§ 2894. — Industry councils.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 29USC2894]
TITLE 29--LABOR
CHAPTER 30--WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SYSTEMS
SUBCHAPTER III--JOB CORPS
Sec. 2894. Industry councils
(a) In general
Each Job Corps center shall have an industry council, appointed by
the director of the center after consultation with the Liaison, in
accordance with procedures established by the Secretary.
(b) Industry council composition
(1) In general
An industry council shall be comprised of--
(A) a majority of members who shall be local and distant
owners of business concerns, chief executives or chief operating
officers of nongovernmental employers, or other private sector
employers, who--
(i) have substantial management, hiring, or policy
responsibility; and
(ii) represent businesses with employment opportunities
that reflect the employment opportunities of the applicable
local area;
(B) representatives of labor organizations (where present)
and representatives of employees; and
(C) enrollees and graduates of the Job Corps.
(2) Local board
The industry council may include members of the applicable local
boards who meet the requirements described in paragraph (1).
(c) Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the industry council shall be--
(1) to work closely with all applicable local boards in order to
determine, and recommend to the Secretary, appropriate vocational
training for the center;
(2) to review all the relevant labor market information to--
(A) determine the employment opportunities in the local
areas in which the enrollees intend to seek employment after
graduation;
(B) determine the skills and education that are necessary to
obtain the employment opportunities; and
(C) recommend to the Secretary the type of vocational
training that should be implemented at the center to enable the
enrollees to obtain the employment opportunities; and
(3) to meet at least once every 6 months to reevaluate the labor
market information, and other relevant information, to determine,
and recommend to the Secretary, any necessary changes in the
vocational training provided at the center.
(d) New centers
The industry council for a Job Corps center that is not yet
operating shall carry out the responsibilities described in subsection
(c) of this section at least 3 months prior to the date on which the
center accepts the first enrollee at the center.
(Pub. L. 105-220, title I, Sec. 154, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1015.)
