II 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4567 

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act regarding reentry 

employment opportunities, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 18, 2024 

Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. TILLIS) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 

Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

regarding reentry employment opportunities, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Workforce Reentry 

5 Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REENTRY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title I of the Work8 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221 et 

9 seq.) is amended— 


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1 (1) by redesignating section 172 as section 173; 

2 and 

3 (2) by inserting after section 171 the following: 

4 ‘‘SEC. 172. REENTRY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. 

5 ‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 

6 ‘‘(1) to improve the employment, earnings, and 

7 skill attainment, and reduce recidivism, of adults 

8 and youth who have been involved with the justice 

9 system; 

10 ‘‘(2) to prompt innovation and improvement in 

11 the reentry of justice-involved individuals into the 

12 workforce so that successful initiatives can be estab13 lished or continued and replicated; and 

14 ‘‘(3) to further develop the evidence on how to 

15 improve employment, earnings, and skill attainment, 

16 and reduce recidivism, of justice-involved individuals, 

17 through rigorous evaluations of specific services pro18 vided, including how they affect different popu19 lations and how they are best combined and 

20 sequenced, and disseminate such evidence to entities 

21 supporting the reentry of justice-involved individuals 

22 into the workforce. 

23 ‘‘(b) REENTRY EMPLOYMENT COMPETITIVE GRANTS, 

24 CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AUTHOR25 IZED.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro2 priated under section 173(e) and not reserved under 

3 subsection (h), the Secretary— 

4 ‘‘(A) shall, on a competitive basis, make 

5 grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative 

6 agreements with, eligible entities to implement 

7 reentry projects that serve eligible adults or eli8 gible youth; 

9 ‘‘(B) may use not more than 30 percent of 

10 such amounts for awards under subparagraph 

11 (A) to eligible entities to serve as national or re12 gional intermediaries to provide such funds to 

13 other eligible entities to— 

14 ‘‘(i) implement reentry projects de15 scribed in subparagraph (A); and 

16 ‘‘(ii) monitor and support such enti17 ties; 

18 ‘‘(C) shall use 30 percent of such amounts 

19 for awards under subparagraph (A) to eligible 

20 entities using pay-for-performance contracts— 

21 ‘‘(i) that specify a fixed amount that 

22 will be paid to the entity based on the 

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1 scribed in subsections (e)(1)(A)(i) and 

2 (e)(2)(A) within a defined timetable; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) which may provide for bonus 

4 payments to such entity to expand capacity 

5 to provide effective services; and 

6 ‘‘(D) shall ensure awards under this para7 graph are made to eligible entities from geo8 graphically diverse areas, in addition to the pri9 orities described in paragraph (4). 

10 ‘‘(2) AWARD PERIODS.—The Secretary shall 

11 make awards under paragraph (1) for an initial pe12 riod of not more than 4 years. 

13 ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL AWARDS.—The Secretary 

14 may award, for a period of not more than 4 years, 

15 one or more additional awards to an eligible entity 

16 that received an award under paragraph (1) if the 

17 eligible entity achieved the performance levels agreed 

18 upon with the Secretary (as described in subsection 

19 (e)(3)) for the award period immediately before the 

20 additional award. 

21 ‘‘(4) PRIORITY.—In making awards under para22 graph (1), the Secretary shall give priority to eligible 

23 entities whose applications submitted under sub24 section (c) demonstrate a commitment to use the 


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1 funds from the award to implement reentry 

2 projects— 

3 ‘‘(A) that will serve high-poverty areas; 

4 ‘‘(B) that will enroll eligible youth or eligi5 ble adults— 

6 ‘‘(i) before the release of the eligible 

7 youth or eligible adult from incarceration 

8 in a correctional institution; or 

9 ‘‘(ii) not later than 90 days after such 

10 release; 

11 ‘‘(C) that have an evidence-based strategy 

12 and design; 

13 ‘‘(D) that establish partnerships with— 

14 ‘‘(i) businesses; or 

15 ‘‘(ii) institutions of higher education 

16 or providers under section 122 (as deter17 mined by the State where services are 

18 being provided) to provide project partici19 pants with programs of study leading to 

20 recognized postsecondary credentials (as 

21 identified in a State plan under subtitle A) 

22 in in-demand occupations; or 

23 ‘‘(E) that provide training services, includ24 ing customized training and on-the-job training, 

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1 ments of an employer (including a group of em2 ployers) and are conducted with a commitment 

3 by the employer to employ individuals upon suc4 cessful completion of the preparation. 

5 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 

6 ‘‘(1) FORM AND PROCEDURE.—To be qualified 

7 to receive an award under subsection (b)(1), an eligi8 ble entity shall submit an application at such time, 

9 and in such manner, as determined by the Secretary, 

10 and containing the information described in para11 graph (2) and, as applicable, paragraph (3). 

12 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An application submitted by 

13 an eligible entity under paragraph (1) shall contain 

14 the following: 

15 ‘‘(A) A description of the eligible entity, in16 cluding the experience of the eligible entity in 

17 providing employment and training services for 

18 justice-involved individuals. 

19 ‘‘(B) A description of the needs that will 

20 be addressed by the reentry project supported 

21 by an award under subsection (b)(1), and the 

22 target participant population and the geo23 graphic area to be served. 

24 ‘‘(C) A description of the proposed employ25 ment and training activities and supportive 


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1 services, if applicable, to be provided under 

2 such reentry project, and how such activities 

3 and services will prepare participants of the re4 entry project for employment in in-demand in5 dustry sectors and occupations within the geo6 graphic area to be served by such reentry 

7 project. 

8 ‘‘(D) The anticipated schedule for carrying 

9 out the activities proposed under the reentry 

10 project. 

11 ‘‘(E) A description of— 

12 ‘‘(i) the partnerships the eligible enti13 ty will establish with agencies and entities 

14 within the criminal justice system, local 

15 boards and one-stop operators, community16 based organizations, and employers (in17 cluding employers that are located in the 

18 area to be served by such reentry project) 

19 to provide participants of the reentry 

20 project with work-based learning, job 

21 placement, and recruitment (if applicable); 

22 and 

23 ‘‘(ii) how the eligible entity will co24 ordinate its activities with other services 

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1 individuals in the geographic area to be 

2 served by the reentry project. 

3 ‘‘(F) A description of the manner in which 

4 individuals will be recruited and selected for 

5 participation for the reentry project. 

6 ‘‘(G) A detailed budget and a description 

7 of the system of fiscal controls, and auditing 

8 and accountability procedures, that will be used 

9 to ensure fiscal soundness for the reentry 

10 project. 

11 ‘‘(H) A description of the expected levels of 

12 performance to be achieved with respect to the 

13 performance measures described in subsection 

14 (e). 

15 ‘‘(I) A description of the evidence-based 

16 practices the eligible entity will use in adminis17 tration of the reentry project. 

18 ‘‘(J) An assurance that the eligible entity 

19 will collect, disaggregate by each subpopulation 

20 of individuals with barriers to employment, and 

21 by race, ethnicity, sex and age, and report to 

22 the Secretary the data required with respect to 

23 the reentry project carried out by the eligible 

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1 formance achieved and conducting the evalua2 tion under subsection (f). 

3 ‘‘(K) An assurance that the eligible entity 

4 will provide matching funds, as described in 

5 subsection (d)(4). 

6 ‘‘(L) A description of how the eligible enti7 ty plans to continue the reentry project after 

8 the award period. 

9 ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL CONTENT FOR INTER10 MEDIARY APPLICANTS.—An application submitted 

11 under paragraph (1) by an eligible entity seeking to 

12 serve as a national or regional intermediary as de13 scribed in subsection (b)(1)(B) shall also contain the 

14 following: 

15 ‘‘(A) An identification and description of 

16 the eligible entities that will be subgrantees of 

17 such intermediary for purposes of implementing 

18 the reentry projects, which shall include sub19 grantees in— 

20 ‘‘(i) not less than 3 noncontiguous 

21 metropolitan areas or rural areas; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) not less than 2 States. 

23 ‘‘(B) A description of the services and sup24 ports the intermediary will provide to the sub25 grantees, including administrative and fiscal 


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1 support to ensure the subgrantees comply with 

2 all award requirements. 

3 ‘‘(C) A description of how the intermediary 

4 will facilitate the replication of evidence-based 

5 practices or other best practices identified by 

6 the intermediary across all subgrantees. 

7 ‘‘(D) If such intermediary is currently re8 ceiving, or has previously received, funds under 

9 this section as an intermediary to implement a 

10 reentry project, an assurance that none of the 

11 subgrantees identified under subparagraph (A) 

12 were previous subgrantees of the intermediary 

13 for such reentry project that failed to meet the 

14 levels of performance established for such re15 entry project. 

16 ‘‘(d) USES OF FUNDS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity 

18 that receives funds under subsection (b)(1) shall use 

19 such funds to implement a reentry project for eligi20 ble adults or eligible youth that provides each of the 

21 following: 

22 ‘‘(A) One or more of the individualized ca23 reer services listed in subclause (I) through 

24 (IX) of section 134(c)(2)(A)(xii). 


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1 ‘‘(B) One or more of the training services 

2 listed in clauses (i) through (xi) in section 

3 134(c)(3)(D), including subsidized employment 

4 opportunities through transitional jobs. 

5 ‘‘(C) For participants who are eligible 

6 youth, one or more of the program elements 

7 listed in subparagraphs (A) through (N) of sec8 tion 129(c)(2). 

9 ‘‘(2) ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES.—An eligible enti10 ty that receives funds under subsection (b)(1) may 

11 use such funds to implement a reentry project for el12 igible adults or eligible youth that provides the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(A) Follow-up services after placement in 

15 unsubsidized employment as described in sec16 tion 134(c)(2)(A)(xiii). 

17 ‘‘(B) Apprenticeship programs. 

18 ‘‘(C) Education in digital literacy skills. 

19 ‘‘(D) Mentoring. 

20 ‘‘(E) Assistance in obtaining employment, 

21 including as a result of the eligible entity— 

22 ‘‘(i) establishing and developing rela23 tionships and networks with large and 

24 small employers; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) coordinating with employers to 

2 develop customized training programs and 

3 on-the-job training. 

4 ‘‘(F) Assistance with driver’s license rein5 statement and fees for driver’s licenses and ob6 taining other necessary documents for employ7 ment. 

8 ‘‘(G) Provision of or referral to evidence9 based mental health treatment by licensed prac10 titioners. 

11 ‘‘(H) Provision of or referral to substance 

12 use disorder treatment services, provided that 

13 funds awarded under subsection (b)(1) are only 

14 used to provide such services to participants 

15 who are unable to obtain such services through 

16 other programs providing such services. 

17 ‘‘(I) Provisions of or referral to supportive 

18 services, provided that no more than 5 percent 

19 of funds awarded to an eligible entity under 

20 subsection (b)(1) may be used to provide such 

21 services to participants who are able to obtain 

22 such services through other programs providing 

23 such services. 

24 ‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMIT.—An eligible 

25 entity may not use more than 7 percent of the funds 


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1 received under subsection (b)(1) for administrative 

2 costs, including for costs related to collecting infor3 mation, analysis, and coordination for purposes of 

4 subsection (e) or (f). 

5 ‘‘(4) MATCHING FUNDS.— 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

7 subparagraph (B), an eligible entity shall pro8 vide a non-Federal contribution, which may be 

9 provided in cash or in kind, for the costs of the 

10 project in an amount that is not less than 25 

11 percent of the total amount of funds awarded to 

12 the entity for such period. 

13 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may 

14 waive the matching funds requirement under 

15 subparagraph (A), on a case-by-case basis and 

16 for not more than 20 percent of all awards 

17 made under subsection (b)(1), if the eligible en18 tity receiving the award demonstrates signifi19 cant financial hardship. 

20 ‘‘(e) LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.— 

21 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF LEVELS.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

23 establish expected levels of performance for re24 entry projects funded under this section for— 


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1 ‘‘(i) each of the primary indicators of 

2 performance for adults and youth de3 scribed in section 116(b)(2); and 

4 ‘‘(ii) an indicator of performance es5 tablished by the Secretary with respect to 

6 participant recidivism. 

7 ‘‘(B) UPDATES.—The levels established 

8 under subparagraph (A) shall be updated for 

9 each 4-year award period. 

10 ‘‘(2) AGREEMENT ON PERFORMANCE LEVELS.— 

11 In establishing and updating performance levels 

12 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall reach 

13 agreement on such levels with the eligible entities re14 ceiving awards under subsection (b)(1) that will be 

15 subject to such levels based on, as the Secretary de16 termines relevant for each indicator of performance, 

17 the following factors: 

18 ‘‘(A) The expected performance levels of 

19 each such eligible entity described in the appli20 cation submitted under subsection (c)(2)(H). 

21 ‘‘(B) The local economic conditions of the 

22 geographic area to be served by each such eligi23 ble entity, including differences in unemploy24 ment rates and job losses or gains in particular 

25 industries. 


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1 ‘‘(C) The characteristics of project partici2 pants when entering the project involved, in3 cluding— 

4 ‘‘(i) criminal records; 

5 ‘‘(ii) indicators of poor work history; 

6 ‘‘(iii) lack of work experience; 

7 ‘‘(iv) lack of educational or occupa8 tional skills attainment; 

9 ‘‘(v) low levels of literacy or English 

10 proficiency; 

11 ‘‘(vi) disability status; 

12 ‘‘(vii) homelessness; and 

13 ‘‘(viii) receipt of public assistance. 

14 ‘‘(3) FAILURE TO MEET PERFORMANCE LEV15 ELS.—In the case of an eligible entity that fails to 

16 meet the performance levels under paragraph (1), 

17 the Secretary shall provide technical assistance to 

18 the eligible entity, including the development of a 

19 performance improvement plan. 

20 ‘‘(f) EVALUATION OF REENTRY PROJECTS.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years 

22 after the first award of funds under subsection 

23 (b)(1) is made, the Secretary (acting through the 

24 Chief Evaluation Officer) shall meet each of the fol25 lowing requirements: 


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1 ‘‘(A) DESIGN AND CONDUCT OF EVALUA2 TION.—Design and conduct an evaluation to 

3 evaluate the effectiveness of the reentry projects 

4 funded under subsection (b)(1), which meets 

5 the requirements of paragraph (2), and includes 

6 an evaluation of each of the following: 

7 ‘‘(i) The effectiveness of such projects 

8 in assisting individuals with finding em9 ployment and maintaining employment at 

10 the second quarter and fourth quarter 

11 after unsubsidized employment is obtained. 

12 ‘‘(ii) The effectiveness of such projects 

13 in assisting individuals with earning recog14 nized postsecondary credentials. 

15 ‘‘(iii) The effectiveness of such 

16 projects in relation to their cost, including 

17 the extent to which the projects improve 

18 reentry outcomes, including outcomes in 

19 employment, compensation (which may in20 clude wages earned and benefits), career 

21 advancement, measurable skill gains, cre22 dentials earned, and recidivism of partici23 pants in comparison to comparably situ24 ated individuals who did not participate in 

25 such projects. 


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1 ‘‘(iv) The effectiveness of specific 

2 services and interventions provided and of 

3 the overall project design. 

4 ‘‘(v) If applicable, the extent to which 

5 such projects effectively serve various de6 mographic groups, including people of dif7 ferent geographic locations, ages, races, 

8 national origins, sex, and criminal records, 

9 and individuals with disabilities. 

10 ‘‘(vi) If applicable, the appropriate se11 quencing, combination, or concurrent 

12 structure of services for each subpopula13 tion of individuals who are participants of 

14 such projects, such as the order, combina15 tion, or concurrent structure and services 

16 in which transitional jobs and occupational 

17 skills development are provided to ensure 

18 that such participants are prepared to fully 

19 benefit from employment and training 

20 services provided under the project. 

21 ‘‘(vii) Limitations or barriers to edu22 cation and employment as a result of occu23 pational or educational licensing restric24 tions. 


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1 ‘‘(B) DATA ACCESSIBILITY.—Make avail2 able, on the publicly accessible website of the 

3 Department of Labor, data collected during the 

4 course of evaluation under this subsection, in 

5 an aggregated format that does not disclose 

6 personally identifiable information. 

7 ‘‘(2) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—An evaluation 

8 under this paragraph (1)(A)— 

9 ‘‘(A) shall— 

10 ‘‘(i) be designed by the Secretary (act11 ing through the Chief Evaluation Officer) 

12 in conjunction with the eligible entities car13 rying out the reentry projects being evalu14 ated; 

15 ‘‘(ii) include analysis of participant 

16 feedback and outcome and process meas17 ures; and 

18 ‘‘(iii) use designs that employ the 

19 most rigorous analytical and statistical 

20 methods that are reasonably feasible, such 

21 as the use of control groups; and 

22 ‘‘(B) may not— 

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1 mation is necessary to conduct the evalua2 tion; or 

3 ‘‘(ii) reveal or share personally identi4 fiable information. 

5 ‘‘(3) PUBLICATION AND REPORTING OF EVAL6 UATION FINDINGS.—The Secretary (acting through 

7 the Chief Evaluation Officer) shall— 

8 ‘‘(A) in accordance with a timeline deter9 mined to be appropriate by the Chief Evalua10 tion Officer, publish an interim report on such 

11 evaluation; 

12 ‘‘(B) not later than 90 days after the date 

13 on which any evaluation is completed under this 

14 subsection, publish and make publicly available 

15 such evaluation; and 

16 ‘‘(C) not later than 60 days after the com17 pletion date described in subparagraph (B), 

18 submit to the Committee on Education and the 

19 Workforce of the House of Representatives and 

20 the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 

21 and Pensions of the Senate a report on such 

22 evaluation. 

23 ‘‘(g) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

24 ‘‘(1) CONTENTS.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

25 the Secretary shall post, using transparent, linked, 


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1 open, and interoperable data formats, on its publicly 

2 accessible website, an annual report on— 

3 ‘‘(A) the number of individuals who par4 ticipated in projects assisted under this section 

5 for the year preceding the report; 

6 ‘‘(B) the percentage of such individuals 

7 who successfully completed the requirements of 

8 such projects; 

9 ‘‘(C) the performance during the year pre10 ceding the report of eligible entities on such 

11 projects as measured by the performance indi12 cators set forth in subsection (e); and 

13 ‘‘(D) an explanation of any waivers grant14 ed by the Secretary of the matching require15 ment under subsection (d)(4). 

16 ‘‘(2) DISAGGREGATION.—The information pro17 vided under subparagraphs (A) through (C) of para18 graph (1) with respect to a year shall be 

19 disaggregated by each project assisted under this 

20 section for such year. 

21 ‘‘(h) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—Of the funds appro22 priated under section 173(e) for a fiscal year, the Sec23 retary— 

24 ‘‘(1) may reserve not more than 5 percent for 

25 the administration of awards under subsection 


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1 (b)(1), of which not more than 2 percent of the 

2 funds appropriated may be reserved for the provision 

3 of— 

4 ‘‘(A) technical assistance to eligible entities 

5 that receive funds under such subsection; and 

6 ‘‘(B) outreach and technical assistance to 

7 eligible entities desiring to receive such funds, 

8 including assistance with application develop9 ment and submission; and 

10 ‘‘(2) shall reserve not less than 1 percent and 

11 not more than 2.5 percent for the evaluation activi12 ties under subsection (f) or to support eligible enti13 ties with any required data collection, analysis, and 

14 coordination related to such evaluation activities. 

15 ‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 ‘‘(1) AWARD.—The term ‘award’ means a 

17 grant, contract, or cooperative agreement. 

18 ‘‘(2) CHIEF EVALUATION OFFICER.—The term 

19 ‘Chief Evaluation Officer’ means the head of the 

20 independent evaluation office in the Office of the As21 sistant Secretary for Policy of the Department of 

22 Labor. 

23 ‘‘(3) COMMUNITY SUPERVISION.—The term 

24 ‘community supervision’ means mandatory oversight 


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1 (including probation and parole) of a formerly incar2 cerated person— 

3 ‘‘(A) who was convicted of a crime by a 

4 judge or parole board; and 

5 ‘‘(B) who is living outside a secure facility. 

6 ‘‘(4) CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION.—The term 

7 ‘correctional institution’ has the meaning given the 

8 term in section 225(e). 

9 ‘‘(5) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en10 tity’ means— 

11 ‘‘(A) a private nonprofit organization 

12 under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 

13 Code of 1986, including a community-based or 

14 faith-based organization; 

15 ‘‘(B) a local board; 

16 ‘‘(C) a State or local government; 

17 ‘‘(D) an entity eligible for grants under 

18 section 166(c); 

19 ‘‘(E) a labor organization or joint labor20 management organization; 

21 ‘‘(F) an industry or sector partnership; 

22 ‘‘(G) an institution of higher education; or 

23 ‘‘(H) a consortium of the entities described 

24 in subparagraphs (A) through (G). 


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1 ‘‘(6) ELIGIBLE ADULT.—The term ‘eligible 

2 adult’ means a justice-involved individual who— 

3 ‘‘(A) is age 25 or older; and 

4 ‘‘(B) in the case of an individual that was 

5 previously incarcerated, was released from in6 carceration not more than 3 years before enroll7 ment in a project funded under subsection 

8 (b)(1). 

9 ‘‘(7) ELIGIBLE YOUTH.—The term ‘eligible 

10 youth’ means a justice-involved individual who is not 

11 younger than age 14 or older than age 24. 

12 ‘‘(8) EVIDENCE-BASED.—The term ‘evidence13 based’, when used with respect to an activity, serv14 ice, strategy, or intervention, means an activity, 

15 service, strategy, or intervention that— 

16 ‘‘(A) demonstrates a statistically signifi17 cant effect on improving participant outcomes 

18 or other relevant outcomes based on— 

19 ‘‘(i) strong evidence from at least 1 

20 well-designed and well-implemented experi21 mental study; 

22 ‘‘(ii) moderate evidence from at least 

23 1 well-designed and well-implemented 

24 quasi-experimental study; or 


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1 ‘‘(iii) promising evidence from at least 

2 1 well-designed and well-implemented cor3 relational study with statistical controls for 

4 selection bias; or 

5 ‘‘(B)(i) demonstrates a rationale based on 

6 high-quality research findings or positive eval7 uation that such activity, strategy, or interven8 tion is likely to improve student outcomes or 

9 other relevant outcomes; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) includes ongoing efforts to examine 

11 the effects of such activity, service, strategy, or 

12 intervention. 

13 ‘‘(9) HIGH-POVERTY.—The term ‘high-poverty’, 

14 when used with respect to a geographic area, means 

15 an area with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent 

16 as determined based on the most recently available 

17 data from the American Community Survey con18 ducted by the Bureau of the Census. 

19 ‘‘(10) JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUAL.—The 

20 term ‘justice-involved individual’ means an individual 

21 who has been convicted as a juvenile or an adult and 

22 imprisoned under Federal or State law. 

23 ‘‘(11) WORK-BASED LEARNING.—The term 

24 ‘work-based learning’ has the meaning given the 

25 term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 


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1 Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 

2 2302).’’. 

3 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con4 tents in section 1(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Op5 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 note) is amended— 

6 (1) by redesignating the item relating to section 

7 172 as section 173; 

8 (2) by inserting after the item relating to sec9 tion 171, the following: 

‘‘Sec. 172. Reentry employment opportunities’’. 

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