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 PUBLIC LAW 95-524—OCT. 27, 1978

92 STAT. 1931

"(2) The council shall be appointed by the Governor, who shall designate one public member thereof to be chairperson. The Governor shall furnish staff to provide professional, technical, and clerical assistance to the council. Membership. " (3) The council shall be composed of— "(A) representatives of the units or combinations of units of general local government in such State, including those which are prime sponsors, who together shall comprise at least one-quarter of the membership of the council and shall be nominated by the chief executive officers of the units or combination of units of general local government; "(B) representatives of organized labor, business, and agricultural employers and workers, who together shall comprise onequarter of the membership of the council; "(C) representatives of the eligible population (including significant segments thereof) and of the general public, who together shall comprise one-quarter of the membership of the council; and "(D) representatives of service deliverers, who together shall comprise not more than one-quarter of the membership of the council, including at least— "(i) one representative each of the State board of vocational education and the public employment service of such State; "(ii) one representative of the State Advisory Council on Vocational Education created pursuant to section 105 of the Vocational Education Act of 1963; 20 USC 2305. "(iii) one representative of the State public assistance agency; "(iv) one representative of each such other State agency as the Governor may determine to have a direct interest in overall employment and training and human resource utilization within the State; "(v) representatives of community-based organizations; "(vi) representatives of veterans organizations; and "(vii) representatives of handicapped individuals. "(4) The council shall meet at such times (but at least 5 times each Publicly yGSLT"^ and in such places as it deems necessary. The meetings shall be publicly announced, and, to the extent appropriate, open and accessible announced meetings. to the general public. "(b) The council shall— "(1) review continuously the operation of programs conducted by each prime sponsor, and the availability, responsiveness, and adequacy of State services, and make recommendations to the prime sponsors, to agencies providing employment and training services, to the Governor, and to the general public with respect to ways to improve the effectiveness of such programs or services; "(2) make an annual report to the Governor which shall be a public document, and issue such other studies, reports, or documents as it deems advisable to assist prime sponsors or to otherwise help carry out the purposes of this Act; "(3)(A) identify, in coordination with the State Advisory Council on Vocational Education, the employment and training and vocational education needs of the State and assess the extent to which employment and training, vocational education, voca-

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