TRANSITION PROVISIONS.

SEC. 6305. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. (a) General Rule.— Except as otherwise provided in this section, the amendments made by sections 6302 and 6304 shall be effective for program years beginning on or after July 1, 1989. (b) Program Year 1988–1989.— The Secretary of Labor and Governors shall, during the program year beginning July 1, 1988, continue to administer title III of the Job Training Partnership Act in the same manner as such title was administered during prior102 STAT. 1540 program years, except to the extent necessary to provide for an orderly transition to and implementation of the amendments made by this subtitle. The Secretary and Governors may, for such purposes, use funds appropriated for fiscal year 1989 or any preceding fiscal year to carry out appropriate transition and implementation activities. Such activities may include— (1) activities to prevent disruption in the delivery of services to program participants; and (2) planning for and implementation of such amendments. (c) State Job Training Coordinating Council.— A State job training coordinating council shall comply with the changes in membership required by the amendment made by section 6304(b) not later than January 1, 1989. Upon certification by the Governor to the Secretary that such changes in membership have been accomplished, such council shall begin to perform the functions specified by section 317 of the Job Training Partnership Act (as amended by this subtitle). (d) Substate Areas and Grantees.— The designation of substate areas and substate grantees required by the amendment to title III of such Act shall be completed not later than March 1, 1989. (e) Limitation on Carry-Over of Funds.— The provisions of section 303 of such Act (as amended) shall apply to the program year beginning July 1, 1988, except that, for such program year— (1) subsection (b)(1) of such section shall be applied by substituting “30 percent” for “20 percent”; and (2) subsection (e) of such section shall be applied by substituting “70 percent” for “80 percent”. (f) Regulations.— The Secretary of Labor shall prescribe such regulations as may be required to implement the amendments made by this subtitle not later than November 1, 1988.