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 112 STAT. 1010 PUBLIC LAW 105-220—AUG. 7, 1998 (2) ENROLLEES WHO ARE YOUNGER THAN 18. —An enrollee who is younger than 18 shall not be assigned to a Job Corps center other than the center closest to the home of the enrollee pursuant to paragraph (1) if the parent or guardian of the enrollee objects to the assignment. 29 USC 2886. SEC. 146. ENROLLMENT. (a) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENROLLMENT AND MILITARY OBLIGATIONS. —Enrollment in the Job Corps shall not relieve any individual of obligations under the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq.). (b) PERIOD OF ENROLLMENT.— No individual may be enrolled in the Job Corps for more than 2 years, except— (1) in a case in which completion of an advanced career training program under section 148(c) would require an individual to participate in the Job Corps for not more than one additional year; or (2) as the Secretary may authorize in a special case. 29 USC 2887. SEC. 147. JOB CORPS CENTERS. (a) OPERATORS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS. — (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES. — contracts. (A) OPERATORS. — The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with a Federal, State, or local agency, an area vocational education school or residential vocational school, or a private organization, for the operation of each Job Corps center. (B) PROVIDERS.—The Secretary may enter into an agreement with a local entity to provide activities described in this subtitle to the Job Corps center. (2) SELECTION PROCESS. — (A) COMPETITIVE BASIS.— Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of section 303 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253), the Secretary shall select on a competitive basis an entity to operate a Job Corps center and entities to provide activities described in this subtitle to the Job Corps center. In developing a solicitation for an operator or service provider, the Secretary shall consult with the Governor of the State in which the center is located, the industry council for the Job Corps center (if established), and the applicable local board regarding the contents of such solicitation, including elements that will promote the consistency of the activities carried out through the center with the objectives set forth in the State plan or in a local plan. (B) RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS.— (i) OPERATORS.—In selecting an entity to operate a Job Corps center, the Secretary shall consider— (I) the isibility of the entity to coordinate the activities carried out through the Job Corps center with activities carried out under the appropriate State plan and local plans; (II) the degree to which the vocational training that the entity proposes for the center reflects local employment opportunities in the local areas in which enrollees at the center intend to seek employment;

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