Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 96 Part 1.djvu/1425

 PUBLIC LAW 97-300—OCT. 13, 1982

96 STAT. 1383

EVALUATION

SEC. 454. (a) The Secretary shall provide for the continuing evalua- 29 USC 1734. tion of all programs, activities, and research and demonstration projects conducted pursuant to this Act, including their cost-effectiveness in achieving the purposes of this Act, their impact on communities and participants, their implication for related programs, the extent to which they meet the needs of persons by age, sex, race, and national origin, and the adequacy of the mechanism for the delivery of services. (b) The Secretary shall evaluate the effectiveness of programs authorized under this Act and part C of title II of the Social Security Act with respect to the statutory goals, the performance standards 42 USC 40i. established by the Secretary, and of increases in employment and earnings for participants, reduced income support costs, increased tax revenues, duration in training and employment situations, information on the post-enrollment labor market experience of program participants for at least a year following their termination from such programs, and comparable information on other employees or trainees of participating employers. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

SEC. 455. (a) The Secretary, in consultation with appropriate 29 USC 1735. officials, shall provide directly or through grants, contracts, or other arrangements, appropriate preservice and inservice training for specialized, supportive, supervisory, or other personnel, including job skills teachers, and appropriate technical assistance (including technical assistance to training programs for housing for migrant and seasonal farmworkers) with respect to programs under this Act, including the development and attainment of performance goals. Such activities may include the utilization of training and technical assistance capabilities which exist at the State and service delivery area level. (b) The Secretary shall establish a national clearinghouse to information disseminate materials and information gained from exemplary pro- disclosure. gram experience which may be of use in the innovation or improvement of other programs conducted pursuant to this Act. PART E—LABOR MARKET INFORMATION LABOR M A R K E T INFORMATION; AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

SEC. 461. (a) The Secretary shall set aside, out of sums available to the Department for any fiscal year including sums available for this title, such sums as may be necessary to maintain a comprehensive system of labor market information on a national, regional. State, local, or other appropriate basis, which shall be made publicly available in a timely fashion. (b) Funds available for purposes of this part shall also be available for purposes of section 125 (relating to State labor market information). (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds available to other Federal agencies for carrying out chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, the Vocational Education Act of 1963, and the Act of June 6, 1933 (popularly known as the Wagner-Peyser Act), may be

29 USC 1751.

44 USC 350i et lo^' ^gc 2301 note; 29 USC 49 note.

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