 
                CHAPTER 69--SCHOOL-TO-WORK OPPORTUNITIES
 
   SUBCHAPTER II--SCHOOL-TO-WORK OPPORTUNITIES SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND 
                     IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS TO STATES
 
                   Part B--State Implementation Grants
 
Sec. 6145. Use of amounts


(a) In general

    The Secretaries may not provide an implementation grant under 
section 6142 of this title to a State unless the State agrees that the 
State will use all amounts received from such grant to implement the 
statewide School-to-Work Opportunities system in accordance with this 
section.

(b) Subgrants to local partnerships

                            (1) Authority

        (A) In general

            Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the State shall 
        provide subgrants to local partnerships, according to criteria 
        established by the State, for the purpose of carrying out 
        School-to-Work Opportunities programs.

        (B) Prohibition

            The State shall not provide subgrants to local partnerships 
        that have received implementation grants under subchapter III of 
        this chapter, except that this prohibition shall not apply with 
        respect to local partnerships that are located in high poverty 
        areas, as such term is defined in section 6177 of this title.

                           (2) Application

        A local partnership that seeks a subgrant to carry out a local 
    School-to-Work Opportunities program, including a program initiated 
    under section 6172 of this title, shall submit an application to the 
    State that--
            (A) describes how the program will include the program 
        components described in sections 6112, 6113, and 6114 of this 
        title and otherwise meet the requirements of this chapter;
            (B) sets forth measurable program goals and outcomes;
            (C) describes the local strategies and timetables of the 
        local partnership to provide opportunities for all students in 
        the area served to participate in a School-to-Work Opportunities 
        program;
            (D) describes the extent to which the program will require 
        paid high-quality, work-based learning experiences, and the 
        steps the local partnerships will take to generate such paid 
        experiences;
            (E) describes the process that will be used to ensure 
        employer involvement in the development and implementation of 
        the local School-to-Work Opportunities program;
            (F) provides assurances that, to the extent practicable, 
        opportunities provided to students to participate in a School-
        to-Work Opportunities program will be in industries and 
        occupations offering high-skill, high-wage employment 
        opportunities;
            (G) provides such other information as the State may 
        require; and
            (H) is submitted at such time and in such form as the State 
        may require.

                   (3) Disapproval of application

        If the State determines that an application submitted by a local 
    partnership does not meet the criteria under paragraph (2), or that 
    the application is incomplete or otherwise unsatisfactory, the State 
    shall--
            (A) notify the local partnership of the reasons for the 
        failure to approve the application; and
            (B) permit the local partnership to resubmit a corrected or 
        amended application.

                      (4) Allowable activities

        A local partnership shall expend funds provided through 
    subgrants under this subsection only for activities undertaken to 
    carry out local School-to-Work Opportunities programs, and such 
    activities may include, for each such program--
            (A) recruiting and providing assistance to employers, 
        including small- and medium-size businesses, to provide the 
        work-based learning components described in section 6113 of this 
        title;
            (B) establishing consortia of employers to support the 
        School-to-Work Opportunities program and provide access to jobs 
        related to the career majors of students;
            (C) supporting or establishing intermediaries (selected from 
        among the members of the local partnership) to perform the 
        activities described in section 6114 of this title and to 
        provide assistance to students or school dropouts in obtaining 
        jobs and further education and training;
            (D) designing or adapting school curricula that can be used 
        to integrate academic, vocational, and occupational learning, 
        school-based and work-based learning, and secondary and 
        postsecondary education for all students in the area served;
            (E) providing training to work-based and school-based staff 
        on new curricula, student assessments, student guidance, and 
        feedback to the school regarding student performance;
            (F) establishing, in schools participating in the School-to-
        Work Opportunities program, a graduation assistance program to 
        assist at-risk students, low-achieving students, and students 
        with disabilities, in graduating from high school, enrolling in 
        postsecondary education or training, and finding or advancing in 
        jobs;
            (G) providing career exploration and awareness services, 
        counseling and mentoring services, college awareness and 
        preparation services, and other services (beginning at the 
        earliest possible age, but not later than the 7th grade) to 
        prepare students for the transition from school to work;
            (H) providing supplementary and support services, including 
        child care and transportation, when such services are necessary 
        for participation in a local School-to-Work Opportunities 
        program;
            (I) conducting or obtaining an in-depth analysis of the 
        local labor market and the generic and specific skill needs of 
        employers to identify high-demand, high-wage careers to target;
            (J) integrating school-based and work-based learning into 
        job training programs that are for school dropouts and that are 
        in existence on or after May 4, 1994;
            (K) establishing or expanding school-to-apprenticeship 
        programs in cooperation with registered apprenticeship agencies 
        and apprenticeship sponsors;
            (L) assisting participating employers, including small- and 
        medium-size businesses, to identify and train workplace mentors 
        and to develop work-based learning components;
            (M) promoting the formation of partnerships between 
        elementary schools and secondary schools (including middle 
        schools) and local businesses as an investment in future 
        workplace productivity and competitiveness;
            (N) designing local strategies to provide adequate planning 
        time and staff development activities for teachers, school 
        counselors, related services personnel, and school site mentors, 
        including opportunities outside the classroom that are at the 
        worksite;
            (O) enhancing linkages between after-school, weekend, and 
        summer jobs, career exploration, and school-based learning; and
            (P) obtaining 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 
        local School-to-Work Opportunities program.

                    (5) Local partnership compact

        The State may not provide a subgrant under paragraph (1) to a 
    local partnership unless the partnership agrees that the local 
    partnership will establish a process by which the responsibilities 
    and expectations of students, parents, employers, and schools are 
    clearly established and agreed upon at the point of entry of the 
    student into a career major program of study.

                      (6) Administrative costs

        The local partnership may not use more than 10 percent of 
    amounts received from a subgrant under paragraph (1) for any fiscal 
    year for administrative costs associated with activities in carrying 
    out, but not including, activities under paragraphs (4) and (5) for 
    such fiscal year.

                     (7) Allocation requirements

        (A) First year

            In the 1st fiscal year for which a State receives amounts 
        from a grant under section 6142 of this title, the State shall 
        use not less than 70 percent of such amounts to provide 
        subgrants to local partnerships under paragraph (1).

        (B) Second year

            In the 2d fiscal year for which a State receives amounts 
        from a grant under section 6142 of this title, the State shall 
        use not less than 80 percent of such amounts to provide 
        subgrants to local partnerships under paragraph (1).

        (C) Third year and succeeding years

            In the 3d fiscal year for which a State receives amounts 
        from a grant under section 6142 of this title, and in each 
        succeeding year, the State shall use not less than 90 percent of 
        such amounts to provide subgrants to local partnerships under 
        paragraph (1).

(c) Additional State activities

    In carrying out the statewide School-to-Work Opportunities system, 
the State may also--
        (1) recruit and provide assistance to employers to provide work-
    based learning for all students;
        (2) conduct outreach activities to promote and support 
    collaboration, in School-to-Work Opportunities programs, by 
    businesses, labor organizations, and other organizations;
        (3) provide training for teachers, employers, workplace mentors, 
    school site mentors, counselors, related services personnel, and 
    other parties;
        (4) provide labor market information to local partnerships that 
    is useful in determining which high-skill, high-wage occupations are 
    in demand;
        (5) design or adapt model curricula that can be used to 
    integrate academic, vocational, and occupational learning, school-
    based and work-based learning, and secondary and postsecondary 
    education, for all students in the State;
        (6) design or adapt model work-based learning programs and 
    identify best practices for such programs;
        (7) conduct outreach activities and provide technical assistance 
    to other States that are developing or implementing School-to-Work 
    Opportunities systems;
        (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 May 4, 1994, 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 experiences, 
    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 workplace 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 earliest possible 
    age, but not later than the 7th grade) to prepare students for the 
    transition from school to work.

(Pub. L. 103-239, title II, Sec. 215, May 4, 1994, 108 Stat. 587.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 6143, 6174 of this title.
