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112 STAT. 1014 PUBLIC LAW 105-220—AUG. 7, 1998 (1) IN GENERAL.— To promote the proper moral and disciplinary conditions in the Job Corps, the directors of Job Corps centers shall take appropriate disciplinary measures against enrollees. If such a director determines that an enrollee has committed a violation of the standards of conduct, the director shall dismiss the enrollee from the Job Corps if the director determines that the retention of the enrollee in the Job Corps will jeopardize the enforcement of such standards or diminish the opportunities of other enrollees. (2) ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY AND DRUG TESTING.— (A) GUIDELINES. —The Secretary shall adopt guidelines establishing a zero tolerance policy for an act of violence, for use, sale, or possession of a controlled substance, for abuse of alcohol, or for other illegal or disruptive activity. (B) DRUG TESTING. —The Secretary shall require drug testing of all enrollees for controlled substances in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Secretary under section 145(a). (C) DEFINITIONS.— In this paragraph: (i) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.—The term "controlled substance" has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802). (ii) ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY.— The term "zero tolerance policy" means a policy under which an enrollee shall be automatically dismissed from the Job Corps after a determination by the director that the enrollee has carried out an action described in subparagraph (A), (c) APPEAL.—A disciplinary measure taken by a director under this section shall be subject to expeditious appeal in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary. 29 USC 2893. SEC. 153. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION. (a) BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LIAISON.— Each Job Corps center shall have a Business and Community Liaison (referred to in this Act as a "Liaison"), designated by the director of the center. (b) RESPONSIBILITIES. — The responsibilities of the Liaison shall include— (1) establishing and developing relationships and networks with— (A) local and distant employers; and (B) applicable one-stop centers and applicable local boards, for the purpose of providing job opportunities for Job Corps graduates; and (2) establishing and developing relationships with members of the community in which the Job Corps center is located, informing members of the community about the projects of the Job Corps center and changes in the rules, procedures, or activities of the center that may affect the community, and planning events of mutual interest to the community and the Job Corps center. (c) NEW CENTERS. — The Liaison for a Job Corps center that is not yet operating shall establish and develop the relationships and networks described in subsection (b) at least 3 months prior to the date on which the center accepts the first enrollee at the center.