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[S. 3990 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3990

 To provide subsidized summer and year-round employment for youth who 
 face systemic barriers to employment and viable career options and to 
assist local community partnerships in improving high school graduation 
          and youth employment rates, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 20, 2024

 Mr. Kaine (for himself and Ms. Butler) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide subsidized summer and year-round employment for youth who 
 face systemic barriers to employment and viable career options and to 
assist local community partnerships in improving high school graduation 
          and youth employment rates, 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.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Opening Doors for Youth Act of 
2024''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Labor to 
carry out this Act--
            (1) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;
            (2) $1,050,000,000 for fiscal year 2026;
            (3) $1,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2027;
            (4) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year 2028;
            (5) $1,200,000,000 for fiscal year 2029; and
            (6) $1,250,000,000 for fiscal year 2030.

SEC. 3. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

    (a) Reservation of Funds for Administrative and Other Purposes.--Of 
the amount available under section 2, the Secretary of Labor shall 
reserve--
            (1) not more than 5 percent to carry out innovation and 
        learning activities under section 9;
            (2) not more than 5 percent for the costs of Federal 
        administration of this Act; and
            (3) not more than 2 percent to carry out evaluations under 
        section 10.
    (b) Distribution of Funds.--Of the amount made available under 
section 2 and not reserved under subsection (a), the Secretary of Labor 
shall use--
            (1) 30 percent of such amount to carry out section 4;
            (2) 35 percent of such amount to carry out section 5; and
            (3) 35 percent of such amount to carry out section 6.

SEC. 4. SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH.

    (a) In General.--From the amount available under section 3(b)(1), 
the Secretary of Labor shall, for the purpose of carrying out summer 
employment programs under this section--
            (1) after making the reservations described in paragraphs 
        (2) and (3), make an allotment from the remainder of such 
        amount in accordance with section 127(b)(1)(C)(ii) of the 
        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
        3162(b)(1)(C)(ii)) to each State that meets the requirements of 
        section 102 or 103 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3112; 3113);
            (2) reserve not more than one-quarter of 1 percent of such 
        amount to provide assistance to the outlying areas; and
            (3) reserve not more than 1\1/2\ percent of such amount to 
        make grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative 
        agreements with, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Alaska 
        Native entities, Indian-controlled organizations serving 
        Indians, or Native Hawaiian organizations, to carry out the 
        activities described in subsection (d)(2).
    (b) Within State Allocations.--
            (1) In general.--The Governor of a State, in accordance 
        with the State plan developed under section 102 or 103 of the 
        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3112; 
        3113), shall allocate the amount that is allotted to the State 
        under subsection (a)(1) to local areas meeting the requirements 
        under subsection (c) in accordance with the allocation 
        described in section 128(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3163(b)(2)(A)(i)) for 
        the purpose of developing and expanding summer employment 
        programs under this section.
            (2) Reallocation among local areas.--
                    (A) In general.--The Governor may, after 
                consultation with the State board, reallocate to 
                eligible local areas within the State amounts that are 
                made available to local areas from allocations made 
                under this section (referred to in this paragraph as a 
                ``local allocation'') and that are available for 
                reallocation in accordance with this paragraph.
                    (B) Amount.--The amount available for reallocation 
                for a program year is equal to the amount by which the 
                unobligated balance of the local allocation, at the end 
                of the program year prior to the program year for which 
                the determination under this paragraph is made, exceeds 
                20 percent of such allocation for the prior program 
                year.
                    (C) Reallocation.--In making reallocations to 
                eligible local areas of amounts available pursuant to 
                subparagraph (B) for a program year, the Governor shall 
                allocate to each eligible local area within the State 
                an amount based on the relative amount of the local 
                allocation for the program year for which the 
                determination is made, as compared to the total amount 
                of the local allocations for all eligible local areas 
                in the State for such program year.
                    (D) Eligible local area.--For purposes of this 
                paragraph, the term ``eligible local area'' means a 
                local area that meets the requirements under subsection 
                (c) and does not have an amount available for 
                reallocation under subparagraph (B) for the program 
                year for which the determination under such 
                subparagraph is made.
            (3) Local reservation.--Of the amount allocated to a local 
        area under paragraph (1)--
                    (A) not more than 10 percent of such amount may be 
                used for the administrative costs of carrying out a 
                summer employment program under this section, including 
                costs for participating in regional and national 
                opportunities for in-person or virtual peer learning 
                under section 9; and
                    (B) not less than 5 percent of such amount shall be 
                used to provide direct financial assistance to eligible 
                youth through grants to support their financial needs 
                to enter, remain enrolled in, and complete the program, 
                such as support for supplies, transportation, child 
                care, and housing.
    (c) Local Plans.--
            (1) In general.--In order for a local area to be eligible 
        for funds under this section, the local board of the local area 
        shall develop and submit to the Governor in accordance with 
        paragraph (2) a 4-year plan for the summer employment program. 
        Such plan shall, at a minimum--
                    (A) not conflict with the local plan submitted by 
                the local board under section 108 of the Workforce 
                Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3123), as 
                determined by the Governor; and
                    (B) contain the contents required under paragraph 
                (3).
            (2) Submission.--
                    (A) In general.--A plan required under this 
                subsection shall be submitted by the local board to the 
                Governor for the local area involved at such time and 
                in such manner as the Governor may reasonably require.
                    (B) Combined plans.--If a local area is seeking 
                funds under this section and section 5, the plan 
                required under this subsection may be submitted in 
                combination with a plan under section 5, in lieu of the 
                local area submitting 2 separate plans.
            (3) Contents.--At a minimum, each plan required under this 
        subsection shall include--
                    (A) a description of how the local area will carry 
                out the activities described in subsection (d) for each 
                program year;
                    (B) a description of how the local area will 
                recruit eligible youth to participate in the summer 
                employment program, including how the local area will 
                prioritize recruitment of individuals with barriers to 
                employment;
                    (C) the number of eligible youth expected to 
                participate in the program each program year;
                    (D) a description of the services, including 
                supportive services, that the program is expected to 
                provide to eligible youth, including how the local area 
                will partner with community-based organizations to 
                provide such services;
                    (E) performance accountability goals, as measured 
                on the primary indicators of performance described in 
                subsection (e)(1);
                    (F) an assurance that the program will be aligned 
                with the youth workforce investment activities provided 
                by the local area under chapter 2 of subtitle B of 
                title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
                (29 U.S.C. 3161 et seq.), and to the extent 
                practicable, the career exploration, information, and 
                guidance activities provided in such local area in 
                accordance with section 134(b)(3) of the Carl D. 
                Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
                U.S.C. 2354(b)(3));
                    (G) an assurance that the local area will adhere to 
                the labor standards and other requirements and 
                restrictions described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) 
                of section 7;
                    (H) a description of the alignment of the program 
                to work-based learning opportunities, or plans to 
                create work-based learning opportunities, and a 
                description of whether the program awards academic 
                credit towards a high school diploma or its recognized 
                equivalent, or a recognized postsecondary credential, 
                as applicable;
                    (I) a description of programs being offered that 
                align with high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry 
                sectors or occupations;
                    (J) a written commitment and support from the 
                corresponding mayors or county executives to support 
                the execution of the program as described in the plan; 
                and
                    (K) any other information that the Governor may 
                reasonably require.
    (d) Local Use of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--A local area that receives an allocation 
        under this section shall use such allocation for development 
        activities or expansion activities with respect to a summer 
        employment program in accordance with this subsection.
            (2) Development activities.--In the case of a local area 
        that, at the beginning of the first program year covered by the 
        local plan submitted under subsection (c), is not carrying out 
        a summer employment program described in paragraph (4), the 
        local board of such local area--
                    (A) shall use the amount allocated under this 
                section to such local area to--
                            (i) plan, develop, and carry out a summer 
                        employment program that is described in and 
                        meets each requirement of paragraph (4), and 
                        that to the extent practicable is evidence-
                        based;
                            (ii) engage or establish industry or sector 
                        partnerships to determine local summer job 
                        needs to inform the establishment of such 
                        program; and
                            (iii) conduct outreach to eligible youth 
                        and employers; and
                    (B) may--
                            (i) use such amount to develop technology 
                        infrastructure, including data and management 
                        systems, to support such program; and
                            (ii) use not more than 25 percent of such 
                        amount to subsidize not more than 100 percent 
                        of the wages of each eligible youth 
                        participating in the program.
            (3) Expansion activities.--In the case of a local area 
        that, at the beginning of the first program year covered by the 
        local plan submitted under subsection (c), is carrying out a 
        summer employment program described in paragraph (4), the local 
        board of such local area--
                    (A) shall use the amount allocated under this 
                section to such local area to--
                            (i) increase the number of summer 
                        employment opportunities offered through such 
                        program, including unsubsidized or partly 
                        subsidized opportunities and opportunities in 
                        the private sector, that to the extent 
                        practicable are evidence-based;
                            (ii) conduct outreach to eligible youth and 
                        employers; and
                            (iii) subsidize not more than 100 percent 
                        of the wages of each eligible youth 
                        participating in the program; and
                    (B) may use such amount to enhance the activities 
                required under paragraph (4)(B).
            (4) Program requirements.--A summer employment program 
        described in this paragraph is a program that meets each of the 
        following requirements:
                    (A) Program design.--Each eligible youth 
                participating in the program is matched with an 
                appropriate employer, based on factors including the 
                needs of the employer and the age, skill, and informed 
                aspirations of the eligible youth, for a high-quality 
                summer employment opportunity, which may not--
                            (i) be less than 4 weeks; or
                            (ii) pay less than the greater of the 
                        applicable Federal, State, or local minimum 
                        wage.
                    (B) Program elements.--The program includes each of 
                the following program elements:
                            (i) Work readiness training and educational 
                        programs for eligible youth to enhance their 
                        summer employment opportunities, including 
                        programs with digital literacy and online work 
                        readiness opportunities, as appropriate, and 
                        support with obtaining documentation needed for 
                        employment, such as identification or a 
                        license.
                            (ii) Coaching and mentoring services for 
                        eligible youth participating in the summer 
                        employment program to enhance their summer 
                        employment opportunities and encourage 
                        completion of such opportunities through the 
                        program, which services may be provided prior 
                        to, during, or after the summer employment 
                        program.
                            (iii) Coaching and mentoring services for 
                        employers on how to successfully employ each 
                        eligible youth participating in the program in 
                        meaningful work, including on providing a safe 
                        work and training environment for all 
                        participants, regardless of race, color, 
                        disability, age, religion, national origin, 
                        political affiliation, belief, marital status, 
                        sex (including sexual orientation or gender 
                        identity), pregnancy, childbirth, or a related 
                        medical condition, or status as a parent.
                            (iv) Career exploration, career counseling, 
                        career planning, and postsecondary education 
                        planning services for eligible youth 
                        participating in the program.
                            (v) High-quality financial literacy 
                        education for eligible youth participating in 
                        the program to support their financial literacy 
                        as described in section 129(b)(2)(D) of the 
                        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
                        U.S.C. 3164(b)(2)(D)), and including education 
                        on the use of credit, financing higher 
                        education, savings, and access to safe and 
                        affordable banking accounts with consumer 
                        protections.
                            (vi) Provision of supportive services to 
                        eligible youth, or connection of such youth to 
                        supportive services provided by another entity, 
                        to enable their participation in the program, 
                        which may include food and nutrition services, 
                        and health and mental health care supports.
                            (vii) Follow-up services for not less than 
                        12 months after the completion of 
                        participation, as appropriate.
                            (viii) Integration of services provided by 
                        the program with year-round employment 
                        programs, youth development programs, secondary 
                        school programs, career pathways, career and 
                        technical education programs, youth workforce 
                        investment activities provided under chapter 2 
                        of subtitle B of title I of the Workforce 
                        Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3161 
                        et seq.), work-based learning, and skills 
                        training programs funded by the State or 
                        Federal Government, as applicable.
                            (ix) Connection of eligible youth 
                        participating in the program to providers of 
                        youth services, adult employment and training 
                        activities, vocational rehabilitation services, 
                        adult education and literacy activities under 
                        title II of the Workforce Innovation and 
                        Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3271 et seq.), 
                        career pathways, postsecondary education, or 
                        skills training programs funded by the State or 
                        Federal Government, as applicable for each 
                        eligible youth.
                    (C) Information and referrals.--
                            (i) In general.--Each local board shall 
                        ensure that each participant of a summer 
                        employment program receiving assistance under 
                        this section shall be provided--
                                    (I) information on the full array 
                                of applicable or appropriate services 
                                that are available through the local 
                                board or other eligible providers or 
                                one-stop partners, including those 
                                providers or partners receiving funds 
                                under this Act; and
                                    (II) referral to appropriate 
                                training and educational programs that 
                                have the capacity to serve the 
                                participant either on a concurrent or 
                                sequential basis.
                            (ii) Further assessment and referral.--Each 
                        local board shall, in a manner consistent with 
                        section 129(c)(3)(B) of the Workforce 
                        Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
                        3164(c)(3)(B)), ensure that eligible youth who 
                        do not meet employment requirements for the 
                        summer employment program shall be referred for 
                        further assessment, as necessary, and referred 
                        to appropriate programs in accordance with 
                        clause (i) to meet the basic skills and 
                        training needs for such employment.
            (5) Priority.--In carrying out a summer employment program 
        receiving assistance under this section, a local board shall--
                    (A) give priority to summer employment 
                opportunities offered under such program--
                            (i) in existing or emerging high-skill, 
                        high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or 
                        occupations; or
                            (ii) that meet community needs in the 
                        public, private, or nonprofit sector; and
                    (B) for any program year, use not less than 75 
                percent of the amount allocated under this section to 
                provide summer employment opportunities under such 
                program for eligible youth that are in-school youth.
    (e) Performance Accountability.--
            (1) Primary indicators of performance.--For each local area 
        carrying out a summer employment program funded under this 
        section, the primary indicators of performance, with respect to 
        each such program, shall include--
                    (A) the performance metrics described in clause 
                (i)(V), and subparagraphs (I) and (II) of clause (ii), 
                of section 116(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and 
                Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A));
                    (B) the percentage of program participants 
                completing the program; and
                    (C) the percentage of program participants having 
                participated in work-based learning.
            (2) Failure to meet local performance accountability 
        measures.--
                    (A) In general.--If a local area fails, for any 
                program year, to meet a performance accountability goal 
                identified in its local plan under subsection 
                (c)(3)(E), with respect to a summer employment program 
                receiving assistance under this section, the Governor, 
                or, upon request by the Governor, the Secretary of 
                Labor, shall provide the local area with technical 
                assistance, which may include assistance in the 
                development of a performance improvement plan for such 
                summer employment program.
                    (B) Corrective actions.--In a case in which such 
                local area fails to meet such performance 
                accountability goal with respect to the program for a 
                third consecutive year or fails to implement the 
                improvement plan, the Governor shall take corrective 
                actions, which may include, after notice and 
                opportunity for a hearing, the withholding from the 
                local area of all, or a portion, of the allocation 
                under this section. Such withheld funds shall be used 
                to provide summer employment activities in such local 
                area under alternative arrangements that are consistent 
                with the program elements described in subsection 
                (d)(4)(B), with the commitment described in subsection 
                (c)(3)(J).
    (f) Supplement and Not Supplant.--Any funds made available for a 
local area for a summer employment program under this section shall 
supplement and not supplant other State or local public funds expended 
for summer employment programs or other youth activities funded under 
section 129 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3164).
    (g) Reports.--
            (1) In general.--For each year for which a local area 
        receives an allocation under this section to carry out a summer 
        employment program, the local board shall submit to the 
        Secretary of Labor and the Governor a report containing--
                    (A) the number of eligible youth participating in 
                the program, disaggregated by status as in-school youth 
                or out-of-school youth;
                    (B) the number of eligible youth participating in 
                the program who complete a summer employment 
                opportunity through the program;
                    (C) the expenditures made from the allocation under 
                this section, including expenditures made to provide 
                eligible youth participating in such program with 
                supportive services;
                    (D) a description of how the local area has used 
                the allocation under this section to develop or expand 
                a summer employment program, including a description of 
                program activities and services provided to eligible 
                youth, including supportive services provided and the 
                number of eligible youth participating in such program 
                and accessing such services;
                    (E) for each youth participant with a subsidized 
                wage, the amount and information describing the source 
                of the subsidy, including the amount of the subsidy 
                covered by grant funds under this section;
                    (F) information specifying the levels of 
                performance achieved with respect to the primary 
                indicators of performance described in subsection 
                (e)(1) for the program;
                    (G) the average number of hours and weeks worked 
                and the average amount of wages earned by eligible 
                youth participating in the program;
                    (H) the average number of hours spent on--
                            (i) carrying out recruitment and retention 
                        strategies; and
                            (ii) providing support for participating 
                        youth, such as career planning, and time 
                        management and financial literacy training;
                    (I)(i) the percent of eligible youth participating 
                in the program that are placed in an employment 
                opportunity in the nonprofit sector;
                    (ii) the percent placed in an employment 
                opportunity in the public sector; and
                    (iii) the percent placed in an employment 
                opportunity in the private sector; and
                    (J) any other information that the Secretary of 
                Labor determines to be necessary to monitor the 
                effectiveness of the summer employment program.
            (2) Disaggregation.--The information required to be 
        reported under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (G) of paragraph (1) 
        shall be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, sex, age, and status 
        in each subpopulation described in subclauses (I) through (VI) 
        of section 129(a)(1)(B)(iii) of the Workforce Innovation and 
        Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1)(B)(iii)).
    (h) Eligible Youth Defined.--For the purposes of this section, the 
term ``eligible youth'' means an individual who, at the time the 
eligibility determination is made, is an out-of-school youth or an in-
school youth.

SEC. 5. YEAR-ROUND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH.

    (a) In General.--From the amount available under section 3(b)(2), 
the Secretary of Labor shall, for the purpose of carrying out year-
round employment programs under this section--
            (1) after making the reservation described in paragraph 
        (2), make an allotment from the remainder of such amount in 
        accordance with section 127(b)(1)(C)(ii) of the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3162(b)(1)(C)(ii)) to 
        each State that meets the requirements of section 102 or 103 of 
        such Act (29 U.S.C. 3112; 3113); and
            (2) reserve not more than one-quarter of 1 percent of such 
        amount to provide assistance to the outlying areas.
    (b) Within State Allocations.--
            (1) In general.--The Governor of a State, in accordance 
        with the State plan developed under section 102 or 103 of the 
        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3112; 
        3113), shall allocate the amount that is allotted to the State 
        under subsection (a)(1) to local areas meeting the requirements 
        under subsection (c) in accordance with the allocation 
        described in section 128(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3163(b)(2)(A)(i)) for 
        the purpose of developing and expanding year-round employment 
        programs under this section.
            (2) Reallocation among local areas.--
                    (A) In general.--The Governor may, after 
                consultation with the State board, reallocate to 
                eligible local areas within the State amounts that are 
                made available to local areas from allocations made 
                under this section (referred to in this paragraph as a 
                ``local allocation'') and that are available for 
                reallocation in accordance with this paragraph.
                    (B) Amount.--The amount available for reallocation 
                for a program year is equal to the amount by which the 
                unobligated balance of the local allocation, at the end 
                of the program year prior to the program year for which 
                the determination under this paragraph is made, exceeds 
                20 percent of such allocation for the prior program 
                year.
                    (C) Reallocation.--In making reallocations to 
                eligible local areas of amounts available pursuant to 
                subparagraph (B) for a program year, the Governor shall 
                allocate to each eligible local area within the State 
                an amount based on the relative amount of the local 
                allocation for the program year for which the 
                determination is made, as compared to the total amount 
                of the local allocations for all eligible local areas 
                in the State for such program year.
                    (D) Eligible local area.--For purposes of this 
                paragraph, the term ``eligible local area'' means a 
                local area that meets the requirements under subsection 
                (c) and does not have an amount available for 
                reallocation under subparagraph (B) for the program 
                year for which the determination under such 
                subparagraph is made.
            (3) Local reservation.--Of the amount allocated to a local 
        area under paragraph (1)--
                    (A) not more than 10 percent of such amount may be 
                used for the administrative costs of carrying out a 
                year-round employment program under this section, 
                including costs for participating in regional and 
                national opportunities for in-person or virtual peer 
                learning under section 9; and
                    (B) not less than 5 percent of such amount shall be 
                used to provide direct financial assistance to eligible 
                youth through grants to support their financial needs 
                to enter, remain enrolled in, and complete the program, 
                such as support for supplies, transportation, child 
                care, and housing.
    (c) Local Plans.--
            (1) In general.--In order for a local area to be eligible 
        for funds under this section, the local board of the local area 
        shall develop and submit to the Governor in accordance with 
        paragraph (2) a 4-year plan for the year-round employment 
        program. Such plan shall, at a minimum--
                    (A) not conflict with the local plan submitted by 
                the local board under section 108 of the Workforce 
                Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3123), as 
                determined by the Governor; and
                    (B) contain the contents required under paragraph 
                (3).
            (2) Submission.--
                    (A) In general.--A plan required under this 
                subsection shall be submitted by the local board to the 
                Governor for the local area involved at such time and 
                in such manner as the Governor may reasonably require.
                    (B) Combined plans.--If a local area is seeking 
                funds under this section and section 4, the plan 
                required under this subsection may be submitted in 
                combination with a plan under section 4, in lieu of the 
                local area submitting 2 separate plans.
            (3) Contents.--At a minimum, each plan required under this 
        subsection shall include--
                    (A) a description of how the local area will carry 
                out the activities described in subsection (d) for each 
                program year;
                    (B) a description of how the local area will 
                recruit eligible youth to participate in the year-round 
                employment program, including how the local area will 
                prioritize recruitment of individuals with barriers to 
                employment;
                    (C) the number of eligible youth expected to 
                participate in the program each program year;
                    (D) a description of the services, including 
                supportive services, that the program is expected to 
                provide to eligible youth, including how the local area 
                will partner with community-based organizations to 
                provide such services;
                    (E) performance accountability goals, as measured 
                on the primary indicators of performance described in 
                subsection (e)(1);
                    (F) an assurance that the program will be aligned 
                with the youth investment activities provided by the 
                local area under chapter 2 of subtitle B of title I of 
                the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
                3161 et seq.);
                    (G) an assurance that the local area will adhere to 
                the labor standards and other requirements and 
                restrictions described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) 
                of section 7;
                    (H) a description of the alignment of the program 
                to work-based learning opportunities, or plans to 
                create work-based learning opportunities, and a 
                description of whether the program awards academic 
                credit towards a high school diploma or its recognized 
                equivalent, or a recognized postsecondary credential, 
                as applicable;
                    (I) a description of programs being offered that 
                align with high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry 
                sectors or occupations;
                    (J) a written commitment and support from the 
                corresponding mayors or country executives to support 
                the execution of the program as described in the plan; 
                and
                    (K) any other information that the Governor may 
                reasonably require.
    (d) Local Use of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--A local area that receives an allocation 
        under this section shall use such allocation for development 
        activities or expansion activities with respect to a year-round 
        employment program in accordance with this subsection.
            (2) Development activities.--In the case of a local area 
        that, at the beginning of the first program year covered by the 
        local plan submitted under subsection (c), is not carrying out 
        a year-round employment program described in paragraph (4), the 
        local board of such local area--
                    (A) shall use the amount allocated under this 
                section to such local area to--
                            (i) plan, develop, and carry out a 
                        community-based year-round employment program 
                        that is described in and meets each requirement 
                        of paragraph (4), and that to the extent 
                        practicable is evidence-based;
                            (ii) engage or establish industry or sector 
                        partnerships to determine year-round job needs 
                        to inform the establishment of such program; 
                        and
                            (iii) conduct outreach to eligible youth 
                        and employers; and
                    (B) may--
                            (i) use such amount to develop technology 
                        infrastructure, including data and management 
                        systems, to support such program; and
                            (ii) use not more than 50 percent of such 
                        amount to subsidize the wages of each eligible 
                        youth participating in such program.
            (3) Expansion activities.--In the case of a local area 
        that, at the beginning of the first program year covered by the 
        local plan submitted under subsection (c), is carrying out a 
        year-round program described in paragraph (4), the local board 
        of such local area--
                    (A) shall use the amount allocated under this 
                section to such local area to--
                            (i) increase the number of community-based, 
                        year-round employment opportunities offered 
                        through such program, including unsubsidized or 
                        partly subsidized opportunities and 
                        opportunities in the private sector, that to 
                        the extent practicable are evidence-based;
                            (ii) conduct outreach to eligible youth and 
                        employers; and
                            (iii) subsidize the wages of each eligible 
                        youth participating in such program, subject to 
                        paragraph (4)(A)(ii); and
                    (B) may use such amount to enhance the activities 
                required under paragraph (4)(B).
            (4) Program requirements.--
                    (A) Program design.--A year-round employment 
                program described in this paragraph is a program that 
                meets each of the following requirements:
                            (i) In general.--Each eligible youth 
                        participating in the program is matched with an 
                        appropriate employer, based on factors 
                        including the needs of the employer and the 
                        age, skill, and informed aspirations of the 
                        participant, for high-quality, year-round 
                        employment, which may not--
                                    (I) be less than 180 days or more 
                                than 1 year;
                                    (II) pay less than the greater of 
                                the applicable Federal, State, or local 
                                minimum wage; or
                                    (III) employ the eligible youth for 
                                less than 20 hours per week.
                            (ii) Employer share of wages.--Not less 
                        than 25 percent of the wages of each eligible 
                        youth participating in the program is paid by 
                        the employer, except this requirement may be 
                        waived for not more than 10 percent of eligible 
                        youth participating in the program that have a 
                        significant barrier to employment, as defined 
                        by the State board.
                    (B) Program elements.--The program includes each of 
                the following program elements:
                            (i) Work readiness training and educational 
                        programs aligned to career pathways for 
                        eligible youth to enhance their year-round 
                        employment opportunities, including programs 
                        with digital literacy and online work readiness 
                        opportunities, as appropriate, and support with 
                        obtaining documentation needed for employment, 
                        such as identification or a license.
                            (ii) Coaching and mentoring services for 
                        eligible youth participating in the year-round 
                        employment program to enhance their year-round 
                        employment opportunities and encourage 
                        completion of such opportunities through the 
                        program, which services may be provided prior 
                        to, during, or after the year-round employment 
                        program.
                            (iii) Coaching and mentoring services for 
                        employers on how to successfully employ each 
                        eligible youth participating in the program in 
                        meaningful work, including on providing a safe 
                        work and training environment for all 
                        participants, regardless of race, color, 
                        disability, age, religion, national origin, 
                        political affiliation, belief, marital status, 
                        sex (including sexual orientation or gender 
                        identity), pregnancy, childbirth, or a related 
                        medical condition, or status as a parent.
                            (iv) Career exploration, career counseling, 
                        career planning, and postsecondary education 
                        planning services for eligible youth 
                        participating in the program.
                            (v) High-quality financial literacy 
                        education, for eligible youth participating in 
                        the program, to support their financial 
                        literacy, as described in section 129(b)(2)(D) 
                        of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
                        (29 U.S.C. 3164(b)(2)(D)), and including 
                        education on the use of credit, financing 
                        higher education, savings and access to safe 
                        and affordable banking accounts with consumer 
                        protections.
                            (vi) Provision of supportive services to 
                        eligible youth, or connection of such youth to 
                        supportive services provided by another entity, 
                        to enable participation in the program, which 
                        may include food and nutrition services, and 
                        health and mental health care supports.
                            (vii) Follow-up services for not less than 
                        12 months after the completion of 
                        participation, as appropriate.
                            (viii) Integration of services provided by 
                        the program with youth development programs, 
                        secondary school programs, career pathways, 
                        career and technical education programs, youth 
                        workforce investment activities under chapter 2 
                        of subtitle B of title I of the Workforce 
                        Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3161 
                        et seq.), and skills training programs funded 
                        by the State or Federal Government, as 
                        applicable.
                            (ix) Connection of eligible youth 
                        participating in the program to providers of 
                        youth services (such as youth workforce 
                        investment activities), adult employment and 
                        training activities, vocational rehabilitation 
                        services, adult education and literacy 
                        activities under title II of the Workforce 
                        Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3271 
                        et seq.), career pathways, postsecondary 
                        education, or skills training programs funded 
                        by the State or Federal Government, as 
                        applicable.
                            (x) A rigorous evaluation of such program 
                        using research approaches appropriate to the 
                        level of development and maturity of the 
                        program, including random assignment or quasi-
                        experimental impact evaluations, implementation 
                        evaluations, pre-experimental studies, or 
                        feasibility studies.
                    (C) Information and referrals.--
                            (i) In general.--Each local board shall 
                        ensure that each participant of a year-round 
                        employment program receiving assistance under 
                        this section shall be provided--
                                    (I) information on the full array 
                                of applicable or appropriate services 
                                that are available through the local 
                                board or other eligible providers or 
                                one-stop partners, including those 
                                providers or partners receiving funds 
                                under this Act; and
                                    (II) referral to appropriate 
                                training and educational programs that 
                                have the capacity to serve the 
                                participant either on a concurrent or 
                                sequential basis.
                            (ii) Further assessment and referral.--Each 
                        local board shall, in a manner consistent with 
                        section 129(c)(3)(B) of the Workforce 
                        Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
                        3164(c)(3)(B)), ensure that eligible youth who 
                        do not meet the employment requirements for the 
                        year-round employment program shall be referred 
                        for further assessment, as necessary, and 
                        referred to appropriate programs in accordance 
                        with clause (i) to meet the basic skills and 
                        training needs for such employment.
            (5) Priority.--In carrying out a year-round employment 
        program receiving assistance under this section, a local area 
        shall give priority to year-round employment opportunities 
        offered under such program--
                    (A) in existing or emerging high-skill, high-wage, 
                or in-demand industry sectors or occupations; or
                    (B) that meet community needs in the public, 
                private, or nonprofit sector.
    (e) Performance Accountability.--
            (1) Primary indicators of performance.--For each local area 
        carrying out a year-round employment program funded under this 
        section, the primary indicators of performance, with respect to 
        each such program, shall include--
                    (A) the performance metrics described in section 
                116(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Workforce Innovation and 
                Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)(ii));
                    (B) the percentage of program participants 
                completing the program; and
                    (C) the percentage of program participants having 
                participated in work-based learning.
            (2) Failure to meet local performance accountability 
        measures.--
                    (A) In general.--If a local area fails, for any 
                program year, to meet a performance accountability goal 
                identified in its local plan under subsection (c)(3)(E) 
                with respect to a year-round employment program 
                receiving assistance under this section, the Governor, 
                or, upon request by the Governor, the Secretary of 
                Labor, shall provide the local area with technical 
                assistance, which may include assistance in the 
                development of a performance improvement plan for such 
                program.
                    (B) Corrective actions.--In a case in which such 
                local area fails to meet such performance 
                accountability goal with respect to the program for a 
                third consecutive year or fails to implement the 
                improvement plan, the Governor shall take corrective 
                actions, which may include, after notice and 
                opportunity for a hearing, the withholding from the 
                local area of all, or a portion, of the allocation 
                under this section. Such withheld funds shall be used 
                to provide year-round employment activities in such 
                local area under alternative arrangements that are 
                consistent with the program elements described in 
                subsection (d)(4)(B), with the commitment described in 
                subsection (c)(3)(J).
    (f) Supplement and Not Supplant.--Any funds made available for a 
year-round employment program under this section shall supplement and 
not supplant other State or local public funds expended for year-round 
youth employment programs or other youth activities funded under 
section 129 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3164).
    (g) Reports.--
            (1) In general.--For each year for which a local area 
        receives an allocation under this section for a year-round 
        employment program, the local area shall submit to the 
        Secretary of Labor and the Governor a report containing--
                    (A) the number of eligible youth participating in 
                the program;
                    (B) the number of eligible youth participating in 
                the program who complete a year-round employment 
                opportunity through the program;
                    (C) the expenditures made from the allocation under 
                this section, including expenditures made to provide 
                eligible youth participating in the program with 
                supportive services;
                    (D) a description of how the local area has used 
                the allocation under this section to develop or expand 
                a year-round employment program that is a work-based 
                learning program, including a description of program 
                activities and services provided to eligible youth, 
                including supportive services provided and the number 
                of eligible youth participating in the program and 
                accessing such services;
                    (E) for each youth participant with a subsidized 
                wage, the amount and information describing the source 
                of the subsidy, including the amount of the subsidy 
                covered by grant funds under this section;
                    (F) information specifying the levels of 
                performance achieved with respect to the primary 
                indicators of performance described in subsection 
                (e)(1) for the program;
                    (G) the average number of hours and weeks worked 
                and the average amount of wages earned by eligible 
                youth participating in the program;
                    (H) the average number of hours spent on--
                            (i) carrying out recruitment and retention 
                        strategies; and
                            (ii) providing support for participating 
                        youth, such as career planning, and time 
                        management and financial literacy training;
                    (I)(i) the percent of eligible youth participating 
                in the program that are placed in an employment 
                opportunity in the nonprofit sector;
                    (ii) the percent placed in an employment 
                opportunity in the public sector; and
                    (iii) the percent placed in an employment 
                opportunity in the private sector;
                    (J) the number of eligible youth participating in 
                the program who are asked by the employer involved to 
                remain employed by the employer after the end of the 
                year-round employment program and the number of such 
                youth participants remaining employed by the employer 
                for not less than 90 days after the end of the year-
                round employment program; and
                    (K) any other information that the Secretary of 
                Labor determines to be necessary to monitor the 
                effectiveness of the program.
            (2) Disaggregation.--The information required to be 
        reported under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (G) of paragraph (1) 
        shall be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, sex, age, and status 
        in each subpopulation described in subclauses (I) through (VI) 
        of section 129(a)(1)(B)(iii) of the Workforce Innovation and 
        Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1)(B)(iii)).
    (h) Eligible Youth Defined.--For the purposes of this section, the 
term ``eligible youth'' means an individual who, at the time the 
eligibility determination is made, is an out-of-school youth.

SEC. 6. CONNECTING-FOR-OPPORTUNITIES COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--From the amount available under section 3(b)(3), 
the Secretary of Labor shall, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Education, award grants on a competitive basis to local community 
partnerships to assist such local community partnerships in improving 
high school graduation and youth employment rates.
    (b) Local Community Partnerships.--
            (1) In general.--In this section, the term ``local 
        community partnership'' means a partnership that shall include 
        each of the mandatory partners described in paragraph (2) and 
        may include any of the optional partners described in paragraph 
        (3).
            (2) Mandatory partners.--The mandatory partners described 
        in this paragraph are each of the following:
                    (A) A unit of general local government.
                    (B) A local educational agency.
                    (C) An institution of higher education.
                    (D) A local board.
                    (E) A community-based organization with experience 
                or expertise in working with youth.
                    (F) A public agency serving youth or young adults 
                under the jurisdiction of the juvenile justice system 
                or criminal justice system.
                    (G) A State or local child welfare agency.
                    (H) An agency administering programs under part A 
                of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 
                et seq.).
                    (I) An industry or sector partnership, to the 
                extent practicable.
                    (J) A labor organization or joint labor-management 
                organization, to the extent practicable.
            (3) Optional partners.--The optional partners described in 
        this paragraph are any of the following:
                    (A) A one-stop operator.
                    (B) An employer or employer association.
                    (C) An entity that carries out a program that 
                receives funding under the Juvenile Justice and 
                Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11101 et 
                seq.).
                    (D) A public agency, or community-based 
                organization, with expertise in providing, to youth, 
                evidence-based trauma support services, counseling 
                (including trauma-informed and gender-responsive care), 
                or mental health care.
                    (E) A public housing agency, a collaborative 
                applicant (as defined in section 401 of the McKinney-
                Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360)), or a 
                private nonprofit organization that serves homeless 
                youth and households or foster youth.
                    (F) The operator of a Job Corps center.
                    (G) Another appropriate State or local agency.
    (c) Application.--A local community partnership desiring a grant 
under this section shall submit to the Secretary of Labor an 
application at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Secretary may reasonably require. At a minimum, each 
application shall include a comprehensive plan that--
            (1) demonstrates sufficient need for the grant to serve the 
        local population, which need may be demonstrated--
                    (A) on the basis of the relative number of high 
                school dropouts in the local area to be served by the 
                partnership, as compared to the total number of high 
                school dropouts in local areas in all States;
                    (B) on the basis of the relative number of 
                unemployed individuals ages 16 through 24 in the local 
                area to be served by the partnership, as compared to 
                the total number of unemployed individuals ages 16 
                through 24 in local areas in all States; or
                    (C) on the basis of the relative percentage or 
                number of low-income individuals in the local area to 
                be served by the partnership, as compared to the total 
                percentage or number of low-income individuals in local 
                areas in all States;
            (2) identifies and describes the role of each entity in the 
        partnership, including the fiscal agent in the partnership and 
        the role of each such entity in carrying out the activities 
        described in subsection (d);
            (3) does not conflict with the local plan submitted by the 
        local board, in the local area served by the local community 
        partnership, under section 108 of the Workforce Innovation and 
        Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3123), the applicable local 
        application for career and technical education programs under 
        section 134 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
        Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2354) (if not part of the 
        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act local plan), and the 
        applicable State plan for programs under part A of title IV of 
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
            (4) includes an assurance that the partnership will adhere 
        to the labor standards and other requirements and restrictions 
        described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 7; and
            (5) for any activity that leads to a recognized 
        postsecondary credential, describes the activity leading to the 
        credential.
    (d) Use of Funds.--A local community partnership receiving a grant 
under this section shall use the grant funds--
            (1) to target and serve individuals not younger than age 14 
        or older than age 24, prioritizing individuals with barriers to 
        employment;
            (2) to make appropriate use of education, child welfare, 
        social services, and workforce development data collection 
        systems to facilitate the local community partnership's ability 
        to target and serve the individuals described in paragraph (1);
            (3) to develop wide-ranging pathways leading to 
        postsecondary education and employment, including--
                    (A) using not less than 50 percent of the grant 
                funds to help individuals described in paragraph (1) 
                complete their secondary school education, including 
                through high-quality, flexible programs that utilize 
                community-based, and, to the extent practicable, 
                evidence-based interventions and provide differentiated 
                services (or pathways) to students--
                            (i) who are returning to education after 
                        exiting secondary school without a high school 
                        diploma or its recognized equivalent; or
                            (ii) who, based on their grade or age, are 
                        significantly off track to accumulate 
                        sufficient academic credits to meet high school 
                        graduation requirements, as established by the 
                        State;
                    (B) creating career pathways, focused on paid work-
                based learning consisting of on-the-job training and 
                classroom instruction, that--
                            (i) will lead to the attainment of a 
                        recognized postsecondary credential; and
                            (ii) includes, to the maximum extent 
                        practicable, learning through apprenticeship 
                        programs and pre-apprenticeship programs;
                    (C) connecting individuals described in paragraph 
                (1) with professionals who can provide such individuals 
                with pre-employment and employment counseling and 
                assist such individuals in--
                            (i) finding and securing employment or 
                        work-based learning opportunities that pay not 
                        less than the greater of the applicable 
                        Federal, State, or local minimum wage;
                            (ii) identifying and assessing eligibility 
                        for training programs and funding for such 
                        programs;
                            (iii) completing necessary paperwork for 
                        applying for and enrolling in such programs; 
                        and
                            (iv) identifying additional services, if 
                        needed;
                    (D) connecting individuals described in paragraph 
                (1) with providers of--
                            (i) youth services (such as youth workforce 
                        investment activities), adult employment and 
                        training activities, vocational rehabilitation 
                        services, and adult education and literacy 
                        services, under the Workforce Innovation and 
                        Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.);
                            (ii) career planning services; and
                            (iii) federally and State-funded programs 
                        that provide skills training; and
                    (E) ensuring that such individuals successfully 
                transition into pre-apprenticeship programs, 
                apprenticeship programs, or programs leading to 
                recognized postsecondary credentials in high-skill, 
                high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or 
                occupations;
            (4) to provide a comprehensive system of supportive 
        services aimed at preventing the individuals described in 
        paragraph (1) from disconnecting from education, training, or 
        employment, and aimed at re-engaging any such individual who 
        has been so disconnected, by--
                    (A) providing school-based dropout prevention and 
                community-based dropout recovery services, including 
                establishing or improving local educational agency 
                early warning systems that--
                            (i) connect to data collection and 
                        reporting systems established under the 
                        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
                        U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) for the purpose of 
                        identifying the individuals described in 
                        paragraph (1) who are at risk for such 
                        disconnection if such data does not reveal 
                        personally identifiable information about a 
                        program participant or would not reveal such 
                        information when combined with other released 
                        information; and
                            (ii) engage any such identified individual 
                        using targeted, community-based, and, to the 
                        extent practicable, evidence-based 
                        interventions to address the specific needs and 
                        issues of the individual, including chronic 
                        absenteeism; and
                    (B) providing the individuals described in 
                paragraph (1) who are at risk for such disconnection 
                with access to re-engagement services for training 
                programs and employment opportunities and, to the 
                extent practicable, using providers of youth workforce 
                investment activities under the Workforce Innovation 
                and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) to conduct 
                intake and refer such individuals and their families to 
                the appropriate re-engagement services; and
            (5) to provide a comprehensive system of support for the 
        individuals described in paragraph (1), including--
                    (A) connecting such individuals with professionals 
                who can--
                            (i) provide case management and counseling 
                        services; and
                            (ii) assist such individuals in--
                                    (I) developing achievable short-
                                term goals and long-term goals; and
                                    (II) overcoming any social, 
                                administrative, or financial barrier 
                                that may hinder enrollment in the 
                                program for which the grant was made or 
                                the achievement of such goals; and
                    (B) providing or connecting participants with 
                available supportive services.
    (e) Priority in Awards.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
Secretary of Labor shall give priority to applications, submitted by 
local community partnerships, that include a comprehensive plan that--
            (1) serves and targets communities with a high percentage 
        of low-income individuals and a high rate of high school 
        dropouts and youth unemployment; and
            (2) allows the individuals described in paragraph (1) to 
        earn academic credit through various means, including high-
        quality career and technical education, dual or concurrent 
        enrollment programs, virtual learning, or work-based learning.
    (f) Geographic Distribution.--The Secretary of Labor shall ensure 
that consideration is given to geographic distribution (such as 
distribution to urban, Tribal, and rural areas) in awarding grants 
under this section.
    (g) Performance Accountability.--For a partnership receiving a 
grant to carry out a program under this section, the primary indicators 
of performance, with respect to such program, shall include--
            (1) the performance metrics described in section 
        116(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
        Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)(ii));
            (2) the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate and the 
        extended-year adjusted cohort graduation rate, in a State that 
        chooses to use such a graduation rate for participants in the 
        program; and
            (3) the rate of attaining a recognized equivalent of a high 
        school diploma, such as a GED diploma for participants in the 
        program.
    (h) Reports.--
            (1) In general.--For each year that a local community 
        partnership carries out activities (including providing 
        services) with a grant under this section, the partnership 
        shall submit to the State board in which the partnership is 
        carrying out activities under this section, and to the 
        Secretary of Labor, a report on--
                    (A) the number of individuals ages 16 through 24 
                (referred to in this subsection as ``youth'') 
                participating in activities under subsection (d), 
                including the number of in-school youth and out-of-
                school youth so participating;
                    (B) the expenditures made from the grant awarded 
                under this section, including any expenditures made to 
                provide youth participants with supportive services;
                    (C) a description of the activities carried out 
                under this section, including supportive services 
                provided and the number of youth participants accessing 
                such services;
                    (D) information specifying the levels of 
                performance achieved with respect to the primary 
                indicators of performance described in subsection (g) 
                for the program; and
                    (E) any other information that the Secretary of 
                Labor determines to be necessary to monitor the 
                effectiveness of the program.
            (2) Disaggregation.--The information required to be 
        reported under subparagraphs (A), (C), and (D) of paragraph (1) 
        shall be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, sex, age, and status 
        in each subpopulation described in subclauses (I) through (VI) 
        of section 129(a)(1)(B)(iii) of the Workforce Innovation and 
        Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1)(B)(iii)).

SEC. 7. LABOR STANDARDS.

    Any activity receiving assistance under this Act shall be subject 
to--
            (1) the requirements and restrictions, including the labor 
        standards, that apply to activities under title I of the 
        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111 et 
        seq.) as provided under section 181 of the Workforce Innovation 
        and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3241);
            (2) the requirements for nondiscrimination that apply to 
        activities under such title as provided under section 188 of 
        such Act (29 U.S.C. 3248); and
            (3) any other applicable Federal law.

SEC. 8. PRIVACY.

    Nothing in this Act--
            (1) shall be construed to supersede the privacy protections 
        afforded parents and students under section 444 of the General 
        Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) and such protections 
        shall apply as if each program funded under this Act is an 
        applicable program under that section;
            (2) shall be construed to permit the development of a 
        national database of personally identifiable information on 
        individuals receiving services under this Act; or
            (3) shall require the disaggregation of data when the 
        number of individuals in a category is insufficient to yield 
        statistically reliable information or when the results would 
        reveal personally identifiable information about an individual, 
        or would reveal such information when combined with other 
        released information.

SEC. 9. INNOVATION AND LEARNING.

    Out of the amount reserved under section 3(a)(1), the Secretary of 
Labor shall--
            (1) provide technical assistance to ensure that each State, 
        local area, and local community partnership receiving funds 
        under this Act have sufficient organizational capacity, staff 
        training, and expertise to effectively implement the 
        requirements under this Act;
            (2) create regional and national opportunities for virtual 
        or in-person peer learning; and
            (3) provide, on a competitive basis, grants to States and 
        local areas to--
                    (A) conduct pilot programs and demonstration 
                programs using emerging and evidence-based best 
                practices and models for youth employment programs; and
                    (B) evaluate programs conducted under subparagraph 
                (A) using designs that employ the most rigorous 
                analytical and statistical methods that are reasonably 
                feasible.

SEC. 10. EVALUATION AND REPORTS.

    (a) Evaluation.--The Secretary of Labor shall conduct, on an annual 
basis, a rigorous evaluation of the programs administered under this 
Act using research approaches appropriate to the level of development 
and maturity of the program, including random assignment or quasi-
experimental impact evaluations, implementation evaluations, pre-
experimental studies, or feasibility studies.
    (b) Reports to Congress.--Beginning on the date of the completion 
of the first program year, after the date of enactment of this Act, for 
which funds are expended to carry out this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary of Labor shall transmit to the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and 
make publicly accessible, the reports described in sections 4(g), 5(g), 
and 6(h), and a final report on the results of each evaluation 
conducted under subsection (a).

SEC. 11. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided, any term 
        that is defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
        Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102) shall have the meaning given 
        the term in such section.
            (2) Apprenticeship.--The term ``apprenticeship'', used with 
        respect to a program, means an apprenticeship program 
        registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as 
        the ``National Apprenticeship Act''; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 
        29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.).
            (3) ESEA terms.--The terms ``dual or concurrent enrollment 
        program'', ``evidence-based'', ``extended-year adjusted cohort 
        graduation rate'', ``four-year adjusted cohort graduation 
        rate'', ``local educational agency'', and ``secondary school'' 
        have the meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        7801).
            (4) Native american terms.--The terms ``Alaska Native'', 
        ``Indian'', ``Indian tribe'', ``National Hawaiian 
        organization'', and ``tribal organization'' have the meanings 
        given such terms in section 166 of the Workforce Innovation and 
        Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221).
            (5) Institution of higher education.--The term 
        ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given such 
        term in sections 101 and 102(a)(1)(B) of the Higher Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001, 1002(a)(1)(B)).
            (6) Pre-apprenticeship.--The term ``pre-apprenticeship'', 
        used with respect to a program, means a training model or 
        program that--
                    (A) is designed to prepare participants to enter an 
                apprenticeship program;
                    (B) is carried out by a sponsor that has a written 
                agreement with 1 or more sponsors of apprenticeship 
                programs that would enable participants who 
                successfully complete the pre-apprenticeship program--
                            (i) to enter into the corresponding 
                        apprenticeship program if a place in the 
                        program is available and if the participant 
                        meets the qualifications of the apprenticeship 
                        program; and
                            (ii) to earn credits towards the 
                        apprenticeship program; and
                    (C) includes--
                            (i) training (including a curriculum for 
                        the training) that is aligned with industry 
                        standards related to the apprenticeship program 
                        and that is created in consultation with the 
                        sponsors of the apprenticeship program that are 
                        parties to the written agreement under 
                        subparagraph (B), and that will prepare 
                        participants by teaching the skills and 
                        competencies needed to enter 1 or more 
                        apprenticeship programs; and
                            (ii) hands-on training and theoretical 
                        education for participants that do not displace 
                        a paid employee.
            (7) Program year.--The term ``program year'' is used in the 
        manner as such term is used with respect to youth workforce 
        investment activities under subtitle B of title I of the 
        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151 et 
        seq.) and activities under section 171 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
        3226).
            (8) Supportive services.--The term ``supportive services'' 
        means services such as transportation, child care, dependent 
        care, housing, needs-related payments, food and nutrition 
        services, and health and mental health care supports, that are 
        necessary to enable an individual to participate in activities 
        authorized under this Act.
            (9) Work-based learning.--The term ``work-based learning'' 
        has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Carl D. 
        Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
        2302).
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