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[CITE: 42USC12655f]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
               CHAPTER 129--NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
 
    SUBCHAPTER I--NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM
 
        Division I--American Conservation and Youth Service Corps
 
Sec. 12655f. Training and education services


(a) Assessment of skills

    Each program agency shall assess the educational level of 
participants at the time of their entrance into the program, using any 
available records or simplified assessment means or methodology and 
shall, where appropriate, refer such participants for testing for 
specific learning disabilities.

(b) Enhancement of skills

    Each program agency shall, through the programs and activities 
administered under this division, enhance the educational skills of 
participants.

(c) Provision of pre-service and in-service training and education

                           (1) Requirement

        Each program agency shall use not less than 10 percent of the 
    assistance made available to such agency under this division in each 
    fiscal year to provide pre-service and in-service training and 
    educational materials and services for participants in such a 
    program. Program participants shall be provided with information 
    concerning the benefits to the community that result from the 
    activities undertaken by such participants.

                  (2) Agreements for academic study

        A program agency may enter into arrangements with academic 
    institutions or education providers, including--
            (A) local education agencies;
            (B) community colleges;
            (C) 4-year colleges;
            (D) area vocational-technical schools; and
            (E) community based organizations;

    to evaluate the basic skills of participants and to make academic 
    study available to participants to enable such participants to 
    upgrade literacy skills, to obtain high school diplomas or the 
    equivalent of such diplomas, to obtain college degrees, or to 
    enhance employable skills.

                           (3) Counseling

        Career and educational guidance and counseling shall be provided 
    to a participant during a period of in-service training as described 
    in this subsection. Each graduating participant shall be provided 
    with counseling with respect to additional study, job skills 
    training or employment and shall be provided job placement 
    assistance where appropriate.

     (4) Priority for participants without high school diplomas

        A program agency shall give priority to participants who have 
    not obtained a high school diploma or the equivalent of such 
    diploma, in providing services under this subsection.

(d) Standards and procedures

          (1) Consistency with State and local requirements

        Appropriate State and local officials shall certify that 
    standards and procedures with respect to the awarding of academic 
    credit and the certification of educational attainment in programs 
    conducted under subsection (c) of this section are consistent with 
    the requirements of applicable State and local law and regulations.

                       (2) Academic standards

        The standards and procedures described in paragraph (1) shall 
    provide that an individual serving in a program that receives 
    assistance under this division--
            (A) who is not a high school graduate, participate in an 
        educational curriculum so that such individual can earn a high 
        school diploma or the equivalent of such diploma; and
            (B) may arrange to receive academic credit in recognition of 
        the education and skills obtained from service satisfactorily 
        completed.

(Pub. L. 101-610, title I, Sec. 199G, formerly Sec. 127, Nov. 16, 1990, 
104 Stat. 3145; renumbered Sec. 199G, Pub. L. 103-82, title I, 
Sec. 101(a), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 788.)

                          Codification

    Section was formerly classified to section 12547 of this title prior 
to renumbering by Pub. L. 103-82, Sec. 101(a).
