Chief elected officials and Local Boards are responsible for
ensuring that the local youth program provides summer employment
opportunities to youth. The chief elected officials are the grant
recipients for local youth funds, unless another entity is chosen to be
grant recipient or fiscal agent under WIA section 117(d)(3)(B). If, in
the administration of the summer employment opportunities element of
the local youth program, providers other than the grant recipient/
fiscal agent are used to provide summer youth employment opportunities,
these providers must be selected by awarding a grant or contract on a
competitive
basis, based on the recommendation of the youth council and on criteria
contained in the State Plan. (WIA sec. 129(c)(2)(C).)
