Sec. 141. Experimental, research, and demonstration projects and College Corps program
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Section 156 is amended— by striking The Secretary and inserting
(a); In general .—The Secretary by striking program and may waive and inserting program. The Secretary may waive ; and by inserting before the period the following: if the Secretary informs the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, in writing, not less than 90 days in advance of issuing such waiver. . Section 156 is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall jointly establish a demonstration project under this section to be known as the College Corps that provide at-risk youth intensive education and skills training in order to prepare such youth for college and for high-skilled employment that can only be achieved with a college degree. The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall jointly select sites to participate, on a competitive basis, from among underperforming Jobs Corps centers in areas with low levels of college attainment. The Secretary shall select College Corps center operators on a competitive basis from among nonprofit organizations with prior success operating high-performing, college and career-ready education residential programs for at-risk young people. The Secretary shall administer the College Corps sites in collaboration with the Secretary of Education with the development of an interagency agreement that identifies the duties and responsibilities of the Departments under these projects. As part of the interagency agreement, the Secretary of Education will be responsible for partnering with a State or local education agency for the purposes of granting a high school diploma that adheres to college and career ready standards and accessing State and local education dollars. A grant, contract, or cooperative agreement to operate at least one center shall be awarded to an eligible operative within 1 year from enactment. Individuals eligible to participate in College Corps projects under this subsection shall be low-income youth who are in 6th or 7th grade at the time they begin participation who meet at least two of the following criteria: Have a record of suspensions, office referrals, or chronic truancy. Have failed to achieve proficiency on State assessment in mathematics, reading, or both. Live in a household that is headed by a single parent or non-custodial parent. Is homeless or is a foster child. Live in a household that is public housing or receives public housing assistance. Have an immediate family member who is or has been incarcerated. .