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This bill provides at-risk and disconnected youth with subsidized summer and year-round employment opportunities, and assists local community partnerships in improving high school graduation and youth employment rates. The key provisions include: 1. Authorizing appropriations for the Secretary of Labor to carry out the Act, with funds allotted for summer employment programs, year-round employment programs, and a competitive grant program to local community partnerships. 2. Establishing requirements for summer employment programs, including subsidizing wages, providing work-readiness training, and integrating with other youth services. 3. Establishing requirements for year-round employment programs, including subsidizing wages, providing work-readiness training, and requiring employer contribution towards wages. 4. Creating a competitive grant program for local community partnerships to develop pathways to education and employment for youth, including dropout prevention, re-engagement services, and supportive services. 5. Requiring adherence to labor standards, protecting privacy, and providing for innovation, learning, evaluation, and reporting.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3234/all-info