including— 
‘‘(A) training and internships in in-de-
mand industries or occupations important to the 
State and local economy; 
‘‘(B) dropout recovery activities that are de-
signed to lead to the attainment of a regular sec-
ondary school diploma or its recognized equiva-
lent, or other State recognized equivalent (in-
cluding recognized alternative standards for in-
dividuals with disabilities); and 
‘‘(C) activities combining remediation of 
academic skills, work readiness training, and 
work experience, and including linkages to post-
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secondary education and training and career- 
ladder employment; and 
‘‘(24) a description of— 
‘‘(A) how the State will furnish employ-
ment, training, supportive, and placement serv-
ices to veterans, including disabled and homeless 
veterans; 
‘‘(B) the strategies and services that will be 
used in the State to assist and expedite re-
integration of homeless veterans into the labor 
force; and 
‘‘(C) the veteran population to be served in 
the State.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘period, that— 
’’ all that follows through paragraph (2) and insert-
ing ‘‘period, that the plan is inconsistent with the 
provisions of this title.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘5-year’’ and 
inserting ‘‘3-year’’. 
SEC. 105. LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AREAS. 
Section 116 (29 U.S.C. 2831) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
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(I) by striking ‘‘Except as pro-
vided in subsection (b), and consistent 
with paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), in’’ 
and inserting ‘‘In’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘127 or’’; and 
(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In making the 
designation of local areas, the Governor shall 
take into consideration the following: 
‘‘(i) The extent to which such local 
areas are consistent with labor market 
areas. 
‘‘(ii) The extent to which labor market 
areas align with economic development re-
gions. 
‘‘(iii) Whether such local areas have 
the appropriate education and training 
providers to meet the needs of the local 
workforce. 
‘‘(iv) The distance that individuals 
will need to travel to receive services pro-
vided in such local areas.’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘(2) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
shall, if requested by the Governor of a State, provide 
the State with technical assistance in making the de-
terminations required under paragraph (1). The Sec-
retary shall not issue regulations governing deter-
minations to be made under paragraph (1).’’; 
(C) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(3) DESIGNATION
ON
RECOMMENDATION
OF 
STATE BOARD.—The Governor may approve a request 
from any unit of general local government (including 
a combination of such units) for designation as a 
local area under paragraph (1) if the State board de-
termines, taking into account the factors described in 
clauses (i) through (iv) of paragraph (1)(B), and rec-
ommends to the Governor, that such area shall be so 
designated.’’; 
(D) by striking paragraph (4); and 
(E) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
paragraph (4); 
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) SINGLE STATES.—Consistent with subsection 
(a)(1)(B), the Governor may designate a State as a single 
State local area for the purposes of this title.’’; and 
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(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘The State may require the local 
boards for the designated region to prepare a 
single regional plan that incorporates the ele-
ments of the local plan under section 118 and 
that is submitted and approved in lieu of sepa-
rate local plans under such section.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘employ-
ment statistics’’ and inserting ‘‘workforce and 
labor market information’’. 
SEC. 106. LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS. 
Section 117 (29 U.S.C. 2832) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘include—’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘representa-
tives’’ and inserting ‘‘include rep-
resentatives’’; 
(II) 
by 
striking 
clauses 
(ii) 
through (vi); 
(III) by redesignating subclauses 
(I) through (III) as clauses (i) through 
(iii), respectively (and by moving the 
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margins of such clauses 2 ems to the 
left); 
(IV) by striking clause (ii) (as so 
redesignated) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) represent businesses, including 
large and small businesses, with immediate 
and long-term employment opportunities in 
in-demand industries and other occupations 
important to the local economy; and’’; and 
(V) by striking the semicolon at 
the end of clause (iii) (as so redesig-
nated) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) may include such other individuals or 
representatives of entities as the chief elected offi-
cial in the local area may determine to be appro-
priate, including— 
‘‘(i) a superintendent of the local sec-
ondary school system, the president or chief 
executive officer of a postsecondary edu-
cational institution (including a commu-
nity college, where such an entity exists), or 
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an administrator of local entities providing 
adult education and literacy activities; 
‘‘(ii) representatives of community- 
based organizations (including organiza-
tions representing individuals with disabil-
ities and veterans, for a local area in which 
such organizations are present); or 
‘‘(iii) representatives of veterans serv-
ice organizations.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘A majority’’ and in-
serting ‘‘A 2⁄3 majority’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(2)(A)(i)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(2)(A)’’; and 
(C) 
in 
paragraph 
(5) 
by 
striking 
‘‘(2)(A)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘(2)(A)’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (c)(1)(C); 
(3) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(d) FUNCTIONS OF LOCAL BOARD.—The functions of 
the local board shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) LOCAL PLAN.—Consistent with section 118, 
each local board, in partnership with the chief elected 
official for the local area involved, shall develop and 
submit a local plan to the Governor. 
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‘‘(2) WORKFORCE
RESEARCH
AND
REGIONAL 
LABOR MARKET ANALYSIS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The local board shall— 
‘‘(i) conduct, and regularly update, an 
analysis of— 
‘‘(I) the economic conditions in 
the local area; 
‘‘(II) the immediate and long- 
term skilled workforce needs of in-de-
mand industries and other occupations 
important to the local economy; 
‘‘(III) the knowledge and skills of 
the workforce in the local area; and 
‘‘(IV) workforce development ac-
tivities 
(including 
education 
and 
training) in the local area; and 
‘‘(ii) assist the Governor in developing 
the statewide workforce and labor market 
information system described in section 
15(e) of the Wagner-Peyser Act. 
‘‘(B) EXISTING
ANALYSIS.—A local board 
shall use existing analysis by the local economic 
development entity or related entity in order to 
carry out requirements of subparagraph (A)(i). 
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‘‘(3) EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT.—The local Board 
shall meet the needs of employers and support eco-
nomic growth in the local area by enhancing commu-
nication, coordination, and collaboration among em-
ployers, economic development entities, and service 
providers. 
‘‘(4) BUDGET AND ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(A) BUDGET.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The local board 
shall develop a budget for the activities of 
the local board in the local area, consistent 
with the requirements of this subsection. 
‘‘(ii) TRAINING RESERVATION.—In de-
veloping a budget under clause (i), the local 
board shall reserve a percentage of funds to 
carry out the activities specified in section 
134(c)(4). The local board shall use the 
analysis 
conducted 
under 
paragraph 
(2)(A)(i) to determine the appropriate per-
centage of funds to reserve under this clause. 
‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(i) GRANT RECIPIENT.— 
‘‘(I) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
chief 
elected official in a local area shall 
serve as the local grant recipient for, 
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and shall be liable for any misuse of, 
the grant funds allocated to the local 
area under section 133, unless the chief 
elected official reaches an agreement 
with the Governor for the Governor to 
act as the local grant recipient and 
bear such liability. 
‘‘(II) DESIGNATION.—In order to 
assist in administration of the grant 
funds, the chief elected official or the 
Governor, where the Governor serves as 
the local grant recipient for a local 
area, may designate an entity to serve 
as a local grant subrecipient for such 
funds or as a local fiscal agent. Such 
designation shall not relieve the chief 
elected official or the Governor of the 
liability for any misuse of grant funds 
as described in subclause (I). 
‘‘(III) 
DISBURSAL.—The 
local 
grant recipient or an entity designated 
under subclause (II) shall disburse the 
grant funds for workforce investment 
activities at the direction of the local 
board, pursuant to the requirements of 
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this title. The local grant recipient or 
entity designated under subclause (II) 
shall disburse the funds immediately 
on receiving such direction from the 
local board. 
‘‘(ii) STAFF.—The local board may 
employ staff to assist in carrying out the 
functions described in this subsection. 
‘‘(iii) GRANTS AND DONATIONS.—The 
local board may solicit and accept grants 
and donations from sources other than Fed-
eral funds made available under this Act. 
‘‘(5) SELECTION
OF
OPERATORS
AND
PRO-
VIDERS.— 
‘‘(A) SELECTION
OF
ONE-STOP
OPERA-
TORS.—Consistent with section 121(d), the local 
board, with the agreement of the chief elected of-
ficial— 
‘‘(i) shall designate or certify one-stop 
operators 
as 
described 
in 
section 
121(d)(2)(A); and 
‘‘(ii) may terminate for cause the eligi-
bility of such operators. 
‘‘(B) IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE TRAIN-
ING SERVICE PROVIDERS.—Consistent with this 
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