Creating Pathways for Youth Employment Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 20, 2019)
Creating Pathways for Youth Employment Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Labor to make available the following amounts for youth employment programs:
- up to $1.5 billion to provide youth ages 14-24 with subsidized summer employment opportunities, and
- up to $2 billion to provide them with subsidized year-round employment opportunities.
Labor must award
- one-year planning and three-year implementation grants out of the subsidized summer employment opportunities funding, and
- similar grants out of the subsidized year-round employment opportunities funding.
To be eligible to receive these grants, an entity must be a state, local government, Indian tribe or tribal organization, or community-based organization that meets certain partnership requirements of this bill.
Labor shall establish performance measures to carry out annual reviews of each grant recipient.
What just happenedMay 20, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 20, 2019
- May 20, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Education and the Workforce Committee - May 20, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 20, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House