National School-To-Work Transition and Youth Apprenticeship Act of 1993

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Title I: Interagency Compact on Workforce Prearation

Title II: Development of Workplace Readiness Competencies and

Voluntary National Industry-Recognized Skill Standards

Title III: State School-to-Work Transition Challenge Grants

Subtitle A: Planning Grants

Subtitle B: Implementation Grants

Subtitle C: Approval and Disapproval of State Plans

Subtitle D: Authorization of Appropriations

Title IV: State Youth Apprenticeship Program Grants

Subtitle A: Grants to States

Subtitle B: National Youth Apprenticeship Criteria and

Safeguards

Subtitle C: Relationship to Other Federal Laws

National School-to-Work Transition and Youth Apprenticeship Act of 1993 - Title I: Interagency Compact on Workforce Preparation - Establishes the Interagency Compact on Workforce Preparation to improve the U.S. workforce in the areas of workplace readiness competencies, voluntary national industry-recognized skill standards, school-to-work transition, and youth apprenticeship, through grants, research, an information clearinghouse, and other activities. Directs the Secretaries of Education and of Labor to administer the Compact and provide Compact staff and supportive services. Makes specified funds available.

Title II: Development of Workplace Readiness Competencies and Voluntary National Industry-Recognized Skill Standards - Establishes the National Advisory Group on Workforce Skills to advise the Compact on identification and development of: (1) workplace readiness competencies in schools and other education and training programs; and (2) voluntary national industry-recognized skill standards by industry partnerships.

Directs the Compact to: (1) provide assistance in formation of industry partnerships; (2) make grants to such partnerships to develop such skill standards; (3) review and endorse workplace readiness competencies identified by the Advisory Group and skill standards submitted by industry partnerships; and (4) make recommendations for such competencies and standards available to specified education, training, labor, or industry entities.

Authories appropriations.

Title III: State School-to-Work Transition Challenge Grants - Subtitle A: Planning Grants - Authorizes the Compact to make grants to States to develop State plans to establish school-to-work transition systems.

Subtitle B: Implementation Grants - Directs the Compact to provide matching grants to States to implement approved State plans to establish school-to-work transition systems.

Subtitle C: Approval and Disapproval of State Plans - Requires Compact review and approval or disapproval of submitted State plans.

Subtitle D: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations.

Title IV: State Youth Apprenticeship Program Grants - Subtitle A: Grants to States - Directs the Compact to provide grants to States to establish youth apprenticeship programs. Requires States to use such grants to establish and carry out State plans to provide such programs through State agency grants to local consortia to establish local youth apprenticeship programs.

Authorizes appropriations.

Subtitle B: National Youth Apprenticeship Criteria and Safeguards - Sets forth national youth apprenticeship criteria relating to academic instruction, work-based learning, worksite learning and experience, agreements, and information and guidance.

Sets forth labor standards and safeguards for youth apprenticeship programs.

Subtitle C: Relationship to Other Federal Laws - Sets forth the relationship of youth apprenticeship programs or school-to-work transition systems under this Act to various programs and services under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act, the Job Training Partnership Act, and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.