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 108 STAT. 586 PUBLIC LAW 103-239—MAY 4, 1994 (14) describe the goals of the State and the methods the State will use, such as awareness and outreach, to ensure opportunities for young women to participate in School-to-Work Opportunities programs in a manner that leads to employment in high-performance, high-paying jobs, including nontraditional employment, and goals to ensure an environment free from racial and sexual harassment; (15) describe how the State will ensure opportunities for low achieving students, students with disabilities, school dropouts, and academically talented students to participate in School-to-Work Opportunities programs; (16) describe the process of the State for assessing the skills and knowledge required in career majors, and the process for awarding skill certificates that is, to the extent feasible, consistent with the skills standards certification systems endorsed under the National Skill Standards Act of 1994; (17) describe the manner in which the State will ensure that students participating in the programs are provided, to the greatest extent possible, with flexibility to develop new career goals over time and to change career mmors; (18) describe the manner in which the State will, to the extent feasible, continue programs funded under title III in the statewide School-to-Work Opportunities system; (19) describe how the State will serve students from rural communities with low population densities; (20) describe how local School-to-Work Opportunities programs, including those funded under title III, if any, will be integrated into the statewide School-to-Work Opportunities system; (21) describe the performance standards that the State intends to meet in establishing and carrying out the statewide School-to-Work Opportunities system, including how such standards relate to those performance standards established under other related programs; (22) designate a fiscal agent to receive and be accountable for funds provided from a grant under section 212; and (23) describe the procedures to facilitate the entry of students participating in a School-to-Work Opportunities program into additional training or postsecondary education programs, as well as to facilitate the transfer of the students between education and training programs. 20 USC 6144. SEC. 214. REVIEW OF APPLICATION. (a) CONSIDERATIONS.— In evaluating applications submitted under section 213, the Secretaries shall— (1) give priority to applications that describe the highest levels of concurrence by the individuals and entities described in section 213(b)(4) with the State plan for the statewide Schoolto-Work Opportunities system; (2) give priority to applications that require paid, highquality work-based learning experiences as an integral part of such system; and (3) take into consideration the quality of the application, including the replicability, sustainability, and innovation of School-to-Work Opportunities programs described in the application. (b) APPROVAL CRITERIA. —The Secretaries—

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