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S 673 104th Congress Senate

Youth Development Community Block Grant Act of 1995

Official title: A bill to establish a youth development grant program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 21, 1996 See on congress.gov
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Oct 19, 1995
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 211.
Oct 19, 1995
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Kassebaum with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 104-161. Additional and minority views filed.
Jul 20, 1995
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 19, 1995
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
Jun 8, 1995
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 104-94.
Apr 4, 1995
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Apr 4, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5151-5153)
Apr 4, 1995
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 19, 1995

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 211.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Youth Development Community Block Grant Act of 1995 - Establishes a youth development block grant program.

(Sec. 5) Authorizes appropriations.

Sets forth formulas for allocation of funds to States and for distribution of funds through States to local boards for community-based youth development services.

(Sec. 6) Requires establishment of county or multicounty Community Youth Development Boards to receive such assistance and make grants for youth development programs.

(Sec. 7) Requires, as a condition for any entity within a State to receive such assistance, establishment or designation of a State entity to receive youth development input, review community youth development plans, monitor operations of community boards, provide technical assistance in developing and implementing community plans, and provide annual reports and audits.

(Sec. 8) Directs the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish a mechanism to receive youth development advice and input; (2) develop and issue national policy goals and a national strategic plan for youth development; (3) establish a system for monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of activities funded under this Act; (4) coordinate programs funded under this Act with other Federal programs serving youth and families; and (5) establish a system for providing training and technical assistance to States and local communities to increase their capacity to provide quality youth development services.

Authorizes the Assistant Secretary to provide financial assistance to appropriate entities to carry out time-limited, research-based youth development demonstration programs designed to improve the knowledge base of the youth development and youth prevention fields.

(Sec. 9) Repeals specified provisions under: (1) certain Federal law relating to the Local Partnership Act; (2) the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 relating to crime prevention programs and to urban recreation and at-risk youth; (3) the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) relating to school dropout demonstration assistance and to drug free schools and communities; (4)the Job Training Partnership Act relating to summer youth employment and training programs; (5) the Public Health Service Act relating to grants for the prevention of alcohol and drug abuse among high-risk youth, and to community coalition demonstration projects to support health and human service needs for minority males; (6) the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 relating to gang-free schools and communities, to mentoring, and to local delinquency programs; (7) the Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1986 relating to demonstration partnership agreements; (8) the Community Services Block Grant Act relating to the National Youth Sports Program; and (9) the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 relating to drug abuse prevention relating to youth gangs and runaway and homeless youth.

(Sec. 10) Sets forth conforming amendments to: (1) ESEA relating to school dropout demonstrations; (2) ESEA and the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 relating to drug-free schools and communities; (3) the Job Training Partnership Act; and (4) the National School Lunch Act relating to the National Youth Sports Program.

(Sec. 11) Provides for transfer of a limited amount of funds from such repealed programs to the program under this Act.

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