; and (IV) has a designated official responsible for engaging with the workforce development system in the State or local area in which the job training program is provided. (x) The job training program has a verified completion rate and a verified annual earnings rate that meets the requirements of clauses (i) and (iii) of section 481(b)(2)(A), respectively, and satisfies the criteria described in clause (v) of such section. (xi) The State board representing the State in which the job training program is provided certifies to the Secretary that the program meets the requirements of clauses (ii), (viii), and (ix)(III). (B) Initial approval by the Secretary Not later than 180 days after the date on which a job training program is submitted for approval under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall make a determination as to whether such job training program is an eligible job training program in accordance with subparagraph (A). (C) Review of approval (i) In general Not later than 3 years after the date an eligible job training program is approved under subparagraph (B), and not less than once every 3 years thereafter, the Secretary shall, using the data collected under paragraph (5) and such other information as the Secretary may require, determine whether such job training program continues to meet the requirements of subparagraph (A). (ii) Requirements Subject to clause (iii), a determination under clause (i) that a job training program continues to meet the requirements of subparagraph (A) shall, at a minimum, require the Secretary to determine that the mean or median earnings (whichever is higher) paid to students not later than 6 months after completing such program is equal to or greater than the expected earnings of the program. (iii) Exception and appeals (I) Exception The Secretary may extend, by not more than an additional 6 months, the period by when, after completion of the job training program, the mean or median earnings (whichever is higher) paid to students meets the requirements of clause (ii), in