Sec. 141. Purposes
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The purposes of this subtitle are— to promote the development of comprehensive workforce development systems at the State, regional, and local levels that reflect the alignment of strategies and activities across the core programs and, where appropriate, across other workforce development, education, economic development, and human services programs, to provide effective, high quality, and client-centered services to job seekers and workers, youth, and employers; to promote innovation and to improve, replicate, and expand models and service delivery strategies— that are of demonstrated effectiveness in meeting the education, training, and employment needs of job seekers and workers, and youth, including such individuals with barriers to employment, and employers; and that may include— industry and sector strategies, career pathway models, and other examples of models and strategies involving integrated partnerships; models or strategies that utilize pay for performance, prior learning, or retention grants; or models or strategies that address areas of high poverty or individuals who are long-term unemployed, and that lead to economic self-sufficiency; and to establish and improve programs for youth that engage, recover, and connect youth by providing access to career pathways that include the attainment of a recognized postsecondary credential and employment that leads to economic self-sufficiency.