Local Empowerment and Flexibility Act of 1996

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Local Empowerment and Flexibility Act of 1995 - Creates a Flexibility Council. Provides for Federal financial assistance to local governments and organizations (but not to States or direct beneficiaries) in accordance with local flexibility plans approved by the Council in order to enable local governments and private, nonprofit organizations to work together to address the particular service needs and problems of their communities by specially combining funds from and adapting such assistance programs. Requires local governments to apply for approval of a local flexibility plan to the State Governor for initial analysis, or if the Governor fails to act within 30 days, to the Flexibility Council directly for review and approval under specified conditions. Requires such a plan to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of providing benefits under covered Federal programs included in the plan by reducing administrative inflexibility, duplication, and unnecessary expenditures. Requires a local government to: (1) periodically evaluate the effectiveness of its plan and report on it to the Flexibility Council; and (2) establish a community advisory committee to advise it in developing a…