Title 20, Part 681 — Youth Activities Under Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

What is a standing youth committee?

Who is included on a standing youth committee?

What does a standing youth committee do?

Who is eligible for youth services?

Who is an “out-of-school youth”?

Who is an “in-school youth”?

What does “school” refer to in the “not attending or attending any school” in the out-of-school and in-school eligibility criteria?

When do local youth programs verify dropout status?

Who does the low-income eligibility requirement apply to?

How does the Department define “high poverty area” for the purposes of the special regulation for low-income youth in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act?

May a local program use eligibility for free or reduced price lunches under the National School Lunch Program as a substitute for the income eligibility criteria under title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act?

Is a youth with a disability eligible for youth services under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act if his or her family income exceeds the income eligibility criteria?

How does the Department define the “basic skills deficient” criterion in this part?

How does the Department define the “requires additional assistance to enter or complete an educational program, or to secure and hold employment” criterion in this part for OSY?

How does the Department define the “requires additional assistance to complete an educational program, or to secure and hold employment” criterion in this part for ISY?

Must youth participants enroll to participate in the youth program?

What is the process used to select eligible youth service providers?

Does the requirement that a State and local area expend at least 75 percent of youth funds to provide services to out-of-school youth apply to all youth funds?

How must Local Workforce Development Boards design Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act youth programs?

May youth participate in both the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) youth and adult programs concurrently, and how do local program operators track concurrent enrollment in the WIOA youth and adult programs?

How does a local youth program determine if an 18 to 24 year old is enrolled in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) youth program or the WIOA adult program?

For how long must a local Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act youth program serve a participant?

What services must local programs offer to youth participants?

Does the Department require local programs to use Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds for each of the 14 program elements?

What is a pre-apprenticeship program?

What is adult mentoring?

What is financial literacy education?

What is comprehensive guidance and counseling?

What are leadership development opportunities?

What are positive social and civic behaviors?

What is occupational skills training?

Are Individual Training Accounts permitted for youth participants?

What is entrepreneurial skills training and how is it taught?

What are supportive services for youth?

What are follow-up services for youth?

What is the work experience priority and how will local youth programs track the work experience priority?

What are work experiences?

Does the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act require Local Workforce Development Boards to offer summer employment opportunities in the local youth program?

How are summer employment opportunities administered?

What does education offered concurrently with and in the same context as workforce preparation activities and training for a specific occupation or occupational cluster mean?

Are incentive payments to youth participants permitted?

How can parents, youth, and other members of the community get involved in the design and implementation of local youth programs?

What is the connection between the youth program and the one-stop delivery system?

Do Local Workforce Development Boards have the flexibility to offer services to area youth who are not eligible under the youth program through the one-stop centers?