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(3) any combination of such units of general local government having a total population of one hundred thousand or more persons on the basis of the most satis

factory current data available to the Secretary, and

which is determined by the Secretary, in accordance with such regulations as he shall prescribe, to serve a substantial part of a functional labor market area and to

have at least one such unit having general governmental 9 power substantially similar to those of a city; and (4) any unit or combination of units of general

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local government, without regard to population, in rural

areas designated by the Secretary which have substantial outmigration and high unemployment;

14 shall be eligible to be a prime sponsor of a comprehensive 15 community employment and training program in accord16 ance with the provisions of this section.

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sponsorship plan describing the arca to be served and in

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(1) provide that the chief executive officer or cers of the unit or units of government establishing s council shall appoint the members of the council shall designate one member to be chairman;

(2) provide that the council shall include mem who are representative of community action progra other significant segments of the community to be serv the public employment service; education and train agencies and institutions, including vocational educatio 12 agencies and community postsecondary educational 13 training institutions; social service programs, includ 14 child care, environmental quality, health care, reer tion, vocational rehabilitation, and welfare agencies; 16 dustrial development organizations; apprenticeship I grams; business; labor; and civil rights and veter organizations including economically disadvanta persons to be served including economically disadv taged youth.

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(3) provide that the chairman of the council sh with the approval of the council, appoint a staff dire who shall supervise professional, technical, and cler staff serving the council;

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statements for any fiscal year will be submitted by the prime sponsor which shall be responsible for planning for and carrying out services for which financial assist

ance is provided under this title and under which appro

priate arrangements may be made for the council's participation in planning and development, including initial preparation of such program statements;

(5) set forth the prime sponsor's plans (adopted after full consultation with the council) for conducting on a continuing basis surveys and analyses of needs for employment training and related services in the area served by the prime sponsor to be used in the development of program statements under this title;

(6) set forth arrangements assuring that community action agencies, other community-based organizations, and educational institutions will be involved in the development of program statements and in the implementation of programs assisted under this title; and

(7) set forth the council's plans for evaluating the

effectiveness of programs for which financial assistance is provided under this title.

(c) In any case in which a State has submitted a plan

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(1) the plan was submitted to the Secretary such date as the Secretary shall prescribe by regulatio

prior to the date such plan is to take effect, in order 20 provide a reasonable period of time for review in accor

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comment thereon to the Governor or other chief execu

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in advance of submission to the Secretary; and, if comments have been submitted by the Governor, the Secre

tary shall confer with and encourage the plan applicant

to resolve any differences arising from such comments; (3) in the case of a plan submitted by a State, satisfactory arrangements are set forth for serving all geographical areas under its jurisdiction except for areas for which a local prime sponsorship plan is approved under this section;

(4) the plan was made public upon submission to the Secretary, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary.

(e) In the event that a unit (or combination of units)

18 of general local government eligible to be a prime sponsor 19 under subsection (a) does not submit a plan meeting the re20 quirements set forth in this section, a community action 21 agency or other nonprofit, community-based organizations 22 serving a geographical area under the jurisdiction of such 23 unit may submit a prime sponsorship plan for that area. (f) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), the Secretary may approve any prime sponsorship plan sub

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