[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2943 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2943

  To establish a comprehensive workforce preparation and development 
                      system in the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August  6, 1993

 Mr. Goodling (for himself, Mr. Gunderson, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Hoekstra, 
 Mr. McKeon, and Mr. Miller of Florida) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
  To establish a comprehensive workforce preparation and development 
                      system in the United States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Workforce Preparation and 
Development Reform Act''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 4. Funding for implementation grants and technical assistance.
Sec. 5. Definitions.
                   TITLE I--FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

   Subtitle A--Federal Workforce Preparation and Development Council

Sec. 101. Establishment.
Sec. 102. Membership.
Sec. 103. Co-chairpersons.
Sec. 104. Duties.
Sec. 105. Administration.
Sec. 106. Agency contributions.
Sec. 107. Report.
   Subtitle B--National Advisory Board on Workforce Preparation and 
                              Development

Sec. 111. Establishment.
Sec. 112. Membership.
Sec. 113. Terms.
Sec. 114. Compensation.
Sec. 115. Chairperson.
Sec. 116. Duties.
Sec. 117. Administration.
Sec. 118. Termination.
   Subtitle C--Federal Waiver Authority for Provisions of Workforce 
                  Preparation and Development Programs

Sec. 121. Waiver authority.
Sec. 122. Application.
Sec. 123. Review of application.
Sec. 124. Approval and disapproval of application.
Sec. 125. Revocation of waiver.
Sec. 126. Notification of inspector general.
       Subtitle D--Implementation Grants and Technical Assistance

Sec. 131. Authority.
Sec. 132. Use of amounts.
Sec. 133. Allocation requirement.
                    TITLE II--STATE RESPONSIBILITIES

          Subtitle A--State Human Resource Investment Council

Sec. 201. Establishment.
Sec. 202. Chairperson.
Sec. 203. Duties.
Sec. 204. Administration.
                 Subtitle B--Unified Single State Plan

Sec. 211. Establishment.
Sec. 212. Contents.
Sec. 213. Annual reports.
                   Subtitle C--Unified Service Areas

Sec. 221. Establishment.
Sec. 222. Criteria.
             Subtitle D--Local Workforce Development Boards

Sec. 231. Establishment.
Sec. 232. Membership.
Sec. 233. Chairperson.
Sec. 234. Duties.
Sec. 235. Unified local plan.
Sec. 236. Annual reports.
               Subtitle E--Community Job Resource Centers

Sec. 241. Purpose.
Sec. 242. Establishment.
Sec. 243. Duties.
Sec. 244. Contribution of resources.
          TITLE III--CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO WAGNER-PEYSER ACT

Sec. 301. Conforming amendment.
                TITLE IV--EFFECTIVE DATE AND TRANSITION

Sec. 401. Effective date.
Sec. 402. Transition provisions.

SEC. 3. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) one of our Nation's greatest economic resources is our 
        workers, who are the most productive in the world;
            (2) due to emerging technologies in the workplace, global 
        competition, the restructuring of work organizations, the 
        emergence of quality managing, the loss of many low-skilled 
        jobs, and more frequent job and career shifts, American workers 
        will need to enhance their skills now and on a continuing and 
        lifelong basis;
            (3) because our education and training programs have been 
        developed independently of each other over many years, there is 
        no national strategy for a coherent, well-coordinated workforce 
        preparation and development system;
            (4) most of the pieces needed to develop a coherent 
        workforce preparation and development system exist at the 
        Federal, State, and local levels, and therefore massive new 
        programs are not necessary;
            (5) a strategic planning process is needed at all levels of 
        government to rationalize the use of resources from numerous 
        Federal education and training programs to ensure that each 
        program contributes to a well-designed, high performance 
        workforce preparation and development system;
            (6) many States and communities are experimenting with and 
        designing workforce preparation and development systems 
        responsive to their needs, and Federal efforts must enhance and 
        encourage their efforts, and not prescribe a single national 
        solution;
            (7) the private sector must be viewed as a critical partner 
        in the workforce preparation and development system; and
            (8) the public, which funds and uses workforce preparation 
        and development programs, should hold the system accountable to 
        high standards of performance.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to establish a framework at the Federal, State, and 
        local levels to develop a strategic planning process and a 
        coordinated, coherent administrative structure for programs 
        that prepare youths and adults for the workplace;
            (2) to encourage States and local communities to develop 
        strategic, collaborative leadership in the planning and 
        administration of Federal workforce preparation and development 
        programs to ensure that such programs are responsive to the 
        needs of individuals desiring such services, workers, the 
        community, and business and industry, as well as resulting in 
        the elimination of fragmentation and duplication between 
        workforce preparation and development programs;
            (3) to provide States and communities increased flexibility 
        in the design of a comprehensive workforce preparation and 
        development system by waiving legislated and regulatory 
        mandates of individual workforce preparation and development 
        programs, thereby allowing State and local innovation and 
        experimentation;
            (4) to encourage communities to establish community job 
        resource centers to serve as easily accessible and recognized 
        single points of entry into the local workforce preparation and 
        development system where youths and adults may receive 
        information and assistance about the local labor market and 
        related career opportunities, and assistance in entering the 
        appropriate workforce preparation and development program;
            (5) to expand and improve the quality and efficiency of 
        services provided under workforce preparation and development 
        programs, particularly for individuals eligible for services 
        under such programs who have significant barriers to 
        employment;
            (6) to hold workforce preparation and development programs 
        accountable for providing high quality services; and
            (7) to improve access to information regarding career 
        opportunities, eligibility for services, program availability, 
        and program performance through expansion of State and local 
        management information systems and improved and compatible data 
        collection.

SEC. 4. FUNDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    From amounts appropriated after the date of the enactment of this 
Act for each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1998 to carry out part D 
of title IV of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1731 et 
seq.) and to establish and operate one-stop career centers, the 
following amounts shall be made available for each such fiscal year to 
provide implementation grants and technical assistance to States under 
subtitle D of title I:
            (1) $7,500,000 from amounts appropriated to carry out part 
        D of title IV of the Job Training Partnership Act.
            (2) $42,500,000 from amounts appropriated to establish and 
        operate one-stop career centers.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Advisory board.--The term ``Advisory Board'' means the 
        National Advisory Board on Workforce Preparation and 
        Development established in accordance with subtitle B of title 
        I.
            (2) Local board.--The term ``Local Board'' means the Local 
        Workforce Development Board established in accordance with 
        subtitle D of title II.
            (3) School-to-work transition programs.--The term ``school-
        to-work transition programs'' means those programs which--
                    (A) provide integrated academic and occupational 
                learning, integrated school-based and work-based 
                learning, and establish linkages between secondary and 
                postsecondary education;
                    (B) result in the achievement by students of 
                academic and occupational skills, workplace readiness 
                competencies, and experience in the workplace; and
                    (C) include programs such as--
                            (i) youth apprenticeship programs;
                            (ii) technical preparation programs 
                        established under the Carl D. Perkins 
                        Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act 
                        (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.);
                            (iii) cooperative education programs;
                            (iv) high school career academies; and
                            (v) career awareness and exploration 
                        programs.
            (4) Service delivery area.--The term ``service delivery 
        area'' means the area established under section 101 of the Job 
        Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1511).
            (5) State.--The term ``State'' means any of the several 
        States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
        Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
        American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Federated States 
        of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Palau.
            (6) State council.--The term ``State Council'' means the 
        State human resource investment council established in 
        accordance with subtitle A of title II.
            (7) Workforce preparation and development programs.--The 
        term ``workforce preparation and development programs'' means 
        programs under any of the following provisions of law:
                    (A) The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
                Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).
                    (B) The Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
                1501 et seq.).
                    (C) The Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.).
                    (D) The Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training 
                Program authorized under part F of title IV of the 
                Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 681 et seq.).
                    (E) The Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1201 et 
                seq.).
                    (F) The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 
                et seq.).
                    (G) Chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 
                (19 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.).
                    (H) Section 6(d)(4) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977.
                    (I) Veterans vocational training programs 
                authorized under chapter 106 of title 10, United States 
                Code, and chapters 30, 31, 32, and 35 of title 38, 
                United States Code.
                    (J) Federal school-to-work transition programs.
                    (K) Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
                (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.).
                    (L) Chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and 
                Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2701 et 
                seq.).
                    (M) Other Federal employment, education, or 
                training programs, identified and determined 
                appropriate by the Federal Council.

                   TITLE I--FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

   Subtitle A--Federal Workforce Preparation and Development Council

SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There is established the Federal Workforce Preparation and 
Development Council (in this Act referred to as the ``Federal 
Council'').

SEC. 102. MEMBERSHIP.

    The Federal Council shall be composed of the following members or 
their designees:
            (1) The Secretary of Labor.
            (2) The Secretary of Education.
            (3) The Secretary of Health and Human Services.
            (4) The Secretary of Commerce.
            (5) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
            (6) The heads of such other Federal agencies as the 
        President may designate.

SEC. 103. CO-CHAIRPERSONS.

    The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall serve 
as co-chairpersons of the Federal Council.

SEC. 104. DUTIES.

    The Federal Council shall--
            (1) based upon the recommendations of the Advisory Board, 
        develop a strategic plan to ensure that workforce preparation 
        and development programs contribute to a coherent workforce 
        preparation and development system in the United States;
            (2) based on the experience of States in using waivers of 
        Federal rules and regulations, make recommendations to 
        appropriate Federal agencies relating to changes in such rules 
        and regulations governing workforce preparation and development 
        programs to ensure consistent interpretation, guidance, and 
        coordination of such programs across Federal agencies;
            (3) develop criteria for approving unified single State 
        plans containing waiver requests of Federal rules, regulations, 
        and provisions of law governing workforce preparation and 
        development programs;
            (4) review and approve or disapprove such State plans;
            (5) provide grants and technical assistance to States for 
        the purpose of implementing such State plans, as appropriate;
            (6) evaluate the performance of States in implementing 
        unified single State plans and the results of waivers of 
        Federal rules, regulations, and provisions of law governing 
        workforce preparation and development programs in meeting 
        stated goals and objectives contained in the State plans;
            (7) develop recommendations for a common set of core, 
        competency-based outcome measurements that can be used to 
        determine individual and program performance across workforce 
        preparation and development programs, and which, to the extent 
        practicable, should utilize educational competencies and skill 
        standards, and, at a minimum, should measure--
                    (A) academic competency attainment and gains of 
                program participants;
                    (B) occupational competency attainment and gains of 
                program participants;
                    (C) employment or educational continuation of 
                program participants; and
                    (D) employment retention and earnings of program 
                participants;
            (8) make recommendations to the Congress on changes needed 
        in Federal legislation to develop a coherent workforce 
        preparation and development system in the United States, 
        including specific recommendations for the elimination of 
        fragmentation and duplication among workforce preparation and 
        development programs and providing for the consolidation of 
        similar programs, where appropriate;
            (9) make recommendations for the consolidation of Federal 
        administration of workforce preparation and development 
        programs, to the maximum extent possible; and
            (10) oversee the implementation and administration of this 
        Act.

SEC. 105. ADMINISTRATION.

    The Federal Council is authorized--
            (1) to prescribe such rules and regulations as may be 
        necessary for conducting the business of the Federal Council; 
        and
            (2) to use the services, personnel, facilities, and 
        information of any Federal agency, State agency, local agency, 
        and private agency or organization, with the consent of such 
        agency.

SEC. 106. AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS.

    Upon request made by the co-chairpersons of the Federal Council, 
each Federal agency (including the National Occupational Information 
Coordinating Committee) is authorized and directed to make its 
services, personnel, facilities, and information available to the 
greatest practicable extent to the Federal Council for the purpose of 
carrying out the duties specified in section 104.

SEC. 107. REPORT.

    Not later than 3 years after the effective date of this Act, the 
Federal Council shall submit to the President and the Congress a report 
containing--
            (1) an evaluation of the effectiveness of unified single 
        State plans relating to waivers of provisions of law (and 
        regulations under such provisions) under workforce preparation 
        and development programs, including--
                    (A) the efficiency of services offered to 
                individuals under such programs;
                    (B) the effectiveness of such programs in meeting 
                labor market needs and the needs of businesses for a 
                skilled workforce; and
                    (C) how individuals eligible for services under 
                such programs are impacted, especially with regard to 
                attainment of academic and occupational competencies 
                and job retention;
            (2) recommendations for a common performance measurement 
        system that States and local systems may use in the development 
        of integrated performance measurement systems for all workforce 
        preparation and development systems; and
            (3) recommendations for the elimination of fragmentation 
        and duplication among workforce preparation and development 
        programs, including recommendations for the elimination or 
        consolidation of duplicative programs where appropriate, and 
        recommendations on the consolidation of Federal administration 
        of such programs.

   Subtitle B--National Advisory Board on Workforce Preparation and 
                              Development

SEC. 111. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There is established a bipartisan National Advisory Board on 
Workforce Preparation and Development (in this Act referred to as the 
``Advisory Board'').

SEC. 112. MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) In General.--The Advisory Board shall be composed of the 
following individuals:
            (1) 4 members of Congress, of whom--
                    (A) 1 member shall be a Senator, appointed by the 
                majority leader of the Senate;
                    (B) 1 member shall be a Senator, appointed by the 
                minority leader of the Senate;
                    (C) 1 member shall be a member of the House of 
                Representatives, appointed by the majority leader of 
                the House of Representatives; and
                    (D) 1 member shall be a member of the House of 
                Representatives, appointed by the minority leader of 
                the House of Representatives.
            (2) Such other individuals, appointed by the President, as 
        follows:
                    (A) Individuals who are representatives of business 
                and industry (including small business), who have 
                expertise and interest in workforce preparation and 
                development and who are selected from among nominees 
                submitted by national business organizations and 
                national trade associations.
                    (B) Individuals who are representatives of 
                employees, both organized and nonunion. Representatives 
                of organized labor shall be selected from among 
                nominees submitted by national labor organizations.
                    (C) Individuals who are experts in the fields of 
                education and job training, including representatives 
                of vocational education, community and technical 
                colleges, and individuals with knowledge and 
                qualifications with respect to the special educational 
                and career development needs of special populations, 
                including individuals with disabilities.
                    (D) Individuals who are representatives of State 
                and local government, including--
                            (i) governors, selected from among a list 
                        of nominees submitted by the National 
                        Governor's Association;
                            (ii) members of State legislatures, 
                        selected from among a list of nominees 
                        submitted by the President of the National 
                        Conference of State Legislatures; and
                            (iii) locally-elected officials, selected 
                        from among a list of nominees submitted by the 
                        National Association of Counties and the 
                        National Conference on Mayors.
    (b) Additional Qualifications.--In making appointments under 
subsection (a)(2), the President shall--
            (1) appoint a substantial number of members from among 
        representatives of business and industry under subparagraph (A) 
        of such subsection; and
            (2) to the extent practicable, ensure that the membership 
        is equitably representative of both the political party of the 
        President and the opposite political party of the President.

SEC. 113. TERMS.

    The members of the Advisory Board shall serve for such terms as the 
President may prescribe.

SEC. 114. COMPENSATION.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), each member 
of the Advisory Board shall serve without compensation.
    (b) Travel Expenses.--Each member of the Advisory Board shall 
receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 115. CHAIRPERSON.

    The Advisory Board shall elect a chairperson from among members who 
are representatives of business and industry under section 
112(a)(2)(A).

SEC. 116. DUTIES.

    The Advisory Board shall advise the President and the Federal 
Council regarding--
            (1) the development of a strategic plan for a coherent 
        workforce preparation and development system, identifying how 
        investment in such a system may contribute to keeping United 
        States business and industry competitive in a global economy;
            (2) a strategy to tie together the K-12 education system, 
        workforce preparation and development programs, and 
        postsecondary education programs into a seamless system of 
        lifelong learning;
            (3) strategies to link education and training more closely 
        with economic development and job creation;
            (4) methods to eliminate fragmentation and duplication 
        among workforce preparation and development programs and the 
        feasibility of consolidating the Federal administration of such 
        programs;
            (5) changes that should be made to workforce preparation 
        and development programs to improve their performance, expand 
        services to eligible populations, as well as to the general 
        public, and ensure that such programs are responsive to the 
        changing skill needs of business;
            (6) the development of a system of core, competency-based 
        outcome measures to be used by States to determine individual 
        and program performance across all workforce preparation and 
        development programs; and
            (7) the development of a comprehensive occupational and 
        labor market information system that can serve all education 
        and training programs.

SEC. 117. ADMINISTRATION.

    The Advisory Board is authorized to use the services, personnel, 
facilities, and information of the agencies represented on the Federal 
Council for the purpose of carrying out the duties under section 117.

SEC. 118. TERMINATION.

    Section 14(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.) shall not apply with respect to the termination of the Advisory 
Board.

   Subtitle C--Federal Waiver Authority for Provisions of Workforce 
                  Preparation and Development Programs

SEC. 121. WAIVER AUTHORITY.

    (a) State Planning and Reporting Processes.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Federal Council, in accordance with the 
requirements of this subtitle, may waive provisions of law (or 
regulations under such provisions) relating to State planning and 
reporting processes under workforce preparation and development 
programs contained in the unified single State plan submitted under 
subtitle B of title II for the purpose of consolidating such planning 
and reporting processes.
    (b) Other Provisions of Law.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, the Federal Council, in accordance with the requirements 
        of this subtitle, may waive other provisions of law (or 
        regulations under such provisions) under workforce preparation 
        and development programs contained in the unified single State 
        plan submitted under subtitle B of title II that would prevent 
        the application of consistent practices and procedures relating 
        to--
                    (A) the use of common definitions and terms;
                    (B) performance standards;
                    (C) collection of common participant and program 
                data;
                    (D) common cost categories and cost limitations; 
                and
                    (E) except as provided in subsection (c), any other 
                appropriate provisions or procedures, as determined by 
                the Federal Council.
            (2) Requirement with respect to waiver of performance 
        standards.--The Federal Council may waive a provision of law 
        (or a regulation under such provision) referred to in 
        subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) (relating to performance 
        standards) under a workforce preparation and development 
        program only if the State seeking the waiver provides for the 
        establishment of a single, integrated performance measurement 
        system to be used across all workforce preparation and 
        development programs in accordance with section 212(7).
    (c) Limitations.--The Federal Council may not grant waivers of 
provisions of law (or regulations under such provisions) under 
workforce preparation and development programs that would alter--
            (1) the purposes or goals of such programs;
            (2) the allocation of funds under such programs;
            (3) any provision of law under such programs relating to 
        public health or safety, civil rights, protections granted 
        under sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
        (29 U.S.C. 793 and 794), occupational safety and health, 
        environmental protection, displacement of current employees, or 
        fraud and abuse; and
            (4) eligibility requirements under such programs, except 
        that the Federal Council may grant a waiver with respect to an 
        eligibility requirement if such waiver would provide for 
        increased flexibility in developing common definitions for 
        individuals eligible for such programs.
    (d) Exclusion of Certain Programs.--The Federal Council may not 
waive provisions of law or regulations under--
            (1) title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        1070 et seq.); and
            (2) chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.).

SEC. 122. APPLICATION.

    (a) In General.--A State may, in accordance with the requirements 
of this Act, submit to the Federal Council an application in such form 
and containing such information as the Federal Council may reasonably 
require for the purpose of--
            (1) waiving provisions of law or regulations under 
        workforce preparation and development programs conducted in 
        such State for the 2-year period beginning on the date such 
        application is approved by the Federal Council; and
            (2) receiving grants and technical assistance under 
        subtitle D to carry out the activities described in section 
        132.
    (b) Contents.--Such application shall contain--
            (1) the unified single State plan developed under subtitle 
        B of title II containing the specific provisions of law or 
        regulations under the workforce preparation and development 
        programs for which the State is seeking a waiver or waivers, 
        including assurances that such waiver or waivers will result in 
        expanded and improved services to and outcomes for individuals 
        eligible for assistance under such programs;
            (2) assurances that the Governor of the State has 
        established unified service areas in the State in accordance 
        with subtitle C of title II;
            (3) assurances that the State has established local 
        workforce development boards in accordance with subtitle D of 
        title II; and
            (4) assurances that the State has established or will 
        provide for the establishment of community job resource centers 
        in accordance with subtitle E of title II.

SEC. 123. REVIEW OF APPLICATION.

    The Federal Council shall review each application submitted by a 
State under section 122. In reviewing each waiver request contained in 
each such application, the Federal Council shall seek the input of the 
member of the Council who has jurisdiction over the workforce 
preparation and development program to which such waiver request 
relates. In the case of a waiver request for a workforce preparation 
and development program under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency not 
represented on the Federal Council, the Federal Council shall consult 
with the head of such agency with respect to such waiver request.

SEC. 124. APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL OF APPLICATION.

    (a) Timing.--The Federal Council shall review each application 
submitted by a State in accordance with section 122 promptly upon 
receipt and shall approve or disapprove such application not later than 
the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date the Council receives 
such application.
    (b) Approval.--The Federal Council may approve an application and 
grant the waiver or waivers proposed in such application (for the 2-
year period beginning on the date such application is approved by the 
Council), or provide a grant and technical assistance under subtitle D 
to carry out the unified single State plan under subtitle B of title 
II, as the case may be, if the State demonstrates in the application 
that such waiver or waivers, or grant and technical assistance, as the 
case may be, would achieve coordination, expansion, and improvement in 
the quality of services under workforce preparation and development 
programs.
    (c) Disapproval and Resubmission.--If the Federal Council 
determines the application is incomplete or unsatisfactory, the Council 
shall, before the end of the period referred to in subsection (a)--
            (1) notify the State of the reasons for the failure to 
        approve the application;
            (2) notify the State that the application may be 
        resubmitted during the period referred to in paragraph (3); and
            (3) permit the State to resubmit a corrected or amended 
        application during the 30-day period beginning on notification 
        under this subsection.
    (d) Review of Resubmitted Application.--The Federal Council shall 
review and approve or disapprove any application resubmitted under 
subsection (c) beginning before the expiration of the 30-day period 
beginning upon such resubmission.

SEC. 125. REVOCATION OF WAIVER.

    If, after approving an application under section 124, the Federal 
Council finds that the waiver or waivers approved under subsection (b) 
of such section do not achieve coordination, expansion, and improvement 
in the quality of services under the workforce preparation and 
development programs to which such waiver or waivers relate, the 
Federal Council may revoke the waiver or waivers in whole or in part, 
effective at such time as the Council deems appropriate.

SEC. 126. NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.

    The Federal Council shall notify the inspector general of any 
Federal agency which has jurisdiction over a workforce preparation and 
development program for which the Council has approved a waiver or 
waivers under section 124(b).

       Subtitle D--Implementation Grants and Technical Assistance

SEC. 131. AUTHORITY.

    The Federal Council is authorized to provide grants and technical 
assistance to States that have in effect an application approved 
pursuant to section 124 for the purpose of carrying out the single 
State plan approved in such application.

SEC. 132. USE OF AMOUNTS.

    A State shall use amounts received from a grant under section 131 
for activities at both the State and local levels to carry out the 
unified single State plan, including activities that will promote 
leadership development, professional development, and cross-training of 
personnel from the affected State and local agencies, team-building, 
strategic planning, development of new coordination strategies, 
development of computerized management information systems or labor 
market information systems, and development and improvement of the 
system of community job resource centers under subtitle E of title II.

SEC. 133. ALLOCATION REQUIREMENT.

    A State shall provide at least 70 percent of amounts received from 
a grant under section 131 to the Local Boards in such State.

                    TITLE II--STATE RESPONSIBILITIES

          Subtitle A--State Human Resource Investment Council

SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), any State 
that desires--
            (1) to participate in the development of a State-wide, 
        comprehensive workforce preparation and development system,
            (2) to have a unified single State plan approved under 
        subtitle B,
            (3) to receive a waiver of provisions of law or regulations 
        under workforce preparation and development programs under 
        title I, and
            (4) to receive a grant and technical assistance under 
        subtitle D of title I,
shall establish a State human resource investment council (in this Act 
referred to as the ``State Council'') in accordance with title VII of 
the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1792 et seq.) to assist the 
Governor of such State in developing a coordinated State strategy for 
workforce preparation and development programs, including programs for 
school-to-work transition and lifelong learning.
    (b) Exception.--
            (1) In general.--For purposes of satisfying the requirement 
        of subsection (a) with respect to the establishment of the 
        State human resource investment council in accordance with 
        title VII of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1792 
        et seq.), a State may establish such a council that is composed 
        of the following individuals:
                    (A) The head of each State agency responsible for 
                the administration of Federal workforce preparation and 
                development programs.
                    (B) The director of the State Occupational 
                Information Coordinating Committee.
                    (C) The head of the State agency responsible for 
                commerce and economic development.
                    (D) Representatives of both business and industry 
                (representing both small and large business), including 
                members of private industry councils established in 
                accordance with section 102 of the Job Training 
                Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1512), selected from among a 
                list of nominees submitted by State and local business 
                organizations and trade associations.
                    (E) Representatives of employees, both organized 
                and non-union. Representatives of organized labor shall 
                be selected from among nominees submitted by State 
                labor federations.
                    (F) Representatives of education, training, and 
                other workforce preparation and development programs, 
                including--
                            (i) representatives of local educational 
                        agencies or associations;
                            (ii) representatives of postsecondary 
                        educational institutions, including community 
                        and technical colleges;
                            (iii) representatives of vocational 
                        education institutions or programs;
                            (iv) individuals with knowledge of and 
                        qualifications with respect to serving special 
                        populations, including individuals with 
                        disabilities; and
                            (v) representatives of local welfare 
                        agencies.
            (2) Additional members.--In addition to the individuals 
        referred to in paragraph (1), the State Council may also 
        include the following individuals:
                    (A) Members of State legislatures.
                    (B) Locally-elected officials.
                    (C) Representatives of community-based 
                organizations.
                    (D) Members of the general public.
            (3) Additional requirement.--A substantial number of 
        members of the State Council shall consist of representatives 
        of business and industry under paragraph (1)(D).

SEC. 202. CHAIRPERSON.

    The State Council shall select a chairperson of the State Council 
from among the members of the Council who are representatives from 
business and industry.

SEC. 203. DUTIES.

    The State Council shall--
            (1) assess the needs of the State with regard to--
                    (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; and
                    (D) the type and availability of workforce 
                preparation and development programs in the State;
            (2) develop a unified single State plan in accordance with 
        subtitle B for workforce preparation and development programs, 
        which shall include the assessment of needs required under 
        paragraph (1);
            (3) develop guidelines for the establishment of Local 
        Boards, including criteria--
                    (A) to be used for the selection of members of such 
                Boards; and
                    (B) to measure the effectiveness of such Boards;
            (4) provide, through the appropriate State agencies, grants 
        and technical assistance to Local Boards in the State;
            (5) provide a mechanism for waiving State rules and 
        provisions of law with respect to workforce preparation and 
        development programs upon request of Local Boards;
            (6) provide advice to the Governor with respect to the 
        designation of unified service areas established under subtitle 
        C;
            (7) develop a strategy on how to use industry-specific 
        skill standards in the development of a workforce preparation 
        and development system, and on how to encourage widespread use 
        of such standards by business, industry, and providers of 
        education and training; and
            (8) develop a strategy to collect and utilize information 
        on the effectiveness of workforce preparation and development 
        programs, and that of individual service providers, and to 
        share such information with consumers of such programs (through 
        the use of computer networks, where appropriate).

SEC. 204. ADMINISTRATION.

    Each State Council may obtain the services of such professional, 
technical, and clerical personnel as may be necessary to carry out the 
duties specified in section 203.

                 Subtitle B--Unified Single State Plan

SEC. 211. ESTABLISHMENT.

    Any State that desires--
            (1) to participate in the development of a State-wide, 
        comprehensive workforce preparation and development system,
            (2) to receive a waiver of provisions of law or regulations 
        under workforce preparation and development programs under 
        title I, and
            (3) to receive a grant and technical assistance under 
        subtitle D of title I,
shall establish a unified single State plan for the purpose of 
coordinating services under workforce preparation and development 
programs. Such plan shall be developed by the State Council, in 
consultation with the State education agency and the State labor 
agency, and shall be approved or disapproved by the Governor.

SEC. 212. CONTENTS.

    Such unified single State plan shall contain the following:
            (1) Both short-term and long-term goals, and related 
        strategies, to ensure that workforce preparation and 
        development programs contribute to a coherent workforce 
        preparation and development system in the State.
            (2) An identification of the Federal workforce preparation 
        and development programs to be included in the State's overall 
        workforce preparation and development system.
            (3) A description of the State planning, reporting, and 
        data collection processes for workforce preparation and 
        development programs, including a description of the waivers 
        requested with respect to such processes, which, at a minimum, 
        shall include programs under the provisions of law referred to 
        in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of section 5(7), for the 
        purpose of consolidating such planning, reporting, and data 
        collection processes.
            (4) A description of all other waivers requested for 
        provisions of law or regulations under workforce preparation 
        and development programs, which includes the rationale for such 
        requests and assurances that the receipt of such waivers will 
        result in improved quality and efficiency of such programs.
            (5) A description of how individuals eligible for services 
        under workforce preparation and development programs, 
        especially individuals with significant barriers to employment, 
        will be served in the State.
            (6) The types of services to be provided under such 
        programs, including a description of how each individual 
        workforce preparation and development program will support and 
        contribute to the overall mission of the system.
            (7) The performance measurement system or systems the State 
        will use to determine the effectiveness of such programs. 
        States that elect to establish a single, integrated performance 
        measurement system for all such programs, should, at a minimum, 
        include the following 4 outcome measurements:
                    (A) Academic competency attainment and gains of 
                program participants.
                    (B) Occupational competency attainment and gains of 
                program participants.
                    (C) Employment or educational continuation of 
                program participants.
                    (D) Employment retention and earnings of program 
                participants.
            (8) A description of the State waivers available to local 
        programs.

SEC. 213. ANNUAL REPORTS.

    Any State that desires to participate in the development of a 
comprehensive workforce preparation and development system, and to 
receive a waiver of provisions of law (or regulations under such 
provisions) under workforce development programs under title I, shall 
submit to the Federal Council an annual report which evaluates the 
progress in achieving the goals stated in the unified single State 
plan.

                   Subtitle C--Unified Service Areas

SEC. 221. ESTABLISHMENT.

    The Governor of any State that desires to have a unified single 
State plan approved under subtitle B, to receive grants and technical 
assistance under subtitle D of title I, and to receive a waiver of 
provisions of law (or regulations under such provisions) under 
workforce preparation and development programs under title I shall, 
based upon the recommendations of the State Council, and in 
consultation and cooperation with local communities, ensure the 
establishment of unified service areas throughout each such State in 
accordance with this subtitle for the purpose of providing community-
wide workforce preparation and development services in such State.

SEC. 222. CRITERIA.

    In establishing unified service areas under section 221, the 
Governor, in consultation with local communities--
            (1) shall take into consideration existing labor market 
        areas, units of general local government, service delivery 
        areas established under section 101 of the Job Training 
        Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1511), and the distance travelled by 
        individuals to receive services;
            (2) may merge existing service delivery areas;
            (3) may not approve the establishment of any unified 
        service area that divides existing service delivery areas; and
            (4) may not approve a total number of unified service areas 
        which is greater than the total number of existing service 
        delivery areas in that State.

             Subtitle D--Local Workforce Development Boards

SEC. 231. ESTABLISHMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Governor of any State that desires to 
participate in the development of a workforce preparation and 
development system, and receive a waiver of provisions of law (or 
regulations under such provisions) under workforce preparation and 
development programs under title I, shall, in consultation with local 
communities, ensure the establishment of a Local Workforce Development 
Board (in this Act referred to as the ``Local Board'') in each unified 
service area established under subtitle C.
    (b) Designation of Existing Workforce Policy Councils.--
            (1) In general.--The chief elected officials in a unified 
        service area may designate existing workforce policy councils 
        as the Local Board only if such councils--
                    (A) satisfy the membership requirements under 
                section 232;
                    (B) satisfy the selection criteria established by 
                the State Council; and
                    (C) are capable of performing the duties specified 
                in section 234.
            (2) Approval or disapproval by governor.--The Governor 
        shall approve or disapprove any designation of an existing 
        workforce policy council under paragraph (1).

SEC. 232. MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) In General.--The Local Board shall consist of--
            (1) heads of local agencies responsible for programs under 
        the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education 
        Act, the Job Training Partnership Act, the Job Opportunities 
        and Basic Skills Training Program authorized under part F of 
        title IV of the Social Security Act, the Wagner-Peyser Act, the 
        Adult Education Act, and administrators of other workforce 
        preparation and development programs (as determined to be 
        appropriate), including the local program administrator 
        responsible for economic development in the unified service 
        area (consistent with the criteria established by the State 
        Council pursuant to section 203(3));
            (2) representatives from business and industry, including 
        individuals serving on private industry councils established 
        under section 102 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 
        U.S.C. 1512) who are owners of businesses, chief executives or 
        chief operating officers of private businesses, and other 
        business executives with optimum policy-making authority in 
        local businesses, selected from among a list of nominees 
        submitted by local business organizations and trade 
        associations;
            (3) representatives of employees, both organized and non-
        union, with representatives of organized labor selected from 
        among nominees submitted by local labor organizations;
            (4) representatives of educational, social service, and 
        community-based organizations, including individuals nominated 
        by regional or local educational agencies or associations 
        (including vocational education), community and technical 
        colleges, local school boards, and organizations representing 
        individuals with knowledge of and qualifications with respect 
        to serving individuals with disabilities;
            (5) locally-elected officials; and
            (6) such other individuals as determined appropriate by the 
        chief elected officials in the unified service area (consistent 
        with the selection criteria established by the State Council 
        pursuant to section 203(3)).
    (b) Selection Process.--
            (1) One unit of government.--In any case in which there is 
        only one unit of general local government in the unified 
        service area, the chief elected official of such unit shall 
        appoint the members to the Local Board in accordance with the 
        criteria developed by the State Council pursuant to section 
        203(3).
            (2) Two or more units of government.--In any case in which 
        there are two or more units of general local government in the 
        unified service area, the chief elected officials of such units 
        shall appoint the members to the Local Board in accordance with 
        an agreement entered into by such units and in accordance with 
        the criteria developed by the State Council pursuant to section 
        203(3).
    (c) Terms.--The members of the Local Board shall be appointed for 
either fixed or staggered terms and may serve until their successors 
are appointed, consistent with criteria established by the State 
Council pursuant to section 203(3).
    (d) Additional Requirement.--A majority of the members of the Local 
Board shall consist of representatives from business and industry under 
subsection (a)(2).

SEC. 233. CHAIRPERSON.

    The Local Board shall select a chairperson of the Local Board from 
among the members of the Board who are representatives from business 
and industry under subsection (a)(2).

SEC. 234. DUTIES.

    Each Local Board, in partnership with the unit or units of general 
local government within the unified service area, shall--
            (1) develop an annual unified local plan, as required under 
        section 235, and submit such plan to the State Council for 
        approval;
            (2) coordinate workforce preparation and development 
        programs in the unified service area, which, at a minimum, 
        shall include programs under the provisions of law referred to 
        in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of section 5(7);
            (3) develop a strategy to measure the performance of 
        programs and individual service providers in the unified 
        service area to determine if the goals in the unified local 
        plan are being achieved;
            (4) establish a network of community job resource centers 
        for the unified service area for the purpose of providing a 
        ``1-stop shopping'' point of entry for individuals desiring to 
        participate in workforce preparation and development programs 
        and similar State programs;
            (5) receive and use funds from a grant received by the 
        State under subtitle D of title I;
            (6) promote the adoption of industry-recognized skill 
        standards by local business and industry and education and 
        training providers;
            (7) submit requests for waivers of provisions of law and 
        regulations under workforce preparation and development 
        programs to the State Council;
            (8) help develop, as part of the community job resource 
        center, information available and appropriate for public use on 
        eligibility requirements, the availability, and the 
        effectiveness of workforce preparation and development programs 
        in the unified service area; and
            (9) carry out such other duties as determined to be 
        appropriated by the State Council.

SEC. 235. UNIFIED LOCAL PLAN.

    (a) In General.--A Local Board that desires--
            (1) to participate in the development of a comprehensive 
        workforce preparation and development system in its unified 
        service area,
            (2) to receive funds for implementation and technical 
        assistance as provided in subtitle D of title I, and
            (3) to benefit from the issuance of waivers (as provided 
        for in the State plan),
shall, in partnership with the unit or units of general local 
government within the unified service area, submit an annual unified 
local plan to the State Council for approval by such Council.
    (b) Contents.-- Such local plan shall be consistent with the 
unified single State plan and shall include the following:
            (1) Short-term and long-term goals, and related strategies, 
        to ensure that workforce preparation and development programs 
        contribute to a coherent workforce preparation and development 
        system in the unified service area.
            (2) A description of the Federal, and where applicable, 
        State programs to be included in the unified service area's 
        comprehensive workforce preparation and development system, 
        including a description of how funds used to carry out Federal 
        workforce preparation and development program funds in the 
        unified service area will be utilized.
            (3) A description of requests for waivers of provisions of 
        law (or regulations under such provisions) under Federal 
        workforce preparation and development programs, the rationale 
        behind such waiver requests, and assurances that the use of 
        such waivers will improve the quality and efficiency of the 
        delivery of services in the unified service area, as well as 
        expand and improve such services to individuals eligible for 
        services under such programs.
            (4) A description of the role of the Local Board in 
        coordinating the efforts of individual workforce preparation 
        and development programs, and in facilitating an agreed upon 
        identification of the roles and responsibilities of individual 
        programs in the comprehensive workforce preparation and 
        development system.
            (5) A description of strategies the Local Board will 
        undertake to fully involve local employers, and other 
        consumers, in the development of the workforce preparation and 
        development system, and a description of how such system will 
        be tied to both short-term and long-term labor market and 
        economic development needs in the unified service area.
            (6) A description of strategies the Local Board will 
        undertake to meet the needs of significant segments of the 
        population, including the economically disadvantaged, welfare 
        recipients, at-risk youth, dislocated workers, individuals with 
        disabilities, and other targeted populations with barriers to 
        employment.
            (7) A description of the performance measurement system 
        that the Local Board will utilize to determine if the goals 
        established in the unified local plan are being achieved.
            (8) A description of how community job resource centers are 
        or will be established in the unified service area, including--
                    (A) a description of services to be offered at such 
                centers;
                    (B) an identification of the roles of individual 
                workforce preparation and development programs in the 
                operation of the centers; and
                    (C) a description of how the Local Board will 
                expand services at such center to the general public, 
                including, where appropriate, a description of a fee 
                for service structure to be implemented by the Local 
                Board.
            (9) Such other information as requested by the State 
        Council.

SEC. 236. ANNUAL REPORTS.

    Each Local Board shall submit to the State Council an annual report 
that--
            (1) evaluates the progress in achieving the goals stated in 
        the annual unified local plan developed and submitted under 
        section 235; and
            (2) evaluates the effectiveness of coordinating services 
        under workforce preparation and development programs.

               Subtitle E--Community Job Resource Centers

SEC. 241. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this subtitle is to encourage the establishment of a 
network of community job resource centers in each unified service area 
to--
            (1) improve access of individuals to workforce preparation 
        and development programs by creating local common points of 
        entry to such programs;
            (2) better inform individuals regarding employment 
        opportunities, local labor market conditions, and on 
        eligibility requirements, the availability, and the performance 
        of workforce preparation and development programs; and
            (3) encourage greater coordination and minimize duplication 
        of services among federally funded workforce preparation and 
        development programs.

SEC. 242. ESTABLISHMENT.

    (a) In General.--Any State that desires to receive a waiver of 
provisions of law or regulations under workforce preparation and 
development programs under title I shall ensure, to the extent 
practicable, that each Local Board, in consultation with a broad range 
of appropriate organizations, designates or establishes a network of 
community job resource centers in the unified service area of such 
Board to be composed of the eligible entities described in subsection 
(b).
    (b) Eligible Entities.--Any entity or consortium of entities 
located in the unified service area may apply to be designated as a 
community job resource center under this section. Such entities may 
include community and technical colleges, local educational agencies, 
administrative entities under the Job Training Partnership Act, 
employment service offices, welfare offices, community-based 
organizations, and other interested organizations and entities.

SEC. 243. DUTIES.

    (a) Core Services.--
            (1) In general.--Each community job resource center 
        established under section 242 shall make available the 
        following core services to interested individuals in the 
        unified service area in which such center is located:
                    (A) Outreach and intake services for workforce 
                preparation and development programs.
                    (B) A preliminary assessment of the skill levels 
                and service needs of each individual, which may include 
                such factors as basic skills, occupational skills, 
                career development skills, prior work experience, 
                employability, interests, aptitudes, and supportive 
                services.
                    (C) Information relating to local and State, and if 
                appropriate to regional or national, occupations in 
                demand and skills requirements for such occupations.
                    (D) Information relating to youth and adult 
                apprenticeship and other school-to-work transition 
                programs.
                    (E) Career counseling and career planning based on 
                a preliminary assessment of the individual.
                    (F) Employability development services, which may 
                include assistance in the preparation of a resume, job 
                interview techniques, and work deportment.
                    (G) Information relating to federally funded 
                education and job training programs and student aid 
                programs, including the eligibility requirements of and 
                services provided by such programs.
                    (H) Information relating to workforce preparation 
                and development programs available within the 
                community.
                    (I) Information on how workforce preparation and 
                development programs meet the performance standards 
                established by the State.
                    (J) A repository of information on industry-
                recognized skill standards and assessments.
                    (K) Referral to agencies and programs providing 
                literacy services, workforce preparation and 
                development, and supportive services.
                    (L) Worker profiling activities, which shall 
                identify those workers receiving unemployment insurance 
                benefits who are the most likely to be long-term 
                unemployed. Such activities shall be conducted early in 
                the process for claims of such benefits and shall 
                include referral of such individuals to entities 
                providing appropriate retraining and adjustment 
                services.
                    (M) Job listings for local labor market 
                opportunities.
            (2) Priority.--In providing core services under paragraph 
        (1), each community job resource center shall give priority to 
        individuals who are eligible for services under any workforce 
        preparation and development program.
    (b) Additional Services.--Each community job resource center may 
provide the following additional services to interested individuals in 
the unified service area in which such center is located:
            (1) Job search and job placement services.
            (2) Any additional services with the concurrence of the 
        Local Board.
    (c) Specialized Employer Services.--Each community job resource 
center may provide customized workforce development services to 
employers on a fee-for-service basis.
    (d) Allowable Fee-for-Services.--Each community job resource center 
may provide core services under subsection (a), additional services 
under subsection (b), or specialized employer services under subsection 
(c), to individuals who are not eligible under workforce preparation 
and development programs and who are able to afford such services on a 
reasonable fee-for-service basis to be determined by the Local Board 
and approved by the State Council.
    (e) Computerized Information Management.--To the extent possible, 
the community job resource center should utilize fully computerized 
information management systems to facilitate access to labor market 
information, program services, and information on program performance.
    (f) Additional Requirements.--In providing services under 
subsections (a) through (e), each community job resource center shall 
ensure that referrals of individuals to education or training programs 
are not based on any financial incentives related to placement of such 
individuals.

SEC. 244. CONTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, administrators of local 
workforce preparation and development programs may contribute staff and 
other resources for the operation of community job resource centers 
that would otherwise be used to perform similar services such as those 
services described in section 243.

          TITLE III--CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO WAGNER-PEYSER ACT

SEC. 301. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

    Section 7 of the Wagner-Peyser Act is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection:
    ``(e) The local employment service office shall participate in the 
operation of the community job resource centers established under 
subtitle D of title II of the National Workforce Preparation and 
Development Reform Act based on the plan developed by the Local Board 
under such Act. Local employment service offices may apply to be 
designated as a community job resource center in accordance with 
section 242 of such Act.''.

                TITLE IV--EFFECTIVE DATE AND TRANSITION

SEC. 401. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on 
July 1, 1994.

SEC. 402. TRANSITION PROVISIONS.

    Each member of the Federal Council, in consultation with the 
Federal Council, may establish for programs under such member's 
jurisdiction such rules and procedures as may be necessary to provide 
for an orderly transition to and implementation of the requirements 
established under this Act and the amendments made by this Act.

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