22 1 pursuant to the annual multiyear area manpower plan pre 2 pared pursuant to the provisions of section 114 of this title. 3 SEC. 112. In such circumstances as the chief elected 4 officials of all cities, counties, or other units of local general 5 government within a manpower planning area who represent 6 75 per centum of the population within all local units of 7 8 government in the manpower planning area conclude that they do not wish to assume any or part of the responsi9 bilities of the local manpower sponsor as specified in section 10 111 of this title, they may delegate all or part of said respon11 sibilities to the State manpower agent: Provided, however, 12 That the State manpower agent retains the option at any 13 time to provide for and administer manpower services for 14 public assistance recipients in the manpower planning area 15 from funds made available under this Act to the manpower 16 17 18 planning area. MANPOWER PLANNING COUNCILS SEC. 113. The Governor and local manpower sponsors 19 established pursuant to section 110 of this title shall, prior 20 21 722 22 to the receipt of any funds under this Act, respectively appoint manpower planning councils at the State and man power planning area level and designate their chairmen. 23 Such councils shall be advisory to the Governor and local 24 manpower sponsors, respectively, regarding the preparation 25 and development of their respectively annual multiye 76-736 72 14 23 1 comprehensive manpower plans. Membership of the State 2 and area manpower planning councils shall include but not 3 be limited to representatives of agencies with manpower 4 responsibilities, client groups, business, labor, the public, and 5 elected officials. 6 ANNUAL MULTIYEAR AREA MANPOWER PLANS 7 SEC. 114. Prior to each Federal fiscal year, within a rea8 sonable time after notice is received from the Governor, 9 local manpower sponsors established under section 110 of 10 this title shall prepare annual multiyear area manpower 11 plans for the areas designated under section 107 of this title. 12 Such plans shall- 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 (1) provide for the conduct of manpower programs and services funded by the area's allocation under this Act; (2) provide for services to public assistance recipients in number and in kind of service in accordance with standards developed by the State manpower agent; (3) establish criteria designed to achieve an equitable distribution among special population groups of funds authorized to provide manpower programs and services, such criteria taking into account, among other 23 relevant factors, the ratios of population, unemploy 24 25 ment, and income levels of these special population groups; 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 24 (4) provide for the implementation of those stand ards established by the State manpower agent for evalu ating the effectiveness of programs or services carried out under the area plan, with adequate assurances that such standards will be considered in determining whether to renew, reduce, or supplement assistance to local agencies administering or operating programs or services pursuant to this Act; and (5) be submitted to the State manpower planning council established under the provisions of section 113 of this title. ANNUAL MULTIYEAR STATE COMPREHENSIVE MANPOWER PLANS SEC. 115. (a) A unified annual multiyear State com 15 prehensive manpower plan shall be prepared by the State manpower planning council. Such plan shall (1) integrate the annual multiyear plans submitted by local manpower sponsors under the provisions of section 114 of this title; (2) provide for the conduct of programs funded under this Act, title IV-C of the Social Security Act, and the Wagner-Peyser Act: Provided, That, notwithstand- of service or portions thereof which are required to be 25 1 2 power programs or directly related employability development services aimed at qualifying individuals for 3 employment, shall be reviewed by the State manpower 4 planning council prior to being submitted to a Federal ст 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 agency for funding; (3) provide for the development of standards for evaluating the effectiveness of programs and services carried out under the plan in achieving the objectives of this Act, title IV-C of the Social Security Act and the Wagner-Peyser Act, with adequate assurances that such standards will be considered in determining whether to renew, reduce, or supplement assistance to agencies administering programs or services pursuant to this Act; and (4) establish standards for the delivery of all programs and services under this Act in order to achieve coordinated planning of such programs and services to be provided to public assistance recipients under this Act and other State or Federal legislation. (b) Following preparation of an annual multiyear State 21 comprehensive manpower plan, the State manpower planning 22 council shall submit it and any other related State plans of 23 service, along with its recommendations, to the Governor for 24 his review and approval. In his review the Governor shall 26 1 assure himself that the comprehensive plan and related plans 2 of service are complementary and that the allocation of re 3 sources provided within the manpower program and program 4 components of the comprehensive plan or related plans of 5 service best meet the State and area needs. 11 6 (c) Prior to approving the annual multiyear State com7 prehensive manpower plan and related plans of service, the 8 Governor shall provide a reasonable time for review and comment on the comprehensive plan or related plans of service by 10 all local manpower sponsors. In the event that a local manpower sponsor finds the annual multiyear State comprehen12 sive manpower plan, or any portion thereof, unacceptable, 13 the local manpower sponsor may appeal to the Governor, and 14 failing resolution of any differences, may appeal to the re15 gional intergovernmental advisory committee established 16 under section 118 of this title. The regional intergovern17 mental advisory committee shall provide its findings within a 18 reasonable time to the Governor and local manpower sponsor. 19 If the Governor or the local manpower sponsor fail to accept 20 these findings within a reasonable time as prescribed by the 21 regional intergovernment advisory committee, then the na22 tional intergovernmental advisory council established under 23 section 119 of this title shall make the final determination, 24 and appropriate adjustments, if required, shall be made 25 in the annual multiyear State comprehensive manpower plan. |