Sec. 162. Transition grants to States
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Subtitle D is further amended by adding at the end the following: For the program year described in section 171A, from the funds allocated for awards described in section 171A and section 171B, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall award, on a competitive basis, transition grants to States. The Secretaries, to the extent practicable and consistent with the purposes of the transition grants under this section, shall award transition grants in a manner that maximizes the number of States benefitting from such grants.
To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, the Governor of a State, in coordination with the State board and in consultation with the local boards, shall submit an application to the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education, at such time, in a such manner, and containing such information, consistent with this subsection, as the Secretaries may require, including— a description of how the grant funds will be used to carry out the transition activities described in subsection (d); a description of the process by which the State will award funds to local areas in accordance with subsection (d)(2); and assurances that all the entities carrying out core programs in the State will participate in the activities.
Grants awarded under this subsection shall be awarded for periods of not more than 2 years in duration and may not be renewed. A State that receives a grant under this section— may reserve not more than 40 percent of the grant funds for transition activities to assist in the development of the State plan under section 112 or 113; and shall use not less than 60 percent of the grant funds to award subgrants to local areas for transition activities to assist in the development local and regional plans under section 116(c) and 118, with a priority in making such awards to local areas most in need of resources to make the transition to meeting the requirements of the Workforce Investment Act of 2012.
No State may— receive more than 1 grant under this section; and receive a grant under this section concurrently with a grant under section 171A or 171B for the first program year that commences after the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 2011. .