Sec. 5. Summer employment opportunities for at-risk youth
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Of the amounts available under section 3(1) that are not reserved under section 4, the Secretary of Labor shall, for the purpose of carrying out summer employment programs under this section— make an allotment in accordance with section 127(b)(1)(C)(ii) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3162(b)(1)(C)(ii) ) to each State that meets the requirements of section 102 or 103 of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3112 , 3113); reserve not more than one-quarter of 1 percent of such amounts to provide assistance to the outlying areas; and reserve not more than 1 1/2 percent of such amount to, on a competitive basis, make grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Alaska Native entities, Indian-controlled organizations serving Indians, or Native Hawaiian organizations to carry out the activities described in subsection (d)(2).
The Governor of a State, in accordance with the State plan developed under section 102 or 103 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3112 , 3113), shall allocate the amounts that are allotted to the State under subsection (a)(1) to eligible local areas in accordance with section 128(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3163(b)(2)(A) ) for the purpose of developing and expanding summer employment programs under this section.
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 129 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3163 ). The Governor may, after consultation with the State board, 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 128(c)(2)–(4) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3163(c)(2) –(4)).
Of the amounts allocated to a local area under paragraph (1), not more than 7 percent of such amounts may be used for the administrative costs, including costs for participating in regional and national opportunities for in-person peer learning under section 10. The local board of the local area shall develop and submit, in partnership with the chief elected official, a 4-year plan. The plan shall be consistent with the local plan submitted by the local board under section 108 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3123 ), as determined by the Governor.
The plan shall be submitted to the Governor at such time and in such manner as the Governor may reasonably require. 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 6 in lieu of submitting two plans. At a minimum, each plan shall include— a description of how the local area will use program funds, in accordance with subsection (d), to develop or expand summer youth employment programs for each program year; a description of how the local area will recruit eligible youth into the program; the number of individuals expected to participate in the summer employment program each program year; a description of the services, including supportive services, that the summer employment program is expected to provide; reasonable goals for performance accountability measures outlined in subsection (i); an assurance that the summer employment program will be aligned with the youth services provided under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.); an assurance that the local area will adhere to the labor standards outlined in section 8; and any other information as the Governor may reasonably require.
To be eligible to participate in activities carried out under this section during any program year, an individual shall, at the time the eligibility determination is made, be either an out-of-school youth or an in-school youth. A local area that has, at the beginning of the program year, no summer youth employment programs or programs that do not have all program elements described in paragraph (3)(B) shall use unreserved allotted funds to— plan, develop, and carry out activities described in paragraph (3)(B); at the local area’s discretion, develop technology infrastructure, including data and management systems, to support program activities; conduct outreach to youth participants and employers; and at the local area’s discretion, use not more than 25 percent of allocated program funds to subsidize not more than 75 percent of the wages of each youth participant.
A local area that has, at the beginning of the program year, a summer youth employment program that has all program elements described in paragraph (3)(B) shall use unreserved allotted funds to— increase the number of summer employment opportunities, including unsubsidized or partly subsidized opportunities and opportunities in the private sector; conduct outreach to youth participants and employers; use allocated program funds to subsidize not more than 50 percent of the wages of each youth participant; and at the local area’s discretion, enhance activities described in paragraph (3)(B).
Programs funded under this section shall match each youth participant with an appropriate employer, based on factors including the needs of the employer and the age, skill, and informed aspirations of the youth participant, for a high-quality summer employment opportunity, which may not— be less than 4 weeks; and pay less than the highest of the Federal, State, or local minimum wage. Program elements include— work-readiness training and educational programs to enhance the summer employment opportunity; coaching and mentoring services for youth participants to enhance the summer employment opportunity and encourage program completion; coaching and mentoring services for employers on how to successfully employ each youth participant in meaningful work; career and college planning services; high-quality financial literacy education, including education on the use of credit and financing higher education, and access to safe and affordable banking accounts with consumer protections; supportive services, or connection to existing supportive services, to enable participation in the program; integration of services provided by the program with existing year-round employment programs, youth development programs, secondary school programs, youth services provided under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), and skills training programs funded by the State or Federal Government; referral of at least 30 percent of participants from or to providers of youth, adult, vocational rehabilitation services, and adult education and literacy services under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) or skills training programs funded by the State or Federal Government; rigorous evaluation of programs using research approaches appropriate to programs in different levels of development and maturity, including random assignment or quasi-experimental impact evaluations, implementation evaluations, pre-experimental studies, and feasibility studies; and commitment and support from mayors or county executives.
Priority shall be given to summer employment opportunities— in existing or emerging in-demand industry sectors or occupations; or that meet community needs in the public, private, or nonprofit sector. For any program year, not less than 75 percent of the unreserved funds allotted to local area under this section shall be used to provide summer employment opportunities for in-school youth. For each year that a local area receives funds under this section, the local area shall submit to the Secretary of Labor and the Governor a report with— the number of youth participants in the program, including the number of in-school and out-of-school youth; the number of youth participants who completed the summer employment opportunity; the expenditures made from the amounts allocated under this section, including expenditures made to provide youth participants with supportive services; a description of how the local area has used program funds to develop or expand summer youth employment programs, including a description of program activities and services provided, including supportive services provided and the number of youth participants accessing such services; the source and amount of funding for the wages of each youth participant; information specifying the levels of performance achieved with respect to the primary indicators of performance described in subsection
(i)for the program; the average number of hours and weeks worked and the average amount of wages earned by youth participants in the program; the percent of youth participants placed in employment opportunities in the nonprofit, public, and private sectors; and any other information that the Secretary of Labor determines necessary to monitor the effectiveness of the program. The information required to be reported pursuant to subparagraphs (A), (B), and
(G)of paragraph
(1)shall be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, sex, age, and subpopulations described in section 129(a)(1)(B)(iii)(I)–(VI) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1)(B)(iii)(I) –(VI)). Primary indicators of performance shall be the performance metrics described in sections 116(b)(2)(A)(i)(V) and 116(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)(i)(V) , 3141(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I)) and a work-readiness indicator established by the Secretary of Labor. If a local area fails to meet performance accountability goals established under local plans for any program year, the Governor, or, upon request by the Governor, the Secretary of Labor, shall provide technical assistance, which may include assistance in the development of a performance improvement plan.
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