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 PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 108 STAT. 3973 "(9) Research consistently shows that the vast majority of incarcerated youths will not return to the public schools to complete their education. "(10) There is a need for alternative educational opportunities during incarceration and after release. "(b) DEFINITION.— For purposes of this part, the term 'youth offender' means a male or female offender under the age of 25, who is incarcerated in a State prison, including a prerelease facility. "(c) GRANT PROGRAM, —The Secretary shall establish a program in accordance with this section to provide grants to the State correctional education agencies to assist and encourage incarcerated youths to acquire functional literacy, life, and job skills, through the pursuit of a postsecondary education certificate, or an associate of arts or bachelor's degree while in prison, and employment counseling and other related services which start during incarceration and continue through prerelease and while on parole. "(d) APPLICATION. —To be eligible for a grant under this section, a State correctional education agency shall submit to the Secretary a proposal for a youth offender program that— "(1) identifies the scope of the problem, including the number of incarcerated youths in need of postsecondary education and vocational training; "(2) lists the accredited public or private educational institution or institutions that will provide postsecondary educational services; "(3) lists the cooperating agencies, public and private, or businesses that will provide related services, such as counseling in the areas of career development, substance abuse, health, and parenting skills; X4) describes the evaluation methods and performance measures that the State correctional education agency will employ, provided that such methods and measures are appropriate to meet the goals and objectives of the proposal, and that such methods and measures include measures of— "(A) program completion; "(B) student academic and vocational skill attainment; "(C) success in job placement and retention; and "(D) recidivism; "(5) describes how the proposed programs are to be integrated with existing State correctional education programs (such as adult education, graduate education degree programs, and vocational training) and State industry programs; "(6) addresses the educational needs of youth offenders who are in alternative programs (such as boot camps); and "(7) describes how students will be selected so that only youth offenders eligible under subsection (f) will be enrolled in postsecondary programs. "(e) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. —Each State correctional education agency receiving a grant under this section shall— "(1) integrate activities carried out under the grant with the objectives and activities of the school-to-work programs of such State, including— "(A) work experience or apprenticeship programs; "(B) transitional worksite job training for vocational education students that is related to the occupational goals of such students and closely linked to classroom and laboratory instruction;

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