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PUBLIC LAW 91-648-JAN. 5, 1971

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(b) Federal agencies may waive, in whole or in part, payments from, Training costs;, or on behalf of. State and local governments for the costs of training '^^"•* provided under this section. Payments received by the Federal agency concerned for training under this section shall be credited to the appropriation or fund used for paying the training costs. (c) The Commission may use appropriations authorized by this Act initial costs, to pay the initial additional developmental or overhead costs that are P^^"*®"** incurred by reason of admittance of State and local government employees to Federal training courses and to reimburse other Federal agencies for such costs. GRANTS TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR T R A I N I N G

SEC. 303. (a) If in its judgment training is not adec[uately provided for under grant-in-aid or other statutes, the Commission is authorized to make grants to State and general local governments for up to 75 per centum (or, with respect to fiscal years commencing after the expiration of three years following the effective date of the grant provisions of this Act, for up to 50 per centum) of the costs of developing and carrying out programs, on the certification of the Governor of that State, or the mayor or chief executive officer of the general local government, that the programs are consistent with the applicable principles set forth in clauses (l) - (6) of the third paragraph of section 2 of this Act, to train and educate their professional, administrative, and technical employees and officials. Such grants may not be used to cover costs of full-time graduate-level study, provided for in section 305 of this Act, or the costs of the construction or acquisition of training facilities. The State and local government share of the cost of developing and carrying out training and education plans and programs may include, but shall not consist solely of, the reasonable value of facilities and of supervisory and other personal services made available by such governments. The authority provided by this section shall be employed in such a manner as to encourage innovation and allow for diversity on the part of State and local governments in developing and carrying out training and education programs for their personnel. (b) An application for a grant from a State or general local govern- Application, inment shall be made at such time or times, and shall contain such mentt?°" requireinformation, as the Commission may prescribe. The Commission may make a grant under subsection (a) of this section, only if the application therefor meets requirements established by this subsection unless any requirement is specifically waived by the Commission. Such grant to a State, or to a general local government under subsection (c) of this section, may cover the costs of developing the program covered by the application. The program covered by the application shall— Provisions. (1) provide for designation, by the Governor or chief executive authority, of the State office that will have primary authority and responsibility for the development and administration of the program at the State level; (2) provide, to the extent feasible, for coordination with relevant training available under or supported by other Federal Government programs or grants; (3) provide for training needs of the State government and of local governments in that State; (4) provide, to the extent feasible, for intergovernmental cooperation in employee training matters, especially within metropolitan or regional areas; and (5) provide assurance that the making of a Federal Government grant will not result in a reduction in relevant State or local gov-

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