legislation: 94-s-3869
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| 94-s-3869 | 94 | s | 3869 | Youth Community Employment Act | Youth | 1976-09-29 | 1976-09-29 | Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. | Senate | Sen. Humphrey, Hubert H. [D-MN] | MN | D | H000953 | 0 | Youth Community Employment Act - Title I: Youth Community Service - Youth Community Service Act - Establishes a youth community service program as part of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 whereby each prime sponsor under such Act is to make grants to eligible applicants for the purpose of providing community service employment for youths in jobs required to carry out eligible community service projects. Authorizes the appropriation of designated sums for such program for fiscal years 1977 and 1978 and of amounts for succeeding calendar quarters based upon a specified formula which takes into account the national unemployment rate. Sets forth guidelines for the distribution and use of funds appropriated under this title. Details requirements for applications for grants under this title, including (1) a full description of the project, the jobs to be filled, the job training and skill development opportunities that will be made available to participating youths, and the wages to be paid persons who work on the project, and (2) assurances regarding project supervision and administration, assistance to participating youths in obtaining future employment, lack of discrimination toward any participant or applicant for participation, profits to be made by the grant applicant on the project, use of the completed project, and specified other conditions relative to the project. Sets forth standards for approval of applications by prime sponsors. Requires that projects under this title not result in displacement of currently employed workers and that youths employed in jobs assisted under this title receive a specified minimum wage and workmen's compensation, health, and unemployment benefits. Title II: Youth Counseling and Employment Service - Establishes a Youth Counseling and Employment Service in the United States Employment Service of the Department of Labor. Directs the Secretary of Labor to make such arrangements as are necessary to assure that there is established in each State employment service a youth counseling and employment service. Authorizes the Secretary, through the Youth Counseling and Employment Service, to make grants to State employment services to establish job counseling, job information, and job placement programs for youths. Directs the Secretary, through the Youth Counseling and Employment Service and the United States Employment Service, (1) to make grants to public agencies, colleges, and nonprofit private organizations for the purpose of training and retraining job counseling and placement personnel, (2) to carry out a program of grants to States for computer equipment and guidance to provide job and education information to youths, for the provision of employment and career information to State youth counseling and employment services, and for printed and audiovisual materials, and (3) to carry out a program of demonstration and evaluation projects relating to job counseling, job information, and job placement programs and techniques for youths. Authorizes the appropriation of designated sums to carry out the provisions of this Act for fiscal years 1977-83. Sets forth guidelines for the allocation of such funds. Directs the Secretary to require the Youth Counseling and Employment Service and State employment service agencies administering activities assisted under this Act to coordinate their activities with agencies and organizations conducting related manpower and employment programs under other provisions of law. | 2025-09-02T18:52:38Z |