This guide is intended to help state legislators enact legislation and create programs of job training within the provisions of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). The guide's five sections cover the following: job training policy (an introduction); establishing oversight of a state's job training resources; the state legislature and the State Job Training Coordinating Council; using JTPA to coordinate opportunities for employment; and the need for state enabling legislation for JTPA. Two appendixes provide information on specific state legislative roles found in JTPA and questions to ask about a state's labor market information (LMI) program. Twenty-seven references are included. (KC)