This document is a transcript of an oversight hearing on the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). It is the first in a series designed by the House Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities, Committee on Education and Labor, to evaluate the program. In his introduction, the subcommittee chairman voiced his concern about proposed budget cuts in national employment and training programs, citing the fact that only 2% to 3% of those eligible for JTPA are currently being served by the program. Testimony was heard in support of the program from a congressional representative from Connecticut. Extensive testimony was also given by representatives of the General Accounting Office dealing with the day to day management of the program, both fiscally and operationally. This was followed by a report of a 2-year study (the Grinker-Walker report) focusing on the alteration in institutional relationship implicit in the act, the coordination among public agencies, and the people served and the way these services are delivered. Appended are extensive supporting documents including a response to the Grinker-Walker report by the Hispanic Community, and prepared statements of all those testifying. (CG)