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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1454

To provide for the development of workplace readiness competencies and

voluntary national industry-recognized skill standards, to promote schoolto-work transition and youth apprenticeship, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 24, 1993

Mr. GUNDERSON (for himself, Mr. GOODLING, Mr. PETRI, Ms. MOLINARI,

Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. KOLBE, and Mr. BEREUTER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee

on Education and Labor

A BILL

To provide for the development of workplace readiness competencies and voluntary national industry-recognized skill

standards, to promote school-to-work transition and

youth apprenticeship, and for other purposes.

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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the

5 ‘‘National School-to-Work Transition and Youth Appren6 ticeship Act of 1993’’.
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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents is

2 as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

Sec. 2. Definitions.

Sec. 3. Findings.

TITLE I—INTERAGENCY COMPACT ON WORKFORCE

PREPARATION

Sec. 101. Purpose.

Sec. 102. Establishment.

Sec. 103. Duties.

Sec. 104. Staff.

Sec. 105. Availability of amounts.

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

Sec. 201. Purposes.

Sec. 202. National Advisory Group on Workforce Skills.

Sec. 203. Assistance in formation of industry partnerships.

Sec. 204. Grants to industry partnerships.

Sec. 205. Endorsement of competencies, skill standards, and related recommendations.

Sec. 206. Availability of competencies, skill standards, and related recommendations.

Sec. 207. Authorization of appropriations.

TITLE III—STATE SCHOOL-TO-WORK TRANSITION CHALLENGE

GRANTS

Sec. 301. Purpose.

Subtitle A—Planning Grants

Sec. 311. Authorization.

Sec. 312. Application.

Sec. 313. Use of amounts.

Subtitle B—Implementation Grants

Sec. 321. Authorization.

Sec. 322. Application.

Sec. 323. Use of amounts.

Sec. 324. Federal and State share.

Sec. 325. Reports.

Sec. 326. Administrative costs.

Subtitle C—Approval and Disapproval of State Plans

Sec. 331. Submission of State plan.

Sec. 332. Approval and disapproval.

Subtitle D—Authorization of Appropriations
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Sec. 341. Authorization of appropriations.

TITLE IV—STATE YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM GRANTS

Sec. 401. Purposes.

Subtitle A—Grants to States

Sec. 411. Authorization.

Sec. 412. Application.

Sec. 413. Use of amounts.

Sec. 414. Reports.

Sec. 415. Federal and State share.

Sec. 416. Equitable distribution.

Sec. 417. Administrative and related costs.

Sec. 418. Authorization of appropriations.

Subtitle B—National Youth Apprenticeship Criteria and Safeguards

Sec. 421. National youth apprenticeship criteria.

Sec. 422. Labor standards and safeguards.

Subtitle C—Relationship to Other Federal Laws

Sec. 431. Vocational education.

Sec. 432. Job training.

Sec. 433. Elementary and secondary education.

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

2 For the purpose of this Act, the following definitions

3 apply:

4 (1) CAREER AWARENESS AND EXPLORATION

5 PROGRAMS.—The term ‘‘career awareness and explo6 ration programs’’ means school curriculum and

7 work-based exploration of career options in an in8 dustry or occupational cluster or orientation to a

9 specific occupation which should precede application

10 to a youth apprenticeship program.

11 (2) CERTIFICATE OF MASTERY.—The term

12 ‘‘certificate of mastery’’ means the documented at13 tainment of voluntary national industry-recognized

14 skill standards.
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1 (3) GOVERNOR.—The term ‘‘Governor‘’ means

2 the chief executive of any State.

3 (4) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term

4 ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given

5 such term in section 1471(12) of the Elementary

6 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.

7 2891(12)).

8 (5) PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL.—The term

9 ‘‘private industry council’’ has the meaning given

10 such term in section 102 of the Job Training Part11 nership Act (29 U.S.C. 1512).

12 (6) SCHOOL-TO-WORK TRANSITION.—The term

13 ‘‘school-to-work transition’’ means the comprehen14 sive process by which students acquire academic and

15 occupational skills, workplace readiness com16 petencies, and in some instances work experience, to

17 assist in the transition from school to employment.

18 (7) STATE.— The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean19 ing given such term in section 1201(b) of the Higher

20 Education Act of 1965.

21 (8) VOLUNTARY NATIONAL INDUSTRY-RECOG22 NIZED SKILL STANDARDS.—The term ‘‘voluntary na23 tional industry-recognized skill standards’’ means in24 dustry-based occupational proficiencies that establish

25 the skills that are required by an industry, which
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1 shall be marked to world class levels of industry per2 formance and tied to measurable performance-based

3 outcomes that can be readily assessed, and are com4 parable across industries, similar occupations, and

5 States.

6 (9) WORKPLACE MENTOR.—The term ‘‘work7 place mentor’’ means an individual at a worksite

8 who instructs an apprentice, critiques the perform9 ance of the apprentice, challenges the apprentice to

10 perform well, and works in cooperation with class11 room teachers and others involved in the youth ap12 prenticeship program.

13 (10) WORKPLACE READINESS COM14 PETENCIES.—The term ‘‘workplace readiness com15 petencies’’ means cross-industry, cross-occupational

16 skills that are needed to be effective in the

17 workforce.

18 (11) YOUTH APPRENTICE.—The term ‘‘youth

19 apprentice’’ means an individual—

20 (A) who has attained the age of 16;

21 (B) who is currently enrolled in a second22 ary school, as such term is defined in section

23 1471(21) of the Elementary and Secondary

24 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2891(21));

25 and
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1 (C) who is participating in a certified

2 youth apprenticeship program.

3 (12) YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP AGREEMENT.—

4 The term ‘‘youth apprenticeship agreement’’ means

5 a written agreement between an employer, local edu6 cational entity, student in a youth apprenticeship

7 program, and the parent or guardian of such stu8 dent, which defines the parties’ respective roles and

9 responsibilities.

10 (13) YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.—The

11 term ‘‘youth apprenticeship program’’ means a pro12 gram that—

13 (A) integrates academic instruction and

14 work-based learning;

15 (B) provides for worksite learning and paid

16 work experience;

17 (C) is offered to students beginning in the

18 11th or 12th grade;

19 (D) is intended to—

20 (i) result in receipt of a high school

21 diploma and an approved certificate of

22 mastery; and

23 (ii) lead, as appropriate, to entry into

24 a postsecondary program, a program reg-
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1 istered under the National Apprenticeship

2 Act, or permanent employment; and

3 (E) is certified as meeting national youth

4 apprenticeship criteria.

5 SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

6 The Congress finds the following:

7 (1) Demographic trends, technological change,

8 increased international competition, and in some in9 stances, failure of United States education and

10 training systems have resulted in shortages of skilled

11 workers and an excess of unskilled, hard-to-employ

12 individuals.

13 (2) The American workplace of the future will

14 demand different and higher level skills for which

15 too many of our youths are not currently trained.

16 (3) Between 1975 and 1990, higher skill occupations grew at almost 21 17 ⁄2 times the rate of lower

18 skill occupations, and this trend is expected to con19 tinue with higher skill occupations projected to grow

20 nearly twice as fast as lower skill occupations during

21 the period 1990 through 2005.

22 (4) The competitiveness of the United States

23 will increasingly depend on a well-educated and well24 trained workforce.
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1 (5) The United States is the only major indus2 trialized nation that lacks a formal system for help3 ing youths make the transition from school to work.

4 (6) At a time when only 50 percent of United

5 States youths go on to college after high school, with

6 only 20 to 25 percent of all youths completing 4-

7 year degrees, the United States educational system

8 continues to be geared disproportionately toward

9 meeting the needs of college-bound students.

10 (7) A significant proportion of youths in the

11 United States lack the necessary skills to meet em12 ployer requirements for entry level positions.

13 (8) High quality work-based learning programs,

14 particularly youth apprenticeship programs, have

15 shown strong potential to enable the United States

16 to compete better in the global marketplace by im17 proving workforce preparation and facilitating

18 youths’ transition from school to work.

19 (9) Unlike other industrialized countries, the

20 United States has no system of skill standards driv21 ing its workforce development programs.

22 (10) The development of voluntary national in23 dustry-recognized skill standards will benefit busi24 ness and industry, workers and potential workers,
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1 organizations representing workers, educators, and

2 the job training community.

3 (11) The Federal Government should facilitate,

4 but not mandate, the development of voluntary na5 tional industry-recognized skill standards, and such

6 standards should be developed by partnerships of

7 business and industry, workers, and experts in the

8 fields of education and training in those industries

9 for which the standards are developed.

10 (12) Voluntary national industry-recognized

11 skill standards should be broad-based, not job spe12 cific, and should be recognized as the essential build13 ing blocks of a comprehensive workforce develop14 ment system.

15 TITLE I—INTERAGENCY COM16 PACT ON WORKFORCE PREP17 ARATION

18 SEC. 101. PURPOSE.

19 The purpose of this title is to establish an Inter20 agency Compact on Workforce Preparation to carry out

21 activities to improve the United States workforce, specifi22 cally in the areas of workplace readiness competencies, vol23 untary national industry-recognized skill standards,

24 school-to-work transition, and youth apprenticeship.
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1 SEC. 102. ESTABLISHMENT.

2 There is established an Interagency Compact on

3 Workforce Preparation (in this Act referred to as the

4 ‘‘Compact’’). The Compact shall be administered under

5 the terms of an interagency agreement entered into by the

6 Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Labor, in

7 consultation with the Secretary of Commerce.

8 SEC. 103. DUTIES.

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Compact, in consultation

10 with appropriate Federal agencies and national organiza11 tions and associations representing business, labor, and

12 experts in the fields of education and training (as the

13 Compact determines necessary), shall—

14 (1) in accordance with section 203, identify in15 dustries or clusters of industries (where appropriate)

16 for which voluntary national industry-recognized

17 skill standards might be developed and utilized suc18 cessfully, and provide technical assistance and other

19 forms of assistance to assist individuals to establish

20 partnerships in such industries that would be eligible

21 to receive grants under section 204;

22 (2) in accordance with section 204, provide

23 grants to industry partnerships for the purpose of

24 developing voluntary national industry-recognized

25 skill standards;
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1 (3) in accordance with section 205, provide pro2 cedures for the endorsement of recommendations for

3 workplace readiness competencies, voluntary national

4 industry-recognized skill standards, and other relat5 ed recommendations;

6 (4) in accordance with section 206, make avail7 able to appropriate entities those recommendations

8 endorsed under section 205;

9 (5) in accordance with sections 311 and 321,

10 provide grants to States to develop and implement

11 State plans to establish school-to-work transition

12 systems in such States, and establish procedures to

13 measure the performance or success of such systems

14 taking into account school retention rates, gradua15 tion rates, employment placements (where appro16 priate), matriculation rates to postsecondary schools,

17 training institutions, registered apprenticeship pro18 grams, the military, and other appropriate factors,

19 as determined by the Compact;

20 (6) in accordance with subtitle C of title III,

21 provide procedures for the approval of such State

22 plans;

23 (7) in accordance with section 411, provide

24 grants to States for the purpose of establishing

25 youth apprenticeship programs in such States, and
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1 establish procedures similar to the procedures de2 scribed in paragraph (5) to measure the perform3 ance or success of such programs;

4 (8) provide procedures under which a State

5 may apply for a grant under sections 321 and 411

6 in a single application to establish a unified State

7 plan for establishing school-to-work transition sys8 tems and youth apprenticeship programs in such

9 State;

10 (9) conduct research, in cooperation with the

11 Office of Educational Research and Improvement,

12 where appropriate, on—

13 (A) methods of assessment, curriculum de14 velopment, translation, and dissemination of

15 best practices with regard to the application of

16 workplace readiness competencies and industry17 recognized skill standards to the teaching of

18 academics and work-based learning in education

19 and training programs, including grades K–12;

20 (B) the infrastructures, programs, and

21 services that are needed to provide youths with

22 the education, competencies, and skills nec23 essary to made a successful transition from

24 school to work and into further education and
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1 training activities which are directly related to

2 an occupation; and

3 (C) the development of youth apprentice4 ship opportunities in new and emerging indus5 tries, and existing industries where such oppor6 tunities do not currently exist, and other re7 search activities as determined to be appro8 priate;

9 (10) establish a clearinghouse for information

10 obtained as a result of programs established under

11 this Act for the purpose of—

12 (A) maintaining such information, includ13 ing information on—

14 (i) the identification of workplace

15 readiness competencies and national indus16 try-recognized skill standards, and on best

17 practices in applying such competencies

18 and standards to the teaching of academics

19 and work-based learning in education and

20 training programs, including grades K–12;

21 (ii) school-to-work transition pro22 grams and services that lead to successful

23 movement of students from high school

24 into the workforce or into further edu-
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1 cation and training activities which are di2 rectly related to an occupation; and

3 (iii) model youth apprenticeship pro4 grams; and

5 (B) disseminating such information, upon

6 request from States or local educational agen7 cies, educational institutions, eligible local con8 sortia, or other interested entities and individ9 uals, where appropriate, including information

10 necessary for the replication of model youth ap11 prenticeship programs; and

12 (11) conduct studies to—

13 (A) evaluate the initial and continuing im14 pact of activities undertaken under this Act on

15 individuals (including students and employees),

16 schools, and employers;

17 (B) examine the use of funds under the

18 Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501

19 et seq.), the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and

20 Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C.

21 2301 et seq.), and the Elementary and Second22 ary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2701 et

23 seq.), other appropriate Federal, State, or local

24 programs, and funds from appropriate private

25 resources, in support of these programs;
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1 (C) determine the extent to which States

2 are implementing youth apprenticeship pro3 grams in accordance with title IV and the num4 ber of students participating in such programs

5 on a State-by-State basis; and

6 (D) evaluate other issues as the Compact

7 determines appropriate.

8 (b) REPORTS.—

9 (1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 2 years

10 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the

11 Compact shall submit an initial report to the Presi12 dent and the Congress on the results of the studies

13 conducted pursuant to subsection (a)(11).

14 (2) BIENNIAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The

15 Compact shall submit to the Congress on a biennial

16 basis a report with respect to grants provided under

17 section 411 to promote youth apprenticeship pro18 grams.

19 SEC. 104. STAFF.

20 The Secretary of Education and the Secretary of

21 Labor shall provide to the Compact staff and other sup22 portive services necessary for the Compact to carry out

23 its duties under section 103.
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1 SEC. 105. AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.

2 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,

3 amounts made available under sections 207(a)(2), 326,

4 and 417, for a fiscal year shall be available to carry out

5 paragraphs (9) through (11) of section 103(a).

6 TITLE II—DEVELOPMENT OF

7 WORKPLACE READINESS

8 COMPETENCIES AND VOL9 UNTARY NATIONAL INDUS10 TRY-RECOGNIZED SKILL

11 STANDARDS

12 SEC. 201. PURPOSES.

13 The purposes of this title are—

14 (1) to facilitate the identification of workplace

15 readiness competencies which employers agree that

16 all students should possess upon completion of high

17 school in order to be effective participants in the

18 workforce and to make recommendations on the in19 corporation of such competencies into the academic

20 and work-based curriculum in grades K–12, as well

21 as other appropriate education and training pro22 grams, taking into account the previous work of the

23 Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary

24 Skills; and

25 (2) to facilitate the development and subsequent

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1 industry-recognized skill standards, including rec2 ommendations for the assessment and application of

3 such skill standards to education and training pro4 grams, leading to certifications of mastery for broad5 ly-based occupations within major industries for

6 which no recognized standards currently exist.

7 SEC. 202. NATIONAL ADVISORY GROUP ON WORKFORCE

8 SKILLS.

9 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na10 tional Advisory Group on Workforce Skills (in this Act re11 ferred to as the ‘‘Advisory Group’’).

12 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education

14 and the Secretary of Labor (in this title referred to

15 as the ‘‘Secretaries’’), in consultation with the Sec16 retary of Commerce, shall appoint the members of

17 the Advisory Group from among the following indi18 viduals:

19 (A) Individuals who are representatives of

20 business and industry (including small busi21 ness), who have expertise and interest in

22 workforce development and who are selected

23 from among nominees submitted by national

24 business organizations and national trade asso25 ciations.
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1 (B) Individuals who are representatives of

2 organized labor who have expertise and interest

3 in workforce development and are selected from

4 among nominees submitted by national labor

5 organizations.

6 (C) Individuals who are experts in the

7 fields of education and job training who are rec8 ognized for their specialization and interest in

9 workforce development.

10 (2) ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS.—In making

11 appointments under paragraph (1), the Secretaries

12 shall—

13 (A) appoint a majority of the members

14 from among representatives of business and in15 dustry under paragraph (1)(A);

16 (B) to the extent practicable, include win17 ners of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality

18 Award among such representatives; and

19 (C) include individuals from a broad cross20 section of industries and occupations.

21 (c) TERMS.—

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the Advi23 sory Group shall be appointed for a term of 5 years.
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1 (2) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Advisory

2 Group shall be filled in the manner in which the

3 original appointment was made.

4 (d) COMPENSATION.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para6 graph (2), each member of the Advisory Group shall

7 serve without compensation.

8 (2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member of the

9 Advisory Group shall receive travel expenses, includ10 ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance

11 with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United

12 States Code.

13 (e) CHAIRPERSON.—The Advisory Group shall elect

14 a chairperson from among members who are representa15 tives of business and industry under paragraph (1)(A).

16 (f) STAFF.—The Secretaries shall provide the Advi17 sory Group with any staff, office facilities, and other as18 sistance, and any data prepared by their respective De19 partments, required by the Advisory Group to carry out

20 its duties under subsection (h).

21 (g) MEETINGS.—The Advisory Group shall meet at

22 the call of the Compact.

23 (h) DUTIES.—The Advisory Group shall—

24 (1) provide advice and recommendations to the

25 Compact on—
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1 (A) the identification of workplace readi2 ness competencies which employers agree that

3 all students should possess upon completion of

4 high school in order to be effective participants

5 in the workforce; and

6 (B) the incorporation of such competencies

7 into the academic and work-based curriculum in

8 grades K–12, as well as other appropriate edu9 cation and training programs, taking into ac10 count the previous work of the Secretary’s

11 Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills;

12 (2) provide advice and recommendations to the

13 Compact on the identification of industries or clus14 ters of industries (where appropriate) for which vol15 untary national industry-recognized skill standards

16 might be developed and utilized successfully;

17 (3) provide advice and recommendations to the

18 Compact on how to facilitate the establishment of in19 dustry partnerships for the development and imple20 mentation of such skill standards, through the provi21 sion of grants, in each major industry or cluster of

22 industries where it is determined that the develop23 ment of such standards would be in the best interest

24 of the industry and its workers;
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1 (4) provide advice and recommendations to the

2 Compact leading to approval and subsequent imple3 mentation and maintenance of voluntary national in4 dustry-recognized skill standards; and

5 (5) advocate throughout the United States the

6 importance of identifying and utilizing workplace

7 readiness competencies and voluntary national in8 dustry-recognized skill standards as they relate to

9 the United States education and training system, as

10 well as to United States industry and its workers.

11 (i) TERMINATION.—Section 14(a)(2) of the Federal

12 Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.; relating to the

13 termination of advisory committees) shall not apply with

14 respect to the Advisory Group.

15 SEC. 203. ASSISTANCE IN FORMATION OF INDUSTRY PART16 NERSHIPS.

17 The Compact, based upon the recommendations of

18 the Advisory Group, shall identify industries for which vol19 untary national industry-recognized skill standards might

20 be developed and utilized successfully, and provide tech21 nical assistance, staffing, research capabilities, and any

22 other form of assistance determined to be appropriate, to

23 assist individuals to establish partnerships in such indus24 tries that would be eligible to receive grants under section

25 204(a).
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1 SEC. 204. GRANTS TO INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS.

2 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Compact shall provide

4 grants to eligible industry partnerships described in

5 subsection (b) for the purpose of developing vol6 untary national industry-recognized skill standards.

7 (2) PERIOD OF GRANTS.—

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—A grant received under

9 paragraph (1) may extend for a period of not

10 more than 3 fiscal years. The payments under

11 such grant shall be subject to annual approval

12 by the Compact and subject to the availability

13 of appropriations for each fiscal year.

14 (B) EXTENSION GRANTS.— The Compact

15 may provide 2-year extension grants to those el16 igible industry partnerships that, following the

17 initial 3-year grant period, demonstrate sub18 stantial progress in developing voluntary na19 tional industry-recognized skill standards.

20 (b) ELIGIBLE INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS.—An indus21 try partnership shall be eligible to receive a grant under

22 subsection (a) if the partnership consists of—

23 (1) a majority of individuals who are represent24 atives of a majority of businesses within an industry

25 or within a cluster of industries, where appropriate;
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1 (2)(A) individuals who are representatives of or2 ganized labor, selected from among nominees sub3 mitted by recognized national labor organizations

4 representing employees in such industry or industry

5 cluster; or

6 (B) representatives of employees of an industry

7 where organized labor does not broadly represent

8 employees in such industry or industry cluster; and

9 (3) individuals who are experts in the fields of

10 education and job training with expertise in such in11 dustry or industry cluster.

12 (c) APPLICATION.—The Compact may not make a

13 grant under subsection (a) to an eligible industry partner14 ship unless the partnership submits to the Compact an

15 application in such form and containing such information

16 as the Compact may require.

17 (d) USE OF AMOUNTS.—

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Compact may not make

19 a grant under subsection (a) to an eligible industry

20 partnership unless the partnership agrees that it will

21 use all amounts received from such grant to estab22 lish and carry out a program to develop rec23 ommendations for voluntary national industry-recog24 nized skill standards and other related recommenda-
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1 tions for occupations within the industry or industry

2 cluster in which such partnership is established.

3 (2) CONDUCT OF PROGRAM.—In carrying out a

4 program established under paragraph (1), an eligible

5 industry or industry cluster partnership shall—

6 (A) identify broadly-based occupations

7 within the industry or industry cluster in which

8 such partnership is established and develop rec9 ommendations for voluntary national industry10 recognized skill standards for such occupations

11 within such industry or industries;

12 (B) develop recommendations on methods

13 of performance assessment, validation, and cer14 tification to measure competencies for such oc15 cupations;

16 (C) develop recommendations for curricula

17 and training delivery mechanisms for achieving

18 such competencies that include structured work

19 experiences and related study programs leading

20 to certificates of mastery or associate degrees;

21 (D) develop recommendations for the

22 maintenance of voluntary national industry-rec23 ognized skill standards ensuring the responsive24 ness of such standards to advances in tech25 nology, education, job training, changes in the
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1 organization of work, and other appropriate fac2 tors;

3 (E) develop recommendations for strategies

4 to promote the adoption and implementation of

5 voluntary national industry-recognized skill

6 standards and certifications of such standards;

7 and

8 (F) ensure, to the extent practicable, that

9 such standards can—

10 (i) be used for the purpose of promot11 ing a highly skilled and flexible workforce;

12 (ii) be applied to a wide variety of

13 education and training service providers,

14 both work-based and school-based; and

15 (iii) be used in qualifying individuals

16 for employment and upgrading the skills of

17 existing employees.

18 (e) SELECTION.—In selecting eligible industry part19 nerships to receive grants under subsection (a), the Com20 pact shall select partnerships from only those industries

21 for which voluntary national industry-recognized skill

22 standards do not exist.

23 (f) REPORT.—

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Compact may not make

25 a grant under subsection (a) to an eligible industry
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1 partnership unless the partnership agrees that it will

2 submit to the Compact a report containing—

3 (A) the occupations identified and rec4 ommendations for voluntary national industry5 recognized skill standards developed under sub6 section (d)(2)(A);

7 (B) the recommendations for performance

8 assessments, validation, and certification of skill

9 standards developed under subsection

10 (d)(2)(B);

11 (C) the recommendations for curricula and

12 training delivery mechanisms developed under

13 subsection (d)(2)(C);

14 (D) the recommendations for the mainte15 nance of skill standards developed under sub16 section (d)(2)(D);

17 (E) the recommendations for strategies de18 scribed in subsection (d)(2)(E); and

19 (F) any other information the Compact de20 termines to be appropriate.

21 (2) TIME LIMIT.—The eligible industry part22 nership shall submit to the Compact the report de23 scribed in paragraph (1) not later than—
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1 (A) 3 years after the date on which the

2 partnership first receives payments under such

3 grant; or

4 (B) in the case of a partnership that re5 ceives a 2-year extension grant under sub6 section (a)(2)(B), 2 years after the date on

7 which the partnership receives payments under

8 such extension grant.

9 SEC. 205. ENDORSEMENT OF COMPETENCIES, SKILL

10 STANDARDS, AND RELATED RECOMMENDA11 TIONS.

12 (a) COMPETENCIES.—The Compact shall review and

13 endorse the recommendations for workplace readiness

14 competencies identified under section 202(h)(1) by the

15 Advisory Group, unless such recommendations are clearly

16 inconsistent with or inadequate to achieve the require17 ments of this title.

18 (b) SKILL STANDARDS.—The Compact, in consulta19 tion with the Advisory Group, shall review and endorse

20 the recommendations for voluntary national industry-rec21 ognized skill standards, performance assessments, curric22 ula and training delivery mechanisms, and certifications

23 of voluntary national industry-recognized skill standards,

24 submitted by industry partnerships under section 204(f),
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1 unless such recommendations are clearly inconsistent with

2 or inadequate to achieve the requirements of this title.

3 (c) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—

4 (1) TIME LIMIT.—The Compact shall act upon

5 each recommendation described in subsections (a)

6 and (b) not later than 60 days after receiving each

7 such recommendation.

8 (2) ASSISTANCE AND RESUBMISSION.—If the

9 Compact fails to endorse recommendations for work10 place readiness competencies under subsection (a),

11 or recommendations for skill standards or related

12 recommendations under subsection (b), the Compact

13 shall provide assistance to the Advisory Group or the

14 industry partnership, as the case may be, for the

15 purpose of improving such recommendations so that

16 the Advisory Group or industry partnership may re17 submit such recommendation to the Compact for en18 dorsement.

19 SEC. 206. AVAILABILITY OF COMPETENCIES, SKILL STAND20 ARDS, AND RELATED RECOMMENDATIONS.

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Compact shall make avail22 able, for voluntary use by the entities described in sub23 section (b), the recommendations for—

24 (1) workplace readiness competencies endorsed

25 under section 205(a); and
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1 (2) voluntary national industry-recognized skill

2 standards and related performance assessments, cur3 ricula and training delivery mechanisms, and certifi4 cations of voluntary national industry-recognized

5 skill standards endorsed under section 205(b).

6 (b) ENTITIES DESCRIBED.—The entities described in

7 this subsection are postsecondary educational institutions

8 offering professional and technical education, State and

9 local educational agencies and institutions (including voca10 tional educational institutions), job training systems, labor

11 organizations, trade and technical associations, individual

12 employers and national business organizations, and any

13 other entities likely to benefit from such recommendations.

14 SEC. 207. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro16 priated to carry out this title such sums as may be nec17 essary for each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1998. Of

18 the amount appropriated for each fiscal year—

19 (1) not less than 80 percent of such amount

20 shall be made available to carry out section 204; and

21 (2) not more than 20 percent of such amount

22 shall be made available to carry out sections 202,

23 203, 205, and 206.

24 (b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated under

25 subsection (a) shall remain available until expended.
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1 TITLE III—STATE SCHOOL-TO2 WORK TRANSITION CHAL3 LENGE GRANTS

4 SEC. 301. PURPOSE.

5 The purpose of this title is to provide grants to States

6 to develop and implement State plans that result in pro7 grams and services that provide youths with the education,

8 competencies, and skills necessary to made a successful

9 transition from school to work and into further education

10 and training activities which are directly related to an oc11 cupation.

12 Subtitle A—Planning Grants

13 SEC. 311. AUTHORIZATION.

14 The Compact may award 1-year nonrenewable plan15 ning grants to States for the purpose of developing State

16 plans to establish school-to-work transition systems in

17 such States.

18 SEC. 312. APPLICATION.

19 The Compact may not make a grant under section

20 311 to a State unless the State submits to the Compact

21 an application in such form and containing such informa22 tion as the Compact may reasonably require.
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1 SEC. 313. USE OF AMOUNTS.

2 The Compact may not provide a grant under section

3 311 to a State unless the State agrees that it will use

4 amounts received from such grant to—

5 (1) prepare a State plan, developed coopera6 tively by the State agencies responsible for second7 ary education, vocational education, postsecondary

8 education, labor, employment and training, and

9 where appropriate, youth apprenticeship, for the

10 purpose of establishing a comprehensive school-to11 work transition system in the State as described in

12 section 323; and

13 (2) submit such plan to the Compact for ap14 proval under section 331.

15 Subtitle B—Implementation Grants

16 SEC. 321. AUTHORIZATION.

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Compact shall provide grants

18 to States for the purpose of implementing State plans that

19 have been approved under section 332 to establish school20 to-work transition systems in such States.

21 (b) PERIOD OF GRANTS.—A grant received under

22 subsection (a) may extend for a period of not more than

23 3 fiscal years. The payments under such grant shall be

24 subject to annual approval by the Compact based upon

25 demonstrated progress in carrying out the activities de-
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1 scribed in section 323 and subject to the availability of

2 appropriations for each fiscal year.

3 SEC. 322. APPLICATION.

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Compact may not make a

5 grant under section 321(a) to a State unless the State

6 submits to the Compact an application in such form and

7 containing such information as the Compact may reason8 ably require.

9 (b) CONTENTS.—Such application shall include—

10 (1) an assurance that the State agencies de11 scribed in section 313(1) will cooperatively carry out

12 the activities described in section 323;

13 (2) a description of any State legislation that

14 has been enacted, or which the Governor of the

15 State intends to propose, to carry out the State

16 plan;

17 (3) a description of any existing school-to-work

18 transition infrastructure and activities in the State;

19 (4) an identification of the funding sources that

20 will be used to satisfy the State share requirements

21 under section 324(b), including a description of how

22 funds under the Job Training Partnership Act (29

23 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), the Carl D. Perkins Vocational

24 and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C.

25 2301 et seq.), and other appropriate Federal pro-
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1 grams may be used to carry out the activities under

2 section 323;

3 (5) an assurance that amounts received from a

4 grant under section 321 will be used to supplement,

5 not supplant, non-Federal funds that would other6 wise be available for the use of amounts described

7 in section 323;

8 (6) an assurance that amounts received from a

9 grant under section 321 will be used to improve and

10 expand school-to-work transition services in the

11 State, utilizing to the extent practicable, the work12 place readiness competencies and the voluntary na13 tional industry-recognized skill standards approved

14 under section 205;

15 (7) assurances that the State will maintain data

16 and information regarding the use of amounts under

17 section 323, including the number of students

18 served;

19 (8) assurances that the State will use not more

20 than 5 percent of amounts received from a grant

21 under section 321 for administrative purposes;

22 (9) a description of how the activities under

23 section 323 will be coordinated with programs and

24 services provided under the Carl D. Perkins Voca25 tional and Applied Technology Education Act (20
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1 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), the Elementary and Secondary

2 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), the

3 Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et

4 seq.), the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.),

5 the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Individuals with

6 Disabilities Education Act, and other appropriate

7 Federal programs; and

8 (10) a description of how the activities under

9 section 323 will be coordinated with programs and

10 services provided by State and local educational and

11 job training agencies, State rehabilitation agencies,

12 such other agencies and programs as the State de13 termines to have a direct interest in school-to-work

14 transition programs, postsecondary educational insti15 tutions, and with employers, business associations,

16 and organized labor within the State.

17 SEC. 323. USE OF AMOUNTS.

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the requirements in

19 subsection (b), the Compact may not provide a grant

20 under section 321 to a State unless the State agrees that

21 it will use amounts received from such grant to implement

22 a State plan that has been approved under section 332

23 to establish a school-to-work transition system in such

24 State.
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1 (b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—The State shall

2 agree that, in implementing the State plan, it will meet

3 the following requirements:

4 (1) All population groups, including women, mi5 nority groups, and individuals with disabilities, and

6 to the extent practicable, special populations as de7 fined under section 521(31) of the Carl D. Perkins

8 Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act,

9 will have the opportunity to participate in the

10 school-to-work transition system, including youth ap11 prenticeships, where applicable.

12 (2) Business and industry, organized labor, and

13 experts in the fields of education and training will

14 be involved in all aspects of development of such sys15 tem.

16 (3) The State will provide expanded training

17 and work-based opportunities for teachers, coun18 selors, and school officials in such system.

19 (4) The State will develop and implement such

20 system in the elementary and secondary grades, with

21 goals that include—

22 (A) adoption or development of curricula

23 and innovative instructional methods which

24 combine experiential learning with conventional

25 academic programs;
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1 (B) integration of academic and vocational

2 instruction, including the development of pro3 grams that combine school-based and work4 based learning;

5 (C) adoption or development of curricula

6 and instructional materials promoting career

7 awareness and exploration programs;

8 (D) improved and expanded career and

9 academic counseling, including linkages to ca10 reer counseling services outside of the school

11 system;

12 (E) development and expansion of support13 ive services and a supportive environment for

14 alternative school-to-work programs;

15 (F) development of programs that incor16 porate recognized workplace readiness com17 petencies and voluntary national industry-recog18 nized skill standards, where available, as an in19 tegral part of their curricula; and

20 (G) integration of secondary and post21 secondary opportunities for youths.

22 (5) The State will conduct an annual evaluation

23 of the school-to-work transition system in the State

24 in which it will outline its progress toward the goals
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1 described in this section and make available such

2 evaluation to the Compact.

3 (c) DISCRETIONARY USE OF AMOUNTS.—A State

4 may use amounts received from a grant under section 321

5 to—

6 (1) develop alternative learning programs, flexi7 ble school hours and attendance policies (for both

8 students and teachers), postsecondary education op9 tions, and flexibility in graduation requirements,

10 while maintaining high academic achievement stand11 ards; and

12 (2) assess labor market information systems in

13 the State to determine availability of a uniform sys14 tem of information for use by schools on employ15 ment options available to high school youths.

16 SEC. 324. FEDERAL AND STATE SHARE.

17 (a) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share for grants

18 provided under section 321 may not exceed—

19 (1) 90 percent of the total cost of the activities

20 carried out under section 323 for the 1st year for

21 which a State receives amounts from a grant pro22 vided under section 321;

23 (2) 75 percent of the total cost of the activities

24 carried out under section 323 for the 2nd year for
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1 which a State receives amounts from a grant pro2 vided under section 321; and

3 (3) 60 percent of the total cost of the activities

4 carried out under section 323 for the 3rd year for

5 which a State receives amounts from a grant pro6 vided under section 321.

7 (b) STATE SHARE.—

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—A State may obtain funds to

9 pay the State share of costs of the school-to-work

10 transition system from other Federal funding

11 sources, including Federal funds made available

12 under—

13 (A) the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and

14 Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C.

15 2301); and

16 (B) the Job Training Partnership Act (29

17 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).

18 (2) LIMITATION.—Funds obtained from other

19 Federal funding sources under paragraph (1) shall

20 not exceed 50 percent of the State share of costs.

21 (3) CASH OR IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION.—The

22 State share under this title may be in cash or in

23 kind fairly evaluated, including equipment and serv24 ices, and may include contributions from private

25 funding sources.
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1 SEC. 325. REPORTS.

2 (a) STATE REPORTS.—The Compact may not make

3 a grant under section 321 to a State unless the State

4 agrees to submit to the Compact, in each fiscal year in

5 which the Compact makes payments under such grant to

6 such State, a report containing—

7 (1) data from local educational agencies and

8 educational institutions, as appropriate, regarding

9 the types of services and programs provided, number

10 of individuals served, graduation rates, and matricu11 lation rates to postsecondary schools, training insti12 tutions, registered apprenticeship programs, and the

13 military;

14 (2) job placement rates of such individuals,

15 where applicable; and

16 (3) such other information as may be required

17 by the Compact that measures the performance and

18 success of activities under section 323.

19 (b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Compact shall

20 submit to the Congress on a biennial basis a report re21 garding grants provided under section 321.

22 SEC. 326. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.

23 Of the amount appropriated under section 341(a) for

24 any fiscal year, not more than 2 percent of such amount

25 shall be made available to the Compact for administrative

26 expenses in providing grants under subsection 321.
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1 Subtitle C—Approval and

2 Disapproval of State Plans

3 SEC. 331. SUBMISSION OF STATE PLAN.

4 A State that desires to have the Compact approve its

5 State plan to establish a school-to-work transition system

6 in such State shall submit such plan to the Compact in

7 accordance with requirements developed by the Compact.

8 SEC. 332. APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL.

9 The Compact shall review each State plan submitted

10 by a State under section 331, and shall approve or dis11 approve each such plan as soon as possible after receiving

12 such plan.

13 Subtitle D—Authorization of

14 Appropriations

15 SEC. 341. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro17 priated to to carry out this title such sums as may be nec18 essary for each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1998.

19 (b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated under

20 subsection (a) shall remain available until expended.

21 TITLE IV—STATE YOUTH AP22 PRENTICESHIP PROGRAM

23 GRANTS

24 SEC. 401. PURPOSES.

25 The purposes of this title are—
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1 (1) to improve the career and educational op2 portunities of the Nation’s youth, by establishing a

3 nationally recognized system for the youth appren4 ticeship approach to learning, while allowing States

5 to customize the model to economic, demographic,

6 and other local conditions;

7 (2) to establish a formal process that engages

8 the business community in partnerships with edu9 cation to develop the capacity of workplaces to serve

10 as learning sites and to link academic curriculum

11 with work-based learning in order to ensure that

12 youth apprentices acquire academic and work-based

13 competencies and become skilled, flexible, entry-level

14 workers;

15 (3) to motivate the Nation’s young people to re16 main in school, improve their basic skills, and be17 come productive citizens by providing the oppor18 tunity to gain marketable skills while establishing a

19 relationship with a prospective employer; and

20 (4) to prepare the youth of the United States

21 for employment in high-wage, high-skilled occupa22 tions.
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1 Subtitle A—Grants to States

2 SEC. 411. AUTHORIZATION.

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Compact shall provide grants

4 to States for the purpose of establishing youth apprentice5 ship programs in such States.

6 (b) PERIOD OF GRANTS.—

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—A grant received under sub8 section (a) may extend for a period of not more than

9 3 fiscal years. The payments under such grant shall

10 be subject to annual approval by the Compact and

11 subject to the availability of appropriations for each

12 fiscal year.

13 (2) EXTENSION GRANTS.—The Compact may

14 provide, upon reapplication, 3-year extension grants

15 to those States that, following the initial 3-year

16 grant period, demonstrate substantial progress in

17 developing youth apprenticeship programs in such

18 States.

19 SEC. 412. APPLICATION.

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Compact may not make a

21 grant under section 411 to a State unless the State sub22 mits to the Compact an application in such form and con23 taining such information as the Compact may reasonably

24 require.

25 (b) CONTENTS.—Such application shall include—
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1 (1) a State plan (developed cooperatively by the

2 State agencies responsible for secondary education,

3 vocational education, postsecondary education, labor,

4 employment and training, and where appropriate,

5 youth apprenticeship (in this subtitle referred to as

6 the ‘‘State agencies’’)) describing the youth appren7 ticeship programs to be established in the State, in8 cluding assurances that in carrying out such plan,

9 the State agencies will cooperatively—

10 (A) not later than October 1, 1994, and

11 each subsequent year thereafter in which the

12 State receives amounts from a grant under sec13 tion 411, provide grants to local consortia for

14 the purpose of establishing such programs at

15 the local level in such State;

16 (B) ensure that such grants will be of suf17 ficient size, scope, and quality to assure the de18 velopment of high quality youth apprenticeship

19 programs in such State;

20 (C) provide such grants to achieve the

21 widest possible participation among interested

22 11th and 12th grade students;

23 (D) develop guidelines for the submission

24 of applications by local consortia;
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1 (E) develop guidelines for the selection of

2 local consortia consisting of those industries,

3 occupations, and employers offering likelihood

4 of long-term employment, as well as new and

5 emerging industries offering new youth appren6 ticeship opportunities and industries where

7 youth apprenticeship opportunities do not cur8 rently exist, to the extent practicable;

9 (F) certify that programs established by

10 local consortia meet the national criteria for

11 youth apprenticeship programs described in sec12 tion 421 and meet safeguards described in sec13 tion 422;

14 (G) provide technical assistance and other

15 supportive services to local consortia and em16 ployers as is necessary to carry out such pro17 grams;

18 (H) collect and maintain data on participa19 tion in such programs; and

20 (I) monitor such programs;

21 (2) a description of any State legislation the

22 Governor intends to propose to carry out the State

23 plan;

24 (3) a description of on-going State activities in

25 the broader area of school-to-work transition, such
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1 as those activities described in section 323, and in

2 the event the State is also receiving amounts from

3 a grant under section 311 or 321, a description of

4 how the State will coordinate activities described in

5 section 323 with activities required under section

6 413;

7 (4) a description of the Federal, State, local,

8 and other resources the State intends to utilize to

9 implement the State plan; and

10 (5) the timetable to be followed in implementing

11 youth apprenticeship programs in the State.

12 SEC. 413. USE OF AMOUNTS.

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Compact may not provide a

14 grant under section 411 to a State unless the State agrees

15 that it will use amounts received from such grant to estab16 lish and carry out a State plan to provide youth appren17 ticeship programs in such State.

18 (b) GRANTS TO LOCAL CONSORTIA TO ESTABLISH

19 LOCAL YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.—

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the State

21 plan established under subsection (a), the State

22 agencies shall provide grants to local consortia for

23 the purpose of establishing youth apprenticeship pro24 grams at the local level in such State. The State

25 agencies shall use not less than 90 percent of the
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1 amount received from a grant under section 411 in

2 any fiscal year to provide grants to eligible local con3 sortia under this subsection.

4 (2) ELIGIBLE LOCAL CONSORTIA.—A local con5 sortium shall be eligible to receive a grant under

6 paragraph (1) if the consortium consists of at least

7 1 entity described in each of the following subpara8 graphs:

9 (A) Local educational agencies, individual

10 schools within a local educational agency, area

11 vocational education schools serving secondary

12 students, or any such agencies or schools in

13 partnership with—

14 (i) nonprofit institutions of higher

15 education which offer a 2-year associate

16 degree program or a certificate program

17 (including public vocational and technical

18 schools and institutions and community

19 colleges), and which are qualified as insti20 tutions of higher education pursuant to

21 section 481 of the Higher Education Act

22 of 1965; or

23 (ii) proprietary institutions of higher

24 education which offer a 2-year associate

25 degree program or a certificate program,
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1 and which are qualified as institutions of

2 higher education pursuant to such section.

3 (B) Local employers or business associa4 tions, including private industry councils de5 scribed in section 102 of the Job Training

6 Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1512).

7 (3) APPLICATION.—

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—The State agencies

9 may not make a grant under paragraph (1) to

10 an eligible local consortium unless the consor11 tium submits to such agencies an application in

12 such form and containing such information as

13 the agencies may require.

14 (B) CONTENTS.—Such application shall in15 clude—

16 (i) a description of program goals;

17 (ii) a description of activities and

18 services which will be provided under the

19 program, including a description of—

20 (I) the methods by which aca21 demic, and work-based training will be

22 integrated;

23 (II) career counseling and career

24 exploration opportunities that will be

25 provided both prior to and during par-
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1 ticipation in a youth apprenticeship,

2 to ensure that students and parents

3 are made aware of youth apprentice4 ship and other options prior to stu5 dents’ completion of the 10th grade;

6 (III) the types of youth appren7 ticeship opportunities offered to stu8 dents beginning in the 11th grade, in9 cluding options of pursuing an addi10 tional 1 or 2 years of postsecondary

11 instruction and training that can re12 sult in a postsecondary degree; and

13 (IV) training and preparation of

14 teachers, counselors, and mentors in15 volved in the youth apprenticeship

16 program;

17 (iii) assurances, to the extent prac18 ticable, that—

19 (I) credits obtained during par20 ticipation in a youth apprenticeship

21 program, will count toward college ap22 plication prerequisites; and

23 (II) in those youth apprentice24 ships with postsecondary components,

25 an assurance that a sufficient number
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1 of postsecondary credits earned are

2 transferable to 4-year college degree

3 programs;

4 (iv) a description of the population to

5 be served;

6 (v) a description of the collaborative

7 efforts of education, business, and labor,

8 including respective contributions of staff,

9 facilities, and equipment necessary to pro10 vide youth apprentices with adequate work11 site supervision, quality instruction, and

12 hands-on training on an ongoing basis;

13 (vi) a description of the methods by

14 which the consortium will coordinate activi15 ties under paragraph (4) with programs

16 and services provided under the Carl D.

17 Perkins Vocational and Applied Tech18 nology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et

19 seq.), the Job Training Partnership Act

20 (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), and other appro21 priate Federal programs; and

22 (vii) assurances that all population

23 groups, including women, minority groups,

24 and individuals with disabilities, and to the

25 extent practicable, special populations as
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1 defined under section 521(31) of the Carl

2 D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Tech3 nology Education Act will have the oppor4 tunity to participate in the youth appren5 ticeship programs.

6 (4) USE OF AMOUNTS.—

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—The State agencies

8 may not make a grant under paragraph (1) to

9 an eligible local consortium unless the consor10 tium agrees that it will use all amounts received

11 from such grant to—

12 (i) establish and carry out youth ap13 prenticeship programs in accordance

14 with—

15 (I) the academic instruction re16 quirements described in section

17 421(a);

18 (II) the work-based learning re19 quirements described in section

20 421(b);

21 (III) the worksite learning and

22 experience requirements described in

23 section 421(c);
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1 (IV) the youth apprenticeship

2 agreement requirements described in

3 section 421(d);

4 (V) the information and guidance

5 requirements described in section

6 421(e);

7 (VI) the applicable labor stand8 ards and safeguards established under

9 422; and

10 (VII) such other requirements as

11 the State Agencies determine to be

12 necessary;

13 (ii) require local employers, in collabo14 ration with labor organizations where ap15 propriate, to—

16 (I) employ youth apprentices;

17 (II) assist participating schools

18 in ensuring that curriculum content,

19 to the extent appropriate, is relevant

20 to the workplace; and

21 (III) take primary responsibility

22 for ensuring the success of worksite

23 learning and work experience, and

24 provide information to the local
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1 schools concerning the performance of

2 each youth apprentice; and

3 (iii) allow local private industry coun4 cils (described in section 102 of the Job

5 Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C.

6 1512)) to review and comment on local

7 youth apprenticeship program applications

8 to ensure that the programs—

9 (I) meet local labor market de10 mands; and

11 (II) provide youth apprentices

12 with broad-based competencies and

13 transferable skills that facilitate ca14 reer progression within the industries

15 or trades in which the student is

16 trained and employed.

17 (B) ENCOURAGED USE OF AMOUNTS.—In

18 designing and implementing youth apprentice19 ship programs under subparagraph (A), an eli20 gible local consortium is encouraged to—

21 (i) establish or designate an appro22 priate local entity, such as the local private

23 industry council (described under section

24 102 of the Job Training Partnership Act

25 (29 U.S.C. 1512), to act as a facilitator or
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1 steering committee comprised of represent2 atives of education, business and industry,

3 labor, and the community, to assist in en4 couraging employer participation in youth

5 apprenticeship programs, as well as in the

6 planning, oversight, and coordination of

7 youth apprenticeship programs and activi8 ties;

9 (ii) establish school advisory working

10 groups whose members include both voca11 tional and academic teachers, worksite

12 mentors, program coordinators and coun13 selors, and students, to ensure the provi14 sion of appropriate supportive and counsel15 ing services to students who are either en16 gaged in or considering participation in a

17 youth apprenticeship program;

18 (iii) use the tech-prep education pro19 gram model, as authorized under part E of

20 title III of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational

21 and Applied Technology Education Act (20

22 U.S.C. 2394 et seq.), as the classroom por23 tion of the academic and work-based learn24 ing components of a youth apprenticeship

25 program, in order to enhance opportunities
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1 for youth apprentices to enter into pro2 grams leading to an associate degree or a

3 certificate of mastery in an occupational

4 field or program; and

5 (iv) design programs which provide

6 for formal connections to other school-to7 work transition programs (including tech8 prep programs), programs authorized

9 under the Job Training Partnership Act,

10 vocational education programs authorized

11 under section 235 of the Carl D. Perkins

12 Vocational and Applied Technology Edu13 cation Act (20 U.S.C. 2342), and to post14 secondary education and training.

15 (5) SELECTION.—

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—To the extent prac17 ticable, the State agencies shall provide grants

18 to local consortia under paragraph (1) in a

19 manner which will equitably distribute such

20 grants among the urban and rural areas of the

21 State.

22 (B) PRIORITY.—In selecting local consortia

23 to receive grants under paragraph (1), a State

24 shall give priority to those local consortia that

25 provide assurances in their application submit-
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1 ted under paragraph (3) that they will use

2 amounts received from such grants to carry out

3 1 or more of the encouraged use of amounts

4 under paragraph (4)(B).

5 (c) DISCRETIONARY USE OF AMOUNTS.—A State

6 may use amounts received from a grant under section 411

7 to designate 1 institution of higher education or post8 secondary vocational-technical institution (or consortia of

9 such institutions) in such State to serve as a youth ap10 prenticeship research and curriculum center. Such center

11 should work with appropriate State agencies, local schools,

12 community colleges, vocational-technical schools, job train13 ing and employment service providers, employers, and

14 other appropriate organizations or individuals, to—

15 (1) develop appropriate curricula, innovative in16 structional methods, occupational standards and as17 sessments; and

18 (2) provide technical assistance, as necessary,

19 in the development and implementation of youth ap20 prenticeship programs.

21 SEC. 414. REPORTS.

22 The Compact may not make a grant under section

23 411 to a State unless the State agrees that it will submit

24 to the Compact, for each fiscal year in which the State

25 receives a grant under section 411, a report containing—
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1 (1) data from local educational agencies and

2 educational institutions, as appropriate, regarding

3 the types of services and programs provided, number

4 of individuals served, graduation rates, and matricu5 lation rates to postsecondary schools, training insti6 tutions, registered apprenticeship programs, and the

7 military;

8 (2) job placement rates of such individuals; and

9 (3) such other information as may be required

10 by the Compact that measures the performance and

11 success of State and local programs under this sub12 title.

13 SEC. 415. FEDERAL AND STATE SHARE.

14 (a) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share under this

15 title may not exceed—

16 (1) 90 percent of the total cost of youth ap17 prenticeship programs in the 1st year in which the

18 State receives amounts from a grant under section

19 411;

20 (2) 75 percent of the total cost of such pro21 grams in the 2nd year in which the State receives

22 amounts from a grant under section 411; and

23 (3) 60 percent of the total cost of—
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1 (A) such programs in the 3rd year in

2 which the State receives amounts from a grant

3 under section 411; and

4 (B) the youth apprenticeship programs

5 under an extension grant in each of the 3 years

6 under such grant.

7 (b) STATE AND LOCAL SHARE.—

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—A State or local entity may

9 obtain funds to pay the State or local share of costs

10 of youth apprenticeship programs from other Fed11 eral funding sources, including Federal funds made

12 available under—

13 (A) the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and

14 Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C.

15 2301); and

16 (B) the Job Training Partnership Act (29

17 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).

18 (2) LIMITATION.—Funds obtained from other

19 Federal funding sources under paragraph (1) shall

20 not exceed 50 percent of the State or local share of

21 costs.

22 (3) CASH OR IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION.—The

23 State or local share under this title may be in cash

24 or in kind fairly evaluated, and may include con25 tributions from private funding sources.
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1 SEC. 416. EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.

2 To the extent practicable, the Compact shall provide

3 for an equitable distribution of amounts appropriated

4 under section 418(a) among States receiving grants under

5 section 411.

6 SEC. 417. ADMINISTRATIVE AND RELATED COSTS.

7 Of the amount appropriated under section 418(a) for

8 a fiscal year, not more than 2 percent of such amount

9 shall be made available to the Compact for administrative

10 expenses, technical assistance expenses, and other similar

11 expenses incurred in providing grants under section 411.

12 SEC. 418. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro14 priated to carry out section 411 such sums as may be nec15 essary for each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1998.

16 (b) AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated under sub17 section (a) shall remain available until expended.

18 Subtitle B—National Youth Ap19 prenticeship Criteria and Safe20 guards

21 SEC. 421. NATIONAL YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP CRITERIA.

22 (a) ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION.—The academic in23 struction requirements described in this subsection consist

24 of—

25 (1) programs of structured, sequenced class26 room instruction (utilizing applied learning tech-
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1 niques) linking academic and work-based learning,

2 that meets State education standards, and where

3 possible, meets college entrance prerequisite stand4 ards;

5 (2) instruction to attain academic proficiency in

6 at least the five core subjects of English, mathe7 matics, history, science, and geography consistent

8 with voluntary national education standards, where

9 available; and

10 (3) where appropriate, modifications to curricu11 lum components to increase the relevance of instruc12 tion to the workplace.

13 (b) WORK-BASED LEARNING.—The work-based

14 learning requirements described in this subsection consist

15 of—

16 (1) instruction in occupationally specific knowl17 edge, skills, and abilities, based on appropriate na18 tionally accepted industry-based standards, where

19 available;

20 (2) planned programs of structured job train21 ing, including tasks to be mastered;

22 (3) development of sound work habits and be23 haviors; and

24 (4) instruction in general workplace readiness

25 competencies, including, where appropriate, the abil-
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1 ity to manage resources, work productively with oth2 ers, acquire and use information, understand and

3 master systems, and work with technologies.

4 (c) WORKSITE LEARNING AND EXPERIENCE.—The

5 worksite learning and experience requirements described

6 in this subsection consist of worksite learning and experi7 ence offered in a progressive sequence, as determined in

8 the individual’s youth apprenticeship agreement, and shall

9 consist of—

10 (1) helping youth apprentices achieve the aca11 demic requirements in subsection (a);

12 (2) helping the youth apprentice achieve the

13 work-based learning requirements in subsection (b);

14 (3) paid work experience; and

15 (4) otherwise fulfilling the employer commit16 ments in the agreement in subsection (d).

17 (d) AGREEMENT.—The youth apprenticeship agree18 ment requirements described in this subsection include—

19 (1) a commitment by youth apprentices to

20 achieve stated academic performance standards, to

21 remain in school, to maintain good attendance to

22 meet worksite requirements;

23 (2) a commitment by parents or guardians to

24 support efforts by the youth apprentice to fulfill aca25 demic and worksite commitments;
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1 (3) a commitment by employers, in collabora2 tion with labor organizations where appropriate, to

3 help the youth apprentice acquire necessary skills

4 and knowledge in an orderly sequence, to provide job

5 progression through normal skill levels, to provide a

6 workplace mentor, to provide feedback to the school

7 on individual progress, and to make reasonable ef8 forts to employ the youth apprentice upon successful

9 completion of the program, subject to the safeguards

10 provided by section 422;

11 (4) a commitment by the local education agen12 cy, or other appropriate educational institution, to

13 provide to the extent feasible, the youth apprentice

14 with the appropriate support to promote successful

15 completion of the program, and to ensure close co16 ordination between academic instruction, work-based

17 learning, and worksite experience;

18 (5) a provision setting forth the education out19 comes of successfully completing the program

20 which—

21 (A) shall include receipt of a high school

22 diploma and an approved certificate of mastery,

23 specifying the standards under which such cer24 tificate is awarded; and
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1 (B) may include, as appropriate, receipt of

2 a postsecondary degree, entry into a post3 secondary program, or entry into a program

4 registered under the National Apprenticeship

5 Act;

6 (6) a provision setting forth the wage scale, and

7 a schedule of hours of work throughout the program,

8 including hours of work during school, after school,

9 and during school breaks; and

10 (7) a provision for modification and termination

11 of the agreement.

12 (e) INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE.—The information

13 and guidance requirements described in this subsection

14 consist of formal methods for advising youth apprentices

15 of—

16 (1) occupational and career opportunities, work

17 experience requirements, and any options for post18 secondary education and career-specialization, in19 cluding formal registered apprenticeship programs

20 under the National Apprenticeship Act;

21 (2) the methods and frequencies of assessing

22 achievement of job related competencies and per23 formance in the workplace; and

24 (3) a description of the work to be performed

25 in the paid work experience.
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1 SEC. 422. LABOR STANDARDS AND SAFEGUARDS.

2 The following labor standard and safeguard require3 ments shall apply to youth apprenticeship programs de4 scribed in section 413(b)(4)(A):

5 (1) No youth apprentice shall displace any cur6 rently employed worker (including a partial displace7 ment, such as a reduction in the hours of non-over8 time work, wages, or employment benefits).

9 (2) No youth apprenticeship programs shall im10 pair existing contracts for services or collective bar11 gaining agreements, except that no program under

12 this Act which would be inconsistent with the terms

13 of a collective bargaining agreement shall be under14 taken without the written concurrence of the labor

15 organization and employer concerned.

16 (3) No youth apprentice shall be employed or

17 job opening filled—

18 (A) when any other individual is on tem19 porary layoff, with the clear possibility of recall,

20 from the same or any substantially equivalent

21 job; or

22 (B) when the employer has terminated the

23 employment of any regular employee or other24 wise reduced its workforce with the intention of

25 filling the vacancy so created with a youth ap26 prentice.
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1 (4) Youth apprentices must be provided with

2 adequate and safe equipment and a safe and health3 ful workplace in conformity with all health and safe4 ty standards of Federal and State law.

5 (5) No individual shall be excluded from partici6 pation in, denied the benefits of, subject to discrimi7 nation under, or denied employment in the adminis8 tration of or in connection with any youth appren9 ticeship program on the basis of race, color, religion,

10 sex, national origin, age, handicap, or political affili11 ation, or belief.

12 (6) Such other safeguards as the Secretaries

13 may deem appropriate in order to ensure that youth

14 apprentices are afforded adequate supervision by

15 fully skilled adult workers, or otherwise, to further

16 the purposes of this Act.

17 Subtitle C—Relationship to Other

18 Federal Laws

19 SEC. 431. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION.

20 (a) YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.—(1) Sec21 tion 235(c)(2)(J) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and

22 Applied Technology Act (Carl D. Perkins Act) (20 U.S.C.

23 2342(c)(2)(J)) is amended by inserting before the semi24 colon at the end the following: ‘‘, including youth appren25 ticeship programs’’.
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1 (2) A youth apprenticeship program established

2 under title IV shall be considered to be an appropriate

3 cooperative demonstration program or project within the

4 meaning of section 420A of the Carl D. Perkins Voca5 tional and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C.

6 2420a).

7 (b) TECH-PREP EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—A tech8 prep education program authorized under part E of title

9 III of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Tech10 nology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2394 et seq.) may serve

11 as the classroom portion of the academic and work-based

12 learning components of a youth apprenticeship program

13 established under title IV.

14 SEC. 432. JOB TRAINING.

15 (a) STATE EDUCATION COORDINATION AND

16 GRANTS.—Services provided under school-to-work transi17 tion systems established under title III and youth appren18 ticeship programs established under title IV shall be con19 sidered to be school-to-work transition services under sec20 tion 123(a)(2)(A) of the Job Training Partnership Act (29

21 U.S.C. 1533(a)(2)(A)).

22 (b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO

23 YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAMS.—To the extent practicable,

24 youth training programs carried out under title II of the

25 Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)
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1 should be coordinated with programs carried out under

2 this Act.

3 SEC. 433. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION.

4 Subsection (b) of section 1011 of the Elementary and

5 Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended—

6 (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the

7 end of such paragraph;

8 (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at

9 the end of such paragraph, and inserting a semi10 colon and ‘‘and’’; and

11 (3) by adding at the end the following new

12 paragraph—

13 ‘‘(8) youth apprenticeship programs established

14 under title IV of the National School-to-Work Tran15 sition and Youth Apprenticeship Act of 1993.’’.

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