Job training plans prepared pursuant to the job training partnership act and submitted to the governor for approval shall provide, pursuant to the job training partnership act, for comprehensive job training and related services and job opportunity programs for economically disadvantaged, unemployed, and underemployed individuals, and persons who have encountered 1 or more barriers to employment. Such plans shall include but not be limited to the following:
  (a) Provisions that require each private industry council, chief elected official or administrative entity within a state designated service delivery area to provide, upon request from a community-based organization within that service delivery area, notice to that community-based organization on a regular basis of all meetings of the private industry council, requests for program or project proposals and such other information necessary to promote awareness and full and equal participation by individuals served by community-based organizations.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 421.152

  • Community-based organization: means a private, nonprofit organization that is representative of a community or of a significant segment of a community and which provides employment and job training services. See Michigan Laws 421.151
  • Comprehensive job training and related services: includes recruitment, counseling, motivational prejob training, vocational training, job development, job placement, and other appropriate services enabling individuals to secure and retain employment at their maximum capacity. See Michigan Laws 421.151
  • Economically disadvantaged: means an individual who meets at least 1 of the following criteria:
  (i) Receives, or is a member of a family which receives, cash welfare payments under a federal, state, or local welfare program. See Michigan Laws 421.151
  • Job training partnership act: means the job training partnership act, Public Law 97-300, 96 Stat. See Michigan Laws 421.151
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • Underemployed: means the individual is working part time or full time, but is receiving wages less than 70% of the lower living standard income level as determined by the United States department of labor, bureau of labor statistics. See Michigan Laws 421.151
  • Unemployed: means an individual who is without a job and who wants and is available for work. See Michigan Laws 421.151
  •   (b) Development of performance standard criteria which takes into consideration the entry level of participants so that service providers are not discouraged or penalized for recruiting and providing services to individuals with barriers to employment, unemployed, underemployed or economically disadvantaged individuals.