Sec. 114. Youth workforce investment activities responding to the COVID–19 national emergency
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From the amounts appropriated under subsection (d), the Secretary shall make allotments to States in accordance with section 127(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3162(b) ). Not later than 30 days after a State receives an allotment under paragraph (1), the State shall use the allotted funds— to make the reservations required under 128(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3163(a) ), which reserved funds may be used for statewide activities described in section 129(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3164(a) ) related to the COVID–19 national emergency and the activities described in subsection (b); and to allocate the remaining funds to local areas in accordance with section 128(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3163(b) ), which funds may be used for the activities described in subsection (b).
In using the funds received under this section, each State and local area shall prioritize providing services described in paragraph (2)(A) for youth impacted by diminished labor market opportunities for summer jobs or year-round employment due to the economic impacts of the COVID–19 national emergency. Each State and local area receiving funds under this section shall use not less than 50 percent of such funds to support summer and year-round youth employment opportunities for in-school and out-of-school youth— with a priority for out-of-school youth and youth with multiple barriers to employment; and which shall include support for employer partnerships for youth employment and subsidized youth employment, and partnerships with community-based organizations to support such employment opportunities.
Any amount of the funds so received that is not used to carry out the activities described in subparagraph
(A)shall be used by States and local areas for carrying out the activities described in subsections
(b)and (c), respectively, of section 129 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3164 ), and for the purposes of— supporting in-school and out-of-school youth to connect to education and career pathways; establishing or expanding partnerships with community-based organizations to develop or expand work experience opportunities through which youth can develop skills and competencies to secure and maintain employment, including opportunities with supports for activities like peer mentoring; providing subsidized employment, internships, work-based learning, and youth apprenticeship opportunities; providing work readiness training activities and educational programs aligned to career pathways that support credential attainment and the development of employability skills; engaging or establishing industry or sector partnerships to determine job needs and available opportunities for youth employment; conducting outreach to youth and employers; providing coaching, navigation, and mentoring services for participating youth, including career exploration, career counseling, career planning, and college planning services for participating youth; providing coaching, navigation, and mentoring services for employers on how to successfully employ participating youth in meaningful work; providing services to youth, to enable participation in a program of youth activities, which services may include supportive services, access to technological devices and access to other supports needed to access online services, and followup services for not less than 12 months after the completion of participation, as appropriate; and coordinating activities under this section with State and local educational agencies to adjust for revised academic calendars in response to the COVID–19 national emergency. A State or local area using funds under this section for youth summer or year-round employment shall require that not less than 25 percent of the wages of each eligible youth participating in such employment be paid by the employer, except that such requirement may waived for an employer facing financial hardship due to the COVID–19 national emergency. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the activities described in this section, and subsections (b), (c), and
(d)of section 111, $2,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, to remain available through fiscal year 2022.
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