Section 2610.10 Legislative Base

Section 2610

Section 2610.10  Legislative

Base

a)         Federal Allocation to the State

1)         On October 13, 1982, Congress passed into law the Job Training

Partnership Act (the Act) (29 U.S.C. 1501, December 31, 1982), (Public Law

97-300 as amended, by Public Law 97-404.  The Act establishes five titles, and

amends Title V of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C., 3202, amended October 1,

1983) and Title IV of the Social Security Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 601-676

(1983)).  The new statute replaces the Comprehensive Employment and Training

Act (29 U.S.C. 801, effective 10/27/78), with a new program and delivery system

to train economically disadvantaged individuals and other individuals facing

serious barriers to employment, who are in need of such training to obtain

productive employment.

2)         The Training Services for the Disadvantaged was enacted under

Title II of the Act.  Title II authorizes the programs to be administered by

the State and planned and carried out through a partnership between the private

sector and government at the local level.

b)         State

1)         On August 5, 1983, the Governor and the Secretary of the U.S.

Department of Labor officially entered into an agreement for the purposes of

carrying out the provisions of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and the

Wagner-Peyser Act, pursuant to 20 CFR 627.1, effective March 15, 1983.  In the

agreement the Governor provided assurances that the State will fully comply

with the requirements of the JTPA, the Wagner-Peyser Act, and all applicable

federal rules (20 CFR 626-638, effective March 15, 1983) in performing the

Governor's duties under these Acts.

2)         The Secretary provided assurances that guidelines,

interpretations and definitions adopted by the Governor shall, to the extent

they are consistent with the JTPA and applicable rules and regulations, be

accepted by the Secretary.