Use of Funds

The following provisions shall apply to all activities financed under this Chapter:

(a)Funds available under this Chapter shall be used specifically for tourist related employment training and pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship construction employment training through any of the following programs:

(1)Work experience programs;

(2)Occupational Training Preparation for work; COL120106 CH. 43 TOURIST INDUSTRY JOB CORPS

(3)Cooperative education programs to coordinate educational programs with work in the private sector;

(4)Training programs operated by the private sector, or by a consortia of private sector employers utilizing private sector facilities, equipment, and personnel to train participants of the Tourist Industry Job Corps;

(5)Programs of advanced career training which provide a formal combination of on-the-job training and institutional training, and internship assignments which prepare students for career employment in the visitor industry;

(6)Programs to develop work habits and other services to eligible participants, to help them obtain and retain employment in tourist related services;

(7)On site tourist related services training programs supportive of economic development of the tourist industry;

(8)On-the-job Training;

(9)Vocational Exploration Programs; and

(10)Customized training through the establishment of a hotel school to prepare eligible participants for employment in tourist related services.

(b)Eligible participants will be paid wages which shall not be less than the minimum wage under '6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1983, as amended. Wage earnings subsidized under this Chapter shall not exceed the authorized number of work hours per week prescribed per program activity in the applicable Tourist Industry Job Corps.

(c)Funds to be utilized for administrative costs shall be specifically appropriated for such purpose.