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 PUBLIC LAW 105-220—AUG. 7, 1998 112 STAT. 981 the minimum income criteria to be considered an eligible youth shall be provided— (i) information on the full array of applicable or appropriate services that are available through the local board or other eligible providers or one-stop partners, including those receiving funds under this subtitle; and (ii) referral to appropriate training and educational programs that have the capacity to serve the participant or applicant either on a sequential or concurrent basis. (B) APPLICANTS NOT MEETING ENROLLMENT REQUIRE- MENTS. —Each eligible provider of a program of youth activities shall ensure that an eligible applicant who does not meet the enrollment requirements of the particular program or who cannot be served shall be referred for further assessment, as necessary, and referred to appropriate programs in accordance with subparagraph (A) to meet the basic skills and training needs of the applicant. (C) INVOLVEMENT IN DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION.— The local board shall ensure that parents, participants, and other members of the community with experience relating to programs for youth are involved in the design and implementation of the programs described in paragraph (1). (4) PRIORITY.— (A) IN GENERAL.—At a minimum, 30 percent of the funds described in paragraph (1) shall be used to provide youth activities to out-of-school youth. (B) EXCEPTION.—A State that receives a minimum allotment under section 127(b)(1) in accordance with section 127(b)(l)(C)(iv)(II) or under section 132(b)(1) in accordance with section 132(b)(l)(B)(iv)(II) may reduce the percentage described in subparagraph (A) for a local area in the State, if— (i) after an analysis of the eligible youth population in the local area, the State determines that the local area will be unable to meet the percentage described in subparagraph (A) due to a low number of out-of- school youth; and (ii)(I) the State submits to the Secretary, for the local area, a request including a proposed reduced percentage for purposes of subparagraph (A), and the summary of the eligible youth population analysis; and (II) the request is approved by the Secretary. (5) EXCEPTIONS. — Not more than 5 percent of participants assisted under this section in each local area may be individuals who do not meet the minimum income criteria to be considered eligible youth, if such individuals are within one or more of the following categories: (A) Individuals who are school dropouts. (B) Individuals who are basic skills deficient. (C) Individuals with educational attainment that is one or more grade levels below the grade level appropriate to the age of the individuals. (D) Individuals who are pregnant or pgu-enting. 69-194O-98 -4:QL3Part2

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