Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 96 Part 1.djvu/1408

 96 STAT. 1366

PUBLIC LAW 97-300—OCT. 13, 1982

(b) The State may provide for the use of the private industry councils established under title I of this Act to assist in making the identification established under subsection (a). (c)(1) Whenever a group of eligible individuals is identified under subsection (a), the State, with the assistance of the private industry council, shall determine what, if any, job opportunities exist within the local labor market area or outeide the labor market area for which such individuals could be retrained. (2) The State shall determine whether training opportunities for such employment opportunities exist or could be provided within the local labor market area. (d) Whenever training opportunities pursuant to subsection (c) are identified, information concerning the opportunities shall be made available to the individuals. The acceptance of training for such opportunities shall be deemed to be acceptance of training with the approval of the State within the meaning of any other provision of Federal law relating to unemployment benefits. AUTHORIZED ACnVITIES

29 USC 1653.

SEC. 303. (a) Financial assistance provided to States under this title may be used to assist eligible individuals to obtain unsubsidized employment through training and related employment services which may include, but are not limited to— (1) job search assistance, including job clubs, (2) job development, (3) training in jobs skills for which demand exceeds supply, (4) supportive services, including commuting assistance and financial and personal counseling, (5) pre-layoff assistance, (6) relocation assistance, and (7) programs conducted in cooperation with employers or labor organizations to provide early intervention in the event of closures of plants or facilities. O> Relocation assistance may be provided if the State determines t) (1) that the individual cannot obtain employment within the individual's commuting area, and (2) that the individual has secured suitable long-duration employment or obtained a bona fide job offer in a relocation area in a State. MATCHING REQUIREMENT

29 USC 1654.

SEC. 304. (a)(1) In order to qualify for financial assistance under this title, a State shall demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that it will expend for purposes of services assisted under this title, an amount from public or private non-Federal sources equal to the amount made available to that State under section 301(b). (2) Whenever the average rate of unemployment for a State is higher than the average rate of unemployment for all States, the non-Federal matching funds described in paragraph (1) required to be provided by such State for that fiscal year shall be reduced by 10 percent for each 1 percent, or portion thereof, by which the average rate of unemployment for that State is greater than the average rate of unemployment for all States. (3) The Secretary shall determine the average rate of unemployment for a State and the average rate of unemployment for all

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