Sec. 2. Reentry Employment Opportunities Program
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Subtitle D of title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.) is amended— by redesignating section 172 ( 29 U.S.C. 3227 ) as section 173; and by inserting after section 171 ( 29 U.S.C. 3226 ) the following: In this section: The term correctional institution has the meaning given the term in section 225(e). The term eligible adult means an individual who— on the date of the individual's enrollment— is not younger than age 25; and is residing in or returning to the geographic area served; and before that date of enrollment— was released from incarceration in a correctional institution (including being enrolled in a work release center at the institution); or served an alternative sentence, or a sentence to a diversion program, ordered through the adult criminal justice system; or on that date, is subject to the adult criminal justice system, including an individual who— is incarcerated in a correctional institution (including being enrolled in a work release center at the institution), but is scheduled to be released within 6 months; is residing in a residential reentry center; is subject to electronic or home-based monitoring; is in the community on probation or parole; or is serving an alternative sentence, or a sentence to a diversion program, ordered through that system.
The term eligible young adult means an individual who, on the date of the individual's enrollment— is not younger than age 18 and not older than age 24; is residing in or returning to the geographic area served; and is a school dropout (within the meaning of section 129(a)(1)(B)(iii)(I)) from a high school, except that not more than 10 percent of the individuals accepted to participate in a program under subsection
(b)may be found eligible under this subparagraph solely on the basis of meeting the requirements of this clause; or is an individual who is, or has been, subject to the juvenile or adult criminal justice system, including an individual who— is or has been incarcerated in a correctional institution (including being enrolled in a work release center at the institution or in a detention facility for juveniles); is or has been subject to that system due to having an out-of-home placement, or being on probation or parole; or is serving or has served an alternative sentence, or a sentence to a diversion program, ordered through that system. The term eligible youth means an individual who, on the date of the individual's enrollment— is not younger than age 16 and not older than age 17; is residing in or returning to the geographic area served; and is a school dropout (within the meaning of section 129(a)(1)(B)(iii)(I)) from a high school, except that not more than 10 percent of the individuals accepted to participate in a program under subsection
(c)may be found eligible under this subparagraph solely on the basis of meeting the requirements of this clause; or is an individual who is, or has been, subject to the juvenile justice system, including an individual who— is or has been incarcerated in a correctional institution (including being enrolled in a work release center at the institution or in a detention facility for juveniles); is or has been subject to that system due to having an out-of-home placement, or being on probation or parole; or is serving or has served an alternative sentence, or a sentence to a diversion program, ordered through that system. The term enroll means receive confirmation that an individual, having applied to participate in a program under this section, has been accepted to the program. The term registered apprenticeship means an apprenticeship registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the National Apprenticeship Act ; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). The Secretary shall establish and carry out an adult Reentry Employment Opportunities Program. In carrying out the program, the Secretary may make direct grants to eligible entities to carry out projects described in paragraph (6), in geographic areas, for eligible adults and eligible young adults. In any year for which the Secretary makes grants under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall make intermediary grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities who are national or regional intermediaries, who shall use the grant funds to make direct grants to eligible entities or to carry out projects described in subparagraph
(A)in accordance with the provisions of this subsection. For purposes of this subsection, a reference to the Secretary shall include a reference to an intermediary who receives funds under this subparagraph to the extent that the intermediary uses the funds to make direct grants to eligible entities. To be eligible to receive a direct or intermediary grant under this subsection, an entity— shall be an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code; may be— an organization that serves women or a minority population; a State or local government; or an entity (including an Indian tribe or an Alaska Native-controlled or Native Hawaiian-controlled organization) that is eligible for a grant under section 166 (including the regulations issued under that section); and may be an organization that serves— an urban county, meaning a county that is a Metropolitan Area, as designated by the Office of Management and Budget; or a rural county, meaning a county that is a Micropolitan Area, or neither a Metropolitan Area nor a Micropolitan Area, as so designated. To be eligible to receive a direct grant or an intermediary grant under this subsection, an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including, for a program that includes an industry-recognized credential, a description of the program leading to the credential. An entity that receives, under this subsection, a direct grant to carry out a project described in paragraph
(2)shall use the grant funds to carry out a project that provides opportunities in a pre-apprenticeship program, a registered apprenticeship program, an industry-recognized apprenticeship program, occupational skills education, on-the-job training, work experience, job referrals, basic skills remediation, educational services, or work readiness activities, to eligible adults or eligible young adults. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subsection for fiscal year 2021 and each subsequent fiscal year. The Secretary shall establish and carry out a youth Reentry Employment Opportunities Program. In carrying out the program, the Secretary may make direct grants to eligible entities to carry out projects described in subsection (b)(6), in geographic areas, for eligible youth. In any year for which the Secretary makes grants under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall make intermediary grants as described in subsection (b)(2)(A), except that references in that subsection to eligible entities shall be treated as references to entities described in paragraph (3). To be eligible to receive a direct or intermediary grant under this subsection, an entity may be an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code or a State juvenile justice agency. To be eligible to receive a direct grant or an intermediary grant under this subsection, an entity shall submit an application as described in subsection (b)(4). An entity that receives, under this subsection, a direct grant to carry out a project described in paragraph
(2)shall use the grant funds as described in subsection (b)(6), for eligible youth. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subsection for fiscal year 2021 and each subsequent fiscal year. The Secretary shall reserve and use not more than— 2 percent of the funds appropriated under subsection (b)(7) for a fiscal year to provide technical assistance to recipients of grants under subsection (b); and 2 percent of the funds appropriated under subsection (c)(7) for a fiscal year to provide technical assistance to recipients of grants under subsection (c). .
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