§6215. Combination of Federal funds by States for school-to-work activities

(a) In general

(1) Purposes

The purposes of this section are-

(A) to integrate activities under this chapter with State school-to-work activities carried out under other Acts; and

(B) to maximize the effective use of resources.

(2) Combination of funds

To carry out such purposes, a State that has an approved State plan may carry out activities necessary to develop and implement a statewide School-to-Work Opportunities system with funds obtained by combining-

(A) Federal funds under this chapter; and

(B) other Federal funds that are made available under-

(i) section 2312(a)(3) ¹ of this title;

(ii) section 202(c)(1)(C) or section 262(c)(1)(C) of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1602(c)(1)(C) or 1642(c)(1)(C)); ¹

(iii) section 202(c)(1)(B) of the Job Training Partnership Act that would otherwise be available for the purposes described in section 202(c)(3) of such Act; or

(iv) section 262(c)(1)(B) of the Job Training Partnership Act that would otherwise be available for the purposes described in section 262(c)(3) of such Act.

(b) Use of funds

A State may use, under the requirements of this chapter, Federal funds that are made available to the State and combined under subsection (a) of this section to carry out school-to-work activities, except that the provisions relating to the matters specified in section 6212(c) of this title, and section 6213(b) of this title, that relate to the program through which the funds described in subsection (a)(2)(B) of this section were made available, shall remain in effect with respect to the use of such funds.

(c) Additional information in application

A State seeking to combine funds under subsection (a) of this section shall include in the application described in section 6143 of this title-

(1) a description of the funds the State proposes to combine under the requirements of this chapter;

(2) the activities to be carried out with such funds;

(3) the specific outcomes expected of participants in school-to-work activities;

(4) formal evidence of support for the request by the State agencies or officials with jurisdiction over the funds that would be combined; and

(5) such other information as the Secretaries may require.

(d) Extension

The authority of a State to combine funds under this section shall not exceed 5 years, except that the Secretaries may extend such period if the Secretaries determine that an extension of such authority would further the purposes of this chapter.

(e) Limitation

Nothing in this section shall be construed to relieve a State of an obligation to conduct the activities required under section 2331(b) ¹ of this title.

( Pub. L. 103–239, title V, §505, May 4, 1994, 108 Stat. 602 .)

References in Text

Sections 2312 and 2331 of this title, referred to in subsecs. (a)(2)(B)(i) and (e), were omitted in the general amendment of chapter 44 (§2301 et seq.) of this title by Pub. L. 105–332, §1(b), Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3076 .

Sections 202 and 262 of the Job Training Partnership Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(B)(ii) to (iv), which were classified to sections 1602 and 1642, respectively, of Title 29, Labor, were repealed by Pub. L. 105–220, title I, §199(b)(2), Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1059 , effective July 1, 2000. Pursuant to section 2940(b) of Title 29, references to a provision of the Job Training Partnership Act, effective Aug. 7, 1998, are deemed to refer to that provision or the corresponding provision of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105–220, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 936 , and effective July 1, 2000, are deemed to refer to the corresponding provision of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. For complete classification of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 9201 of this title and Tables.

¹ See References in Text note below.