N.M. Admin. Code § 11.2.8.13

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 24, December 23, 2024

Section 11.2.8.13 - YOUTH SERVICES

A.Youth program design. Section 20 CFR 681.420 describes the design framework services of local youth programs that must be met, including but not limited to, objective assessments, individual service strategies, case management, local plan content requirements, linkages to appropriate entities, and referral requirements. Program design requirements are also agreed to in the local board grant agreements. Local youth programs must provide services to a participant for the amount of time necessary to ensure successful preparation to enter postsecondary education or unsubsidized employment. Programs must link participation to the individual service strategy and not the timing of youth service provider contracts or program years.

B.Youth elements. Local programs must make each of the 14 youth services available to youth participants as described in Section CFR 681.460, which include:

(1) tutoring, study skills training, instruction and evidence-based dropout prevention and recovery strategies that lead to completion of the requirements for a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent or for a recognized postsecondary credential;

(2) alternative secondary school services, or dropout recovery services;

(3) paid and unpaid work experiences that have as a component academic and occupational educational;

(4) occupational skills training;

(5) education offered concurrently with and in the same context as workforce preparation activities and training for specific occupational cluster;

(6) leadership developmental opportunities;

(7) supportive services;

(8) adult mentoring;

(9) follow-up services;

(10) comprehensive guidance and counseling;

(11) financial literacy education;

(12) entrepreneurial skills training;

(13) services that provide labor market and employment information about in demand industry sectors or occupations available in the local area; and

(14) activities that help youth prepare for and transition to postsecondary education and training.

C.Out-of-school youth expenditures. Criteria for expending youth funds to provide services to out-of-school youth in Section 20 CFR 681.410 must also be met. At least seventy-five percent of the total amount of youth formula funds allocated to the local workforce area must be used to provide activities to out-of-school youth, in accordance with the eligibility section of this rule, 11.2.8.10 NMAC, as agreed to in the local board grant agreements, and described in the state plan.

D.Work experience expenditures. Criteria for expending youth funds to provide work experiences to youth, in accordance with Section 20 CFR 681.590 must also be met. Local youth programs must expend not less than twenty percent of the funds allocated to them to provide in-school and out-of-school youth with paid and unpaid work experiences that fall under the categories listed in Section CFR 681.460(a)(3), and further defined in Section 20 CFR 681.600, such as summer employment opportunities, pre-apprenticeship programs, internships and on-the-job training.

E.Follow-up services for youth. Follow-up services are critical services provided following a youth's exit from the program to help ensure the youth is successful in employment or postsecondary education and training. Follow-up services must be provided to all participants for a minimum of 12 months unless the participant declines to receive follow-up services or the participant cannot be located or contacted. Follow-up services may include regular contact with a youth participant's employer, including assistance in addressing work-related problems that arise. Section 20 CFR 681.580 addresses the types of follow-up services for youth.

N.M. Admin. Code § 11.2.8.13

11.2.8.13. NMAC - Rp, 11.2.13.12 NMAC, 8-15-2012, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 11, June 12, 2018, eff. 7/1/2018