(D) a description of the services provided, 
including supportive services, that the program 
is expected to provide to eligible youth, includ-
ing how the local area will partner with commu-
nity-based organizations to provide such serv-
ices; 
(E) performance accountability goals, as 
measured by the primary indicators of perform-
ance described in subsection (e)(1); 
(F) an assurance that the program will be 
aligned with the youth investment activities pro-
vided under chapter 2 of subtitle B of title I of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3161 et seq.); 
(G) an assurance that the local area will 
adhere to the labor standards outlined in sec-
tion 7; 
(H) a description of the alignment of the 
program to work-based learning, or plans to 
create work-based learning opportunities, and 
whether the program will award academic credit 
towards the fulfillment of a secondary school di-
ploma or its recognized equivalent, or a recog-
nized postsecondary credential, as applicable; 
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(I) a description of programs being offered 
that align to high-skill, high-wage, or in-de-
mand industry sectors or occupations; and 
(J) any other information as the Governor 
may reasonably require. 
(d) LOCAL USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A local area that receives an 
allocation under this section shall use such allocation 
for development activities or expansion activities 
with respect to a year-round employment program in 
accordance with this subsection. 
(2) DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.—In the case of 
a local area that, at the beginning of the first pro-
gram year covered by the local plan submitted under 
subsection (c), is not carrying out a year-round em-
ployment program described in paragraph (4), the 
local board of such local area— 
(A) shall use the amount to— 
(i) plan, develop, and carry out a com-
munity-based year-round employment pro-
gram that meets each such requirement, 
that to the extent practicable, are evidence- 
based; 
(ii) engage or establish industry or 
sector partnerships to determine year- 
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round job needs to inform the establish-
ment of such program; and 
(iii) conduct outreach to eligible youth 
and employers; and 
(B) may— 
(i) use such amount to develop tech-
nology infrastructure, including data and 
management systems, to support such pro-
gram; and 
(ii) use not more than 50 percent of 
such amount to subsidize the wages of 
each eligible youth participating in such 
program. 
(3) EXPANSION ACTIVITIES.—In the case of a 
local area that, at the beginning of the first full pro-
gram year covered by the local plan submitted under 
subsection (c), is carrying out a year-round program 
described in paragraph (4), the local board of such 
local area— 
(A) shall use such amount to— 
(i) increase the number of community- 
based, year-round employment opportuni-
ties offered through such program, includ-
ing unsubsidized or partly subsidized op-
portunities and opportunities in the private 
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sector, that to the extent practicable, are 
evidence-based; 
(ii) conduct outreach to eligible youth 
and employers; and 
(iii) subsidize the wages of eligible 
youth participating in such program; and 
(B) may use such amount to enhance the 
activities required under paragraph (4)(B). 
(4) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) PROGRAM DESIGN.—A year-round em-
ployment program described in this paragraph 
is a program that meets the following require-
ments: 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible youth 
participating in the program is matched 
with an appropriate employer, based on 
factors including the needs of the employer 
and the age, skill, and informed aspira-
tions of the participant, for high-quality, 
year-round employment, which may not— 
(I) be less than 180 days and 
more than 1 year; 
(II) pay less than the greater of 
the applicable Federal, State, or local 
minimum wage; and 
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(III) employ the eligible youth for 
less than 20 hours per week. 
(ii) EMPLOYER SHARE OF WAGES.— 
Not less than 25 percent of the wages of 
each eligible youth participating in the pro-
gram are paid by the employer, except this 
requirement may be waived for not more 
than 10 percent of eligible youth partici-
pating in the program that have a signifi-
cant barrier to employment, as defined by 
the State board. 
(B) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—The program 
includes the following program elements: 
(i) Work-readiness training and edu-
cational programs aligned to career path-
ways for eligible youth to enhance their 
year-round employment opportunities, in-
cluding digital literacy and online work- 
readiness opportunities, as appropriate, 
and support obtaining documentation need-
ed for employment, such as identification 
or licenses. 
(ii) Coaching and mentoring services 
for eligible youth participating in the pro-
gram to enhance their year-round employ-
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ment opportunities and encourage comple-
tion of such opportunities through the pro-
gram. 
(iii) Coaching and mentoring services 
for employers on how to successfully em-
ploy each eligible youth participating in the 
program in meaningful work, including on 
providing a safe work and training envi-
ronment for all participants, regardless of 
race, color, disability, age, religion, na-
tional origin, political affiliation, belief, 
marital status, sex (including sexual ori-
entation or gender identity), pregnancy, 
childbirth, or a related medical condition, 
or status as a parent. 
(iv) Career exploration, career coun-
seling, career planning, and college plan-
ning services for eligible youth partici-
pating in the program. 
(v) High-quality financial literacy edu-
cation as described in section 129(b)(2)(D) 
of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(b)(2)(D)), for 
eligible youth participating in the program, 
including education on the use of credit 
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and financing higher education, and access 
to safe and affordable banking accounts 
with consumer protections, including from 
local credit unions. 
(vi) Providing supportive services to 
eligible youth, or connecting such youth to 
supportive services provided by another en-
tity, to enable participation in the pro-
gram, which may include food and nutri-
tion services, and health and mental health 
care supports. 
(vii) Follow-up services for not less 
than 12 months after the completion of 
participation, as appropriate. 
(viii) Integration of services provided 
by the program with youth development 
programs, secondary school programs, ca-
reer and technical education programs, 
youth 
workforce 
investment 
activities 
under chapter 2 of subtitle B of title I of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3161 et seq.), and skills 
training programs funded by the State or 
Federal Government, as applicable. 
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(ix) Connecting youth participating in 
the program to providers of youth services, 
adult employment and training services, 
vocational rehabilitation services, and adult 
education and literacy services under title 
II of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3271 et seq.), career 
pathways, postsecondary education, or 
skills training programs funded by the 
State or Federal Government, as applica-
ble. 
(x) A rigorous evaluation of such pro-
gram using research approaches appro-
priate to the level of development and ma-
turity of the program, including random 
assignment or quasi-experimental impact 
evaluations, implementation evaluations, 
pre-experimental studies, and feasibility 
studies. 
(xi) Commitment and support from 
mayors or county executives to support the 
execution of the program as described in 
the local plan submitted under subsection 
(c). 
(C) INFORMATION AND REFERRALS.— 
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(i) IN
GENERAL.—Each local board 
shall ensure that each participant of a 
year-round employment program receiving 
assistance under this section shall be pro-
vided— 
(I) information on the full array 
of applicable or appropriate services 
that are available through the local 
board or other eligible providers or 
one-stop partners, including those 
providers or partners receiving funds 
under this Act; and 
(II) referral to appropriate train-
ing and educational programs that 
have the capacity to serve the partici-
pant either on a concurrent or sequen-
tial basis. 
(ii) FURTHER ASSESSMENT AND RE-
FERRAL.—Each local board shall, in a 
manner 
consistent 
with 
section 
129(c)(3)(B) of the Workforce Innovation 
and 
Opportunity 
Act 
(29 
U.S.C. 
3164(c)(3)(B)), ensure that eligible youth 
who do not meet the employment require-
ments for the year-round employment pro-
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gram shall be referred for further assess-
ment, as necessary, and referred to appro-
priate programs in accordance with clause 
(i) to meet the basic skills and training 
needs for such employment. 
(5) PRIORITY.—In carrying out a year-round 
employment program receiving assistance under this 
section, a local area shall give priority to year-round 
employment opportunities offered under such pro-
gram— 
(A) in existing or emerging high-skill, 
high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or oc-
cupations; or 
(B) that meet community needs in the 
public, private, or nonprofit sector. 
(e) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For each local area receiving 
an allocation under this section, the primary indica-
tors of performance, for each year-round program 
receiving assistance under such allocation, shall in-
clude— 
(A) the performance metrics described in 
section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Workforce Inno-
vation 
and 
Opportunity 
Act 
(29 
U.S.C. 
3141(b)(2)(A)(ii)); 
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(B) the percentage of eligible youth com-
pleting the program; and 
(C) the percentage of eligible youth having 
participated in work-based learning. 
(2) FAILURE TO MEET LOCAL PERFORMANCE 
ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If a local area fails, for 
any program year, to meet a performance ac-
countability goal identified in its plan under 
subsection (c)(3)(E) with respect to a year- 
round employment program funded under this 
section, the Governor, or, upon request by the 
Governor, the Secretary of Labor, shall provide 
the local area with technical assistance, which 
may include assistance in the development of a 
performance improvement plan for such pro-
gram. 
(B) CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.—In a case in 
which such local area fails to meet such per-
formance accountability goal with respect to the 
program for a third consecutive year or fails to 
implement the improvement plan, the Governor 
shall take corrective actions, which may include, 
after notice and opportunity for a hearing, the 
withholding from the local area all, or a por-
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tion, of the allocation under this section to pro-
vide summer employment activities in such local 
areas under alternative arrangements that are 
consistent with the program elements described 
in subsection (d)(4)(B). 
(f) SUPPLEMENT AND NOT SUPPLANT.—Any funds 
made available for year-round employment programs 
under this section shall supplement and not supplant other 
State or local public funds expended for year-round youth 
employment programs or other youth activities funded 
under section 129 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164). 
(g) REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For each year that a local 
area receives an allocation under this section for a 
year-round employment program, the local area shall 
submit to the Secretary of Labor and the Governor 
a report with— 
(A) the number of eligible youth partici-
pating in the program; 
(B) the number of eligible youth partici-
pating in the program who complete a year- 
round employment opportunity through the pro-
gram; 
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(K) any other information that the Sec-
retary of Labor determines necessary to mon-
itor the effectiveness of the program. 
(2) DISAGGREGATION.—The information re-
quired to be reported under subparagraphs (A), (B), 
and (G) of paragraph (1) shall be disaggregated by 
race, ethnicity, sex, age, and each subpopulation de-
scribed in subclauses (I) through (VI) of section 
129(a)(1)(B)(iii) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1)(B)(iii)). 
(h) ELIGIBLE YOUTH DEFINED.—For the purposes 
of this section, the term ‘‘eligible youth’’ means an indi-
vidual who, at the time the eligibility determination is 
made, is an out-of-school youth. 
SEC. 6. CONNECTING-FOR-OPPORTUNITIES COMPETITIVE 
GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amount available under 
section 3(b)(3), the Secretary of Labor shall, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Education, award grants on a 
competitive basis to local community partnerships to assist 
such local community partnerships in improving high 
school graduation and youth employment rates. 
(b) LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.— 
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(1) MANDATORY PARTNERS.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘local community partnership’’ means a 
partnership among at least the following entities: 
(A) A unit of general local government. 
(B) A local educational agency. 
(C) An institution of higher education. 
(D) A local board. 
(E) A community-based organization with 
experience or expertise in working with youth. 
(F) A public agency serving youth or 
young adults under the jurisdiction of the juve-
nile justice system or criminal justice system. 
(G) A State or local child welfare agency. 
(H) An agency administering programs 
under part A of title IV of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). 
(I) An industry or sector partnership, to 
the extent practicable. 
(J) A labor organization or joint labor- 
management organization, to the extent prac-
ticable. 
(2) OPTIONAL PARTNERS.—The following enti-
ties may be included as part of the partnership 
among the entities listed in paragraph (1): 
(A) One-stop operators. 
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(B) Employers or employer associations. 
(C) Entities that carry out programs that 
receive funding under the Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 
11101 et seq.). 
(D) Public agencies or community-based 
organizations with expertise in providing evi-
dence-based trauma support services, coun-
seling, or mental health care to youth, including 
trauma-informed and gender-responsive coun-
seling. 
(E) Public housing agencies, collaborative 
applicants (as defined in section 401 of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11360)), or private nonprofit organiza-
tions that serve homeless youth and households 
or foster youth. 
(F) Other appropriate State and local 
agencies. 
(c) APPLICATION.—A local community partnership 
desiring a grant under this section shall submit to the Sec-
retary of Labor an application at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
reasonably require. At a minimum, each application shall 
include a comprehensive plan that— 
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(1) demonstrates sufficient need for the grant 
in the local population, which need may be dem-
onstrated— 
(A) on the basis of high school dropouts in 
the local area to be served by the partnership, 
as compared to the total number of unemployed 
individuals ages 16 to 24 in local areas in all 
States; 
(B) on the basis of the relative number of 
unemployed individuals ages 16 to 24 in the 
local area to be served by the partnership, as 
compared to the total number of unemployed 
individuals ages 16 to 24 in local areas in all 
States; 
(C) on the basis of the relative percentage 
or number of low-income individuals in the local 
area to be served by the partnership, as com-
pared to the total percentage or number of low- 
income individuals in local areas in all States; 
(2) identifies and describes the role of each en-
tity in the partnership, including the fiscal agent in 
the partnership and the role of each such entity in 
carrying out the activities described in subsection 
(d); 
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(3) does not conflict with the local plan sub-
mitted by the local board in the local area served by 
the local community partnership under section 108 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3123), the applicable local plan for ca-
reer and technical education programs under section 
134 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2354) (if not 
part of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act local plan), and the applicable State plan for 
programs under part A of title IV of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); and 
(4) includes an assurance that the partnership 
will adhere to the labor standards outlined in section 
7. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—A local community partnership 
receiving a grant under this section shall use the grant 
funds— 
(1) to target and serve individuals not younger 
than age 14 or older than age 24, prioritizing indi-
viduals with barriers to employment; 
(2) to make appropriate use of education, child 
welfare, social services, and workforce development 
data collection systems to facilitate the local commu-
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nity partnership’s ability to target and serve the in-
dividuals described in paragraph (1); 
(3) to develop wide-ranging pathways to post-
secondary education and employment, including— 
(A) using not less than 50 percent of the 
grant funds to help individuals described in 
paragraph (1) complete their secondary school 
education, including through high-quality, flexi-
ble programs that utilize community-based, 
and, to the extent practicable, evidence-based 
interventions and provide differentiated services 
(or pathways) to students— 
(i) who are returning to education 
after exiting secondary school without a 
secondary school diploma or its recognized 
equivalent; or 
(ii) who, based on their grade or age, 
are significantly off track to accumulate 
sufficient academic credits to meet high 
school graduation requirements, as estab-
lished by the State; 
(B) creating career pathways, focused on 
paid work-based learning consisting of on-the- 
job training and classroom instruction, that— 
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(i) will lead to the attainment of a 
recognized postsecondary credential; and 
(ii) includes, to the maximum extent 
practicable, learning through apprentice-
ship programs and pre-apprenticeship pro-
grams; 
(C) connecting individuals described in 
paragraph (1) with professionals who can pro-
vide such individuals with pre-employment and 
employment counseling and assist such individ-
uals in— 
(i) finding and securing employment 
or work-based learning opportunities that 
pay not less than the greater of the appli-
cable Federal, State, or local minimum 
wage; 
(ii) identifying and assessing eligibility 
for training programs and funding for such 
programs; 
(iii) completing necessary paperwork 
for applying for and enrolling in such pro-
grams; and 
(iv) identifying additional services, if 
needed; 
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(D) connecting individuals described in 
paragraph (1) with providers of— 
(i) youth services, adult employment 
and training services, vocational rehabilita-
tion services, and adult education and lit-
eracy services, under the Workforce Inno-
vation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3101 et seq.); 
(ii) career planning services; and 
(iii) federally and State funded pro-
grams that provide skills training; and 
(E) ensuring that such individuals success-
fully transition into pre-apprenticeship pro-
grams, apprenticeship programs, or programs 
leading to recognized postsecondary credentials 
in high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry 
sectors or occupations; 
(4) to provide a comprehensive system of sup-
portive services aimed at preventing the individuals 
described in paragraph (1) from disconnecting from 
education, training, and employment, and aimed at 
re-engaging any such individual who has been so dis-
connected, by— 
(A) providing school-based dropout preven-
tion and community-based dropout recovery 
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services, including establishing or improving 
school district early warning systems that— 
(i) connect such systems to data gath-
ering and reporting systems established 
under the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) for 
the purpose of identifying the individuals 
described in paragraph (1) so long as such 
data does not reveal personally identifiable 
information about a program participant 
or would not reveal such information when 
combined with other released information; 
and 
(ii) engage any such identified indi-
vidual using targeted, community-based, 
and, to the extent practicable, evidence- 
based interventions to address the specific 
needs and issues of the individual, includ-
ing chronic absenteeism; and 
(B) providing the individuals described in 
paragraph (1) with access to re-engagement 
services for training programs and employment 
opportunities and, to the extent practicable, 
using providers of youth services under the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
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U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) to conduct intake and 
refer such individuals and their families to the 
appropriate re-engagement service; and 
(5) to provide a comprehensive system of sup-
port for the individuals described in paragraph (1), 
including— 
(A) connecting such individuals with pro-
fessionals who can— 
(i) provide case management and 
counseling services; and 
(ii) assist such individuals in— 
(I) developing achievable short- 
term goals and long-term goals; and 
(II) overcoming any social, ad-
ministrative, or financial barrier that 
may hinder enrollment in the program 
or the achievement of such goals; and 
(B) providing or connecting participants 
with available supportive services. 
(e) PRIORITY
IN AWARDS.—In awarding grants 
under this section, the Secretary of Labor shall give pri-
ority to applications submitted by local community part-
nerships that include a comprehensive plan that— 
(1) serves and targets communities with a high 
percentage of low-income individuals and high rates 
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of high school dropouts and youth unemployment; 
and 
(2) allows the individuals described in para-
graph (1) to earn academic credit through various 
means, including high-quality career and technical 
education, dual or concurrent programs, virtual 
learning, or work-based learning. 
(f) GEOGRAPHIC
DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that consideration is given to geographic dis-
tribution (such as urban, Tribal, and rural areas) in 
awarding grants under this section. 
(g) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY.—For activities 
funded under this section, the primary indicators of per-
formance shall include— 
(1) the performance metrics described in section 
116(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)(ii)); 
(2) the four-year adjusted cohort graduation 
rate and the extended-year adjusted cohort gradua-
tion rate in a State that chooses to use such a grad-
uation rate; and 
(3) the rate of attaining a recognized equivalent 
of a diploma, such as a general equivalency diploma. 
(h) REPORTS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—For each year that a local 
community partnership carries out activities and 
services with a grant under this section, the partner-
ship shall submit to the State board in which the 
partnership is carrying out activities under this sec-
tion, and to the Secretary of Labor, a report on— 
(A) the number of youth participating in 
activities under subsection (d), including the 
number of in-school and out-of-school youth; 
(B) the expenditures made from the grant 
awarded under this section, including any ex-
penditures made to provide youth participants 
with supportive services; 
(C) a description of the activities and serv-
ices assisted under this section, including sup-
portive services provided and the number of 
youth participants accessing such services; 
(D) information specifying the levels of 
performance achieved with respect to the pri-
mary indicators of performance described in 
subsection (g) for the program; and 
(E) any other information that the Sec-
retary of Labor determines necessary to mon-
itor the effectiveness of the program. 
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(2) DISAGGREGATION.—The information re-
quired to be reported under subparagraphs (A), (C), 
and (D) of paragraph (1) shall be disaggregated by 
race, ethnicity, sex, age, and status as a subpopula-
tion described in subclauses (I) through (VI) of sec-
tion 129(a)(1)(B)(iii) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1)(B)(iii)). 
SEC. 7. LABOR STANDARDS. 
Any activity receiving assistance under this Act shall 
be subject to— 
(1) the requirements and restrictions, including 
the labor standards, that apply to activities under 
title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.) as provided under sec-
tion 181 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3241); 
(2) the requirements for nondiscrimination that 
apply to activities under such title as provided under 
section 188 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3248); and 
(3) any other applicable Federal law. 
SEC. 8. PRIVACY. 
Nothing in this Act— 
(1) shall be construed to supersede the privacy 
protections afforded parents and students under sec-
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tion 444 of the General Education Provisions Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1232g); 
(2) shall be construed to permit the develop-
ment of a national database of personally identifi-
able information on individuals receiving services 
under this Act; or 
(3) shall require the disaggregation of data 
when the number of individuals in a category is in-
sufficient to yield statistically reliable information or 
when the results would reveal personally identifiable 
information about an individual, or would reveal 
such information when combined with other released 
information. 
SEC. 9. INNOVATION AND LEARNING. 
Out of the amount reserved under section 3(a)(1), the 
Secretary of Labor shall— 
(1) provide technical assistance to ensure each 
State, local area, and local community partnership 
receiving funds under this Act have sufficient orga-
nizational capacity, staff training, and expertise to 
effectively implement the requirements under this 
Act; 
(2) create regional and national opportunities 
for virtual or in-person peer learning; and 
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(3) provide on a, competitive basis, grants to 
States and local areas to— 
(A) conduct pilot programs and dem-
onstration programs using emerging and evi-
dence-based best practices and models for youth 
employment programs; and 
(B) evaluate such programs using designs 
that employ the most rigorous analytical and 
statistical methods that are reasonably feasible. 
SEC. 10. EVALUATION AND REPORTS. 
(a) EVALUATION.—The Secretary of Labor shall con-
duct, on an annual basis, a rigorous evaluation of the pro-
grams administered under this Act using research ap-
proaches appropriate to the level of development and ma-
turity of the program, including random assignment or 
quasi-experimental impact evaluations, implementation 
evaluations, pre-experimental studies, and feasibility stud-
ies. 
(b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Beginning on the date 
of the completion of the first program year after the date 
of enactment of this Act for which funds are expended 
to carry out this Act, and annually thereafter, the Sec-
retary of Labor shall transmit to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
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the Senate, and make publicly accessible, the reports de-
scribed in section 4(g), 5(g), and 6(h), and a final report 
on the results of each evaluation conducted under sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 11. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided, any term used in this Act that is defined in 
section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102) shall have the meaning 
given the term in such section. 
(2) APPRENTICESHIP.—The term ‘‘apprentice-
ship’’ means an apprenticeship program registered 
under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known 
as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, 
chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). 
(3) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘dual or concur-
rent enrollment’’, ‘‘extended-year adjusted cohort 
graduation rate’’, ‘‘evidence-based’’, ‘‘four-year ad-
justed cohort graduation rate’’, ‘‘local educational 
agency’’, and ‘‘secondary school’’ have the meanings 
given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7801). 
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(4) NATIVE
AMERICAN
TERMS.—The terms 
‘‘Alaska Native entity’’, ‘‘Indian’’, ‘‘Indian tribe’’, 
‘‘National Hawaiian organization’’, and ‘‘tribal orga-
nization’’ have the meanings given such terms in 
section 166 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221). 
(5) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given such term in sections 101 and 
102(a)(1)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001, 1002(a)(1)(B)). 
(6) PRE-APPRENTICESHIP.—The term ‘‘pre-ap-
prenticeship’’ means a training model or program 
that— 
(A) is designed to prepare participants to 
enter an apprenticeship program; 
(B) is carried out by a sponsor that has a 
written agreement with 1 or more sponsors of 
apprenticeship programs that would enable par-
ticipants who successfully complete the pre-ap-
prenticeship program— 
(i) to enter into the apprenticeship 
program if a place in the program is avail-
able and if the participant meets the quali-
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