Sec. 154. INDUSTRY COUNCILS

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## SEC. 154 INDUSTRY COUNCILS **[**[29 U.S.C. 2894](/us/usc/t29/s2894)**]** ###

(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)at least 3 months prior to the date on which the center accepts the first enrollee at the center.

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