20 CFR § 686.565 - Is Job Corps authorized to conduct pilot and demonstration projects?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s686.565"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "20 CFR § 686.565 - Is Job Corps authorized to conduct pilot and demonstration projects?"
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "686.565"
section_name: "Is Job Corps authorized to conduct pilot and demonstration projects?"
chapter_name: "EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
part_number: "686"
part_name: "THE JOB CORPS UNDER TITLE I OF THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Secs. 142, 144, 146, 147, 159, 189, 503, Pub. L. 113-128, 128 Stat. 1425 (Jul. 22, 2014)."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 56443, Aug. 19, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "686"
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# 686.565 Is Job Corps authorized to conduct pilot and demonstration projects?

Yes, the Secretary may undertake experimental, research and demonstration projects related to the Job Corps program according to WIOA sec. 156(a), provided that such projects are developed, approved, and conducted in accordance with policies and procedures developed by the Secretary.