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 PUBLIC LAW 103-239—MAY 4, 1994 108 STAT. 591 (8) reorganize and streamline school-to-work programs in the State to facilitate the development of a comprehensive statewide School-to-Work Opportunities system; (9) identify ways that local school-to-work programs in existence on or after the date of the enactment of this Act could be integrated with the statewide School-to-Work Opportunities system; (10) design career awareness and exploration activities (beginning at the earliest possible age, but not later than the 7th grade), such as job shadowing, job site visits, school visits by individuals in various occupations, and mentoring; j (11) design and implement school-sponsored work experiences, such as school-sponsored enterprises and community development projects; (12) promote the formation of partnerships between elementary schools and secondary schools (including middle schools) and local businesses as an investment in future workplace productivity and competitiveness; (13) obtain the assistance of organizations and institutions that have a history of success in working with school dropouts and at-risk and disadvantaged youths in recruiting such school dropouts and youths to participate in the statewide Schoolto-Work Opportunities system; (14) conduct outreach to all students in a manner that most appropriately meets their needs and the needs of their communities; and (15) provide career exploration and awareness services, counseling and mentoring services, college awareness and preparation services, and other services (beginning at the earliest possible age, but not later than the 7th grade) to prepare students for the transition from school to work. SEC. 216. ALLOCATION REQUIREMENT. 20 USC 6146. The Secretaries shall establish the minimum and maximum amounts available for an implementation grant under section 212, and shall determine the actual amount granted to any State under such section, based on such criteria as the scope and quality of the plan described in section 213(d) and the number of projected participants in programs carried out through the system, SEC. 217. LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. 20 USC 6147. A State that receives an implementation grant under section 212 may not use more than 10 percent of the amounts received through the grant for any fiscal year for administrative costs associated with implementing the statewide School-to-Work Opportunities system for such fiscal year. SEC. 218. REPORTS. 20 USC 6148. The Secretaries may not provide an implementation grant under section 212 to a State unless the State agrees that the State will submit to the Secretaries such reports as the Secretaries may reasonably require, relating to the use of amounts from such grant, except that the Secretaries may not require more than 1 such report during any 3-month period.

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