Title 19 — Personal Relations

This Chapter may be cited as the Summer Youth Employment and Training Act.

In assessing the Territory's potential for economic growth and stability, the Legislature places great importance on the island's most valued asset - its human resources. Among local constraints for economic growth, however, is the long-standing problem of an underskilled labor f…

Upon enactment into law, appropriation requests in an amount not to exceed Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($900,000) to carry out Summer Youth Employment Programs shall be incorporated in the Executive Budget for the government of Guam.

(a) The term academic credit means credit for education, job training, or work experience applicable toward a secondary school diploma, a post- secondary degree, or an accredited certificate of completion, consistent with applicable law and regulations and requirements of an accr…

Equitable Services Thereto. (a) Funds appropriated under this Chapter shall be used pursuant to a Summer Youth Employment Plan which is prepared in accordance with § 21110 to provide authorized services to eligible youth. (b) For the purposes of this Chapter, youth shall mean an …

(a) Participation in programs and activities financially assisted in whole or in part under this Chapter, shall be open to citizens and nationals of the United States, lawfully admitted permanent resident aliens, and other individuals authorized by the U. S. Attorney General to r…

Funds available under this Chapter may be used for: (a) Work Experience Programs; (b) Occupational training preparation for work; (c) Cooperative education programs to coordinate educational programs with work in the private sector; (d) Training programs operated by the private s…

Programs funded under this Chapter shall be conducted during the summer months pursuant to a Summer Youth Employment Plan which is prepared in accordance with § 21110.

(a) The Council on Youth Affairs established under '20105 of Chapter 20 of this Title, shall have the same authority with respect to programs administered by the Department of Youth Affairs, except that: (1) It shall be the responsibility of the Council to determine in agreement …

No funds shall be appropriated for any fiscal year except pursuant to an annual Summer Youth Employment Plan which is prepared in accordance with, and meets the requirements of this Section. (a) Each annual Summer Youth Employment Plan shall contain: (1) the identification of the…

(a) The Legislature recognizes that the Summer Youth Employment Program is an investment in human capital and not an expense. In order to determine whether that investment has been productive, the Legislature finds that it is essential that criteria for measuring the return on th…

(a) Ninety percent (90%) of the funds available for any fiscal year for programs under this Chapter shall be expended for direct services and program activities for eligible youth. (b) Not more than ten percent (10%) of the funds available for any fiscal year for programs under t…

(a) The administrative entity for programs under this Chapter shall, at the time of intake assess every individual to determine the person's eligibility and to decide whether the Summer Youth Employment Program can offer services or activities that will contribute to the occupati…

The following provisions shall apply to all activities financed under this Chapter. (a) A summer trainee shall receive no payments for training or employment activities in which the trainee fails to participate without good cause. (b) Eligible youth, who, at the time of applicati…

COL120106 (a) Conditions of employment and training shall be appropriate and reasonable in light of such factors as the type of work, geographic location, and proficiency of the trainee. (b) Health and safety standards established under Territorial and Federal Law, otherwise appl…

COL120106 (a) The administrative entity for programs under this Chapter shall develop a written financial or non-financial agreement with each worksite employer which assures: (1) adequate supervision of each participant; (2) adequate accountability for participant time and atten…

(a) The primary consideration in selecting agencies, organizations or worksite employers to deliver services under this Chapter shall be the effectiveness of the agency, organization, or worksite employer in delivering comparable or related services based on demonstrated perfor- …

(a) To ensure the integrity of Summer Youth Employment Programs, special efforts are necessary to prevent fraud and other program abuses. Fraud includes deceitful practices and intentional misconduct, such as willful misrepresentation in accounting for the use of program funds. A…

The Board of Trustees of Guam Community College and the Territorial Board of Education shall cooperate in setting criteria for offering school credits and for offering curricula in conjunction with work experience obtained by persons participating in this program. ---------- COL1…