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[CITE: 29USC2899]

 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
                CHAPTER 30--WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SYSTEMS
 
                        SUBCHAPTER III--JOB CORPS
 
Sec. 2899. Management information


(a) Financial management information system

                           (1) In general

        The Secretary shall establish procedures to ensure that each 
    operator, and each service provider, maintains a financial 
    management information system that will provide--
            (A) accurate, complete, and current disclosures of the costs 
        of Job Corps operations; and
            (B) sufficient data for the effective evaluation of 
        activities carried out through the Job Corps program.

                            (2) Accounts

        Each operator and service provider shall maintain funds received 
    under this subchapter in accounts in a manner that ensures timely 
    and accurate reporting as required by the Secretary.

                      (3) Fiscal responsibility

        Operators shall remain fiscally responsible and control costs, 
    regardless of whether the funds made available for Job Corps centers 
    are incrementally increased or decreased between fiscal years.

(b) Audit

                             (1) Access

        The Secretary, the Inspector General of the Department of Labor, 
    the Comptroller General of the United States, and any of their duly 
    authorized representatives, shall have access to any books, 
    documents, papers, and records of the operators and service 
    providers described in subsection (a) of this section that are 
    pertinent to the Job Corps program, for purposes of conducting 
    surveys, audits, and evaluations of the operators and service 
    providers.

                (2) Surveys, audits, and evaluations

        The Secretary shall survey, audit, or evaluate, or arrange for 
    the survey, audit, or evaluation of, the operators and service 
    providers, using Federal auditors or independent public accountants. 
    The Secretary shall conduct such surveys, audits, or evaluations not 
    less often than once every 3 years.

(c) Information on indicators of performance

                          (1) Establishment

        The Secretary shall, with continuity and consistency from year 
    to year, establish indicators of performance, and expected levels of 
    performance for Job Corps centers and the Job Corps program, 
    relating to--
            (A) the number of graduates and the rate of such graduation, 
        analyzed by type of vocational training received through the Job 
        Corps program and by whether the vocational training was 
        provided by a local or national service provider;
            (B) the number of graduates who entered unsubsidized 
        employment related to the vocational training received through 
        the Job Corps program and the number who entered unsubsidized 
        employment not related to the vocational training received, 
        analyzed by whether the vocational training was provided by a 
        local or national service provider and by whether the placement 
        in the employment was conducted by a local or national service 
        provider;
            (C) the average wage received by graduates who entered 
        unsubsidized employment related to the vocational training 
        received through the Job Corps program and the average wage 
        received by graduates who entered unsubsidized employment 
        unrelated to the vocational training received;
            (D) the average wage received by graduates placed in 
        unsubsidized employment after completion of the Job Corps 
        program--
                (i) on the first day of the employment;
                (ii) 6 months after the first day of the employment; and
                (iii) 12 months after the first day of the employment,

        analyzed by type of vocational training received through the Job 
        Corps program;
            (E) the number of graduates who entered unsubsidized 
        employment and were retained in the unsubsidized employment--
                (i) 6 months after the first day of the employment; and
                (ii) 12 months after the first day of the employment;

            (F) the number of graduates who entered unsubsidized 
        employment--
                (i) for 32 hours per week or more;
                (ii) for not less than 20 but less than 32 hours per 
            week; and
                (iii) for less than 20 hours per week;

            (G) the number of graduates who entered postsecondary 
        education or advanced training programs, including 
        apprenticeship programs, as appropriate; and
            (H) the number of graduates who attained job readiness and 
        employment skills.

                    (2) Performance of recruiters

        The Secretary shall also establish performance measures, and 
    expected performance levels on the performance measures, for local 
    and national recruitment service providers serving the Job Corps 
    program. The performance measures shall relate to the number of 
    enrollees retained in the Job Corps program for 30 days and for 60 
    days after initial placement in the program.

                             (3) Report

        The Secretary shall collect, and annually submit a report to the 
    appropriate committees of Congress containing, information on the 
    performance of each Job Corps center, and the Job Corps program, on 
    the core performance measures, as compared to the expected 
    performance level for each performance measure. The report shall 
    also contain information on the performance of the service providers 
    described in paragraph (2) on the performance measures established 
    under such paragraph, as compared to the expected performance levels 
    for the performance measures.

(d) Additional information

    The Secretary shall also collect, and submit in the report described 
in subsection (c) of this section, information on the performance of 
each Job Corps center, and the Job Corps program, regarding--
        (1) the number of enrollees served;
        (2) the average level of learning gains for graduates and former 
    enrollees;
        (3) the number of former enrollees and graduates who entered the 
    Armed Forces;
        (4) the number of former enrollees who entered postsecondary 
    education;
        (5) the number of former enrollees who entered unsubsidized 
    employment related to the vocational training received through the 
    Job Corps program and the number who entered unsubsidized employment 
    not related to the vocational training received;
        (6) the number of former enrollees and graduates who obtained a 
    secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent;
        (7) the number and percentage of dropouts from the Job Corps 
    program including the number dismissed under the zero tolerance 
    policy described in section 2892(b) of this title; and
        (8) any additional information required by the Secretary.

(e) Methods

    The Secretary may collect the information described in subsections 
(c) and (d) of this section using methods described in section 
2871(f)(2) of this title consistent with State law.

(f) Performance assessments and improvements

                           (1) Assessments

        The Secretary shall conduct an annual assessment of the 
    performance of each Job Corps center. Based on the assessment, the 
    Secretary shall take measures to continuously improve the 
    performance of the Job Corps program.

                  (2) Performance improvement plans

        With respect to a Job Corps center that fails to meet the 
    expected levels of performance relating to the core performance 
    measures specified in subsection (c) of this section, the Secretary 
    shall develop and implement a performance improvement plan. Such a 
    plan shall require action including--
            (A) providing technical assistance to the center;
            (B) changing the vocational training offered at the center;
            (C) changing the management staff of the center;
            (D) replacing the operator of the center;
            (E) reducing the capacity of the center;
            (F) relocating the center; or
            (G) closing the center.

            (3) Additional performance improvement plans

        In addition to the performance improvement plans required under 
    paragraph (2), the Secretary may develop and implement additional 
    performance improvement plans. Such a plan shall require 
    improvements, including the actions described in paragraph (2), for 
    a Job Corps center that fails to meet criteria established by the 
    Secretary other than the expected levels of performance described in 
    paragraph (2).

(g) Closure of Job Corps center

    Prior to the closure of any Job Corps center, the Secretary shall 
ensure--
        (1) that the proposed decision to close the center is announced 
    in advance to the general public through publication in the Federal 
    Register or other appropriate means;
        (2) the establishment of a reasonable comment period, not to 
    exceed 30 days, for interested individuals to submit written 
    comments to the Secretary; and
        (3) that the Member of Congress who represents the district in 
    which such center is located is notified within a reasonable period 
    of time in advance of any final decision to close the center.

(Pub. L. 105-220, title I, Sec. 159, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1017; Pub. 
L. 105-277, div. A, Sec. 101(f) [title VIII, Sec. 401(6)], Oct. 21, 
1998, 112 Stat. 2681-337, 2681-411.)


                               Amendments

    1998--Subsec. (c)(1)(G). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 101(f) [title VIII, 
Sec. 401(6)(A)], substituted ``postsecondary'' for ``post-secondary''.
    Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 101(f) [title VIII, 
Sec. 401(6)(B)], substituted ``containing,'' for ``containing''.
    Subsec. (d)(4). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 101(f) [title VIII, 
Sec. 401(6)(A)], substituted ``postsecondary'' for ``post-secondary''.
