; (2) demonstrates the capacity of each local community partnership to carry out the activities described in subsection (d); (3) is consistent with the local plan submitted by the local board under section 108 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3123 ), the local plan for career and technical education programs authorized under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) (if not part of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act local plan) and the State plan for programs under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); and (4) includes an assurance that the local community partnership will adhere to the labor standards outlined in section 8. (d) Use of funds A local community partnership receiving a grant under this section shall use the grant funds— (1) to target individuals not younger than age 14 or older than age 24; (2) to make appropriate use of existing education, child welfare, social services, and workforce development data collection systems to facilitate the local community partnership’s ability to target the individuals described in paragraph (1); (3) to develop wide-ranging paths to higher education and employment, including— (A) using not less than 50 percent of the grant funds to help individuals described in paragraph (1) complete their secondary school education through various alternative means, including through high-quality, flexible programs that utilize evidence-based interventions and provide differentiated services (or pathways) to students returning to education after exiting secondary school without a regular high school diploma or who, based on their grade or age, are significantly off track to accumulate sufficient academic credits to meet high school graduation requirements, as established by the State