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 124 STAT. 600 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 educate, and train individuals for, and retain individuals in, careers in health care and related industries. (3) FISCAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.—The Governor of the State receiving a planning grant has the authority to appoint a fiscal and an administrative agency for the partner- ship. (4) APPLICATION.—Each State partnership desiring a plan- ning grant shall submit an application to the Administrator of the Administration at such time and in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Administrator may reasonable require. Each application submitted for a planning grant shall describe the members of the State partnership, the activities for which assistance is sought, the proposed performance benchmarks to be used to measure progress under the planning grant, a budget for use of the funds to complete the required activities described in paragraph (5), and such additional assurance and information as the Administrator determines to be essential to ensure compliance with the grant program requirements. (5) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—A State partnership receiving a planning grant shall carry out the following: (A) Analyze State labor market information in order to create health care career pathways for students and adults, including dislocated workers. (B) Identify current and projected high demand State or regional health care sectors for purposes of planning career pathways. (C) Identify existing Federal, State, and private resources to recruit, educate or train, and retain a skilled health care workforce and strengthen partnerships. (D) Describe the academic and health care industry skill standards for high school graduation, for entry into postsecondary education, and for various credentials and licensure. (E) Describe State secondary and postsecondary edu- cation and training policies, models, or practices for the health care sector, including career information and guid- ance counseling. (F) Identify Federal or State policies or rules to devel- oping a coherent and comprehensive health care workforce development strategy and barriers and a plan to resolve these barriers. (G) Participate in the Administration’s evaluation and reporting activities. (6) PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION.—Before the State part- nership receives a planning grant, such partnership and the Administrator of the Administration shall jointly determine the performance benchmarks that will be established for the purposes of the planning grant. (7) MATCH.—Each State partnership receiving a planning grant shall provide an amount, in cash or in kind, that is not less that 15 percent of the amount of the grant, to carry out the activities supported by the grant. The matching require- ment may be provided from funds available under other Fed- eral, State, local or private sources to carry out the activities. (8) REPORT.—