91 STAT. 644
Youth councils.
29 USC 814.
Work experience for in-school youth, program agreements.
PUBLIC LAW 95-93—AUG. 5, 1977 "(10) provi<]e such othor information and assurance as the Secretary may deem appropriate to carry out the purposes of this subpart. " (b) Eacli youth council established by an elioible applicant shall be responsible for making recommendations to the planning council established under section 104 of this Act with respect to planning and review of actixitics conducted under this subpart and subpart 2. Each such youth council's membership shall include representation from the local educational agency, local vocational education advisory council, postsecondary educational institutions, business, unions, the public employment service, local government and nongovernment agencies and organizations which are involved in meeting the special needs of youths, the cortmumity served by such applicant, the prime sponsor, and youths themselves. " (c) No program of work experience for in-school youth supported under this subpart shall be entered into unless an agreement has been made between the prime sponsor and a local educational agency or agencies, after review by the youth council established under subsection (b) of this section. Each such agreement shall— " (1) set forth assurances that participating youths will be provi(led meaningful work experience, which will improve their ability to make career decisions and which will provide them with basic work skills needed for regular employment not subsidized under this in-school program; " (2) be administered, under contracts with the prime sponsor, by a local educational agency or agencies or a postsecondary educational institution or institutions within the area served by the prime s{)onsor, and set forth assurances that such contracts have been reviewed by the youth council established under subsection (b) of this section. " (8) set forth assurances that job information, counseling, guidance, and placement services will be made available to participating youths and that funds provided under this program will be available to, and utilized by, the local educational agency or agencies to the extent necessary to pay the cost of school-based counselors to carry out the provisions of this in-school program; " (4) set forth assurances that jobs provided under this program will be certified by the participating educational agency or institution as relevant to the educational and career goals of the participating youths; " (5) set forth assurances that the eligible applicant will advise participating youths of the availability of other employment and training resources provided under this Act, and other resources available in the local community to assist such youths in obtaining employment; " (6) set forth assurances that youth participants will be chosen from among youths who are eligible participants who need work to remain in school, and shall be selected by the appropriate educational agency or institution, based on the certification for each participating youth by the school-based guidance counselor that the work experience provided is an a p p r o p r i a t e component of the overall educational program of each youth.
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