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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 488 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 488

 Recognizing Jobs for America's Graduates for helping young people of 
truly great promise in the United States succeed in school, on the job, 
 and in postsecondary education, leading to generations of productive 
                         and rewarding careers.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 6, 2023

 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Carper, and Mr. Sullivan) submitted 
      the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION

 
 Recognizing Jobs for America's Graduates for helping young people of 
truly great promise in the United States succeed in school, on the job, 
 and in postsecondary education, leading to generations of productive 
                         and rewarding careers.

Whereas Jobs for America's Graduates (referred to in this preamble as ``JAG'') 
        is a State-based national nonprofit organization dedicated to serving 
        youth who face significant challenges and helping them reach economic 
        and academic success;
Whereas Jobs for Delaware Graduates was founded and tested in 1979 in the State 
        of Delaware with the bipartisan leadership of Governor Pete du Pont and 
        members of the General Assembly of the State of Delaware, and became the 
        model for the creation of JAG;
Whereas JAG has served over 1,600,000 young people since its inception in 1980;
Whereas JAG has affiliates across 39 States and territories, including Alabama, 
        Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, 
        Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Michigan, 
        Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, 
        North Carolina, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South 
        Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, the United States Virgin 
        Islands, West Virginia, and Wisconsin;
Whereas the Board of Directors of JAG is made up of leading Governors, 
        executives of Fortune 500 companies, and national community leaders;
Whereas the JAG model consists of a comprehensive set of services designed to 
        keep young people in school through graduation and improves their 
        success rates in education and career by--

    (1) providing classroom instruction;

    (2) delivering competency-based instruction that seeks to equip 
students with not less than 37 JAG Employability Skills competencies;

    (3) providing project-based learning;

    (4) using trauma-informed care;

    (5) advising students as they make significant career and life 
decisions during the school year and beyond;

    (6) exposing students to job opportunities and career pathways in their 
own communities;

    (7) developing student civic engagement, public service, leadership 
development, career preparation, and social awareness;

    (8) helping graduates identify job opportunities and post-secondary 
education; and

    (9) helping to ensure that young people achieve success at work and in 
postsecondary education during the year following graduation;

Whereas JAG participants have regularly achieved higher than 90 percent 
        graduation rates since the establishment of JAG, and a 95 percent 
        graduation rate since 2019;
Whereas, every year, JAG meets the goals of employers in having well-prepared 
        young people enter the workforce; and
Whereas the JAG National Student Leadership Academy will take place from 
        November 30, 2023, to December 2, 2023, with more than 250 elected 
        student officers: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) acknowledges the significant accomplishments of the 
        members, volunteers, alumni, and community partners of Jobs for 
        America's Graduates in helping at-risk youth reach economic and 
        academic success; and
            (2) congratulates the young people enrolled in 2023 across 
        39 States in Jobs for America's Graduates.
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