Sec. 3. Definitions

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In this Act: The term award means a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement. The term competency means the attainment of knowledge, skills, and abilities in a subject area, as specified by an occupational skill standard and demonstrated by an appropriate written and hands-on proficiency measurement. The terms area career and technical education school , Tribally controlled college or university , Tribally controlled postsecondary career and technical institution , and work-based learning have the meanings given the terms in section 3 of the Carl D.

Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). The term education and training provider means— an area career and technical education school; an early college high school; a dual or concurrent enrollment program; an educational service agency; a high school; a local educational agency or State educational agency; a Tribal educational agency, Tribally controlled college or university, or Tribally controlled postsecondary career and technical institution; an institution of higher education; a Historically Black College or University, meaning a part B institution as defined in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061)); a minority-serving institution; a local agency administering plans under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other than section 112 or part C of that title (29 U.S.C. 732, 741); a related integrated instruction provider, including a qualified intermediary acting as a related integrated instruction provider as approved by the Office of Apprenticeship or a State apprenticeship agency recognized by the Secretary; and a consortium of entities described in any of subparagraphs

(A)through (L). The term eligible entity means a partnership that shall include— 1 or more State educational agencies or local educational agencies; 1 or more youth apprenticeship program sponsors, which may be employers; and entities or officials from not fewer than 2 categories consisting of the following: A Governor of a State, including a Governor acting through 1 or more State agencies. A State workforce development board or State workforce agency, or a local workforce development board or local workforce agency. An education and training provider, or a consortium thereof. A State vocational rehabilitation agency. A qualified intermediary. An industry or sector partnership, a group of employers, a trade association, or a professional association. A labor organization or joint-labor management organization. An Indian Tribe, Tribal organization, or Urban Indian organization. A nonprofit entity, such as a community-based organization, human or youth services provider, or economic development organization. The terms dual or concurrent enrollment program , early college high school , educational service agency , high school , local educational agency , regular high school diploma , and State educational agency have the meanings given the terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). The term challenging State academic standards has the meaning given the term in section 1111(b)(1)(A) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(1)(A)). The term students with the most significant cognitive disabilities means such students, within the meaning of section 1111(b)(1)(E)(i) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(1)(E)(i)). The term evidence-based , used with respect to a practice or approach, means a youth apprenticeship, postsecondary education, or career-related strategy or intervention that meets subparagraph (A)(i) or subclause

(I)or

(II)of subparagraph (A)(ii) of section 8101(21) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(21)). The terms Indian Tribe and Tribal organization have the meanings given the terms (without regard to capitalization) in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). The term interim credential means a credential issued by a local educational agency, secondary school, institution of higher education, sponsor of a youth apprenticeship program, or industry-recognized third party, or the Office of Apprenticeship or a State apprenticeship agency recognized by the Secretary, upon request of the sponsor, as certification of a regular high school diploma, competency, or a recognized postsecondary credential by a youth apprentice during participation in a youth apprenticeship program. The term minority-serving institution means an institution defined in any of paragraphs

(1)through

(7)of section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). The term national apprenticeship system means the apprenticeship programs, youth apprenticeship programs, and pre-apprenticeship programs that are approved by the Office of Apprenticeship and State apprenticeship agencies. The term nontraditional apprenticeship population means a group of individuals with a common demographic trait (such as individuals from the same gender, race, or ethnicity), the members of which— with respect to an established youth apprenticeship program, comprise less than 25 percent of the program participants in that youth apprenticeship program; or based on the most recent satisfactory data from the Bureau of the Census, comprise a percentage of individuals employed in an occupation that is lower than the percentage of the total population of the United States comprised by such members. The term outlying area means American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. The term postsecondary education and career guidance and counseling means guidance and counseling that provides students, and as appropriate, parents or legal guardians— access to information about career awareness, exploration opportunities, and planning with respect to a student’s academic and occupational future along career pathways; information about career options, financial aid, apprenticeship and other work-based learning opportunities, postsecondary education options, dual or concurrent enrollment programs and early college programs, and financial literacy, as appropriate; and information about supportive services that increase enrollment, retention, and completion in youth apprenticeship programs. The term qualified intermediary means a nonprofit entity that demonstrates expertise and experience in serving participants, employers, and schools by— building, sustaining, measuring, and improving the quality and performance of youth apprenticeship programs; assisting in the design, approval, registration, and implementation of youth apprenticeship programs, including program development, and meeting program requirements, including registration and reporting requirements; in collaboration with 1 or more State educational agencies, local educational agencies, or institutions of higher education included in the eligible entity, providing collaborative professional development activities such as training for workplace supervisors, mentors, counselors, and teachers, instructors, and other educators; supporting the recruitment for, retention in, and completion of youth apprenticeship programs by potential or enrolled youth apprentices, including youth apprentices who are from low-income backgrounds or members of nontraditional apprenticeship populations; developing and providing personalized youth apprentice supports, including by partnering with organizations to provide access to or referrals for supportive services, financial literacy, and other support based upon needs of potential or enrolled youth apprentices; supporting collaboration or partnerships among the partners of the eligible entity; or serving as a program sponsor. The term related integrated instruction means instruction in technical subjects, related to the occupation in which a youth apprentice engages in work-based learning during a youth apprenticeship program, that— concerns essential employability skills; supports successful participation in and completion of the youth apprenticeship program accomplished through integrated and aligned classroom instruction; and may include occupational courses, or other instruction approved by the involved State educational agency or local educational agency. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Labor. The term sponsor means any employer, joint labor-management organization, trade association, committee, professional association, labor organization, education and training provider, or qualified intermediary— in whose name a youth apprenticeship program is registered or is to be registered under the National Apprenticeship System; and that assumes responsibility for the implementation of such a program. The term State — has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102); and includes each of the outlying areas. The terms State workforce development and local workforce development , used with respect to a board, have the meanings given the terms State board and local board , respectively, in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). The term State vocational rehabilitation agency means a designated State agency or designated State unit, as the case may be, as such terms are defined in section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 705). The term State used with respect to a workforce agency, means the State agency with responsibility for workforce investment activities under chapters 2 and 3 of subtitle B of title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3121 et seq., 3131 et seq.). The term Tribal educational agency has the meaning given the term (without regard to capitalization) in section 6132 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7452). The term Urban Indian organization has the meaning given the term in the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603). The terms career pathway , in-demand industry sector or occupation , individual with a disability , industry or sector partnership , institution of higher education , recognized postsecondary credential , and supportive services have the meanings given in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). The term youth means an individual who is not younger than age 16 or older than age 22. The term youth apprentice means a youth who is— not younger than age 16 or older than age 22; participating in a youth apprenticeship program; and enrolled in or returning to high school at the start of the program. The term youth apprenticeship agreement means a written agreement under section 101 that is agreed to by each of the following: A youth. The youth’s parent or legal guardian, as applicable. One or more local educational agencies. The youth apprenticeship sponsor, which may be an employer for a youth apprenticeship. As appropriate, a qualified intermediary for a youth apprenticeship. As appropriate, one or more institutions of higher education. As appropriate, one or more employers. The term youth apprenticeship program means an apprenticeship program 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.) that— is designed for youth not younger than age 16 or older than age 22 who at the start of the program are enrolled in or returning to high school; and meets the standards described in section 102.

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