[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR628.215]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
 CHAPTER V--EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 628--PROGRAMS UNDER TITLE II OF THE JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart B--State Planning
 
Sec. 628.215  State Human Resource Investment Council.

    (a) Establishment and responsibilities. The State may, in accordance 
with sections 701, 702, and 703 of the Act, establish a State Human 
Resource Investment Council (HRIC). The HRIC's responsibilities are 
described at section 701(a) of the Act. The HRIC shall carry out the 
following responsibilities:
    (1) Review the provision of services and the use of funds and 
resources under applicable Federal human resource programs and advise 
the Governor on methods of coordinating such provision of services and 
use of funds and resources consistent with the laws and regulations 
governing such programs;
    (2) Advise the Governor on the development and implementation of 
State and local standards and measures relating to applicable Federal 
human resource programs and coordination of such standards and measures; 
and
    (3) Carry out the duties and functions prescribed for existing State 
councils described under the laws relating to the applicable Federal 
human resource programs, including the responsibilities of the State 
Council on Vocational Education (SCOVE) under Section 112 of the Carl D. 
Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act.
    (4) Perform other functions as specified by the Governor (section 
701).
    (b) Applicable Programs. For the purposes of this section, the 
programs included are those listed at section 701(b)(2) of the Act. A 
program shall be included only if the Governor and the head of the State 
agency responsible for the administration of the program jointly agree 
to include such program. In addition, programs under the Carl Perkins 
Vocational and Applied Technology Act shall require the agreement of the 
State council on vocational education (section 701(b)(1)(B)).
    (c) Composition. (1) The Governor shall establish procedures to 
ensure appropriate representation on the HRIC from among the categories 
of representation specified in section 702 of the Act.
    (2) In addition, when the functions and responsibilities of the 
SCOVE are included on the HRIC, the Governor is encouraged to consider 
appointing the State Director for Vocational Education as a 
representative on the HRIC.
    (d) Funding. (1) Funding to carry out the functions of the HRIC 
shall be available pursuant to section 703(a) of the Act.
    (i) The costs associated with the operation of the HRIC should be 
allocated among the various funding sources based on the relationship of 
each funding source or program to total spending of all applicable 
funding sources and programs (section 703(d)).
    (ii) Costs of the HRIC that are in excess of costs paid by funds 
from participating State agencies are, subject to the availability of 
funds from applicable JTPA sources, allowable JTPA costs (section 703(a) 
and (d)).
    (2) A HRIC which meets the requirements of title VII and includes 
each of the programs listed at section 701(b)(2)(A) of the Act shall be 
authorized to use JTPA State Education Coordination and Grants funds 
(section 123(a)(2)(D)(ii)).
    (e) Replacement of other councils. A HRIC meeting the requirements 
of title VII of the Act shall replace the councils of the participating 
programs listed at section 701(b)(2)(A) of the Act.
    (f) Expertise. The Governor shall ensure that in the composition of 
the HRIC and the staff of the HRIC there exists the proper expertise to 
carry out the functions of the HRIC and the council(s) it replaces 
(sections 702(c)(2) and 703(b)).
    (g) Certification. Each State, as part of the certification process 
to the Secretary, shall ensure that the council meets the requirements 
of sections 701, 702, and 703. This certification shall be made in 
writing and submitted to the Secretary, with a copy provided to the 
Secretary of Education, at least 90 days before the beginning of each 
period of 2 program years for which a job training plan is submitted 
under the Act.