§ 4215. Priority of service for veterans in Department of Labor job training programs
(a)
Definitions.—
In this section:
(1)
The term “covered person” means any of the following individuals:
(B)
The spouse of any of the following individuals:
(ii)
Any member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who, at the time of application for assistance under this section, is listed, pursuant to section
556 of title
37 and regulations issued thereunder, by the Secretary concerned in one or more of the following categories and has been so listed for a total of more than 90 days:
(2)
The term “qualified job training program” means any workforce preparation, development, or delivery program or service that is directly funded, in whole or in part, by the Department of Labor and includes the following:
(A)
Any such program or service that uses technology to assist individuals to access workforce development programs (such as job and training opportunities, labor market information, career assessment tools, and related support services).
(B)
Any such program or service under the public employment service system, one-stop career centers, the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, a demonstration or other temporary program, and those programs implemented by States or local service providers based on Federal block grants administered by the Department of Labor.
(b)
Entitlement to Priority of Service.—
(c)
Administration of Programs at State and Local Levels.—
An entity of a State or a political subdivision of the State that administers or delivers services under a qualified job training program shall—
(d)
Addition to Annual Report.—
In the annual report required under section
4107
(c) of this title for the program year beginning in 2003 and each subsequent program year, the Secretary of Labor shall evaluate whether covered persons are receiving priority of service and are being fully served by qualified job training programs, and whether the representation of veterans in such programs is in proportion to the incidence of representation of veterans in the labor market, including within groups that the Secretary may designate for priority under such programs, if any.