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124 STAT. 599 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 pharmacists, allied health professionals, doctors of chiro- practic, community health workers, school nurses, certified nurse midwives, podiatrists, licensed complementary and alternative medicine providers, the EMS workforce (including professional and volunteer ambulance personnel and firefighters who perform emergency medical services), and integrative health practitioners; (B) national representatives of health professionals; (C) representatives of schools of medicine, osteopathy, nursing, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, chiropractic, allied health, educational programs for public health profes- sionals, behavioral and mental health professionals (as so defined), social workers, pharmacists, physical and occupa- tional therapists, oral health care industry dentistry and dental hygiene, and physician assistants; (D) representatives of public and private teaching hos- pitals, and ambulatory health facilities, including Federal medical facilities; and (E) any other health professional the Comptroller Gen- eral of the United States determines appropriate. SEC. 5102. STATE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a competitive health care workforce development grant program (referred to in this sec- tion as the ‘‘program’’) for the purpose of enabling State partner- ships to complete comprehensive planning and to carry out activities leading to coherent and comprehensive health care workforce development strategies at the State and local levels. (b) FISCAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.—The Health Resources and Services Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Administration’’) shall be the fiscal and administrative agent for the grants awarded under this section. The Administration is authorized to carry out the program, in consultation with the National Health Care Workforce Commission (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Commis- sion’’), which shall review reports on the development, implementa- tion, and evaluation activities of the grant program, including— (1) administering the grants; (2) providing technical assistance to grantees; and (3) reporting performance information to the Commission. (c) PLANNING GRANTS.— (1) AMOUNT AND DURATION.—A planning grant shall be awarded under this subsection for a period of not more than one year and the maximum award may not be more than $150,000. (2) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a planning grant, an entity shall be an eligible partnership. An eligible partner- ship shall be a State workforce investment board, if it includes or modifies the members to include at least one representative from each of the following: health care employer, labor organiza- tion, a public 2-year institution of higher education, a public 4-year institution of higher education, the recognized State federation of labor, the State public secondary education agency, the State P–16 or P–20 Council if such a council exists, and a philanthropic organization that is actively engaged in pro- viding learning, mentoring, and work opportunities to recruit, Review. 42 USC 294r.