Sec. 10. Reestablishment of youth councils
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Section 107 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3122 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: There shall be established, as a subgroup within each local board, a youth council appointed by the local board, in cooperation with the chief elected official for the local area. The membership of each youth council shall include representatives with special interest or professional expertise with youth workforce development programs, activities related to youth workforce readiness, youth workforce investment activities, local labor or joint labor-management organizations, and education related representatives— membership may include— members of the local board with special interest or expertise in youth workforce readiness or youth workforce development; local labor or joint labor-management organizations with a special interest or expertise in youth workforce readiness or youth workforce development; representatives of the workforce, in the local area, with a special interest or expertise in youth workforce readiness or youth workforce development; representatives of entities administering education and training activities, including career and technical education activities, in the local area, with special interest or expertise in youth workforce readiness or youth workforce development; representatives of youth service agencies, including juvenile justice, local law enforcement agencies, and representatives of local public housing authorities; parents of eligible youth, and current or former youth program participants; representatives of vulnerable populations (including but not limited to foster youth, minority youth, and youth with disabilities); community representatives, employers of eligible youth, and Workplace Learning Advisors (as defined in section 3 of WIOA), with experience relating to youth workforce activities; and representatives of the Job Corps; and may include such other individuals as the chairperson of the local board, in cooperation with the chief elected official, determines to be appropriate.
Members of the youth council who are not otherwise members of the local board shall be voting members of the youth council and nonvoting members of the board. The duties of the youth council shall include— representing the interests of youth before the local board; collaborating with the local board to ensure programs address youth workforce development and youth workforce readiness; and advising the local board on the inclusion and incorporation of the local youth workforce in decisions as appropriate.
Amend WIOA to include Youth Councils as a required section of the State and local plan, including how they are incorporating the recommendations of the youth councils, including in the annual report have a requirement to report on activities related to council’s recommendations. .
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