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 92 STAT. 1994

Rural youth.

PUBLIC LAW 95-524—OCT. 27, 1978 " (1) determining whether the applicant's educational and vocational needs can best be met through the Job Corps or an alternative program in the applicant's home community; "(2) obtaining from the applicant pertinent data relating to background, needs, and interests for determining eligibility and potential assignment; and "(3) giving the applicant a full understanding of the Job Corps and what will be expected of an enrollee in the event of acceptance. "(b) The Secretary shall make no payments to any individual or organization solely as compensation for referring the names of candidates for Job Corps. "(c) The Secretary shall assure that Job Corps enrollees include an appropriate number of candidates selected from rural areas, taking into account the proportions of eligible youth who reside in rural areas and the need to provide residential facilities for such youth. "SCREENING AND SELECTION: SPECIAL LIMITATIONS

29 USC 927.

Probation or parole, release.

"SEC. 454. (a) No individual shall be selected as an enrollee unless there is reasonable expectation that the individual can participate successfully in group situations and activities, is not likely to engage in behavior that would prevent other enrollees from receiving the benefit of the program or be incompatible with the maintenance of sound discipline and satisfactory relationships between the center to which the individual might be assigned and surrounding communities, and unless the individual manifests a basic understanding of both the rules to which the individual will be subject and of the consequences of failure to observe those rules. "(b) An individual on probation or parole may be selected only if release from the supervision of the probation or parole officials is satisfactory to those officials and the Secretary and does not violate applicable laws or regulations. No individual shall be denied a position in the Job Corps solely on the basis of that individual's contact with the criminal justice system. a ENROLLMENT AND ASSIGNMENT

29 USC 928.

Waiver.

"SEC, 455. (a) No individual may be enrolled in the Job Corps for more than two years, except as the Secretary may authorize in special cases. "(b) Enrollment in the Job Corps shall not relieve any individual of obligations under the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 451etseq.). "(c) After the Secretary has determined whether an enrollee is to be assigned to a Job Corps Center or a Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center, the enrollee shall be assigned to the center of the appropriate type which is closest to the enrollee's home, except that the Secretary may waive this recjuirement for good cause, including to ensure an equitable opportunity for youth from various sections of the Nation to participate in the program, to prevent undue delays in assignment, to adequately meet the educational or other needs of an enrollee, and for efficiency and economy in the operation of the program. 'JOB CORPS CENl'ERS

Agreements with other agencies. 29 USC 929.

"SEC. 456. (a) The Secretary may make agreements with Federal, State, or local agencies, including a State board or agency designated pursuant to section 104(a)(1) of the Vocational Education Act of

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