(a) Each applicant who meets the application and selection
requirements of Sec. 670.400 and Sec. 670.410 is assigned to a center
based on an assignment plan developed by the Secretary. The assignment
plan identifies a target for the maximum percentage of students at each
center who come from the State or region nearest the center, and the
regions surrounding the center. The assignment plan is based on an
analysis of:
(1) The number of eligible individuals in the State and region
where the center is located and the regions surrounding where the
center is located;
(2) The demand for enrollment in Job Corps in the State and region
where the center is located and in surrounding regions; and
(3) The size and enrollment level of the center.
(b) Eligible applicants are assigned to centers closest to their
homes, unless it is determined, based on the special needs of
applicants, including vocational interests and English literacy needs,
the unavailability of openings in the closest center, or parent or
guardian concerns, that another center is more appropriate.
(c) A student who is under the age of 18 must not be assigned to a
center other than the center closest to home if a parent or guardian
objects to the assignment.
