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 PUBLIC LAW 105-220—AUG. 7, 1998 112 STAT. 961 (i) ALTERNATIVE ENTITY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of complying with subsections (a), (b), and (c), and paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (h), a State may use any local entity (including a local council, regional workforce development board, or similar entity) that— (A) is established to serve the local area (or the service delivery area that most closely corresponds to the local area); (B) is in existence on December 31, 1997; (C)(i) is established pursuant to section 102 of the Job Training Partnership Act, as in effect on December 31, 1997; or (ii) is substantially similar to the local board described in subsections (a), (b), and (c), and paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (h); and (D) includes— (i) representatives of business in the local area; and (ii)(I) representatives of labor organizations (for a local area in which employees are represented by labor organizations), nominated by local labor federations; or (II) (for a local area in which no employees are represented by such organizations), other representatives of employees in the local Eirea. (2) REFERENCES.—References in this Act to a local board or a youth council shall be considered to include such an entity or a subgroup of such an entity, respectively. SEC. 118. LOCAL PLAN. 29 USC 2833. (a) IN GENERAL. —Each local board shall develop and submit to the Grovernor a comprehensive 5-year local plan (referred to in this title as the "local plan"), in partnership with the appropriate chief elected official. The plan shall be consistent with the State plan. (b) CONTENTS. — The local plan shall include— (1) an identification of— (A) the workforce investment needs of businesses, jobseekers, and workers in the local area; (B) the current and projected employment opportunities in the local area; and (C) the job skills necessary to obtain such employment opportunities; (2) a description of the one-stop delivery system to be established or designated in the local area, including— (A) a description of how the IOCEJ board will ensure the continuous improvement of eligible providers of services through the system and ensure that such providers meet the employment needs of local employers and participants; and (B) a copy of each memorandum of understanding described in section 121(c) (between the local board and each of the one-stop partners) concerning the operation of the one-stop delivery system in the local area; (3) a description of the local levels of performance negotiated with the Governor and chief elected official pursuant to section 136(c), to be used to measure the performance of

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