12 2 STA T .3 3 84PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 31 5— AU G .14 , 2008 ‘ ‘ (e)AWARDB A SI S .—Inaw a rdi n g gran tsu nder t h is se c ti o n , the S ecretar y sha l l— ‘‘( 1 )gi v e p riority to applications f ocused on serving non - traditional students
‘‘( 2 ) ensure an e q uita b le distribution of grant funds under this section a m ong urban and rural areas of the U nited States; and ‘‘( 3 )ta k e into consideration the capability of an institution of higher education that is participating in an eligible partner- ship to— ‘‘(A) offer one- or two-year high-quality programs of instruction and j ob skill training for students entering a high-growth and high-wage occupation or industry; ‘‘(B) involve the local business community, and to place graduates in employment in high-growth and high-wage occupations or industries in the community; and ‘‘( C ) serve adult workers or displaced workers. ‘‘(f) AD M I N IS T RATI VE C O STS.—A grantee under this section may use not more than five percent of the grant amount to pay adminis- trative costs associated with activities funded by the grant. ‘‘(g) T E CH NICA L ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall provide tech- nical assistance to grantees under this section throughout the grant period. ‘‘(h) E VAL U ATION.—The Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of the program under this section based on performance standards developed in consultation with the D epart- ment of L abor, and shall disseminate to the public the findings of such evaluation and information related to promising practices developed under this section. ‘‘(i) R E P ORT TO CON G RESS.— N ot later than 3 6 months after the first grant is awarded under this section, the Comptroller G en- eral shall report to the authori z ing committees recommendations— ‘‘(1) for changes to this Act and related Acts, such as the Carl D. P erkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2 0 06 and the W orkforce Investment Act of 1 9 9 8 (including titles I and II), to help create and sustain business and industry workforce partnerships at institutions of higher education; and ‘‘(2) for other changes to this Act and related Acts to otherwise strengthen the links between business and industry workforce needs, workforce development programs, and other degree credit offerings at institutions of higher education. ‘‘(j) DE F INITIONS.—In this section
‘‘(1) ELIGI B LE PARTNERSHIP.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible partnership ’ means a partnership that includes— ‘‘(i) one or more institutions of higher education, one of which serves as the fiscal agent and grant recipient for the eligible partnership; ‘‘(ii) e x cept as provided in subparagraph (B), an employer, group of employers, local board (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Workforce Invest- ment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801)), or workforce inter- mediary, or any combination thereof; and ‘‘(iii) where applicable, one or more labor organiza- tions that represent workers locally in the businesses or industries that are the focus of the partnership, Public i nformat ion .
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