§ 2888. — Program activities.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 29USC2888]
TITLE 29--LABOR
CHAPTER 30--WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SYSTEMS
SUBCHAPTER III--JOB CORPS
Sec. 2888. Program activities
(a) Activities provided by Job Corps centers
(1) In general
Each Job Corps center shall provide enrollees with an intensive,
well organized, and fully supervised program of education,
vocational training, work experience, recreational activities,
physical rehabilitation and development, and counseling. Each Job
Corps center shall provide enrollees assigned to the center with
access to core services described in section 2864(d)(2) of this
title and the intensive services described in section 2864(d)(3) of
this title.
(2) Relationship to opportunities
(A) In general
The activities provided under this subsection shall provide
work-based learning throughout the enrollment of the enrollees
and assist the enrollees in obtaining meaningful unsubsidized
employment, participating in secondary education or
postsecondary education programs, enrolling in other suitable
vocational training programs, or satisfying Armed Forces
requirements, on completion of their enrollment.
(B) Link to employment opportunities
The vocational training provided shall be linked to the
employment opportunities in the local area in which the enrollee
intends to seek employment after graduation.
(b) Education and vocational training
The Secretary may arrange for education and vocational training of
enrollees through local public or private educational agencies,
vocational educational institutions, or technical institutes, whenever
such entities provide education 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 participate for a period of not to exceed 1 year in addition to
the period of participation to which the enrollees would otherwise
be limited. The advanced career training may be provided through the
eligible providers of training services identified under section
2842 of this title.
(2) Benefits
(A) In general
During the period of participation in an advanced 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 assigned to residential Job Corps centers.
(B) Calculation
The total amount for which an enrollee shall be eligible
under subparagraph (A) shall be reduced by the amount of any
scholarship or other educational grant assistance received by
such enrollee for advanced career training.
(3) Demonstration
Each year, any operator seeking to enroll additional enrollees
in an advanced career training program shall demonstrate that
participants in such program have achieved a satisfactory rate of
completion and placement in training-related jobs before the
operator may carry out such additional enrollment.
(d) Continued services
The Secretary shall also provide continued services to graduates,
including providing counseling regarding the workplace for 12 months
after the date of graduation of the graduates. In selecting a provider
for such services, the Secretary shall give priority to one-stop
partners.
(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. 105-220, title I, Sec. 148, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1011.)
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to this section were contained in section 1698 of
this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105-220.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 2886 of this title.
