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 92 STAT. 1966 Training or education.

PUBLIC LAW 95-524—OCT. 27, 1978

"(b) The Secretary shall establish programs throughout the Nation which shall train personnel to work with and assist handicapped individuals. These programs may be in any areas of training or education which provide individuals with skills necessary to tram or provide assistance to handicapped persons, including, but not limited to, interpreters for the deaf and aides in classrooms to assist in the education of the handicapped. "(c) The Secretary shall take appropriate action to establish administrative procedures and machinery (including personnel having particular competence in this field) for the administration of programs authorized under this section. "PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS

29 USC 877.

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Reimbursement.

"SEC. 307. (a) From funds available under this title the Secretary is authorized to promote the development of partnership arrangements between prime sponsors and employment security agencies. Such partnerships shall constituteasement of an integrated and comprehensive intake, service and placement system and shall be designed to achieve an employability plan and comprehensive program of job preparation and job search assistance for all participants under this Act. Such partnerships may also include other related public and private nonprofit agencies and organizations, including communitybased organizations. "(b) Such partnerships may result in— " (1) the creation of a joint-planning, administrative, and operational entity; "(2) combining and colocation of staff; and n "(3) a joint data base and information system. "(c) The Secretary is authorized to reimburse prime sponsors for costs associated with the implementation of a partnership and to provide incentives to ensure that employment security agencies may participate on an equitable basis. "PROJECTS FOR MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER WORKERS

Employment and training policies.

29 USC 878.

Research.

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"SEC. 308. (a) The Secretary shall— "(1) develop and establish employment and training policies and programs for middle-aged and older workers which will reflect appropriate consideration of these workers' importance in the labor force and lead to a more equitable share of employment and training resources for middle-aged and older workers; "(2) develop and establish programs to facilitate the transition of workers over 55 years of age from one occupation to another within the labor force and to facilitate the transition of such workers from non-participation to participation in the labor force including work experience, vocational education, public service employment, on-the-job training, occupational upgrading, and job search and placement, and technical assistance to employers for establishing flexi-time, job sharing, and other innovative arrangements suited to the needs of older workers; "(3) conduct research on the relationships between age and employment and insure that the findings of such research are widely disseminated in order to assist employers in both the piiblic and private sectors better understand and utilize the capabilities of middle-aged and older workers; and

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