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 PUBLIC LAW 105-220—AUG. 7, 1998 112 STAT. 1009 (B) the individual manifests a basic understanding of both the rules to which the individual will be subject and of the consequences of failure to observe the rules; and (C) the individual has passed a background check conducted in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary. (2) INDIVIDUALS ON PROBATION, PAROLE, OR SUPERVISED RELEASE.— An individual on probation, parole, or supervised release may be selected as an enrollee only if release from the supervision of the probation or parole official involved is satisfactory to the official and the Secretary and does not violate applicable laws (including regulations). No individual shall be denied a position in the Job Corps solely on the basis of individual contact with the criminal justice system. (c) ASSIGNMENT PLAN.— (1) IN GENERAL. —Every 2 years, the Secretary shall develop and implement an assignment plan for assigning enrollees to Job Corps centers. In developing the plan, the Secretary shall, based on the analysis described in paragraph (2), establish targets, applicable to each Job Corps center, for— (A) the maximum attainable percentage of enrollees at the Job Corps center that reside in the State in which the center is located; and (B) the maximum attainable percentage of enrollees at the Job Corps center that reside in the region in which the center is located, and in surrounding regions. (2) ANALYSIS.—In order to develop the plan described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, every 2 years, analyze, for the Job Corps center— (A) the size of the population of individuals eligible to participate in Job Corps in the State and region in which the Job Corps center is located, and in surrounding regions; (B) the relative demand for participation in the Job Corps in the State and region, and in surrounding regions; and (C) the capacity and utilization of the Job Corps center, including services provided through the center. (d) ASSIGNMENT OF INDIVIDUAL ENROLLEES.— . (1) IN GENERAL.— After an individual has been selected for the Job Corps in accordance with the standards and procedures of the Secretary under subsection (a), the enrollee shall be assigned to the Job Corps center that is closest to the home of the enrollee, except that the Secretary may waive this requirement if— (A) the enrollee chooses a vocational training program, or requires an English literacy program, that is not available at such center; (B) the enrollee would be unduly delayed in participating in the Job Corps program because the closest center is operating at full capacity; or (C) the parent or guardian of the enrollee requests assignment of the enrollee to another Job Corps center due to circumstances in the community of the enrollee that would impair prospects for successful participation in the Job Corps program.

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