Contains whereas clauses.

Directs the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services (Division), to estabilsh a two­year youth development pilot program. Directs the Division to designate three geographically diverse counties in the State in which to conduct the pilot program, one each being a tier one, tier two, and tier three county.

Directs boards of commissioners in the selected counties to appoint volunteer members to a local youth development committee, each consisting of five members, as specified. Makes the local youth development committee responsible for establishing criteria for grants and approving grant requests from each eligible youth development activity organization (defined as a community organization that provides a place where K­12 students receive counseling, mentoring, tutoring, and any other related services after school and during school vacations). Prohibits a local youth development committee from using funds for administrative costs.

Requires youth development activity organizations to meet the local youth development committee's criteria to be eligible for grant funds. Requires certain described information about participating student grade level demographics in the application.

Directs each local youth development committee from the selected counties to monitor the success of the grantee organizations, and to report to the Division on the organizations' success by July 1, 2018, and again by July 1, 2019. Directs the Division to report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services on the grantee organizations, their success, and their costs, by October 1, 2018, and again by October 1, 2019, along with any recommendations for sustaining the program.

Appropriates $300,000 each for 2017­18 and 2018­19 from the General Fund to the Division to fund the program described above, with each of the three counties selected to participate in the program receiving $100,000 each for 2017­18, and again for 2018­19.

Effective July 1, 2017.