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29 U.S.C. § 3191 (LABOR)
§ 3191. Purposes
The purposes of this part are—
(1) to maintain a national Job Corps program, carried out in partnership with States and communities, to—
(A) assist eligible youth to connect to the labor force by providing them with intensive social, academic, career and technical education, and service-learning opportunities, in primarily residential centers, in order for such youth to obtain secondary school diplomas or recognized postsecondary credentials leading to—
(i) successful careers, in in-demand industry sectors or occupations or the Armed Forces, that will result in economic self-sufficiency and opportunities for advancement; or
(ii) enrollment in postsecondary education, including an apprenticeship program; and
(B) support responsible citizenship;
(2) to set forth standards and procedures for selecting individuals as enrollees in the Job Corps;
(3) to authorize the establishment of Job Corps centers in which enrollees will participate in intensive programs of activities described in this part; and
(4) to prescribe various other powers, duties, and responsibilities incident to the operation and continuing development of the Job Corps.
(Pub. L. 113–128, title I, § 141, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1537.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective on the first day of the first full program year after July 22, 2014 (July 1, 2015), see section 506 of Pub. L. 113–128, set out as a note under section 3101 of this title.
29 U.S.C. § 3192 (LABOR)
§ 3192. Definitions
In this part:
(1) Applicable local board
The term “applicable local board” means a local board—
(A) that provides information for a Job Corps center on local employment opportunities and the job skills needed to obtain the opportunities; and
(B) that serves communities in which the graduates of the Job Corps center seek employment.
(2) Applicable one-stop center
The term “applicable one-stop center” means a one-stop center that provides services, such as referral, assessment, recruitment, and placement, to support the purposes of the Job Corps.
(3) Enrollee
The term “enrollee” means an individual who has voluntarily applied for, been selected for, and enrolled in the Job Corps program, and remains with the program, but has not yet become a graduate.
(4) Former enrollee
The term “former enrollee” means an individual who has voluntarily applied for, been selected for, and enrolled in the Job Corps program, but left the program prior to becoming a graduate.
(5) Graduate
The term “graduate” means an individual who has voluntarily applied for, been selected for, and enrolled in the Job Corps program and who, as a result of participation in the Job Corps program, has received a secondary school diploma or recognized equivalent, or completed the requirements of a career and technical education and training program that prepares individuals for employment leading to economic self-sufficiency or entrance into postsecondary education or training.
(6) Job Corps
The term “Job Corps” means the Job Corps described in section 3193 of this title.
(7) Job Corps center
The term “Job Corps center” means a center described in section 3197 of this title.
(8) Operator
The term “operator” means an entity selected under this part to operate a Job Corps center.
(9) Region
The term “region” means an area defined by the Secretary.
(10) Service provider
The term “service provider” means an entity selected under this part to provide services described in this part to a Job Corps center.
(Pub. L. 113–128, title I, § 142, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1538.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective on the first day of the first full program year after July 22, 2014 (July 1, 2015), see section 506 of Pub. L. 113–128, set out as a note under section 3101 of this title.
29 U.S.C. § 3193 (LABOR)
§ 3193. Establishment
There shall be within the Department of Labor a “Job Corps”.
(Pub. L. 113–128, title I, § 143, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1539.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective on the first day of the first full program year after July 22, 2014 (July 1, 2015), see section 506 of Pub. L. 113–128, set out as a note under section 3101 of this title.
29 U.S.C. § 3193a (LABOR)
§ 3193a. Transfer of administration of Job Corps program to Employment and Training Administration
The Secretary of Labor shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a plan for the transfer of the administration of the Job Corps program authorized under title I–C of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 1 from the Office of the Secretary to the Employment and Training Administration. As of the date that is 30 days after the date of submission of such plan, the Secretary may transfer the administration and appropriated funds of the program from the Office of the Secretary and the provisions of section 2883a of this title shall no longer be applicable.
(Pub. L. 111–117, div. D, title I, § 108, Dec. 16, 2009, 123 Stat. 3238.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The Workforce Investment Act of 1998, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 105–220, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 936, and was repealed by Pub. L. 113–128, title V, §§ 506, 511(a), July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1703, 1705, effective July 1, 2015. Title I–C of the Act probably means subtitle C of title I of Pub. L. 105–220, which was classified generally to subchapter III (former § 2881 et seq.) of former chapter 30 of this title. Pursuant to section 3361(a) of this title, references to a provision of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 are deemed to refer to the corresponding provision of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Pub. L. 113–128, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1425, effective July 1, 2015. For complete classification of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to the Code, see Tables. For complete classification of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3101 of this title and Tables.
Section 2883a of this title, referred to in text, was omitted from the Code pursuant to this section.
heading: Codification
text: Section was enacted as part of the Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2010, and also as part of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, and not as part of title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act which comprises this subchapter.
Section was formerly classified to section 2883b of this title.
29 U.S.C. § 3194 (LABOR)
§ 3194. Individuals eligible for the Job Corps
(a) In general
To be eligible to become an enrollee, an individual shall be—
(1) not less than age 16 and not more than age 21 on the date of enrollment, except that—
(A) not more than 20 percent of the individuals enrolled in the Job Corps may be not less than age 22 and not more than age 24 on the date of enrollment; and
(B) either such maximum age limitation may be waived by the Secretary, in accordance with regulations of the Secretary, in the case of an individual with a disability;
(2) a low-income individual; and
(3) an individual who is one or more of the following:
(A) Basic skills deficient.
(B) A school dropout.
(C) A homeless individual (as defined in section 12473(6) of title 34), a homeless child or youth (as defined in section 11434a(2) of title 42), a runaway, an individual in foster care, or an individual who was in foster care and has aged out of the foster care system.
(D) A parent.
(E) An individual who requires additional education, career and technical education or training, or workforce preparation skills to be able to obtain and retain employment that leads to economic self-sufficiency.
(F) A victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 7102 of title 22). Notwithstanding paragraph (2), an individual described in this subparagraph shall not be required to demonstrate eligibility under such paragraph.
(b) Special rule for veterans
Notwithstanding the requirement of subsection (a)(2), a veteran shall be eligible to become an enrollee under subsection (a) if the individual—
(1) meets the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (3) of such subsection; and
(2) does not meet the requirement of subsection (a)(2) because the military income earned by such individual within the 6-month period prior to the individual’s application for Job 1 Corps prevents the individual from meeting such requirement.
(Pub. L. 113–128, title I, § 144, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1539; Pub. L. 114–22, title VI, § 604, May 29, 2015, 129 Stat. 260.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2015—Subsec. (a)(3)(F). Pub. L. 114–22 added subpar. (F).
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective on the first day of the first full program year after July 22, 2014 (July 1, 2015), see section 506 of Pub. L. 113–128, set out as a note under section 3101 of this title.
29 U.S.C. § 3196 (LABOR)
§ 3196. Enrollment
(a) Relationship between enrollment and military obligations
Enrollment in the Job Corps shall not relieve any individual of obligations under the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq.) [now 50 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.].
(b) Period of enrollment
No individual may be enrolled in the Job Corps for more than 2 years, except—
(1) in a case in which completion of an advanced career training program under section 3198(c) of this title would require an individual to participate in the Job Corps for not more than one additional year;
(2) in the case of an individual with a disability who would reasonably be expected to meet the standards for a Job Corps graduate, as defined under section 3192(5) of this title, if allowed to participate in the Job Corps for not more than 1 additional year;
(3) in the case of an individual who participates in national service, as authorized by a Civilian Conservation Center program, who would be granted an enrollment extension in the Job Corps for the amount of time equal to the period of national service; or
(4) as the Secretary may authorize in a special case.
(Pub. L. 113–128, title I, § 146, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1542.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The Military Selective Service Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is act June 24, 1948, ch. 625, 62 Stat. 604, which was classified principally to section 451 et seq. of the former Appendix to Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as chapter 49 (§ 3801 et seq.) of Title 50. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective on the first day of the first full program year after July 22, 2014 (July 1, 2015), see section 506 of Pub. L. 113–128, set out as a note under section 3101 of this title.
29 U.S.C. § 3199 (LABOR)
§ 3199. Counseling and job placement
(a) Assessment and counseling
The Secretary shall arrange for assessment and counseling for each enrollee at regular intervals to measure progress in the academic and career and technical education and training programs carried out through the Job Corps.
(b) Placement
The Secretary shall arrange for assessment and counseling for enrollees prior to their scheduled graduations to determine their capabilities and, based on their capabilities, shall place the enrollees in employment leading to economic self-sufficiency for which the enrollees are trained or assist the enrollees in participating in further activities described in this part. In arranging for the placement of graduates in jobs, the Secretary shall utilize the one-stop delivery system to the maximum extent practicable.
(c) Status and progress
The Secretary shall determine the status and progress of enrollees scheduled for graduation and make every effort to assure that their needs for further activities described in this part are met.
(d) Services to former enrollees
The Secretary may provide such services as the Secretary determines to be appropriate under this part to former enrollees.
(Pub. L. 113–128, title I, § 149, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1548.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective on the first day of the first full program year after July 22, 2014 (July 1, 2015), see section 506 of Pub. L. 113–128, set out as a note under section 3101 of this title.
29 U.S.C. § 3200 (LABOR)
§ 3200. Support
(a) Personal allowances
The Secretary may provide enrollees assigned to Job Corps centers with such personal allowances as the Secretary may determine to be necessary or appropriate to meet the needs of the enrollees.
(b) Transition allowances
The Secretary shall arrange for a transition allowance to be paid to graduates. The transition allowance shall be incentive-based to reflect a graduate’s completion of academic, career and technical education or training, and attainment of recognized postsecondary credentials.
(c) Transition support
The Secretary may arrange for the provision of 3 months of employment services for former enrollees.
(Pub. L. 113–128, title I, § 150, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1549.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective on the first day of the first full program year after July 22, 2014 (July 1, 2015), see section 506 of Pub. L. 113–128, set out as a note under section 3101 of this title.
29 U.S.C. § 3201 (LABOR)
§ 3201. Operations
(a) Operating plan
The provisions of the contract between the Secretary and an entity selected to operate a Job Corps center shall, at a minimum, serve as an operating plan for the Job Corps center.
(b) Additional information
The Secretary may require the operator, in order to remain eligible to operate the Job Corps center, to submit such additional information as the Secretary may require, which shall be considered part of the operating plan.
(c) Availability
The Secretary shall make the operating plan described in subsections (a) and (b), excluding any proprietary information, available to the public.
(Pub. L. 113–128, title I, § 151, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1549.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective on the first day of the first full program year after July 22, 2014 (July 1, 2015), see section 506 of Pub. L. 113–128, set out as a note under section 3101 of this title.
29 U.S.C. § 3202 (LABOR)
§ 3202. Standards of conduct
(a) Provision and enforcement
The Secretary shall provide, and directors of Job Corps centers shall stringently enforce, standards of conduct within the centers. Such standards of conduct shall include provisions forbidding the actions described in subsection (b)(2)(A).
(b) Disciplinary measures
(1) In general
To promote the proper behavioral standards in the Job Corps, the directors of Job Corps centers shall have the authority to take appropriate disciplinary measures against enrollees if such a director determines that an enrollee has committed a violation of the standards of conduct. The director shall dismiss the enrollee from the Job Corps if the director determines that the retention of the enrollee in the Job Corps will jeopardize the enforcement of such standards, threaten the safety of staff, students, or the local community, or diminish the opportunities of other enrollees.
(2) Zero tolerance policy and drug testing
(A) Guidelines
The Secretary shall adopt guidelines establishing a zero tolerance policy for an act of violence, for use, sale, or possession of a controlled substance, for abuse of alcohol, or for other illegal or disruptive activity.
(B) Drug testing
The Secretary shall require drug testing of all enrollees for controlled substances in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Secretary under section 3195(a) of this title.
(C) Definitions
In this paragraph:
(i) Controlled substance
The term “controlled substance” has the meaning given the term in section 802 of title 21.
(ii) Zero tolerance policy
The term “zero tolerance policy” means a policy under which an enrollee shall be automatically dismissed from the Job Corps after a determination by the director that the enrollee has carried out an action described in subparagraph (A).
(c) Appeal
A disciplinary measure taken by a director under this section shall be subject to expeditious appeal in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary.
(Pub. L. 113–128, title I, § 152, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1549.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective on the first day of the first full program year after July 22, 2014 (July 1, 2015), see section 506 of Pub. L. 113–128, set out as a note under section 3101 of this title.
29 U.S.C. § 3203 (LABOR)
§ 3203. Community participation
(a) Business and community participation
The director of each Job Corps center shall ensure the establishment and development of the mutually beneficial business and community relationships and networks described in subsection (b), including the use of local boards, in order to enhance the effectiveness of such centers.
(b) Networks
The activities carried out by each Job Corps center under this section shall include—
(1) establishing and developing relationships and networks with—
(A) local and distant employers, to the extent practicable, in coordination with entities carrying out other Federal and non-Federal programs that conduct similar outreach to employers;
(B) applicable one-stop centers and applicable local boards, for the purpose of providing—
(i) information to, and referral of, potential enrollees; and
(ii) job opportunities for Job Corps graduates; and
(C)
(i) entities carrying out relevant apprenticeship programs and youth programs;
(ii) labor-management organizations and local labor organizations;
(iii) employers and contractors that support national training contractor programs; and
(iv) community-based organizations, non-profit organizations, and intermediaries providing workforce development-related services; and
(2) establishing and developing relationships with members of the community in which the Job Corps center is located, informing members of the community about the projects of the Job Corps center and changes in the rules, procedures, or activities of the center that may affect the community, and planning events of mutual interest to the community and the Job Corps center.
(c) New centers
The director of a Job Corps center that is not yet operating shall ensure the establishment and development of the relationships and networks described in subsection (b) at least 3 months prior to the date on which the center accepts the first enrollee at the center.
(Pub. L. 113–128, title I, § 153, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1550.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective on the first day of the first full program year after July 22, 2014 (July 1, 2015), see section 506 of Pub. L. 113–128, set out as a note under section 3101 of this title.
29 U.S.C. § 3205 (LABOR)
§ 3205. Advisory committees
The Secretary may establish and use advisory committees in connection with the operation of the Job Corps program, and the operation of Job Corps centers, whenever the Secretary determines that the availability of outside advice and counsel on a regular basis would be of substantial benefit in identifying and overcoming problems, in planning program or center development, or in strengthening relationships between the Job Corps and agencies, institutions, or groups engaged in related activities.
(Pub. L. 113–128, title I, § 155, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1552.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective on the first day of the first full program year after July 22, 2014 (July 1, 2015), see section 506 of Pub. L. 113–128, set out as a note under section 3101 of this title.
29 U.S.C. § 3206 (LABOR)
§ 3206. Experimental projects and technical assistance
(a) Projects
The Secretary may carry out experimental, research, or demonstration projects relating to carrying out the Job Corps program. The Secretary may waive any provisions of this part that the Secretary finds would prevent the Secretary from carrying out the projects if the Secretary informs the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, in writing, not less than 90 days in advance of issuing such waiver.
(b) Technical assistance
From the funds provided under section 3212 of this title (for the purposes of administration), the Secretary may reserve ¼ of 1 percent to provide, directly or through grants, contracts, or other agreements or arrangements as the Secretary considers appropriate, technical assistance for the Job Corps program for the purpose of improving program quality. Such assistance shall include—
(1) assisting Job Corps centers and programs—
(A) in correcting deficiencies under, and violations of, this part;
(B) in meeting or exceeding the expected levels of performance under section 3209(c)(1) of this title for the indicators of performance described in section 3141(b)(2)(A) of this title;
(C) in the development of sound management practices, including financial management procedures; and
(2) assisting entities, including entities not currently operating a Job Corps center, in developing the additional selection factors information described in section 3197(a)(3) of this title.
(Pub. L. 113–128, title I, § 156, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1552.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Change of Name
text: Committee on Education and the Workforce of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Education and Labor of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, Jan. 9, 2019.
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective on the first day of the first full program year after July 22, 2014 (July 1, 2015), see section 506 of Pub. L. 113–128, set out as a note under section 3101 of this title.