Comprehensive Employment and Training Act

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The Comprehensive Employment and Training Act was a major U.S. federal law enacted in the 1970s that funded job training and public service employment programs, particularly for disadvantaged and unemployed workers, by decentralizing control to state and local governments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law
employment and training program
administeredBy United States Department of Labor
surface form: U.S. Department of Labor
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateEnacted 1973
effectiveDate 1974
enactedBy United States Congress
feature block grants to local governments
emphasis on local control of training programs
public service jobs in government and nonprofit agencies
focus employment security
manpower development
fundingMechanism federal grants to state and local governments
governanceStructure prime sponsors at state and local level
impact expanded public service employment during high unemployment
increased local discretion over job training funds
legislativeArea anti-poverty policy
labor policy
workforce development
mainPurpose assist disadvantaged workers
provide job training
provide public service employment
reduce unemployment
policyApproach decentralization to state and local governments
programType classroom training
job training programs
on-the-job training
public service employment programs
work experience programs
publicLawNumber Public Law 93-203
relatedConcept New Federalism
federalism in U.S. social policy
relatedProgram Job Training Partnership Act
Workforce Investment Act of 1998
surface form: Workforce Investment Act
repealed true
repealedBy Job Training Partnership Act
repealYear 1982
replaced Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962
surface form: Manpower Development and Training Act
shortName CETA
signedBy Richard Nixon
signingPresident Richard Nixon
targetPopulation economically disadvantaged individuals
unemployed workers
veterans
youth
timePeriod 1970s
early 1980s

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Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 supersededBy Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act amendments follows Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
this entity surface form: Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973
Neighborhood Youth Corps replacedBy Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
this entity surface form: Comprehensive Employment and Training Act youth programs
Title I relatedLegislation Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
MDTA followedBy Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
subject surface form: Manpower Development and Training Act
Job Training Partnership Act replaced Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
Public Law 87-415 relatedTo Comprehensive Employment and Training Act