Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 3.djvu/420

 102 STAT. 2372

PUBLIC LAW 100-485—OCT. 13, 1988

"(e) The State agency shall use the services of each private industry council to identify and provide advice on the types of jobs available or likely to become available in the service delivery area (as defined in the Job Training Partnership Act) of the council, and shall ensure that the State program provides training in any area for jobs of a type which are, or are likely to become, available in the area. "INITIAL STATE EVALUATIONS

42 USC 686.

Effective date.

42 USC 603.

"SEC. 486. (a) With the objective of— "(1) providing an in-depth assessment of potential participants in the program under this part in each State, so as to furnish an accurate picture on which to base estimates of future demands for services in conducting such program and to improve the efficiency of targeting under such program, (2) assuring that training for recipients of aid under such program will be realistically geared to labor market demands and that the program will produce individuals with marketable skills, while avoiding duplication and redundancy in the delivery of services, and "(3) otherwise assuring that States will have the information needed to carry out the purposes of the program, each State may undertake and carry out an evaluation of demographic characteristics of potential participants in the program under this part within the 12-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Family Support Act of 1988. Such evaluation shall be carried out in each State by the agency which administers the State's program approved under section 402. "(b) In carrying out the evaluation under subsection (a) the State shall give particular attention to the current and anticipated demands of the labor market or markets within the State, the types of training which are needed to meet those demands, and any changes in the current service delivery systems which may be needed to satisfy the requirements of the program under this part. "(c) The evaluation shall be structured so as to produce accurate and usable information on the age, family status, educational and literacy levels, duration of eligibility for aid to families with dependent children, and work experience of the individuals and families who are potential participants in the program under this part, including the actual numbers of such individuals and families in each such category. "(d) The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall provide each State with such technical assistance and date as it may need in order to carry out its evaluation under subsection (a); and each State shall transmit its evaluation to the Secretary by the close of the 12-month period specified in such subsection. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall take such evaluations into account in developing performance standards. "(e) As used in this section, the term 'potential participants' with respect to any State's program under this part means collectively all individuals in such State who are recipients of aid to families with dependent children under part A and who are members of the terget populations identified in section 403(1)(2).". (c) SEPARATE FUNDING FOR JOBS PROGRAM; FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION.—(1) Section 403 of such Act is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

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