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[H.R. 2884 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 187

103d CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2884

                          [Report No. 103-345]

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                                 A BILL

To establish a national framework for the development of School-to-Work 
      Opportunities systems in all States, and for other purposes.

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                           November 10, 1993

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed





                                                 Union Calendar No. 187
103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2884

                          [Report No. 103-345]

To establish a national framework for the development of School-to-Work 
      Opportunities systems in all States, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 5, 1993

    Mr. Ford of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Miller of 
  California, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Williams, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
 Owens, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mrs. Unsoeld, Mrs. Mink, 
    Mr. Andrews of New Jersey, Mr. Reed, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
Becerra, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
 Klink, Mr. Strickland, Mr. de Lugo, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Gunderson, Ms. 
Molinari, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McCurdy, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Serrano, 
  Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Clay, Mr. Baesler, and Mr. Roukema) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                                 Labor

                            October 7, 1993

   Additional sponsors: Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
Mazzoli, Mr. Castle, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Levin, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Menendez, 
Mr. Scott, Mr. Gibbons, Ms. English of Arizona, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Rush

                           November 10, 1993

    Additional sponsors: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Filner, Mr. Edwards of 
 California, Mrs. Lloyd, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Stark, Mr. Fish, Mr. Clyburn, 
Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Gillmor, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Norton, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Evans, 
    Mr. Ford of Tennessee, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Payne of 
                       Virginia, and Mr. Kopetski

                           November 10, 1993

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on August 
                                5, 1993]

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish a national framework for the development of School-to-Work 
      Opportunities systems in all States, 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 ``School-to-Work 
Opportunities Act of 1993''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Purposes and congressional intent.
Sec. 4. Definitions.
Sec. 5. Federal administration.
Sec. 6. Authorization of appropriations.

     TITLE I--SCHOOL-TO-WORK OPPORTUNITIES BASIC PROGRAM COMPONENTS

Sec. 101. General program requirements.
Sec. 102. Work-based learning component.
Sec. 103. School-based learning component.
Sec. 104. Connecting activities component.

     TITLE II--SCHOOL-TO-WORK OPPORTUNITIES SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND 
                    IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS TO STATES

                  Subtitle A--State Development Grants

Sec. 201. Purpose.
Sec. 202. Authorization.
Sec. 203. Application.
Sec. 204. Use of amounts.
Sec. 205. Allocation requirement.
Sec. 206. Reports.

                Subtitle B--State Implementation Grants

Sec. 211. Purpose.
Sec. 212. Authorization.
Sec. 213. Application.
Sec. 214. Review of application.
Sec. 215. Use of amounts.
Sec. 216. Allocation requirement.
Sec. 217. Administrative costs.
Sec. 218. Reports.

 Subtitle C--Development and Implementation Grants for School-to-Work 
                       Programs for Indian Youths

Sec. 221. Authorization.
Sec. 222. Requirements.

     TITLE III--FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS TO LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS

Sec. 301. Purposes.
Sec. 302. Authorization.
Sec. 303. Application.
Sec. 304. Use of amounts.
Sec. 305. Conformity with approved State plan.
Sec. 306. Reports.
Sec. 307. High poverty area defined.

                TITLE IV--NATIONAL PROGRAMS AND REPORTS

Sec. 401. Research, demonstration, and other projects.
Sec. 402. Performance outcomes and evaluation.
Sec. 403. Training and technical assistance.
Sec. 404. Amendment to Job Training Partnership Act to provide school-
                            to-work opportunities activities for 
                            Capacity Building and Information and 
                            Dissemination Network.
Sec. 405. Reports to Congress.

        TITLE V--WAIVER OF STATUTORY AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

Sec. 501. State and local partnership requests and responsibilities for 
                            waivers.
Sec. 502. Waiver authority of Secretary of Education.
Sec. 503. Waiver authority of Secretary of Labor.
Sec. 504. Combination of Federal funds for high poverty schools.

                          TITLE VI--SAFEGUARDS

Sec. 601. Safeguards.

      TITLE VII--REAUTHORIZATION OF JOB TRAINING FOR THE HOMELESS 
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM UNDER THE STEWART B. MCKINNEY HOMELESS ASSISTANCE 
                                  ACT

Sec. 701. Reauthorization.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) three-fourths of all high school students in the United 
        States enter the workforce without baccalaureate degrees, and 
        many do not possess the academic and entry-level occupational 
        skills necessary to succeed in the changing workplace;
            (2) a substantial number of youths in the United States, 
        especially disadvantaged students, students of diverse racial, 
        ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, and students with 
        disabilities, do not complete school;
            (3) unemployment among youths in the United States is 
        intolerably high, and earnings of high school graduates have 
        been falling relative to those individuals with more education;
            (4) the workplace in the United States is changing in 
        response to heightened international competition and new 
        technologies, and these forces, which are ultimately beneficial 
        to the Nation, are shrinking the demand for and undermining the 
        earning power of unskilled labor;
            (5) the United States lacks a comprehensive and coherent 
        system to help its youths acquire knowledge, skills, abilities, 
        and information about and access to the labor market necessary 
        to make an effective transition from school to career-oriented 
        work or to further education and training;
            (6) students in the United States can achieve high academic 
        and occupational standards, and many learn better and retain 
        more when they learn in context, rather than in the abstract;
            (7) while many students in the United States have part-time 
        jobs, there is infrequent linkage between those work 
        experiences and either the student's career planning or 
        exploration, or with school-based learning;
            (8) work-based learning, which is modeled after the time-
        honored apprenticeship concept, integrates theoretical 
        instruction with structured on-the-job training, and this 
        approach, combined with school-based learning, can be very 
        effective in engaging student interest, enhancing skill 
        acquisition, developing positive work attitudes, and preparing 
        youths for high-skill, high-wage careers;
            (9) Federal resources currently fund a series of 
        categorical, work-related education and training programs, many 
        of which serve disadvantaged youths, that are not administered 
        in a coordinated manner; and
            (10) in 1992 approximately 3,400,000 individuals in the 
        United States ages 16 through 24 had not completed high school 
        and were not currently enrolled in school, a number 
        representing approximately 11 percent of all individuals in 
        this age group, which indicates that these young persons are 
        particularly unprepared for the demands of a 21st century 
        workforce.

SEC. 3. PURPOSES AND CONGRESSIONAL INTENT.

    (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are to--
            (1) establish a national framework within which all States 
        can create statewide School-to-Work Opportunities systems that 
        are a part of comprehensive education reform, that are 
        integrated with the systems developed under the Goals 2000: 
        Educate America Act, and that offer opportunities for all 
        students to participate in a performance-based education and 
        training program that will enable them to earn portable 
        credentials, prepare them for a first job in a high-skill, 
        high-wage career, and increase their opportunities for further 
        education;
            (2) utilize workplaces as active learning components in the 
        educational process by making employers joint partners with 
        educators in providing opportunities for all students to 
        participate in high-quality, work-based learning experiences;
            (3) use Federal funds as venture capital, to underwrite the 
        initial costs of planning and establishing statewide School-to-
        Work Opportunities systems that will be maintained with other 
        Federal, State, and local resources;
            (4) promote the formation of partnerships that are 
        dedicated to linking the worlds of school and work among 
        secondary and postsecondary educational institutions, private 
        and public employers, organized labor, government, community-
        based organizations, parents, students, and local education and 
        training agencies;
            (5) promote the formation of partnerships between 
        elementary, middle, and secondary schools and local businesses 
        as an investment in future workplace productivity and 
        competitiveness;
            (6) help all students attain high academic and occupational 
        standards;
            (7) build on and advance a range of promising school-to-
        work programs, such as tech-prep education, career academies, 
        school-to-apprenticeship programs, cooperative education, youth 
        apprenticeship, business-education compacts, and promising 
        strategies that assist school dropouts that can be developed 
        into programs funded under this Act;
            (8) improve the knowledge and skills of youths by 
        integrating academic and occupational learning, integrating 
        school-based and work-based learning, and building effective 
        linkages between secondary and postsecondary education;
            (9) motivate all youths, including low-achieving youths, 
        school dropouts, and youths with disabilities to stay in or 
        return to school or a classroom setting and strive to succeed 
        by providing enriched learning experiences and assistance in 
        obtaining high skill, high wage employment and continuing their 
        education in secondary and postsecondary educational 
        institutions;
            (10) expose students to the vast array of career 
        opportunities and facilitate the selection of career majors 
        based on individual interests, goals, strengths, and abilities;
            (11) increase opportunities for minorities and women by 
        enabling individuals to prepare for careers which are not 
        traditional for their race or gender; and
            (12) further the National Education Goals set forth in 
        title I of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act.
    (b) Congressional Intent.--It is the intent of the Congress that 
the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education jointly 
administer this Act in a flexible manner that--
            (1) promotes State and local discretion in establishing and 
        implementing School-to-Work Opportunities systems and programs; 
        and
            (2) contributes to reinventing government by building on 
        State and local capacity, eliminating duplication, supporting 
        locally established initiatives, requiring measurable goals for 
        performance, and offering flexibility in meeting these goals.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) All students.--The term ``all students'' means male and 
        female students from a broad range of backgrounds and 
        circumstances, including disadvantaged students, students with 
        diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, American 
        Indians, Alaskan Natives, Native Hawaiians, students with 
        disabilities, students with limited English proficiency, 
        migrant children, school dropouts, and academically talented 
        students.
            (2) Approved state plan.--The term ``approved State plan'' 
        or ``approved plan'' means a State plan to establish a School-
        to-Work Opportunities system that is submitted by a State to 
        the Secretaries under section 213 and approved by the 
        Secretaries in accordance with section 214.
            (3) Career guidance and counseling.--The term ``career 
        guidance and counseling'' means programs--
                    (A) which pertain to the body of subject matter and 
                related techniques and methods organized for the 
                development in individuals of career awareness, career 
                planning, career decisionmaking, placement skills, and 
                knowledge and understanding of local, State, and 
                national occupational, educational, and labor market 
                needs, trends, and opportunities;
                    (B) which assist individuals in making and 
                implementing informed educational and occupational 
                choices; and
                    (C) which aid students to develop career options 
                with attention to surmounting gender, race, ethnic, 
                disability, language, or socioeconomic impediments to 
                career options and encouraging careers in 
                nontraditional occupations.
            (4) Career major.--The term ``career major'' means a 
        coherent sequence of courses or field of study that prepares a 
        student for a first job and that--
                    (A) integrates occupational and academic learning, 
                integrates work-based and school-based learning, and 
                establishes linkages between secondary and 
                postsecondary education;
                    (B) prepares the student for employment in broad 
                occupational clusters or industry sectors;
                    (C) typically includes at least 2 years of 
                secondary school and 1 or 2 years of postsecondary 
                education;
                    (D) results in the award of a high school diploma, 
                a General Equivalency Diploma, or alternative diploma 
                or certificate for those students with disabilities for 
                whom such alternative diploma or certificate is 
                appropriate, a certificate or diploma recognizing 
                successful completion of 1 or 2 years of postsecondary 
                education (if appropriate), and a skill certificate; 
                and
                    (E) may lead to further training, such as entry 
                into a registered apprenticeship program, or admission 
                into a degree-granting college or university.
            (5) Community-based organizations.--The term ``community-
        based organizations'' has the meaning given such term in 
        section 4(5) of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
        1503(5)).
            (6) Elements of an industry.--The term ``elements of an 
        industry'' means, with respect to a particular industry that a 
        student is preparing to enter, such elements as planning, 
        management, finances, technical and production skills, 
        underlying principles of technology, labor and community 
        issues, health and safety, and environmental issues related to 
        that industry.
            (7) Employer.--The term ``employer'' includes both public 
        and private employers.
            (8) Governor.--The term ``Governor'' means the chief 
        executive of a State.
            (9) Local educational agency.--The term ``local educational 
        agency'' means a public board of education or other public 
        authority legally constituted within a State for either 
        administrative control or direction of, or to perform a service 
        function for, public elementary or secondary schools in a city, 
        county, township, school district, or other political 
        subdivision of a State, or such combination of school districts 
        or counties as are recognized in a State as an administrative 
        agency for its public elementary or secondary schools. Such 
        term includes any other public institution or agency having 
        administrative control and direction of a public elementary or 
        secondary school.
            (10) Local partnership.--The term ``local partnership'' 
        means a local entity that is responsible for local School-to-
        Work Opportunities programs and that--
                    (A) consists of employers, representatives of local 
                educational agencies and local postsecondary 
                educational institutions (including representatives of 
                area vocational education schools, where applicable), 
                local educators (such as teachers, counselors, or 
                administrators), representatives of organized labor, 
                other representatives of non-managerial employees, and 
                students; and
                    (B) may include other entities, such as--
                            (i) employer organizations;
                            (ii) community-based organizations;
                            (iii) national trade associations working 
                        at the local levels;
                            (iv) industrial extension centers;
                            (v) rehabilitation agencies and 
                        organizations;
                            (vi) registered apprenticeship agencies;
                            (vii) local vocational education entities;
                            (viii) proprietary institutions of higher 
                        education (as defined in section 481(b) of the 
                        Higher Education Act of 1965, (20 U.S.C. 
                        1088(b)) which continue to meet the eligibility 
                        and certification requirements under section 
                        498 of such Act;
                            (ix) local government agencies;
                            (x) parent organizations;
                            (xi) teacher organizations;
                            (xii) vocational student organizations;
                            (xiii) private industry councils 
                        established under section 102 of the Job 
                        Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1512);
                            (xiv) federally recognized Indian tribes, 
                        Indian organizations, and Alaska Native 
                        villages; and
                            (xv) Native Hawaiians.
            (11) Postsecondary educational institution.--The term 
        ``postsecondary educational institution'' means an institution 
        of higher education (as such term is defined in section 481 of 
        the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088)) which 
        continues to meet the eligibility and certification 
        requirements under section 498 of such Act.
            (12) Registered apprenticeship agency.--The term 
        ``registered apprenticeship agency'' means either--
                    (A) the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training in 
                the Department of Labor; or
                    (B) a State apprenticeship agency recognized and 
                approved by the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training 
                as the appropriate body for State registration or 
                approval of local apprenticeship programs and 
                agreements for Federal purposes.
            (13) Registered apprenticeship program.--The term 
        ``registered apprenticeship program'' means a program 
        registered by a registered apprenticeship agency.
            (14) Related services.--The term ``related services'' 
        includes the types of services described in section 602(17) of 
        the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
        1401(17)).
            (15) School dropout.--The term ``school dropout'' means an 
        individual who is no longer attending any school, is subject to 
        a compulsory attendance law, and who has not received a 
        secondary school diploma or a certificate from a program of 
        equivalency for such a diploma.
            (16) School site mentor.--The term ``school site mentor'' 
        means a professional employed at the school who is designated 
        as the advocate for a particular student, and who works in 
        consultation with classroom teachers, counselors, and the 
        employer to design and monitor the progress of the student's 
        school-to-work program.
            (17) Secretaries.--The term ``Secretaries'' means the 
        Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Labor.
            (18) Skill certificate.--The term ``skill certificate'' 
        means a portable, industry-recognized credential issued by a 
        School-to-Work Opportunities program under an approved plan, 
        that certifies that a student has mastered skills at levels 
        that are at least as challenging as skill standards endorsed by 
        the National Skill Standards Board established under the Goals 
        2000: Educate America Act, except that until such skill 
        standards are developed, the term ``skill certificate'' means a 
        credential issued under a process described in a State's 
        approved plan.
            (19) State.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), the term ``State'' means each of the several 
                States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth 
                of Puerto Rico.
                    (B) Titles iv and v.--For purposes of titles IV and 
                V, the term ``State'' means each of the several States, 
                the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
                Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
                American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Federated 
                States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall 
                Islands, and Palau.
            (20) State educational agency.--The term ``State 
        educational agency'' means the officer or agency primarily 
        responsible for the State supervision of public elementary and 
        secondary schools.
            (21) Workplace mentor.--The term ``workplace mentor'' means 
        an employee at the workplace who possesses the skills and 
        knowledge to be mastered by a student, and who instructs the 
        student, critiques the student's performance, challenges the 
        student to perform well, and works in consultation with 
        classroom teachers and the employer.

SEC. 5. FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Joint Administration.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding the Department of 
        Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.), the 
        General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.), the 
        statutory provisions relating to the establishment of the 
        Department of Labor (29 U.S.C. 551 et seq.), and section 166 of 
        the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1576), the 
        Secretaries shall jointly provide for the administration of 
        this Act, and may issue whatever procedures, guidelines, and 
        regulations, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United 
        States Code, they deem necessary and appropriate to administer 
        and enforce the provisions of this Act.
            (2) Submission of plan.--Not later than 120 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall 
        develop and submit a plan for the joint administration of this 
        Act to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources 
        of the Senate for review and comment on such plan by such 
        committees.
    (b) Termination or Suspension of Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretaries may terminate or suspend 
        any financial assistance under this Act, in whole or in part, 
        or not extend payments under an existing grant under this Act, 
        if the Secretaries determine that a recipient has failed to 
        meet any requirements of this Act, including--
                    (A) reporting requirements under section 402(c);
                    (B) regulations under this Act; or
                    (C) an approved plan submitted pursuant to this 
                Act.
            (2) Notice and opportunity for hearing.--If the Secretaries 
        terminate or suspend financial assistance, or do not extend 
        payments under an existing grant under paragraph (1), with 
        respect to recipient or proposed recipient, then the 
        Secretaries shall provide--
                    (A) prompt notice to such recipient or proposed 
                recipient; and
                    (B) the opportunity for a hearing to such recipient 
                or proposed recipient not later than 30 days after the 
                date on which such notice is provided.
            (3) Nondelegation.--The Secretaries shall not delegate any 
        of the functions or authority specified under this subsection, 
        other than to an officer whose appointment was required to be 
        made by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
    (c) Acceptance of Gifts.--The Secretaries are authorized, in 
carrying out this Act, to accept, purchase, or lease in the name of the 
Department of Labor or the Department of Education, and employ or 
dispose of in furtherance of the purposes of this Act, any money or 
property, real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, received by 
gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise.
    (d) Use of Voluntary and Uncompensated Services.--Notwithstanding 
section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretaries are 
authorized to accept voluntary and uncompensated services in 
furtherance of the purposes of this Act.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretaries to carry out this Act $300,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and 
such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1996 through 
2002.
    (b) Reservations.--From amounts appropriated under subsection (a) 
for any fiscal year, the Secretaries--
            (1) shall reserve an amount equal to not more than one half 
        of 1 percent of such amounts for such fiscal year to provide 
        grants under sections 202(b) and 212(b) to the Commonwealth of 
        the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin 
        Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of 
        the Marshall Islands, and Palau;
            (2) shall reserve an amount equal to not more than one half 
        of 1 percent of such amounts for such fiscal year to provide 
        grants under subtitle C of title II to establish and carry out 
        School-to-Work Opportunities programs for Indian youths that 
        involve Bureau funded schools (as defined in section 1139(3) of 
        the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2019(3)));
            (3) shall reserve an amount equal to 10 percent of such 
        amounts for such fiscal year to provide grants under section 
        302(b) to local partnerships located in high poverty areas; and
            (4) may reserve an amount equal to not more than 5 percent 
        of such amounts for such fiscal year to carry out title IV.
    (c) Availability of Funds.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under subsection (a) are authorized to remain available until expended.

     TITLE I--SCHOOL-TO-WORK OPPORTUNITIES BASIC PROGRAM COMPONENTS

SEC. 101. GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

    A School-to-Work Opportunities program under this Act shall--
            (1) integrate work-based learning and school-based 
        learning, as provided for in sections 102 and 103, integrate 
        academic and occupational learning, and build effective 
        linkages between secondary and postsecondary education;
            (2) provide all students opportunities to complete a career 
        major; and
            (3) incorporate the basic program components provided in 
        sections 102 through 104.

SEC. 102. WORK-BASED LEARNING COMPONENT.

    The work-based learning component of a School-to-Work Opportunities 
program shall include--
            (1) a planned program of job training and work experiences, 
        including pre-employment and employment skills to be mastered 
        at progressively higher levels, that are relevant to a 
        student's career major and lead to the award of a skill 
        certificate;
            (2) paid work experience;
            (3) workplace mentoring;
            (4) instruction in general workplace competencies; and
            (5) broad instruction in a variety of elements of an 
        industry.

SEC. 103. SCHOOL-BASED LEARNING COMPONENT.

    The school-based learning component of a School-to-Work 
Opportunities program shall include--
            (1) career awareness and career exploration and counseling 
        (beginning at the earliest possible age, but beginning no later 
        than the middle school grades) in order to help students who 
        may be interested to identify, and select or reconsider, their 
        interests, goals, and career majors, including those options 
        that may not be traditional for their gender, race, or 
        ethnicity;
            (2) initial selection by interested students of a career 
        major not later than the beginning of the 11th grade;
            (3) a program of study designed to meet the same academic 
        content standards the State has established for all students, 
        including, where applicable, standards established under the 
        Goals 2000: Educate America Act, and to meet the requirements 
        necessary for a student to earn a skill certificate;
            (4) a program of instruction and curriculum that integrates 
        academic and vocational learning (including applied 
        methodologies and team-teaching strategies), and incorporates 
        instruction in a variety of elements of an industry, 
        appropriately tied to a participant's career major;
            (5) regularly scheduled evaluations involving ongoing 
        consultation with students and school dropouts to identify 
        their academic strengths and weaknesses, academic progress, 
        workplace knowledge, goals, and the need for additional 
        learning opportunities to master core academic and vocational 
        skills; and
            (6) mechanisms which allow students participating in a 
        school-to-work program to transfer to a post-secondary program.

SEC. 104. CONNECTING ACTIVITIES COMPONENT.

    The connecting activities component of a School-to-Work 
Opportunities program shall include--
            (1) matching students with employers' work-based learning 
        opportunities;
            (2) serving as a liaison among the employer, school, 
        teacher, parent, student, and, if appropriate, other community 
        partners;
            (3) providing technical assistance and services to 
        employers, including small and medium sized businesses, and 
        others in designing work-based and school-based learning 
        components, counseling and case management services, and in the 
        training of teachers, workplace mentors, school site mentors, 
        and counselors;
            (4) providing assistance to schools and employers to 
        integrate school-based and work-based learning and integrate 
        academic and occupational learning;
            (5) providing assistance to participants who have completed 
        the program in finding an appropriate job, continuing their 
        education, or entering into an additional training program, and 
        linking students with other community services which may be 
        necessary to assure a successful transition from school to 
        work;
            (6) collecting information regarding post-program outcomes 
        of participants in the School-to-Work Opportunities program and 
        analyzing such information, to the extent practicable, on the 
        basis of socioeconomic status, race, gender, ethnicity, 
        disability, limited English proficiency, school dropouts, and 
        academically talented students; and
            (7) linking youth development activities under this Act 
        with employer and industry strategies for upgrading the skills 
        of their workers.

     TITLE II--SCHOOL-TO-WORK OPPORTUNITIES SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND 
                    IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS TO STATES

                  Subtitle A--State Development Grants

SEC. 201. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this subtitle is to assist States and the 
territories in planning and developing comprehensive, statewide systems 
for school-to-work opportunities.

SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretaries may provide development grants to 
States in such amounts as the Secretaries determine is necessary to 
enable such States to complete development of comprehensive, statewide 
School-to-Work Opportunities systems that may have begun with funds 
provided under the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et 
seq.) and the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology 
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).
    (b) Grants to Territories.--From amounts reserved under section 
6(b)(1), the Secretaries shall provide grants in accordance with this 
subtitle to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American 
Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, 
the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Palau, to complete 
development of comprehensive School-to-Work Opportunities systems in 
those territories.

SEC. 203. APPLICATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretaries may not provide a development 
grant under section 202 to a State unless the State submits to the 
Secretaries an application in such form and containing such information 
as the Secretaries may reasonably require.
    (b) Coordination With Goals 2000: Educate America Act.--A State 
seeking assistance under both this Act and the Goals 2000: Educate 
America Act may--
            (1) submit a single application containing plans that meet 
        the requirements of both Acts and ensure that both plans are 
        coordinated and not duplicative; or
            (2) if such State has already submitted its application for 
        funds under the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, submit its 
        application under this Act as an amendment to the Goals 2000: 
        Educate America Act application so long as such amendment meets 
        the requirements of this Act and is coordinated with and not 
        duplicative of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act application.
    (c) Contents.--Such application shall include--
            (1) a timetable and an estimate of the amount of funding 
        needed to complete the planning and development necessary to 
        implement a comprehensive, statewide School-to-Work 
        Opportunities system for all students;
            (2) a description of how the Governor, the State 
        educational agency, the State agency officials responsible for 
        vocational education, job training, and employment, economic 
        development, and postsecondary education, the State sex equity 
        coordinator assigned under section 111(b)(1) of the Carl D. 
        Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 
        U.S.C. 2321(b)(1)), and other appropriate officials will 
        collaborate in the planning and development of the State 
        School-to-Work Opportunities system;
            (3) a description of how the State has enlisted and will 
        continue to enlist the active and continued participation in 
        the planning and development of the statewide School-to-Work 
        Opportunities system of employers and other interested parties 
        such as locally elected officials, secondary and postsecondary 
        educational institutions or agencies, business associations, 
        industrial extension centers, employees, organized labor, 
        teachers, related services personnel, students, parents, 
        community-based organizations, Indian tribes, rehabilitation 
        agencies and organizations, registered apprenticeship agencies, 
        and vocational educational agencies;
            (4) a description of how the State will coordinate its 
        planning activities with each local partnership within the 
        State that has received a grant under title III, if any;
            (5) a designation of a fiscal agent to receive and be 
        accountable for funds provided from a grant under section 202; 
        and
            (6) a description of how the State will provide 
        opportunities for students from low-income families, low 
        achieving students, students with limited English proficiency, 
        and school dropouts to participate in school-to-work programs.

SEC. 204. USE OF AMOUNTS.

    The Secretaries may not provide a development grant under section 
202 to a State unless the State agrees that it will use all amounts 
received from such grant to develop a statewide School-to-Work 
Opportunities system, which may include--
            (1) identifying or establishing an appropriate State 
        structure to administer the School-to-Work Opportunities 
        system;
            (2) identifying existing secondary and postsecondary 
        school-to-work programs which might be incorporated into the 
        State system;
            (3) identifying or establishing broad-based partnerships 
        among employers, labor, education, government, and other 
        community-based organizations and parent organizations to 
        participate in the design, development, and administration of 
        School-to-Work Opportunities programs;
            (4) developing a marketing plan to build consensus and 
        support for School-to-Work Opportunities programs;
            (5) promoting the active involvement of business (including 
        small and medium sized businesses) in planning, developing, and 
        implementing local School-to-Work Opportunities programs, and 
        in establishing partnerships with elementary, middle, and 
        secondary schools;
            (6) identifying ways that existing local school-to-work 
        programs could be coordinated with the statewide School-to-Work 
        Opportunities system;
            (7) supporting local School-to-Work Opportunities planning 
        and development activities to provide guidance, training and 
        technical assistance for teachers, employers, mentors, 
        counselors, administrators, and others, in the development of 
        School-to-Work Opportunities programs;
            (8) developing training programs for teachers, counselors, 
        mentors, and others on counseling and training women, 
        minorities, and individuals with disabilities for high-skill, 
        high-wage careers in non-traditional occupations;
            (9) initiating pilot programs for testing key components of 
        State program design;
            (10) developing a State process for issuing skill 
        certificates that is consistent with the work of the National 
        Skill Standards Board and the criteria established under Goals 
        2000: Educate America Act;
            (11) designing challenging curricula in cooperation with 
        representatives of local partnerships;
            (12) developing a system for labor market analysis and 
        strategic planning for local targeting of industry sectors or 
        broad occupational clusters;
            (13) analyzing the post high school employment experiences 
        of recent high school graduates and dropouts;
            (14) preparing the plan required for submission of an 
        application for an implementation grant under subtitle B;
            (15) working with localities to develop strategies to 
        recruit and retain all students in programs under this Act, 
        including those from a broad range of backgrounds and 
        circumstances, through collaborations with community-based 
        organizations, where appropriate, and other entities with 
        expertise in working with these students; and
            (16) coordinating recruitment of out-of-school, at-risk, 
        and disadvantaged youths with those organizations and 
        institutions who have a successful history of working with such 
        youths.

SEC. 205. ALLOCATION REQUIREMENT.

    The Secretaries may not provide a development grant under section 
202 to any State in an amount exceeding $1,000,000 in any fiscal year.

SEC. 206. REPORTS.

    The Secretaries may not provide a development grant under section 
202 to a State unless the State agrees that it will submit to the 
Secretaries such periodic reports as the Secretaries may reasonably 
require relating to the use of amounts from such grant.

                Subtitle B--State Implementation Grants

SEC. 211. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this subtitle is to assist States and the 
territories in the implementation of comprehensive, statewide School-
to-Work Opportunities systems.

SEC. 212. AUTHORIZATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretaries may provide implementation grants 
to States in such amounts as the Secretaries determine is necessary to 
enable such States to implement comprehensive, statewide School-to-Work 
Opportunities systems.
    (b) Grants to Territories.--From amounts reserved under section 
6(b)(1), the Secretaries shall provide grants in accordance with this 
subtitle to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American 
Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, 
the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Palau, to implement 
comprehensive School-to-Work Opportunities systems in those 
territories.
    (c) Period of Grant.--The provision of payments under a grant under 
subsection (a) or subsection (b) shall extend over a period of 5 fiscal 
years and shall be subject to the annual approval of the Secretaries 
and subject to the availability of appropriations for the fiscal year 
involved to make the payments.
    (d) Limitation.--A State or territory shall be eligible to receive 
only 1 implementation grant under subsection (a) or subsection (b), as 
the case may be.

SEC. 213. APPLICATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretaries may not provide an implementation 
grant under section 212 to a State unless the State submits to the 
Secretaries an application in such form and containing such information 
as the Secretaries may reasonably require.
    (b) Coordination With Goals 2000: Educate America Act.--A State 
seeking assistance under both this Act and the Goals 2000: Educate 
America Act may--
            (1) submit a single application containing plans that meet 
        the requirements of both Acts and ensure that both plans are 
        coordinated and not duplicative; or
            (2) if such State has already submitted its application for 
        funds under the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, submit its 
        application under this Act as an amendment to the Goals 2000: 
        Educate America Act application so long as such amendment meets 
        the requirements of this Act and is coordinated with and not 
        duplicative of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act application.
    (c) Contents.--Such application shall include--
            (1) a plan for a comprehensive, statewide School-to-Work 
        Opportunities system under a State plan that meets the 
        requirements described in subsection (d);
            (2) a description of how the State will allocate funds 
        under this Act to local partnerships; and
            (3) a request, if the State decides to submit such a 
        request, for 1 or more waivers of certain statutory or 
        regulatory requirements, as provided for under title V.
    (d) State Plan.--A State plan shall--
            (1) designate the geographical areas to be served by local 
        partnerships, which shall, to the extent feasible, reflect 
        local labor market areas;
            (2) describe how the State will stimulate and support local 
        School-to-Work Opportunities programs that meet the 
        requirements of this Act, and how the State's system will be 
        expanded over time to cover all geographic areas in the State, 
        including urban and rural areas;
            (3) describe the procedure by which the Governor, the State 
        educational agency, the State agency officials responsible for 
        vocational education, job training and employment, economic 
        development, and postsecondary education, the State sex equity 
        coordinator assigned under section 111(b)(1) of the Carl D. 
        Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 
        U.S.C. 2321(b)(1)), and other appropriate officials will 
        collaborate in the implementation of the School-to-Work 
        Opportunities system;
            (4) describe how the State has obtained and will continue 
        to obtain the active involvement in the statewide School-to-
        Work Opportunities system of employers and other interested 
        parties such as locally elected officials, secondary and 
        postsecondary educational institutions or agencies, business 
        associations, industrial extension centers, employees, 
        organized labor, teachers, related services personnel, 
        students, parents, community-based organizations, 
        rehabilitation agencies and organizations, registered 
        apprenticeship agencies, local vocational educational agencies, 
        vocational student organizations, and State or regional 
        cooperative education associations;
            (5) describe how the School-to-Work Opportunities system 
        will coordinate with or integrate existing local school-to-work 
        programs and other appropriate programs, including those 
        financed from State and private sources, with funds available 
        from related programs under other provisions of Federal law, 
        such as--
                    (A) the Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1201 et 
                seq.);
                    (B) the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
                Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.);
                    (C) the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
                1965 (20 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.);
                    (D) the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
                2701 et seq.);
                    (E) the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training 
                Program authorized under part F of title IV of the 
                Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 681 et seq.);
                    (F) the Goals 2000: Educate America Act;
                    (G) the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act 
                (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.);
                    (H) the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
                1501 et seq.);
                    (I) the National Apprenticeship Act (29 U.S.C. 50 
                et seq.);
                    (J) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 
                et seq.); and
                    (K) the National and Community Service Trust Act of 
                1993;
            (6) describe the State's strategy for providing training 
        for teachers, employers, mentors, counselors, and others, 
        including programs which focus on the counseling and training 
        of women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities for 
        high-skill, high-wage careers in non-traditional occupations, 
        and provide assurance of coordination with such activities in 
        other Acts;
            (7) describe how the State will adopt, develop, or assist 
        local partnerships in the development of model curricula and 
        innovative instructional methodologies, to be used in the 
        secondary, and where possible, the elementary grades, that 
        integrate academic and vocational learning and promote career 
        awareness, and that are consistent with academic and skill 
        standards established pursuant to the Goals 2000: Educate 
        America Act;
            (8) describe how the State will expand and improve career 
        and academic counseling in the elementary and secondary grades, 
        which may include linkages to career counseling and labor 
        market information services outside of the school system;
            (9) describe the resources, including private sector 
        resources, the State intends to employ in maintaining the 
        School-to-Work Opportunities system when funds under this Act 
        are no longer available;
            (10) describe how the State will ensure effective and 
        meaningful opportunities for all students to participate in 
        School-to-Work Opportunities programs;
            (11) describe the State's goals and the methods it will 
        use, such as awareness and outreach, to ensure opportunities 
        for young women to participate in School-to-Work Opportunities 
        programs in a manner that leads to employment in high-
        performance, high-paying jobs, including nontraditional 
        employment, and goals to ensure an environment free from racial 
        and sexual harassment;
            (12) describe how the State will ensure opportunities for 
        low achieving students, students with disabilities, and school 
        dropouts to participate in School-to-Work Opportunities 
        programs;
            (13) describe the State's process for assessing the skills 
        and knowledge required in career majors and awarding skill 
        certificates that is consistent with the work of the National 
        Skill Standards Board and the criteria established under Goals 
        2000: Educate America Act;
            (14) describe the manner in which the State will, to the 
        extent feasible, continue programs funded under title III in 
        the State School-to-Work Opportunities system;
            (15) describe how local school-to-work programs, including 
        those funded under title III, if any, will be integrated into 
        the State School-to-Work Opportunities system;
            (16) describe the performance standards that the State 
        intends to meet in establishing and carrying out the School-to-
        Work Opportunities system, including how the standards 
        developed under section 115 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
        and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) 
        have been incorporated into such performance standards or are 
        used in coordination with such standards;
            (17) designate a fiscal agent to receive and be accountable 
        for funds provided from a grant under section 212; and
            (18) describe the means by which students who are involved 
        in a school-to-work program may transfer to a post-secondary 
        program.
    (e) Similar Authority of Other Officials or Entities Not 
Superseded.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to negate or 
supersede the authority of any official or entity responsible under 
State or other applicable law for authority that is similar to 
authority specified under this Act.

SEC. 214. REVIEW OF APPLICATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretaries shall review each application 
submitted by a State under section 213, including the State plan 
contained in such application, and shall approve or disapprove such 
application in accordance with this section.
    (b) Approval Criteria.--The Secretaries may approve an application 
only if the State demonstrates in the application--
            (1) that the State plan is replicable, sustainable, and 
        innovative;
            (2) that the officials listed in section 213(d)(3) will 
        collaborate in the planning and development of the proposed 
        plan;
            (3) that other Federal, State, and local resources will be 
        used to implement the proposed plan;
            (4) the extent to which such plan would limit 
        administrative costs and increase amounts spent on delivery of 
        services to students enrolled in programs under this Act; and
            (5) if the State, according to census data, has at least 1 
        urban and at least 1 rural area, the State will ensure the 
        establishment of a partnership in at least 1 urban and 1 rural 
        area in the State.
    (c) Disapproval.--If the Secretaries determine that an application 
submitted by a State does not meet the criteria under subsection (b), 
or that the application is incomplete or otherwise unsatisfactory, the 
Secretaries shall--
            (1) notify the State of the reasons for the failure to 
        approve the application;
            (2) if the application does not meet the criteria under 
        subsection (b), inform the State of the opportunity to apply 
        for a development grant under subtitle A, except that further 
        development funds may not be awarded to a State that receives 
        an implementation grant; and
            (3) if the application is incomplete or otherwise 
        unsatisfactory, permit the State to resubmit a corrected or 
        amended application.
    (d) Use of Funds for Review of Applications.--The Secretaries may 
use amounts reserved under section 6(b)(4) for the review of 
applications submitted under subsection (a).

SEC. 215. USE OF AMOUNTS.

    The Secretaries may not provide an implementation grant under 
section 212 to a State unless the State agrees that it will use all 
amounts received from such grant to implement the State's School-to-
Work Opportunities system in accordance with the following 
requirements:
            (1) Subgrants to local partnerships.--
                    (A) Authority.--
                            (i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), the State shall provide subgrants 
                        to local partnerships, according to criteria 
                        established by the State, for the purpose of 
                        carrying out School-to-work Opportunities 
                        programs described in title I.
                            (ii) Prohibition.--The State shall not 
                        provide subgrants to local partnerships that 
                        have received implementation grants under title 
                        III, except that this prohibition shall not 
                        apply with respect to local partnerships that 
                        are located in high poverty areas, as such term 
                        is defined in such title.
                    (B) Application by local partnership.--The State 
                may not provide a subgrant under subparagraph (A) to a 
                local partnership unless the partnership submits to the 
                State an application that--
                            (i) describes how the program will include 
                        the basic program components and otherwise meet 
                        the requirements of this Act;
                            (ii) sets forth measurable program goals 
                        and outcomes;
                            (iii) describes the local strategies and 
                        timetables to provide School-to-Work 
                        Opportunities program opportunities for all 
                        students as appropriate for the specific 
                        locality;
                            (iv) provides assurances that, to the 
                        extent practicable, school-to-work 
                        opportunities provided to students will be in 
                        industries and occupations offering high-skill, 
                        high-wage employment opportunities; and
                            (v) provides such other information as the 
                        State may require.
                    (C) Disapproval of application.--If the State 
                determines that an application submitted by a local 
                partnership does not meet the criteria under 
                subparagraph (B), or that the application is incomplete 
                or otherwise unsatisfactory, the State shall--
                            (i) notify the local partnership of the 
                        reasons for the failure to approve the 
                        application; and
                            (ii) if the application is incomplete or 
                        otherwise unsatisfactory, permit the local 
                        partnership to resubmit a corrected or amended 
                        application.
                    (D) Use of amounts by local partnership.--The State 
                may not provide a subgrant under subparagraph (A) to a 
                local partnership unless the partnership agrees that it 
                will use all amounts received from such subgrant to 
                carry out activities to implement School-to-Work 
                Opportunities programs described in title I, and such 
                activities may include--
                            (i) recruiting and providing assistance to 
                        employers, including small and medium sized 
                        businesses, to provide the work-based learning 
                        components in the School-to-Work Opportunities 
                        program;
                            (ii) establishing consortia of employers to 
                        support the School-to-Work Opportunities 
                        program and provide access to jobs related to 
                        students' career majors;
                            (iii) supporting or establishing 
                        intermediaries to perform the activities 
                        described in section 104 and to provide 
                        assistance to students and school dropouts in 
                        obtaining jobs and further education and 
                        training;
                            (iv) designing or adapting school curricula 
                        that can be used to integrate academic and 
                        vocational learning, school-based and work-
                        based learning, and secondary and postsecondary 
                        education;
                            (v) providing training to work-based and 
                        school-based staff on new curricula, student 
                        assessments, student guidance, and feedback to 
                        the school regarding student performance;
                            (vi) designing or expanding and improving 
                        career awareness, exploration, and counseling 
                        activities, beginning at the earliest possible 
                        age, but beginning no later than the middle 
                        school grades;
                            (vii) establishing in schools participating 
                        in a School-to-Work Opportunities program a 
                        graduation assistance program to assist at-risk 
                        students, low-achieving students, and students 
                        with disabilities in graduating from high 
                        school, enrolling in postsecondary education or 
                        training, and finding or advancing in jobs;
                            (viii) providing supplementary and support 
                        services, including child care and 
                        transportation;
                            (ix) conducting or obtaining an in depth 
                        analysis of the local labor market and the 
                        generic and specific skill needs of employers 
                        to identify high-demand, high-wage careers to 
                        target;
                            (x) integrating work-based and school-based 
                        learning into existing job training programs 
                        for school dropouts;
                            (xi) establishing or expanding school-to-
                        apprenticeship programs in cooperation with 
                        registered apprenticeship agencies and 
                        apprenticeship sponsors;
                            (xii) assisting participating employers, 
                        including small- and medium-size businesses, to 
                        identify and train workplace mentors and to 
                        develop work-based learning components;
                            (xiii) promoting the formation of 
                        partnerships between elementary, middle, and 
                        secondary schools and local businesses as an 
                        investment in future workplace productivity and 
                        competitiveness;
                            (xiv) designing local strategies to provide 
                        adequate planning time and staff development 
                        activities for teachers, school counselors, and 
                        school site mentors, including opportunities 
                        outside the classroom which are in the 
                        worksite;
                            (xv) enhancing linkages between existing 
                        after-school, weekend, and summer jobs, career 
                        exploration and school-based learning; and
                            (xvi) coordinating recruitment of dropouts 
                        and at-risk and disadvantaged youths by the 
                        local partnership with recruitment of these 
                        individuals by organizations and institutions 
                        which have a history of success in working with 
                        these targeted individuals.
                    (E) Partnership compact.--The State may not provide 
                a subgrant under subparagraph (A) to a local 
                partnership unless the partnership agrees that it will 
                establish a process by which the responsibilities and 
                expectations of students, parents, employers, and 
                schools are clearly established and agreed upon at the 
                point of entry of the student into a career major 
                program of study.
                    (F) Administrative costs.--The local partnership 
                may not use more than 5 percent of amounts received 
                from a subgrant under subparagraph (A) for any fiscal 
                year for administrative costs associated with 
                activities in carrying out, but not including, 
                activities under subparagraphs (D) and (E) for such 
                fiscal year.
                    (G) Allocation requirements.--
                            (i) First year.--In the 1st fiscal year for 
                        which a State receives amounts from a grant 
                        under section 212, the State shall use not less 
                        than 70 percent of such amounts to provide 
                        subgrants to local partnerships under 
                        subparagraph (A).
                            (ii) Second year.--In the 2d fiscal year 
                        for which a State receives amounts from a grant 
                        under section 212, the State shall use not less 
                        than 80 percent of such amounts to provide 
                        subgrants to local partnerships under 
                        subparagraph (A).
                            (iii) Third year and succeeding years.--In 
                        the 3d fiscal year for which a State receives 
                        amounts from a grant under section 212, and in 
                        each succeeding year, the State shall use not 
                        less than 90 percent of such amounts to provide 
                        subgrants to local partnerships under 
                        subparagraph (A).
            (2) Additional state activities.--The State may also--
                    (A) recruit and provide assistance to employers to 
                provide work-based learning for all students;
                    (B) conduct outreach activities to promote and 
                support collaboration in School-to-Work Opportunities 
                programs by businesses, organized labor, and other 
                organizations;
                    (C) provide training for teachers, employers, 
                workplace mentors, counselors, and others;
                    (D) provide labor market information to local 
                partnerships that is useful in determining which high-
                skill, high-wage occupations are in demand;
                    (E) design or adapt model curricula that can be 
                used to integrate academic and vocational learning, 
                school-based and work-based learning, and secondary and 
                postsecondary education;
                    (F) design or adapt model work-based learning 
                programs and identifying best practices;
                    (G) conduct outreach activities and providing 
                technical assistance to other States that are 
                developing or implementing School-to-Work Opportunities 
                systems;
                    (H) reorganize and streamline State systems to 
                facilitate the development of a comprehensive School-
                to-Work Opportunities system;
                    (I) identify ways that existing local school-to-
                work programs could be integrated with the statewide 
                School-to-Work Opportunities system;
                    (J) design career awareness and exploration 
                activities (that may begin as early as the elementary 
                grades, but beginning no later than middle school 
                grades) such as job shadowing, job site visits, school 
                visits by individuals in various occupations, and 
                mentoring;
                    (K) design and implement school-sponsored work 
                experiences, such as school-sponsored enterprises and 
                community development projects;
                    (L) encourage the formation of partnerships between 
                elementary, middle, and secondary schools and local 
                businesses as an investment in future workplace 
                productivity and competitiveness;
                    (M) coordinate recruitment of out-of-school, at-
                risk, and disadvantaged youths with those organizations 
                and institutions who have a successful history of 
                working with such youths; and
                    (N) conduct outreach to all students in a manner 
                that most appropriately meets their need and the needs 
                of their communities.

SEC. 216. ALLOCATION REQUIREMENT.

    The Secretaries shall establish the minimum and maximum amounts 
available for an implementation grant under section 212, and shall 
determine the actual amount granted to any State based on such criteria 
as the scope and quality of the plan and the number of projected 
program participants.

SEC. 217. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.

    The State may not use more than 5 percent of amounts received from 
an implementation grant under section 212 for any fiscal year for 
administrative costs associated with activities in carrying out, but 
not including, activities under section 215 for such fiscal year.

SEC. 218. REPORTS.

    The Secretaries may not provide an implementation grant under 
section 212 to a State unless the State agrees that it will submit to 
the Secretaries such periodic reports as the Secretaries may reasonably 
require relating to the use of amounts from such grant.

 Subtitle C--Development and Implementation Grants for School-to-Work 
                       Programs for Indian Youths

SEC. 221. AUTHORIZATION.

    (a) In General.--From amounts reserved under section 6(b)(2), the 
Secretaries shall provide grants to establish and carry out School-to-
Work Opportunities programs for Indian youths that involve Bureau 
funded schools (as defined in section 1139(3) of the Education 
Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2019(3))).
    (b) Additional Authorities.--The Secretaries may carry out 
subsection (a) through such means as they find appropriate, including--
            (1) the transfer of funds to the Secretary of the Interior; 
        and
            (2) the provision of financial assistance to Indian tribes 
        and Indian organizations.

SEC. 222. REQUIREMENTS.

    In providing grants under section 221, the Secretaries shall 
require recipients of such grants to comply with requirements similar 
to those requirements imposed on States under subtitles A and B of this 
title.

     TITLE III--FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS TO LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS

SEC. 301. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this title are--
            (1) to authorize the Secretaries to provide competitive 
        grants directly to local partnerships in order to provide 
        funding for communities that have built a sound planning and 
        development base for School-to-Work Opportunities programs and 
        are ready to begin implementing a local School-to-Work 
        Opportunities program; and
            (2) to authorize the Secretaries to provide competitive 
        grants to local partnerships to implement School-to-Work 
        Opportunities programs in high poverty areas of urban and rural 
        communities to provide support for a comprehensive range of 
        education, training, and support services for youths residing 
        in such areas.

SEC. 302. AUTHORIZATION.

    (a) Grants to Local Partnerships.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretaries 
        may provide implementation grants directly to local 
        partnerships in States in such amounts as the Secretaries 
        determine is necessary to enable such partnerships to implement 
        a School-to-Work Opportunities program.
            (2) Restrictions.--A local partnership--
                    (A) shall be eligible to receive only 1 grant under 
                this subsection;
                    (B) shall not be eligible to receive a grant under 
                this subsection if such partnership is located in a 
                State that--
                            (i) has been provided an implementation 
                        grant under section 212; and
                            (ii) has received amounts from such grant 
                        for any fiscal year after the 1st fiscal year 
                        under such grant; and
                    (C) that receives a grant under this subsection 
                shall not be eligible to receive a grant under 
                subsection (b).
    (b) Grants to Local Partnerships in High Poverty Areas.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the 
        Secretaries shall, from amounts reserved under section 6(b)(3), 
        provide grants to local partnerships which are located in high 
        poverty areas in States in such amounts as the Secretaries 
        determine is necessary to enable such partnerships to implement 
        a School-to-Work Opportunities program in such areas.
            (2) Restrictions.--A local partnership--
                    (A) shall be eligible to receive only 1 grant under 
                this subsection; and
                    (B) that receives a grant under this subsection 
                shall not be eligible to receive a grant under 
                subsection (a).
            (3) Priority.--In providing grants under paragraph (1), the 
        Secretaries shall give priority to local partnerships that have 
        a demonstrated effectiveness in the delivery of comprehensive 
        vocational preparation programs with successful rates in job 
        placement through cooperative activities among local 
        educational agencies, local businesses, labor organizations, 
        and other organizations.
    (c) Period of Grant.--The provision of payments under a grant under 
subsection (a) or (b) shall extend over a period of 5 fiscal years and 
shall be subject to the annual approval of the Secretaries and subject 
to the availability of appropriations for the fiscal year involved to 
make the payments.

SEC. 303. APPLICATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretaries may not provide an implementation 
grant under section 302 to a local partnership unless the partnership--
            (1) submits to the State for review and comment an 
        application in such form and containing such information as the 
        Secretaries may reasonably require; and
            (2) submits such application to the Secretaries.
    (b) Time Limit for State Review and Comment.--
            (1) In general.--The State shall provide for review and 
        comment on the application under subsection (a) not later than 
        30 days after the date on which the State receives the 
        application from the local partnership.
            (2) Submission without state review and comment.--If the 
        State does not provide review and comment within the 30-day 
        time period specified in paragraph (1), the local partnership 
        may submit the application to the Secretaries without first 
        obtaining such review and comment.
    (c) Contents.--Such application shall include--
            (1) the designation of a fiscal agent to receive and be 
        accountable for amounts received from a grant under section 
        302;
            (2) the State's comments regarding such application under 
        subsection (a)(1);
            (3) information that is consistent with the content 
        requirements for a State plan that are specified in paragraphs 
        (4) through (10) of section 213(d); and
            (4) a description of how the partnership will meet the 
        other requirements of this Act.
    (d) Use of Funds for Review of Applications.--The Secretaries may 
use amounts reserved under section 6(b)(4) for the review of 
applications submitted under subsection (a).

SEC. 304. USE OF AMOUNTS.

    The Secretaries may not provide an implementation grant under 
section 302 to a local partnership unless the partnership agrees that 
it will use all amounts from such grant to carry out activities to 
implement a School-to-Work Opportunities program described in title I, 
including the activities described in clauses (i) through (xvi) of 
section 215(1)(D).

SEC. 305. CONFORMITY WITH APPROVED STATE PLAN.

    The Secretaries may not award a grant under section 302 to a local 
partnership located in a State that has an approved plan unless the 
Secretaries determine, after consultation with the State, that the plan 
submitted by the partnership is in accord with the approved State plan.

SEC. 306. REPORTS.

    The Secretaries may not provide an implementation grant under 
section 302 to a local partnership unless the partnership agrees that 
it will submit to the Secretaries such periodic reports as the 
Secretaries may reasonably require relating to the use of amounts from 
such grant.

SEC. 307. HIGH POVERTY AREA DEFINED.

    For purposes of this title, the term ``high poverty area'' means--
            (1) a census tract, a contiguous group of census tracts, a 
        nonmetropolitan county, a Native American Indian reservation, 
        or an Alaska Native village, with a poverty rate of 30 percent 
        or more, as determined by the Bureau of the Census; or
            (2) an area that has an unemployment rate greater than the 
        national average unemployment for the most recent 12 months for 
        which satisfactory data are available.

                TITLE IV--NATIONAL PROGRAMS AND REPORTS

SEC. 401. RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATION, AND OTHER PROJECTS.

    (a) In General.--From amounts reserved under section 6(b)(4), the 
Secretaries shall conduct research and development and establish a 
program of experimental and demonstration projects, to further the 
purposes of this Act.
    (b) Additional Use of Amounts.--Amounts reserved under section 
6(b)(4) may also be used for programs or services authorized under any 
other provision of this Act that are most appropriately administered at 
the national level and that will operate in, or benefit more than, one 
State.

SEC. 402. PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES AND EVALUATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretaries, in collaboration with the States, 
shall by grants, contracts, or otherwise, establish a system of 
performance measures for assessing State and local programs regarding--
            (1) progress in the development and implementation of State 
        plans that include the basic program components and otherwise 
        meet the requirements of title I;
            (2) participation in School-to-Work Opportunities programs 
        by employers, schools, students, and school dropouts, including 
        information on the gender, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic 
        background, limited English proficiency, and disability of all 
        participants;
            (3) progress in developing and implementing strategies for 
        addressing the needs of students and school dropouts;
            (4) progress in meeting the State's goals to ensure 
        opportunities for young women to participate in School-to-Work 
        Opportunities programs;
            (5) outcomes of participating students and school dropouts, 
        by gender, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic background, limited 
        English proficiency, and disability of the participants, 
        including information on--
                    (A) academic learning gains;
                    (B) staying in school and attaining a high school 
                diploma, or a General Equivalency Diploma, or 
                alternative diploma or certificate for those students 
                with disabilities for whom such alternative diploma or 
                certificate is appropriate, skill certificate, and 
                college degree;
                    (C) placement and retention in further education or 
                training, particularly in the student's career major; 
                and
                    (D) job placement, retention, and earnings, 
                particularly in the student's career major; and
            (6) the extent to which the program has met the needs of 
        employers.
    (b) Evaluation.--The Secretaries shall conduct a national 
evaluation of School-to-Work Opportunities programs funded under this 
Act by grants, contracts, or otherwise, that will track and assess the 
progress of implementation of State and local programs and their 
effectiveness based on measures such as those described in subsection 
(a).
    (c) Reports.--Each State shall provide periodic reports, at such 
intervals as the Secretaries determine, containing--
            (1) information described in paragraphs (1) through (6) of 
        subsection (a); and
            (2) information on the extent to which current Federal 
        programs implemented at the State and local level may be 
        duplicative, outdated, overly restrictive, or otherwise 
        counter-productive to the development of comprehensive 
        statewide School-to-Work Opportunities systems.

SEC. 403. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Purpose.--The Secretaries shall work in cooperation with the 
States, the State sex equity coordinators assigned under section 
111(b)(1) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology 
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2321(b)(1)), employers and their associations, 
secondary and postsecondary schools, student and teacher organizations, 
organized labor, and community-based organizations to increase their 
capacity to develop and implement effective School-to-Work 
Opportunities programs.
    (b) Authorized Activities.--The Secretaries shall provide, through 
grants, contracts, or other arrangements--
            (1) training, technical assistance, and other activities 
        that will--
                    (A) enhance the skills, knowledge, and expertise of 
                the personnel involved in planning and implementing 
                State and local School-to-Work Opportunities programs, 
                such as training of personnel to assist students; and
                    (B) improve the quality of services provided to 
                individuals served under this Act;
            (2) assistance to States and local partnerships in order to 
        integrate resources available under this Act with resources 
        available under other Federal, State, and local authorities; 
        and
            (3) assistance to States and local partnerships to recruit 
        employers to provide the work-based learning component of 
        School-to-Work Opportunities programs.

SEC. 404. AMENDMENT TO JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT TO PROVIDE SCHOOL-
              TO-WORK OPPORTUNITIES ACTIVITIES FOR CAPACITY BUILDING 
              AND INFORMATION AND DISSEMINATION NETWORK.

    Section 453(b)(2) of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
1733(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C)(ii)(V), by striking the period at 
        the end of such subparagraph and inserting ``; and''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D)(i) from the amount appropriated pursuant to 
                section 6(a) of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 
                1993, collect and disseminate information--
                            ``(I) on successful school-to-work programs 
                        carried out pursuant to such Act and innovative 
                        school and work-based curriculum;
                            ``(II) on research and evaluation conducted 
                        concerning school-to-work opportunities 
                        activities;
                            ``(III) that will assist States and 
                        partnerships in undertaking labor market 
                        analysis, surveys or other activities related 
                        to economic development;
                            ``(IV) on skill certificates, skill 
                        standards and related assessment technologies; 
                        and
                            ``(V) on methods for recruiting and 
                        building the capacity of employers to provide 
                        work-based learning opportunities; and
                    ``(ii) from such amount, facilitate communication 
                and the exchange of information and ideas among States 
                and partnerships carrying out school-to-work 
                opportunities programs pursuant to such Act.''.

SEC. 405. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

    Not later than 24 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and every 12 months thereafter, the Secretaries shall submit a 
report to the Congress on all School-to-Work Opportunities programs 
carried out pursuant to this Act. The Secretaries shall, at a minimum, 
include in each such report--
            (1) information concerning the programs that receive 
        assistance under this Act;
            (2) a summary of the information contained in the State and 
        local partnership reports submitted under titles II and III and 
        section 402(c); and
            (3) information regarding the findings and actions taken as 
        a result of any evaluation conducted by the Secretaries.

        TITLE V--WAIVER OF STATUTORY AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

SEC. 501. STATE AND LOCAL PARTNERSHIP REQUESTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR 
              WAIVERS.

    (a) State Request for Waiver.--A State may submit, as a part of the 
State plan (or as an amendment to the plan) described in section 
213(d), a request for a waiver of 1 or more statutory or regulatory 
provisions described in section 502 or 503 from the Secretaries in 
order to carry out the School-to-work Opportunity system established by 
such State. Such request may include different waivers with respect to 
different areas within the State.
    (b) Local Partnership Request for Waiver.--
            (1) In general.--A local partnership that seeks a waiver of 
        any of the laws specified in section 502 or 503 shall submit an 
        application for such waiver to the State and the State shall 
        determine whether to submit the application for such waiver to 
        the Secretaries.
            (2) Time limit.--
                    (A) In general.--The State shall make a 
                determination to submit the application under paragraph 
                (1) not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
                State receives the application from the local 
                partnership.
                    (B) Direct submission.--If the State does not make 
                a determination to submit the application within the 
                30-day time period specified in subparagraph (A), the 
                local partnership may submit the application to the 
                Secretaries without first obtaining such review and 
                comment.
    (c) Waiver Criteria.--The request by the State shall meet the 
criteria contained in section 502 or section 503 and shall specify the 
laws or regulations referred to in those sections that the State wants 
waived.

SEC. 502. WAIVER AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF EDUCATION.

    (a) Waiver Authority.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (c), the 
        Secretary of Education may waive any requirement under any 
        provision of law referred to in subsection (b), or any 
        regulation issued under such provision, for a State that 
        requests such a waiver and has an approved State plan under 
        section 214--
                    (A) if, and only to the extent that, the Secretary 
                of Education determines that such requirement impedes 
                the ability of the State or a local partnership to 
                carry out the purposes of this Act;
                    (B) if the State provides the Secretary with 
                documentation of the necessity for the waiver, 
                including--
                            (i) the specific requirement that will be 
                        waived;
                            (ii) the specific positive outcomes 
                        expected from the waiver and why those outcomes 
                        cannot be achieved while complying with the 
                        requirement;
                            (iii) the process which will be used to 
                        monitor the progress in implementing the 
                        waiver; and
                            (iv) such other information as the 
                        Secretary may require;
                    (C) if the State waives, or agrees to waive, 
                similar requirements of State law; and
                    (D) if the State--
                            (i) has provided all local partnerships in 
                        the State, and local educational agencies 
                        participating in a local partnership in the 
                        State, with notice and an opportunity to 
                        comment on the State's proposal to seek a 
                        waiver;
                            (ii) provides, to the extent feasible, 
                        students, parents, and advocacy and civil 
                        rights groups an opportunity to comment on the 
                        State's proposal to seek a waiver; and
                            (iii) has submitted the comments of the 
                        local partnerships and local educational 
                        agencies to the Secretary of Education.
            (2) Approval or disapproval.--The Secretary of Education 
        shall promptly approve or disapprove any request submitted 
        pursuant to paragraph (1) and shall issue a decision that 
        shall--
                    (A) include the reasons for approving or 
                disapproving the request, including a response to 
                comments; and
                    (B) be disseminated by the State seeking the waiver 
                to interested parties, including educators, parents, 
                students, advocacy and civil rights organizations, and 
                the public.
            (3) Approval criteria.--In approving a request under 
        paragraph (2), the Secretary Education shall consider the 
        amount of State resources that will be used to implement the 
        State plan.
            (4) Time period for waiver.--Each waiver approved under 
        paragraph (2) shall be for a period not to exceed 5 years, 
        except that the Secretary of Education may extend such period 
        if the Secretary determines that the waiver has been effective 
        in enabling the State or local partnership to carry out the 
        purposes of this Act.
    (b) Applicable Provisions of Law.--The applicable provisions of law 
referred to in this subsection are the following:
            (1) Chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965, including the Even Start Act.
            (2) Part A of chapter 2 of title I of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965.
            (3) The Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science 
        Education Act (part A of title II of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965).
            (4) The Emergency Immigrant Education Act of 1984 (part D 
        of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965).
            (5) The Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 
        (title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965).
            (6) The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology 
        Education Act.
    (c) Waivers Not Authorized.--The Secretary of Education may not 
waive any requirement under any provision of law referred to in 
subsection (b), or any regulation issued under such provision, relating 
to--
            (1) the basic purposes or goals of such provision of law;
            (2) maintenance of effort;
            (3) comparability of services;
            (4) the equitable participation of students attending 
        private schools;
            (5) parental participation and involvement;
            (6) the distribution of funds to State or to local 
        educational agencies;
            (7) the eligibility of individuals for participation in a 
        program under such provision of law;
            (8) public health or safety, labor standards, civil rights, 
        occupational safety and health, or environmental protection; or
            (9) prohibitions or restrictions relating to the 
        construction of buildings or facilities.
    (d) Termination of Waivers.--The Secretary of Education shall 
periodically review the performance of any State or local partnership 
for which the Secretary has granted a waiver under subsection (a) and 
shall terminate the waiver if--
            (1) the Secretary determines that the performance of the 
        State, local partnership, or local educational agency affected 
        by the waiver, as the case may be, has been inadequate to 
        justify a continuation of the waiver; or
            (2) the State fails to waive similar requirements of State 
        law as required or agreed to in accordance with subsection 
        (a)(1)(B).

SEC. 503. WAIVER AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF LABOR.

    (a) Waiver Authority.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (c), the 
        Secretary of Labor may waive any requirement under any 
        provision of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 
        et seq.), or any regulation issued under such provision, for a 
        State that requests such a waiver and has an approved State 
        plan under section 214--
                    (A) if, and only to the extent that, the Secretary 
                of Labor determines that such requirement impedes the 
                ability of the State or a local partnership to carry 
                out the purposes of this Act;
                    (B) if the State provides the Secretary with 
                documentation of the necessity for the waiver, 
                including--
                            (i) the specific requirement that will be 
                        waived;
                            (ii) the specific positive outcomes 
                        expected from the waiver and why those outcomes 
                        cannot be achieved while complying with the 
                        requirement;
                            (iii) the process which will be used to 
                        monitor the progress in implementing the 
                        waiver; and
                            (iv) such other information as the 
                        Secretary may require;
                    (C) if the State waives, or agrees to waive, 
                similar requirements of State or territory law; and
                    (D) if the State--
                            (i) has provided all local partnerships in 
                        the State with notice and an opportunity to 
                        comment on the State's proposal to seek a 
                        waiver;
                            (ii) provides, to the extent feasible, 
                        students, parents, and advocacy and civil 
                        rights groups an opportunity to comment on the 
                        State's proposal to seek a waiver; and
                            (iii) has submitted the comments of the 
                        local partnerships to the Secretary of Labor.
            (2) Approval or disapproval.--The Secretary of Labor shall 
        promptly approve or disapprove any request submitted pursuant 
        to paragraph (1) and shall issue a decision that shall--
                    (A) include the reasons for approving or 
                disapproving the request, including a response to 
                comments; and
                    (B) be disseminated by the State seeking the waiver 
                to interested parties, including educators, parents, 
                students, advocacy and civil rights organizations, and 
                the public.
            (3) Approval criteria.--In approving a request under 
        paragraph (2), the Secretary of Labor shall consider the amount 
        of State resources that will be used to implement the State 
        plan.
            (4) Time period for waiver.--Each waiver approved under 
        paragraph (2) shall be for a period not to exceed 5 years, 
        except that the Secretary of Labor may extend such period if 
        the Secretary determines that the waiver has been effective in 
        enabling the State or local partnership to carry out the 
        purposes of this Act.
    (b) Waivers Not Authorized.--The Secretary of Labor may not waive 
any requirement under any provision of the Job Training Partnership Act 
(29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), or any regulation issued under such 
provision, relating to--
            (1) the basic purposes or goals of such provision of law;
            (2) the eligibility of individuals for participation in a 
        program under such provision of law;
            (3) the allocation of funds under such provision of law;
            (4) public health or safety, labor standards, civil rights, 
        occupational safety and health, or environmental protection;
            (5) maintenance of effort; or
            (6) prohibitions or restrictions relating to the 
        construction of buildings or facilities.
    (c) Termination of Waivers.--The Secretary of Labor shall 
periodically review the performance of any State or local partnership 
for which the Secretary has granted a waiver under subsection (a) and 
shall terminate the waiver if--
            (1) the Secretary determines that the performance of the 
        State or local partnership affected by the waiver has been 
        inadequate to justify a continuation of the waiver; or
            (2) the State fails to waive similar requirements of State 
        or territory law as required or agreed to in accordance with 
        subsection (a)(1)(B).

SEC. 504. COMBINATION OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR HIGH POVERTY SCHOOLS.

    (a) In General.--In order to integrate existing school-to-work 
transition activities with activities under this Act and maximize the 
effective use of resources, a local partnership may carry out 
schoolwide school-to-work activities in schools that meet the 
requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 263(g)(1) of the 
Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1643(g)(1)(A) and (B)) by 
combining Federal funds under this Act with other Federal funds from 
among those programs under--
            (1) the provisions of law listed in paragraphs (2) through 
        (6) of section 502(b); and
            (2) the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et 
        seq.)
    (b) Use of Funds.--A local partnership may use the Federal funds 
combined under subsection (a) under the requirements of this Act, 
except that the provisions contained in paragraphs (1) through (6) and 
paragraphs (8) and (9) of section 502(c), and paragraph (1) and 
paragraphs (3) through (6) of section 503(b) shall remain in effect 
with respect to the use of such funds.
    (c) Additional Information in Application.--A local partnership 
seeking to combine funds under subsection (a) must include in its 
application under title II or title III--
            (1) a description of the funds it proposes to combine under 
        the requirements of this Act;
            (2) the activities to be carried out with such funds;
            (3) the specific outcomes expected of participants in 
        schoolwide school-to-work activities; and
            (4) such other information as the State, or Secretaries, as 
        the case may be, may require.
    (d) Dissemination of Information.--The local partnership shall, to 
the extent feasible, provide information on the proposed combination of 
Federal funds under subsection (a) to parents, students, educators, 
advocacy and civil rights organizations, and the public.

                          TITLE VI--SAFEGUARDS

SEC. 601. SAFEGUARDS.

    The following safeguards shall apply to each School-to-Work 
Opportunities program carried out under this Act:
            (1) Nondiscrimination.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
        construed to modify or affect any Federal or State law 
        prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, religion, 
        color, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, or disability.
            (2) Prohibition of wages.--Funds appropriated pursuant to 
        section 6 shall not be expended for the wages of youth 
        participants or workplace mentors.
            (3) Labor standards.--The labor standards contained in 
        section 143 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 
        1553), except for the standards contained in subsection (a)(4) 
        of such section, shall apply to each program.
            (4) Individuals not entitled to services.--Nothing in this 
        Act shall be construed to provide any individual with an 
        entitlement to the services authorized by this Act.
            (5) Similar authority of other officials or entities not 
        superseded.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to negate 
        or supersede the authority of any official or entity 
        responsible under State or other applicable law for authority 
        that is similar to authority specified under this Act.
            (6) Supplement not supplant requirement.--Funds provided 
        under this Act shall be used to supplement and not to supplant 
        Federal, State, and local public funds expended to provide 
        services for existing school-to-work opportunities systems and 
        programs.
            (7) Other safeguards.--The Secretaries shall provide such 
        other safeguards as they deem appropriate in order to ensure 
        that participants in a program are afforded adequate 
        supervision by skilled adult workers, or, otherwise, to further 
        the purposes of this Act.

      TITLE VII--REAUTHORIZATION OF JOB TRAINING FOR THE HOMELESS 
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM UNDER THE STEWART B. MCKINNEY HOMELESS ASSISTANCE 
                                  ACT

SEC. 701. REAUTHORIZATION.

    Section 739(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 11449(a)) is amended by striking ``the following amounts:'' 
and all that follows and inserting ``such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the fiscal years 1994 and 1995.''.
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