[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: 20CFR638.100]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
 CHAPTER V--EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 638--JOB CORPS PROGRAM UNDER TITLE IV-B OF THE JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--Purpose and Scope
 
Sec. 638.100  General.


    (a) Purpose and Scope. The purpose of this part is to delineate the 
policies, rules, and regulations that govern the operation of the Job 
Corps program,

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authorized under title IV-B of the Job Training Partnership Act (Act). 
Job Corps is one of the broad range of programs for youth authorized by 
the Act. Job Corps centers are located in both rural and urban areas and 
provide training, education, residential and a variety of other support 
services necessary to prepare students to become more responsible, 
productive, and employable. (Section 421)
    (b) Job Corps Policy and Requirements Handbook. The policies and 
procedures required in this part which are to be established by the Job 
Corps Director shall be contained in a policy and requirements handbook 
which shall be incorporated by reference in each contract or agreement 
to operate a Job Corps center, program, or entity.
    (c) Definitions. Definitions for terms used in this part are found 
in section 4 of the Act and in subpart B of this part. Statutory 
authority for the regulations in this part is found in section 169(a) of 
the Act (29 U.S.C. 1579(a)). Applicable statutory provisions, including 
sections of the Act other than section 169(a), are noted parenthetically 
in this part.