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PUBLIC LAW 97-000—MMMM. DD, 1982

PUBLIC LAW 97-300—OCT. 13, 1982

96 STAT. 1337

(i) an unemployment rate (in the service delivery area or that portion within which services resulting in excess costs are to be provided) which exceeds the national average unemployment rate by at least 3 percentage points, and the ratio of current private employment to population in such area or portion is less than the national average of such ratio; (ii) the job training plan for such area proposes to serve a disproportionately high number of participants from groups requiring exceptional supportive service costs, such as handicapped individuals, offenders, and single heads of households with dependent children; (iii) the cost of providing necessary child care exceeds onehalf of the costs specified in paragraph (2) of subsection (b); (iv) the costs of providing necessary transportation exceeds one-third of the costs specified in paragraph (2) of subsection (b); or (v) a substantial portion of the participants in programs in the service delivery area are in training programs of 9 months' duration or more. (3) Expenditures may be made in excess of the limitation contained in subsection (b) if the need for and the amount of the excess is stated in the job training plan (or modification thereof) for the service delivery area and such plan demonstrates that administrative costs comply with subsection (a) of this section. (4) The provisions of this subsection shall not be available to the extent that supportive services provided under the job training plan duplicate services provided by any other public or private source that are available to participants without cost. (5) The Governor shall not disapprove any plan (or modification Plan thereof) on the basis of any statement of the need for and amount of disapproval. excess costs in the job training plan if such plan or modification meets the requirements of this subsection. (d) The provisions of this section do not apply to any service deliverv area designated pursuant to section 101(a)(4)(A)(iii). (e) This section shall not be construed to exempt programs under an approved plan from the performance standards established under section 106. PART B—ADDITIONAL STATE RESPONSIBIUTIES GOVERNOR S COORDINATION AND SPECIAL SERVICES PLAN

SEC. 121. (a)(1) The Governor shall annually prepare a statement of goals and objectives for job training and placement programs within the State to assist in the preparation of the plans required under section 104 of this Act and section 8 of the Act of June 6, 1933 (known as the Wagner-Peyser Act). (2) Any State seeking financial assistance under this Act shall submit a Governor's coordination and special services plan for two program years to the Secretary describing the use of all resources provided to the State and its service delivery areas under this Act and evaluating the experience over the preceding two years. (b)(1) The plan shall establish criteria for coordinating activities under this Act (including title III) with programs and services provided by State and local education and training agencies (including vocational education agencies), public assistance agencies, the

Annual statement. 29 USC 1531. 29 USC 49g.

Post, p. 1364.