1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Reengaging Americans in Serious Education by Uniting
Programs Act
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Purpose.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Grants authorized.
Sec. 5. Application.
Sec. 6. Priority.
Sec. 7. Selection criteria.
Sec. 8. Use of funds.
Sec. 9. Planning grants authorized.
Sec. 10. Accountability, performance measures, and
evaluation.
Sec. 11. Technical assistance and best practices.
Sec. 12. Authorization of appropriations.
2.The purposes of this Act are—
(1)to prepare young
people in disadvantaged situations for a competitive future; and
(2)to challenge and
support young people who have dropped out of secondary school to—
(A)attain a secondary
school diploma;
(B)attain a 2-year or
4-year credential from a recognized postsecondary educational institution, an
industry recognized credential, or certification from a registered
apprenticeship program; and
(C)secure and succeed
in a family-supporting career.
3.In this Act:
(1)The
term disability has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102).
(2)The term eligible entity
means a
partnership consisting of partners qualified to represent the community
assisted, or proposed to be assisted, by the partnership pursuant to this Act,
and that includes at least one partner from each of the following
subparagraphs:
(A)A mayor, or other
appropriate chief executive officer, of a unit of general purpose local
government in such community.
(B)A local
educational agency or agencies serving such community.
(C)A representative
of—
(i)a
local juvenile justice system serving such community;
(ii)a
local criminal justice system serving such community;
(iii)a
local workforce system serving such community;
(iv)a
local housing agency serving such community;
(v)a
local mental health agency serving such community; or
(vi)a
local child welfare agency serving such community.
(D)A representative
of a State agency serving youth in such community.
(E)A representative
of an institution of higher education, which may include a community college,
in such community.
(F)A community-based
organization serving such community.
(G)A business in such
community.
(H)A representative
of—
(i)a
secondary school in such community; or
(ii)a
labor management committee serving such community.
(I)Young people in
disadvantaged situations, and parents or caregivers of young people in
disadvantaged situations, in such community.
(3)Federal youth
development councilThe term Federal Youth Development
Council means the Federal Youth Development Council established under
the Tom Osborne Federal Youth Coordination Act (Public Law 109–365; 120 Stat.
2594).
(4)Homeless
children and youthsThe term homeless children and
youths has the meaning given the term in section 725 of the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a).
(5)In a
disadvantaged situationThe term in a disadvantaged
situation, when referring to an individual, includes an individual
who—
(A)has left secondary
school without obtaining a secondary school diploma;
(B)is attending
secondary school and is at risk of leaving secondary school without obtaining a
secondary school diploma; or
(C)(i)has a secondary school
diploma or its recognized equivalent; and
(ii)faces a barrier to employment or
does not have the skills to obtain employment or enter postsecondary
education.
(6)Institution of
higher educationThe term institution of higher
education has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
(7)The term
one-stop center means a one-stop center described in section
134(c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2864(c)).
(8)The term postsecondary education
means—
(A)a 4-year program of
instruction, or not less than a 1-year program of instruction that is
acceptable for credit toward a baccalaureate degree, offered by an institution
of higher education; or
(B)a certificate or
registered apprenticeship program at the postsecondary level offered by an
institution of higher education or a nonprofit educational institution.
(9)The term postsecondary education
means—
(A)a 4-year program
of instruction, or not less than a 1-year program of instruction that is
acceptable for credit toward a baccalaureate degree, offered by an institution
of higher education; or
(B)a certificate or
registered apprenticeship program at the postsecondary level offered by an
institution of higher education or a nonprofit educational institution.
(10)Registered
apprenticeship programThe term registered apprenticeship
program means an industry skills training program at the postsecondary
level that combines technical and theoretical training through structured
on-the-job learning with related instruction (in a classroom or through
distance learning) while an individual is employed, working under the direction
of qualified personnel or a mentor, and earning incremental wage increases
aligned to enhanced job proficiency, resulting in the acquisition of a
nationally recognized and portable certificate, under a plan approved by the
Office of Apprenticeship of the Department of Labor or by a State agency
recognized by the Department of Labor.
(11)The term secondary school has the meaning
given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(12)The
term Secretary means the Secretary of Labor.
(13)The
term State
means the several States of the United States, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States
Virgin Islands, the and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
(14)The term young people means individuals who
are between the ages of 14 and 24, inclusive, at the time of commencement of
participation in services funded through a grant under this Act.
4.
(a)The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of
Education, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development, the Attorney General of the United States, the Federal
Youth Development Council, and leaders in the field of working with young
people in disadvantaged situations, shall award grants, on a competitive basis,
to eligible entities to enable the eligible entities to pay the costs
of—
(1)developing and
implementing a strategy to identify young people in disadvantaged situations;
and
(2)providing such
young people with support needed to—
(A)attain a secondary
school diploma;
(B)attain a
postsecondary credential, including a 2-year or 4-year credential from an
institution of higher education, an industry-recognized credential, or
certification from a registered apprenticeship program; and
(C)secure and succeed
in a family-supporting career.
(b)The Secretary shall award a grant under this section in an
amount that—
(1)is appropriate to
achieve the goals and implement the activities described in the application
submitted under section 5; and
(2)is
not less than $1,000,000 per year.
(c)A grant under this section shall be awarded for a period of
5 years, and may be renewed at the discretion of the Secretary based on the
effective performance of the eligible entity under the preceding grant in
accordance with the levels of performance determined by the eligible entity and
the Secretary pursuant to section 10(b).
(d)Equitable
geographic distribution of fundsThe Secretary shall ensure an
equitable and appropriate distribution of grants awarded under this section
among eligible entities—
(1)serving urban,
rural, and suburban areas; and
(2)with varying
degrees of experience and expertise in serving young people in disadvantaged
situations.
(e)Fiscal and
administrative agentsAn eligible entity shall choose an entity
to be the fiscal agent and an entity to be the administrative agent for the
grant funds received under this section.
(f)An existing workforce, education, or youth
development partnership, coalition, or organization may serve as the eligible
entity for the purposes of grants under this section if the partnership,
coalition, or organization includes, or modifies the members of the
partnership, coalition, or organization to include, the individuals required to
be included in the eligible entity under section 3(2).
5.
(a)An eligible entity that desires a grant under section 4
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may require.
(b)An
application submitted under this section shall include—
(1)a
description of the eligible entity submitting the application, including a
description of the fiscal agent and the administrative agent for the
grant;
(2)a
description of the strategy that the eligible entity will use to carry out the
purpose of this Act, which shall include—
(A)a well-developed
education component, which may include an emphasis on basic literacy and the
skills needed in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics;
(B)a work preparation
component, which may include a hands-on internship, work experience, or
national or community service, that promotes the development of applied skills
such as oral and written communication, teamwork, leadership, and critical
thinking; and
(C)a youth support
component, including the array of comprehensive support services that
will—
(i)address the
challenges that caused the young people in disadvantaged situations to leave
school without a secondary school diploma;
(ii)remove barriers
to and support the attainment of—
(I)a
secondary school diploma;
(II)a postsecondary
credential, including a 2-year or 4-year credential from an institution of
higher education, an industry-recognized credential, or certification from a
registered apprenticeship program; and
(III)success in a
family-supporting career; and
(iii)provide
appropriate case management to ensure young people achieve the purposes
described in section 2;
(3)a
needs assessment of the community to be assisted under the grant,
including—
(A)an estimate of the
number of young people in disadvantaged situations in the community; and
(B)an assessment of
resources available in the community that can help such young people—
(i)address the
challenges that caused such young people to leave school without a secondary
school diploma;
(ii)return to an
appropriate educational setting;
(iii)attain a
secondary school diploma;
(iv)attain a
postsecondary credential, including a 2-year or 4-year credential from an
institution of higher education, an industry-recognized credential, or
certification from a registered apprenticeship program; and
(v)secure and succeed
in a family-supporting career;
(4)a
plan for identifying and engaging young people in disadvantaged situations and
connecting such young people with a continuum of comprehensive and coordinated
resources that can help such young people attain a secondary school diploma, a
recognized postsecondary credential, including a 2-year or 4-year credential
from an institution of higher education, an industry-recognized credential, or
certification from a registered apprenticeship program, and secure and succeed
in a family-supporting career, including a description of—
(A)the needs of such
young people that will be met by the eligible entity through the grant;
(B)the identities,
roles, and capacity of the partners in the eligible entity to fulfill the needs
described in subparagraph (A), including a description of the role to be played
by—
(i)secondary schools
and postsecondary institutions in constructing education programming;
(ii)the
local workforce system, including one-stop career centers and businesses, in
developing and implementing the workforce preparation activities; and
(iii)youth serving
systems, including the juvenile justice system, and other community-based
organizations in providing outreach, support, and direct service;
(C)a plan to leverage
non-Federal (including in-kind) resources and a plan for sustainability beyond
the grant period;
(D)the services to be
provided through the grant to carry out the strategy described in paragraph (2)
and a description of the process that will be used to award subgrants and
contracts under section 7 for the provision of such services;
(E)the research and
evidence base indicating why the selected strategy and selection of services
will be effective in meeting the comprehensive needs of the young people in
disadvantaged situations identified in the community;
(F)the goals,
intended outcomes, and performance measures of the eligible entity’s strategy
in accordance with the performance measures under section 10(b);
(G)a statement of
concurrence on the application, signed by the partners in the eligible entity,
that outlines the specific roles and responsibilities of the partners as the
roles and responsibilities relate to the functioning of the eligible entity;
and
(H)a plan to create,
or include an existing, youth advisory council, that is composed of young
people in disadvantaged situations from the community to be served, to make
recommendations regarding the services to be provided under the grant;
(5)a
description of the system that will be put in place to—
(A)provide case
management, counseling, intensive placement and follow-up services, adult
advocacy, or mentoring to help young people in disadvantaged situations and
their families access the various systems, resources, and supports necessary to
ensure such young people’s success; and
(B)ensure that young
people receiving services through the grant will receive individualized case
management to ensure that the young people achieve the purposes described in
section 2(2), including—
(i)an
assessment of needs;
(ii)coordination of
appropriate services; and
(iii)academic
preparation and support for entry, persistence, and completion of postsecondary
education;
(6)a
description of how the eligible entity will ensure that every young person
served under the grant receives comprehensive services, including receiving not
less than 1 workforce preparation service as described in section 7(b)(1), not
less than 1 education support service as described in section 7(b)(2), and not
less than 1 youth support service as described in section 7(b)(3), until the
young person—
(A)attains a
secondary school diploma, a 2-year or 4-year credential from an institution of
higher education, an industry-recognized credential, or certification from a
registered apprenticeship program; and
(B)secures and
succeeds in a family-supporting career;
(7)a
description of how the strategy to be implemented under the grant will
identify, engage, and provide services to young people in disadvantaged
situations who—
(A)left school
without a diploma and have reading, math, or science skills at or below an 8th
grade level;
(B)are or were
previously homeless children and youths;
(C)were previously
under the care and placement responsibility of the State agency responsible for
administering a plan under parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 621 et seq., 670 et seq.);
(D)were under the
custody of the State’s juvenile justice system or criminal justice system;
or
(E)have a
disability;
(8)a
description of how public and private services that exist on the date of
submission of the application will be coordinated and integrated in order to
implement and sustain the strategy under the grant;
(9)a
description of how Federal, State, and local private and public funds will be
leveraged, coordinated, and integrated in order to implement the strategy under
the grant;
(10)a
description of how the strategy to be implemented under the grant strengthens,
and does not duplicate, efforts within the community to be served under the
grant that are funded under chapter 4 of subtitle B of title I of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2851 et seq.); and
(11)a description of
how the strategy to be implemented under the grant aligns with the efforts of
the local educational agency serving the community assisted under the grant to
improve secondary schools, including efforts focused on—
(A)students who are
off-track to an on-time graduation; and
(B)recuperative
strategies.
(c)Existing plans,
assessments, and strategiesPlans, needs assessments, and
strategies that have been developed by an eligible entity or the partners in
the eligible entity may be used to satisfy the requirements of this section if
such plans, needs assessments, or strategies—
(1)include the
information required by this section, or can be modified to include the
information required by this section; and
(2)are submitted to
the Secretary with such modifications.
6.In awarding grants to eligible entities
under section 4, the Secretary shall give priority to applications from
eligible entities proposing—
(1)to serve areas
with disproportionately high numbers or percentages of young people who have
left secondary school without obtaining a secondary school diploma or its
recognized equivalent;
(2)to serve areas
with high concentrations of young people in families whose family income is not
more than 200 percent of the poverty line (as determined under section 673(2)
of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))); and
(3)to serve areas
with high numbers or percentages of young people who are unemployed or
underemployed.
7.The Secretary shall
award grants to eligible entities under section 4 based on selection criteria
that includes the following:
(1)Best practices
or researchThe extent to which the application submitted by an
eligible entity under section 5 is rooted in documented best practices or
research.
(2)The
extent to which the application demonstrates the integration of multiple
services into a comprehensive, coordinated continuum that meets the holistic
needs of young people, including health services, mental health services,
housing, civic opportunities, job readiness, work experience, school readiness,
reenrollment in school, and connections to family and community.
(3)Leadership and
community involvementThe extent to which the application
demonstrates the leadership and substantive involvement of the business
community, the mayor or appropriate chief executive officers of the general
purpose local government, the local educational agency or agencies, the public
and nonprofit sectors of the community served by the grant, and other
individuals and entities described in section 3(2).
(4)Leveraging and
sustainabilityThe extent to which the application demonstrates
that resources from multiple sources will be leveraged to implement the grant,
and the extent to which the application demonstrates a plan for sustainability
beyond the grant period.
8.
(a)
(1)Each eligible entity receiving a grant under section 4
shall use the grant funds—
(A)to award subgrants
and contracts to community-based organizations and other entities to enable the
organizations and entities to provide a comprehensive array of coordinated
activities that will—
(i)support the
educational, vocational, social, emotional, and civic needs of young people in
disadvantaged situations; and
(ii)allow such young
people to graduate from secondary school, attain a postsecondary credential,
including a 2-year or 4-year credential from an institution of higher
education, an industry-recognized credential, or certification from a
registered apprenticeship program, and secure and succeed in a
family-supporting career;
(B)for training,
technical assistance, and professional development for the organizations and
entities that is offered by local or national organizations;
(C)for coordinating
the overall effort of the eligible entity; or
(D)for the reasonable
costs associated with the administration and oversight of the grants under
section 4.
(2)Each organization or entity receiving a subgrant or
contract under this Act—
(A)shall use the
subgrant or contract funds to carry out a workforce preparation service, an
education support service, or a youth support service, described in paragraphs
(1), (2), and (3) of subsection (b), respectively; and
(B)may use the
subgrant or contract funds to carry out an activity described in paragraph (4)
or (5) of subsection (b).
(b)The services and activities referred to in subsection
(a)(2) include the following:
(1)Work and career
preparation
(A)Job training, youth entrepreneurship, technological
and vocational skill building, meaningful internship and apprenticeship
opportunities, and other workforce preparation activities developed in
partnership with the business community and other employers.
(B)Exposure and
preparation for careersStrategies that will expose young people
in disadvantaged situations to, and prepare such young people for, careers,
including careers in high-growth, high-demand industries that require the use
of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics skills.
(C)Strategies that promote the development of applied skills
in such young people, including oral and written communication, teamwork,
leadership, critical thinking, and a commitment to social and civic
responsibility, including service-learning activities.
(D)Compensation
for employment opportunities for such young people, including summer and
year-round employment opportunities, national and community service,
service-learning, and work experience.
(2)
(A)Education programming for such young people,
including assessment, instruction, tutoring, and technology supports to
academic instruction.
(B)Career and
technical educationCareer and technical education.
(C)Dual enrollment
programs and early college high schoolsParticipation in dual
enrollment programs, early college high schools, and other proven models for
supporting the educational achievement of disadvantaged youth.
(D)Postsecondary
credentialsPrograms that provide young people with a
postsecondary credential from an institution of higher education, a non-profit
educational institution that offers an industry recognized credential, or a
registered apprenticeship program, which may include attainment of a GED, only
if the GED attainment is an element of the pathway toward achieving such
credential or certification.
(E)Support for young people in their transition into and
their successful completion of postsecondary education.
(F)Financial assistance for such young people for
education support services and for higher education.
(3)
(A)Case management, including using subgrant or contract
funds for youth centers to serve as points of access and continued
support.
(B)Health, mental
health, or drug treatment servicesHealth services, mental health
services, or drug treatment services.
(C)Housing.
(D)Transportation.
(E)Childcare or
family support servicesChildcare services or family support
services.
(F)Mentoring activities for such young people, including
one-to-one relationship building and tutoring.
(4)Curriculum development that promotes contextual
learning.
(5)Other services
or opportunitiesOther services or opportunities that the
Secretary or the eligible entity determine will help carry out the purposes of
this Act.
(c)An eligible entity receiving a grant under section 4
shall ensure that, of the group of young people in disadvantaged situations who
receive the services and participate in the activities described in subsections
(a) and (b) under the grant, not less than 75 percent of the group shall be
young people who—
(1)left secondary
school without receiving a secondary school diploma, including young people who
have reading, math, or science skills at or below an 8th grade level; or
(2)regardless of
educational status—
(A)face a barrier to
employment or do not have the skills to obtain employment or enter
postsecondary education; and
(B)(i)are or were previously
homeless children and youths;
(ii)were previously under the care and
placement responsibility of the State agency responsible for administering a
plan under parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621
et seq., 670 et seq.);
(iii)were under the custody of the
juvenile justice or criminal justice system; or
(iv)have a disability.
(d)Waiver of
multiple service requirementThe Secretary may waive the
requirement of subsection (a) regarding the provision of a comprehensive array
of coordinated activities for an eligible entity receiving a grant under
section 4 to permit not more than 25 percent of the young people served by the
eligible entity under the grant to receive only 1 or more services among the
allowable activities described in subsection (b) if the eligible entity
determines that such young people only need 1 or more such services in order
to—
(1)attain a secondary
school diploma;
(2)attain a
recognized postsecondary credential, including a 2-year or 4-year credential
from an institution of higher education, an industry-recognized credential, or
certification from a registered apprenticeship program; and
(3)secure and succeed
in a family-supporting career.
9.Planning grants
authorized
(a)The Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities to
undertake activities to develop the components of the application described in
section 5 that will allow the eligible entity to become competitive for a grant
under section 4.
(b)Planning grants under this section shall be—
(1)for a duration of
not more than 6 months in an amount of not more than $50,000; or
(2)for a duration of
not more than one year and in an amount of not more than $100,000.
(c)Recipients
of grants under this section shall include:
(1)eligible entities
that applied for and did not receive a grant under section 4, and demonstrate
the ability to submit a competitive application after additional local
planning; and
(2)eligible entities
that intend to apply for a grant under section 4 after undergoing a thorough
planning process.
10.Accountability,
performance measures, and evaluation
(a)The
purpose of this section is to establish an accountability system, comprised of
the activities described in this section, in order to—
(1)assess the
effectiveness of grants under section 4 in helping disadvantaged youth—
(A)attain a secondary
school diploma;
(B)attain a 2-year or
4-year credential from an institution of higher education, an industry
recognized credential, or certification from a registered apprenticeship
program; and
(C)secure and succeed
in a family-supporting career;
(2)identify and
disseminate effective practices to strengthen performance; and
(3)maximize the
return on investment of Federal funds in activities assisted pursuant to a
grant under section 4.
(b)
(1)For each eligible entity, performance measures shall
consist of the indicators of performance described in paragraph (2) and the
level of performance described in paragraph (3).
(2)Indicators of
performanceThe indicators of performance referred to in
paragraph (1) shall consist of the following:
(A)
(i)Youth participation in activities funded under
section 4.
(ii)Youth progress towards all of the following:
(I)Attainment of a
secondary school diploma or a GED.
(II)Job
readiness.
(iii)Youth attainment of a secondary school diploma or
attainment of a GED.
(B)
(i)Diploma, and
entrance into education or employmentYouth acquisition of a
secondary school diploma, and entrance into postsecondary education or
employment.
(ii)Youth
attainment of 1 or more recognized postsecondary credentials, which may include
a certificate, a license, a journey-status card, or an associate degree or
baccalaureate degree.
(C)
(i)Employment,
diploma, and credentialEmployment of individuals who
participated in activities funded under section 4, attained a secondary school
diploma, and attained 1 or more recognized credentials, which may include a
certificate, license, journey-status card, or associate degree or baccalaureate
degree.
(ii)Initial wage or
salary levelThe initial wage or salary level of individuals
described in clause (i).
(3)For each indicator of performance described in
paragraph (2), the Secretary, in coordination with the eligible entity, shall
determine a level of performance that recognizes the challenges associated with
supporting the success of young people with very low academic skills expressed
in objective, quantifiable, and measurable form and in a way to show the
progress of the eligible entity toward continuously improving
performance.
(4)
(A)Each eligible entity that receives a grant under section
4 shall reach agreement with the Secretary on the levels of performance for the
years covered by the grant. The levels of performance shall take into account
the economic conditions of the area served, youth characteristics, secondary
school graduation rates, and the activities or services provided under the
grant.
(B)If
unanticipated circumstances arise resulting in a significant change in the
economic conditions, youth characteristics, secondary school graduation rates,
or activities or services provided in the community served under the grant,
then the eligible entity may request that the Secretary adjust the level of
performance for the eligible entity.
(c)Each
eligible entity that receives a grant under section 4 shall provide an
assurance to the Secretary, as part of the application submitted under section
5, that the eligible entity will—
(1)report progress
toward achieving the indicators under subsection (b) beyond the grant period
for young people served under the grant; and
(2)use funds provided
under the grant for such progress reporting.
(d)
(1)Each eligible entity that receives a grant under section
4 shall annually, for each year of the grant, provide a report to the Secretary
that includes the progress of the eligible entity in accomplishing the
performance measures for the eligible entity. The annual report shall
include—
(A)information on the
progress each eligible entity made in accomplishing its performance measures,
disaggregated by the subgroups described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6311(b)(2)(C)(v)(II));
(B)the costs of the
activities supported under the grant under section 4, including—
(i)the
type of cost, such as cash, personnel, equipment, supplies, or materials, or
other cost;
(ii)the
sources used to pay such costs, such as—
(I)funding from other
Federal, State, or local public programs; or
(II)private sector or
philanthropic contributions; and
(iii)the dollar value
of the resources leveraged to cover such costs and support the
activities;
(C)any fiscal and
management accountability information required by the Secretary, which
information shall use sound financial and management practices;
(D)the characteristics
and number of young people in disadvantaged situations served by the services
and activities provided under the grant; and
(E)the services and
supports provided under the grant.
(2)Valid and
reliable informationIn preparing the reports under this
subsection, each eligible entity shall establish procedures, consistent with
guidelines issued by the Secretary, to ensure that the information contained in
the reports is valid and reliable.
(e)Not
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
award a grant or a contract to an entity outside the Department of Labor for an
evaluation of the activities assisted under the grants awarded under section 4.
Such evaluation shall—
(1)evaluate a
subgroup of eligible entities that received a grant under section 4;
(2)include an
analysis and documentation of the strategies implemented by the eligible
entities assisted under the grants awarded under section 4 and the key lessons
learned, as such lessons relate to program design, systems coordination, and
implementation;
(3)measure the
outcomes, and progress toward the outcomes, of the strategies implemented under
the grants under section 4 in terms of the interim and transitional indicators
of performance under subsection (b)(2), and if feasible, the long-term
indicators of performance under such subsection;
(4)document the
incremental progress of such young people over time on the outcomes measured
under paragraph (3);
(5)measure the return
on investment resulting from the activities funded with grants under section 4;
and
(6)begin as soon as
practicable after the awarding of the grant or contract under this section and
continue throughout the duration of the periods of the grants under section 4
so that the plans included in the applications under section 5 may be informed
by, and conducive to, the evaluation.
11.Technical
assistance and best practicesThe Secretary shall—
(1)in consultation
with the Federal Youth Development Council and the Coordinating Council on
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention established under section 206 of
the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5616),
the Shared Youth Vision, and other related agencies, disseminate best practices
that emerge from the program assisted under this Act in identifying young
people in disadvantaged situations, and in implementing effective public and
private strategies for preparing such young people to be successful students,
workers, and citizens during and after implementation of the program;
and
(2)provide, directly
or through a grant or contract with 1 or more nonprofit organizations selected
through a competitive process, training, technical assistance, and professional
development for eligible entities and organizations serving young people in
disadvantaged situations, including organizations serving such young people
that do not receive funding under this Act.
12.Authorization of
appropriations
(a)There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
Act $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may be necessary for
each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
(b)Of
the amounts appropriated to carry out this section for each fiscal year, the
Secretary shall use—
(1)not less than 90
percent of such amount for grants to eligible entities under sections 4 and 9;
and
(2)a
total of not more than 10 percent of such amount for the evaluation under
section 10(b) and the training, technical assistance, and dissemination of best
practices under section 11.