,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #agdh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bh1 #bjag,mr4
 ,scott of ,virginia 7for himself1 ,ms4 
,adams1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4
 ,brady of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,brown of
 ,maryland1 ,ms4 ,brownley of           
,california1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of         
,california1 ,ms4 ,clark of             
,massachusetts1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new    
,york1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,mr4   
,cummings1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of    
,illinois1 ,mrs4 ,davis of ,california1 
,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,al
 ,green of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 
,gutirrez1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4          
,jeffries1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1    
,mr4 ,kihuen1 ,mr4 ,langevin1 ,mrs4     
,lawrence1 ,mr4 ,lawson of ,florida1    
,ms4 ,lee1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mrs4           
,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,nolan1 ,mr4          
,norcross1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,payne1   
,mr4 ,polis1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4 
,rush1 ,mr4 ,ryan of ,ohio1 ,mr4        
,sablan1 ,mr4 ,sarbanes1 ,ms4           

,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott of      
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,serrano1 ,ms4 ,sewell of
 ,alabama1 ,ms4 ,shea-,porter1 ,mr4     
,takano1 ,mrs4 ,torres1 ,ms4 ,wasserman 
,schultz1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4  
,wilson of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4  
,swalwell of ,california1 and ,ms4      
,blunt ,rochester7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and the    
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide      
at-risk and disconnected youth with     
subsidized summer and year-round        
employment and to assist local community
 partnerships in improving high school  
graduation and youth employment rates1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,opening ,doors for ,youth ,act of      
#bjag4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds   
the following3  7#a7 ,the time between  
the early teens and mid-twenties        
represents a critical developmental     
period in which individuals can gain the
 education and training1 entry-level    

work experiences1 work-readiness skills1
 and social networks needed to smoothly 
transition into the labor market and    
build towards future professional       
success4  7#b7 ,yet1 nearly #e million  
young people ages #af to #bd are out of 
school and unemployed1 leaving them     
disconnected from the systems and       
institutions critical for developing the
 building blocks of independence and    
self-sufficiency4  7#c7 ,communities of 
color experience the highest rates of   
youth disconnection3 #be4d percent of   
,native ,american youth1 #ah4i percent  
of ,black youth1 and #ad4c percent of   
,latino youth between the ages of #af   
and #bd were disconnected from school   
and work in #bjae4  7#d7 ,disconnected  
youth are also three times more likely  
than other youth to have a disability1  
twice as likely to live below the       
,federal poverty threshold1 and         
significantly more likely to live in    
racially segregated neighborhoods4      
,disconnected young women and girls are 

three times more likely to have a child1
 and young people involved in the       
juvenile justice system or aging out of 
the foster care system are at high risk 
of disconnection4  7#e7 ,disconnection  
from school and work can have           
significant consequences for youth1     
including decreased earning power and   
fewer future employment opportunities4  
,according to the #bjab report1 ,the    
,economic ,value of ,opportunity ,youth1
 disconnected youth will1 on average1   
earn #cib1jgj less than the average     
worker over their lifetimes4  7#f7      
,failure to successfully connect young  
people to employment and educational    
opportunities also results in a         
significant loss in productivity for the
 overall economy1 as well as increases  
in government spending4 ,according to a 
recent report from ,measure of ,america1
 in #bjac1 youth disconnection resulted 
in #bf4h billion in public expenditures1
 including spending on health care1     
public assistance1 and incarceration4   

7#g7 ,disconnected young people1        
commonly referred to as opportunity     
youth because of their tremendous       
potential1 can add great social and     
economic value to our communities and   
the economy1 if given the appropriate   
supports and resources4 ,according to   
the ,opportunity ,index1 an annual      
measurement of opportunity in a         
geographic region1 the number of        
opportunity youth1 along with           
educational attainment and poverty      
rates1 are strongly linked to overall   
opportunity in communities4 ,when young 
adults do well1 communities do well4    
7#h7 ,despite their talent and          
motivation1 many opportunity youth lack 
access to the training1 education1 and  
entry-level jobs that can help them gain
 the work experience and credentials    
needed to successfully transition into  
the labor market4  7#i7 ,lack of access 
to entry-level jobs can limit a young   
adult's ability to accrue early work    
experience and demonstrate productivity 

and work readiness to potential         
employers4 ,labor market shifts have    
also limited opportunities for young    
people without a high school diploma or 
with limited postsecondary credentials4 
,according to a #bjac report from the   
,georgetown ,university ,center on      
,education and the ,workforce1 by the   
year #bjbj1 an estimated #fe percent of 
all ,u4,s4 jobs will require            
postsecondary education and training4   
7#aj7 ,summer and year-round youth      
employment programs that connect young  
people with entry-level jobs give youth 
the work experience and opportunity for 
skill development needed to transition  
into the labor market and prevent points
 of disconnection1 such as involvement  
in the criminal and juvenile justice    
systems4  7#aa7 ,evidence suggests that 
summer youth employment programs may    
help in-school youth remain connected to
 the education system4 ,a #bjad study of
 the ,new ,york ,city ,summer ,youth    
,employment ,program found that after   

program participation1 youth older than 
#af increased their school attendance by
 four or five additional days compared  
to their previous fall semester         
attendance4 ,this attendance increase   
represented #be percent of the total    
days students were permitted to miss    
school and still continue on to the next
 grade4  7#ab7 ,evidence shows that     
participation in summer youth employment
 programs also reduces the rate of      
violent crimes arrests4 ,for example1 a 
#bjad study of ,chicago's ,one ,summer  
,plus program shows that the program    
reduced violent crime arrests among     
at-risk youth by approximately #dc      
percent1 with crime reduction benefits  
lasting over a year after the program   
had ended4 ,this reduction can have     
significant impact for young people1    
given the impact of a criminal record on
 future employment prospects and wages4 
7#ac7 ,despite its benefits1 summer     
youth employment has declined by more   
than #dj percent during the past #ab    

years1 at a loss of more than #c million
 summer jobs for young ,americans4 ,a   
,j4,p4 ,morgan ,chase study of #ad major
 ,u4,s4 cities found that summer youth  
employment programs were only able to   
provide opportunities for #df percent of
 applicants in #bjad4  7#ad7 ,according 
to research by ,measure of ,america1 the
 overwhelming number of youth           
disconnected from school and work come  
from disconnected communities marked by 
high adult unemployment1 poverty1 and   
racial segregation1 as well as low      
levels of adult education attainment4   
,these communities often lack the       
resources and supports needed to prevent
 and reverse youth disconnection4  7#ae7
 ,many at-risk or opportunity youth1    
finding that traditional pathways to    
educational attainment or employment are
 ill-matched to their individual needs1 
struggle to remain connected or         
reconnect to school and work4  7#af7    
,for some youth1 individual             
barriers--such as unstable housing1 lack

 access to affordable child care or     
transportation1 or involvement in the   
juvenile or criminal justice            
system--make it difficult to take       
advantage of existing employment and    
education pathways4  7#ag7 ,according   
the #bjaf report1 ,supportive ,services 
in ,job ,training and ,education3 ,a    
,research ,review1 studies suggest that 
education and training programs that    
offer supportive services1 such as child
 care1 transportation1 and financial    
assistance1 are associated with improved
 outcomes4  7#ah7 ,community-based      
preventions and interventions can       
address the distinct problems           
opportunity youth may face in the local 
community and provide a connection to   
the education and training1             
re-engagement1 and supportive services  
needed to help these young people       
succeed4  7#ai7 ,previous ,federal grant
 programs targeting communities with    
high rates of poverty have been         
successful in building such communities'

 capacity to improve labor market       
participation and education attainment  
rates for young people4  #c4            
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to the
 ,secretary of ,labor-- 7#a7            
#a1ejj1jjj1jjj to carry out section #e2 
7#b7 #b1jjj1jjj1jjj to carry out section
 #f2 and  7#c7 #b1jjj1jjj1jjj to provide
 competitive grants in accordance with  
section #g4  #d4 ,reservation of funds  
for administrative and other purposes   
7a7 ,reservation of funds ,the          
,secretary of ,labor shall reserve--    
7#a7 not more than #e percent of amounts
 available under each of paragraphs 7#a7
 through 7#c7 of section #c for the     
costs of innovation and learning        
activities under section #aj2  7#b7 not 
more than #e percent of amounts         
available under each of paragraphs 7#a7 
through 7#c7 of section #c for the costs
 of ,federal administration of this     
,act2 and  7#c7 not more than #b percent
 of amounts available under each of     

paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#c7 of section 
#c for the costs of evaluations         
conducted under section #aa4  7b7       
,period of availability ,the amounts    
appropriated under this ,act shall be   
available for obligation by the         
,secretary of ,labor until the date that
 is #d years after the date of enactment
 of this ,act4  #e4 ,summer employment  
opportunities for at-risk youth  7a7 ,in
 general ,of the amounts available under
 section #c7a7 that are not reserved    
under section #d1 the ,secretary of     
,labor shall1 for the purpose of        
carrying out summer employment programs 
under this section--  7#a7 make an      
allotment in accordance with section    
#abg7;b77#a77;,c77ii7 of the ,workforce 
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cafb7;b77#a77;,c77ii77 to    
each ,state that meets the requirements 
of section #ajb or #ajc of such ,act    
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caab1 #caac72  7#b7     
reserve not more than one-quarter of #a 
percent of such amounts to provide      

assistance to the outlying areas2 and   
7#c7 reserve not more than #aa_/b       
percent of such amount to1 on a         
competitive basis1 make grants to1 or   
enter into contracts or cooperative     
agreements with1 ,indian tribes1 tribal 
organizations1 ,alaska ,native entities1
 ,indian-controlled organizations       
serving ,indians1 or ,native ,hawaiian  
organizations to carry out the          
activities described in subsection      
7d77#b74  7b7 ,within ,state allocations
  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,governor of a  
,state1 in accordance with the ,state   
plan developed under section #ajb or    
#ajc of the ,workforce ,innovation and  
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caab1 
#caac71 shall allocate the amounts that 
are allotted to the ,state under        
subsection 7a77#a7 to eligible local    
areas in accordance with section        
#abh7;b77#b77;,a7 of the ,workforce     
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cafc7;b77#b77;,a77 for the   
purpose of developing and expanding     

summer employment programs under this   
section4  7#b7 ,supplement not supplant 
,funds made available for summer youth  
employment programs under this section  
shall supplement and not supplant other 
,state or local public funds expended   
for summer youth employment programs or 
other youth activities funded under     
section #abi of the ,workforce          
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cafc74  7#c7 ,reallocation   
among local areas ,the ,governor may1   
after consultation with the ,state      
board1 reallocate to eligible local     
areas within the ,state amounts that are
 made available to local areas from     
allocations made under this section and 
that are available for reallocation in  
accordance with section #abh7;c77#b7-7d7
 of the ,workforce ,innovation and      
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4        
#cafc7;c77#b7-7d774  7#d7 ,local        
reservation ,of the amounts allocated to
 a local area under paragraph 7#a71 not 
more than #g percent of such amounts may

 be used for the administrative costs1  
including costs for participating in    
regional and national opportunities for 
in-person peer learning under section   
#aj4  7c7 ,local plans  7#a7 ,in general
 ,the local board of the local area     
shall develop and submit1 in partnership
 with the chief elected official1 a     
#d-year plan4 ,the plan shall be        
consistent with the local plan submitted
 by the local board under section #ajh  
of the ,workforce ,innovation and       
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cabc71
 as determined by the ,governor4  7#b7  
,submission ,the plan shall be submitted
 to the ,governor at such time and in   
such manner as the ,governor may        
reasonably require4 ,a local area may   
develop and submit to the ,governor a   
local plan for programs under this      
section and a local plan for programs   
under section #f in lieu of submitting  
two plans4  7#c7 ,contents ,at a        
minimum1 each plan shall include-- 7,a7 
a description of how the local area will

 use program funds1 in accordance with  
subsection 7d71 to develop or expand    
summer youth employment programs for    
each program year2  7,b7 a description  
of how the local area will recruit      
eligible youth into the program2  7,c7  
the number of individuals expected to   
participate in the summer employment    
program each program year2  7,d7 a      
description of the services1 including  
supportive services1 that the summer    
employment program is expected to       
provide2  7,e7 reasonable goals for     
performance accountability measures     
outlined in subsection 7i72  7,f7 an    
assurance that the summer employment    
program will be aligned with the youth  
services provided under the ,workforce  
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #caja et seq472  7,g7 an      
assurance that the local area will      
adhere to the labor standards outlined  
in section #h2 and  7,h7 any other      
information as the ,governor may        
reasonably require4  7d7 ,local use of  

funds  7#a7 ,youth participant          
eligibility ,to be eligible to          
participate in activities carried out   
under this section during any program   
year1 an individual shall1 at the time  
the eligibility determination is made1  
be either an out-of-school youth or an  
in-school youth4  7#b7 ,local activities
  7,a7 ,development ,activities ,a local
 area that has1 at the beginning of the 
program year1 no summer youth employment
 programs or programs that do not have  
all program elements described in       
paragraph 7#c77;,b7 shall use unreserved
 allotted funds to--  7i7 plan1 develop1
 and carry out activities described in  
paragraph 7#c77;,b72  7ii7 at the local 
area's discretion1 develop technology   
infrastructure1 including data and      
management systems1 to support program  
activities2  7iii7 conduct outreach to  
youth participants and employers2 and   
7iv7 at the local area's discretion1 use
 not more than #be percent of allocated 
program funds to subsidize not more than

 #ge percent of the wages of each youth 
participant4  7,b7 ,expansion           
,activities ,a local area that has1 at  
the beginning of the program year1 a    
summer youth employment program that has
 all program elements described in      
paragraph 7#c77;,b7 shall use unreserved
 allotted funds to--  7i7 increase the  
number of summer employment             
opportunities1 including unsubsidized or
 partly subsidized opportunities and    
opportunities in the private sector2    
7ii7 conduct outreach to youth          
participants and employers2  7iii7 use  
allocated program funds to subsidize not
 more than #ej percent of the wages of  
each youth participant2 and  7iv7 at the
 local area's discretion1 enhance       
activities described in paragraph       
7#c77;,b74  7#c7 ,local elements  7,a7  
,program ,design ,programs funded under 
this section shall match each youth     
participant with an appropriate         
employer1 based on factors including the
 needs of the employer and the age1     

skill1 and informed aspirations of the  
youth participant1 for a high-quality   
summer employment opportunity1 which may
 not--  7i7 be less than #d weeks2 and  
7ii7 pay less than the highest of the   
,federal1 ,state1 or local minimum wage4
  7,b7 ,program elements ,program       
elements include-- 7i7 work-readiness   
training and educational programs to    
enhance the summer employment           
opportunity2  7ii7 coaching and         
mentoring services for youth            
participants to enhance the summer      
employment opportunity and encourage    
program completion2  7iii7 coaching and 
mentoring services for employers on how 
to successfully employ each youth       
participant in meaningful work2  7iv7   
career and college planning services2   
7v7 high-quality financial literacy     
education1 including education on the   
use of credit and financing higher      
education1 and access to safe and       
affordable banking accounts with        
consumer protections2  7vi7 supportive  

services1 or connection to existing     
supportive services1 to enable          
participation in the program2  7vii7    
integration of services provided by the 
program with existing year-round        
employment programs1 youth development  
programs1 secondary school programs1    
youth services provided under the       
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caja et seq471 and 
skills training programs funded by the  
,state or ,federal ,government2  7viii7 
referral of at least #cj percent of     
participants from or to providers of    
youth1 adult1 vocational rehabilitation 
services1 and adult education and       
literacy services under the ,workforce  
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #caja et seq47 or skills      
training programs funded by the ,state  
or ,federal ,government2  7ix7 rigorous 
evaluation of programs using research   
approaches appropriate to programs in   
different levels of development and     
maturity1 including random assignment or

 quasi-experimental impact evaluations1 
implementation evaluations1             
pre-experimental studies1 and           
feasibility studies2 and  7x7 commitment
 and support from mayors or county      
executives4  7,c7 ,priority ,priority   
shall be given to summer employment     
opportunities--  7i7 in existing or     
emerging in-demand industry sectors or  
occupations2 or  7ii7 that meet         
community needs in the public1 private1 
or nonprofit sector4  7#d7 ,in-school   
youth priority ,for any program year1   
not less than #ge percent of the        
unreserved funds allotted to local area 
under this section shall be used to     
provide summer employment opportunities 
for in-school youth4  7e7 ,reports  7#a7
 ,in general ,for each year that a local
 area receives funds under this section1
 the local area shall submit to the     
,secretary of ,labor and the ,governor a
 report with--  7,a7 the number of youth
 participants in the program1 including 
the number of in-school and             

out-of-school youth2  7,b7 the number of
 youth participants who completed the   
summer employment opportunity2  7,c7 the
 expenditures made from the amounts     
allocated under this section1 including 
expenditures made to provide youth      
participants with supportive services2  
7,d7 a description of how the local area
 has used program funds to develop or   
expand summer youth employment programs1
 including a description of program     
activities and services provided1       
including supportive services provided  
and the number of youth participants    
accessing such services2  7,e7 the      
source and amount of funding for the    
wages of each youth participant2  7,f7  
information specifying the levels of    
performance achieved with respect to the
 primary indicators of performance      
described in subsection 7i7 for the     
program2  7,g7 the average number of    
hours and weeks worked and the average  
amount of wages earned by youth         
participants in the program2  7,h7 the  

percent of youth participants placed in 
employment opportunities in the         
nonprofit1 public1 and private sectors2 
and  7,i7 any other information that the
 ,secretary of ,labor determines        
necessary to monitor the effectiveness  
of the program4  7#b7 ,disaggregation   
,the information required to be reported
 pursuant to subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71  
and 7,g7 of paragraph 7#a7 shall be     
disaggregated by race1 ethnicity1 sex1  
age1 and subpopulations described in    
section                                 
#abi7;a77#a77;,b77iii77,i7-7,,vi7 of the
 ,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity
 ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4                    
#cafd7;a77#a77;,b77iii77,i7-7,,vi774    
7f7 ,performance accountability ,primary
 indicators of performance shall be the 
performance metrics described in        
sections #aaf7;b77#b77;,a77i77,v7 and   
#aaf7;b77#b77;,a77ii77,i7 of the        
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4                     
#cada7;b77#b77;,a77i77,v71              

#cada7;b77#b77;,a77ii77,i77 and a       
work-readiness indicator established by 
the ,secretary of ,labor4  7g7          
,technical assistance for local area    
failure ,to meet local performance      
accountability measures ,if a local area
 fails to meet performance              
accountability goals established under  
local plans for any program year1 the   
,governor1 or1 upon request by the      
,governor1 the ,secretary of ,labor1    
shall provide technical assistance1     
which may include assistance in the     
development of a performance improvement
 plan4  #f4 ,year-round employment for  
opportunity youth  7a7 ,in general ,of  
the amounts available under section     
#c7a7 that are not reserved under       
section #d1 the ,secretary of ,labor    
shall1 for the purpose of carrying out  
year-round employment programs under    
this section--  7#a7 make an allotment  
in accordance with section              
#abg7;b77#a77;,c77ii7 of the ,workforce 
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  

,u4,s4,c4 #cafb7;b77#a77;,c77ii77 to    
each ,state that meets the requirements 
of section #ajb or #ajc of such ,act    
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caab1 #caac72 and  7#b7 
reserve not more than one-quarter of #a 
percent of such amounts to provide      
assistance to the outlying areas4  7b7  
,within state allocations  7#a7 ,in     
general ,the ,governor of a ,state1 in  
accordance with the ,state plan         
developed under section #ajb or #ajc of 
the ,workforce ,innovation and          
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caab1 
#caac71 shall allocate the amounts that 
are allotted to the ,state under        
subsection 7a77#a7 to eligible local    
areas in accordance with section        
#abh7;b77#b77;,a7 of the ,workforce     
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cafc7;b77#b77;,a77 for the   
purpose of developing and expanding     
year-round employment programs under    
this section4  7#b7 ,supplement not     
supplant ,funds made available for      
year-round youth employment programs    

under this section shall supplement and 
not supplant other ,state or local      
public funds expended for year-round    
youth employment programs or other youth
 activities funded under section #abi of
 the ,workforce ,innovation and         
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cafc74
  7#c7 ,reallocation among local areas  
,the ,governor may1 after consultation  
with the ,state board1 reallocate to    
eligible local areas within the ,state  
amounts that are made available to local
 areas from allocations made under this 
section and that are available for      
reallocation in accordance with section 
#abh7;c77#b7-7d7 of the ,workforce      
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cafc7;c77#b7-7d774  7#d7     
,local reservation ,of the amounts      
allocated to a local area under         
paragraph 7#a71 not more than #g percent
 of such amounts may be used for the    
administrative costs1 including costs   
for participating regional and national 
opportunities for in-person peer        

learning under section #aj4  7c7 ,local 
plans  7#a7 ,in general ,the local board
 of the local area shall develop and    
submit1 in partnership with the chief   
elected official1 a #d-year plan4 ,the  
plan shall be consistent with the local 
plan submitted by the local board under 
section #ajh of the ,workforce          
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cabc71 as determined by the  
,governor4  7#b7 ,submission ,the plan  
shall be submitted to the ,governor at  
such time and in such manner as the     
,governor may reasonably require4 ,a    
local area may develop and submit to the
 ,governor a local plan for programs    
under this section and a local plan for 
programs under section #e in lieu of    
submitting two plans4  7#c7 ,contents   
,at a minimum1 each plan shall include--
 7,a7 a description of how the local    
area will use program funds1 in         
accordance with subsection 7d71 to      
develop or expand year-round youth      
employment programs for each program    

year2  7,b7 a description of how the    
local area will recruit eligible youth  
into the program2  7,c7 the number of   
individuals expected to participate in  
the year-round employment program each  
program year2  7,d7 a description of the
 services1 including supportive         
services1 that the year-round employment
 program is expected to provide2  7,e7  
reasonable goals for performance        
accountability measures outlined in     
subsection 7i72  7,f7 an assurance that 
the year-round employment program will  
be aligned with the youth services      
provided under the ,workforce           
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #caja et seq472  7,g7 an      
assurance that the local area will      
adhere to the labor standards outlined  
in section #h2 and  7,h7 any other      
information as the ,governor may        
reasonably require4  7d7 ,local use of  
funds  7#a7 ,youth participant          
eligibility ,to be eligible to          
participate in activities carried out   

under this section during any program   
year1 an individual shall1 at the time  
the eligibility determination is made be
 an out-of-school youth and unemployed  
individual4  7#b7 ,local activities     
7,a7 ,development ,activities ,a local  
area that has1 at the beginning of the  
program year1 no year-round youth       
employment programs or programs that do 
not have all program elements described 
in paragraph 7#c77;,b7 shall use        
unreserved allotted funds to--  7i7     
plan1 develop1 and carry out activities 
described in paragraph 7#c77;,b72  7ii7 
at the local area's discretion1 develop 
technology infrastructure1 including    
data and management systems1 to support 
program activities2  7iii7 conduct      
outreach to youth participants and      
employers2 and  7iv7 at the local area's
 discretion1 use not more than #cj      
percent of allocated program funds to   
subsidize the wages of each youth       
participant4  7,b7 ,expansion           
,activities ,a local area that has at   

the beginning of the program year1 a    
year-round youth employment program that
 has all program elements described in  
paragraph 7#c77;,b7 shall use unreserved
 allotted funds to--  7i7 increase the  
number of year-round employment         
opportunities1 including unsubsidized or
 partly subsidized opportunities and    
opportunities in the private sector2    
7ii7 conduct outreach to youth          
participants and employers2  7iii7 use  
allocated program funds to subsidize    
wages of each youth participant2 and    
7iv7 at the local area's discretion1    
enhance activities described in         
paragraph 7#c77;,b74  7#c7 ,local       
elements  7,a7 ,program ,design  7i7 ,in
 general ,programs funded under this    
section shall match each youth          
participant with an appropriate         
employer1 based on factors including the
 needs of the employer and the age1     
skill1 and informed aspirations of the  
youth participant1 for high-quality     
year-round employment1 which may not--  

7,i7 be less than #ahj days and more    
than #a year2  7,,ii7 pay less than the 
highest of the ,federal1 ,state1 or     
local minimum wage2 and  7,,iii7 employ 
the youth participant for less than #bj 
hours per week4  7ii7 ,employer share of
 wages ,programs funded under this      
section shall require not less than #be 
percent of the wages of each youth      
participant to be paid by the employer1 
except this requirement may be waived   
for not more than #aj percent of youth  
participants with significant barriers  
to employment4  7,b7 ,program elements  
,program elements include-- 7i7         
work-readiness training and educational 
programs to enhance year-round          
employment2  7ii7 coaching and mentoring
 services for youth participants to     
enhance the year-round employment       
opportunity and encourage program       
completion2  7iii7 coaching and         
mentoring services for employers on how 
to successfully employ each youth       
participant in meaningful work2  7iv7   

career and college planning services2   
7v7 high-quality financial literacy     
education1 including education on the   
use of credit and financing higher      
education1 and access to safe and       
affordable banking accounts with        
consumer protections2  7vi7 supportive  
services1 or connection to existing     
supportive services1 to enable          
participation in the program2  7vii7    
integration of services provided by the 
program with existing youth development 
programs1 secondary school programs1    
youth services provided under the       
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caja et seq471 and 
skills training programs funded by the  
,state or ,federal ,government2  7viii7 
referral of at least #cj percent of     
participants from or to providers of    
youth1 adult1 vocational rehabilitation 
services1 and adult education and       
literacy services under the ,workforce  
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #caja et seq471 or skills     

training programs funded by the ,state  
or ,federal ,government2  7ix7 rigorous 
evaluation of programs using research   
approaches appropriate to programs in   
different levels of development and     
maturity1 including random assignment or
 quasi-experimental impact evaluations1 
implementation evaluations1             
pre-experimental studies1 and           
feasibility studies2 and  7x7 commitment
 and support from mayors or county      
executives4  7,c7 ,priority ,priority   
shall be given to year-round employment 
opportunities--  7i7 in existing or     
emerging in-demand industry sectors or  
occupations2 or  7ii7 that meet         
community needs in the public1 private1 
or nonprofit sector4  7e7 ,reports  7#a7
 ,in general ,for each year that a local
 area receives funds under this section1
 the local area shall submit to the     
,secretary of ,labor and the ,governor a
 report with--  7,a7 the number of youth
 participants in the program2  7,b7 the 
number of youth participants who        

completed the year-round employment     
opportunity2  7,c7 the expenditures made
 from the amounts allocated under this  
section1 including expenditures made to 
provide youth participants with         
supportive services2  7,d7 a description
 of how the local area has used program 
funds to develop or expand year-round   
youth employment programs1 including a  
description of program activities and   
services provided1 including supportive 
services provided and the number of     
youth participants accessing such       
services2  7,e7 the source and amount of
 funding for the wages of each youth    
participant2  7,f7 information          
specifying the levels of performance    
achieved with respect to the primary    
indicators of performance described in  
subsection 7f7 for the program2  7,g7   
the average number of hours and weeks   
worked and the average amount of wages  
earned by youth participants in the     
program2  7,h7 the percent of youth     
participants placed in employment       

opportunities in the nonprofit1 public1 
and private sectors2  7,i7 the number of
 youth participants who are asked to    
remain after the end of the year-round  
employment and the number of youth      
participants actually retained for not  
less than #ij days2 and  7,j7 any other 
information that the ,secretary of      
,labor determines necessary to monitor  
the effectiveness of the program4  7#b7 
,disaggregation ,the information        
required to be reported pursuant to     
subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 and 7,g7 of   
paragraph 7#a7 shall be disaggregated by
 race1 ethnicity1 sex1 age1 and         
subpopulations described in section     
#abi7;a77#a77;,b77iii77,i7-7,,vi7 of the
 ,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity
 ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4                    
#cafd7;a77#a77;,b77iii77,i7-7,,vi774    
7f7 ,performance accountability ,primary
 indicators of performance shall be the 
performance metrics described in        
sections #aaf7;b77#b77;,a77i77,,iii71   
#aaf7;b77#b77;,a77i77,v71 and           

#aaf7;b77#b77;,a77ii77,i7-7,,ii7 of the 
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4                     
#cada7;b77#b77;,a77i77,,iii71           
#cada7;b77#b77;,a77i77,v71              
#cada7;b77#b77;,a77ii77,i7-7,,ii77 and a
 work-readiness indicator established by
 the ,secretary of ,labor4  7g7         
,technical assistance for local area    
failure ,to meet local performance      
accountability measures ,if a local area
 fails to meet performance              
accountability goals established under  
local plans for any program year1 the   
,governor1 or upon request by the       
,governor1 the ,secretary of ,labor1    
shall provide technical assistance1     
which may include assistance in the     
development of a performance improvement
 plan4  #g4                             
,connecting-for-opportunities           
competitive grant program  7a7 ,in      
general ,of the amounts available under 
section #c7c7 that are not reserved     
under section #d1 the ,secretary of     

,labor shall1 in consultation with the  
,secretary of ,education1 award grants  
on a competitive basis to assist local  
community partnerships in improving high
 school graduation and youth employment 
rates4  7b7 ,local community            
partnerships  7#a7 ,mandatory partners  
,a local community partnership shall    
include at a minimum-- 7,a7 one unit of 
general local government2  7,b7 one     
local educational agency2  7,c7 one     
institution of higher education2  7,d7  
one local workforce development board2  
7,e7 one community-based organization   
with experience or expertise in working 
with youth2  7,f7 one public agency     
serving youth under the jurisdiction of 
the juvenile justice system or criminal 
justice system2  7,g7 a ,state or local 
child welfare agency2 and  7,h7 an      
agency administering programs under part
 ,a of title ,,iv of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et   
seq474  7#b7 ,optional partners ,a local
 community partnership may also include 

within the partnership-- 7,a7 ,american 
,job ,centers2  7,b7 employers or       
employer associations2  7,c7            
representatives of labor organizations2 
7,d7 programs that receive funding under
 the ,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency
 ,prevention ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #efja  
et seq472  7,e7 public agencies or      
community-based organizations with      
expertise in providing counseling       
services1 including trauma-informed and 
gender-responsive counseling2  7,f7     
public housing agencies1 collaborative  
applicants1 as defined by the           
,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacja et seq471 or 
private nonprofit organizations that    
serve homeless youth and households or  
foster youth2 and  7,g7 other           
appropriate ,state and local agencies4  
7c7 ,application ,a local community     
partnership desiring a grant under this 
section shall submit to the ,secretary  
of ,labor an application at such time1  
in such manner1 and containing such     

information as the ,secretary may       
reasonably require4 ,at a minimum1 each 
application shall include a             
comprehensive plan that--  7#a7         
demonstrates sufficient need for the    
grant in the local population           
7indicators of need may include high    
rates of high school dropouts and youth 
unemployment and a high percentage or   
number of low-income individuals in the 
local population72  7#b7 demonstrates   
the capacity of each local community    
partnership to carry out the activities 
described in subsection 7d72  7#c7 is   
consistent with the local plan submitted
 by the local board under section #ajh  
of the ,workforce ,innovation and       
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cabc71
 the local plan for career and technical
 education programs authorized under the
 ,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career and         
,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bcja et seq47 7if not part  
of the ,workforce ,innovation and       
,opportunity ,act local plan7 and the   

,state plan for programs under part ,a  
of title ,,iv of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq472 and  
7#d7 includes an assurance that the     
local community partnership will adhere 
to the labor standards outlined in      
section #h4  7d7 ,use of funds ,a local 
community partnership receiving a grant 
under this section shall use the grant  
funds-- 7#a7 to target individuals not  
younger than age #ad or older than age  
#bd2  7#b7 to make appropriate use of   
existing education1 child welfare1      
social services1 and workforce          
development data collection systems to  
facilitate the local community          
partnership's ability to target the     
individuals described in paragraph 7#a72
  7#c7 to develop wide-ranging paths to 
higher education and employment1        
including-- 7,a7 using not less than #ej
 percent of the grant funds to help     
individuals described in paragraph 7#a7 
complete their secondary school         
education through various alternative   

means1 including through high-quality1  
flexible programs that utilize          
evidence-based interventions and provide
 differentiated services 7or pathways7  
to students returning to education after
 exiting secondary school without a     
regular high school diploma or who1     
based on their grade or age1 are        
significantly off track to accumulate   
sufficient academic credits to meet high
 school graduation requirements1 as     
established by the ,state2  7,b7        
creating career pathways focused on paid
 work-based learning consisting of      
on-the-job training and classroom       
instruction that will lead to credential
 attainment and prioritize connections  
to registered apprenticeship programs   
and pre-apprenticeship programs2  7,c7  
providing career navigators to provide  
individuals described in paragraph 7#a7 
with pre-employment and employment      
counseling and to assist such           
individuals in--  7i7 finding and       
securing employment or work-based       

learning opportunities that pay not less
 than the highest of the ,federal1      
,state1 or local minimum wage2  7ii7    
identifying and assessing eligibility   
for training programs and funding for   
such programs2  7iii7 completing        
necessary paperwork2 and  7iv7          
identifying additional services1 if     
needed2  7,d7 connecting individuals    
described in paragraph 7#a7 with        
providers of youth services1 adult      
services1 vocational rehabilitation     
services1 and adult education and       
literacy services1 under the ,workforce 
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #caja et seq471 career        
planning services1 and federally and    
,state funded programs that provide     
skills training2 and  7,e7 ensuring that
 such individuals successfully          
transition into pre-apprenticeship      
programs1 registered apprenticeship     
programs1 or programs leading to        
recognized postsecondary credentials in 
in-demand industry sectors or           

occupations2  7#d7 to provide a         
comprehensive system aimed at preventing
 the individuals described in paragraph 
7#a7 from disconnecting from education1 
training1 and employment and aimed at   
re-engaging any such individual who has 
been disconnected by--  7,a7 providing  
school-based dropout prevention and     
community-based dropout recovery        
services1 including establishing or     
improving school district early warning 
systems that--  7i7 connect such systems
 to existing data gathering and         
reporting systems established under the 
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caja et seq47 for  
the purpose of identifying the          
individuals described in paragraph 7#a72
 and  7ii7 engage any such identified   
individual using targeted1              
evidence-based interventions to address 
the specific needs and issues of the    
individual1 including chronic           
absenteeism2 and  7,b7 providing the    
individuals described in paragraph 7#a7 

with access to re-engagement services   
for training programs and employment    
opportunities and using providers of    
youth services under the ,workforce     
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #caja et seq47 to conduct     
intake and refer such individuals and   
their families to the appropriate       
re-engagement service2 and  7#e7 to     
provide a comprehensive system of       
support for the individuals described in
 paragraph 7#a71 including--  7,a7      
connecting such individuals with        
professionals who can-- 7i7 provide case
 management and counseling services2 and
  7ii7 assist such individuals in-- 7,i7
 developing achievable short-term goals 
and long-term goals2 and  7,,ii7        
overcoming any social1 administrative1  
or financial barrier that may hinder the
 achievement of such goals2 and  7,b7   
providing or connecting participants    
with available supportive services4  7e7
 ,priority in awards ,in awarding grants
 under this section1 the ,secretary of  

,labor shall give priority to           
applications submitted by local         
community partnerships that include a   
comprehensive plan that--  7#a7 serves  
and targets communities with a high     
percentage or high numbers of low-income
 individuals and high rates of high     
school dropouts and youth unemployment2 
and  7#b7 allows the individuals        
described in paragraph 7#a7 to earn     
academic credit through various means1  
including high-quality career and       
technical education1 dual enrollment    
programs1 or work-based learning4  7f7  
,geographic distribution ,the ,secretary
 shall ensure that consideration is     
given to geographic distribution 7such  
as urban and rural areas7 in the        
awarding of grants under section4  7g7  
,performance accountability ,for        
activities funded under this section1   
the primary indicators of performance   
shall include-- 7#a7 the performance    
metrics described in sections           
#aaf7;b77#b77;,a77i77,,iii7-7,v7 and    

#aaf7;b77#b77;,a77ii77,i7-7,,ii7 of the 
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4                     
#cada7;b77#b77;,a77i77,,iii7-7,v71 #cada
 7b77#b77;,a77ii77,i7-7,,ii772  7#b7 the
 four-year adjusted cohort graduation   
rate and the extended-year adjusted     
cohort graduation rate in a ,state that 
chooses to use such a graduation rate1  
as defined in section #haja7be7 of the  
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife1 as amended2 and  7#c7 the
 rate of attaining a recognized         
equivalent of a diploma1 such as a      
general equivalency diploma4  7h7       
,reports ,for each year that a local    
community partnership administers a     
program under this section1 the local   
community partnership shall submit to   
the ,secretary of ,labor and1 if        
applicable1 the ,state a report on--    
7#a7 the number of youth participants in
 the program1 including the number of   
in-school and out-of-school youth1      
disaggregated by race1 ethnicity1 sex1  

age1 and subpopulations described in    
section                                 
#abi7;a77#a77;,b77iii77,i7-7,,vii7 of   
the ,workforce ,innovation and          
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4        
#cafd7;a77#a77;,b77iii77,i7-7,,vii772   
7#b7 the expenditures made from the     
amounts allocated under this section1   
including any expenditures made to      
provide youth participants with         
supportive services2  7#c7 a description
 of program activities and services     
provided1 including supportive services 
provided and the number of youth        
participants accessing such services2   
7#d7 information specifying the levels  
of performance achieved with respect to 
the primary indicators of performance   
described in subsection 7f7 for the     
program1 disaggregated by race1         
ethnicity1 sex1 age1 and subpopulations 
described in section                    
#abi7;a77#a77;,b77iii77,i7-7,,vii7 of   
the ,workforce ,innovation and          
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4        

#cafd7;a77#a77;,b77iii77,i7-7,,vii772   
and  7#e7 any other information that the
 ,secretary of ,labor determines        
necessary to monitor the effectiveness  
of the program4  #h4 ,labor standards   
,activities funded under this ,act shall
 be subject to the requirements and     
restrictions1 including the labor       
standards1 described in section #aha of 
the ,workforce ,investment ,act of #aiih
 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bica7 and the          
nondiscrimination provisions of section 
#ahh of such ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bich71
 in addition to other applicable        
,federal laws4  #i4 ,privacy ,nothing in
 this ,act-- 7#a7 shall be construed to 
supersede the privacy protections       
afforded parents and students under     
section #ddd of the ,general ,education 
,provisions ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4         
#abcb;g72 or  7#b7 shall be construed to
 permit the development of a national   
database of personally identifiable     
information on individuals receiving    
services under this ,act4  #aj4         

,innovation and learning ,using funds   
reserved under section #d1 the          
,secretary shall-- 7#a7 provide         
technical assistance to ensure providers
 have sufficient organizational         
capacity1 staff training1 and expertise 
to effectively implement programs1      
described under this ,act2  7#b7 create 
regional and national opportunities for 
in-person peer learning2 and  7#c7      
provide on a competitive basis          
sub-grants to ,states and local areas to
 conduct pilots and demonstrations using
 emerging and evidence-based best       
practices1 and models for youth         
employment programs and to evaluate such
 programs using designs that employ the 
most rigorous analytical and statistical
 methods that are reasonably feasible4  
#aa4 ,evaluation and reports  7a7       
,evaluation ,not earlier than #a year or
 later than #b years after the end of   
the award grant period1 the ,secretary  
of ,labor shall conduct an evaluation of
 the programs administered under this   

,act4  7b7 ,reports to congress ,the    
,secretary of ,labor shall transmit to  
the ,committee on ,education and the    
,workforce of the ,house of             
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions of the ,senate not later than 
#e years after the end of the award     
grant period1 a final report on the     
results of the evaluation conducted     
under subsection 7a74  #ab4 ,definitions
 ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,,esea terms ,the  
terms extended-year adjusted cohort     
graduation rate1 evidence-based1        
four-year adjusted cohort graduation    
rate1 local educational agency1 and     
secondary school have the meanings given
 such terms in section #haja of the     
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74    
7#b7 ,institution of higher education   
,the term institution of higher         
education has the meaning given such    
term in section #aja of the ,higher     
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 

#ajja74  7#c7 ,registered apprenticeship
 program ,the term registered           
apprenticeship program has the meaning  
given such term in section #aga7;b7 of  
the ,workforce ,innovation and          
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4        
#cbbf7;b774  7#d7 ,other wioa terms ,the
 terms administrative costs1 career and 
technical education1 career pathway1    
career planning1 community-based        
organization1 ,governor1 in-demand      
industry sector or occupation1 in-school
 youth1 local area1 local board1        
low-income individual1 one-stop center1 
on-the-job training1 outlying area1     
out-of-school youth1 school dropout1    
,state1 supportive services1 unemployed 
individual1 and unit of general local   
government have the meanings given such 
terms in section #c of the ,workforce   
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #cajb74