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§ 3056a. Administration
(a)
State Senior Employment Services Coordination Plan
(1)
Governor submits plan
The Governor of each State shall submit annually to the Secretary a State Senior Employment Services Coordination Plan, containing such provisions as the Secretary may require, consistent with the provisions of this subchapter, including a description of the process used to ensure the participation of individuals described in paragraph (2).
(2)
Recommendations
In developing the State plan prior to its submission to the Secretary, the Governor shall obtain the advice and recommendations of—
(A)
individuals representing the State and area agencies on aging in the State, and the State and local workforce investment boards established under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.);
(B)
individuals representing public and private nonprofit agencies and organizations providing employment services, including each grantee operating a project under this subchapter in the State; and
(C)
individuals representing social service organizations providing services to older individuals, grantees under subchapter III of this chapter, affected communities, underserved older individuals, community-based organizations serving the needs of older individuals, business organizations, and labor organizations.
(3)
Comments
Any State plan submitted by a Governor in accordance with paragraph (1) shall be accompanied by copies of public comments relating to the plan received pursuant to paragraph (4) and a summary thereof.
(4)
Plan provisions
The State Senior Employment Services Coordination Plan shall identify and address—
(A)
the relationship that the number of eligible individuals in each area bears to the total number of eligible individuals, respectively, in that State;
(D)
consideration of the employment situations and the type of skills possessed by local eligible individuals;
(5)
Governor’s recommendations on grant proposals
Prior to the submission to the Secretary of any proposal for a grant under this subchapter for any fiscal year, the Governor of each State in which projects are proposed to be conducted under such grant shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to submit recommendations to the Secretary—
(A)
regarding the anticipated effect of each such proposal upon the overall distribution of enrollment positions under this subchapter within the State (including such distribution among urban and rural areas), taking into account the total number of positions to be provided by all grantees within the State;
(6)
Disruptions
In developing plans and considering recommendations under this subsection, disruptions in the provision of community service employment opportunities for current enrollees shall be avoided, to the greatest possible extent.
(7)
Determination; review
(A)
Determination
In order to effectively carry out the provisions of this subchapter, each State shall make available for public comment its senior employment services coordination plan. The Secretary, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary, shall review the plan and public comments received on the plan, and make a written determination with findings and a decision regarding the plan.
(B)
Review
The Secretary may review on the Secretary’s own initiative or at the request of any public or private agency or organization, or an agency of the State government, the distribution of projects and services under this subchapter within the State including the distribution between urban and rural areas within the State. For each proposed reallocation of projects or services within a State, the Secretary shall give notice and opportunity for public comment.
(b)
Coordination of program with other Federal programs
(1)
The Secretary of Labor and the Assistant Secretary shall coordinate the programs under this subchapter and the programs under other subchapters of this chapter to increase job opportunities available to older individuals.
(2)
The Secretary shall coordinate the program assisted under this subchapter with programs authorized under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, the Community Services Block Grant Act [42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.], the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended by the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.)), the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.), and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.). The Secretary shall coordinate the administration of this subchapter with the administration of other subchapters of this chapter by the Assistant Secretary to increase the likelihood that eligible individuals for whom employment opportunities under this subchapter are available and who need services under such subchapters receive such services. Appropriations under this subchapter shall not be used to carry out any program under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, the Community Services Block Grant Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended by the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998), the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998, the National and Community Service Act of 1990, or the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973. The preceding sentence shall not be construed to prohibit carrying out projects under this subchapter jointly with programs, projects, or activities under any Act specified in such sentence, or from carrying out section
3056j of this title.
(3)
The Secretary shall distribute to grantees under this subchapter, for distribution to program enrollees, and at no cost to grantees or enrollees, informational materials developed and supplied by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other appropriate Federal agencies which the Secretary determines are designed to help enrollees identify age discrimination and understand their rights under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 [29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.].
(c)
Use of services, equipment, personnel, and facilities of other agencies
In carrying out the provisions of this subchapter, the Secretary is authorized to use, with their consent, the services, equipment, personnel, and facilities of Federal and other agencies with or without reimbursement, and on a similar basis to cooperate with other public and private agencies and instrumentalities in the use of services, equipment, and facilities.
(d)
Payments
Payments under this subchapter may be made in advance or by way of reimbursement and in such installments as the Secretary may determine.
(e)
Delegation of functions prohibited
The Secretary shall not delegate any function of the Secretary under this subchapter to any other department or agency of the Federal Government.
(f)
Monitoring, compliance, reports, and records
(1)
The Secretary shall monitor projects receiving financial assistance under this subchapter to determine whether the grantees are complying with the provisions of and regulations issued under this subchapter, including compliance with the statewide planning, consultation, and coordination provisions under this subchapter.
(2)
Each grantee receiving funds under this subchapter shall comply with the applicable uniform cost principles and appropriate administrative requirements for grants and contracts that are applicable to the type of entity receiving funds, as issued as circulars or rules of the Office of Management and Budget.
(3)
Each grantee described in paragraph (2) shall prepare and submit a report in such manner and containing such information as the Secretary may require regarding activities carried out under this subchapter.
(g)
Evaluations and reports to Congress
The Secretary shall establish by regulation and implement a process to evaluate the performance of projects and services, pursuant to section
3056k of this title, carried out under this subchapter. The Secretary shall report to Congress and make available to the public the results of each such evaluation and use such evaluation to improve services delivered, or the operation of projects carried out under this subchapter.
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