HR 196 · 102th Congress · Labor and Employment
To amend the Job Training Partnership Act to establish a Youth Opportunities Unlimited Program.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.(1991-02-08)
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Amends the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) to establish a Youth Opportunities Unlimited Program. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to establish such national program of Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU) grants to pay 50 percent of the cost of comprehensive services for youth in high poverty areas in cities and rural areas. Requires such grants to be awarded to the local service delivery area (on behalf of the participating community) in which the target area is located (or to designated grantees if the target area is in a farmworker community, Indian reservation, or Alaskan native village). Authorizes the Secretary to select as grant recipients up to 25 communities in the first year after the program is in effect. Requires that at least one, but not more than three, of such grants be awarded to designated representatives of Indian reservations and Alaskan native villages. Makes such grants cover a three-year period, with each year conditional upon compliance. Authorizes participating communities to apply for such grants for use on behalf of target areas. Requires that a designated target area have not more than 25,000 population, except in the case of single school districts.…
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Cosponsors (14)
14 Democrats