S 1899 · 102th Congress · Labor and Employment
Youth Service Act of 1991
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Subcommittee on Employment and Productivity.(1991-11-27)
Plain Language Summary
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Youth Service Act of 1991 - Title I: Job Training - Part A: Purposes and Definitions - Amends the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) to revise the congressional declaration of purpose. Adds definitions of service opportunity, youth corps programs, and citizenship skills. Part B: Job Training - Requires job training plans under JTPA to include a description of joint programs in which activities supported under JTPA are coordinated with actitivites (such as service opportunities and youth corps programs) supported under the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (NCSA). Revises JTPA performance standards to include increased educational attainment and occupational and citizenship skills (as well as increased employment and earnings and reduction in welfare dependency) as indicators of long-term economic self-sufficiency. Revises limitations on certain costs for specified JTPA programs. Revises requirements for the Governor's coordination and special services plan under JTPA to include provisions for coordinating activities, and for providing information and technical assistance for joint programs, including youth corps programs, under NCSA. Includes representatives of the State …
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