Then you have to first respond to that need. Our success rate with welfare, for instance, and with dropout youth, you know, is within 5 percent of any other segment. If we really do respond to somebody's own self-perceived need. Mr. MARTINEz. Ms. Luce, you mentioned the lack of basic skills among the Samoans, but that's an old experience for the blacks and the Hispanics who in the course of many years were denied the opportunity to education, and when they were given education it wasn't an equal education to what everybody else was getting. And I think that Mr. Guichard touched on it. There's a need for education to be a process of education, because more and more, as I sit at these hearings of the different committees on education and labor, we hear all of the experts attesting to the fact that if people are going to be fully utilized and given a chance to realize their full potential, that we need to provide them with the resources to do so. We get them in at the first level of need, but there should be a continuing resolution on our part to see that they can have an opportunity, even though they're fulfilling that basic need, to go on to achieve a greater potential if they have it. And the suggestions you make in here are well founded, and I will certainly carry them back. Would you agree that JTPÁ could use an educational component to assist those applicants who require those long-term basic skills? Ms. LUCE. Yes; anything would be helpful. I believe that the program that I spoke of that was funded was in coordination with the community college in San Francisco and-Los Angeles. But I think with the kind of depth needs that our community has we'll need to go beyond that. We're having some problems even with the Department of-the DOL study alludes to, you know, the correlation of education and employment training opportunities, that there definitely is a correlation that goes between the two, but they also found the educational system wanting in reference to our own community. Mr. MARTINEZ. Well, the program certainly needs some work, and with that, I'd like to conclude today's hearing with any questions or comments by Senator Greene. Senator GREENE. Mr. Chairman, let me indicate to you, Ms. Luce, I underline on page 5 here where you related to our discretionary fund, and I have the authority to rearrange that budget, and as I said, I will be joining the Council. I would recommend that you talk with Mr. Alloway here and introduce yourself to him, and find out how to get in touch with him, and we'll see what we can do in terms of the discretionary money and next year's budget, and maybe we might be able to put something which of course he would handle that. At this point we've let go our hold on the money until next January, but we'll have it fully in our hands next January, and I'll give you a commitment right here on the record: you will be given some aspect of that discretionary fund as far as California's concerned. And however, if we could work something out now and put it together now and have a piece that's-we could help to that degree, and I frankly apologize to you that we didn't think of it ourselves. Mr. MARTINEZ. With that I'd like to- Senator GREENE. Thank you for letting me sit with you, Mr. Chairman, and I hope I didn't end up taking too much time. As I stated, I was hearing this side for the first time myself, but I can assure you and assure everyone I have enough foundation to go to work on come September. Mr. MARTINEZ. Well, Bill, it's always a pleasure being with you, and we appreciate your participation, and we appreciate the fact that you were willing to come and spend your time with us to help us get educated about some of the aspects of California's plans. I appreciate all of you being here. I'd like to thank the minority staff for sending representation. Beth, thank Mr. Jeffords. Carole, thank Gus for sending you down to monitor what's going on. I'd like to thank our staff, Genevieve Galbreath, Eric Jensen, for putting this hearing together and making it a success, and thank all of you again. [Whereupon, at 1:10 p.m., the hearing was closed.] [Text of Public Law 97-300 follows:] 96 STAT. 1322 Oct. 13, 1982 [S. 2036] PUBLIC LAW 97-300-OCT. 13, 1982 To provide for a job training program and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Partnership Act. United States of America in Congress assembled, Job Training SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the "Job Training Partnership Act". TABLE OF CONTENTS Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Statement of purpose. Sec. 3. Authorization of appropriations. TITLE I-JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP PART A-SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM Sec. 101. Establishment of service delivery areas. Sec. 105. Review and approval of plan. Sec. 106. Performance standards. Sec. 107. Selection of service providers. Sec. 108. Limitation on certain costs. PART B-ADDITIONAL STATE RESPONSIBILITIES Sec. 121. Governor's coordination and special services plan. Sec. 123. State education coordination and grants. Sec. 125. State labor market information programs. Sec. 126. Authority of State legislature. Sec. 127. Interstate agreements. PART C-PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM Sec. 141. General program requirements. Sec. 142. Benefits. Sec. 143. Labor standards. Sec. 144. Grievance procedure. Sec. 145. Prohibition against Federal control of education. PART D-FEDERAL AND FISCAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS Sec. 161. Program year. Sec. 162. Prompt allocation of funds. Sec. 163. Monitoring. Sec. 164. Fiscal controls; sanctions. Sec. 165. Reports, recordkeeping, and investigations. Sec. 166. Administrative adjudication. Sec. 167. Nondiscrimination. Sec. 168. Judicial review. Sec. 169. Administrative provisions. Sec. 170. Utilization of services and facilities. Sec. 171. Obligational authority. Sec. 202. Within State allocation. Sec. 204. Use of funds. Sec. 205. Exemplary youth programs. PART B-SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS Sec. 251. Authorization of appropriations; allotment and allocation. Sec. 252. Use of funds. Sec. 253. Limitations. Sec. 254. Applicable provisions. Sec. 307. Limitations. Sec. 308. State plans; coordination with other programs. TITLE IV-FEDERALLY ADMINISTERED PROGRAMS PART A-EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS AND Sec. 422. Establishment of the Job Corps. Sec. 423. Individuals eligible for the Job Corps. Sec. 424. Screening and selection of applicants: general provisions. Sec. 425. Screening and selection: special limitations. Sec. 426. Enrollment and assignment. Sec. 427. Job Corps centers. Sec. 428. Program activities. Sec. 429. Allowances and support. Sec. 430. Standards of conduct. Sec. 431. Community participation. Sec. 432. Counseling and job placement. Sec. 433. Experimental and developmental projects and coordination with other 96 STAT. 1323 |