[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1454 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1454

To provide for the development of workplace readiness competencies and 
  voluntary national industry-recognized skill standards, to promote 
   school-to-work transition and youth apprenticeship, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 24, 1993

Mr. Gunderson (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Petri, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. 
    Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. Bereuter) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the development of workplace readiness competencies and 
  voluntary national industry-recognized skill standards, to promote 
   school-to-work transition and youth apprenticeship, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National School-
to-Work Transition and Youth Apprenticeship Act of 1993''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Findings.
         TITLE I--INTERAGENCY COMPACT ON WORKFORCE PREPARATION

Sec. 101. Purpose.
Sec. 102. Establishment.
Sec. 103. Duties.
Sec. 104. Staff.
Sec. 105. Availability of amounts.
TITLE II--DEVELOPMENT OF WORKPLACE READINESS COMPETENCIES AND VOLUNTARY 
              NATIONAL INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED SKILL STANDARDS

Sec. 201. Purposes.
Sec. 202. National Advisory Group on Workforce Skills.
Sec. 203. Assistance in formation of industry partnerships.
Sec. 204. Grants to industry partnerships.
Sec. 205. Endorsement of competencies, skill standards, and related 
                            recommendations.
Sec. 206. Availability of competencies, skill standards, and related 
                            recommendations.
Sec. 207. Authorization of appropriations.
      TITLE III--STATE SCHOOL-TO-WORK TRANSITION CHALLENGE GRANTS

Sec. 301. Purpose.
                      Subtitle A--Planning Grants

Sec. 311. Authorization.
Sec. 312. Application.
Sec. 313. Use of amounts.
                   Subtitle B--Implementation Grants

Sec. 321. Authorization.
Sec. 322. Application.
Sec. 323. Use of amounts.
Sec. 324. Federal and State share.
Sec. 325. Reports.
Sec. 326. Administrative costs.
          Subtitle C--Approval and Disapproval of State Plans

Sec. 331. Submission of State plan.
Sec. 332. Approval and disapproval.
              Subtitle D--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 341. Authorization of appropriations.
          TITLE IV--STATE YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM GRANTS

Sec. 401. Purposes.
                      Subtitle A--Grants to States

Sec. 411. Authorization.
Sec. 412. Application.
Sec. 413. Use of amounts.
Sec. 414. Reports.
Sec. 415. Federal and State share.
Sec. 416. Equitable distribution.
Sec. 417. Administrative and related costs.
Sec. 418. Authorization of appropriations.
   Subtitle B--National Youth Apprenticeship Criteria and Safeguards

Sec. 421. National youth apprenticeship criteria.
Sec. 422. Labor standards and safeguards.
             Subtitle C--Relationship to Other Federal Laws

Sec. 431. Vocational education.
Sec. 432. Job training.
Sec. 433. Elementary and secondary education.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purpose of this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Career awareness and exploration programs.--The term 
        ``career awareness and exploration programs'' means school 
        curriculum and work-based exploration of career options in an 
        industry or occupational cluster or orientation to a specific 
        occupation which should precede application to a youth 
        apprenticeship program.
            (2) Certificate of mastery.--The term ``certificate of 
        mastery'' means the documented attainment of voluntary national 
        industry-recognized skill standards.
            (3) Governor.--The term ``Governor`' means the chief 
        executive of any State.
            (4) Local educational agency.--The term ``local educational 
        agency'' has the meaning given such term in section 1471(12) of 
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        2891(12)).
            (5) Private industry council.--The term ``private industry 
        council'' has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the 
        Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1512).
            (6) School-to-work transition.--The term ``school-to-work 
        transition'' means the comprehensive process by which students 
        acquire academic and occupational skills, workplace readiness 
        competencies, and in some instances work experience, to assist 
        in the transition from school to employment.
            (7) State.-- The term ``State'' has the meaning given such 
        term in section 1201(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
            (8) Voluntary national industry-recognized skill 
        standards.--The term ``voluntary national industry-recognized 
        skill standards'' means industry-based occupational 
        proficiencies that establish the skills that are required by an 
        industry, which shall be marked to world class levels of 
        industry performance and tied to measurable performance-based 
        outcomes that can be readily assessed, and are comparable 
        across industries, similar occupations, and States.
            (9) Workplace mentor.--The term ``workplace mentor'' means 
        an individual at a worksite who instructs an apprentice, 
        critiques the performance of the apprentice, challenges the 
        apprentice to perform well, and works in cooperation with 
        classroom teachers and others involved in the youth 
        apprenticeship program.
            (10) Workplace readiness competencies.--The term 
        ``workplace readiness competencies'' means cross-industry, 
        cross-occupational skills that are needed to be effective in 
        the workforce.
            (11) Youth apprentice.--The term ``youth apprentice'' means 
        an individual--
                    (A) who has attained the age of 16;
                    (B) who is currently enrolled in a secondary 
                school, as such term is defined in section 1471(21) of 
                the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
                U.S.C. 2891(21)); and
                    (C) who is participating in a certified youth 
                apprenticeship program.
            (12) Youth apprenticeship agreement.--The term ``youth 
        apprenticeship agreement'' means a written agreement between an 
        employer, local educational entity, student in a youth 
        apprenticeship program, and the parent or guardian of such 
        student, which defines the parties' respective roles and 
        responsibilities.
            (13) Youth apprenticeship program.--The term ``youth 
        apprenticeship program'' means a program that--
                    (A) integrates academic instruction and work-based 
                learning;
                    (B) provides for worksite learning and paid work 
                experience;
                    (C) is offered to students beginning in the 11th or 
                12th grade;
                    (D) is intended to--
                            (i) result in receipt of a high school 
                        diploma and an approved certificate of mastery; 
                        and
                            (ii) lead, as appropriate, to entry into a 
                        postsecondary program, a program registered 
                        under the National Apprenticeship Act, or 
                        permanent employment; and
                    (E) is certified as meeting national youth 
                apprenticeship criteria.

SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Demographic trends, technological change, increased 
        international competition, and in some instances, failure of 
        United States education and training systems have resulted in 
        shortages of skilled workers and an excess of unskilled, hard-
        to-employ individuals.
            (2) The American workplace of the future will demand 
        different and higher level skills for which too many of our 
        youths are not currently trained.
            (3) Between 1975 and 1990, higher skill occupations grew at 
        almost 2\1/2\ times the rate of lower skill occupations, and 
        this trend is expected to continue with higher skill 
        occupations projected to grow nearly twice as fast as lower 
        skill occupations during the period 1990 through 2005.
            (4) The competitiveness of the United States will 
        increasingly depend on a well-educated and well-trained 
        workforce.
            (5) The United States is the only major industrialized 
        nation that lacks a formal system for helping youths make the 
        transition from school to work.
            (6) At a time when only 50 percent of United States youths 
        go on to college after high school, with only 20 to 25 percent 
        of all youths completing 4-year degrees, the United States 
        educational system continues to be geared disproportionately 
        toward meeting the needs of college-bound students.
            (7) A significant proportion of youths in the United States 
        lack the necessary skills to meet employer requirements for 
        entry level positions.
            (8) High quality work-based learning programs, particularly 
        youth apprenticeship programs, have shown strong potential to 
        enable the United States to compete better in the global 
        marketplace by improving workforce preparation and facilitating 
        youths' transition from school to work.
            (9) Unlike other industrialized countries, the United 
        States has no system of skill standards driving its workforce 
        development programs.
            (10) The development of voluntary national industry-
        recognized skill standards will benefit business and industry, 
        workers and potential workers, organizations representing 
        workers, educators, and the job training community.
            (11) The Federal Government should facilitate, but not 
        mandate, the development of voluntary national industry-
        recognized skill standards, and such standards should be 
        developed by partnerships of business and industry, workers, 
        and experts in the fields of education and training in those 
        industries for which the standards are developed.
            (12) Voluntary national industry-recognized skill standards 
        should be broad-based, not job specific, and should be 
        recognized as the essential building blocks of a comprehensive 
        workforce development system.

         TITLE I--INTERAGENCY COMPACT ON WORKFORCE PREPARATION

SEC. 101. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this title is to establish an Interagency Compact on 
Workforce Preparation to carry out activities to improve the United 
States workforce, specifically in the areas of workplace readiness 
competencies, voluntary national industry-recognized skill standards, 
school-to-work transition, and youth apprenticeship.

SEC. 102. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There is established an Interagency Compact on Workforce 
Preparation (in this Act referred to as the ``Compact''). The Compact 
shall be administered under the terms of an interagency agreement 
entered into by the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Labor, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce.

SEC. 103. DUTIES.

    (a) In General.--The Compact, in consultation with appropriate 
Federal agencies and national organizations and associations 
representing business, labor, and experts in the fields of education 
and training (as the Compact determines necessary), shall--
            (1) in accordance with section 203, identify industries or 
        clusters of industries (where appropriate) for which voluntary 
        national industry-recognized skill standards might be developed 
        and utilized successfully, and provide technical assistance and 
        other forms of assistance to assist individuals to establish 
        partnerships in such industries that would be eligible to 
        receive grants under section 204;
            (2) in accordance with section 204, provide grants to 
        industry partnerships for the purpose of developing voluntary 
        national industry-recognized skill standards;
            (3) in accordance with section 205, provide procedures for 
        the endorsement of recommendations for workplace readiness 
        competencies, voluntary national industry-recognized skill 
        standards, and other related recommendations;
            (4) in accordance with section 206, make available to 
        appropriate entities those recommendations endorsed under 
        section 205;
            (5) in accordance with sections 311 and 321, provide grants 
        to States to develop and implement State plans to establish 
        school-to-work transition systems in such States, and establish 
        procedures to measure the performance or success of such 
        systems taking into account school retention rates, graduation 
        rates, employment placements (where appropriate), matriculation 
        rates to postsecondary schools, training institutions, 
        registered apprenticeship programs, the military, and other 
        appropriate factors, as determined by the Compact;
            (6) in accordance with subtitle C of title III, provide 
        procedures for the approval of such State plans;
            (7) in accordance with section 411, provide grants to 
        States for the purpose of establishing youth apprenticeship 
        programs in such States, and establish procedures similar to 
        the procedures described in paragraph (5) to measure the 
        performance or success of such programs;
            (8) provide procedures under which a State may apply for a 
        grant under sections 321 and 411 in a single application to 
        establish a unified State plan for establishing school-to-work 
        transition systems and youth apprenticeship programs in such 
        State;
            (9) conduct research, in cooperation with the Office of 
        Educational Research and Improvement, where appropriate, on--
                    (A) methods of assessment, curriculum development, 
                translation, and dissemination of best practices with 
                regard to the application of workplace readiness 
                competencies and industry-recognized skill standards to 
                the teaching of academics and work-based learning in 
                education and training programs, including grades K-12;
                    (B) the infrastructures, programs, and services 
                that are needed to provide youths with the education, 
                competencies, and skills necessary to made a successful 
                transition from school to work and into further 
                education and training activities which are directly 
                related to an occupation; and
                    (C) the development of youth apprenticeship 
                opportunities in new and emerging industries, and 
                existing industries where such opportunities do not 
                currently exist, and other research activities as 
                determined to be appropriate;
            (10) establish a clearinghouse for information obtained as 
        a result of programs established under this Act for the purpose 
        of--
                    (A) maintaining such information, including 
                information on--
                            (i) the identification of workplace 
                        readiness competencies and national industry-
                        recognized skill standards, and on best 
                        practices in applying such competencies and 
                        standards to the teaching of academics and 
                        work-based learning in education and training 
                        programs, including grades K-12;
                            (ii) school-to-work transition programs and 
                        services that lead to successful movement of 
                        students from high school into the workforce or 
                        into further education and training activities 
                        which are directly related to an occupation; 
                        and
                            (iii) model youth apprenticeship programs; 
                        and
                    (B) disseminating such information, upon request 
                from States or local educational agencies, educational 
                institutions, eligible local consortia, or other 
                interested entities and individuals, where appropriate, 
                including information necessary for the replication of 
                model youth apprenticeship programs; and
            (11) conduct studies to--
                    (A) evaluate the initial and continuing impact of 
                activities undertaken under this Act on individuals 
                (including students and employees), schools, and 
                employers;
                    (B) examine the use of funds under the Job Training 
                Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), the Carl D. 
                Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act 
                (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), and the Elementary and 
                Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2701 et 
                seq.), other appropriate Federal, State, or local 
                programs, and funds from appropriate private resources, 
                in support of these programs;
                    (C) determine the extent to which States are 
                implementing youth apprenticeship programs in 
                accordance with title IV and the number of students 
                participating in such programs on a State-by-State 
                basis; and
                    (D) evaluate other issues as the Compact determines 
                appropriate.
    (b) Reports.--
            (1) Initial report.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Compact shall submit an 
        initial report to the President and the Congress on the results 
        of the studies conducted pursuant to subsection (a)(11).
            (2) Biennial reports to congress.--The Compact shall submit 
        to the Congress on a biennial basis a report with respect to 
        grants provided under section 411 to promote youth 
        apprenticeship programs.

SEC. 104. STAFF.

    The Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Labor shall provide 
to the Compact staff and other supportive services necessary for the 
Compact to carry out its duties under section 103.

SEC. 105. AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, amounts made 
available under sections 207(a)(2), 326, and 417, for a fiscal year 
shall be available to carry out paragraphs (9) through (11) of section 
103(a).

TITLE II--DEVELOPMENT OF WORKPLACE READINESS COMPETENCIES AND VOLUNTARY 
              NATIONAL INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED SKILL STANDARDS

SEC. 201. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this title are--
            (1) to facilitate the identification of workplace readiness 
        competencies which employers agree that all students should 
        possess upon completion of high school in order to be effective 
        participants in the workforce and to make recommendations on 
        the incorporation of such competencies into the academic and 
        work-based curriculum in grades K-12, as well as other 
        appropriate education and training programs, taking into 
        account the previous work of the Secretary's Commission on 
        Achieving Necessary Skills; and
            (2) to facilitate the development and subsequent adoption 
        of a national system of voluntary national industry-recognized 
        skill standards, including recommendations for the assessment 
        and application of such skill standards to education and 
        training programs, leading to certifications of mastery for 
        broadly-based occupations within major industries for which no 
        recognized standards currently exist.

SEC. 202. NATIONAL ADVISORY GROUP ON WORKFORCE SKILLS.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a National Advisory Group 
on Workforce Skills (in this Act referred to as the ``Advisory 
Group'').
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Education and the 
        Secretary of Labor (in this title referred to as the 
        ``Secretaries''), in consultation with the Secretary of 
        Commerce, shall appoint the members of the Advisory Group from 
        among the following individuals:
                    (A) Individuals who are representatives of business 
                and industry (including small business), who have 
                expertise and interest in workforce development and who 
                are selected from among nominees submitted by national 
                business organizations and national trade associations.
                    (B) Individuals who are representatives of 
                organized labor who have expertise and interest in 
                workforce development and are selected from among 
                nominees submitted by national labor organizations.
                    (C) Individuals who are experts in the fields of 
                education and job training who are recognized for their 
                specialization and interest in workforce development.
            (2) Additional qualifications.--In making appointments 
        under paragraph (1), the Secretaries shall--
                    (A) appoint a majority of the members from among 
                representatives of business and industry under 
                paragraph (1)(A);
                    (B) to the extent practicable, include winners of 
                the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award among such 
                representatives; and
                    (C) include individuals from a broad cross-section 
                of industries and occupations.
    (c) Terms.--
            (1) In general.--Each member of the Advisory Group shall be 
        appointed for a term of 5 years.
            (2) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Advisory Group shall be 
        filled in the manner in which the original appointment was 
        made.
    (d) Compensation.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), each 
        member of the Advisory Group shall serve without compensation.
            (2) Travel expenses.--Each member of the Advisory Group 
        shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
        subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 
        5, United States Code.
    (e) Chairperson.--The Advisory Group shall elect a chairperson from 
among members who are representatives of business and industry under 
paragraph (1)(A).
    (f) Staff.--The Secretaries shall provide the Advisory Group with 
any staff, office facilities, and other assistance, and any data 
prepared by their respective Departments, required by the Advisory 
Group to carry out its duties under subsection (h).
    (g) Meetings.--The Advisory Group shall meet at the call of the 
Compact.
    (h) Duties.--The Advisory Group shall--
            (1) provide advice and recommendations to the Compact on--
                    (A) the identification of workplace readiness 
                competencies which employers agree that all students 
                should possess upon completion of high school in order 
                to be effective participants in the workforce; and
                    (B) the incorporation of such competencies into the 
                academic and work-based curriculum in grades K-12, as 
                well as other appropriate education and training 
                programs, taking into account the previous work of the 
                Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills;
            (2) provide advice and recommendations to the Compact on 
        the identification of industries or clusters of industries 
        (where appropriate) for which voluntary national industry-
        recognized skill standards might be developed and utilized 
        successfully;
            (3) provide advice and recommendations to the Compact on 
        how to facilitate the establishment of industry partnerships 
        for the development and implementation of such skill standards, 
        through the provision of grants, in each major industry or 
        cluster of industries where it is determined that the 
        development of such standards would be in the best interest of 
        the industry and its workers;
            (4) provide advice and recommendations to the Compact 
        leading to approval and subsequent implementation and 
        maintenance of voluntary national industry-recognized skill 
        standards; and
            (5) advocate throughout the United States the importance of 
        identifying and utilizing workplace readiness competencies and 
        voluntary national industry-recognized skill standards as they 
        relate to the United States education and training system, as 
        well as to United States industry and its workers.
    (i) Termination.--Section 14(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.; relating to the termination of advisory 
committees) shall not apply with respect to the Advisory Group.

SEC. 203. ASSISTANCE IN FORMATION OF INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS.

    The Compact, based upon the recommendations of the Advisory Group, 
shall identify industries for which voluntary national industry-
recognized skill standards might be developed and utilized 
successfully, and provide technical assistance, staffing, research 
capabilities, and any other form of assistance determined to be 
appropriate, to assist individuals to establish partnerships in such 
industries that would be eligible to receive grants under section 
204(a).

SEC. 204. GRANTS TO INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS.

    (a) Authorization.--
            (1) In general.--The Compact shall provide grants to 
        eligible industry partnerships described in subsection (b) for 
        the purpose of developing voluntary national industry-
        recognized skill standards.
            (2) Period of grants.--
                    (A) In general.--A grant received under paragraph 
                (1) may extend for a period of not more than 3 fiscal 
                years. The payments under such grant shall be subject 
                to annual approval by the Compact and subject to the 
                availability of appropriations for each fiscal year.
                    (B) Extension grants.-- The Compact may provide 2-
                year extension grants to those eligible industry 
                partnerships that, following the initial 3-year grant 
                period, demonstrate substantial progress in developing 
                voluntary national industry-recognized skill standards.
    (b) Eligible Industry Partnerships.--An industry partnership shall 
be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a) if the partnership 
consists of--
            (1) a majority of individuals who are representatives of a 
        majority of businesses within an industry or within a cluster 
        of industries, where appropriate;
            (2)(A) individuals who are representatives of organized 
        labor, selected from among nominees submitted by recognized 
        national labor organizations representing employees in such 
        industry or industry cluster; or
            (B) representatives of employees of an industry where 
        organized labor does not broadly represent employees in such 
        industry or industry cluster; and
            (3) individuals who are experts in the fields of education 
        and job training with expertise in such industry or industry 
        cluster.
    (c) Application.--The Compact may not make a grant under subsection 
(a) to an eligible industry partnership unless the partnership submits 
to the Compact an application in such form and containing such 
information as the Compact may require.
    (d) Use of Amounts.--
            (1) In general.--The Compact may not make a grant under 
        subsection (a) to an eligible industry partnership unless the 
        partnership agrees that it will use all amounts received from 
        such grant to establish and carry out a program to develop 
        recommendations for voluntary national industry-recognized 
        skill standards and other related recommendations for 
        occupations within the industry or industry cluster in which 
        such partnership is established.
            (2) Conduct of program.--In carrying out a program 
        established under paragraph (1), an eligible industry or 
        industry cluster partnership shall--
                    (A) identify broadly-based occupations within the 
                industry or industry cluster in which such partnership 
                is established and develop recommendations for 
                voluntary national industry-recognized skill standards 
                for such occupations within such industry or 
                industries;
                    (B) develop recommendations on methods of 
                performance assessment, validation, and certification 
                to measure competencies for such occupations;
                    (C) develop recommendations for curricula and 
                training delivery mechanisms for achieving such 
                competencies that include structured work experiences 
                and related study programs leading to certificates of 
                mastery or associate degrees;
                    (D) develop recommendations for the maintenance of 
                voluntary national industry-recognized skill standards 
                ensuring the responsiveness of such standards to 
                advances in technology, education, job training, 
                changes in the organization of work, and other 
                appropriate factors;
                    (E) develop recommendations for strategies to 
                promote the adoption and implementation of voluntary 
                national industry-recognized skill standards and 
                certifications of such standards; and
                    (F) ensure, to the extent practicable, that such 
                standards can--
                            (i) be used for the purpose of promoting a 
                        highly skilled and flexible workforce;
                            (ii) be applied to a wide variety of 
                        education and training service providers, both 
                        work-based and school-based; and
                            (iii) be used in qualifying individuals for 
                        employment and upgrading the skills of existing 
                        employees.
    (e) Selection.--In selecting eligible industry partnerships to 
receive grants under subsection (a), the Compact shall select 
partnerships from only those industries for which voluntary national 
industry-recognized skill standards do not exist.
    (f) Report.--
            (1) In general.--The Compact may not make a grant under 
        subsection (a) to an eligible industry partnership unless the 
        partnership agrees that it will submit to the Compact a report 
        containing--
                    (A) the occupations identified and recommendations 
                for voluntary national industry-recognized skill 
                standards developed under subsection (d)(2)(A);
                    (B) the recommendations for performance 
                assessments, validation, and certification of skill 
                standards developed under subsection (d)(2)(B);
                    (C) the recommendations for curricula and training 
                delivery mechanisms developed under subsection 
                (d)(2)(C);
                    (D) the recommendations for the maintenance of 
                skill standards developed under subsection (d)(2)(D);
                    (E) the recommendations for strategies described in 
                subsection (d)(2)(E); and
                    (F) any other information the Compact determines to 
                be appropriate.
            (2) Time Limit.--The eligible industry partnership shall 
        submit to the Compact the report described in paragraph (1) not 
        later than--
                    (A) 3 years after the date on which the partnership 
                first receives payments under such grant; or
                    (B) in the case of a partnership that receives a 2-
                year extension grant under subsection (a)(2)(B), 2 
                years after the date on which the partnership receives 
                payments under such extension grant.

SEC. 205. ENDORSEMENT OF COMPETENCIES, SKILL STANDARDS, AND RELATED 
              RECOMMENDATIONS.

    (a) Competencies.--The Compact shall review and endorse the 
recommendations for workplace readiness competencies identified under 
section 202(h)(1) by the Advisory Group, unless such recommendations 
are clearly inconsistent with or inadequate to achieve the requirements 
of this title.
    (b) Skill Standards.--The Compact, in consultation with the 
Advisory Group, shall review and endorse the recommendations for 
voluntary national industry-recognized skill standards, performance 
assessments, curricula and training delivery mechanisms, and 
certifications of voluntary national industry-recognized skill 
standards, submitted by industry partnerships under section 204(f), 
unless such recommendations are clearly inconsistent with or inadequate 
to achieve the requirements of this title.
    (c) Additional Requirements.--
            (1) Time limit.--The Compact shall act upon each 
        recommendation described in subsections (a) and (b) not later 
        than 60 days after receiving each such recommendation.
            (2) Assistance and resubmission.--If the Compact fails to 
        endorse recommendations for workplace readiness competencies 
        under subsection (a), or recommendations for skill standards or 
        related recommendations under subsection (b), the Compact shall 
        provide assistance to the Advisory Group or the industry 
        partnership, as the case may be, for the purpose of improving 
        such recommendations so that the Advisory Group or industry 
        partnership may resubmit such recommendation to the Compact for 
        endorsement.

SEC. 206. AVAILABILITY OF COMPETENCIES, SKILL STANDARDS, AND RELATED 
              RECOMMENDATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The Compact shall make available, for voluntary 
use by the entities described in subsection (b), the recommendations 
for--
            (1) workplace readiness competencies endorsed under section 
        205(a); and
            (2) voluntary national industry-recognized skill standards 
        and related performance assessments, curricula and training 
        delivery mechanisms, and certifications of voluntary national 
        industry-recognized skill standards endorsed under section 
        205(b).
    (b) Entities Described.--The entities described in this subsection 
are postsecondary educational institutions offering professional and 
technical education, State and local educational agencies and 
institutions (including vocational educational institutions), job 
training systems, labor organizations, trade and technical 
associations, individual employers and national business organizations, 
and any other entities likely to benefit from such recommendations.

SEC. 207. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this title such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
years 1994 through 1998. Of the amount appropriated for each fiscal 
year--
            (1) not less than 80 percent of such amount shall be made 
        available to carry out section 204; and
            (2) not more than 20 percent of such amount shall be made 
        available to carry out sections 202, 203, 205, and 206.
    (b) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under subsection (a) shall 
remain available until expended.

      TITLE III--STATE SCHOOL-TO-WORK TRANSITION CHALLENGE GRANTS

SEC. 301. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this title is to provide grants to States to develop 
and implement State plans that result in programs and services that 
provide youths with the education, competencies, and skills necessary 
to made a successful transition from school to work and into further 
education and training activities which are directly related to an 
occupation.

                      Subtitle A--Planning Grants

SEC. 311. AUTHORIZATION.

    The Compact may award 1-year nonrenewable planning grants to States 
for the purpose of developing State plans to establish school-to-work 
transition systems in such States.

SEC. 312. APPLICATION.

    The Compact may not make a grant under section 311 to a State 
unless the State submits to the Compact an application in such form and 
containing such information as the Compact may reasonably require.

SEC. 313. USE OF AMOUNTS.

    The Compact may not provide a grant under section 311 to a State 
unless the State agrees that it will use amounts received from such 
grant to--
            (1) prepare a State plan, developed cooperatively by the 
        State agencies responsible for secondary education, vocational 
        education, postsecondary education, labor, employment and 
        training, and where appropriate, youth apprenticeship, for the 
        purpose of establishing a comprehensive school-to-work 
        transition system in the State as described in section 323; and
            (2) submit such plan to the Compact for approval under 
        section 331.

                   Subtitle B--Implementation Grants

SEC. 321. AUTHORIZATION.

    (a) In General.--The Compact shall provide grants to States for the 
purpose of implementing State plans that have been approved under 
section 332 to establish school-to-work transition systems in such 
States.
    (b) Period of Grants.--A grant received under subsection (a) may 
extend for a period of not more than 3 fiscal years. The payments under 
such grant shall be subject to annual approval by the Compact based 
upon demonstrated progress in carrying out the activities described in 
section 323 and subject to the availability of appropriations for each 
fiscal year.

SEC. 322. APPLICATION.

    (a) In General.--The Compact may not make a grant under section 
321(a) to a State unless the State submits to the Compact an 
application in such form and containing such information as the Compact 
may reasonably require.
    (b) Contents.--Such application shall include--
            (1) an assurance that the State agencies described in 
        section 313(1) will cooperatively carry out the activities 
        described in section 323;
            (2) a description of any State legislation that has been 
        enacted, or which the Governor of the State intends to propose, 
        to carry out the State plan;
            (3) a description of any existing school-to-work transition 
        infrastructure and activities in the State;
            (4) an identification of the funding sources that will be 
        used to satisfy the State share requirements under section 
        324(b), including a description of how funds under the Job 
        Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), the Carl D. 
        Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 
        U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), and other appropriate Federal programs 
        may be used to carry out the activities under section 323;
            (5) an assurance that amounts received from a grant under 
        section 321 will be used to supplement, not supplant, non-
        Federal funds that would otherwise be available for the use of 
        amounts described in section 323;
            (6) an assurance that amounts received from a grant under 
        section 321 will be used to improve and expand school-to-work 
        transition services in the State, utilizing to the extent 
        practicable, the workplace readiness competencies and the 
        voluntary national industry-recognized skill standards approved 
        under section 205;
            (7) assurances that the State will maintain data and 
        information regarding the use of amounts under section 323, 
        including the number of students served;
            (8) assurances that the State will use not more than 5 
        percent of amounts received from a grant under section 321 for 
        administrative purposes;
            (9) a description of how the activities under section 323 
        will be coordinated with programs and services provided under 
        the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education 
        Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), the Job 
        Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), the Wagner-
        Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.), the Rehabilitation Act of 
        1973, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and 
        other appropriate Federal programs; and
            (10) a description of how the activities under section 323 
        will be coordinated with programs and services provided by 
        State and local educational and job training agencies, State 
        rehabilitation agencies, such other agencies and programs as 
        the State determines to have a direct interest in school-to-
        work transition programs, postsecondary educational 
        institutions, and with employers, business associations, and 
        organized labor within the State.

SEC. 323. USE OF AMOUNTS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to the requirements in subsection (b), the 
Compact may not provide a grant under section 321 to a State unless the 
State agrees that it will use amounts received from such grant to 
implement a State plan that has been approved under section 332 to 
establish a school-to-work transition system in such State.
    (b) Additional Requirements.--The State shall agree that, in 
implementing the State plan, it will meet the following requirements:
            (1) All population groups, including women, minority 
        groups, and individuals with disabilities, and to the extent 
        practicable, special populations as defined under section 
        521(31) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
        Technology Education Act, will have the opportunity to 
        participate in the school-to-work transition system, including 
        youth apprenticeships, where applicable.
            (2) Business and industry, organized labor, and experts in 
        the fields of education and training will be involved in all 
        aspects of development of such system.
            (3) The State will provide expanded training and work-based 
        opportunities for teachers, counselors, and school officials in 
        such system.
            (4) The State will develop and implement such system in the 
        elementary and secondary grades, with goals that include--
                    (A) adoption or development of curricula and 
                innovative instructional methods which combine 
                experiential learning with conventional academic 
                programs;
                    (B) integration of academic and vocational 
                instruction, including the development of programs that 
                combine school-based and work-based learning;
                    (C) adoption or development of curricula and 
                instructional materials promoting career awareness and 
                exploration programs;
                    (D) improved and expanded career and academic 
                counseling, including linkages to career counseling 
                services outside of the school system;
                    (E) development and expansion of supportive 
                services and a supportive environment for alternative 
                school-to-work programs;
                    (F) development of programs that incorporate 
                recognized workplace readiness competencies and 
                voluntary national industry-recognized skill standards, 
                where available, as an integral part of their 
                curricula; and
                    (G) integration of secondary and postsecondary 
                opportunities for youths.
            (5) The State will conduct an annual evaluation of the 
        school-to-work transition system in the State in which it will 
        outline its progress toward the goals described in this section 
        and make available such evaluation to the Compact.
    (c) Discretionary Use of Amounts.--A State may use amounts received 
from a grant under section 321 to--
            (1) develop alternative learning programs, flexible school 
        hours and attendance policies (for both students and teachers), 
        postsecondary education options, and flexibility in graduation 
        requirements, while maintaining high academic achievement 
        standards; and
            (2) assess labor market information systems in the State to 
        determine availability of a uniform system of information for 
        use by schools on employment options available to high school 
        youths.

SEC. 324. FEDERAL AND STATE SHARE.

    (a) Federal Share.--The Federal share for grants provided under 
section 321 may not exceed--
            (1) 90 percent of the total cost of the activities carried 
        out under section 323 for the 1st year for which a State 
        receives amounts from a grant provided under section 321;
            (2) 75 percent of the total cost of the activities carried 
        out under section 323 for the 2nd year for which a State 
        receives amounts from a grant provided under section 321; and
            (3) 60 percent of the total cost of the activities carried 
        out under section 323 for the 3rd year for which a State 
        receives amounts from a grant provided under section 321.
    (b) State Share.--
            (1) In general.--A State may obtain funds to pay the State 
        share of costs of the school-to-work transition system from 
        other Federal funding sources, including Federal funds made 
        available under--
                    (A) the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
                Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301); and
                    (B) the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
                1501 et seq.).
            (2) Limitation.--Funds obtained from other Federal funding 
        sources under paragraph (1) shall not exceed 50 percent of the 
        State share of costs.
            (3) Cash or in-kind contribution.--The State share under 
        this title may be in cash or in kind fairly evaluated, 
        including equipment and services, and may include contributions 
        from private funding sources.

SEC. 325. REPORTS.

    (a) State Reports.--The Compact may not make a grant under section 
321 to a State unless the State agrees to submit to the Compact, in 
each fiscal year in which the Compact makes payments under such grant 
to such State, a report containing--
            (1) data from local educational agencies and educational 
        institutions, as appropriate, regarding the types of services 
        and programs provided, number of individuals served, graduation 
        rates, and matriculation rates to postsecondary schools, 
        training institutions, registered apprenticeship programs, and 
        the military;
            (2) job placement rates of such individuals, where 
        applicable; and
            (3) such other information as may be required by the 
        Compact that measures the performance and success of activities 
        under section 323.
    (b) Reports to Congress.--The Compact shall submit to the Congress 
on a biennial basis a report regarding grants provided under section 
321.

SEC. 326. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.

    Of the amount appropriated under section 341(a) for any fiscal 
year, not more than 2 percent of such amount shall be made available to 
the Compact for administrative expenses in providing grants under 
subsection 321.

          Subtitle C--Approval and Disapproval of State Plans

SEC. 331. SUBMISSION OF STATE PLAN.

    A State that desires to have the Compact approve its State plan to 
establish a school-to-work transition system in such State shall submit 
such plan to the Compact in accordance with requirements developed by 
the Compact.

SEC. 332. APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL.

    The Compact shall review each State plan submitted by a State under 
section 331, and shall approve or disapprove each such plan as soon as 
possible after receiving such plan.

              Subtitle D--Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 341. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to to 
carry out this title such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
fiscal years 1994 through 1998.
    (b) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under subsection (a) shall 
remain available until expended.

          TITLE IV--STATE YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM GRANTS

SEC. 401. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this title are--
            (1) to improve the career and educational opportunities of 
        the Nation's youth, by establishing a nationally recognized 
        system for the youth apprenticeship approach to learning, while 
        allowing States to customize the model to economic, 
        demographic, and other local conditions;
            (2) to establish a formal process that engages the business 
        community in partnerships with education to develop the 
        capacity of workplaces to serve as learning sites and to link 
        academic curriculum with work-based learning in order to ensure 
        that youth apprentices acquire academic and work-based 
        competencies and become skilled, flexible, entry-level workers;
            (3) to motivate the Nation's young people to remain in 
        school, improve their basic skills, and become productive 
        citizens by providing the opportunity to gain marketable skills 
        while establishing a relationship with a prospective employer; 
        and
            (4) to prepare the youth of the United States for 
        employment in high-wage, high-skilled occupations.

                      Subtitle A--Grants to States

SEC. 411. AUTHORIZATION.

    (a) In General.--The Compact shall provide grants to States for the 
purpose of establishing youth apprenticeship programs in such States.
    (b) Period of Grants.--
            (1) In general.--A grant received under subsection (a) may 
        extend for a period of not more than 3 fiscal years. The 
        payments under such grant shall be subject to annual approval 
        by the Compact and subject to the availability of 
        appropriations for each fiscal year.
            (2) Extension grants.--The Compact may provide, upon 
        reapplication, 3-year extension grants to those States that, 
        following the initial 3-year grant period, demonstrate 
        substantial progress in developing youth apprenticeship 
        programs in such States.

SEC. 412. APPLICATION.

    (a) In General.--The Compact may not make a grant under section 411 
to a State unless the State submits to the Compact an application in 
such form and containing such information as the Compact may reasonably 
require.
    (b) Contents.--Such application shall include--
            (1) a State plan (developed cooperatively by the State 
        agencies responsible for secondary education, vocational 
        education, postsecondary education, labor, employment and 
        training, and where appropriate, youth apprenticeship (in this 
        subtitle referred to as the ``State agencies'')) describing the 
        youth apprenticeship programs to be established in the State, 
        including assurances that in carrying out such plan, the State 
        agencies will cooperatively--
                    (A) not later than October 1, 1994, and each 
                subsequent year thereafter in which the State receives 
                amounts from a grant under section 411, provide grants 
                to local consortia for the purpose of establishing such 
                programs at the local level in such State;
                    (B) ensure that such grants will be of sufficient 
                size, scope, and quality to assure the development of 
                high quality youth apprenticeship programs in such 
                State;
                    (C) provide such grants to achieve the widest 
                possible participation among interested 11th and 12th 
                grade students;
                    (D) develop guidelines for the submission of 
                applications by local consortia;
                    (E) develop guidelines for the selection of local 
                consortia consisting of those industries, occupations, 
                and employers offering likelihood of long-term 
                employment, as well as new and emerging industries 
                offering new youth apprenticeship opportunities and 
                industries where youth apprenticeship opportunities do 
                not currently exist, to the extent practicable;
                    (F) certify that programs established by local 
                consortia meet the national criteria for youth 
                apprenticeship programs described in section 421 and 
                meet safeguards described in section 422;
                    (G) provide technical assistance and other 
                supportive services to local consortia and employers as 
                is necessary to carry out such programs;
                    (H) collect and maintain data on participation in 
                such programs; and
                    (I) monitor such programs;
            (2) a description of any State legislation the Governor 
        intends to propose to carry out the State plan;
            (3) a description of on-going State activities in the 
        broader area of school-to-work transition, such as those 
        activities described in section 323, and in the event the State 
        is also receiving amounts from a grant under section 311 or 
        321, a description of how the State will coordinate activities 
        described in section 323 with activities required under section 
        413;
            (4) a description of the Federal, State, local, and other 
        resources the State intends to utilize to implement the State 
        plan; and
            (5) the timetable to be followed in implementing youth 
        apprenticeship programs in the State.

SEC. 413. USE OF AMOUNTS.

    (a) In General.--The Compact may not provide a grant under section 
411 to a State unless the State agrees that it will use amounts 
received from such grant to establish and carry out a State plan to 
provide youth apprenticeship programs in such State.
    (b) Grants to Local Consortia To Establish Local Youth 
Apprenticeship Programs.--
            (1) In general.--In carrying out the State plan established 
        under subsection (a), the State agencies shall provide grants 
        to local consortia for the purpose of establishing youth 
        apprenticeship programs at the local level in such State. The 
        State agencies shall use not less than 90 percent of the amount 
        received from a grant under section 411 in any fiscal year to 
        provide grants to eligible local consortia under this 
        subsection.
            (2) Eligible local consortia.--A local consortium shall be 
        eligible to receive a grant under paragraph (1) if the 
        consortium consists of at least 1 entity described in each of 
        the following subparagraphs:
                    (A) Local educational agencies, individual schools 
                within a local educational agency, area vocational 
                education schools serving secondary students, or any 
                such agencies or schools in partnership with--
                            (i) nonprofit institutions of higher 
                        education which offer a 2-year associate degree 
                        program or a certificate program (including 
                        public vocational and technical schools and 
                        institutions and community colleges), and which 
                        are qualified as institutions of higher 
                        education pursuant to section 481 of the Higher 
                        Education Act of 1965; or
                            (ii) proprietary institutions of higher 
                        education which offer a 2-year associate degree 
                        program or a certificate program, and which are 
                        qualified as institutions of higher education 
                        pursuant to such section.
                    (B) Local employers or business associations, 
                including private industry councils described in 
                section 102 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 
                U.S.C. 1512).
            (3) Application.--
                    (A) In General.--The State agencies may not make a 
                grant under paragraph (1) to an eligible local 
                consortium unless the consortium submits to such 
                agencies an application in such form and containing 
                such information as the agencies may require.
                    (B) Contents.--Such application shall include--
                            (i) a description of program goals;
                            (ii) a description of activities and 
                        services which will be provided under the 
                        program, including a description of--
                                    (I) the methods by which academic, 
                                and work-based training will be 
                                integrated;
                                    (II) career counseling and career 
                                exploration opportunities that will be 
                                provided both prior to and during 
                                participation in a youth 
                                apprenticeship, to ensure that students 
                                and parents are made aware of youth 
                                apprenticeship and other options prior 
                                to students' completion of the 10th 
                                grade;
                                    (III) the types of youth 
                                apprenticeship opportunities offered to 
                                students beginning in the 11th grade, 
                                including options of pursuing an 
                                additional 1 or 2 years of 
                                postsecondary instruction and training 
                                that can result in a postsecondary 
                                degree; and
                                    (IV) training and preparation of 
                                teachers, counselors, and mentors 
                                involved in the youth apprenticeship 
                                program;
                            (iii) assurances, to the extent 
                        practicable, that--
                                    (I) credits obtained during 
                                participation in a youth apprenticeship 
                                program, will count toward college 
                                application prerequisites; and
                                    (II) in those youth apprenticeships 
                                with postsecondary components, an 
                                assurance that a sufficient number of 
                                postsecondary credits earned are 
                                transferable to 4-year college degree 
                                programs;
                            (iv) a description of the population to be 
                        served;
                            (v) a description of the collaborative 
                        efforts of education, business, and labor, 
                        including respective contributions of staff, 
                        facilities, and equipment necessary to provide 
                        youth apprentices with adequate work-site 
                        supervision, quality instruction, and hands-on 
                        training on an ongoing basis;
                            (vi) a description of the methods by which 
                        the consortium will coordinate activities under 
                        paragraph (4) with programs and services 
                        provided under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
                        and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
                        2301 et seq.), the Job Training Partnership Act 
                        (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), and other appropriate 
                        Federal programs; and
                            (vii) assurances that all population 
                        groups, including women, minority groups, and 
                        individuals with disabilities, and to the 
                        extent practicable, special populations as 
                        defined under section 521(31) of the Carl D. 
                        Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology 
                        Education Act will have the opportunity to 
                        participate in the youth apprenticeship 
                        programs.
            (4) Use of amounts.--
                    (A) In general.--The State agencies may not make a 
                grant under paragraph (1) to an eligible local 
                consortium unless the consortium agrees that it will 
                use all amounts received from such grant to--
                            (i) establish and carry out youth 
                        apprenticeship programs in accordance with--
                                    (I) the academic instruction 
                                requirements described in section 
                                421(a);
                                    (II) the work-based learning 
                                requirements described in section 
                                421(b);
                                    (III) the worksite learning and 
                                experience requirements described in 
                                section 421(c);
                                    (IV) the youth apprenticeship 
                                agreement requirements described in 
                                section 421(d);
                                    (V) the information and guidance 
                                requirements described in section 
                                421(e);
                                    (VI) the applicable labor standards 
                                and safeguards established under 422; 
                                and
                                    (VII) such other requirements as 
                                the State Agencies determine to be 
                                necessary;
                            (ii) require local employers, in 
                        collaboration with labor organizations where 
                        appropriate, to--
                                    (I) employ youth apprentices;
                                    (II) assist participating schools 
                                in ensuring that curriculum content, to 
                                the extent appropriate, is relevant to 
                                the workplace; and
                                    (III) take primary responsibility 
                                for ensuring the success of worksite 
                                learning and work experience, and 
                                provide information to the local 
                                schools concerning the performance of 
                                each youth apprentice; and
                            (iii) allow local private industry councils 
                        (described in section 102 of the Job Training 
                        Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1512)) to review and 
                        comment on local youth apprenticeship program 
                        applications to ensure that the programs--
                                    (I) meet local labor market 
                                demands; and
                                    (II) provide youth apprentices with 
                                broad-based competencies and 
                                transferable skills that facilitate 
                                career progression within the 
                                industries or trades in which the 
                                student is trained and employed.
                    (B) Encouraged use of amounts.--In designing and 
                implementing youth apprenticeship programs under 
                subparagraph (A), an eligible local consortium is 
                encouraged to--
                            (i) establish or designate an appropriate 
                        local entity, such as the local private 
                        industry council (described under section 102 
                        of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
                        1512), to act as a facilitator or steering 
                        committee comprised of representatives of 
                        education, business and industry, labor, and 
                        the community, to assist in encouraging 
                        employer participation in youth apprenticeship 
                        programs, as well as in the planning, 
                        oversight, and coordination of youth 
                        apprenticeship programs and activities;
                            (ii) establish school advisory working 
                        groups whose members include both vocational 
                        and academic teachers, worksite mentors, 
                        program coordinators and counselors, and 
                        students, to ensure the provision of 
                        appropriate supportive and counseling services 
                        to students who are either engaged in or 
                        considering participation in a youth 
                        apprenticeship program;
                            (iii) use the tech-prep education program 
                        model, as authorized under part E of title III 
                        of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
                        Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2394 et 
                        seq.), as the classroom portion of the academic 
                        and work-based learning components of a youth 
                        apprenticeship program, in order to enhance 
                        opportunities for youth apprentices to enter 
                        into programs leading to an associate degree or 
                        a certificate of mastery in an occupational 
                        field or program; and
                            (iv) design programs which provide for 
                        formal connections to other school-to-work 
                        transition programs (including tech-prep 
                        programs), programs authorized under the Job 
                        Training Partnership Act, vocational education 
                        programs authorized under section 235 of the 
                        Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
                        Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2342), and 
                        to postsecondary education and training.
            (5) Selection.--
                    (A) In General.--To the extent practicable, the 
                State agencies shall provide grants to local consortia 
                under paragraph (1) in a manner which will equitably 
                distribute such grants among the urban and rural areas 
                of the State.
                    (B) Priority.--In selecting local consortia to 
                receive grants under paragraph (1), a State shall give 
                priority to those local consortia that provide 
                assurances in their application submitted under 
                paragraph (3) that they will use amounts received from 
                such grants to carry out 1 or more of the encouraged 
                use of amounts under paragraph (4)(B).
    (c) Discretionary Use of Amounts.--A State may use amounts received 
from a grant under section 411 to designate 1 institution of higher 
education or postsecondary vocational-technical institution (or 
consortia of such institutions) in such State to serve as a youth 
apprenticeship research and curriculum center. Such center should work 
with appropriate State agencies, local schools, community colleges, 
vocational-technical schools, job training and employment service 
providers, employers, and other appropriate organizations or 
individuals, to--
            (1) develop appropriate curricula, innovative instructional 
        methods, occupational standards and assessments; and
            (2) provide technical assistance, as necessary, in the 
        development and implementation of youth apprenticeship 
        programs.

SEC. 414. REPORTS.

    The Compact may not make a grant under section 411 to a State 
unless the State agrees that it will submit to the Compact, for each 
fiscal year in which the State receives a grant under section 411, a 
report containing--
            (1) data from local educational agencies and educational 
        institutions, as appropriate, regarding the types of services 
        and programs provided, number of individuals served, graduation 
        rates, and matriculation rates to postsecondary schools, 
        training institutions, registered apprenticeship programs, and 
        the military;
            (2) job placement rates of such individuals; and
            (3) such other information as may be required by the 
        Compact that measures the performance and success of State and 
        local programs under this subtitle.

SEC. 415. FEDERAL AND STATE SHARE.

    (a) Federal Share.--The Federal share under this title may not 
exceed--
            (1) 90 percent of the total cost of youth apprenticeship 
        programs in the 1st year in which the State receives amounts 
        from a grant under section 411;
            (2) 75 percent of the total cost of such programs in the 
        2nd year in which the State receives amounts from a grant under 
        section 411; and
            (3) 60 percent of the total cost of--
                    (A) such programs in the 3rd year in which the 
                State receives amounts from a grant under section 411; 
                and
                    (B) the youth apprenticeship programs under an 
                extension grant in each of the 3 years under such 
                grant.
    (b) State and Local Share.--
            (1) In general.--A State or local entity may obtain funds 
        to pay the State or local share of costs of youth 
        apprenticeship programs from other Federal funding sources, 
        including Federal funds made available under--
                    (A) the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
                Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301); and
                    (B) the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
                1501 et seq.).
            (2) Limitation.--Funds obtained from other Federal funding 
        sources under paragraph (1) shall not exceed 50 percent of the 
        State or local share of costs.
            (3) Cash or in-kind contribution.--The State or local share 
        under this title may be in cash or in kind fairly evaluated, 
        and may include contributions from private funding sources.

SEC. 416. EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.

    To the extent practicable, the Compact shall provide for an 
equitable distribution of amounts appropriated under section 418(a) 
among States receiving grants under section 411.

SEC. 417. ADMINISTRATIVE AND RELATED COSTS.

    Of the amount appropriated under section 418(a) for a fiscal year, 
not more than 2 percent of such amount shall be made available to the 
Compact for administrative expenses, technical assistance expenses, and 
other similar expenses incurred in providing grants under section 411.

SEC. 418. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out section 411 such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
years 1994 through 1998.
    (b) Availability.--Funds appropriated under subsection (a) shall 
remain available until expended.

   Subtitle B--National Youth Apprenticeship Criteria and Safeguards

SEC. 421. NATIONAL YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP CRITERIA.

    (a) Academic Instruction.--The academic instruction requirements 
described in this subsection consist of--
            (1) programs of structured, sequenced classroom instruction 
        (utilizing applied learning techniques) linking academic and 
        work-based learning, that meets State education standards, and 
        where possible, meets college entrance prerequisite standards;
            (2) instruction to attain academic proficiency in at least 
        the five core subjects of English, mathematics, history, 
        science, and geography consistent with voluntary national 
        education standards, where available; and
            (3) where appropriate, modifications to curriculum 
        components to increase the relevance of instruction to the 
        workplace.
    (b) Work-Based Learning.--The work-based learning requirements 
described in this subsection consist of--
            (1) instruction in occupationally specific knowledge, 
        skills, and abilities, based on appropriate nationally accepted 
        industry-based standards, where available;
            (2) planned programs of structured job training, including 
        tasks to be mastered;
            (3) development of sound work habits and behaviors; and
            (4) instruction in general workplace readiness 
        competencies, including, where appropriate, the ability to 
        manage resources, work productively with others, acquire and 
        use information, understand and master systems, and work with 
        technologies.
    (c) Worksite Learning and Experience.--The worksite learning and 
experience requirements described in this subsection consist of 
worksite learning and experience offered in a progressive sequence, as 
determined in the individual's youth apprenticeship agreement, and 
shall consist of--
            (1) helping youth apprentices achieve the academic 
        requirements in subsection (a);
            (2) helping the youth apprentice achieve the work-based 
        learning requirements in subsection (b);
            (3) paid work experience; and
            (4) otherwise fulfilling the employer commitments in the 
        agreement in subsection (d).
    (d) Agreement.--The youth apprenticeship agreement requirements 
described in this subsection include--
            (1) a commitment by youth apprentices to achieve stated 
        academic performance standards, to remain in school, to 
        maintain good attendance to meet worksite requirements;
            (2) a commitment by parents or guardians to support efforts 
        by the youth apprentice to fulfill academic and worksite 
        commitments;
            (3) a commitment by employers, in collaboration with labor 
        organizations where appropriate, to help the youth apprentice 
        acquire necessary skills and knowledge in an orderly sequence, 
        to provide job progression through normal skill levels, to 
        provide a workplace mentor, to provide feedback to the school 
        on individual progress, and to make reasonable efforts to 
        employ the youth apprentice upon successful completion of the 
        program, subject to the safeguards provided by section 422;
            (4) a commitment by the local education agency, or other 
        appropriate educational institution, to provide to the extent 
        feasible, the youth apprentice with the appropriate support to 
        promote successful completion of the program, and to ensure 
        close coordination between academic instruction, work-based 
        learning, and worksite experience;
            (5) a provision setting forth the education outcomes of 
        successfully completing the program which--
                    (A) shall include receipt of a high school diploma 
                and an approved certificate of mastery, specifying the 
                standards under which such certificate is awarded; and
                    (B) may include, as appropriate, receipt of a 
                postsecondary degree, entry into a postsecondary 
                program, or entry into a program registered under the 
                National Apprenticeship Act;
            (6) a provision setting forth the wage scale, and a 
        schedule of hours of work throughout the program, including 
        hours of work during school, after school, and during school 
        breaks; and
            (7) a provision for modification and termination of the 
        agreement.
    (e) Information and Guidance.--The information and guidance 
requirements described in this subsection consist of formal methods for 
advising youth apprentices of--
            (1) occupational and career opportunities, work experience 
        requirements, and any options for postsecondary education and 
        career-specialization, including formal registered 
        apprenticeship programs under the National Apprenticeship Act;
            (2) the methods and frequencies of assessing achievement of 
        job related competencies and performance in the workplace; and
            (3) a description of the work to be performed in the paid 
        work experience.

SEC. 422. LABOR STANDARDS AND SAFEGUARDS.

    The following labor standard and safeguard requirements shall apply 
to youth apprenticeship programs described in section 413(b)(4)(A):
            (1) No youth apprentice shall displace any currently 
        employed worker (including a partial displacement, such as a 
        reduction in the hours of non-overtime work, wages, or 
        employment benefits).
            (2) No youth apprenticeship programs shall impair existing 
        contracts for services or collective bargaining agreements, 
        except that no program under this Act which would be 
        inconsistent with the terms of a collective bargaining 
        agreement shall be undertaken without the written concurrence 
        of the labor organization and employer concerned.
            (3) No youth apprentice shall be employed or job opening 
        filled--
                    (A) when any other individual is on temporary 
                layoff, with the clear possibility of recall, from the 
                same or any substantially equivalent job; or
                    (B) when the employer has terminated the employment 
                of any regular employee or otherwise reduced its 
                workforce with the intention of filling the vacancy so 
                created with a youth apprentice.
            (4) Youth apprentices must be provided with adequate and 
        safe equipment and a safe and healthful workplace in conformity 
        with all health and safety standards of Federal and State law.
            (5) No individual shall be excluded from participation in, 
        denied the benefits of, subject to discrimination under, or 
        denied employment in the administration of or in connection 
        with any youth apprenticeship program on the basis of race, 
        color, religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap, or 
        political affiliation, or belief.
            (6) Such other safeguards as the Secretaries may deem 
        appropriate in order to ensure that youth apprentices are 
        afforded adequate supervision by fully skilled adult workers, 
        or otherwise, to further the purposes of this Act.

             Subtitle C--Relationship to Other Federal Laws

SEC. 431. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION.

    (a) Youth Apprenticeship Programs.--(1) Section 235(c)(2)(J) of the 
Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act (Carl D. Perkins 
Act) (20 U.S.C. 2342(c)(2)(J)) is amended by inserting before the 
semicolon at the end the following: ``, including youth apprenticeship 
programs''.
    (2) A youth apprenticeship program established under title IV shall 
be considered to be an appropriate cooperative demonstration program or 
project within the meaning of section 420A of the Carl D. Perkins 
Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2420a).
    (b) Tech-Prep Education Programs.--A tech-prep education program 
authorized under part E of title III of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2394 et seq.) may serve 
as the classroom portion of the academic and work-based learning 
components of a youth apprenticeship program established under title 
IV.

SEC. 432. JOB TRAINING.

    (a) State Education Coordination and Grants.--Services provided 
under school-to-work transition systems established under title III and 
youth apprenticeship programs established under title IV shall be 
considered to be school-to-work transition services under section 
123(a)(2)(A) of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
1533(a)(2)(A)).
    (b) Sense of the Congress With Respect to Youth Training 
Programs.--To the extent practicable, youth training programs carried 
out under title II of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1601 
et seq.) should be coordinated with programs carried out under this 
Act.

SEC. 433. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION.

    Subsection (b) of section 1011 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the end of 
        such paragraph;
            (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end of 
        such paragraph, and inserting a semicolon and ``and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph--
            ``(8) youth apprenticeship programs established under title 
        IV of the National School-to-Work Transition and Youth 
        Apprenticeship Act of 1993.''.

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