•%ilti»i- PUBLIC LAW 105-220—AUG. 7, 1998 112 STAT. 979 (4) to provide continued supportive services for eligible youth; (5) to provide incentives for recognition and achievement to eligible youth; and (6) to provide opportunities for eligible youth in activities related to leadership, development, decisionmaking, citizenship, and community service. (b) STATEWIDE YOUTH ACTIVITIES.— (1) IN GENERAL. —Funds reserved by a Governor for a State as described in sections 128(a) and 133(a)(1)— (A) shall be used to carry out the statewide youth activities described in paragraph (2); and (B) may be used to carry out any of the statewide youth activities described in paragraph (3), regardless of whether the funds were allotted to the State under section 127(b)(1) or under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 132(b). (2) REQUIRED STATEWIDE YOUTH ACTIVITIES.— A State shall use funds reserved as described in sections 128(a) and 133(a)(1) (regardless of whether the funds were allotted to the State under section 127(b)(1) or paragraph (1) or (2) of section 132(b)) to carry out statewide youth activities, which shall include— (A) disseminating a list of eligible providers of youth activities described in section 123; (B) carrying out activities described in clauses (ii) through (vi) of section 134(a)(2)(B), except that references in such clauses to activities authorized under section 134 shall be considered to be references to activities authorized under this section; and (C) providing additional assistance to local areas that have high concentrations of eligible youth to carry out the activities described in subsection (c). (3) ALLOWABLE STATEWIDE YOUTH ACTIVITIES. — A State may use funds reserved as described in sections 128(a) and 133(a)(1) (regardless of whether the funds were allotted to the State under section 127(b)(1) or paragraph (1) or (2) of section 132(b)) to carry out additional statewide youth activities, which may include— (A) carrying out activities described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)(II), and (vi)(II) of section 134(a)(3)(A), except that references in such clauses to activities authorized under section 134 shall be considered to be references to activities authorized under this section; and (B) carrying out, on a statewide basis, activities described in subsection (c). (4) PROHIBITION.— No funds described in this subsection or section 134(a) shall be used to develop or implement education curricula for school systems in the State. (c) LOCAL ELEMENTS AND REQUIREMENTS. — (1) PROGRAM DESIGN. —Funds allocated to a local area for eligible youth under paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as appropriate, of section 128(b) shall be used to carry out, for eligible youth, programs that— (A) provide an objective assessment of the academic levels, skill levels, and service needs of each participant, which assessment shall include a review of basic skills, occupational skills, prior work experience, employability.
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