Creating Pathways for Youth Employment Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2844 To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to provide funding, on a competitive basis, for summer and year-round employment opportu- nities for youth ages 14 through 24. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 20, 2019 Ms. KELLY of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to provide funding, on a competitive basis, for summer and year-round employment opportunities for youth ages 14 through 24. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Creating Pathways for 4 Youth Employment Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. 6 Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 7 Act is amended— 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 May 29, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2844.IH H2844 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2844 IH (1) by redesignating subtitle E as subtitle F; 1 and 2 (2) by inserting after subtitle D the following: 3 ‘‘Subtitle E—Youth Employment 4 Opportunities 5 ‘‘SEC. 176. DEFINITIONS. 6 ‘‘In this subtitle: 7 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE YOUTH.—The term ‘eligible 8 youth’ means an individual who— 9 ‘‘(A) is not younger than age 14 or older 10 than age 24; and 11 ‘‘(B) is— 12 ‘‘(i) an in-school youth; 13 ‘‘(ii) an out-of-school youth; or 14 ‘‘(iii) an unemployed individual. 15 ‘‘(2) HARDEST-TO-EMPLOY, MOST-AT-RISK.— 16 The term ‘hardest-to-employ, most-at-risk’, used 17 with respect to an individual, includes individuals 18 who are homeless, in foster care, involved in the ju- 19 venile or criminal justice system, or are not enrolled 20 in or at risk of dropping out of an educational insti- 21 tution and who live in an underserved community 22 that has faced trauma through acute or long-term 23 exposure to substantial discrimination, historical or 24 cultural oppression, intergenerational poverty, civil 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 May 29, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2844.IH H2844 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 2844 IH unrest, a high rate of violence, or a high rate of 1 drug overdose mortality. 2 ‘‘(3) INDIAN TRIBE; TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.— 3 The terms ‘Indian tribe’ and ‘tribal organization’ 4 have the meanings given the terms in section 4 of 5 the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist- 6 ance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 7 ‘‘(4) IN-SCHOOL YOUTH; OUT-OF-SCHOOL 8 YOUTH.—The terms ‘in-school youth’ and ‘out-of- 9 school youth’ have the meanings given the terms in 10 section 129(a)(1). 11 ‘‘(5) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 12 The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 13 meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher 14 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 15 ‘‘(6) SUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT.—The term 16 ‘subsidized employment’ means employment for 17 which the employer receives a total or partial sub- 18 sidy to offset costs of employing an eligible youth 19 under this subtitle. 20 ‘‘(7) TRIBAL AREA.—The term ‘tribal area’ 21 means— 22 ‘‘(A) an area on or adjacent to an Indian 23 reservation; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 May 29, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2844.IH H2844 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 2844 IH ‘‘(B) land held in trust by the United 1 States for Indians; 2 ‘‘(C) a public domain Indian allotment; 3 ‘‘(D) a former Indian reservation in Okla- 4 homa; and 5 ‘‘(E) land held by an incorporated Native 6 group, Regional Corporation, or Village Cor- 7 poration under the provisions of the Alaska Na- 8 tive Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et 9 seq.). 10 ‘‘(8) TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.—The 11 term ‘tribal college or university’ has the meaning 12 given the term ‘Tribal College or University’ in sec- 13 tion 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 14 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)). 15 ‘‘(9) TRIBALLY DESIGNATED HOUSING ENTI- 16 TY.—The term ‘tribally designated housing entity’, 17 used with respect to an Indian tribe (as defined in 18 this section), has the meaning given in section 4 of 19 the Native American Housing Assistance and Self- 20 Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103). 21 ‘‘SEC. 176A. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. 22 ‘‘(a) ALLOCATION.—Of the funds appropriated under 23 section 176E that remain available after any reservation 24 under subsection (b), the Secretary may make available— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 May 29, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2844.IH H2844 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 2844 IH ‘‘(1) not more than $1,500,000,000 in accord- 1 ance with section 176B to provide eligible youth with 2 subsidized summer employment opportunities; and 3 ‘‘(2) not more than $2,000,000,000 in accord- 4 ance with section 176C to provide eligible youth with 5 subsidized year-round employment opportunities. 6 ‘‘(b) RESERVATION.—The Secretary may reserve not 7 more than 10 percent of the funds appropriated under sec- 8 tion 176E to provide technical assistance and oversight, 9 in order to assist eligible entities in applying for and ad- 10 ministering grants awarded under this subtitle. 11 ‘‘SEC. 176B. SUMMER EMPLOYMENT COMPETITIVE GRANT 12 PROGRAM. 13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 14 ‘‘(1) GRANTS.—Using the amounts made avail- 15 able under 176A(a)(1), the Secretary shall award, 16 on a competitive basis, planning and implementation 17 grants. 18 ‘‘(2) GENERAL USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary 19 shall award the grants to assist eligible entities by 20 paying for the program share of the cost of— 21 ‘‘(A) in the case of a planning grant, plan- 22 ning a summer youth employment program to 23 provide subsidized summer employment oppor- 24 tunities; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 May 29, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2844.IH H2844 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 2844 IH ‘‘(B) in the case of an implementation 1 grant, implementation of such a program, to 2 provide such opportunities. 3 ‘‘(b) PERIODS AND AMOUNTS OF GRANTS.— 4 ‘‘(1) PLANNING GRANTS.—The Secretary may 5 award a planning grant under this section for a 1- 6 year period, in an amount of not more than 7 $200,000. 8 ‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.—The Sec- 9 retary may award an implementation grant under 10 this section for a 3-year period, in an amount of not 11 more than $5,000,000. 12 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 14 planning or implementation grant under this section, 15 an entity shall— 16 ‘‘(A) be a— 17 ‘‘(i) State, local government, or Indian 18 tribe or tribal organization, that meets the 19 requirements of paragraph (2); or 20 ‘‘(ii) community-based organization 21 that meets the requirements of paragraph 22 (3); and 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 May 29, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2844.IH H2844 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 7 •HR 2844 IH ‘‘(B) meet the requirements for a planning 1 or implementation grant, respectively, specified 2 in paragraph (4). 3 ‘‘(2) GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIPS.—An entity 4 that is a State, local government, or Indian tribe or 5 tribal organization referred to in paragraph (1) shall 6 demonstrate that the entity has entered into a part- 7 nership with State, local, or tribal entities— 8 ‘‘(A) that shall include— 9 ‘‘(i) a local educational agency or trib- 10 al educational agency (as defined in section 11 6132 of the Elementary and Secondary 12 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7452)); 13 ‘‘(ii) a local board or tribal workforce 14 development agency; 15 ‘‘(iii) a State, local, or tribal agency 16 serving youth under the jurisdiction of the 17 juvenile justice system or criminal justice 18 system; 19 ‘‘(iv) a State, local, or tribal child wel- 20 fare agency; 21 ‘‘(v) a State, local, or tribal agency or 22 community-based organization, with— 23 ‘‘(I) expertise in providing coun- 24 seling services, and trauma-informed 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 May 29, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2844.IH H2844 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 8 •HR 2844 IH and gender-responsive trauma preven- 1 tion, identification, referral, and sup- 2 port (including treatment) services; 3 and 4 ‘‘(II) a proven track record of 5 serving low-income vulnerable youth 6 and out-of-school youth; and 7 ‘‘(vi) if the State, local government, or 8 Indian tribe or tribal organization is seek- 9 ing an implementation grant, and has not 10 established a summer youth employment 11 program, an entity that is carrying out a 12 State, local, or tribal summer youth em- 13 ployment program; and 14 ‘‘(vii) an employer or employer asso- 15 ciation; and 16 ‘‘(B) that may include— 17 ‘‘(i) an institution of higher education 18 or tribal college or university; 19 ‘‘(ii) a representative of a labor or 20 labor-management organization; 21 ‘‘(iii) an entity that carries out a pro- 22 gram that receives funding under the Juve- 23 nile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 24 Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 May 29, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2844.IH H2844 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 9 •HR 2844 IH section 212 of the Second Chance Act of 1 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17532); 2 ‘‘(iv) a collaborative applicant as de- 3 fined in section 401 of the McKinney- 4 Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5 11360) or a private nonprofit organization 6 that serves homeless individuals and house- 7 holds (including such an applicant or orga- 8 nization that serves individuals or house- 9 holds that are at risk of homelessness in 10 tribal areas) or serves foster youth; 11 ‘‘(v) an entity that carries out a pro- 12 gram funded under the Carl D. Perkins 13 Career and Technical Education Act of 14 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), including 15 Native American programs funded under 16 section 116 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 2326) 17 and tribally controlled postsecondary ca- 18 reer and technical institution programs 19 funded under section 117 of that Act (20 20 U.S.C. 2327); 21 ‘‘(vi) a local or tribal youth com- 22 mittee; 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 May 29, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2844.IH H2844 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 10 •HR 2844 IH ‘‘(vii) a State or local public housing 1 agency or a tribally designated housing en- 2 tity; and 3 ‘‘(viii) another appropriate State, 4 local, or tribal agency. 5 ‘‘(3) COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION PART- 6 NERSHIPS.—A community-based organization re- 7 ferred to in paragraph (1) shall demonstrate that 8 the organization has entered into a partnership with 9 State, local, or tribal entities— 10 ‘‘(A) that shall include— 11 ‘‘(i) a unit of general local government 12 or tribal government; 13 ‘‘(ii) an agency described in para- 14 graph (2)(A)(i); 15 ‘‘(iii) a local board or tribal workforce 16 development agency; 17 ‘‘(iv) a State, local, or tribal agency 18 serving youth under the jurisdiction of the 19 juvenile justice system or criminal justice 20 system; 21 ‘‘(v) a State, local, or tribal child wel- 22 fare agency; 23 ‘‘(vi) if the organization is seeking an 24 implementation grant, and has not estab- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 May 29, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2844.IH H2844 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 11 •HR 2844 IH lished a summer youth employment pro- 1 gram, an entity that is carrying out a 2 State, local, or tribal summer youth em- 3 ployment program; and 4 ‘‘(vii) an employer or employer asso- 5 ciation; and 6 ‘‘(B) that may include one or more entities 7 described in paragraph (2)(B). 8 ‘‘(4) ENTITIES ELIGIBLE FOR PARTICULAR 9 GRANTS.— 10 ‘‘(A) ENTITIES ELIGIBLE FOR PLANNING 11 GRANTS.—The Secretary may award a planning 12 grant under this section to an eligible entity 13 that— 14 ‘‘(i) is preparing to establish or ex- 15 pand a summer youth employment pro- 16 gram that meets the minimum require- 17 ments specified in subsection (d); and 18 ‘‘(ii) has not received a grant under 19 this section. 20 ‘‘(B) ENTITIES ELIGIBLE FOR IMPLEMEN- 21 TATION GRANTS.— 22 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary 23 may award an implementation grant under 24 this section to an eligible entity that— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 May 29, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2844.IH H2844 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 12 •HR 2844 IH ‘‘(I) has received a planning 1 grant under this section; or 2 ‘‘(II) has established a summer 3 youth employment program and dem- 4 onstrates a minimum level of capacity 5 to enhance or expand the summer 6 youth employment program described 7 in the application submitted under 8 subsection (d). 9 ‘‘(ii) CAPACITY.—In determining 10 whether an entity has the level of capacity 11 referred to in clause (i)(II), the Secretary 12 may include as capacity— 13 ‘‘(I) the entity’s staff capacity 14 and staff training to deliver youth em- 15 ployment services; and 16 ‘‘(II) the entity’s existing youth 17 employment services (as of the date of 18 submission of the application sub- 19 mitted under subsection (d)) that are 20 consistent with the application. 21 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION.— 22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para- 23 graph (2), an eligible entity desiring to receive a 24 grant under this section for a summer youth employ- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 May 29, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2844.IH H2844 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 13 •HR 2844 IH ment program shall submit an application to the 1 Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con- 2 taining such information as the Secretary may re- 3 quire, including, at a minimum, each of the fol- 4 lowing: 5 ‘‘(A) With respect to an application for a 6 planning or implementation grant— 7 ‘‘(i) a description of the eligible youth 8 for whom summer employment services will 9 be provided; 10 ‘‘(ii) a description of the eligible enti- 11 ty, and a description of the expected par- 12 ticipation and responsibilities of each of 13 the partners in the partnership described 14 in subsection (c); 15 ‘‘(iii) information demonstrating suffi- 16 cient need for the grant in the State, local, 17 or tribal population, which may include in- 18 formation showing— 19 ‘‘(I) a high level of unemploy- 20 ment among youth (including young 21 adults) ages 14 through 24; 22 ‘‘(II) a high rate of out-of-school 23 youth; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:28 May 29, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2844.IH H2844 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 14 •HR [Text truncated for display. 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