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(18) the term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, and the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico;
(19) the term ‘‘State educational agency’’ has the
meaning given the term in section 1471(23) of the El-
ementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 2891(23)); and
(20) the term ‘‘workplace mentor’’ means an em-
ployee or other individual, approved by the employer
at a workplace, who possesses the skills and knowledge
to be mastered by a student, and who instructs the
student, critiques the performance of the student, chal-
lenges the student to perform well, and works in con-
sultation with classroom teachers and the employer of
the student.
SEC. 5. FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION.
(a) JOINT
ADMINISTRATION.—Notwithstanding the
Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C.
3401 et seq.), the General Education Provisions Act (20
U.S.C. 1221 et seq.), the Act entitled ‘‘An Act To Create
a Department of Labor’’, approved March 4, 1913 (29
U.S.C. 551 et seq.), and section 166 of the Job Training
Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1576), the Secretaries shall
jointly provide for the administration of the programs es-
tablished by this Act. The Secretaries shall jointly issue such
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uniform procedures, guidelines, and regulations, in accord-
ance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, as the
Secretaries determine to be necessary and appropriate to
administer and enforce the provisions of this Act.
(b) REGULATIONS.—Section 431 of the General Edu-
cation Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232) shall not apply to
regulations issued with respect to any programs under this
Act.
(c) PLAN.—Within 120 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretaries shall prepare a plan for
the joint administration of this Act and submit such plan
to the appropriate Committees of Congress for review and
comment.
TITLE I—SCHOOL-TO-WORK OP-
PORTUNITIES 
BASIC 
PRO-
GRAM COMPONENTS
SEC. 101. GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.
A School-to-Work Opportunities program under this
Act shall—
(1) integrate school-based learning and work-
based learning, as provided for in sections 102 and
103, integrate academic and occupational learning,
and establish effective linkages between secondary and
postsecondary education;
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(2) provide participating students with the op-
portunity to complete career majors;
(3) incorporate the program components pro-
vided in sections 102 through 104;
(4) provide participating students, to the extent
practicable, with strong experience in and under-
standing of all aspects of the industry the students are
preparing to enter; and
(5) provide all students with equal access to the
full range of such program components (including
both school- and work-based learning components)
and related activities and to recruitment, enrollment,
and placement activities.
SEC. 102. WORK-BASED LEARNING COMPONENT.
(a) MANDATORY ACTIVITIES.—The work-based learn-
ing component of a School-to-Work Opportunities program
shall include—
(1) work experience;
(2) a planned program of job training and work
experiences 
(including 
training 
related 
to
preemployment and employment skills to be mastered
at progressively higher levels) that are coordinated
with learning in the school-based learning component
described in section 103 and are relevant to the career
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majors of students and lead to the award of skill cer-
tificates;
(3) workplace mentoring; and
(4) instruction in general workplace com-
petencies, including instruction and activities devel-
oping positive work attitudes, and employability and
participative skills.
(b) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Such component may
include such activities as job shadowing, school-sponsored
enterprises, or on-the-job training for academic credit.
SEC. 103. SCHOOL-BASED LEARNING COMPONENT.
The school-based learning component of a School-to-
Work Opportunities program shall include—
(1) career exploration and counseling, beginning
prior to the 11th grade year of the students, in order
to help students who may be interested to identify,
and select or reconsider, their interests, goals, and ca-
reer majors;
(2) initial selection by interested students of ca-
reer majors not later than the beginning of the 11th
grade;
(3) a program of study designed to meet aca-
demic standards established by the State for all stu-
dents, including, where applicable, any content stand-
ards developed under the Goals 2000: Educate Amer-
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ica Act, and to meet the requirements necessary to
prepare students for postsecondary education and to
earn skill certificates; and
(4) regularly scheduled evaluations involving on-
going consultation and problem solving with students
to identify academic strengths and weaknesses, aca-
demic progress, workplace knowledge, goals, and the
need for additional learning opportunities to master
core academic and vocational skills.
SEC. 104. CONNECTING ACTIVITIES COMPONENT.
The connecting activities component of a School-to-
Work Opportunities program shall include—
(1) matching students with the work-based learn-
ing opportunities of employers;
(2) serving, with respect to each student, as a li-
aison among the student and the employer, school,
teacher, school administrator, and parent of the stu-
dent, and, if appropriate, other community partners;
(3) providing technical assistance and services to
employers, including small- and medium-sized busi-
nesses, and other parties in—
(A) designing work-based learning compo-
nents described in section 102 and counseling
and case management services; and
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(B) training teachers, workplace mentors,
school site mentors, and counselors;
(4) providing assistance to schools and employers
to integrate school-based and work-based learning and
integrate academic and occupational learning in the
program;
(5) encouraging the active participation of em-
ployers, in cooperation with local education officials,
in the implementation of local activities described in
section 102, 103, or this section;
(6)(A) providing assistance to participants who
have completed the program in finding an appro-
priate job, continuing their education, or entering
into an additional training program; and
(B) linking the participants with other commu-
nity services that may be necessary to assure a suc-
cessful transition from school to work;
(7) collecting and analyzing information regard-
ing post-program outcomes of participants in the
School-to-Work Opportunities program, including dis-
advantaged students, students with diverse racial, eth-
nic, or cultural backgrounds, students with disabil-
ities, students with limited-English proficiency, stu-
dents who have dropped out of school, and academi-
cally talented students; and
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(8) linking youth development activities under
this Act with employer and industry strategies for
upgrading the skills of their workers.
TITLE II—SCHOOL-TO-WORK OP-
PORTUNITIES SYSTEM DEVEL-
OPMENT AND IMPLEMENTA-
TION GRANTS TO STATES
Subtitle A—State Development
Grants
SEC. 201. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this subtitle is to assist States in plan-
ning and developing comprehensive, statewide systems for
school-to-work opportunities.
SEC. 202. STATE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) AWARD.—On the application of the Governor
on behalf of a State, the Secretaries may award a de-
velopment grant to the State in such amount as the
Secretaries determine to be necessary to enable the
State to complete development of a comprehensive,
statewide School-to-Work Opportunities system.
(2) AMOUNT.—The amount of a development
grant under this subtitle may not exceed $1,000,000
for any fiscal year.
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(3) COMPLETION.—The Secretaries may award
such grant to complete development initiated with
funds awarded under the Job Training Partnership
Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) or the Carl D. Perkins
Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act
(20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).
(b) APPLICATION CONTENTS.—To be eligible to receive
a grant under subsection (a), a State shall submit an appli-
cation to the Secretaries that shall—
(1) include a timetable and an estimate of the
amount of funding needed to complete the planning
and development necessary to implement a com-
prehensive, statewide School-to-Work Opportunities
system, for all students;
(2) describe the manner in which—
(A) the Governor;
(B) the State educational agency;
(C) the State agency officials responsible for
job training and employment;
(D) the State agency officials responsible for
economic development;
(E) the State agency officials responsible for
postsecondary education;
(F) representatives of the private sector; and
(G) other appropriate officials,
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will collaborate in the planning and development of
the statewide School-to-Work Opportunities system;
(3) describe the manner in which the State has
obtained and will continue to obtain the active and
continued participation, in the planning and develop-
ment of the statewide School-to-Work Opportunities
system, of employers and other interested parties such
as locally elected officials, secondary schools and post-
secondary educational institutions (or related agen-
cies), business associations, employees, labor organiza-
tions or associations of such organizations, teachers,
related services personnel, students, parents, commu-
nity-based organizations, clergy, rehabilitation agen-
cies and organizations, registered apprenticeship
agencies, vocational educational agencies, vocational
student organizations, and human service agencies;
(4) describe the manner in which the State will
coordinate planning activities with any local school-
to-work programs, including programs that have re-
ceived a grant under title III, if any;
(5) designate a fiscal agent to receive and be ac-
countable for funds awarded under this subtitle;
(6) include such other information as the Sec-
retaries may require; and
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(7) be submitted at such time and in such man-
ner as the Secretaries may require.
(c) STATE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.—Funds award-
ed under this section shall be expended by a State only for
activities undertaken to develop a statewide School-to-Work
Opportunities system, which may include—
(1) identifying or establishing an appropriate
State structure to administer the School-to-Work Op-
portunities system;
(2) identifying secondary and postsecondary
school-to-work programs that might be incorporated
into the State system;
(3) identifying or establishing broad-based part-
nerships among employers, labor, education, govern-
ment, and other community and parent organizations
to participate in the design, development, and admin-
istration of School-to-Work Opportunities programs;
(4) developing a marketing plan to build consen-
sus and support for School-to-Work Opportunities
programs;
(5) promoting the active involvement of business,
including small- and medium-sized businesses, in
planning, developing, and implementing local School-
to-Work Opportunities programs;
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(6) identifying ways that local school-to-work
programs could be coordinated with the statewide
School-to-Work Opportunities system;
(7) supporting local planning and development
activities to provide guidance, training, and technical
assistance in the development of School-to-Work Op-
portunities programs;
(8) identifying or establishing mechanisms for
providing training and technical assistance to en-
hance the development of a statewide School-to-Work
Opportunities system;
(9) initiating pilot programs for testing key
components of the program design of programs under
the system;
(10) developing a State process for issuing skill
certificates that is, to the extent feasible, consistent
with the efforts of the National Skill Standards Board
and the skill standards endorsed under the National
Skill Standards Act of 1993;
(11) designing challenging curricula, in coopera-
tion with representatives of local partnerships, that
take into account the diverse learning needs and
abilities of the student population served by the sys-
tem;
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(12) developing a system for labor market analy-
sis and strategic planning for local targeting, of in-
dustry sectors or broad occupational clusters, that can
provide students with placements in high-skill work-
places;
(13) analyzing the post-high school employment
experiences of recent high school graduates and stu-
dents who have dropped out of school;
(14) preparing the plan described in section
212(b); and
(15) developing a training and technical support
system for teachers, employers, mentors, counselors,
related services personnel, and other parties.
(d) GRANTS TO CONSORTIA.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretaries may make
grants under subsection (a) to consortia of congres-
sional districts with low population densities, to en-
able each such consortium to complete development of
comprehensive, consortiawide School-to-Work Oppor-
tunities systems. Each such system shall be imple-
mented by individuals selected by the States in which
the system is located. Each such system shall meet the
requirements of this Act for such a system, except as
otherwise provided in this subsection.
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(2) AMOUNT.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this section, the amount of a development
grant under this subtitle to a consortium shall be in
such amount as the Secretaries may determine to be
appropriate.
(3) APPLICATION.—For purposes of the applica-
tion of this subtitle to a consortium:
(A) GOVERNOR.—References to a Governor
shall be deemed to be references to an official des-
ignated by the consortium to carry out the duties
of a Governor under this subtitle.
(B) STATE.—References to a State shall be
deemed to be references to the consortium.
(C) OFFICIAL.—References to an official of
a State shall be deemed to be references to such
an official of any of the States in which the con-
sortium is located.
(4) ABILITY
OF
STATE
TO
CARRY
OUT
PRO-
GRAM.—Nothing in this subsection shall limit the
ability of a State to carry out a statewide School-to-
Work Opportunities system in the State, even if a
congressional district located in the State participates
in a consortium under paragraph (1).
(5) DEFINITION.—As used in this subsection, the
term ‘‘consortia of congressional districts with low
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population densities’’ means a consortia of congres-
sional districts, each congressional district of which
has an average population density of less than 20.00
persons per square mile, based on 1993 data from the
Bureau of the Census.
Subtitle B—State Implementation
Grants
SEC. 211. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this subtitle is to assist States in the
implementation of comprehensive, statewide School-to-Work
Opportunities systems.
SEC. 212. STATE IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) ELIGIBILITY.—On the application of the
Governor on behalf of a State, the Secretaries may
award, on a competitive basis, a 5-year implementa-
tion grant to the State.
(2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a
grant under paragraph (1), a State shall submit an
application to the Secretaries that shall—
(A) contain—
(i) a plan for a comprehensive, state-
wide School-to-Work Opportunities system
that meets the requirements of subsection
(b);
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(ii) a description of the manner in
which the State will allocate funds made
available through such a grant to local
School-to-Work Opportunities partnerships
under subsection (g);
(iii) a request, if the State decides to
submit such a request, for one or more
waivers of certain statutory or regulatory
requirements, as provided for under title V;
(iv) a description of the manner in
which—
(I) the Governor;
(II) the State educational agency;
(III) the State agency officials re-
sponsible for job training and employ-
ment;
(IV) the State agency officials re-
sponsible for economic development;
(V) the State agency officials re-
sponsible for postsecondary education;
(VI) other appropriate officials;
and
(VII) the private sector,
collaborated in the development of the appli-
cation; and
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(v) such other information as the Sec-
retaries may require; and
(B) be submitted at such time and in such
manner as the Secretaries may require.
(b) CONTENTS OF STATE PLAN.—A State plan referred
to in subsection (a)(2)(A)(i) shall—
(1) designate the geographical areas, including
urban and rural areas, to be served by partnerships
that receive grants under subsection (g), which shall,
to the extent feasible, reflect local labor market areas;
(2) describe the manner in which the State will
stimulate and support local School-to-Work Opportu-
nities programs that meet the requirements of this
Act, and the manner in which the statewide School-
to-Work Opportunities system will be expanded over
time to cover all geographic areas in the State;
(3) describe the procedure by which—
(A) the Governor;
(B) the State educational agency;
(C) the State agency officials responsible for
job training and employment;
(D) the State agency officials responsible for
economic development;
(E) the State agency officials responsible for
postsecondary education;
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(F) representatives of the private sector; and
(G) other appropriate officials,
will collaborate in the implementation of the state-
wide School-to-Work Opportunities system;
(4) describe the manner in which the State has
obtained and will continue to obtain the active and
continued involvement, in the statewide School-to-
Work Opportunities system, of employers and other
interested parties such as locally elected officials, sec-
ondary schools and postsecondary educational institu-
tions (or related agencies), business associations, em-
ployees, labor organizations or associations of such or-
ganizations, teachers, related services personnel, stu-
dents, parents, community-based organizations, cler-
gy, rehabilitation agencies and organizations, reg-
istered apprenticeship agencies, vocational edu-
cational agencies, vocational student organizations,
State or regional cooperative education associations,
and human service agencies;
(5) describe the manner in which the School-to-
Work Opportunities system will coordinate with or
integrate local school-to-work programs, including
programs financed from State and private sources,
with funds available from such related Federal pro-
grams as programs under the Adult Education Act
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(20 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.), the Carl D. Perkins Voca-
tional and Applied Technology Education Act (20
U.S.C. 2301, et seq.), the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et
seq.), part F of title IV of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 681 et seq.), the Goals 2000: Educate America
Act, the National Skills Standards Act of 1993, the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20
U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), the Job Training Partnership
Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), the Act of August 16,
1937 (commonly known as the ‘‘National Apprentice-
ship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50
et seq.); the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701
et seq.), and the National and Community Service
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.);
(6) describe the strategy of the State for provid-
ing training for teachers, employers, mentors, coun-
selors, related services personnel, and other parties;
(7) describe the strategy of the State for incor-
porating project-oriented, experiential learning pro-
grams which integrate theory and academic knowl-
edge with hands-on skills and applications into the
school curriculum for all students in the State;
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(8) describe the resources, including private sec-
tor resources, that the State intends to employ in
maintaining the School-to-Work Opportunities system
when funds under this Act are no longer available;
(9) describe the extent to which the School-to-
Work Opportunities system will include programs
that will provide paid high-quality, work-based learn-
ing experiences;
(10) describe the manner in which the State will
ensure effective and meaningful opportunities for all
students in the State to participate in School-to-Work
Opportunities programs;
(11) describe the goals of the State and the meth-
ods the State will use, such as awareness and out-
reach, to ensure opportunities for young women to
participate in School-to-Work Opportunities pro-
grams in a manner that leads to employment in high-
performance, high-paying jobs, including nontradi-
tional employment;
(12) describe the manner in which the State will
ensure opportunities for low-achieving students, stu-
dents with disabilities, and former students who have
dropped out of school, to participate in School-to-
Work Opportunities programs;
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(13) describe the process of the State for assessing
the skills and knowledge required in career majors,
and the process for awarding skill certificates that is
consistent with the efforts of the National Skill Stand-
ards Board and the skill standards endorsed under
the National Skill Standards Act of 1993;
(14) describe the manner in which the State will
ensure that students participating in the programs
are provided, to the greatest extent possible, with
flexibility to develop new career goals over time and
to change career majors without adverse consequences;
(15) describe the manner in which the State will,
to the extent feasible, continue programs funded under
section 302 in the statewide School-to-Work Opportu-
nities system;
(16) describe the manner in which local school-
to-work programs, including programs funded under
section 302, if any, will be integrated into the state-
wide School-to-Work Opportunities system;
(17) describe the performance standards that the
State intends to meet; and
(18) designate a fiscal agent to receive and be ac-
countable for funds awarded under this subtitle.
(c) REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—In reviewing each ap-
plication submitted under subsection (a), the Secretaries
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scope and quality of the plan described in subsection
(b) and the number of projected participants in pro-
grams carried out through the system.
(2) DURATION.—No State shall be awarded more
than one implementation grant.
(f) STATE IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITIES.—A State
shall expend funds awarded through grants under sub-
section (a) only for activities undertaken to implement the
School-to-Work Opportunities system of the State, which
may include—
(1) recruiting and providing assistance to em-
ployers to provide work-based learning for all stu-
dents;
(2) conducting outreach activities to promote
and support collaboration, in School-to-Work Oppor-
tunities programs, by businesses, labor organizations,
and other organizations;
(3) providing training for teachers, employers,
workplace mentors, school site mentors, counselors, re-
lated services personnel, and other parties;
(4) providing labor market information to local
partnerships that is useful in determining which
high-skill, high-wage occupations are in demand;
(5) designing or adapting model curricula that
can be used to integrate academic and occupational
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learning, school-based and work-based learning, and
secondary and postsecondary education, for all stu-
dents in the State;
(6) designing or adapting model work-based
learning programs and identifying best practices for
such programs;
(7) conducting outreach activities and providing
technical assistance to other States that are develop-
ing or implementing School-to-Work Opportunities
systems;
(8) reorganizing and streamlining School-to-
Work Opportunities systems in the State to facilitate
the development of a comprehensive statewide School-
to-Work Opportunities system;
(9) identifying ways that existing local school-to-
work programs could be integrated with the statewide
School-to-Work Opportunities system;
(10) designing career awareness and exploration
activities, which may begin as early as the elemen-
tary grades, such as job shadowing, job site visits,
school visits by individuals in various occupations,
and mentoring;
(11) designing and implementing school-spon-
sored work experiences, such as school-sponsored en-
terprises and community development projects; and
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(12) providing career exploration and awareness
services, counseling and mentoring services, college
awareness and preparation services, and other serv-
ices to prepare students for the transition from school
to work.
(g) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO PARTNERSHIPS.—A
State that receives a grant under subsection (a) shall award
grants, according to criteria established by the State, to
partnerships to carry out local School-to-Work Opportuni-
ties programs. In awarding such grants, the State shall use
not less than 65 percent of the sums awarded to the State
under subsection (a) in the first year in which the State
awards such grants, 75 percent of such sums in the second
such year, and 85 percent of such sums in each such year
thereafter.
(h) STATE SUBGRANTS TO PARTNERSHIPS.—
(1) APPLICATION.—A partnership that seeks a
grant to carry out a local School-to-Work Opportuni-
ties program, including a program initiated under
section 302, shall submit an application to the State
that—
(A) describes how the program would in-
clude the program components described in sec-
tions 102, 103, and 104 and otherwise meet the
requirements of this Act;
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(B) sets forth measurable program goals
and outcomes;
(C) describes the local strategies and time-
tables of the partnership to provide School-to-
Work Opportunities program opportunities for
all students in the area served;
(D) describes the extent to which the pro-
gram will provide paid high-quality, work-based
learning experiences;
(E) describes the process that will be used to
ensure employer involvement in the development
and implementation of the School-to-Work Op-
portunities program;
(F) provides such other information as the
State may require; and
(G) is submitted at such time and in such
manner as the State may require.
(2) ALLOWABLE
ACTIVITIES.—A partnership
shall expend funds awarded through grants under this
subsection only for activities undertaken to carry out
local School-to-Work Opportunities programs, and
such activities may include, for each such program—
(A) recruiting and providing assistance to
employers, including small- and medium-size
businesses, to provide the work-based learning
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components described in section 102 in the
School-to-Work Opportunities program;
(B) establishing consortia of employers to
support the School-to-Work Opportunities pro-
gram and provide access to jobs related to the ca-
reer majors of students;
(C) 
supporting 
or 
establishing
intermediaries (selected from among the members
of the partnership) to perform the activities de-
scribed in section 104 and to provide assistance
to students in obtaining jobs and further edu-
cation and training;
(D) designing or adapting school curricula
that can be used to integrate academic and occu-
pational learning, school-based and work-based
learning, and secondary and postsecondary edu-
cation for all students in the area served;
(E) providing training to work-based and
school-based staff on new curricula, student as-
sessments, student guidance, and feedback to the
school regarding student performance;
(F) establishing, in schools participating in
the School-to-Work Opportunities program, a
graduation assistance program to assist at-risk
students, low-achieving students, and students
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with disabilities, in graduating from high school,
enrolling in postsecondary education or training,
and finding or advancing in jobs;
(G) conducting or obtaining an indepth
analysis of the local labor market and the generic
and specific skill needs of employers to identify
high-demand, high-wage careers to target;
(H) integrating work-based and school-
based learning into existing job training pro-
grams for youth who have dropped out of school;
(I) establishing or expanding school-to-ap-
prenticeship programs in cooperation with reg-
istered apprenticeship agencies and apprentice-
ship sponsors;
(J) assisting participating employers, in-
cluding small- and medium-size businesses, to
identify and train workplace mentors and to de-
velop work-based learning components;
(K) designing local strategies to provide
adequate planning time and staff development
activities for teachers, school counselors, related
services personnel, and school site mentors;
(L) enhancing linkages between—
(i) after-school, weekend, and summer
jobs; and
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(ii) opportunities for career explo-
ration and school-based learning; and
(M) providing career exploration and
awareness services, counseling and mentoring
services, college awareness and preparation serv-
ices, and other services to prepare students for
the transition from school to work.
(i) GRANTS TO CONSORTIA.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretaries may make
grants under subsection (a) to consortia of congres-
sional districts with low population densities, to en-
able each such consortium to implement comprehen-
sive, consortiawide School-to-Work Opportunities sys-
tems. Each such system shall be implemented by indi-
viduals selected by the States in which the system is
located. Each such system shall meet the requirements
of this Act for such a system, except as otherwise pro-
vided in this subsection.
(2) AMOUNT.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this section, the amount of an implementation
grant under this subtitle to a consortium shall be in
such amount as the Secretaries may determine to be
appropriate.
(3) APPLICATION.—For purposes of the applica-
tion of this subtitle to a consortium:
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sional district, each congressional district of which
has an average population density of less than 20.00
persons per square mile, based on 1993 data from the
Bureau of the Census.
SEC. 213. LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
(a) STATE SYSTEM.—A State that receives an imple-
mentation grant under section 212 may not use more than
15 percent of the amounts received through the grant for
any fiscal year for administrative costs associated with im-
plementing the School-to-Work Opportunities system of the
State for such fiscal year.
(b) LOCAL PROGRAM.—A partnership that receives a
grant under section 212 may not use more than 15 percent
of the amounts received through the grant for any fiscal
year for administrative costs associated with carrying out
the School-to-Work Opportunities programs of the partner-
ship for such fiscal year.
TITLE III—FEDERAL IMPLEMEN-
TATION 
GRANTS 
TO 
PART-
NERSHIPS
SEC. 301. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this title are—
(1) to authorize the Secretaries to award com-
petitive grants to partnerships in States that have not
received, or have only recently received, implementa-
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tion grants under section 212(a), in order to provide
funding for communities that have established a
sound planning and development base for School-to-
Work Opportunities programs and are ready to begin
implementing a local School-to-Work Opportunities
program; and
(2) to authorize the Secretaries to award com-
petitive grants to implement School-to-Work Opportu-
nities programs in high poverty areas of urban and
rural communities, and to implement such programs
in congressional districts with low population den-
sities, to provide support for a comprehensive range
of education, training, and support services for youth
residing in designated high poverty areas or in con-
gressional districts with low population densities.
SEC. 302. FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS TO PART-
NERSHIPS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries may award Federal
implementation grants, in accordance with competitive cri-
teria established by the Secretaries, to partnerships in
States that have not received an implementation grant
under section 212, or are carrying out activities for an ini-
tial year of an initial grant under such section, in order
to enable the partnerships to begin implementing local
School-to-Work Opportunities programs. A partnership
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may not receive funds under this section for any fiscal year
subsequent to such initial fiscal year.
(b) APPLICATION PROCEDURE.—A partnership that
desires to receive or extend a Federal implementation grant
under this section shall submit an application to the Sec-
retaries at such time and in such manner as the Secretaries
may require. The partnership shall submit the application
to the State for review and comment before submitting the
application to the Secretaries. The Secretaries shall submit
the application to a peer review process.
(c) APPLICATION CONTENTS.—The application de-
scribed in subsection (b) shall include a plan for local
School-to-Work Opportunities programs that—
(1) describes the manner in which the partner-
ship will meet the requirements of this Act;
(2) includes the comments of the State on the
plan, if any;
(3) contains information that is consistent with
the information required to be submitted as part of
a State plan in accordance with paragraphs (4)
through (11) of section 212(b);
(4) designates a fiscal agent to receive and be ac-
countable for funds under this section; and
(5) provides such other information as the Sec-
retaries may require.
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(d) CONFORMITY WITH APPROVED PLAN.—The Sec-
retaries shall not award a grant under this section to a
partnership in a State that has an approved plan unless
the Secretaries determine, after consultation with the State,
that the plan submitted by the partnership is in accordance
with the approved plan.
(e) IMPLEMENTATION
ACTIVITIES.—A partnership
shall expend funds awarded under this section only for ac-
tivities undertaken to implement School-to-Work Opportu-
nities programs, which may include the activities specified
in section 212(f).
SEC. 303. SCHOOL-TO-WORK OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM
GRANTS IN HIGH POVERTY AREAS AND IN
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS WITH LOW POP-
ULATION DENSITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) AWARD
OF
GRANTS.—From the funds re-
served under section 508(b), the Secretaries are au-
thorized and encouraged to award grants, in accord-
ance with competitive criteria established by the Sec-
retaries, to partnerships to implement School-to-Work
Opportunities programs that include the program
components described in sections 102, 103, and 104
and otherwise meet the requirements of title I, in high
poverty areas and to partnerships to implement such
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programs in congressional districts with low popu-
lation densities.
(2) HIGH POVERTY AREA.—For purposes of this
subsection, the term ‘‘high poverty area’’ means an
urban census tract, the block number area in a
nonmetropolitan county, or an Indian reservation (as
defined in section 403(9) of the Indian Child Protec-
tion and Family Violence Prevention Act (25 U.S.C.
3202(9)), with a poverty rate of 20 percent or more
among youth aged 5 to 17, inclusive, as determined
by the Bureau of the Census.
(3) CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WITH A LOW POP-
ULATION DENSITY.—For purposes of this subsection,
the term ‘‘congressional district with a low popu-
lation density’’ means a congressional district with
an average population density of less than 20.00 per-
sons per square mile, based on 1993 data from the
Bureau of the Census.
(b) APPLICATION PROCEDURE.—A partnership that
desires to receive a grant under this section, in addition
to any funds received under section 212 or 302, shall submit
an application to the Secretaries at such time and in such
manner as the Secretaries may require. The partnership
shall submit the application to the State for review and
comment before submitting the application to the Secretar-
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ies. The Secretaries shall submit the application to a peer
review process.
(c) APPLICATION CONTENTS.—The application de-
scribed in subsection (b) shall include a plan for local
School-to-Work Opportunities programs that—
(1) describes the manner in which the partner-
ship will meet the requirements of this Act;
(2) includes the comments of the State on the
plan, if any;
(3) contains information that is consistent with
the information required to be submitted as part of
a State plan in accordance with paragraphs (4)
through (11) of section 212(b);
(4) designates a fiscal agent to receive and be ac-
countable for funds under this section; and
(5) provides such other information as the Sec-
retaries may require.
(d) CONFORMITY WITH APPROVED PLAN.—The Sec-
retaries shall not award a grant under this section to a
partnership in a State that has an approved plan unless
the Secretaries determine, after consultation with the State,
that the plan submitted by the partnership is in accordance
with the approved plan.
(e) IMPLEMENTATION
ACTIVITIES.—A partnership
shall expend funds awarded under this section only for ac-
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tivities undertaken to implement School-to-Work Opportu-
nities programs, including the activities specified in section
212(h)(2).
(f) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds awarded under this sec-
tion may be awarded in combination with funds awarded
under the Youth Fair Chance Program set forth in part
H of title IV of the Job Training Partnership Act (29
U.S.C. 1782 et seq.).
TITLE IV—NATIONAL PROGRAMS
SEC. 
401. 
RESEARCH, 
DEMONSTRATION, 
AND 
OTHER
PROJECTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—With funds reserved under section
508(c), the Secretaries shall conduct research and develop-
ment projects and establish a program of experimental and
demonstration projects, to further the purposes of this Act.
(b) ADDITIONAL USE
OF FUNDS.—Funds reserved
under section 508(c) may be used for programs or services
authorized under any other provision of this Act that are
most appropriately administered at the national level and
that will operate in, or benefit, more than one State.
SEC. 402. PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES AND EVALUATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Using funds reserved under section
508(c), the Secretaries, in collaboration with the States,
shall establish a system of performance measures for assess-
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ing State and local School-to-Work Opportunities programs
regarding—
(1) progress in the development and implementa-
tion of State plans described in section 212(b) with
respect to programs that include the program compo-
nents described in sections 102, 103, and 104 and
otherwise meet the requirements of title I;
(2) participation in School-to-Work Opportuni-
ties programs by employers, schools, and students;
(3) progress in developing and implementing
strategies for addressing the needs of all students in
the State;
(4) progress in meeting the goals of the State to
ensure opportunities for young women to participate
in School-to-Work Opportunities programs, including
participation in nontraditional employment;
(5) outcomes for students in the programs (in-
cluding disadvantaged students, students with diverse
racial, ethnic, or cultural backgrounds, students with
disabilities, students with limited-English proficiency,
students who have dropped out of school, and aca-
demically talented students), which outcomes shall in-
clude—
(A) academic learning gains;
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(B) progress in staying in school and at-
taining—
(i) a high school diploma or its equiva-
lent, such as—
(I) a general equivalency diploma;
or
(II) an alternative diploma or
certificate for students with disabilities
for whom such alternative diploma or
certificate is appropriate;
(ii) a skill certificate; and
(iii) a postsecondary degree;
(C) attainment of strong experience in and
understanding of all aspects of the industry the
students are preparing to enter;
(D) placement and retention in further edu-
cation or training, particularly in the career
major of the student; and
(E) job placement, retention, and earnings,
particularly in the career major of the student;
and
(6) the extent to which the program has met the
needs of employers.
(b) EVALUATION.—Using funds reserved under section
508(c), the Secretaries shall conduct, through grants, con-
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tracts, or other arrangements, a national evaluation of
School-to-Work Opportunities programs funded under this
Act that will track and assess the progress of implementa-
tion of State and local School-to-Work Opportunities pro-
grams and their effectiveness based on measures such as the
measures described in subsection (a).
(c) REPORTS TO THE SECRETARIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall prepare and
submit to the Secretaries periodic reports, at such in-
tervals as the Secretaries may determine, containing
information described in paragraphs (1) through (5)
of subsection (a).
(2) FEDERAL PROGRAMS.—Each State shall pre-
pare and submit reports to the Secretaries, at such
intervals as the Secretaries may determine, contain-
ing information on the extent to which Federal pro-
grams implemented at the State and local level may
be duplicative, outdated, overly restrictive, or other-
wise counterproductive to the development of com-
prehensive statewide School-to-Work Opportunities
systems.
(d) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.—Using funds re-
served under section 508(c), not later than 24 months after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall sub-
mit a report to the Congress on School-to-Work Opportuni-
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ties programs and shall, at a minimum, include in such
report—
(1) information concerning the programs that re-
ceive assistance under this Act;
(2) a summary of the information contained in
the State reports submitted under subsection (c); and
(3) information regarding the findings and ac-
tions taken as a result of any evaluation conducted by
the Secretaries.
SEC. 403. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
(a) PURPOSE.—The Secretaries shall work in coopera-
tion with States, employers and associations of employers,
secondary schools and postsecondary education institutions,
student and teacher organizations, labor organizations, and
community-based organizations, to increase their capacity
to develop and implement effective School-to-Work Opportu-
nities programs.
(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Using funds reserved
under section 508(c), the Secretaries shall provide, through
grants, contracts, or other arrangements—
(1) training, technical assistance, and other ac-
tivities that will—
(A) enhance the skills, knowledge, and ex-
pertise of the personnel involved in planning and
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implementing State and local School-to-Work
Opportunities programs; and
(B) improve the quality of services provided
to individuals served under this Act;
(2) assistance to States and partnerships in-
volved in carrying out School-to-Work Opportunities
programs in order to integrate resources available
under this Act with resources available under other
Federal, State, and local authorities;
(3) assistance to States and such partnerships to
recruit employers to provide the work-based learning
component, described in section 102, of School-to-
Work Opportunities programs; and
(4) assistance to States and such partnerships to
design and implement school-sponsored enterprises.
(c) PEER REVIEW.—The Secretaries may use funds re-
served under section 508(c) for the peer review of State ap-
plications and plans under section 212 and applications
under title III.
(d) NETWORKS AND CLEARINGHOUSES.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—To carry out their re-
sponsibilities under subsection (b), the Secretaries
shall establish, through grants, contracts, or other ar-
rangements, a Clearinghouse and Capacity Building
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Network (hereafter referred to in this subsection as the
‘‘Clearinghouse’’).
(2) FUNCTIONS.—The Clearinghouse shall—
(A) collect and disseminate information on
successful school-to-work programs, and innova-
tive school-based and work-based curricula;
(B) collect and disseminate information on
research and evaluation conducted concerning
activities carried out through School-to-Work
Opportunities programs;
(C) collect and disseminate information
that will assist States and partnerships in un-
dertaking labor market analysis, surveys, or
other activities related to economic development;
(D) collect and disseminate information on
skill certificates, skill standards, and related as-
sessment technologies;
(E) collect and disseminate information on
methods for recruiting and building the capacity
of employers to provide work-based learning op-
portunities;
(F) facilitate communication and the ex-
change of information and ideas among States
and partnerships carrying out School-to-Work
Opportunities programs; and
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(G) carry out such other activities as the
Secretaries determine to be appropriate.
(3) COORDINATION.—The Secretaries shall co-
ordinate the activities of the Clearinghouse with the
activities of other similar entities to avoid duplica-
tion and enhance the sharing of relevant information.
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 501. STATE REQUEST AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR A
WAIVER OF STATUTORY AND REGULATORY
REQUIREMENTS.
(a) STATE REQUEST FOR WAIVER.—A State with an
approved plan may, at any point during the development
or implementation of a School-to-Work Opportunities pro-
gram, request a waiver of one or more statutory or regu-
latory provisions from the Secretaries in order to carry out
the purposes of this Act, and such requests for waivers shall
be submitted as part of the plan or as amendments to the
plan.
(b) PARTNERSHIP REQUEST FOR WAIVER.—A part-
nership that seeks a waiver of any of the provisions speci-
fied in sections 502 and 503 shall submit an application
for such waiver to the State, and the State shall determine
whether to submit a request for a waiver to the Secretaries,
as provided in subsection (a).
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(c) WAIVER CRITERIA.—Any such request by the State
shall meet the criteria contained in section 502 or 503 and
shall specify the provisions or regulations referred to in such
sections with respect to which the State seeks a waiver.
(d) SUPPORT BY APPROPRIATE STATE AGENCIES.—In
requesting such a waiver, the State shall provide evidence
of support for the waiver request by the State agencies or
officials with jurisdiction over the provisions or regulations
that would be waived.
SEC. 502. WAIVERS OF STATUTORY AND REGULATORY RE-
QUIREMENTS BY THE SECRETARY OF EDU-
CATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) WAIVER.—Except as provided in subsection
(c), the Secretary of Education may waive any re-
quirement of any provisions specified in subsection
(b) or of the regulations issued under such provisions
for a State that requests such a waiver—
(A) if, and only to the extent that, the Sec-
retary of Education determines that such re-
quirement impedes the ability of the State or a
partnership to carry out the purposes of this Act;
(B) if the State waives, or agrees to waive,
similar requirements of State law; and
(C) if the State—
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(i) has provided all partnerships that
carry out programs under this Act, and
local educational agencies participating in
such a partnership, in the State with notice
and an opportunity to comment on the pro-
posal of the State to seek a waiver; and
(ii) has submitted the comments of the
partnerships and local educational agencies
to the Secretary of Education.
(2) ACTION.—The Secretary of Education shall
act promptly on any request submitted pursuant to
paragraph (1).
(3) TERM.—Each waiver approved pursuant to
this subsection shall be for a period not to exceed 5
years, except that the Secretary of Education may ex-
tend such period if the Secretary of Education deter-
mines that the waiver has been effective in enabling
the State or partnership to carry out the purposes of
this Act.
(b) INCLUDED PROGRAMS.—The provisions subject to
the waiver authority of this section are—
(1) chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2701 et
seq.), including the Even Start programs carried out
under part B of such chapter (20 U.S.C. 2741 et seq.);
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(2) part A of chapter 2 of title I of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 2921 et seq.);
(3) part A of title II of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2981 et
seq.);
(4) part D of title IV of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 3121 et
seq.);
(5) title V of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 3171 et seq.); and
(6) the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied
Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).
(c) WAIVERS NOT AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of
Education may not waive any statutory or regulatory re-
quirement of the provisions specified in subsection (b) relat-
ing to—
(1) the basic purposes or goals of the affected
programs under such provisions;
(2) maintenance of effort;
(3) comparability of services;
(4) the equitable participation of students at-
tending private schools;
(5) student and parental participation and in-
volvement;
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(6) the distribution of funds to State or to local
educational agencies;
(7) the eligibility of an individual for participa-
tion in the affected programs;
(8) public health or safety, labor, civil rights, oc-
cupational safety and health, or environmental pro-
tection; or
(9) prohibitions or restrictions relating to the
construction of buildings or facilities.
(d) TERMINATION
OF WAIVERS.—The Secretary of
Education shall periodically review the performance of any
State or partnership for which the Secretary of Education
has granted a waiver under this section and shall terminate
the waiver under this section if the Secretary determines
that the performance of the State, partnership, or local edu-
cational agency affected by the waiver has been inadequate
to justify a continuation of the waiver, or the State fails
to waive similar requirements of State law as required or
agreed to in accordance with subsection (a)(1)(B).
SEC. 503. WAIVERS OF STATUTORY AND REGULATORY RE-
QUIREMENTS BY THE SECRETARY OF LABOR.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) WAIVER.—Except as provided in subsection
(c), the Secretary of Labor may waive any require-
ment of the Act, or any provisions of the Act, speci-
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fied in subsection (b) or of the regulations issued
under such Act or provisions for a State that requests
such a waiver—
(A) if, and only to the extent that, the Sec-
retary of Labor determines that such requirement
impedes the ability of the State or a partnership
to carry out the purposes of this Act;
(B) if the State waives, or agrees to waive,
similar requirements of State law; and
(C) if the State—
(i) has provided all partnerships that
carry out programs under this Act in the
State with notice and an opportunity to
comment on the proposal of the State to seek
a waiver; and
(ii) has submitted the comments of the
partnerships to the Secretary of Labor.
(2) ACTION.—The Secretary of Labor shall act
promptly on any request submitted pursuant to para-
graph (1).
(3) TERM.—Each waiver approved pursuant to
this subsection shall be for a period not to exceed 5
years, except that the Secretary of Labor may extend
such period if the Secretary of Labor determines that
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the waiver has been effective in enabling the State or
partnership to carry out the purposes of this Act.
(b) INCLUDED PROGRAMS.—The Act subject to the
waiver authority of this section is the Job Training Part-
nership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
(c) WAIVERS NOT AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of
Labor may not waive any statutory or regulatory require-
ment of the Act, or any provision of the Act, specified in
subsection (b) relating to—
(1) the basic purposes or goals of the affected
programs under such provisions;
(2) maintenance of effort;
(3) the allocation of funds under the affected pro-
grams;
(4) the eligibility of an individual for participa-
tion in the affected programs;
(5) public health or safety, labor, civil rights, oc-
cupational safety and health, or environmental pro-
tection; or
(6) prohibitions or restrictions relating to the
construction of buildings or facilities.
(d) TERMINATION
OF WAIVERS.—The Secretary of
Labor shall periodically review the performance of any
State or partnership for which the Secretary of Labor has
granted a waiver under this section and shall terminate the
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waiver under this section if the Secretary determines that
the performance of the State or partnership affected by the
waiver has been inadequate to justify a continuation of the
waiver, or the State fails to waive similar requirements of
State law as required or agreed to in accordance with sub-
section (a)(1)(B).
SEC. 504. COMBINATION OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR HIGH
POVERTY SCHOOLS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section
are—
(A) to integrate activities under this Act
with school-to-work transition activities carried
out under other programs; and
(B) to maximize the effective use of re-
sources.
(2) COMBINATION OF FUNDS.—To carry out such
purposes, a local partnership that receives assistance
under title II or III may carry out schoolwide school-
to-work activities in schools that meet the require-
ments of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section
263(g)(1) of the Job Training Partnership Act (29
U.S.C. 1643(g)(1)(A) and (B)) with funds obtained
by combining—
(A) Federal funds under this Act; and
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(B) other Federal funds made available
from among programs under—
(i) the provisions of law listed in para-
graphs (2) through (6) of section 502(b);
and
(ii) the Job Training Partnership Act
(29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.); and
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A local partnership may use the
Federal funds combined under subsection (a) under the re-
quirements of this Act, except that the provisions relating
to the matters specified in paragraphs (1) through (6) and
paragraphs (8) and (9) of section 502(c), and paragraph
(1) and paragraphs (3) through (6) of section 503(c), that
relate to the program through which the funds described in
subsection (a)(2)(B) were made available, shall remain in
effect with respect to the use of such funds.
(c) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN APPLICATION.—A
local partnership seeking to combine funds under subsection
(a) shall include in the application of the partnership under
title II or III—
(1) a description of the funds the partnership
proposes to combine under the requirements of this
Act;
(2) the activities to be carried out with such
funds;
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(3) the specific outcomes expected of participants
in schoolwide school-to-work activities; and
(4) such other information as the State, or Sec-
retaries, as the case may be, may require.
(d) DISSEMINATION
OF
INFORMATION.—The local
partnership shall, to the extent feasible, provide information
on the proposed combination of Federal funds under sub-
section (a) to parents, students, educators, advocacy and
civil rights organizations, and the public.
SEC. 505. COMBINATION OF FEDERAL FUNDS BY STATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section
are—
(A) to integrate activities under this Act
with State school-to-work transition activities
carried out under other programs; and
(B) to maximize the effective use of re-
sources.
(2) COMBINATION OF FUNDS.—To carry out such
purposes, a State that receives assistance under title
II may carry out activities necessary to develop and
implement a statewide School-to-Work Opportunities
system with funds obtained by combining—
(A) Federal funds under this Act; and
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(B) other Federal funds made available
from among programs under—
(i) the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and
Applied Technology Act, section 201; and
(ii) the Job Training Partnership Act
(29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A State may use the State por-
tion of the Federal funds combined under subsection (a)
under the requirements of this Act, except that the provi-
sions relating to the matters specified in section 502(c), and
section 503(c), that relate to the program through which
the funds described in subsection (a)(2)(B) were made
available, shall remain in effect with respect to the use of
such funds.
(c) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN APPLICATION.—A
State seeking to combine funds under subsection (a) shall
include in the application of the State under title II—
(1) a description of the funds the State proposes
to combine under the requirements of this Act;
(2) the activities to be carried out with such
funds;
(3) the specific outcomes expected of participants
in school-to-work activities;
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(4) evidence of support for the waiver request by
the State agencies or officials with jurisdiction over
the funds that would by combined;
(5) a State’s authority to combine funds under
this section shall not exceed 5 years, except that the
Secretaries may extend such period if the Secretaries
determine that such authority would further the pur-
poses of this Act; and
(6) such other information as the Secretaries
may require.
SEC. 506. REQUIREMENTS.
The following requirements shall apply to School-to-
Work Opportunities programs under this Act:
(1) No student participating in such a program
shall displace any currently employed worker (includ-
ing a partial displacement, such as a reduction in the
hours of nonovertime work, wages, or employment
benefits).
(2) No School-to-Work Opportunities program
shall impair existing contracts for services or collec-
tive bargaining agreements, and no program under
this Act that would be inconsistent with the terms of
a collective bargaining agreement shall be undertaken
without the written concurrence of the labor organiza-
tion and employer concerned.
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(3) No student shall be employed or fill a posi-
tion—
(A) when any other individual is on tem-
porary layoff from the participating employer,
with the clear possibility of recall, from the same
or any substantially equivalent job; or
(B) when the employer has terminated the
employment of any regular employee or other-
wise reduced the work force of the employer with
the intention of filling the vacancy so created
with a student.
(4) Students participating in such programs
shall be provided with adequate and safe equipment
and safe and healthful workplaces in conformity with
all health and safety standards of Federal, State, and
local law.
(5) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
modify or affect any Federal or State law prohibiting
discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color,
ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, or disability.
(6) Funds appropriated under authority of this
Act shall not be expended for wages of students par-
ticipating in such programs.
(7) The Secretaries shall establish such other re-
quirements as the Secretaries may determine to be
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appropriate, in order to ensure that participants in
such programs are afforded adequate supervision by
skilled adult workers, or to otherwise further the pur-
poses of this Act.
SEC. 507. SANCTIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries may terminate or
suspend financial assistance, in whole or in part, to a re-
cipient or refuse to extend a grant for a recipient, if the
Secretaries determine that the recipient has failed to meet
the requirements of this Act, including requirements under
section 402(c), or any regulations under this Act, or any
approved plan submitted pursuant to this Act. The Sec-
retaries shall provide to the recipient prompt notice of such
termination, suspension, or refusal to extend a grant and
the opportunity for a hearing within 30 days after such
notice.
(b) NONDELEGATION.—The Secretaries shall not dele-
gate any of the functions or authority specified in this sec-
tion, other than to an officer whose appointment is required
to be made by and with the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate.
SEC. 508. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretaries $300,000,000 for fiscal year
1995, and $400,000,000 for fiscal year 1996; $400,000,000
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for fiscal year 1997; $330,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
$220,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
(b) HIGH POVERTY AREAS AND CONGRESSIONAL DIS-
TRICTS
WITH
LOW
POPULATION
DENSITIES.—Of the
amounts appropriated under subsection (a) for a fiscal
year, the Secretaries may reserve not more than 10 percent
of such amounts for the fiscal year to carry out section 303,
which reserved funds may be used in conjunction with funds
available under the Youth Fair Chance Program set forth
in part H of title IV of the Job Training Partnership Act
(29 U.S.C. 1782 et seq.).
(c) NATIONAL PROGRAMS.—Of the amounts appro-
priated under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretar-
ies may reserve not more than 10 percent of such amounts
for the fiscal year to carry out title IV.
(d) TERRITORIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts appropriated
for a fiscal year under subsection (a), the Secretaries
may reserve up to 1⁄4 of 1 percent to make Federal
implementation grants to territories under section
212 on the same basis as the Secretaries make grants
to States under such section. The territories shall use
funds made available through such grants to imple-
ment School-to-Work Opportunities programs in ac-
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cordance with the requirements applicable to States
under subtitle B of title II.
(2) DEFINITION.—As used in this subsection, the
term ‘‘territory’’ means the United States Virgin Is-
lands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the Federated
States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Mar-
shall Islands, and includes the Republic of Palau
(until the Compact of Free Association is ratified).
(e) NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS.—
(1) RESERVATION.—The Secretaries may reserve
up to 1⁄4 of 1 percent of the funds appropriated for
any fiscal year under subsection (a) to make Federal
implementation grants to appropriate entities under
section 212 on the same basis as the Secretaries make
grants to States under such section. The territories
shall use funds made available through such grants to
implement School-to-Work Opportunities programs,
for students who are Indians (as defined in section
1(1) of the Tribally Controlled Community College
Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801(1)), that in-
volve Bureau funded schools, as defined in section
1139(3) of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25
U.S.C. 2019(3)), in accordance with the requirements
applicable to States under subtitle B of title II.
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(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretaries may
carry out this subsection through such means as the
Secretaries determine to be appropriate, including—
(A) the transfer of funds to the Secretary of
the Interior; and
(B) the provision of financial assistance to
tribes and Indian organizations, as defined in
paragraphs (13) and (7), respectively, of section
1139 of such Act.
(f) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds obligated for any
fiscal year for programs authorized under this Act shall re-
main available until expended.
SEC. 509. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS, AND OTHER MATTERS.
The Secretaries are authorized, in carrying out this
Act, to accept, purchase, or lease in the name of the Depart-
ment of Labor or the Department of Education, and employ
or dispose of in furtherance of the purposes of this Act, any
money or property, real, personal, or mixed, tangible or in-
tangible, received by gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise, and
to accept voluntary and uncompensated services notwith-
standing the provisions of section 1342 of title 31, United
States Code.
SEC. 510. STATE AUTHORITY.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to supersede the
legal authority, under State law or other applicable law,
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of any State agency or State public official over programs
that are under the jurisdiction of the agency or official.
SEC. 511. CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to establish a
right for any person to bring an action to obtain services
under this Act.
SEC. 512. ADDITIONAL FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to ensure
that the funds provided under this Act cannot be utilized
by the Federal Government to contribute to an unfunded
Federal mandate.
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Subject to subsection (c) and
notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law, no
provision of Federal law shall require a State, in order to
receive funds under this Act, to comply with any Federal
requirement, other than a requirement of this Act as in ef-
fect on the effective date of this Act.
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Any provision of Fed-
eral statutory or regulatory law, in effect on or after the
effective date of this Act, shall be subject to subsection (b)
unless such law explicitly excludes the application of sub-
section (b) by reference to this section.
SEC. 513. SENSE OF THE SENATE.
It is the sense of the Senate that the Congress should
fund programs under this Act, for fiscal years 1996 through
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2002, predominately from the savings resulting from efforts
of the Department of Labor, the Department of Education,
and other Federal agencies, to eliminate, consolidate, or
streamline, duplicative or ineffective education or job train-
ing programs in existence on the date of enactment of this
Act.
TITLE VI—OTHER PROGRAMS
SEC. 601. TECH-PREP EDUCATION.
(a) CONTENTS OF PROGRAM.—Paragraph (2) of sec-
tion 344(b) of the Tech-Prep Education Act (20 U.S.C.
2394b(b)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or 4 years’’ before
‘‘of secondary school’’.
(b) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION; PRIORITY.—Section 345
of the Tech-Prep Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2394c) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (d)—
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and
(3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(2) are developed in consultation with institu-
tions of higher education that award baccalaureate
degrees;’’;
(2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as
subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and
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(3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following
new subsection:
‘‘(e) PRIORITY.—The Secretary or the State board, as
appropriate, shall give highest priority to applications that
provide for effective employment placement activities or
transfer of students to 4-year baccalaureate degree pro-
grams.’’.
TITLE VII—TECHNICAL
PROVISIONS
SEC. 701. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of
this Act.
SEC. 702. SUNSET.
The authority provided by this Act shall terminate on
October 1 of the ninth calendar year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act.
TITLE VIII—ALASKA NATIVE ART
AND CULTURE
SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as ‘‘Alaska Native Culture and
Arts Development Act’’.
SEC. 802. ALASKA NATIVE ART AND CULTURE.
Section 1521 of the Higher Education Amendments of
1986 (20 U.S.C. 4441) is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘PART B—NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND ALASKA NATIVES
‘‘SEC. 1521. PROGRAM FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND ALASKA
NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior is
authorized to make grants for the purpose of supporting
programs for Native Hawaiian or Alaska Native culture
and arts development to any private, nonprofit organiza-
tion or institution which—
‘‘(1) primarily serves and represents Native Ha-
waiians or Alaska Natives, and
‘‘(2) has been recognized by the Governor of the
State of Hawaii or the Governor of the State of Alas-
ka, as appropriate, for the purpose of making such or-
ganization or institution eligible to receive such
grants.
‘‘(b) PURPOSE OF GRANTS.—Grants made under sub-
section (a) shall, to the extent deemed possible by the Sec-
retary and the recipient of the grant, be used—
‘‘(1) to provide scholarly study of, and instruc-
tion in, Native Hawaiian or Alaska Native art and
culture,
‘‘(2) to establish programs which culminate in
the awarding of degrees in the various fields of Native
Hawaiian or Alaska Native art and culture, or
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‘‘(3) to establish centers and programs with re-
spect to Native Hawaiian or Alaska Native art and
culture that are similar in purpose to the centers and
programs described in subsections (b) and (c) of sec-
tion 1510.
‘‘(c) MANAGEMENT OF GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) Any organization or institution which is
the recipient of a grant made under subsection (a)
shall establish a governing board to manage and con-
trol the program with respect to which such grant is
made.
‘‘(2) For any grants made with respect to Native
Hawaiian art and culture, the members of the govern-
ing board which is required to be established under
paragraph (1) shall—
‘‘(A) be Native Hawaiians or individuals
widely recognized in the field of Native Hawai-
ian art and culture,
‘‘(B) include a representative of the Office of
Hawaiian Affairs of the State of Hawaii,
‘‘(C) include the president of the University
of Hawaii,
‘‘(D) include the president of the Bishop
Museum, and
‘‘(E) serve for a fixed term of office.
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‘‘(3) For any grants made with respect to Alaska
Native art and culture, the members of the governing
board which is required to be established under para-
graph (1) shall—
‘‘(A) include Alaska Natives and individ-
uals widely recognized in the field of Alaska Na-
tive art and culture,
‘‘(B) represent the Eskimo, Indian and
Aleut cultures of Alaska, and
‘‘(C) serve for a fixed term.’’.
Attest:
Secretary.