To provide funding to summer youth employment programs to expand the availability of subsidized jobs for youths and to develop innovative program activities that improve academic, economic, and criminal justice outcomes for youths, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill authorizes $1.1 billion in federal appropriations over 5 years (FY2026-2030) for summer youth employment programs, distributed as 45% for expansion grants, 45% for innovation grants, 5% for evaluations, and 5% for an, creates competitive grants for eligible entities to develop, implement, or expand summer youth employment programs, with prioritization for areas with high youth unemployment and crime rates, and requirements, and creates competitive grants for existing summer youth employment programs to integrate innovative approaches including individualized mentoring, job training, social-emotional learning, mental health supports. It relies on compliance mandates, grants, appropriations, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Workforce Development, Social Welfare, Science & Space, and Education.
Who Benefits and How
Youth under age 25 in high-unemployment areas could gain revenue opportunities, State and local workforce development agencies could gain revenue opportunities, and Nonprofit youth service organizations could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Department of Labor would take on compliance duties, Grant recipient organizations would take on compliance duties, and Federal taxpayers could face higher costs.
Key Provisions
- Authorizes $1.1 billion in federal appropriations over 5 years (FY2026-2030) for summer youth employment programs, distributed as 45% for expansion grants, 45% for innovation grants, 5% for evaluations, and 5% for an...
- Creates competitive grants for eligible entities to develop, implement, or expand summer youth employment programs, with prioritization for areas with high youth unemployment and crime rates, and requirements...
- Creates competitive grants for existing summer youth employment programs to integrate innovative approaches including individualized mentoring, job training, social-emotional learning, mental health supports...
- Mandates performance measurement assessments by grant recipients and contracts with independent research organizations for rigorous impact evaluations using randomized experimental designs to measure program effects on...
- Establishes an Advisory Board within the Department of Labor with members appointed by the Secretary having expertise in youth employment programs or program evaluation, responsible for reviewing grant applications...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill authorizes $1.1 billion in federal appropriations over 5 years (FY2026-2030) for summer youth employment programs, distributed as 45% for expansion grants, 45% for innovation grants, 5% for evaluations, and 5% for an, creates competitive grants for eligible entities to develop, implement, or expand summer youth employment programs, with prioritization for areas with high youth unemployment and crime rates, and requirements, and creates competitive grants for existing summer youth employment programs to integrate innovative approaches including individualized mentoring, job training, social-emotional learning, mental health supports.
Key Policy Areas
Workforce Development, Social Welfare, Science & Space, Education
Primary Purpose
The bill authorizes $1.1 billion in federal appropriations over 5 years (FY2026-2030) for summer youth employment programs, distributed as 45% for expansion grants, 45% for innovation grants, 5% for evaluations, and 5% for an, creates competitive grants for eligible entities to develop, implement, or expand summer youth employment programs, with prioritization for areas with high youth unemployment and crime rates, and requirements, and creates competitive grants for existing summer youth employment programs to integrate innovative approaches including individualized mentoring, job training, social-emotional learning, mental health supports.
Policy Domains
Strengthening Communities through Summer Employment Act
Identified Gains
- Youth under age 25 in high-unemployment areas
- State and local workforce development agencies
- Nonprofit youth service organizations
- Youth participants receiving enhanced services
- State workforce development boards
Identified Costs
- Department of Labor
- Grant recipient organizations
- Federal taxpayers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Sherrill (for herself and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Existing summer youth employment program operators, Grant recipient organizations, Grant recipients receiving technical assistance
Positive-direction: Existing summer youth employment program operators, Grant recipients receiving technical assistance, Nonprofit youth employment organizations, Nonprofit youth service organizations
Negative-direction: Grant recipient organizations
Department of Labor, Local workforce development boards, State and local workforce development agencies
Positive-direction: Local workforce development boards, State and local workforce development agencies, State workforce development boards
Negative-direction: Department of Labor
Independent research organizations, Nonprofit evaluation organizations, Program evaluation experts appointed to Advisory Board
Youth participants receiving enhanced services, Youth under age 25 in high-unemployment areas
Career counseling and job training providers, Community colleges offering Learn and Earn programs
Employers in in-demand industries (IT, healthcare, life sciences), Employers participating in youth programs
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Labor
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
A State (or State board) or unit of general local government (or a local board), or a nonprofit organization, or a consortium of any of such entities
The Secretary of Labor
Any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Have the meanings given such terms in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)
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