[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: 20CFR628.535]

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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 E--Program Design Requirements for Programs Under Title II of 
                    the Job Training Partnership Act
 
Sec. 628.535  Limitations on job search assistance.

    (a) General. Job search assistance is designed to give a participant 
skills in acquiring full time employment. (See Sec. 626.5 of this 
chapter, Definitions.)
    (b) Conditions. Job search activities may be conducted only:
    (1) For participants when specified as appropriate in the ISS; and
    (2) When delivered in conjunction with other training or educational 
services designed to increase the participant's ability to acquire 
employment. Additional services which may be provided in conjunction 
with job search include the direct training services listed in JTPA 
section 204(b)(1) of the Act, excluding standalone skill assessment, 
counseling, work experience and case management and the direct training 
services listed in 264(b) of the Act excluding tutoring, standalone 
skill assessment, counseling, work experience and case management. (See 
Sec. 627.245 of this chapter, ``Work Experience,'' especially 
Sec. 627.245(d) regarding combination of other services.)
    (c) Exceptions. (1) Job search assistance activities, including job 
search skills, training, and job clubs may be provided without the 
accompanying services specified in paragraph (b) of this section only 
when:
    (i) The objective assessment and the ISS indicate that the 
additional services are not appropriate; and
    (ii) The activities are not available or accessible through other 
public agencies, including the Employment Service.

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    (2) The exceptions in paragraph (c)(1) of this section apply to 
Title II-A and II-B and are not applicable to Title II-C programs (see 
Sec. 628.804 (d) and (e)).
    (d) Determination of job search availability. For purposes of this 
section, a determination of the availability of the job search 
assistance activity will be made by the SDA, in consultation with the 
employment service and documented in the local job training plan.
    (e) Older individuals. For purposes of this section, when an 
individual aged 55 or older indicates in the assessment a preference for 
immediate job placement, job search assistance may be provided on a 
stand-alone basis. The individual's preference shall be recorded in the 
ISS.