29 U.S.C. § 3206 — Experimental projects and technical assistance
submitted 12 years ago by Pub. L. 113-128 to r/title-29-LABOR · 230 words · no verdicts yet
This section governs experimental projects and technical assistance. It sets the duties, permissions, limits, procedures, reports, or funding rules stated in the section.
(a) The Secretary may conduct experimental, research, or demonstration projects connected with the Job Corps* program. The Secretary may waive a provision of this part that would prevent such a project only after giving the House Education and the Workforce Committee and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee written notice at least 90 days before issuing the waiver. (b) From administrative funds under section 3212, the Secretary may reserve one-quarter of 1 percent to provide technical assistance, directly or through grants, contracts, or other arrangements, to improve Job Corps quality. The assistance must include (1) helping centers and programs (A) correct deficiencies and violations of this part, (B) meet or exceed the expected performance levels under section 3209(c)(1) for the indicators in section 3141(b)(2)(A), and (C) develop sound management practices, including financial procedures; and (2) helping entities, including entities that do not currently operate a center, develop the additional selection-factor information in section 3197(a)(3).
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.
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—
assisting Job Corps centers and programs—
in correcting deficiencies under, and violations of, this part;
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;
in the development of sound management practices, including financial management procedures; and
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.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 113–128, title I, § 156, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1552.)
- 2014Enacted · Pub. L. 113-128 · 128 Stat. 1552
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