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HR 3982 111th Congress House

Reengaging Americans in Serious Education by Uniting Programs Act

Official title: To prepare young people in disadvantaged situations for a competitive future.

Introduced: November 2, 2009 See on congress.gov
Education Education of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmployment and training programs
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Higher educationPerformance measurementPublic-private cooperationVocational and technical education
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Dec 8, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Nov 2, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Nov 2, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 8, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reengaging Americans in Serious Education by Uniting Programs Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to award competitive, renewable, five-year grants to eligible partnerships to assist them in providing disadvantaged youth with the support needed to: (1) attain a secondary school diploma; (2) attain a postsecondary credential, including those offered by institutions of higher education, industry groups, or registered apprenticeship programs; and (3) secure and succeed in a family-supporting career.

Requires each eligible partnership to include: (1) the head of the local government assisted by the grant; (2) representatives from certain state and local service agencies; (3) representatives from certain educational entities; and (4) a representative from a community-based organization, a business, and a secondary school or labor-management committee; and (5) disadvantaged youth and their caregivers.

Requires grantees to award subgrants and contracts to community-based organizations and other entities for the provision of a comprehensive array of coordinated services to disadvantaged youth that include workforce preparation, education support, and youth support services.

Directs the Secretary to award planning grants to eligible partnerships to enable them to submit competitive applications for grants to support disadvantaged youth.

Establishes an accountability system for measuring the performance of each grantee against specified interim, transitional, and long-term indicators of success.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) award a grant or contract to an entity outside the Department of Labor for an evaluation of grant-assisted activities; (2) disseminate best practices that emerge from the partnership grant program; and (3) provide training, technical assistance, and professional development for organizations serving disadvantaged youth, including organizations that do not receive funding under this Act.


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