Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 96 Part 1.djvu/1375

 PUBLIC LAW 97-300—OCT. 13, 1982

96 STAT. 1333

make a final decision of whether the Governor's disapproval complies with paragraph (1) of this subsection within 45 days after receipt of the appeal. (3)(A) Interested parties may petition the Governor within 15 days Petition of the date of submission for disapproval of the plan or modification thereof if— (i) the party can demonstrate that it represents a substantial client interest, (ii) the party took appropriate steps to present its views and seek resolution of disputed issues prior to submission of the plan to the Governor, and (iii) the request for disapproval is based on a violation of statutory requirements. (B) If the Governor approves the plan (or modification), the Gover- Petitioner, nor shall notify the petitioner in writing of such decision and the notification. reasons therefor. (c)(1) If a private industry council and the appropriate chief Service delivery elected official or officials fail to reach the agreement required areas, under section 103 Qj) or (d) and, as a consequence, funds for a service redesignation. delivery area may not be made available under section 104, then the Governor shall redesignate, without regard to sections 101(a)(4) and (c)(D, the service delivery areas in the State to merge the affected area into one or more other service delivery areas, in order to promote the reaching of agreement. (2) In any State in which service delivery areas are redesignated under paragraph (1), private industry councils shall, to the extent necessary for the redesignation, be reconstituted and job training plans modified as required to comply with sections 102 and 103. Services under an approved plan shall not be suspended while the council is reconstituted and the plan is modified. (d) In any case in which the service delivery area is a State, the Plan submittal. plan (or modification) shall be submitted to the Secretary for approval. For the purpose of this subsection, the Secretary shall have the same authority as the Governor has under this section. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

SEC. 106. (a) The Congress recognizes that job training is an 29 USC 1516. investment in human capital and not an expense. In order to determine whether that investment has been productive, the Congress finds that— (1) it is essential that criteria for measuring the return on this investment be developed; and (2) the basic return on the investment is to be measured by the increased employment and earnings of participants and the reductions in welfare dependency. (b)(1) The basic measure of performance for adult training pro- Adult training grams under title II is the increase in employment and earnings and programs. the reductions in welfare dependency resulting from participation in the program. In order to determine whether these basic measures are achieved, the Secretary shall prescribe standards on the basis of appropriate factors which may include (A) placement in unsubsidized employment, (B) retention in unsubsidized employment, (C) the increase in earnings, including hourly wages, and (D) reduction in the number of individuals and families receiving cash welfare payments and the amounts of such payments. /

�