Background and Introduction of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
– Introduced as S. 1559, the Job Training and Community Services Act
– Sponsored by Republican Representative Jack Kemp of New York’s 38th District
– Aimed to provide training and job opportunities in the public service
– Offered work to low-income individuals and the long-term unemployed
– Extended the Works Progress Administration (WPA) program from the 1930s
CETA/Neighborhood Arts Program
– Initiated by the San Francisco Arts Commission in the 1970s
– Employed artists, musicians, performers, poets, and gardeners
– Worked in schools, community centers, prisons, and other community spaces
– Inspired by the WPA’s employment of artists in the 1930s
– Became a model for similar programs nationwide
Success of the CETA/Neighborhood Arts Program
– Model program for similar initiatives across the country
– The CETA Artists Project in New York City was one of the largest
– Provided employment opportunities for artists and creative professionals
– Contributed to the cultural enrichment of communities
– Recognized for its impact and effectiveness
Replacement of CETA
– CETA was replaced by the Job Training Partnership Act
– The new act aimed to improve job training and employment services
– Addressed the changing needs of the workforce
– Continued the focus on training and job placement
– Implemented new strategies to enhance effectiveness
References and Additional Information
– Statement on Signing the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley
– The Forgotten Federally Employed Artists article by Virginia Maksymowicz
– Bill Summary & Status, 93rd Congress (1973-1974), S.1559 from the Library of Congress
– The Arts and Community Oral History Project: San Francisco Neighborhood Arts Program interview by Suzanne B. Reiss
– Legacy of the Neighborhood Arts Program article by Kevin B. Chen and Jaime Cortez Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comprehensive_Employment_and_Training_Act
The Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA, Pub. L. 93–203) was a United States federal law enacted by the Congress, and signed into law by President Richard Nixon on December 28, 1973 to train workers and provide them with jobs in the public service. The bill was introduced as S. 1559, the Job Training and Community Services Act,
| Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) | |
|---|---|
| U.S. Congress | |
| Citation | Pub. L. 93-203 Job Training and Community Services Act |
| Territorial extent | United States |
| Enacted by | U.S. Congress |
| Enacted | December 28, 1973 |
| Signed by | President Richard Nixon |
| Signed | December 28, 1973 |
| Legislative history | |
| Bill title | S. 1559, the Job Training and Community Services Act |
| Bill citation | Pub. L. 93-203 Job Training and Community Services Act |
| Introduced by | Jack Kemp |
| Repealed by | |
| President Ronald Reagan in March 1984 | |
| Related legislation | |
| Job Training Partnership Act | |
| Keywords | |
| artist relief, art jobs program, federal artist employment, public art | |
| Status: Repealed | |
by Republican Representative Jack Kemp of New York's 38th District
The program offered work to those with low incomes and the long term unemployed as well as summer jobs to low income high school students. Full-time jobs were provided for a period of 12 to 24 months in public agencies or private not for profit organizations. The intent was to impart a marketable skill that would allow participants to move to an unsubsidized job. It was an extension of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) program from the 1930s.
Inspired by the WPA's employment of artists in the service to the community in the 1930s, the San Francisco Arts Commission initiated the CETA/Neighborhood Arts Program in the 1970s, which employed painters, muralists, musicians, performing artists, poets and gardeners to work in schools, community centers, prisons and wherever their skills and services were of value to the community. The idea for CETA/Neighborhood Arts Program came from John Kreidler, then working with the Arts Commission as an intern, with the Arts Commission's Neighborhood Arts Program under the direction of Stephen Goldstine. The program was so successful in San Francisco that it became a model for similar programs, nationally. The CETA Artists Project in New York City was one of the largest.
Nine years later, CETA was replaced by the Job Training Partnership Act.
