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Sec. 3. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LABOR STANDARDS ON CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS FINANCED UNDER PUBLIC SCHOOL MODERNIZATION PROGRAM
Section 439 of the General Education Provisions Act (relating to labor standards) is
amended -
(1) by inserting "(a)" before "All laborers and mechanics", and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
"(b)(1) For purposes of this section, the term 'applicable program' also includes the
qualified zone academy bond provisions enacted by section 226 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of
1997 and the program established by section 2 of the Public School Modemization Act of 1999.
"(2) A State or local government participating in a program described in paragraph (1)
shall -
"(A) in the awarding of contracts, give priority to contractors with workforces residing
in the community to be served by the school being constructed; and
"(B) include in the construction contract for such school a requirement that the
contractor give priority in hiring new workers to individuals residing in such community.
"(3) In the case of a program described in paragraph (1), nothing in this subsection or
subsection (a) shall be construed to deny any tax credit allowed under such program. If amounts
are required to be withheld from contractors to pay wages to which workers are entitled, such
amounts shall be treated as expended for construction purposes in determining whether the
requirements of such program are met.".
SEC. 4. EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES RELATING TO
CONSTRUCTION OR RECONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES
"(a) TRAINING SERVICES RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION OR RECONSTRUCTION
OF PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES.-
"(1) IN GENERAL. In order to provide training services related to construction or
reconstruction of public school facilities receiving funding assistance under an applicable
program, each entity that has an approved application for assistance under Title I shall submit to
the Secretary of Labor a plan which -
"(A) describes how the entity will develop, in consultation with the State or local
workforce investment board, chief local elected official, and the one-stop operator in the local
workforce investment area, as appropriate, through the workforce investment system, a program
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