Guam § 21111 - Performance Standards.

§ 21111. Performance Standards.

(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 this

investment be developed.

(b) In order to determine whether these basic measures are achieved,

the Governor shall prescribe standards on the basis of appropriate factors

which may include:

(1) the attainment of recognized employment competencies

prescribed by the local educational and employer community;

(2) middle, secondary, and post-secondary school completion, or

the equivalent thereof;

(3) enrollment in other training programs or apprenticeships, or

enlistment in the Armed Forces; and

(4) where appropriate, placement in unsubsidized employment

following the completion of training activities provided under this

Chapter.

(c) The standards shall include provisions governing a representative

period after program termination that is a reasonable indicator of post-

program status.

(d) The Governor shall prescribe performance standards relating gross

program expenditures to various performance measures.

(e) The Governor shall, not later than January 31, 1985, prescribe

performance standards for the first program year under this Chapter to

measure the results of participation in the program to achieve the goals set

forth in subsection (b) of this Section.

(f) The Governor may modify the performance standards under this

Section not more often than once every two fiscal years, and such

modification shall not be retroactive.

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(g) The Governor shall provide technical assistance to programs which

do not meet performance criteria. If the failure to meet performance

standards persists for a second year, the Governor shall impose a

reorganization plan. Such plan may restructure the program delivery

system, prohibit the use of designated employers, worksites or service

providers, or make such other changes as the Governor deems necessary to

improve program performance. The Governor, in agreement with the Guam

Council on Youth Affairs, may designate an alternate entity to administer

the program in the Territory.

(h) The alternate administrative entity may be a newly formed private

nonprofit organization, or any agency jointly selected by the Governor and

the Guam Council on Youth Affairs.