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[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.)
