The Advisory Council for School-to-Work Opportunities; Notice of Establishment

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

The Advisory Council for School-to-Work Opportunities; Notice of

Establishment

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the

Secretaries of Labor and Education have established The Advisory

Council for School-to-Work Opportunities.

The Advisory Council for School-to-Work Opportunities shall provide

advice to the Departments of Labor and Education on a number of matters

pertaining to implementation of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of

1994. The Council shall be responsible for: assessing the progress of

School-to-Work Opportunities systems development and program

implementation toward achieving the goals of the School-to-Work

Opportunities Initiative; providing feedback and making recommendations

to the Governing Board regarding the progress and direction of

implementation of the School-to-Work Opportunities initiative;

reporting periodically to the Governing Board on emerging issues,

actions, and findings; and providing input into policy issues, as

requested.

The Council will meet two times a year. It will be comprised of

approximately 40 members, with the following representation: educators

(seven), employers (six), labor (six), community groups (five), the

general public (four), students (two, one secondary and one post-

secondary), parents (two), State officials (four, e.g., current

Governors, State legislators, [[Page 32714]] State STWO officials), and

local officials (four, e.g., mayors, county administrators, local STWO

officials). None of these members shall be deemed to be employees of

the United States.

The Council will report to the Departments of Education and Labor

through the School-to-Work Opportunities Governing Board, comprised of

senior executive Federal officials from the Departments of Labor and

Education. It will function solely as an advisory body and in

compliance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

Its charter will be filed under the Act fifteen(15) days from the date

of this publication.

Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding the

establishment of The Advisory Council for School-to-Work Opportunities.

Such comments should be addressed to: J. D. Hoye, School-to-Work

Office, 400 Virginia Ave., SW, Room 210, Washington, DC 20024.

Signed at Washington, DC this 15th day of June 1995.

Robert B. Reich,

Secretary of Labor.

Richard W. Riley,

Secretary of Education.

[FR Doc. 95-15458 Filed 6-22-95; 8:45 am]

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