Amendment #119 to H3400

Youth-At-Risk - Summer Jobs

[Sponsors] Representatives Coakley-Rivera of Springfield, Sannicandro of Ashland, Golden of Lowell, Murphy of Lowell, Nangle of Lowell and Pignatelli of Lenox move to amend the bill in section 2, by inserting after item 7002-0018 the following item:

“7002-####. For a youth-at-risk program targeted at reducing juvenile delinquency in high risk areas; provided, that these funds may be expended for the development and implementation of a year-round employment program for at-risk youth as well as existing year-round employment programs; provided further, that $500,000 of these funds shall be matched by private organizations; and provided further that funds shall be available to each of the sixteen workforce investment areas; and provided further, that funds shall be available for expenditure through September 1, 2012 ... $4,400,000”.