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(8) reorganize and streamline school-to-work programs in
the State to facilitate the development of a comprehensive
statewide School-to-Work Opportunities system;
(9) identify ways that local school-to-work programs in
existence on or after the date of the enactment of this Act
could be integrated with the statewide School-to-Work
Opportunities system;
(10) design career awareness and exploration activities
(beginning at the earliest possible age, but not later than the
7th grade), such as job shadowing, job site visits, school visits
by individuals in various occupations, and mentoring;
(11) design and implement school-sponsored work experi-
ences, such as school-sponsored enterprises and community
development projects;
(12) promote the formation of partnerships between
elementary schools and secondary schools (including middle
schools) and local businesses as an investment in future work-
place productivity and competitiveness;
(13) obtain the assistance of organizations and institutions
that have a history of success in working with school dropouts
and at-risk and disadvantaged youths in recruiting such school
dropouts and youths to participate in the statewide School-
to-Work Opportunities system;
(14) conduct outreach to all students in a manner that
most appropriately meets their needs and the needs of their
communities; and
(15) provide career exploration and awareness services,
counseling and mentoring services, college awareness and
preparation services, and other services (beginning at the earli-
est possible age, but not later than the 7th grade) to prepare
students for the transition from school to work.
SEC. 216. ALLOCATION REQUIREMENT.
The Secretaries shall establish the minimum and maximum
amounts available for an implementation grant under section 212,
and shall determine the actual amount granted to any State under
such section, based on such criteria as the scope and quality of
the plan described in section 213(d) and the number of projected
participants in programs carried out through the system.
SEC. 217. LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
A State that receives an implementation grant under section
212 may not use more than 10 percent of the amounts received
through the grant for any fiscal year for administrative costs associ-
ated with implementing the statewide School-to-Work Opportunities
system for such fiscal year.
SEC. 218. REPORTS.
The Secretaries may not provide an implementation grant
under section 212 to a State unless the State agrees that the
State will submit to the Secretaries such reports as the Secretaries
may reasonably require, relating to the use of amounts from such
grant, except that the Secretaries may not require more than 1
such report during any 3-month period.
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Subtitle C—Development and Implementa-
tion Grants for School-to-Work Programs
for Indian Youths
SEC. 221. AUTHORIZATION.
(a) IN
GENERAL.—From amounts reserved under section
605(b)(2), the Secretaries shall provide grants to establish and
carry out School-to-Work Opportunities programs for Indian youths
that involve Bureau funded schools (as defined in section 1139(3)
of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2019(3))).
(b) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.—The Secretaries may carry out
subsection (a) through such means as the Secretaries find appro-
priate, including—
(1) the transfer of funds to the Secretary of the Interior;
and
(2) the provision of financial assistance to Indian tribes
and Indian organizations.
SEC. 222. REQUIREMENTS.
In providing grants under section 221, the Secretaries shall
require recipients of such grants to comply with requirements simi-
lar to those requirements imposed on States under subtitles A
and B of this title.
TITLE III—FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION
GRANTS TO LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS
SEC. 301. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this title are—
(1) to authorize the Secretaries to provide competitive
grants directly to local partnerships in order to provide funding
for communities that have built a sound planning and develop-
ment base for School-to-Work Opportunities programs and are
ready to begin implementing a local School-to-Work Opportuni-
ties program; and
(2) to authorize the Secretaries to provide competitive
grants to local partnerships to implement School-to-Work
Opportunities programs in high poverty areas of urban and
rural communities to provide support for a comprehensive range
of education, training, and support services for youths residing
in such areas.
SEC. 302. AUTHORIZATION.
(a) GRANTS TO LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretaries
may provide implementation grants, in accordance with
competitive criteria established by the Secretaries, directly to
local partnerships in States in such amounts as the Secretaries
determine to be necessary to enable such partnerships to imple-
ment School-to-Work Opportunities programs.
(2) RESTRICTIONS.—A local partnership—
(A) shall be eligible to receive only 1 grant under
this subsection; and
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(B) shall not be eligible to receive a grant under this
subsection if such partnership is located in a State that—
(i) has been provided an implementation grant
under section 212; and
(ii) has received amounts from such grant for any
fiscal year after the 1st fiscal year under such grant.
(b) GRANTS TO LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS IN HIGH POVERTY AREAS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the
Secretaries shall, from amounts reserved under section
605(b)(3), provide grants to local partnerships that are located
in high poverty areas in States in such amounts as the Secretar-
ies determine to be necessary to enable such partnerships to
implement School-to-Work Opportunities programs in such
areas.
(2) RESTRICTION.—A local partnership shall be eligible to
receive only 1 grant under this subsection.
(3) PRIORITY.—In providing grants under paragraph (1),
the Secretaries shall give priority to local partnerships that
have a demonstrated effectiveness in the delivery of comprehen-
sive vocational preparation programs with successful rates in
job placement through cooperative activities among local edu-
cational agencies, local businesses, labor organizations, and
other organizations.
(c) PERIOD
OF GRANT.—The provision of payments under a
grant under subsection (a) or (b) shall not exceed 5 fiscal years
and shall be subject to the annual approval of the Secretaries
and subject to the availability of appropriations for the fiscal year
involved to make the payments.
SEC. 303. APPLICATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—A local partnership that desires to receive
a Federal implementation grant under section 302 shall submit
an application to the Secretaries at such time and in such form
as the Secretaries may require. The local partnership shall submit
the application to the State for review and comment before submit-
ting the application to the Secretaries.
(b) TIME LIMIT FOR STATE REVIEW AND COMMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The State shall provide for review and
comment on the application under subsection (a) not later than
30 days after the date on which the State receives the applica-
tion from the local partnership.
(2) SUBMISSION WITHOUT STATE REVIEW AND COMMENT.—
If the State does not provide review and comment within the
30-day time period specified in paragraph (1), the local partner-
ship may submit the application to the Secretaries without
first obtaining such review and comment.
(c) CONTENTS.—The application described in subsection (a) shall
include a plan for local School-to-Work Opportunities programs
that—
(1) describes the manner in which the local partnership
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 informa-
tion required to be submitted as part of a State plan in accord-
ance with paragraphs (5) through (17) and paragraph (23)
of section 213(d);
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(4) designates a fiscal agent to receive and be accountable
for funds under this section; and
(5) provides such other information as the Secretaries may
require.
(d) USE OF FUNDS FOR REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—The Secretar-
ies may use amounts reserved under section 605(b)(4) for the review
of applications submitted under subsection (a).
SEC. 304. USE OF AMOUNTS.
The Secretaries may not provide an implementation grant
under section 302 to a local partnership unless the partnership
agrees that it will use all amounts from such grant to carry out
activities to implement a School-to-Work Opportunities program,
including the activities described in section 215(b)(4).
SEC. 305. CONFORMITY WITH APPROVED STATE PLAN.
The Secretaries shall not provide a grant under section 302
to a local partnership in a State that has an approved State plan
unless the Secretaries determine, after consultation with the State,
that the plan submitted by the partnership is in accordance with
such approved State plan.
SEC. 306. REPORTS.
The Secretaries may not provide an implementation grant
under section 302 to a local partnership unless the partnership
agrees that the local partnership will submit to the Secretaries
such reports as the Secretaries may reasonably require, relating
to the use of amounts from such grant, except that the Secretaries
may not require more than 1 such report during any 3-month
period.
SEC. 307. HIGH POVERTY AREA DEFINED.
For purposes of this title, the term ‘‘high poverty area’’ means
an urban census tract, a contiguous group of urban census tracts,
a block number area in a nonmetropolitan county, a contiguous
group of block number areas in a nonmetropolitan county, or an
Indian reservation (as defined in section 403(9) of the Indian Child
Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act (25 U.S.C. 3202(9))),
with a poverty rate of 20 percent or more among individuals who
have not attained the age of 22, as determined by the Bureau
of the Census.
TITLE IV—NATIONAL PROGRAMS
SEC. 401. RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATION, AND OTHER PROJECTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall conduct research and
development projects and establish a program of experimental and
demonstration projects, to further the purposes of this Act.
(b) ADDITIONAL USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretaries may provide
assistance 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
1 State.
SEC. 402. PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES AND EVALUATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries, in collaboration with the
States, shall by grant, contract, or otherwise, establish a system
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of performance measures for assessing State and local programs
regarding—
(1) progress in the development and implementation of
State plans described in section 213(d) that include the basic
program components described in sections 102, 103, and 104
and otherwise meet the requirements of title I;
(2) participation in School-to-Work Opportunities programs
by employers, schools, students, and school dropouts, including
information on the gender, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic back-
ground, limited-English proficiency, and disability of all partici-
pants and whether the participants are academically talented
students;
(3) progress in developing and implementing strategies for
addressing the needs of students and school dropouts;
(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 nontradi-
tional employment through such programs;
(5) outcomes for participating students and school dropouts,
by gender, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic background, limited-
English proficiency, and disability of the participants, and
whether the participants are academically talented students,
including information on—
(A) academic learning gains;
(B) staying in school and attaining—
(i) a high school diploma, or a general equivalency
diploma, or an alternative diploma or certificate for
those students with disabilities for whom such alter-
native diploma or certificate is appropriate;
(ii) a skill certificate; and
(iii) a postsecondary degree;
(C) attainment of strong experience in and understand-
ing of all aspects of the industry the students are preparing
to enter;
(D) placement and retention in further education 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.—Not later than September 30, 1998, the Sec-
retaries shall complete a national evaluation of School-to-Work
Opportunities programs funded under this Act by grants, contracts,
or otherwise, that will track and assess the progress of implementa-
tion of State and local programs and their effectiveness based
on measures such as those 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 intervals as the
Secretaries may determine, containing information regarding
the matters described in paragraphs (1) through (6) of sub-
section (a).
(2) FEDERAL
PROGRAMS.—Each State shall prepare and
submit reports to the Secretaries, at such intervals as the
Secretaries may determine, containing information on the
extent to which Federal programs that are in existence on
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the date of submission of the report and that are implemented
at the State or local level may be duplicative, outdated, overly
restrictive, or otherwise counterproductive to the development
of comprehensive statewide School-to-Work Opportunities sys-
tems.
SEC. 403. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
(a) PURPOSE.—The Secretaries shall work in cooperation with
the States, the individuals assigned under section 111(b)(1) of the
Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act
(20 U.S.C. 2321(b)(1)), employers and their associations, secondary
schools and postsecondary educational institutions, student and
teacher organizations, labor organizations, and community-based
organizations, to increase their capacity to develop and implement
effective School-to-Work Opportunities programs.
(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—The Secretaries shall provide,
through grants, contracts, or otherwise—
(1) training, technical assistance, and other activities that
will—
(A) enhance the skills, knowledge, and expertise of
the personnel involved in planning and implementing State
and local School-to-Work Opportunities programs, such as
training of the personnel to assist students; and
(B) improve the quality of services provided to individ-
uals served under this Act;
(2) assistance to States and local partnerships involved
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 local partnerships, includ-
ing local partnerships in rural communities with low population
densities or in urban areas, to recruit employers to provide
the work-based learning component, described in section 103,
of School-to-Work Opportunities programs; and
(4) assistance to States and local partnerships involved
in carrying out School-to-Work Opportunities programs to
design and implement school-sponsored enterprises.
SEC. 404. CAPACITY BUILDING AND INFORMATION AND DISSEMINA-
TION NETWORK.
The Secretaries, acting through such mechanisms as the Capac-
ity Building and Information and Dissemination Network estab-
lished under section 453(b) of the Job Training Partnership Act
(29 U.S.C. 1733(b)), the Educational Resources Information Center
Clearinghouses referred to in the Educational Research, Develop-
ment, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994, and the
National Network for Curriculum Coordination in Vocational and
Technical Education under section 402(c) of the Carl D. Perkins
Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C.
2402(c)), shall—
(1) collect and disseminate information—
(A) on successful School-to-Work Opportunities pro-
grams and innovative school- and work-based curricula;
(B) on research and evaluation conducted concerning
school-to-work activities;
(C) that will assist States and local partnerships in
undertaking labor market analysis, surveys, or other activi-
ties related to economic development;
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(D) on skill certificates, skill standards, and related
assessment technologies; and
(E) on methods for recruiting and building the capacity
of employers to provide work-based learning opportunities;
and
(2) facilitate communication and the exchange of informa-
tion and ideas among States and local partnerships carrying
out School-to-Work Opportunities programs.
SEC. 405. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 24 months after the date
of the enactment of this Act, and every 12 months thereafter,
the Secretaries shall prepare and submit a report to the Congress
on all activities carried out pursuant to this Act.
(b) CONTENTS.—The Secretaries shall, at a minimum, include
in each such report—
(1) information concerning the programs that receive assist-
ance under this Act;
(2) a summary of the information contained in the State
and local partnership reports submitted under titles II and
III and section 402(c); and
(3) information regarding the findings and actions taken
as a result of any evaluation conducted by the Secretaries.
SEC. 406. FUNDING.
The Secretaries shall use funds reserved under section 605(b)(4)
to carry out activities under this title.
TITLE V—WAIVER OF STATUTORY AND
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
SEC. 501. STATE AND LOCAL PARTNERSHIP REQUESTS AND RESPON-
SIBILITIES FOR WAIVERS.
(a) STATE REQUEST FOR WAIVER.—A State may submit to the
Secretaries a request for a waiver of 1 or more requirements of
the provisions of law referred to in sections 502 and 503, or of
the regulations issued under such provisions, in order to carry
out the statewide School-to-Work Opportunities system established
by such State under subtitle B of title II. The State may submit
the request as a part of the application described in section 213
(or as an amendment to the application at any time after submission
of the application). Such request may include a request for different
waivers with respect to different areas within the State.
(b) LOCAL PARTNERSHIP REQUEST FOR WAIVER.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—A local partnership that seeks a waiver
of such a requirement 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).
(2) TIME LIMIT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The State shall make a determina-
tion to submit or not submit the request for a waiver
under paragraph (1) not later than 30 days after the date
on which the State receives the application from the local
partnership.
(B) DIRECT SUBMISSION.—
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(i) IN
GENERAL.—If the State does not make a
determination to submit or not submit the request
within the 30-day time period specified in subpara-
graph (A), the local partnership may submit the
application to the Secretaries.
(ii) 
REQUIREMENTS.—In 
submitting 
such 
an
application, the local partnership shall obtain the
agreement of the State involved to comply with the
requirements of section 502(a)(1)(C) or 503(a)(1)(C), as
appropriate, and comply with the other requirements
of section 502 or 503, as appropriate, and of subsections
(c) and (d), that would otherwise apply to a State
submitting a request for a waiver. In reviewing such
an application, the Secretaries shall comply with the
requirements of such section and such subsections that
would otherwise apply to the Secretaries with respect
to review of such a request.
(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. WAIVER AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF EDUCATION.
(a) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (c), the
Secretary of Education may waive any requirement under any
provision of law referred to in subsection (b), or of any regula-
tion issued under such provision, for a State that requests
such a waiver and has an approved State plan—
(A) if, and only to the extent that, the Secretary of
Education determines that such requirement impedes the
ability of the State or a local partnership to carry out
the purposes of this Act;
(B) if the State provides the Secretary of Education
with documentation of the necessity for the waiver, includ-
ing information concerning—
(i) the specific requirement that will be waived;
(ii) the specific positive outcomes expected from
the waiver and why those outcomes cannot be achieved
while complying with the requirement;
(iii) the process that will be used to monitor the
progress of the State or local partnership in implement-
ing the waiver; and
(iv) such other information as the Secretary of
Education may require;
(C) if the State waives, or agrees to waive, similar
requirements of State law; and
(D) if the State—
(i) has provided all local partnerships that carry
out programs under this Act, and local educational
agencies participating in such a local partnership, in
the State with notice and an opportunity to comment
on the proposal of the State to seek a waiver;
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(ii) provides, to the extent feasible, to students,
parents, advocacy and civil rights groups, and labor
and business organizations an opportunity to comment
on the proposal of the State to seek a waiver; and
(iii) has submitted the comments of the local part-
nerships and local educational agencies to the Sec-
retary of Education.
(2) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL.—The Secretary of Education
shall promptly approve or disapprove any request submitted
pursuant to paragraph (1) and shall issue a decision that shall—
(A) include the reasons for approving or disapproving
the request, including a response to comments on the pro-
posal; and
(B) in the case of a decision to approve the request,
be disseminated by the State seeking the waiver to
interested parties, including educators, parents, students,
advocacy and civil rights organizations, labor and business
organizations, and the public.
(3) APPROVAL
CRITERIA.—In approving a request under
paragraph (2), the Secretary of Education shall consider the
amount of State resources that will be used to implement
the approved State plan.
(4) TERM.—Each waiver approved pursuant to this sub-
section shall be for a period not to exceed 5 years, except
that the Secretary of Education may extend such period if
the Secretary of Education determines that the waiver has
been effective in enabling the State or local 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.);
(2) part A of chapter 2 of title I of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2921 et seq.);
(3) part A of title II of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2981 et seq.);
(4) part D of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary
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 requirement of any provision referred to in
subsection (b), or of any regulation issued under such provision,
relating to—
(1) the basic purposes or goals of such provision;
(2) maintenance of effort;
(3) comparability of services;
(4) the equitable participation of students attending private
schools;
(5) student and parental participation and involvement;
(6) the distribution of funds to State or local educational
agencies;
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(7) the eligibility of an individual for participation in a
program under such provision;
(8) public health or safety, labor standards, civil rights,
occupational safety and health, or environmental protection;
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, local partner-
ship, or local educational agency, for which the Secretary of Edu-
cation has granted a waiver under this section and shall terminate
the waiver under this section if the Secretary of Education deter-
mines that the performance of the State, local partnership, or
local educational agency that is 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)(C).
SEC. 503. WAIVER AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF LABOR.
(a) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), the
Secretary of Labor may waive any requirement under any
provision of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501
et seq.), or of any regulation issued under such provision,
for a State that requests such a waiver and has an approved
State plan—
(A) if, and only to the extent that, the Secretary of
Labor determines that such requirement impedes the abil-
ity of the State or a local partnership to carry out the
purposes of this Act;
(B) if the State provides the Secretary of Labor with
documentation of the necessity for the waiver, including
information concerning—
(i) the specific requirement that will be waived;
(ii) the specific positive outcomes expected from
the waiver and why those outcomes cannot be achieved
while complying with the requirement;
(iii) the process that will be used to monitor the
progress of the State or local partnership in implement-
ing the waiver; and
(iv) such other information as the Secretary of
Labor may require;
(C) if the State waives, or agrees to waive, similar
requirements of State law; and
(D) if the State—
(i) has provided all local 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;
(ii) provides, to the extent feasible, to students,
parents, advocacy and civil rights groups, and labor
and business organizations an opportunity to comment
on the proposal of the State to seek a waiver; and
(iii) has submitted the comments of the local part-
nerships to the Secretary of Labor.
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(2) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL.—The Secretary of Labor
shall promptly approve or disapprove any request submitted
pursuant to paragraph (1) and shall issue a decision that shall—
(A) include the reasons for approving or disapproving
the request, including a response to comments on the pro-
posal; and
(B) in the case of a decision to approve the request,
be disseminated by the State seeking the waiver to
interested parties, including educators, parents, students,
advocacy and civil rights organizations, labor and business
organizations, and the public.
(3) APPROVAL
CRITERIA.—In approving a request under
paragraph (2), the Secretary of Labor shall consider the amount
of State resources that will be used to implement the approved
State plan.
(4) TERM.—Each waiver approved pursuant to this sub-
section 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 the waiver has been effec-
tive in enabling the State or local partnership to carry out
the purposes of this Act.
(b) WAIVERS NOT AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Labor may
not waive any requirement under any provision of the Job Training
Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), or of any regulation
issued under such provision, relating to—
(1) the basic purposes or goals of such provision;
(2) maintenance of effort;
(3) the distribution of funds;
(4) the eligibility of an individual for participation in a
program under such provision;
(5) public health or safety, labor standards, civil rights,
occupational safety and health, or environmental protection;
or
(6) prohibitions or restrictions relating to the construction
of buildings or facilities.
(c) TERMINATION OF WAIVERS.—The Secretary of Labor shall
periodically review the performance of any State or local partnership
for which the Secretary of Labor has granted a waiver under this
section and shall terminate the waiver under this section if the
Secretary of Labor determines that the performance of the State
or local 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 subsection (a)(1)(C).
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 activities carried out under other Acts; and
(B) to maximize the effective use of resources.
(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 requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
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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
(B) other Federal funds made available from among
programs under—
(i) the provisions of law listed in paragraphs (2)
through (6) of section 502(b); and
(ii) the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C.
1501 et seq.).
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A local partnership may use the Federal
funds combined under subsection (a) under the requirements 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 paragraphs (1) through (3) and paragraphs (5) and
(6) of section 503(b), 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 partner-
ship seeking to combine funds under subsection (a) shall include
in the application of the local partnership under title II or III—
(1) a description of the funds the local partnership 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
schoolwide school-to-work activities; and
(4) such other information as the State, or Secretaries,
as the case may be, may require.
(d) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—The local partnership shall,
to the extent feasible, provide information on the proposed combina-
tion of Federal funds under subsection (a) to educators, parents,
students, advocacy and civil rights organizations, labor and business
organizations, and the public.
SEC. 505. COMBINATION 
OF 
FEDERAL 
FUNDS 
BY 
STATES 
FOR
SCHOOL-TO-WORK ACTIVITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are—
(A) to integrate activities under this Act with State
school-to-work activities carried out under other Acts; and
(B) to maximize the effective use of resources.
(2) COMBINATION OF FUNDS.—To carry out such purposes,
a State that has an approved State plan 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
(B) other Federal funds that are made available
under—
(i) section 102(a)(3) of the Carl D. Perkins Voca-
tional Education and Applied Technology Education
Act (20 U.S.C. 2312(a)(3));
(ii) section 202(c)(1)(C) or section 262(c)(1)(C) of
the 
Job 
Training 
Partnership 
Act 
(29 
U.S.C.
1602(c)(1)(C) or 1642(c)(1)(C));
(iii) section 202(c)(1)(B) of the Job Training Part-
nership Act that would otherwise be available for the
purposes described in section 202(c)(3) of such Act;
or
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(iv) section 262(c)(1)(B) of the Job Training Part-
nership Act that would otherwise be available for the
purposes described in section 262(c)(3) of such Act.
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A State may use, under the requirements
of this Act, Federal funds that are made available to the State
and combined under subsection (a) to carry out school-to-work
activities, except that the provisions relating to the matters specified
in section 502(c), and section 503(b), 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 applica-
tion described in section 213—
(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;
(4) formal evidence of support for the request by the State
agencies or officials with jurisdiction over the funds that would
be combined; and
(5) such other information as the Secretaries may require.
(d) EXTENSION.—The authority of a State to combine funds
under this section shall not exceed 5 years, except that the Secretar-
ies may extend such period if the Secretaries determine that an
extension of such authority would further the purposes of this
Act.
(e) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed
to relieve a State of an obligation to conduct the activities required
under section 201(b) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education
and Applied Technology Education Act.
TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 601. REQUIREMENTS.
The following requirements shall apply to programs under this
Act:
(1) PROHIBITION ON DISPLACEMENT.—No student participat-
ing in such a program shall displace any currently employed
worker (including a partial displacement, such as a reduction
in the hours of nonovertime work, wages, or employment
benefits).
(2) PROHIBITION ON IMPAIRMENT OF CONTRACTS.—No such
program shall impair existing contracts for services or collective
bargaining agreements, and no such program that would be
inconsistent with the terms of a collective bargaining agreement
shall be undertaken without the written concurrence of the
labor organization and employer concerned.
(3) PROHIBITION ON REPLACEMENT.—No student participat-
ing in such a program shall be employed or fill a job—
(A) when any other individual is on temporary layoff,
with the clear possibility of recall, from the same or any
substantially 
equivalent 
job 
with 
the 
participating
employer; or
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(B) when the employer has terminated the employment
of any regular employee or otherwise reduced the workforce
of the employer with the intention of filling the vacancy
so created with the student.
(4) WORKPLACES.—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 requirements of Federal, State, and local law.
(5) EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.—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, or to modify
or affect any right to enforcement of this Act that may exist
under other Federal laws, except as expressly provided by
this Act.
(6) PROHIBITION CONCERNING WAGES.—Funds appropriated
under authority of this Act shall not be expended for wages
of students or workplace mentors participating in such pro-
grams.
(7) OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretaries shall establish
such other requirements as the Secretaries may determine
to be appropriate, in order to ensure that participants in pro-
grams under this Act are afforded adequate supervision by
skilled adult workers, or to otherwise further the purposes
of this Act.
SEC. 602. SANCTIONS.
(a) TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries may terminate or sus-
pend any financial assistance under this Act, in whole or in
part, or not make payments under a grant awarded under
this Act, if the Secretaries determine that a recipient has
failed to meet any requirements of this Act, including—
(A) reporting requirements under section 402(c);
(B) regulations under this Act; or
(C) requirements of an approved State plan.
(2) NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING.—If the Sec-
retaries terminate or suspend such financial assistance, or do
not make such payments under paragraph (1), with respect
to a recipient, then the Secretaries shall provide—
(A) prompt notice to such recipient; and
(B) the opportunity for a hearing to such recipient
not later than 30 days after the date on which such notice
is provided.
(b) NONDELEGATION.—The Secretaries shall not delegate any
of the functions or authority specified in this section, other than
to an officer whose appointment is required to be made by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate.
SEC. 603. STATE AUTHORITY.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to negate or supersede
the legal authority, under State law or other applicable law, of
any State agency, State entity, or State public official over programs
that are under the jurisdiction of the agency, entity, or official.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to interfere with the authority
of such agency, entity, or official to enter into a contract under
any provision of law.