Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 2.djvu/708

 92 STAT. 1988

Consultation.

Transfer of funds.

Ante, p. 1912.

PUBLIC LAW 95-524—OCT. 27, 1978 where appropriate, cooperative arrangements with educational agencies to provide special programs and services for eli^ble participants enrolled in secondary schools, postsecondary educational institutions, and technical and trade schools, including job experience, counseling and guidance prior to the completion of secondary or postsecondary education and making available occupational, educational, and training information through statewide career information systems. "(2) In carrying out or supporting such programs, the Secretary shall consult, as appropriate, with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Director of the ACTION Agency, and the Director of the Community Services Administration. "(3) Funds available under this section may be transferred to other Federal departments and agencies to carry out functions delegated to them pursuant to agreements with the Secretary. "(b) The Secretary and prime sponsors, as the case may be, shall give special consideration in carrying out innovative and experimental programs assisted under this section to community-based organizations (as defined in section 3(4)) which have demonstrated effectiveness in the delivery of employment and training services. YOUTH EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVE AND SOCIAL BONUS PROGRAM

29 USC 915.

"SEC. 439. (a) From funds available under section 438 the Secretary, through the use of prime sponsors where feasible, shall carry out in not more than 10 areas of high youth unemployment a youth employment incentive and social bonus demonstration program in order to test the efficacy of providing incentives for private industry to establish additional employment opportunities for youth without significant previous employment experience. " (b)(1) The Secretary shall provide a social bonus of not more than $2,500 per year, in such amount and in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe, to each employer who, pursuant to an agreement under this section, has employed 5 eligible youths for at least 35 hours per week for a period of not less than one year. The Secretary may allow for payment after 9 months in exceptional circumstances. "(2) A youth is eligible if such youth is economically disadvantaged, unemployed, and has no significant previous employment, as determined by the Secretary. No youth may participate in this program for more than 18 months. "(3) An employer may receive a social bonus for each such youth employed if— " (A) the employer has at least 5 eligible youths in the program; and "(B) the employer offers each youth in the program appropriate training, supportive services, and counseling. If such training includes on-the-job training, the social bonus shall be in addition to any moneys received under the on-the-job training agreement. "(c) In the selection of employers to carry out projects under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to urban poverty areas in which the State or local government provides for special tax treatment for any employer which locates or expands within the urban poverty area, and to any employer establishing a new facility in an urban poverty area.

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