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§ 3209. Management information
(a) Financial management information system
(1) In generalThe Secretary shall establish procedures to ensure that each operator, and each service provider, maintains a financial management information system that will provide—
(A) accurate, complete, and current disclosures of the costs of Job Corps operations; and
(B) sufficient data for the effective evaluation of activities carried out through the Job Corps program.
(2) Accounts
(3) Fiscal responsibility
(b) Audit
(1) Access
(2) Surveys, audits, and evaluations
(c) Information on indicators of performance
(1) Levels of performance and indicators
(2) Performance of recruitersThe Secretary shall also establish performance indicators, and expected levels of performance on the performance indicators, for recruitment service providers serving the Job Corps program. The performance indicators shall relate to—
(A) the number of enrollees recruited, compared to the established goals for such recruitment, and the number of enrollees who remain committed to the program for 90 days after enrollment; and
(B) the measurements described in subparagraphs (I), (L), and (M) of subsection (d)(1).
(3) Performance of career transition service providersThe Secretary shall also establish performance indicators, and expected performance levels on the performance indicators, for career transition service providers serving the Job Corps program. The performance indicators shall relate to—
(A) the primary indicators of performance for eligible youth described in section 3141(b)(2)(A)(ii) of this title; and
(B) the measurements described in subparagraphs (D), (E), (H), (J), and (K) of subsection (d)(1).
(4) ReportThe Secretary shall collect, and annually submit to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, a report including—
(A) information on the performance of each Job Corps center, and the Job Corps program, based on the performance indicators described in paragraph (1), as compared to the expected level of performance established under such paragraph for each performance indicator; and
(B) information on the performance of the service providers described in paragraphs (2) and (3) on the performance indicators established under such paragraphs, as compared to the expected level of performance established for each performance indicator.
(d) Additional information
(1) In generalThe Secretary shall also collect, and submit in the report described in subsection (c)(4), information on the performance of each Job Corps center, and the Job Corps program, regarding—
(A) the number of enrollees served;
(B) demographic information on the enrollees served, including age, race, gender, and education and income level;
(C) the number of graduates of a Job Corps center;
(D) the number of graduates who entered the Armed Forces;
(E) the number of graduates who entered apprenticeship programs;
(F) the number of graduates who received a regular secondary school diploma;
(G) the number of graduates who received a State recognized equivalent of a secondary school diploma;
(H) the number of graduates who entered unsubsidized employment related to the career and technical education and training received through the Job Corps program and the number who entered unsubsidized employment not related to the education and training received;
(I) the percentage and number of former enrollees, including the number dismissed under the zero tolerance policy described in section 3202(b) of this title;
(J) the percentage and number of graduates who enter postsecondary education;
(K) the average wage of graduates who enter unsubsidized employment—
(i) on the first day of such employment; and
(ii) on the day that is 6 months after such first day;
(L) the percentages of enrollees described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 3195(c)(1) of this title, as compared to the percentage targets established by the Secretary under such section for the center;
(M) the cost per enrollee, which is calculated by comparing the number of enrollees at the center in a program year to the total budget for such center in the same program year;
(N) the cost per graduate, which is calculated by comparing the number of graduates of the center in a program year compared to the total budget for such center in the same program year; and
(O) any additional information required by the Secretary.
(2) Rules for reporting of data
(e) Methods
(f) Performance assessments and improvements
(1) Assessments
(2) Performance improvementWith respect to a Job Corps center that fails to meet the expected levels of performance relating to the primary indicators of performance specified in subsection (c)(1), the Secretary shall develop and implement a performance improvement plan. Such a plan shall require action to be taken during a 1-year period, including—
(A) providing technical assistance to the center;
(B) changing the career and technical education and training offered at the center;
(C) changing the management staff of the center;
(D) replacing the operator of the center;
(E) reducing the capacity of the center;
(F) relocating the center; or
(G) closing the center.
(3) Additional performance improvement
(4) Civilian Conservation Centers
(g) Participant health and safety
(1) Center
(2) Work-based learning locations
(h) Buildings and facilitiesThe Secretary shall collect, and submit in the report described in subsection (c)(4), information regarding the state of Job Corps buildings and facilities. Such report shall include—
(1) a review of requested construction, rehabilitation, and acquisition projects, by each Job Corps center; and
(2) a review of new facilities under construction.
(i) National and community service
(j) Closure of Job Corps centerPrior to the closure of any Job Corps center, the Secretary shall ensure—
(1) that the proposed decision to close the center is announced in advance to the general public through publication in the Federal Register or other appropriate means;
(2) the establishment of a reasonable comment period, not to exceed 30 days, for interested individuals to submit written comments to the Secretary; and
(3) that the Member of Congress who represents the district in which such center is located is notified within a reasonable period of time in advance of any final decision to close the center.
(Pub. L. 113–128, title I, § 159, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1554.)