Sec. 107. Local plan

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Section 118 (29 U.S.C. 2833) is amended— in subsection (a), by striking 5-year and inserting 3-year ; by amending subsection

(b)to read as follows: The local plan shall include— a description of the analysis of the local area's economic and workforce conditions conducted under subclauses

(I)through

(IV)of section 117(d)(2)(A)(i), and an assurance that the local board will use such analysis to carry out the activities under this subtitle; a description of the one-stop delivery system in the local area, including— a description of how the local board will ensure— the continuous improvement of eligible providers of services through the system; and that such providers meet the employment needs of local businesses and participants; and a description of how the local board will facilitate access to services described in section 117(d)(8) and provided through the one-stop delivery system consistent with section 117(d)(8); a description of the strategies and services that will be used in the local area— to more fully engage employers, including small businesses and employers in in-demand industries and occupations important to the local economy; to meet the needs of employers in the local area; to better coordinate workforce development programs with economic development activities; and to better coordinate workforce development programs with employment, training, and literacy services carried out by nonprofit organizations, including public libraries, as appropriate; a description of how the local board will convene (or help to convene) industry or sector partnerships that lead to collaborative planning, resource alignment, and training efforts across multiple firms for a range of workers employed or potentially employed by a targeted industry or sector— to encourage industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, and advancement in the targeted industry or sector; to address the immediate and long-term skilled workforce needs of in-demand industries, small businesses, and other occupations important to the local economy; and to address critical skill gaps within and across industries and sectors; a description of how the funds reserved under section 117(d)(4)(A)(ii) will be used to carry out activities described in section 134(c)(4); a description of how the local board will coordinate workforce investment activities carried out in the local area with statewide workforce investment activities, as appropriate; a description of how the local area will— coordinate activities with the local area’s disability community, and with transition services (as defined under section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1401 )) provided under that Act by local educational agencies serving such local area, to make available comprehensive, high-quality services to individuals with disabilities; consistent with section 188 and Executive Order No. 13217 (42 U.S.C. 12131 note), serve the employment and training needs of individuals with disabilities, with a focus on employment that fosters independence and integration into the workplace; and consistent with sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( 29 U.S.C. 794 , 794d), include the provision of outreach, intake, assessments, and service delivery, the development of performance measures, the training of staff, and other aspects of accessibility for individuals with disabilities to programs and services under this subtitle; a description of the local levels of performance negotiated with the Governor and chief elected official pursuant to section 136(c), to be— used to measure the performance of the local area; and used by the local board for measuring performance of the local fiscal agent (where appropriate), eligible providers, and the one-stop delivery system, in the local area; a description of the process used by the local board, consistent with subsection (c), to provide an opportunity for public comment prior to submission of the plan; a description of how the local area will serve the employment and training needs of dislocated workers (including displaced homemakers), low-income individuals (including recipients of public assistance such as supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits pursuant to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq. )), long-term unemployed individuals (including individuals who have exhausted entitlement to Federal and State unemployment compensation), English learners, homeless individuals, individuals training for nontraditional employment, youth (including out-of-school youth and at-risk youth), older workers, ex-offenders, migrant and seasonal farmworkers, refugees and entrants, veterans (including disabled veterans and homeless veterans), and Native Americans; an identification of the entity responsible for the disbursal of grant funds described in section 117(d)(4)(B)(iii), as determined by the chief elected official or the Governor under such section; a description of the strategies and services that will be used in the local area to assist at-risk youth and out-of-school youth in acquiring the education and skills, credentials (including recognized postsecondary credentials, such as industry-recognized credentials), and employment experience to succeed in the labor market, including— training and internships in in-demand industries or occupations important to the local economy; dropout recovery activities that are designed to lead to the attainment of a regular secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent, or other State-recognized equivalent (including recognized alternative standards for individuals with disabilities); and activities combining remediation of academic skills, work readiness training, and work experience, and including linkages to postsecondary education and training and career-ladder employment; a description of— how the local area will furnish employment, training, including training in advanced manufacturing, supportive, and placement services to veterans, including disabled and homeless veterans; the strategies and services that will be used in the local area to assist in and expedite reintegration of homeless veterans into the labor force; and the veteran population to be served in the local area; a description of— the duties assigned to the veteran employment specialist consistent with the requirements of section 134(f); the manner in which the veteran employment specialist is integrated into the one-stop career system described in section 121; the date on which the veteran employment specialist was assigned; and whether the veteran employment specialist has satisfactorily completed related training by the National Veterans' Employment and Training Services Institute; and such other information as the Governor may require. ; and in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1), by striking such means and inserting electronic means and such means ; and in paragraph (2), by striking , including representatives of business and representatives of labor organizations, .

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