# Division 41. Summer Youth Employment Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted. ## Division 41. Summer Youth Employment ### Sec. 2-502. Legislative findings and declaration Prince George's County, Md., Code § 2-502 (2026) (a) The County finds and declares that summer employment is an important formative activity for youth as they make transitions between middle and high school and into employment or post-secondary education. (b) The County also finds that the summer months provide an ideal time frame during which youth can earn money and experience the world of work, which can be valued not only in terms of the work performed but also in relation to the enhanced self-esteem of participants that comes, in part, from earned income. (c) The County also finds that employment provides an opportunity for young people to gain interpersonal and employability skills, including team building, conflict resolution and problem solving, that are complementary to academic activity and that will serve employers well in the future when they have a pool of job candidates who are experienced with workplace expectations. Therefore, the County declares that a summer youth employment program would have significant benefit for both participants and employers. ### Sec. 2-503. Summer Youth Jobs Program Prince George's County, Md., Code § 2-503 (2026) (a) The Director of Human Resources Management or other designee of the County Executive (in this Division, the "Program Director") shall establish and implement a program, subject to the annual appropriation and availability of funds, for the summer employment of young persons (in this Division, the "summer youth jobs program") only who are domiciled in Prince George's County ("domicile" in this Division has the meaning prescribed in Section 10A-101)(16.2)), as follows: (1) A summer youth jobs program to provide for the employment each summer of youth domiciled in the County between 15 and 19 years of age on the date of enrollment in the program; (2) Youth shall be compensated at a rate equal to or greater than the Maryland state minimum wage rate; (3) The weekly number of hours of employment under the summer youth jobs program shall be established according to the age of the youth to be employed and the nature and requirements of the job; (4) The Program Director shall provide an orientation and preparation program, lasting at least five (5) consecutive days, for youth in the summer youth jobs program, which shall precede the start of employment and be considered an administrative expense of the program; (5) The Program Director shall implement the summer youth jobs program subject to the appropriation of funds or availability of funds through public-private or public-public partnerships between the county government and any of the following: (A) A private sector business, with valid licenses and permits to operate; (B) A not-for-profit entity with a valid 501(c)(3) status; and (C) Any government or quasi-government entity, including agencies and entities within the Prince George's County government. The Program Director shall place highest priority on finding placement for youth with private sector businesses. (b) Employment opportunities in the summer youth jobs program, pursuant to subsection (a), above, may be provided directly with the eligible entities prescribed in subsection (a)(6), above, on a fully funded, partially or match-funded basis through grants to or by contract with nonprofit or profit-making organizations, associations, institutions or businesses. The Program Director shall not use more than 10% of funds allocated annually for the summer youth jobs program for administrative and vendor costs. (c) Other than administrative and vendor costs, funds spent on the summer youth jobs program pursuant to subsection (a), above, may only be spent on youth wages and benefits or tools and supplies (including uniforms), if needed. It shall be a goal of the Program Director to minimize expenses within the summer youth jobs program not expended on wages and benefits for youth. (d) An employer required by law to pay a minimum wage higher than that specified in this Division shall pay such higher wage to persons employed pursuant to this Division. ### Sec. 2-503.01. Opportunities for underserved youth Prince George's County, Md., Code § 2-503.01 (2026) Beginning with the 2025 calendar year, any youth employment program, including employment, enrichment, and training programs, funded in-whole or in-part by the Prince George's County Government shall reserve at least fifty percent (50%) of the positions for Underserved Youth subject to the following: (a) Underserved Youth shall have the following meaning for this section: any youth and young adults from households making thirty percent (30%) or less of the Median Family Income (MFI) for the Washington DC Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) as published annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). (b) Household income may be determined based on the household's most recently filed tax returns, provided they were filed for one of the most recent three (3) calendar years. (c) The Director of Human Resources Management or other designee of the County Executive may also establish an alternative method of income verification for those households who have not filed taxes for any of the most recent three (3) calendar years. (d) The Director of Human Resources Management or other designee of the County Executive may establish a time threshold after which positions reserved for underserved youth by this Section may become available to a broader population. Such a time threshold shall not be sooner than twenty-one (21) calendar days after the opening date for application to the respective youth employment program. ### Sec. 2-504. Regulations Prince George's County, Md., Code § 2-504 (2026) The Program Director may adopt regulations to implement this Division, subject to approval by County Council resolution.