20 CFR § 686.555 - What responsibilities do Job Corps centers have in assisting students with child care needs?

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title: "20 CFR § 686.555 - What responsibilities do Job Corps centers have in assisting students with child care needs?"
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title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
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section_name: "What responsibilities do Job Corps centers have in assisting students with child care needs?"
chapter_name: "EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
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part_name: "THE JOB CORPS UNDER TITLE I OF THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT"
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authority: "Secs. 142, 144, 146, 147, 159, 189, 503, Pub. L. 113-128, 128 Stat. 1425 (Jul. 22, 2014)."
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# 686.555 What responsibilities do Job Corps centers have in assisting students with child care needs?

(a) Job Corps centers are responsible for coordinating with outreach and admissions agencies to assist applicants, whenever feasible, with making arrangements for child care. Prior to enrollment, a program applicant with dependent children who provides primary or custodial care must certify that suitable arrangements for child care have been established for the proposed period of enrollment.

(b) Child development programs may be located at Job Corps centers with the approval of the Secretary.