29 U.S.C. § 3199 — Counseling and job placement

Page 900 TITLE 29—LABOR § 3198 The Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, referred to in subsec. (d)(2), is act Mar. 10, 1934, ch. 55, 48 Stat. 401, which is classified generally to sections 661 to 666c–1 of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 661(a) of Title 16, Short Title note set out under section 661 of Title 16, and Tables. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective on the first day of the first full pro- gram year after July 22, 2014 (July 1, 2015), see section 506 of Pub. L. 113–128, set out as a note under section 3101 of this title. § 3198. Program activities (a) Activities provided by Job Corps centers (1) In general Each Job Corps center shall provide enroll- ees with an intensive, well organized, and fully supervised program of education, including English language acquisition programs, career and technical education and training, work ex- perience, work-based learning, recreational activities, physical rehabilitation and develop- ment, driver’s education, and counseling, which may include information about finan- cial literacy. Each Job Corps center shall pro- vide enrollees assigned to the center with ac- cess to career services described in clauses (i) through (xi) of section 3174(c)(2)(A) of this title. (2) Relationship to opportunities The activities provided under this sub- section shall be targeted to helping enrollees, on completion of their enrollment— (A) secure and maintain meaningful un- subsidized employment; (B) enroll in and complete secondary edu- cation or postsecondary education or train- ing programs, including other suitable ca- reer and technical education and training, and apprenticeship programs; or (C) satisfy Armed Forces requirements. (3) Link to employment opportunities The career and technical education and training provided shall be linked to employ- ment opportunities in in-demand industry sec- tors and occupations in the State or local area in which the Job Corps center is located and, to the extent practicable, in the State or local area in which the enrollee intends to seek em- ployment after graduation. (b) Academic and career and technical education and training The Secretary may arrange for career and technical education and training of enrollees through local public or private educational agencies, career and technical educational insti- tutions, technical institutes, or national service providers, whenever such entities provide edu- cation and training substantially equivalent in cost and quality to that which the Secretary could provide through other means. (c) Advanced career training programs (1) In general The Secretary may arrange for programs of advanced career training for selected enrollees in which the enrollees may continue to par- ticipate for a period of not to exceed 1 year in addition to the period of participation to which the enrollees would otherwise be lim- ited. The advanced career training may be pro- vided through the eligible providers of train- ing services identified under section 3152 of this title. (2) Benefits During the period of participation in an ad- vanced career training program, an enrollee shall be eligible for full Job Corps benefits, or a monthly stipend equal to the average value of the residential support, food, allowances, and other benefits provided to enrollees as- signed to residential Job Corps centers. (3) Demonstration The Secretary shall develop standards by which any operator seeking to enroll addi- tional enrollees in an advanced career training program shall demonstrate, before the oper- ator may carry out such additional enroll- ment, that— (A) participants in such program have achieved a satisfactory rate of completion and placement in training-related jobs; and (B) for the most recently preceding 2 pro- gram years, such operator has, on average, met or exceeded the expected levels of per- formance under section 3209(c)(1) of this title for each of the primary indicators of per- formance for eligible youth described in sec- tion 3141(b)(2)(A)(ii) of this title. (d) Graduate services In order to promote the retention of graduates in employment or postsecondary education, the Secretary shall arrange for the provision of job placement and support services to graduates for up to 12 months after the date of graduation. Multiple resources, including one-stop partners, may support the provision of these services, in- cluding services from the State vocational reha- bilitation agency, to supplement job placement and job development efforts for Job Corps grad- uates who are individuals with disabilities. (e) Child care The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, provide child care at or near Job Corps centers, for individuals who require child care for their children in order to participate in the Job Corps. (Pub. L. 113–128, title I, § 148, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1547.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective on the first day of the first full pro- gram year after July 22, 2014 (July 1, 2015), see section 506 of Pub. L. 113–128, set out as a note under section 3101 of this title. § 3199. Counseling and job placement (a) Assessment and counseling The Secretary shall arrange for assessment and counseling for each enrollee at regular in- tervals to measure progress in the academic and career and technical education and training pro- grams carried out through the Job Corps. Page 901 TITLE 29—LABOR § 3202 (b) Placement The Secretary shall arrange for assessment and counseling for enrollees prior to their sched- uled graduations to determine their capabilities and, based on their capabilities, shall place the enrollees in employment leading to economic self-sufficiency for which the enrollees are trained or assist the enrollees in participating in further activities described in this part. In ar- ranging for the placement of graduates in jobs, the Secretary shall utilize the one-stop delivery system to the maximum extent practicable. (c) Status and progress The Secretary shall determine the status and progress of enrollees scheduled for graduation and make every effort to assure that their needs for further activities described in this part are met. (d) Services to former enrollees The Secretary may provide such services as the Secretary determines to be appropriate under this part to former enrollees. (Pub. L. 113–128, title I, § 149, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1548.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective on the first day of the first full pro- gram year after July 22, 2014 (July 1, 2015), see section 506 of Pub. L. 113–128, set out as a note under section 3101 of this title. § 3200. Support (a) Personal allowances The Secretary may provide enrollees assigned to Job Corps centers with such personal allow- ances as the Secretary may determine to be nec- essary or appropriate to meet the needs of the enrollees. (b) Transition allowances The Secretary shall arrange for a transition allowance to be paid to graduates. The transi- tion allowance shall be incentive-based to re- flect a graduate’s completion of academic, ca- reer and technical education or training, and at- tainment of recognized postsecondary creden- tials. (c) Transition support The Secretary may arrange for the provision of 3 months of employment services for former enrollees. (Pub. L. 113–128, title I, § 150, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1549.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective on the first day of the first full pro- gram year after July 22, 2014 (July 1, 2015), see section 506 of Pub. L. 113–128, set out as a note under section 3101 of this title. § 3201. Operations (a) Operating plan The provisions of the contract between the Secretary and an entity selected to operate a Job Corps center shall, at a minimum, serve as an operating plan for the Job Corps center. (b) Additional information The Secretary may require the operator, in order to remain eligible to operate the Job Corps center, to submit such additional informa- tion as the Secretary may require, which shall be considered part of the operating plan. (c) Availability The Secretary shall make the operating plan described in subsections (a) and (b), excluding any proprietary information, available to the public. (Pub. L. 113–128, title I, § 151, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1549.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective on the first day of the first full pro- gram year after July 22, 2014 (July 1, 2015), see section 506 of Pub. L. 113–128, set out as a note under section 3101 of this title. § 3202. Standards of conduct (a) Provision and enforcement The Secretary shall provide, and directors of Job Corps centers shall stringently enforce, standards of conduct within the centers. Such standards of conduct shall include provisions forbidding the actions described in subsection (b)(2)(A). (b) Disciplinary measures (1) In general To promote the proper behavioral standards in the Job Corps, the directors of Job Corps centers shall have the authority to take ap- propriate disciplinary measures against en- rollees if such a director determines that an enrollee has committed a violation of the standards of conduct. The director shall dis- miss the enrollee from the Job Corps if the di- rector determines that the retention of the en- rollee in the Job Corps will jeopardize the en- forcement of such standards, threaten the safety of staff, students, or the local commu- nity, or diminish the opportunities of other enrollees. (2) Zero tolerance policy and drug testing (A) Guidelines The Secretary shall adopt guidelines es- tablishing a zero tolerance policy for an act of violence, for use, sale, or possession of a controlled substance, for abuse of alcohol, or for other illegal or disruptive activity. (B) Drug testing The Secretary shall require drug testing of all enrollees for controlled substances in ac- cordance with procedures prescribed by the Secretary under section 3195(a) of this title. (C) Definitions In this paragraph: (i) Controlled substance The term ‘‘controlled substance’’ has the meaning given the term in section 802 of title 21.