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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3982 

To prepare young people in disadvantaged situations for a competitive future. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 2, 2009 

Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. EHLERS, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, Ms. 

FUDGE, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. KISSELL, Mr. HASTINGS of 

Florida, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. 

MASSA, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of California, Mr. FILNER, Mr. SABLAN, 

Mr. BACA, Mr. CARDOZA, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. PIERLUISI, Ms. 

WATSON, Mr. CAO, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. 

FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. CLAY, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. MICHAUD, 

Ms. BERKLEY, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, 

Mr. MARKEY of Massachusetts, and Mr. CASTLE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To prepare young people in disadvantaged situations for a 

competitive future. 

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 ‘‘Reengaging Americans in Serious Education by Uniting 

6 Programs Act’’. 


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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

2 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Purpose. 

Sec. 3. Definitions. 

Sec. 4. Grants authorized. 

Sec. 5. Application. 

Sec. 6. Priority. 

Sec. 7. Selection criteria. 

Sec. 8. Use of funds. 

Sec. 9. Planning grants authorized. 

Sec. 10. Accountability, performance measures, and evaluation. 

Sec. 11. Technical assistance and best practices. 

Sec. 12. Authorization of appropriations. 

3 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

4 The purposes of this Act are— 

5 (1) to prepare young people in disadvantaged 

6 situations for a competitive future; and 

7 (2) to challenge and support young people who 

8 have dropped out of secondary school to— 

9 (A) attain a secondary school diploma; 

10 (B) attain a 2-year or 4-year credential 

11 from a recognized postsecondary educational in12 stitution, an industry recognized credential, or 

13 certification from a registered apprenticeship 

14 program; and 

15 (C) secure and succeed in a family-sup16 porting career. 

17 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

18 In this Act: 

19 (1) DISABILITY.—The term ‘‘disability’’ has the 

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1 cans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 

2 12102). 

3 (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti4 ty’’ means a partnership consisting of partners 

5 qualified to represent the community assisted, or 

6 proposed to be assisted, by the partnership pursuant 

7 to this Act, and that includes at least one partner 

8 from each of the following subparagraphs: 

9 (A) A mayor, or other appropriate chief ex10 ecutive officer, of a unit of general purpose 

11 local government in such community. 

12 (B) A local educational agency or agencies 

13 serving such community. 

14 (C) A representative of— 

15 (i) a local juvenile justice system serv16 ing such community; 

17 (ii) a local criminal justice system 

18 serving such community; 

19 (iii) a local workforce system serving 

20 such community; 

21 (iv) a local housing agency serving 

22 such community; 

23 (v) a local mental health agency serv24 ing such community; or 


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1 (vi) a local child welfare agency serv2 ing such community. 

3 (D) A representative of a State agency 

4 serving youth in such community. 

5 (E) A representative of an institution of 

6 higher education, which may include a commu7 nity college, in such community. 

8 (F) A community-based organization serv9 ing such community. 

10 (G) A business in such community. 

11 (H) A representative of— 

12 (i) a secondary school in such commu13 nity; or 

14 (ii) a labor management committee 

15 serving such community. 

16 (I) Young people in disadvantaged situa17 tions, and parents or caregivers of young people 

18 in disadvantaged situations, in such community. 

19 (3) FEDERAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT COUN20 CIL.—The term ‘‘Federal Youth Development Coun21 cil’’ means the Federal Youth Development Council 

22 established under the Tom Osborne Federal Youth 

23 Coordination Act (Public Law 109–365; 120 Stat. 

24 2594). 


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1 (4) HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTHS.—The 

2 term ‘‘homeless children and youths’’ has the mean3 ing given the term in section 725 of the McKinney4 Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a). 

5 (5) IN A DISADVANTAGED SITUATION.—The 

6 term ‘‘in a disadvantaged situation’’, when referring 

7 to an individual, includes an individual who— 

8 (A) has left secondary school without ob9 taining a secondary school diploma; 

10 (B) is attending secondary school and is at 

11 risk of leaving secondary school without obtain12 ing a secondary school diploma; or 

13 (C)(i) has a secondary school diploma or 

14 its recognized equivalent; and 

15 (ii) faces a barrier to employment or does 

16 not have the skills to obtain employment or 

17 enter postsecondary education. 

18 (6) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

19 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 

20 meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher 

21 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 

22 (7) ONE-STOP CENTER.—The term ‘‘one-stop 

23 center’’ means a one-stop center described in section 

24 134(c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 

25 U.S.C. 2864(c)). 


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1 (8) POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.—The term 

2 ‘‘postsecondary education’’ means— 

3 (A) a 4-year program of instruction, or not 

4 less than a 1-year program of instruction that 

5 is acceptable for credit toward a baccalaureate 

6 degree, offered by an institution of higher edu7 cation; or 

8 (B) a certificate or registered apprentice9 ship program at the postsecondary level offered 

10 by an institution of higher education or a non11 profit educational institution. 

12 (9) POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.—The term 

13 ‘‘postsecondary education’’ means— 

14 (A) a 4-year program of instruction, or not 

15 less than a 1-year program of instruction that 

16 is acceptable for credit toward a baccalaureate 

17 degree, offered by an institution of higher edu18 cation; or 

19 (B) a certificate or registered apprentice20 ship program at the postsecondary level offered 

21 by an institution of higher education or a non22 profit educational institution. 

23 (10) REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PRO24 GRAM.—The term ‘‘registered apprenticeship pro25 gram’’ means an industry skills training program at 


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1 the postsecondary level that combines technical and 

2 theoretical training through structured on-the-job 

3 learning with related instruction (in a classroom or 

4 through distance learning) while an individual is em5 ployed, working under the direction of qualified per6 sonnel or a mentor, and earning incremental wage 

7 increases aligned to enhanced job proficiency, result8 ing in the acquisition of a nationally recognized and 

9 portable certificate, under a plan approved by the 

10 Office of Apprenticeship of the Department of Labor 

11 or by a State agency recognized by the Department 

12 of Labor. 

13 (11) SECONDARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘sec14 ondary school’’ has the meaning given the term in 

15 section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu16 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

17 (12) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

18 means the Secretary of Labor. 

19 (13) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the sev20 eral States of the United States, the District of Co21 lumbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the 

22 United States Virgin Islands, the and Common23 wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 

24 (14) YOUNG PEOPLE.—The term ‘‘young peo25 ple’’ means individuals who are between the ages of 


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1 14 and 24, inclusive, at the time of commencement 

2 of participation in services funded through a grant 

3 under this Act. 

4 SEC. 4. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 

6 with the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Health 

7 and Human Services, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 

8 Development, the Attorney General of the United States, 

9 the Federal Youth Development Council, and leaders in 

10 the field of working with young people in disadvantaged 

11 situations, shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to 

12 eligible entities to enable the eligible entities to pay the 

13 costs of— 

14 (1) developing and implementing a strategy to 

15 identify young people in disadvantaged situations; 

16 and 

17 (2) providing such young people with support 

18 needed to— 

19 (A) attain a secondary school diploma; 

20 (B) attain a postsecondary credential, in21 cluding a 2-year or 4-year credential from an 

22 institution of higher education, an industry-rec23 ognized credential, or certification from a reg24 istered apprenticeship program; and 


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1 (C) secure and succeed in a family-sup2 porting career. 

3 (b) MINIMUM GRANT AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall 

4 award a grant under this section in an amount that— 

5 (1) is appropriate to achieve the goals and im6 plement the activities described in the application 

7 submitted under section 5; and 

8 (2) is not less than $1,000,000 per year. 

9 (c) DURATION OF GRANT.—A grant under this sec10 tion shall be awarded for a period of 5 years, and may 

11 be renewed at the discretion of the Secretary based on the 

12 effective performance of the eligible entity under the pre13 ceding grant in accordance with the levels of performance 

14 determined by the eligible entity and the Secretary pursu15 ant to section 10(b). 

16 (d) EQUITABLE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF

17 FUNDS.—The Secretary shall ensure an equitable and ap18 propriate distribution of grants awarded under this section 

19 among eligible entities— 

20 (1) serving urban, rural, and suburban areas; 

21 and 

22 (2) with varying degrees of experience and ex23 pertise in serving young people in disadvantaged sit24 uations. 


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1 (e) FISCAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENTS.—An eli2 gible entity shall choose an entity to be the fiscal agent 

3 and an entity to be the administrative agent for the grant 

4 funds received under this section. 

5 (f) EXISTING PARTNERSHIP.—An existing workforce, 

6 education, or youth development partnership, coalition, or 

7 organization may serve as the eligible entity for the pur8 poses of grants under this section if the partnership, coali9 tion, or organization includes, or modifies the members of 

10 the partnership, coalition, or organization to include, the 

11 individuals required to be included in the eligible entity 

12 under section 3(2). 

13 SEC. 5. APPLICATION. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that desires a 

15 grant under section 4 shall submit an application to the 

16 Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 

17 such information as the Secretary may require. 

18 (b) CONTENTS.—An application submitted under this 

19 section shall include— 

20 (1) a description of the eligible entity submit21 ting the application, including a description of the 

22 fiscal agent and the administrative agent for the 

23 grant; 


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1 (2) a description of the strategy that the eligi2 ble entity will use to carry out the purpose of this 

3 Act, which shall include— 

4 (A) a well-developed education component, 

5 which may include an emphasis on basic lit6 eracy and the skills needed in science, tech7 nology, engineering, and mathematics; 

8 (B) a work preparation component, which 

9 may include a hands-on internship, work experi10 ence, or national or community service, that 

11 promotes the development of applied skills such 

12 as oral and written communication, teamwork, 

13 leadership, and critical thinking; and 

14 (C) a youth support component, including 

15 the array of comprehensive support services 

16 that will— 

17 (i) address the challenges that caused 

18 the young people in disadvantaged situa19 tions to leave school without a secondary 

20 school diploma; 

21 (ii) remove barriers to and support 

22 the attainment of— 

23 (I) a secondary school diploma; 

24 (II) a postsecondary credential, 

25 including a 2-year or 4-year credential 


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1 from an institution of higher edu2 cation, an industry-recognized creden3 tial, or certification from a registered 

4 apprenticeship program; and 

5 (III) success in a family-sup6 porting career; and 

7 (iii) provide appropriate case manage8 ment to ensure young people achieve the 

9 purposes described in section 2; 

10 (3) a needs assessment of the community to be 

11 assisted under the grant, including— 

12 (A) an estimate of the number of young 

13 people in disadvantaged situations in the com14 munity; and 

15 (B) an assessment of resources available in 

16 the community that can help such young peo17 ple— 

18 (i) address the challenges that caused 

19 such young people to leave school without 

20 a secondary school diploma; 

21 (ii) return to an appropriate edu22 cational setting; 

23 (iii) attain a secondary school di24 ploma; 


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1 (iv) attain a postsecondary credential, 

2 including a 2-year or 4-year credential 

3 from an institution of higher education, an 

4 industry-recognized credential, or certifi5 cation from a registered apprenticeship 

6 program; and 

7 (v) secure and succeed in a family8 supporting career; 

9 (4) a plan for identifying and engaging young 

10 people in disadvantaged situations and connecting 

11 such young people with a continuum of comprehen12 sive and coordinated resources that can help such 

13 young people attain a secondary school diploma, a 

14 recognized postsecondary credential, including a 2- 

15 year or 4-year credential from an institution of high16 er education, an industry-recognized credential, or 

17 certification from a registered apprenticeship pro18 gram, and secure and succeed in a family-supporting 

19 career, including a description of— 

20 (A) the needs of such young people that 

21 will be met by the eligible entity through the 

22 grant; 

23 (B) the identities, roles, and capacity of 

24 the partners in the eligible entity to fulfill the 


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1 needs described in subparagraph (A), including 

2 a description of the role to be played by— 

3 (i) secondary schools and postsec4 ondary institutions in constructing edu5 cation programming; 

6 (ii) the local workforce system, includ7 ing one-stop career centers and businesses, 

8 in developing and implementing the work9 force preparation activities; and 

10 (iii) youth serving systems, including 

11 the juvenile justice system, and other com12 munity-based organizations in providing 

13 outreach, support, and direct service; 

14 (C) a plan to leverage non-Federal (includ15 ing in-kind) resources and a plan for sustain16 ability beyond the grant period; 

17 (D) the services to be provided through the 

18 grant to carry out the strategy described in 

19 paragraph (2) and a description of the process 

20 that will be used to award subgrants and con21 tracts under section 7 for the provision of such 

22 services; 

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1 prehensive needs of the young people in dis2 advantaged situations identified in the commu3 nity; 

4 (F) the goals, intended outcomes, and per5 formance measures of the eligible entity’s strat6 egy in accordance with the performance meas7 ures under section 10(b); 

8 (G) a statement of concurrence on the ap9 plication, signed by the partners in the eligible 

10 entity, that outlines the specific roles and re11 sponsibilities of the partners as the roles and 

12 responsibilities relate to the functioning of the 

13 eligible entity; and 

14 (H) a plan to create, or include an exist15 ing, youth advisory council, that is composed of 

16 young people in disadvantaged situations from 

17 the community to be served, to make rec18 ommendations regarding the services to be pro19 vided under the grant; 

20 (5) a description of the system that will be put 

21 in place to— 

22 (A) provide case management, counseling, 

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1 lies access the various systems, resources, and 

2 supports necessary to ensure such young peo3 ple’s success; and 

4 (B) ensure that young people receiving 

5 services through the grant will receive individ6 ualized case management to ensure that the 

7 young people achieve the purposes described in 

8 section 2(2), including— 

9 (i) an assessment of needs; 

10 (ii) coordination of appropriate serv11 ices; and 

12 (iii) academic preparation and support 

13 for entry, persistence, and completion of 

14 postsecondary education; 

15 (6) a description of how the eligible entity will 

16 ensure that every young person served under the 

17 grant receives comprehensive services, including re18 ceiving not less than 1 workforce preparation service 

19 as described in section 7(b)(1), not less than 1 edu20 cation support service as described in section 

21 7(b)(2), and not less than 1 youth support service 

22 as described in section 7(b)(3), until the young per23 son— 

24 (A) attains a secondary school diploma, a 

25 2-year or 4-year credential from an institution 


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1 of higher education, an industry-recognized cre2 dential, or certification from a registered ap3 prenticeship program; and 

4 (B) secures and succeeds in a family-sup5 porting career; 

6 (7) a description of how the strategy to be im7 plemented under the grant will identify, engage, and 

8 provide services to young people in disadvantaged 

9 situations who— 

10 (A) left school without a diploma and have 

11 reading, math, or science skills at or below an 

12 8th grade level; 

13 (B) are or were previously homeless chil14 dren and youths; 

15 (C) were previously under the care and 

16 placement responsibility of the State agency re17 sponsible for administering a plan under parts 

18 B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act 

19 (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq., 670 et seq.); 

20 (D) were under the custody of the State’s 

21 juvenile justice system or criminal justice sys22 tem; or 

23 (E) have a disability; 

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1 plication will be coordinated and integrated in order 

2 to implement and sustain the strategy under the 

3 grant; 

4 (9) a description of how Federal, State, and 

5 local private and public funds will be leveraged, co6 ordinated, and integrated in order to implement the 

7 strategy under the grant; 

8 (10) a description of how the strategy to be im9 plemented under the grant strengthens, and does not 

10 duplicate, efforts within the community to be served 

11 under the grant that are funded under chapter 4 of 

12 subtitle B of title I of the Workforce Investment Act 

13 of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2851 et seq.); and 

14 (11) a description of how the strategy to be im15 plemented under the grant aligns with the efforts of 

16 the local educational agency serving the community 

17 assisted under the grant to improve secondary 

18 schools, including efforts focused on— 

19 (A) students who are off-track to an on20 time graduation; and 

21 (B) recuperative strategies. 

22 (c) EXISTING PLANS, ASSESSMENTS, AND STRATE23 GIES.—Plans, needs assessments, and strategies that have 

24 been developed by an eligible entity or the partners in the 

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1 this section if such plans, needs assessments, or strate2 gies— 

3 (1) include the information required by this sec4 tion, or can be modified to include the information 

5 required by this section; and 

6 (2) are submitted to the Secretary with such 

7 modifications. 

8 SEC. 6. PRIORITY. 

9 In awarding grants to eligible entities under section 

10 4, the Secretary shall give priority to applications from 

11 eligible entities proposing— 

12 (1) to serve areas with disproportionately high 

13 numbers or percentages of young people who have 

14 left secondary school without obtaining a secondary 

15 school diploma or its recognized equivalent; 

16 (2) to serve areas with high concentrations of 

17 young people in families whose family income is not 

18 more than 200 percent of the poverty line (as deter19 mined under section 673(2) of the Community Serv20 ices Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))); and 

21 (3) to serve areas with high numbers or per22 centages of young people who are unemployed or un23 deremployed. 


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1 SEC. 7. SELECTION CRITERIA. 

2 The Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities 

3 under section 4 based on selection criteria that includes 

4 the following: 

5 (1) BEST PRACTICES OR RESEARCH.—The ex6 tent to which the application submitted by an eligi7 ble entity under section 5 is rooted in documented 

8 best practices or research. 

9 (2) INTEGRATION.—The extent to which the 

10 application demonstrates the integration of multiple 

11 services into a comprehensive, coordinated con12 tinuum that meets the holistic needs of young peo13 ple, including health services, mental health services, 

14 housing, civic opportunities, job readiness, work ex15 perience, school readiness, reenrollment in school, 

16 and connections to family and community. 

17 (3) LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY INVOLVE18 MENT.—The extent to which the application dem19 onstrates the leadership and substantive involvement 

20 of the business community, the mayor or appropriate 

21 chief executive officers of the general purpose local 

22 government, the local educational agency or agen23 cies, the public and nonprofit sectors of the commu24 nity served by the grant, and other individuals and 

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1 (4) LEVERAGING AND SUSTAINABILITY.—The 

2 extent to which the application demonstrates that re3 sources from multiple sources will be leveraged to 

4 implement the grant, and the extent to which the 

5 application demonstrates a plan for sustainability 

6 beyond the grant period. 

7 SEC. 8. USE OF FUNDS. 

8 (a) SUBGRANTS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity receiving 

10 a grant under section 4 shall use the grant funds— 

11 (A) to award subgrants and contracts to 

12 community-based organizations and other enti13 ties to enable the organizations and entities to 

14 provide a comprehensive array of coordinated 

15 activities that will— 

16 (i) support the educational, vocational, 

17 social, emotional, and civic needs of young 

18 people in disadvantaged situations; and 

19 (ii) allow such young people to grad20 uate from secondary school, attain a post21 secondary credential, including a 2-year or 

22 4-year credential from an institution of 

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1 istered apprenticeship program, and secure 

2 and succeed in a family-supporting career; 

3 (B) for training, technical assistance, and 

4 professional development for the organizations 

5 and entities that is offered by local or national 

6 organizations; 

7 (C) for coordinating the overall effort of 

8 the eligible entity; or 

9 (D) for the reasonable costs associated 

10 with the administration and oversight of the 

11 grants under section 4. 

12 (2) USE OF SUBGRANT FUNDS.—Each organi13 zation or entity receiving a subgrant or contract 

14 under this Act— 

15 (A) shall use the subgrant or contract 

16 funds to carry out a workforce preparation 

17 service, an education support service, or a youth 

18 support service, described in paragraphs (1), 

19 (2), and (3) of subsection (b), respectively; and 

20 (B) may use the subgrant or contract 

21 funds to carry out an activity described in para22 graph (4) or (5) of subsection (b). 

23 (b) ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES.—The services and ac24 tivities referred to in subsection (a)(2) include the fol25 lowing: 


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1 (1) WORK AND CAREER PREPARATION.— 

2 (A) WORKFORCE PREPARATION.—Job 

3 training, youth entrepreneurship, technological 

4 and vocational skill building, meaningful intern5 ship and apprenticeship opportunities, and 

6 other workforce preparation activities developed 

7 in partnership with the business community and 

8 other employers. 

9 (B) EXPOSURE AND PREPARATION FOR

10 CAREERS.—Strategies that will expose young 

11 people in disadvantaged situations to, and pre12 pare such young people for, careers, including 

13 careers in high-growth, high-demand industries 

14 that require the use of science, technology, engi15 neering, and mathematics skills. 

16 (C) APPLIED SKILLS.—Strategies that pro17 mote the development of applied skills in such 

18 young people, including oral and written com19 munication, teamwork, leadership, critical 

20 thinking, and a commitment to social and civic 

21 responsibility, including service-learning activi22 ties. 

23 (D) COMPENSATION.—Compensation for 

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1 ment opportunities, national and community 

2 service, service-learning, and work experience. 

3 (2) EDUCATION SUPPORT.— 

4 (A) EDUCATION PROGRAMMING.—Edu5 cation programming for such young people, in6 cluding assessment, instruction, tutoring, and 

7 technology supports to academic instruction. 

8 (B) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDU9 CATION.—Career and technical education. 

10 (C) DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS AND

11 EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS.—Participation 

12 in dual enrollment programs, early college high 

13 schools, and other proven models for supporting 

14 the educational achievement of disadvantaged 

15 youth. 

16 (D) POSTSECONDARY CREDENTIALS.—Pro17 grams that provide young people with a postsec18 ondary credential from an institution of higher 

19 education, a non-profit educational institution 

20 that offers an industry recognized credential, or 

21 a registered apprenticeship program, which may 

22 include attainment of a GED, only if the GED 

23 attainment is an element of the pathway toward 

24 achieving such credential or certification. 


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1 (E) TRANSITION SUPPORT.—Support for 

2 young people in their transition into and their 

3 successful completion of postsecondary edu4 cation. 

5 (F) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—Financial 

6 assistance for such young people for education 

7 support services and for higher education. 

8 (3) YOUTH SUPPORT.— 

9 (A) CASE MANAGEMENT.—Case manage10 ment, including using subgrant or contract 

11 funds for youth centers to serve as points of ac12 cess and continued support. 

13 (B) HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, OR DRUG

14 TREATMENT SERVICES.—Health services, men15 tal health services, or drug treatment services. 

16 (C) HOUSING.—Housing. 

17 (D) TRANSPORTATION.—Transportation. 

18 (E) CHILDCARE OR FAMILY SUPPORT

19 SERVICES.—Childcare services or family sup20 port services. 

21 (F) MENTORING ACTIVITIES.—Mentoring 

22 activities for such young people, including one23 to-one relationship building and tutoring. 

24 (4) CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT.—Curriculum 

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1 (5) OTHER SERVICES OR OPPORTUNITIES.— 

2 Other services or opportunities that the Secretary or 

3 the eligible entity determine will help carry out the 

4 purposes of this Act. 

5 (c) ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS.—An eligible entity re6 ceiving a grant under section 4 shall ensure that, of the 

7 group of young people in disadvantaged situations who re8 ceive the services and participate in the activities described 

9 in subsections (a) and (b) under the grant, not less than 

10 75 percent of the group shall be young people who— 

11 (1) left secondary school without receiving a 

12 secondary school diploma, including young people 

13 who have reading, math, or science skills at or below 

14 an 8th grade level; or 

15 (2) regardless of educational status— 

16 (A) face a barrier to employment or do not 

17 have the skills to obtain employment or enter 

18 postsecondary education; and 

19 (B)(i) are or were previously homeless chil20 dren and youths; 

21 (ii) were previously under the care and 

22 placement responsibility of the State agency re23 sponsible for administering a plan under parts 

24 B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act 

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1 (iii) were under the custody of the juvenile 

2 justice or criminal justice system; or 

3 (iv) have a disability. 

4 (d) WAIVER OF MULTIPLE SERVICE REQUIRE5 MENT.—The Secretary may waive the requirement of sub6 section (a) regarding the provision of a comprehensive 

7 array of coordinated activities for an eligible entity receiv8 ing a grant under section 4 to permit not more than 25 

9 percent of the young people served by the eligible entity 

10 under the grant to receive only 1 or more services among 

11 the allowable activities described in subsection (b) if the 

12 eligible entity determines that such young people only need 

13 1 or more such services in order to— 

14 (1) attain a secondary school diploma; 

15 (2) attain a recognized postsecondary creden16 tial, including a 2-year or 4-year credential from an 

17 institution of higher education, an industry-recog18 nized credential, or certification from a registered 

19 apprenticeship program; and 

20 (3) secure and succeed in a family-supporting 

21 career. 

22 SEC. 9. PLANNING GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award grants 

24 to eligible entities to undertake activities to develop the 

25 components of the application described in section 5 that 


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1 will allow the eligible entity to become competitive for a 

2 grant under section 4. 

3 (b) DURATION; AMOUNT.—Planning grants under 

4 this section shall be— 

5 (1) for a duration of not more than 6 months 

6 in an amount of not more than $50,000; or 

7 (2) for a duration of not more than one year 

8 and in an amount of not more than $100,000. 

9 (c) RECIPIENTS.—Recipients of grants under this 

10 section shall include: 

11 (1) eligible entities that applied for and did not 

12 receive a grant under section 4, and demonstrate the 

13 ability to submit a competitive application after ad14 ditional local planning; and 

15 (2) eligible entities that intend to apply for a 

16 grant under section 4 after undergoing a thorough 

17 planning process. 

18 SEC. 10. ACCOUNTABILITY, PERFORMANCE MEASURES, 

19 AND EVALUATION. 

20 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to es21 tablish an accountability system, comprised of the activi22 ties described in this section, in order to— 

23 (1) assess the effectiveness of grants under sec24 tion 4 in helping disadvantaged youth— 

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1 (B) attain a 2-year or 4-year credential 

2 from an institution of higher education, an in3 dustry recognized credential, or certification 

4 from a registered apprenticeship program; and 

5 (C) secure and succeed in a family-sup6 porting career; 

7 (2) identify and disseminate effective practices 

8 to strengthen performance; and 

9 (3) maximize the return on investment of Fed10 eral funds in activities assisted pursuant to a grant 

11 under section 4. 

12 (b) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—For each eligible entity, per14 formance measures shall consist of the indicators of 

15 performance described in paragraph (2) and the 

16 level of performance described in paragraph (3). 

17 (2) INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE.—The indi18 cators of performance referred to in paragraph (1) 

19 shall consist of the following: 

20 (A) INTERIM INDICATORS.— 

21 (i) YOUTH PARTICIPATION.—Youth 

22 participation in activities funded under sec23 tion 4. 

24 (ii) YOUTH PROGRESS.—Youth 

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1 (I) Attainment of a secondary 

2 school diploma or a GED. 

3 (II) Job readiness. 

4 (iii) YOUTH ATTAINMENT.—Youth at5 tainment of a secondary school diploma or 

6 attainment of a GED. 

7 (B) TRANSITIONAL INDICATORS.— 

8 (i) DIPLOMA, AND ENTRANCE INTO

9 EDUCATION OR EMPLOYMENT.—Youth ac10 quisition of a secondary school diploma, 

11 and entrance into postsecondary education 

12 or employment. 

13 (ii) CREDENTIAL.—Youth attainment 

14 of 1 or more recognized postsecondary cre15 dentials, which may include a certificate, a 

16 license, a journey-status card, or an asso17 ciate degree or baccalaureate degree. 

18 (C) LONG-TERM INDICATORS.— 

19 (i) EMPLOYMENT, DIPLOMA, AND CRE20 DENTIAL.—Employment of individuals who 

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1 cate, license, journey-status card, or asso2 ciate degree or baccalaureate degree. 

3 (ii) INITIAL WAGE OR SALARY

4 LEVEL.—The initial wage or salary level of 

5 individuals described in clause (i). 

6 (3) LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE.—For each indi7 cator of performance described in paragraph (2), the 

8 Secretary, in coordination with the eligible entity, 

9 shall determine a level of performance that recog10 nizes the challenges associated with supporting the 

11 success of young people with very low academic 

12 skills expressed in objective, quantifiable, and meas13 urable form and in a way to show the progress of 

14 the eligible entity toward continuously improving 

15 performance. 

16 (4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY MEASURES.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity 

18 that receives a grant under section 4 shall reach 

19 agreement with the Secretary on the levels of 

20 performance for the years covered by the grant. 

21 The levels of performance shall take into ac22 count the economic conditions of the area 

23 served, youth characteristics, secondary school 

24 graduation rates, and the activities or services 

25 provided under the grant. 


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1 (B) ADJUSTMENTS.—If unanticipated cir2 cumstances arise resulting in a significant 

3 change in the economic conditions, youth char4 acteristics, secondary school graduation rates, 

5 or activities or services provided in the commu6 nity served under the grant, then the eligible 

7 entity may request that the Secretary adjust 

8 the level of performance for the eligible entity. 

9 (c) ASSURANCE.—Each eligible entity that receives a 

10 grant under section 4 shall provide an assurance to the 

11 Secretary, as part of the application submitted under sec12 tion 5, that the eligible entity will— 

13 (1) report progress toward achieving the indica14 tors under subsection (b) beyond the grant period 

15 for young people served under the grant; and 

16 (2) use funds provided under the grant for such 

17 progress reporting. 

18 (d) REPORTS.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity that re20 ceives a grant under section 4 shall annually, for 

21 each year of the grant, provide a report to the Sec22 retary that includes the progress of the eligible enti23 ty in accomplishing the performance measures for 

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1 (A) information on the progress each eligi2 ble entity made in accomplishing its perform3 ance measures, disaggregated by the subgroups 

4 described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II) of the 

5 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

6 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(C)(v)(II)); 

7 (B) the costs of the activities supported 

8 under the grant under section 4, including— 

9 (i) the type of cost, such as cash, per10 sonnel, equipment, supplies, or materials, 

11 or other cost; 

12 (ii) the sources used to pay such 

13 costs, such as— 

14 (I) funding from other Federal, 

15 State, or local public programs; or 

16 (II) private sector or philan17 thropic contributions; and 

18 (iii) the dollar value of the resources 

19 leveraged to cover such costs and support 

20 the activities; 

21 (C) any fiscal and management account22 ability information required by the Secretary, 

23 which information shall use sound financial and 

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1 (D) the characteristics and number of 

2 young people in disadvantaged situations served 

3 by the services and activities provided under the 

4 grant; and 

5 (E) the services and supports provided 

6 under the grant. 

7 (2) VALID AND RELIABLE INFORMATION.—In 

8 preparing the reports under this subsection, each eli9 gible entity shall establish procedures, consistent 

10 with guidelines issued by the Secretary, to ensure 

11 that the information contained in the reports is valid 

12 and reliable. 

13 (e) EVALUATION.—Not later than 90 days after the 

14 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall award 

15 a grant or a contract to an entity outside the Department 

16 of Labor for an evaluation of the activities assisted under 

17 the grants awarded under section 4. Such evaluation 

18 shall— 

19 (1) evaluate a subgroup of eligible entities that 

20 received a grant under section 4; 

21 (2) include an analysis and documentation of 

22 the strategies implemented by the eligible entities as23 sisted under the grants awarded under section 4 and 

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1 program design, systems coordination, and imple2 mentation; 

3 (3) measure the outcomes, and progress toward 

4 the outcomes, of the strategies implemented under 

5 the grants under section 4 in terms of the interim 

6 and transitional indicators of performance under 

7 subsection (b)(2), and if feasible, the long-term indi8 cators of performance under such subsection; 

9 (4) document the incremental progress of such 

10 young people over time on the outcomes measured 

11 under paragraph (3); 

12 (5) measure the return on investment resulting 

13 from the activities funded with grants under section 

14 4; and 

15 (6) begin as soon as practicable after the 

16 awarding of the grant or contract under this section 

17 and continue throughout the duration of the periods 

18 of the grants under section 4 so that the plans in19 cluded in the applications under section 5 may be in20 formed by, and conducive to, the evaluation. 

21 SEC. 11. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND BEST PRACTICES. 

22 The Secretary shall— 

23 (1) in consultation with the Federal Youth De24 velopment Council and the Coordinating Council on 

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1 lished under section 206 of the Juvenile Justice and 

2 Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 

3 5616), the Shared Youth Vision, and other related 

4 agencies, disseminate best practices that emerge 

5 from the program assisted under this Act in identi6 fying young people in disadvantaged situations, and 

7 in implementing effective public and private strate8 gies for preparing such young people to be successful 

9 students, workers, and citizens during and after im10 plementation of the program; and 

11 (2) provide, directly or through a grant or con12 tract with 1 or more nonprofit organizations selected 

13 through a competitive process, training, technical as14 sistance, and professional development for eligible 

15 entities and organizations serving young people in 

16 disadvantaged situations, including organizations 

17 serving such young people that do not receive fund18 ing under this Act. 

19 SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro21 priated to carry out this Act $1,000,000,000 for fiscal 

22 year 2010 and such sums as may be necessary for each 

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1 (b) ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts appropriated to 

2 carry out this section for each fiscal year, the Secretary 

3 shall use— 

4 (1) not less than 90 percent of such amount for 

5 grants to eligible entities under sections 4 and 9; 

6 and 

7 (2) a total of not more than 10 percent of such 

8 amount for the evaluation under section 10(b) and 

9 the training, technical assistance, and dissemination 

10 of best practices under section 11. 

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