(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 the Workforce of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
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Pensions of the Senate, and make publicly accessible, the 
reports described in sections 4(g), 5(g), and 6(h), and a 
final report on the results of each evaluation conducted 
under subsection (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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fications of the apprenticeship program; 
and 
(ii) to earn credits towards the ap-
prenticeship program; and 
(C) includes— 
(i) training (including a curriculum 
for the training) aligned with industry 
standards related to an apprenticeship pro-
gram created in consultation with sponsors 
of the apprenticeship program that are 
parties to the written agreement under 
subparagraph (B), and that will prepare 
participants by teaching the skills and 
competencies needed to enter 1 or more 
apprenticeship programs; and 
(ii) hands-on training and theoretical 
education for participants that do not dis-
place a paid employee. 
(7) PROGRAM
YEAR.—The term ‘‘program 
year’’ as used in this Act is used in the manner as 
such term is used with respect to youth workforce 
investment activities under subtitle B of title I of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3161 et seq.) and activities under section 
171 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3226). 
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(8) SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES.—The term ‘‘sup-
portive services’’ means services such as transpor-
tation, child care, dependent care, housing, needs-re-
lated payments, food and nutrition services, and 
health and mental health care supports that are nec-
essary to enable an individual to participate in ac-
tivities authorized under this Act. 
(9) WORK-BASED LEARNING.—The term ‘‘work- 
based learning’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 
Æ 
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