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 108 STAT. 588 PUBLIC LAW 103-239—MAY 4, 1994 pose of carrying out School-to-Work Opportunities programs. (B) PROHIBITION.—The State shall not provide subgrants to local partnerships that have received implementation grants under title III, except that this prohibition shall not apply with respect to local partnerships that are located in high poverty areas, as such term is defined in section 307. (2) APPLICATION. —^A local partnership that seeks a subgrant to carry out a local School-to-Work Opportunities program, including a program initiated under section 302, shall submit an application to the State that— (A) describes how the program will include the program components described in sections 102, 103, and 104 and otherwise meet the requirements of this Act; (B) sets forth measurable program goals and outcomes; (C) describes the local strategies and timetables of the local partnership to provide opportunities for all students in the area served to participate in a School-to- Work Opportunities program; (D) describes the extent to which the program will require paid high-quality, work-based learning experiences, and the steps the local partnerships will take to generate such paid experiences; (E) describes the process that will be used to ensure employer involvement in the development and implementation of the local School-to-Work Opportunities program; (F) provides assurances that, to the extent practicable, opportunities provided to students to participate in a School-to-Work Opportunities program will be in industries and occupations offering high-skill, high-wage employment opportunities; (G) provides such other information as the State may require; and (H) is submitted at such time and in such form as the State may require. (3) DISAPPROVAL OF APPLICATION. — If the State determines that an application submitted by a local partnership does not meet the criteria under paragraph (2), or that the application is incomplete or otherwise unsatisfactory, the State shall— (A) notify the local partnership of the reasons for the failure to approve the application; and (B) permit the local partnership to resubmit a corrected or amended application. (4) ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES. —A local partnership shall expend funds provided through subgrants under this subsection only for activities undertaken to carry out local School-to-Work Opportunities programs, and such activities may include, for each such program— (A) recruiting and providing assistance to employers, including small- and medium-size businesses, to provide the work-based learning components described in section 103; (B) establishing consortia of employers to support the School-to-Work Opportunities program and provide access to jobs related to the career majors of students;

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