Youth Summer Jobs and Public Service Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2796
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]
Introduced: 2015-06-16
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employment and training programs

Temporary and part-time employment

Youth employment and child labor
Latest action: action_date: 2015-11-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-06-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Youth Summer Jobs and Public Service Act of 2015</b></p> <p> Amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Department of Labor to award grants to states to help local areas with high concentrations of eligible youth to carry out summer employment programs to provide those youth with summer employment opportunities directly linked to academic and occupational learning.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2796 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 16, 2015 Mr. Richmond introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to provide grants to States for summer employment programs for youth.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Youth Summer Jobs and Public Service Act of 2015 . 2. Grants to States for summer employment for youth Section 129 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3164 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Grants to States for summer employment for youth (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, from the amount appropriated under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall award grants to States to provide assistance to local areas that have high concentrations of eligible youth to enable such local areas to carry out programs described in subsection (c)(1) that provide summer employment opportunities for eligible youth, which are directly linked to academic and occupational learning, as described in subsection (c)(2)(C). In awarding grants under this subsection, a State shall— (A) partner with private businesses to the extent feasible to provide employment opportunities at such businesses; and (B) prioritize jobs and work opportunities that directly serve the community. (2) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 to carry out this subsection for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020. .