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108 STAT. 590 PUBLIC LAW 103-239—MAY 4, 1994 (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 212, 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 212, 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 212, 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;