AID Youth Employment Act

II 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1270 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES APRIL 25, 2023 Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. DUCKWORTH) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Edu- cation, Labor, and Pensions 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 ‘‘Assisting In Devel- 4 oping Youth Employment Act’’ or the ‘‘AID Youth Em- 5 ployment Act’’. 6 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:29 May 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1270.IS S1270 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •S 1270 IS SEC. 2. YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. 1 Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 2 Act is amended— 3 (1) by redesignating subtitle E (29 U.S.C. 3241 4 et seq.) as subtitle F; and 5 (2) by inserting after subtitle D (29 U.S.C. 6 3221 et seq.) the following: 7 ‘‘Subtitle E—Youth Employment 8 Opportunities 9 ‘‘SEC. 176. DEFINITIONS. 10 ‘‘In this subtitle: 11 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE YOUTH.—The term ‘eligible 12 youth’ means an individual who— 13 ‘‘(A) is not younger than age 14 or older 14 than age 24; and 15 ‘‘(B) is— 16 ‘‘(i) an in-school youth; 17 ‘‘(ii) an out-of-school youth; or 18 ‘‘(iii) an unemployed individual. 19 ‘‘(2) INDIAN TRIBE; TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.— 20 The terms ‘Indian tribe’ and ‘tribal organization’ 21 have the meanings given the terms in section 4 of 22 the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist- 23 ance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 24 ‘‘(3) IN-SCHOOL YOUTH; OUT-OF-SCHOOL 25 YOUTH.—The terms ‘in-school youth’ and ‘out-of- 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:29 May 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1270.IS S1270 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 3 •S 1270 IS school youth’ have the meanings given the terms in 1 section 129(a)(1). 2 ‘‘(4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 3 The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 4 meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher 5 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 6 ‘‘(5) MARGINALIZED.—The term ‘marginalized’, 7 used with respect to an individual, includes individ- 8 uals who are homeless, in foster care, involved in the 9 juvenile or criminal justice system, or are not en- 10 rolled in or at risk of dropping out of an educational 11 institution and who live in an underserved commu- 12 nity that has faced trauma through acute or long- 13 term exposure to substantial discrimination, histor- 14 ical or cultural oppression, intergenerational poverty, 15 civil unrest, a high rate of violence, or a high rate 16 of drug overdose mortality. 17 ‘‘(6) SUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT.—The term 18 ‘subsidized employment’ means employment for 19 which the employer receives a total or partial sub- 20 sidy to offset costs of employing an eligible youth 21 under this subtitle. 22 ‘‘(7) TRIBAL AREA.—The term ‘tribal area’ 23 means— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:29 May 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1270.IS S1270 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 4 •S 1270 IS ‘‘(A) an area on or adjacent to an Indian 1 reservation; 2 ‘‘(B) land held in trust by the United 3 States for Indians; 4 ‘‘(C) a public domain Indian allotment; 5 ‘‘(D) a former Indian reservation in Okla- 6 homa; and 7 ‘‘(E) land held by an incorporated Native 8 group, Regional Corporation, or Village Cor- 9 poration under the provisions of the Alaska Na- 10 tive Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et 11 seq.). 12 ‘‘(8) TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.—The 13 term ‘tribal college or university’ has the meaning 14 given the term ‘Tribal College or University’ in sec- 15 tion 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 16 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)). 17 ‘‘(9) TRIBALLY DESIGNATED HOUSING ENTI- 18 TY.—The term ‘tribally designated housing entity’, 19 used with respect to an Indian tribe (as defined in 20 this section), has the meaning given in section 4 of 21 the Native American Housing Assistance and Self- 22 Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103). 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:29 May 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1270.IS S1270 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 5 •S 1270 IS ‘‘SEC. 176A. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. 1 ‘‘(a) ALLOCATION.—Of the funds appropriated under 2 section 176E that remain available after any reservation 3 under subsection (b), the Secretary may make available— 4 ‘‘(1) not more than $1,800,000,000 in accord- 5 ance with section 176B to provide eligible youth with 6 subsidized summer employment opportunities; and 7 ‘‘(2) not more than $2,400,000,000 in accord- 8 ance with section 176C to provide eligible youth with 9 subsidized year-round employment opportunities. 10 ‘‘(b) RESERVATION.—The Secretary may reserve not 11 more than 10 percent of the funds appropriated under sec- 12 tion 176E to provide technical assistance and oversight, 13 in order to assist eligible entities in applying for and ad- 14 ministering grants awarded under this subtitle. 15 ‘‘SEC. 176B. SUMMER EMPLOYMENT COMPETITIVE GRANT 16 PROGRAM. 17 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 18 ‘‘(1) GRANTS.—Using the amounts made avail- 19 able under 176A(a)(1), the Secretary shall award, 20 on a competitive basis, planning and implementation 21 grants. 22 ‘‘(2) GENERAL USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary 23 shall award the grants to assist eligible entities by 24 paying for the program share of the cost of— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:29 May 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1270.IS S1270 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 6 •S 1270 IS ‘‘(A) in the case of a planning grant, plan- 1 ning a summer youth employment program to 2 provide subsidized summer employment oppor- 3 tunities; and 4 ‘‘(B) in the case of an implementation 5 grant, implementation of such a program, to 6 provide such opportunities. 7 ‘‘(b) PERIODS AND AMOUNTS OF GRANTS.— 8 ‘‘(1) PLANNING GRANTS.—The Secretary may 9 award a planning grant under this section for a 1- 10 year period, in an amount of not more than 11 $250,000. 12 ‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.—The Sec- 13 retary may award an implementation grant under 14 this section for a 3-year period, in an amount of not 15 more than $6,000,000. 16 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 18 planning or implementation grant under this section, 19 an entity shall— 20 ‘‘(A) be a— 21 ‘‘(i) State, local government, or Indian 22 tribe or tribal organization, that meets the 23 requirements of paragraph (2); or 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:29 May 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1270.IS S1270 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 7 •S 1270 IS ‘‘(ii) community-based organization 1 that meets the requirements of paragraph 2 (3); and 3 ‘‘(B) meet the requirements for a planning 4 or implementation grant, respectively, specified 5 in paragraph (4). 6 ‘‘(2) GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIPS.—An entity 7 that is a State, local government, or Indian tribe or 8 tribal organization referred to in paragraph (1) shall 9 demonstrate that the entity has entered into a part- 10 nership with State, local, or tribal entities— 11 ‘‘(A) that shall include— 12 ‘‘(i) a local educational agency or trib- 13 al educational agency (as defined in section 14 6132 of the Elementary and Secondary 15 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7452)); 16 ‘‘(ii) a local board or tribal workforce 17 development agency; 18 ‘‘(iii) a State, local, or tribal agency 19 serving youth under the jurisdiction of the 20 juvenile justice system or criminal justice 21 system; 22 ‘‘(iv) a State, local, or tribal child wel- 23 fare agency; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:29 May 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1270.IS S1270 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 8 •S 1270 IS ‘‘(v) a State, local, or tribal agency or 1 community-based organization, with— 2 ‘‘(I) expertise in providing coun- 3 seling services, and trauma-informed 4 and gender-responsive trauma preven- 5 tion, identification, referral, and sup- 6 port (including treatment) services; 7 and 8 ‘‘(II) a proven track record of 9 serving low-income vulnerable youth 10 and out-of-school youth; 11 ‘‘(vi) if the State, local government, or 12 Indian tribe or tribal organization is seek- 13 ing an implementation grant, and has not 14 established a summer youth employment 15 program, an entity that is carrying out a 16 State, local, or tribal summer youth em- 17 ployment program; and 18 ‘‘(vii) an employer or employer asso- 19 ciation; and 20 ‘‘(B) that may include— 21 ‘‘(i) an institution of higher education 22 or tribal college or university; 23 ‘‘(ii) a representative of a labor or 24 labor-management organization; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:29 May 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1270.IS S1270 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 9 •S 1270 IS ‘‘(iii) an entity that carries out a pro- 1 gram that receives funding under the Juve- 2 nile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 3 Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) or 4 section 212 of the Second Chance Act of 5 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17532); 6 ‘‘(iv) a collaborative applicant as de- 7 fined in section 401 of the McKinney- 8 Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 9 11360) or a private nonprofit organization 10 that serves homeless individuals and house- 11 holds (including such an applicant or orga- 12 nization that serves individuals or house- 13 holds that are at risk of homelessness in 14 tribal areas) or serves foster youth; 15 ‘‘(v) an entity that carries out a pro- 16 gram funded under the Carl D. Perkins 17 Career and Technical Education Act of 18 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), including 19 Native American programs funded under 20 section 116 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 2326) 21 and tribally controlled postsecondary ca- 22 reer and technical institution programs 23 funded under section 117 of that Act (20 24 U.S.C. 2327); 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:29 May 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1270.IS S1270 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 10 •S 1270 IS ‘‘(vi) a local or tribal youth com- 1 mittee; 2 ‘‘(vii) a State or local public housing 3 agency or a tribally designated housing en- 4 tity; and 5 ‘‘(viii) another appropriate State, 6 local, or tribal agency. 7 ‘‘(3) COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION PART- 8 NERSHIPS.—A community-based organization re- 9 ferred to in paragraph (1) shall demonstrate that 10 the organization has entered into a partnership with 11 State, local, or tribal entities— 12 ‘‘(A) that shall include— 13 ‘‘(i) a unit of general local government 14 or tribal government; 15 ‘‘(ii) an agency described in para- 16 graph (2)(A)(i); 17 ‘‘(iii) a local board or tribal workforce 18 development agency; 19 ‘‘(iv) a State, local, or tribal agency 20 serving youth under the jurisdiction of the 21 juvenile justice system or criminal justice 22 system; 23 ‘‘(v) a State, local, or tribal child wel- 24 fare agency; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:29 May 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1270.IS S1270 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 11 •S 1270 IS ‘‘(vi) if the organization is seeking an 1 implementation grant, and has not estab- 2 lished a summer youth employment pro- 3 gram, an entity that is carrying out a 4 State, local, or tribal summer youth em- 5 ployment program; and 6 ‘‘(vii) an employer or employer asso- 7 ciation; and 8 ‘‘(B) that may include one or more entities 9 described in paragraph (2)(B). 10 ‘‘(4) ENTITIES ELIGIBLE FOR PARTICULAR 11 GRANTS.— 12 ‘‘(A) ENTITIES ELIGIBLE FOR PLANNING 13 GRANTS.—The Secretary may award a planning 14 grant under this section to an eligible entity 15 that— 16 ‘‘(i) is preparing to establish or ex- 17 pand a summer youth employment pro- 18 gram that meets the minimum require- 19 ments specified in subsection (d); and 20 ‘‘(ii) has not received a grant under 21 this section. 22 ‘‘(B) ENTITIES ELIGIBLE FOR IMPLEMEN- 23 TATION GRANTS.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:29 May 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1270.IS S1270 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 12 •S 1270 IS ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary 1 may award an implementation grant under 2 this section to an eligible entity that— 3 ‘‘(I) has received a planning 4 grant under this section; or 5 ‘‘(II) has established a summer 6 youth employment program and dem- 7 onstrates a minimum level of capacity 8 to enhance or expand the summer 9 youth employment program described 10 in the application submitted under 11 subsection (d). 12 ‘‘(ii) CAPACITY.—In determining 13 whether an entity has the level of capacity 14 referred to in clause (i)(II), the Secretary 15 may include as capacity— 16 ‘‘(I) the entity’s staff capacity 17 and staff training to deliver youth em- 18 ployment services; and 19 ‘‘(II) the entity’s existing youth 20 employment services (as of the date of 21 submission of the application sub- 22 mitted under subsection (d)) that are 23 consistent with the application. 24 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:29 May 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1270.IS S1270 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 13 •S 1270 IS ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para- 1 graph (2), an eligible entity desiring to receive a 2 grant under this section for a summer youth employ- 3 ment program shall submit an application to the 4 Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con- 5 taining such information as the Secretary may re- 6 quire, including, at a minimum, each of the fol- 7 lowing: 8 ‘‘(A) With respect to an application for a 9 planning or implementation grant— 10 ‘‘(i) a description of the eligible youth 11 for whom summer employment services will 12 be provided; 13 ‘‘(ii) a description of the eligible enti- 14 ty, and a description of the expected par- 15 ticipation and responsibilities of each of 16 the partners in the partnership described 17 in subsection (c); 18 ‘‘(iii) information demonstrating suffi- 19 cient need for the grant in the State, local, 20 or tribal population, which may include in- 21 formation showing— 22 ‘‘(I) a high level of unemploy- 23 ment among youth (including young 24 adults) ages 14 through 24; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:29 May 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1270.IS S1270 pbin [Text truncated for display. 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