YouthBuild Transfer Act Major Legislative Changes

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YouthBuild Transfer ActMajor Legislative Changes
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YouthBuild Transfer Act Public Law 109-281

YouthBuild Transfer ActManaged by DOL
HOPE for Youth YouthBuildManaged by HUD

• Under HUD, YouthBuild program was authorized
  under the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable
  Housing Act
• (Pub.L. 102-550, 106 Stat. 3723, 42 USC 12899)

• Under DOL, YouthBuild program is added as Section
  173 to Title 1, Subtitle D of the Workforce
  Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S. 2919)
• New regulations will be developed after public
  comment

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Statement of Purpose

YouthBuild Transfer ActManaged by DOL
HOPE for Youth YouthBuildManaged by HUD

• The previous legislation focused on enhancing the
  supply of housing for homeless and low-income
  individuals and families, but placed less
  emphasis on employment skills and education.

• Under DOL a modified provision to the programs
  statement of purpose places greater emphasis on
  preparing youth for occupations in demand and
  post-secondary education.

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Grants
HOPE for Youth YouthBuildManaged by HUD
YouthBuild Transfer ActManaged by DOL

• A provision existed for providing Planning
  grants. (former Section 12899b.)

• The provision for providing Planning grants has
  been eliminated to ensure that more Federal funds
  are available to carry out YouthBuild program
  activities.
• Selection criteria available to make grant
  decisions is expanded to include, among other
  things, an applicants focus on preparing youth
  for occupations in demand or post-secondary
  education, and the extent of an applicants
  coordination with the One-Stop delivery system.

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Grants (continued..)

HOPE for Youth YouthBuildManaged by HUD
YouthBuild Transfer ActManaged by DOL

• 5 of funds are reserved for technical assistance
• Up to 3 of funds may be reserved for capacity
  building activities, but costs must be leveraged
  with private resources (25 Federal share).

• 5 of funds are reserved for technical assistance

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Eligible activities

• Specific activities were eligible for funding,
  but many workforce investment activities were not
  specifically authorized.

YouthBuild Transfer ActManaged by DOL
HOPE for Youth YouthBuildManaged by HUD

• Since the YouthBuild Program is linked to the
  workforce investment, eligible activities would
  include, among others
• Occupational skills training
• Internships and job shadowing (paid unpaid)
• Alternative secondary school services
• Comprehensive guidance and counseling (including
  drug and alcohol abuse)

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Eligible activities (continued)
YouthBuild Transfer ActManaged by DOL

• Job search and job placement assistance
• Activities linking with registered
  apprenticeship programs
• As with prior law, community service and peer
  centered activities would continue to be
  authorized to enhance the employment and
  leadership skills of participants.

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Streamlined Housing Restrictions
YouthBuild Transfer ActManaged by DOL
HOPE for Youth YouthBuildManaged by HUD

• The Cranston-Gonzalez Act placed extensive
  housing-related restrictions on the use, rental,
  and/or conveyance of properties constructed or
  rehabilitated by YouthBuild participants.

• Under DOL the extensive housing-related
  restrictions are eliminated, but the law retains
  the essential restrictions limiting rental or
  conveyance to low-income or homeless individuals
  or families, or for use as transitional or
  permanent housing for the homeless.

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New Requirements for Grant Applicants

• Provide local labor market information
• Including projected career opportunities in
  relevant fields
• Describe relationship with workforce investment
  system and employers
• Involve community and faith-based organizations
  to help recruit YouthBuild participants
• Describe role of employers in the program
• Describe expected results applying DOLs Common
  Performance Measures
• Ability to grant industry recognized skills-based
  certificates
• Retains requirement to describe leveraging of
  other resources

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Additional changes

• Under DOL, limited YouthBuild funds may be used
  to pay for supervision and training costs
  allowing participants to develop skills and
  obtain work experience in rehabilitation or
  construction of community and other public
  facilities.
• Coordination of the YouthBuild program with local
  workforce investment boards, One-Stop Career
  Centers and partner programs.
• Eligible Youth Age 16-24, a school drop out, and
  at least one of the following a member of a
  low-income family, a foster care youth, a youth
  offender, a disabled youth, a child of
  incarcerated parents, a migrant youth.
• Eligibility Exception Up to 25 of program
  participants could be GED or secondary school
  graduates who are basic skills deficient or youth
  who are referred by a local secondary school for
  participation in a YouthBuild program.
• YouthBuild programs shall be structured so that
  participants spend at least 50 of their time in
  education and related services and at least 40
  of their time in workforce investment activities
  (work experience, occupational skills training,
  job search, internships etc). This means that
  participants may now spend up to 60 of their
  time in the program on educational activities.
• Common Performance Measures are now applicable
  allowing the development for Federal Youth and
  lifelong learning employment and training
  programs.