(I) 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 pursuant to subparagraphs 
(A), (B), and (G) of paragraph (1) shall be 
disaggregated by race, ethnicity, sex, age, and sub-
populations described in section 129(a)(1)(B)(iii)(I)– 
(VI) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1)(B)(iii)(I)–(VI)). 
(f) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY.—Primary indi-
cators of performance shall be the performance metrics de-
scribed 
in 
sections 
116(b)(2)(A)(i)(V) 
and 
116(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity 
Act 
(29 
U.S.C. 
3141(b)(2)(A)(i)(V), 
3141(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I)) and a work-readiness indicator es-
tablished by the Secretary of Labor. 
(g) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL AREA FAIL-
URE TO MEET LOCAL PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY 
MEASURES.—If a local area fails to meet performance ac-
countability goals established under local plans for any 
program year, the Governor, or, upon request by the Gov-
ernor, the Secretary of Labor, shall provide technical as-
sistance, which may include assistance in the development 
of a performance improvement plan. 
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SEC. 6. YEAR-ROUND EMPLOYMENT FOR OPPORTUNITY 
YOUTH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts available under 
section 3(1) that are not reserved under section 4, the Sec-
retary of Labor shall, for the purpose of carrying out year- 
round employment programs under this section— 
(1) make an allotment in accordance with sec-
tion 127(b)(1)(C)(ii) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3162(b)(1)(C)(ii)) 
to each State that meets the requirements of section 
102 or 103 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3112, 3113); and 
(2) reserve not more than one-quarter of 1 per-
cent of such amounts to provide assistance to the 
outlying areas. 
(b) WITHIN STATE ALLOCATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Governor of a State, in 
accordance with the State plan developed under sec-
tion 102 or 103 of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3112, 3113), shall allo-
cate the amounts that are allotted to the State 
under subsection (a)(1) to eligible local areas in ac-
cordance with section 128(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce 
Innovation 
and 
Opportunity 
Act 
(29 
U.S.C. 
3163(b)(2)(A)) for the purpose of developing and ex-
panding year-round employment programs under 
this section. 
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(2) 
SUPPLEMENT
NOT
SUPPLANT.—Funds 
made available for year-round youth employment 
programs under this section shall supplement and 
not supplant other State or local public funds ex-
pended for year-round youth employment programs 
or other youth activities funded under section 129 of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3163). 
(3) REALLOCATION AMONG LOCAL AREAS.—The 
Governor may, after consultation with the State 
board, reallocate to eligible local areas within the 
State amounts that are made available to local areas 
from allocations made under this section and that 
are available for reallocation in accordance with sec-
tion 128(c)(2)–(4) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3163(c)(2)–(4)). 
(4) LOCAL RESERVATION.—Of the amounts al-
located to a local area under paragraph (1), not 
more than 7 percent of such amounts may be used 
for the administrative costs, including costs for par-
ticipating regional and national opportunities for in- 
person peer learning under section 10. 
(c) LOCAL PLANS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The local board of the local 
area shall develop and submit, in partnership with 
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the chief elected official, a 4-year plan. The plan 
shall be consistent with the local plan submitted by 
the local board under section 108 of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3123), 
as determined by the Governor. 
(2) SUBMISSION.—The plan shall be submitted 
to the Governor at such time and in such manner 
as the Governor may reasonably require. A local 
area may develop and submit to the Governor a local 
plan for programs under this section and a local 
plan for programs under section 5 in lieu of submit-
ting two plans. 
(3) CONTENTS.—At a minimum, each plan 
shall include— 
(A) a description of how the local area will 
use program funds, in accordance with sub-
section (d), to develop or expand year-round 
youth employment programs for each program 
year; 
(B) a description of how the local area will 
recruit eligible youth into the program; 
(C) the number of individuals expected to 
participate in the year-round employment pro-
gram each program year; 
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(D) a description of the services, including 
supportive services, that the year-round employ-
ment program is expected to provide; 
(E) reasonable goals for performance ac-
countability measures outlined in subsection (i); 
(F) an assurance that the year-round em-
ployment program will be aligned with the 
youth services provided under the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3101 et seq.); 
(G) an assurance that the local area will 
adhere to the labor standards outlined in sec-
tion 8; and 
(H) any other information as the Governor 
may reasonably require. 
(d) LOCAL USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) YOUTH PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY.—To be 
eligible to participate in activities carried out under 
this section during any program year, an individual 
shall, at the time the eligibility determination is 
made be an out-of-school youth and unemployed in-
dividual. 
(2) LOCAL ACTIVITIES.— 
(A) DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVITIES.—A local 
area that has, at the beginning of the program 
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year, no year-round youth employment pro-
grams or programs that do not have all pro-
gram elements described in paragraph (3)(B) 
shall use unreserved allotted funds to— 
(i) plan, develop, and carry out activi-
ties described in paragraph (3)(B); 
(ii) at the local area’s discretion, de-
velop technology infrastructure, including 
data and management systems, to support 
program activities; 
(iii) conduct outreach to youth partici-
pants and employers; and 
(iv) at the local area’s discretion, use 
not more than 30 percent of allocated pro-
gram funds to subsidize the wages of each 
youth participant. 
(B) EXPANSION ACTIVITIES.—A local area 
that has at the beginning of the program year, 
a year-round youth employment program that 
has all program elements described in para-
graph (3)(B) shall use unreserved allotted 
funds to— 
(i) increase the number of year-round 
employment opportunities, including un-
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(III) employ the youth partici-
pant for less than 20 hours per week. 
(ii) EMPLOYER SHARE OF WAGES.— 
Programs funded under this section shall 
require not less than 25 percent of the 
wages of each youth participant to be paid 
by the employer, except this requirement 
may be waived for not more than 10 per-
cent of youth participants with significant 
barriers to employment. 
(B) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—Program ele-
ments include— 
(i) work-readiness training and edu-
cational programs to enhance year-round 
employment; 
(ii) coaching and mentoring services 
for youth participants to enhance the year- 
round employment opportunity and encour-
age program completion; 
(iii) coaching and mentoring services 
for employers on how to successfully em-
ploy each youth participant in meaningful 
work; 
(iv) career and college planning serv-
ices; 
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(v) high-quality financial literacy edu-
cation, including education on the use of 
credit and financing higher education, and 
access to safe and affordable banking ac-
counts with consumer protections; 
(vi) supportive services, or connection 
to existing supportive services, to enable 
participation in the program; 
(vii) integration of services provided 
by the program with existing youth devel-
opment programs, secondary school pro-
grams, youth services provided under the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), and skills train-
ing programs funded by the State or Fed-
eral Government; 
(viii) referral of at least 30 percent of 
participants from or to providers of youth, 
adult, vocational rehabilitation services, 
and adult education and literacy services 
under the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), or 
skills training programs funded by the 
State or Federal Government; 
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(ix) rigorous evaluation of programs 
using research approaches appropriate to 
programs in different levels of development 
and maturity, including random assign-
ment or quasi-experimental impact evalua-
tions, implementation evaluations, pre-ex-
perimental studies, and feasibility studies; 
and 
(x) commitment and support from 
mayors or county executives. 
(C) PRIORITY.—Priority shall be given to 
year-round employment opportunities— 
(i) in existing or emerging in-demand 
industry sectors or occupations; or 
(ii) that meet community needs in the 
public, private, or nonprofit sector. 
(e) REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For each year that a local 
area receives funds under this section, the local area 
shall submit to the Secretary of Labor and the Gov-
ernor a report with— 
(A) the number of youth participants in 
the program; 
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(B) the number of youth participants who 
completed the year-round employment oppor-
tunity; 
(C) the expenditures made from the 
amounts allocated under this section, including 
expenditures made to provide youth participants 
with supportive services; 
(D) a description of how the local area has 
used program funds to develop or expand year- 
round youth employment programs, including a 
description of program activities and services 
provided, including supportive services provided 
and the number of youth participants accessing 
such services; 
(E) the source and amount of funding for 
the wages of each youth participant; 
(F) information specifying the levels of 
performance achieved with respect to the pri-
mary indicators of performance described in 
subsection (f) for the program; 
(G) the average number of hours and 
weeks worked and the average amount of wages 
earned by youth participants in the program; 
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(H) the percent of youth participants 
placed in employment opportunities in the non-
profit, public, and private sectors; 
(I) the number of youth participants who 
are asked to remain after the end of the year- 
round employment and the number of youth 
participants actually retained for not less than 
90 days; and 
(J) 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 pursuant to subparagraphs 
(A), (B), and (G) of paragraph (1) shall be 
disaggregated by race, ethnicity, sex, age, and sub-
populations described in section 129(a)(1)(B)(iii)(I)– 
(VI) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1)(B)(iii)(I)–(VI)). 
(f) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY.—Primary indi-
cators of performance shall be the performance metrics de-
scribed 
in 
sections 
116(b)(2)(A)(i)(III), 
116(b)(2)(A)(i)(V), and 116(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I)–(II) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3141(b)(2)(A)(i)(III), 
3141(b)(2)(A)(i)(V), 
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3141(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I)–(II)) and a work-readiness indicator 
established by the Secretary of Labor. 
(g) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL AREA FAIL-
URE TO MEET LOCAL PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY 
MEASURES.—If a local area fails to meet performance ac-
countability goals established under local plans for any 
program year, the Governor, or upon request by the Gov-
ernor, the Secretary of Labor, shall provide technical as-
sistance, which may include assistance in the development 
of a performance improvement plan. 
SEC. 7. CONNECTING-FOR-OPPORTUNITIES COMPETITIVE 
GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts available under 
section 3(3) that are not reserved under section 4, the Sec-
retary of Labor shall, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Education, award grants on a competitive basis to as-
sist local community partnerships in improving high school 
graduation and youth employment rates. 
(b) LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.— 
(1) MANDATORY PARTNERS.—A local commu-
nity partnership shall include at a minimum— 
(A) one unit of general local government; 
(B) one local educational agency; 
(C) one institution of higher education; 
(D) one local workforce development board; 
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