VirginiaProposal would fund mentoring grants for high-risk youth when money is available
If money is available, community organizations could compete for grants to pair high-risk youth with mentors and help them enter certified high-wage trade careers.
What it does
Community organizations would compete for available grants to place mentors with high-risk youth and help them move into careers in certified high-wage trades. The program could award grants only if money is available in the fund.
The Department would publish rules for grant agreements, oversee each award, and track safety and job outcomes in communities receiving grants, including apprenticeships and job retention.
Argument forIf money is available, grants could help community groups connect high-risk youth with mentors and track whether they enter and stay in jobs.
Argument againstBecause grants depend on money available in the fund, community organizations might not be able to count on support for mentoring programs.
More detail
The proposal would set up a state fund and a competitive grant program for community organizations that place mentors with high-risk youth. The program would be run by the Department of Criminal Justice Services and would aim to help youth move into careers in certified high-wage trades. The fund could receive money appropriated for it, gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and other funds received on its behalf. The program could award grants only from money available in the fund.
The Department would set grant rules, oversee awards, and track results. These duties would apply to the Department of Criminal Justice Services and grants made through the program. The Department would publish guidelines and criteria for agreements with grant recipients. Reports would track changes in homicides and shootings in targeted communities and youth job outcomes, including apprenticeship enrollment and job retention.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jul 21Continued from last sessionLatest
- Feb 11Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- Feb 4Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 27Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB739)
- Jan 19Unanimous consent to introduceMinor
- Jan 19Referred to Committee for Courts of JusticeMinor
- Jan 19Presented and ordered printed 26105219DIntroduced
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