Sec. 120. Job Corps centers

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Section 147 (29 U.S.C. 2887) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph (A), by striking vocational both places it appears and inserting career and technical ; and in subparagraph (B)— by striking may and inserting shall ; by inserting that resides in the State in which the Jobs Corps center is located before to provide ; and by inserting before the period at the end the following: , as appropriate ; in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (A)— by striking subsections

(c)and

(d)of section 303 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 ( and inserting 41 U.S.C. 253 ) subsections

(a)and

(b)of ; and section 3304 of title 41, United States Code by striking industry council and inserting workforce council ; in subparagraph (B)(i)— by amending subclause

(II)to read as follows: the ability of the entity to offer career and technical education and training that the workforce council proposes under section 154(c); ; in subclause (III), by striking is familiar with the surrounding communities, applicable and inserting demonstrates relationships with the surrounding communities, employers, workforce boards, and by striking and at the end; by amending subclause

(IV)to read as follows: the performance of the entity, if any, relating to operating or providing activities described in this subtitle to a Job Corps center, including the entity’s demonstrated effectiveness in assisting individuals in achieving the primary and secondary indicators of performance described in paragraphs

(1)and

(2)of section 159(c); and ; and by adding at the end the following new subclause: the ability of the entity to demonstrate a record of successfully assisting at-risk youth to connect to the workforce, including by providing them with intensive academic, and career and technical education and training. ; and in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking , as appropriate ; in subsection (b), by striking In any year, no more than 20 percent of the individuals enrolled in the Job Corps may be nonresidential participants in the Job Corps. ; by amending subsection

(c)to read as follows: The Job Corps centers may include Civilian Conservation Centers, operated under an agreement between the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Agriculture, that are located primarily in rural areas. Such centers shall adhere to all the provisions of this subtitle, and shall provide, in addition to education, career and technical education and training, and workforce preparation skills training described in section 148, programs of work experience to conserve, develop, or manage public natural resources or public recreational areas or to develop community projects in the public interest. The Secretary shall select an entity that submits an application under subsection

(d)to operate a Civilian Conservation Center on a competitive basis, as provided in subsection (a). ; and by striking subsection

(d)and inserting the following: To be eligible to operate a Job Corps center under this subtitle, an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including— a description of the program activities that will be offered at the center, including how the career and technical education and training reflect State and local employment opportunities, including in in-demand industries; a description of the counseling, placement, and support activities that will be offered at the center, including a description of the strategies and procedures the entity will use to place graduates into unsubsidized employment upon completion of the program; a description of the demonstrated record of effectiveness that the entity has in placing at-risk youth into employment, including past performance of operating a Job Corps center under this subtitle; a description of the relationships that the entity has developed with State and local workforce boards, employers, State and local educational agencies, and the surrounding communities in an effort to promote a comprehensive statewide workforce investment system; a description of the strong fiscal controls the entity has in place to ensure proper accounting of Federal funds, and a description of how the entity will meet the requirements of section 159(a); a description of the strategies and policies the entity will utilize to reduce participant costs; a detailed budget of the activities that will be supported using funds under this subtitle; a detailed budget of the activities that will be supported using funds from non-Federal resources; an assurance the entity will comply with the administrative cost limitation included in section 151(c); an assurance the entity is licensed to operate in the State in which the center is located; and an assurance the entity will comply with and meet basic health and safety codes, including those measures described in section 152(b). The agreement described in subsection (a)(1)(A) shall be for not longer than a 2-year period. The Secretary may renew the agreement for 3 one-year periods if the entity meets the requirements of subsection (f). Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may renew the terms of an agreement described in subsection (a)(1)(A) for an entity to operate a Job Corps center if the center meets or exceeds each of the indicators of performance described in section 159(c)(1). Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary shall not renew the terms of the agreement for an entity to operate a Job Corps center if such center is ranked in the bottom quintile of centers described in section 159(f)(2) for any program year. Such entity may submit a new application under subsection

(d)only if such center has shown significant improvement on the indicators of performance described in section 159(c)(1) over the last program year. The Secretary shall not select an entity to operate a Job Corps center if such entity or such center has been found to have a systemic or substantial material failure that involves— a threat to the health, safety, or civil rights of program participants or staff; the misuse of funds received under this subtitle; loss of legal status or financial viability, loss of permits, debarment from receiving Federal grants or contracts, or the improper use of Federal funds; failure to meet any other Federal or State requirement that the entity has shown an unwillingness or inability to correct, after notice from the Secretary, within the period specified; or an unresolved area of noncompliance. Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the SKILLS Act and notwithstanding any previous grant award or renewals of such award under this subtitle, the Secretary shall require all entities operating a Job Corps center under this subtitle to submit an application under subsection

(d)to carry out the requirements of this section. .

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