(a) The term academic credit means credit for education, job training, or work experience applicable toward a secondary school diploma, a post- secondary degree, or an accredited certificate of completion, consistent with applicable law and regulations and requirements of an accredited educational agency or institution in the Territory.
(b) Upon enactment into law, the administrative entity for the program’s first year of operation shall be the Department of Youth Affairs. Thereafter, the administrative entity shall be the entity designated to administer the Summer Youth Employment Plan under § 21109 of this Chapter. The primary consideration in selecting an entity to administer the summer youth employment plan shall be the effectiveness of the agency or organization in delivering employment and training services based on demonstrated performance, in terms of the likelihood of meeting program performance goals, cost, quality and job training needs of youth. The entity selected under § 21109 of this Chapter shall, prior to the implementation of programs under this Chapter, institute and maintain effective systems for the overall management of Summer Youth Employment Programs, including, but not limited to: eligibility verification systems, program monitoring systems, mechanisms for taking immediate corrective action where problems have been identified, financial and participant tracking systems. Such systems shall be designed to enable the effective management of programs and provide information necessary to design program activities

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and delivery systems best suited to resolve employment and training problems of eligible youth.
(c) The term on-the-job is training which occurs while the participant is engaged in productive work which provides knowledge or skills essential to the full and adequate performance of the job. OJT may be coupled with institutional training or may be designed as described in § 21107 of this Chapter.

Participation in on-the-job training in the private-for-profit sector shall be subject to restrictions set forth in § 21113(i) of this Chapter.

(d) The term work experience program is a short-term or part-time work assignment with an employing agency. It is designed to enhance the employability of eligible youth through the development of good work habits and basic work skills. Work experience is intended for individuals who need assistance and training to becoming accustomed to basic work requirements including basic work skills, in order to be able to compete successfully in the labor market. Participation in work experience in the private-for-profit sector shall be subject to restrictions set forth in § 21113(i) of this Chapter.

(e) The vocational exploration program is a program designed to expose eligible youth to jobs through observation of such jobs, instruction, and if appropriate, limited practical experience.

§ 21105. Establishment of a Target Population and Provision of
Equitable Services Thereto.

(a) Funds appropriated under this Chapter shall be used pursuant to a
Summer Youth Employment Plan which is prepared in accordance with § 21110 to provide authorized services to eligible youth.

(b) For the purposes of this Chapter, youth shall mean an individual who is aged 14 through 25.
(c) Eligible male and female youth shall be served on an equitable basis, taking into account their age, sex, area of residence in the Territory, and their proportion of the target population within each residential district of the Territory.

(d) The recognized standard for population statistics on youth to be used in the proportionment of services under this Chapter, shall be the Territory’s 1980 Census of Population, published by the Bureau of Census, U. S. Department of Commerce, or any recognized census reports on the

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Territory issued by the Department subsequently therefrom.