**WIA/ADULT ED/PERKINS ACT ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM CROSS-WALK**

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|        | **Workforce       | **Adult Education | **Perkins         |
|        | Investment Act    | and**             | Vocational and**  |
|        | Title I**         |                   |                   |
|        |                   | **Family Literacy | **Technical       |
|        |                   | Act**             | Education Act**   |
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| *      | \"assess the      | \"assess the      | \"assess the      |
| **Purp | effectiveness of  | effectiveness of  | effectiveness of  |
| ose*** | States and local  | eligible agencies | the State in      |
|        | areas in          | in achieving      | statewide         |
|        | achieving         | continuous        | progress in       |
|        | continuous        | improvement of    | vocational and    |
|        | improvement of    | adult education   | technical         |
|        | workforce         | and family        | education, and to |
|        | investment        | literacy          | optimize the      |
|        | activities funded | activities funded | return of         |
|        | under this        | under this        | investment of     |
|        | subtitle, in      | subtitle, in      | Federal funds in  |
|        | order to optimize | order to optimize | vocational and    |
|        | the return on     | the return on     | technical         |
|        | investment of     | investment of     | education         |
|        | Federal funds in  | Federal funds in  | activities\"      |
|        | statewide and     | adult education   | \[sec. 113(a)\]   |
|        | local workforce   | and literacy      |                   |
|        | investment        | activities\"      |                   |
|        | activities\"      |                   |                   |
|        | \[sec. 136(a)\]   | \[sec. 212(a)\]   |                   |
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| ***Sp  | Levels of         | Levels of         | Levels of         |
| ecific | performance       | performance       | performance       |
| ations | \"shall, at a     | \"shall, at a     | \"shall, at a     |
| for    | minimum---        | minimum---        | minimum\--        |
| I      |                   |                   |                   |
| ndicat | (I) be expressed  | (I) be expressed  | (I) be expressed  |
| ors*** |     in an         |     in an         |     in a          |
|        |     objective,    |     objective,    |     percentage or |
|        |     quantifiable, |     quantifiable, |     numerical     |
|        |     and           |     and           |     form, so as   |
|        |     measurable    |     measurable    |     to be         |
|        |     form; and     |     form; and     |     objective,    |
|        |                   |                   |     quantifiable, |
|        | (II) show the     | (II) show the     |     and           |
|        |      progress of  |      progress of  |     measurable;   |
|        |      the eligible |      the eligible |     and           |
|        |      agency       |      agency       |                   |
|        |      toward       |      toward       | (II) require the  |
|        |      continuously |      continuously |      State to     |
|        |      improving in |      improving in |      continually  |
|        |                   |                   |      make         |
|        |    performance.\" |    performance.\" |      progress     |
|        |                   |                   |      toward       |
|        | \[sec.            | \[sec.            |      improving    |
|        | 136(b)(3)(A)(i)\] | 212(b)(3)(A)(i)\] |      the          |
|        |                   |                   |      performance  |
|        |                   |                   |      of           |
|        |                   |                   |      vocational   |
|        |                   |                   |      and          |
|        |                   |                   |      technical    |
|        |                   |                   |      education    |
|        |                   |                   |      students.\"  |
|        |                   |                   |      \[sec.       |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   | 113(b)(3)(A)(i)\] |
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| **     | No comparable     | No comparable     | \"Indicators of   |
| *State | provision         | provision         | performance\...   |
| R      |                   |                   | shall be          |
| ole*** |                   |                   | established       |
|        |                   |                   | solely by each    |
|        |                   |                   | eligible agency   |
|        |                   |                   | with input from   |
|        |                   |                   | eligible          |
|        |                   |                   | recipients.\"     |
|        |                   |                   | \[sec. 113        |
|        |                   |                   | (b)(2)(D)\]       |
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| ***Ex  | No comparable     | No comparable     | \"If a State      |
| isting | provision         | provision         | previously has    |
| I      |                   |                   | developed State   |
| ndicat |                   |                   | performance       |
| ors*** |                   |                   | measures that     |
|        |                   |                   | meet the          |
|        |                   |                   | requirements of   |
|        |                   |                   | this section, the |
|        |                   |                   | State may use     |
|        |                   |                   | such performance  |
|        |                   |                   | measures to       |
|        |                   |                   | measure the       |
|        |                   |                   | progress of       |
|        |                   |                   | vocational and    |
|        |                   |                   | technical         |
|        |                   |                   | education         |
|        |                   |                   | students.\"       |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   | \[sec.            |
|        |                   |                   | 113(b)(2)(C)\]    |
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| ***F   | Agreement \"shall | Agreement \"shall | Agreement \"shall |
| actors | take into         | take into         | take into         |
| To Be  | account---        | account---        | account---        |
| Cons   |                   |                   |                   |
| idered | -   the extent to | -   how the       | -   how the       |
| in     |     which the     |     levels        |     levels of     |
| Sta    |     levels        |     involved      |     performance   |
| te/Sec |     involved will |     compare with  |     involved      |
| retary |     assist the    |     the eligible  |     compare with  |
| Agreem |     State in      |     agency        |     the State     |
| ent*** |     attaining a   |     adjusted      |     adjusted      |
|        |     high level of |     levels of     |     levels of     |
|        |     customer      |     performance   |     performance   |
|        |     satisfaction; |     established   |     established   |
|        |                   |     for other     |     for other     |
|        | -   how the       |     eligible      |     States taking |
|        |     levels        |     agencies,     |     into account  |
|        |     compare with  |     taking into   |     factors       |
|        |     the State     |     account       |     including the |
|        |     adjusted      |     factors       |                   |
|        |     levels of     |     including the |   characteristics |
|        |     performance   |                   |     of            |
|        |     established   |   characteristics |     participants  |
|        |     for other     |     of            |     when the      |
|        |     States,       |     participants  |     participants  |
|        |     taking into   |     when the      |     entered the   |
|        |     account       |     participants  |     program and   |
|        |     factors       |     entered the   |     the services  |
|        |     including     |     program, and  |     or            |
|        |     differences   |     the services  |     instruction   |
|        |     in economic   |     or            |     to be         |
|        |     conditions,   |     instruction   |     provided; and |
|        |     the           |     to be         |                   |
|        |                   |     provided; and | -   the extent to |
|        |   characteristics |                   |     which such    |
|        |     of            | -   the extent to |     levels of     |
|        |     participants  |     which such    |     performance   |
|        |     when the      |     levels        |     promote       |
|        |     participants  |     involved      |     continuous    |
|        |     entered the   |     promote       |     improvement   |
|        |     program, and  |     continuous    |     on the        |
|        |     the services  |     improvement   |     indicators of |
|        |     to be         |     in            |     performance   |
|        |     provided; and |     performance   |     by such       |
|        |                   |     on the        |     State.\"      |
|        | -   the extent to |     performance   |                   |
|        |     which such    |     measures by   | \[sec.            |
|        |     levels        |     such eligible | 1                 |
|        |     involved      |     agency and    | 13(b)(3)(A)(vi)\] |
|        |     promote       |     ensure        |                   |
|        |     continuous    |     optimal       |                   |
|        |     improvement   |     return on the |                   |
|        |     in            |     investment of |                   |
|        |     performance   |     Federal       |                   |
|        |     on the        |     funds.\"      |                   |
|        |     performance   |                   |                   |
|        |     measures by   | \[sec.            |                   |
|        |     such State    | 212(b)(3)(iv)\]   |                   |
|        |     and ensure    |                   |                   |
|        |     optimal       |                   |                   |
|        |     return on the |                   |                   |
|        |     investment of |                   |                   |
|        |     Federal       |                   |                   |
|        |     funds.\"      |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        | \[sec.            |                   |                   |
|        | 1                 |                   |                   |
|        | 36(b)(3)(A)(iv)\] |                   |                   |
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| *      | No comparable     | No comparable     | \"The role of the |
| **Role | provision         | provision         | Secretary in the  |
| of the |                   |                   | agreement         |
| Secret | No comparable     | No comparable     | described in      |
| ary*** | provision, but    | provision, but    | clauses (iii) and |
|        | approval of State | approval of State | (v) is limited to |
|        | plan is           | plan is           | reaching          |
|        | contingent upon   | contingent upon   | agreement on the  |
|        | agreement on      | agreement on      | percentage or     |
|        | performance       | performance       | number of         |
|        | levels with the   | levels with the   | students who      |
|        | Secretary.        | Secretary.        | attain the State  |
|        |                   |                   | adjusted levels   |
|        |                   |                   | of performance.\" |
|        |                   |                   | \[sec.            |
|        |                   |                   | 113(b)(3)(A)(iv\] |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   | Secretary may     |
|        |                   |                   | disapprove State  |
|        |                   |                   | plan if \"the     |
|        |                   |                   | State\'s levels   |
|        |                   |                   | of performance on |
|        |                   |                   | the core          |
|        |                   |                   | indicators of     |
|        |                   |                   | performance       |
|        |                   |                   | consistent with   |
|        |                   |                   | section 113 are   |
|        |                   |                   | not sufficiently  |
|        |                   |                   | rigorous to meet  |
|        |                   |                   | the purpose of    |
|        |                   |                   | this Act\"        |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   | \[sec.            |
|        |                   |                   | 122(e)(1)(B)\]    |
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| ***    | \"If              | \"If              | \"If              |
| Revisi | unanticipated     | unanticipated     | unanticipated     |
| ons*** | circumstances     | circumstances     | circumstances     |
|        | arise in a State  | arise in a State  | arise in a State  |
|        | resulting in a    | resulting in a    | resulting in a    |
|        | significant       | significant       | significant       |
|        | change in the     | change in the     | change in the     |
|        | factors described | factors described | factors described |
|        | in clause         | in clause         | in clause         |
|        | (iv)(II)          | (iv)(II) \[\'the  | (vi)(II) \[\'the  |
|        | \[\'differences   | extent to which   | extent to which   |
|        | in economic       | such levels       | such levels of    |
|        | conditions, the   | involved promote  | performance       |
|        | characteristics   | continuous        | promote           |
|        | of participants   | improvement in    | continuous        |
|        | when the          | performance on    | improvement on    |
|        | participants      | the performance   | the indicators of |
|        | entered the       | measures by such  | performance by    |
|        | program, and the  | eligible agency   | such State\'\],   |
|        | services to be    | and ensure        | the eligible      |
|        | provided\'\], the | optimal return on | agency may        |
|        | Governor may      | the investment of | request that the  |
|        | request that the  | Federal           | State adjusted    |
|        | State adjusted    | funds\'\], the    | levels of         |
|        | levels of         | eligible agency   | performance\...   |
|        | performance\...be | may request that  | be revised. The   |
|        | revised. The      | the eligible      | Secretary shall   |
|        | Secretary, after  | agency adjusted   | issue             |
|        | collaboration     | levels of         |                   |
|        | with the          | performance\...be | objective         |
|        | representatives   | revised. The      | criteria and      |
|        | described in      | Secretary, after  | methods for       |
|        |                   | collaboration     | making such       |
|        | subsection (i),   | with the          | revisions.\"      |
|        | shall issue       | representatives   | \[sec.            |
|        | objective         | described in      | 11                |
|        | criteria and      | section 136(j),   | 3(b)(3)(A)(vii)\] |
|        | methods for       | shall issue       |                   |
|        | making such       | objective         | *NOTE: Technical  |
|        | revisions.\"      | criteria and      | amendment needed  |
|        | \[sec.            | methods for       | here---reference  |
|        | 1                 | making such       | probably should   |
|        | 36(b)(3)(A)(vi)\] | r                 | be to particpant  |
|        |                   | evisions.\"\[sec. | characteristic    |
|        |                   | 212(b)(3)(vi)\]   | factors in clause |
|        |                   |                   | (vi)(I)*          |
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| ***    | If State fails to | No authority for  | \"If an eligible  |
| Sancti | meet State        | sanctions against | agency fails to   |
| ons*** | adjusted levels   | State.            | meet the State    |
|        | of performance    |                   | adjusted levels   |
|        | \"for a second    |                   | of performance,   |
|        | consecutive year, |                   | has not           |
|        | or if a State     |                   | implemented an    |
|        | fails to submit a |                   | mprovement plan   |
|        | report under      |                   | as described in   |
|        | subsection (d)    |                   | paragraph (1),    |
|        | for any program   |                   | has shown no      |
|        | year, the         |                   | improvement       |
|        | Secretary may     |                   | within 1 year     |
|        | reduce by not     |                   | after             |
|        | more than 5       |                   | implementing an   |
|        | percent, the      |                   | improvement plan  |
|        | amount of the     |                   | as described in   |
|        | grant that would  |                   | paragraph (1), or |
|        | (in the absence   |                   | has failed to     |
|        | of this           |                   | meet the State    |
|        | paragraph) be     |                   | adjusted levels   |
|        | payable to the    |                   | of performance    |
|        | State under such  |                   | for 2 or more     |
|        | program for the   |                   | consecutive       |
|        | immediately       |                   | years, the        |
|        | succeeding        |                   | Secretary may,    |
|        | program year.     |                   | after notice and  |
|        | Such penalty      |                   | opportunity for a |
|        | shall be based on |                   | hearing, withhold |
|        | the degree of     |                   | from              |
|        | failure to meet   |                   |                   |
|        | State adjusted    |                   | the eligible      |
|        | levels of         |                   | agency all, or a  |
|        | performance.\"    |                   | portion of, the   |
|        |                   |                   | eligible          |
|        | \[sec.            |                   | agency\'s         |
|        | 136(g)(1)(B)\]    |                   | allotment under   |
|        |                   |                   | this title. The   |
|        |                   |                   | Secretary may     |
|        |                   |                   | waive the         |
|        |                   |                   | sanction under    |
|        |                   |                   | this paragraph    |
|        |                   |                   | due to            |
|        |                   |                   | exceptional or    |
|        |                   |                   | uncontrollable    |
|        |                   |                   | circumstances     |
|        |                   |                   | such as a natural |
|        |                   |                   | disaster or a     |
|        |                   |                   | precipitous and   |
|        |                   |                   | unforeseen        |
|        |                   |                   | decline in the    |
|        |                   |                   | financial         |
|        |                   |                   | resources of the  |
|        |                   |                   | State.\"          |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   | \[sec. 123(d)2)\] |
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| ***Use | Annual State      | In State plan,    | \"Each eligible   |
| of     | evaluation of the | eligible agency   | agency shall      |
| Indi   | extent to which   | must describe     | evaluate          |
| cators | local areas       | \"how the         | annually, using   |
| for    | attain State      | eligible agency   | the State         |
| Local  | adjusted levels   | will evaluate     | adjusted levels   |
| E      | of performance    | annually the      | of performance,   |
| valuat | and local         | effectiveness of  | the vocational    |
| ion*** | measures of       | the adult         | and technical     |
|        | performance is    | education and     | education         |
|        | implicit in sec.  | literacy          | activities of     |
|        | 136 (d).          | activities based  | each eligible     |
|        |                   | on the            | recipient         |
|        |                   | performance       | receiving funds   |
|        |                   | measures          | under this        |
|        |                   | described in      | title.\" \[sec.   |
|        |                   | section 212\"     | 123(b)\]          |
|        |                   | \[sec.            |                   |
|        |                   | 224(b)(3)\]       |                   |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        |                   | Annual local      |                   |
|        |                   | reporting of      |                   |
|        |                   | performance on    |                   |
|        |                   | core indicators   |                   |
|        |                   | implicit in sec.  |                   |
|        |                   | 212.              |                   |
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| **     | \"(d) Report---   | Each eligible     | Each eligible     |
| *Perfo |                   | agency \"shall    | agency \"shall    |
| rmance | \(1\) Each State  | annually prepare  | annually prepare  |
| Report | that receives an  | and submit to the | and submit to the |
| ing*** | allotment under   | Secretary a       | Secretary a       |
|        | section 127 or    | report on the     | report            |
| **     | 132 shall         | progress of the   | regarding\--      |
| *Perfo | annually prepare  | eligible agency   |                   |
| rmance | and submit to the | in achieving      | (A) the progress  |
| Report | Secretary a       | eligible agency   |     of the State  |
| ing*** | report on the     | performance       |     in achieving  |
|        | progress of the   | measures,         |     the State     |
| **     | State in          | including         |     adjusted      |
| *Perfo | achieving State   | information on    |     levels of     |
| rmance | performance       | the levels of     |     performance   |
| Report | measures,         | performance       |     on the core   |
| ing*** | including         | achieved by the   |     indicators of |
|        | information on    | eligible agency   |     performance;  |
| **     | the levels of     | with respect to   |     and           |
| *Perfo | performance       | the core          |                   |
| rmance | achieved by the   | indicators of     | (B) information   |
| Report | State with        | performance.\"    |     on the levels |
| ing*** | respect to the    | \[sec.            |     of            |
|        | core indicators   | 212(c)(1)\]       |     performance   |
| **     | of performance    |                   |     achieved by   |
| *Perfo | and the customer  |                   |     the State     |
| rmance | satisfaction      |                   |     with respect  |
| Report | indicator. The    |                   |     to the        |
| ing*** | annual report     |                   |     additional    |
|        | also shall        |                   |     indicators of |
|        | include           |                   |     performance,  |
|        | information       |                   |     including the |
|        | regarding the     |                   |     levels of     |
|        | progress of local |                   |     performance   |
|        | areas in the      |                   |     for special   |
|        | State in          |                   |     populations.  |
|        | achieving local   |                   |                   |
|        | performance       |                   | \(2\) Special     |
|        | measures,         |                   | populations: The  |
|        | including         |                   | report submitted  |
|        | information on    |                   | by the eligible   |
|        | the levels of     |                   | agency in         |
|        | performance       |                   |                   |
|        | achieved by the   |                   | accordance with   |
|        | areas with        |                   | paragraph (1)     |
|        | respect to the    |                   | shall include a   |
|        | core indicators   |                   | quantifiable      |
|        | of performance    |                   | description of    |
|        | and the customer  |                   | the progress      |
|        | satisfaction      |                   | special           |
|        | indicator. The    |                   | populations       |
|        | report also shall |                   | participating in  |
|        | include           |                   | vocational and    |
|        | information on    |                   | technical         |
|        | the status of     |                   | education         |
|        | State evaluations |                   | programs have     |
|        | of workforce      |                   | made in meeting   |
|        | investment        |                   | the State         |
|        | activities        |                   | adjusted levels   |
|        | described in      |                   | of performance    |
|        | subsection (e).   |                   | established by    |
|        |                   |                   | the eligible      |
|        | \(2\) Additional  |                   | agency.           |
|        | information.---In |                   |                   |
|        | preparing such    |                   | \[sec. 113(c)\]   |
|        | report, the State |                   |                   |
|        | shall include, at |                   | \"(4) Collection  |
|        | a minimum,        |                   | of state          |
|        | information on    |                   | information and   |
|        | participants in   |                   | report:           |
|        | workforce         |                   |                   |
|        | investment        |                   | (A) In general:   |
|        | activities        |                   |     The Secretary |
|        | authorized under  |                   |     may collect   |
|        | this subtitle     |                   |     and           |
|        | relating to\--    |                   |     disseminate   |
|        |                   |                   |     information   |
|        | (A) entry by      |                   |     from States   |
|        |     participants  |                   |     regarding     |
|        |     who have      |                   |     State efforts |
|        |     completed     |                   |     to meet State |
|        |                   |                   |     adjusted      |
|        |  trainingservices |                   |     levels of     |
|        |     provided      |                   |     performance   |
|        |     under section |                   |     described in  |
|        |     134(d)(4)     |                   |     section 113.  |
|        |     into          |                   |                   |
|        |     unsubsidized  |                   | (B) Report: The   |
|        |     employment    |                   |     Secretary     |
|        |     related to    |                   |     shall gather  |
|        |     the training  |                   |     any           |
|        |     received;     |                   |     information   |
|        |                   |                   |     collected     |
|        | (B) wages at      |                   |     pursuant to   |
|        |     entry into    |                   |                   |
|        |     employment    |                   |  subparagraph (A) |
|        |     for           |                   |     and submit a  |
|        |     participants  |                   |     report to the |
|        |     in workforce  |                   |     Committee on  |
|        |     investment    |                   |     Education and |
|        |     activities    |                   |     the Workforce |
|        |     who entered   |                   |     of the House  |
|        |     unsubsidized  |                   |     of            |
|        |     employment,   |                   |                   |
|        |     including the |                   |   Representatives |
|        |     rate of wage  |                   |     and the       |
|        |     replacement   |                   |     Committee on  |
|        |     for such      |                   |     Labor and     |
|        |     participants  |                   |     Human         |
|        |     who are       |                   |     Resources of  |
|        |     dislocated    |                   |     the Senate.\" |
|        |     workers;      |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   | \[sec.            |
|        | (C) cost of       |                   | 114(c)(4)\]       |
|        |     workforce     |                   |                   |
|        |     investment    |                   | \"All eligible    |
|        |     activities    |                   | agencies          |
|        |     relative to   |                   | receiving         |
|        |     the effect of |                   | assistance under  |
|        |     the           |                   | this Act shall    |
|        |     activities on |                   | cooperate with    |
|        |     the           |                   | the Secretary in  |
|        |     performance   |                   | implementing the  |
|        |     of            |                   | information       |
|        |     participants; |                   | systems developed |
|        |                   |                   | pursuant to this  |
|        | (D) retention and |                   | Act.\" \[sec.     |
|        |     earnings      |                   | 114(b)(2)\]       |
|        |     received in   |                   |                   |
|        |     unsub         |                   |                   |
|        | sidizedemployment |                   |                   |
|        |     12 months     |                   |                   |
|        |     after entry   |                   |                   |
|        |     into the      |                   |                   |
|        |     employment;   |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        | (E) performance   |                   |                   |
|        |     with respect  |                   |                   |
|        |     to the        |                   |                   |
|        |     indicators of |                   |                   |
|        |     performance   |                   |                   |
|        |     specified in  |                   |                   |
|        |     subsection    |                   |                   |
|        |     (b)(2)(A) of  |                   |                   |
|        |     participants  |                   |                   |
|        |     in workforce  |                   |                   |
|        |     investment    |                   |                   |
|        |     activities    |                   |                   |
|        |     who received  |                   |                   |
|        |     the training  |                   |                   |
|        |     services      |                   |                   |
|        |     compared with |                   |                   |
|        |     the           |                   |                   |
|        |     performance   |                   |                   |
|        |     of            |                   |                   |
|        |     participants  |                   |                   |
|        |     in workforce  |                   |                   |
|        |     investment    |                   |                   |
|        |     activities    |                   |                   |
|        |     who received  |                   |                   |
|        |     only services |                   |                   |
|        |     other than    |                   |                   |
|        |     the training  |                   |                   |
|        |     services      |                   |                   |
|        |     (excluding    |                   |                   |
|        |     participants  |                   |                   |
|        |     who received  |                   |                   |
|        |     only          |                   |                   |
|        |     self-service  |                   |                   |
|        |     and           |                   |                   |
|        |     informational |                   |                   |
|        |     activities);  |                   |                   |
|        |     and           |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        | (F) performance   |                   |                   |
|        |     with respect  |                   |                   |
|        |     to the        |                   |                   |
|        |     indicators of |                   |                   |
|        |     performance   |                   |                   |
|        |     specified in  |                   |                   |
|        |     subsection    |                   |                   |
|        |     (b)(2)(A) of  |                   |                   |
|        |     recipients of |                   |                   |
|        |     public        |                   |                   |
|        |     assistance,   |                   |                   |
|        |     out-of-school |                   |                   |
|        |     youth,        |                   |                   |
|        |     veterans,     |                   |                   |
|        |     individuals   |                   |                   |
|        |     with          |                   |                   |
|        |     disabilities, |                   |                   |
|        |     displaced     |                   |                   |
|        |     homemakers,   |                   |                   |
|        |     and older     |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        |    individuals.\" |                   |                   |
|        |     \[section     |                   |                   |
|        |     136(d)\]      |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        | \(c\)             |                   |                   |
|        | Accessibility of  |                   |                   |
|        | Reports.---Each   |                   |                   |
|        | State, each local |                   |                   |
|        | board, and each   |                   |                   |
|        | recipient (other  |                   |                   |
|        | than a            |                   |                   |
|        | subrecipient,     |                   |                   |
|        | subgrantee, or    |                   |                   |
|        | contractor of a   |                   |                   |
|        | recipient)        |                   |                   |
|        | receiving funds   |                   |                   |
|        | under this        |                   |                   |
|        | title\--          |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        | (1) shall make    |                   |                   |
|        |     readily       |                   |                   |
|        |     accessible    |                   |                   |
|        |     such reports  |                   |                   |
|        |     concerning    |                   |                   |
|        |     its           |                   |                   |
|        |     operations    |                   |                   |
|        |     and           |                   |                   |
|        |     expenditures  |                   |                   |
|        |     as shall be   |                   |                   |
|        |     prescribed by |                   |                   |
|        |     the           |                   |                   |
|        |     Secretary;    |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        | (2) shall         |                   |                   |
|        |     prescribe and |                   |                   |
|        |     maintain      |                   |                   |
|        |     comparable    |                   |                   |
|        |     management    |                   |                   |
|        |     information   |                   |                   |
|        |     systems, in   |                   |                   |
|        |     accordance    |                   |                   |
|        |     with          |                   |                   |
|        |     guidelines    |                   |                   |
|        |     that shall be |                   |                   |
|        |     prescribed by |                   |                   |
|        |     the           |                   |                   |
|        |     Secretary,    |                   |                   |
|        |     designed to   |                   |                   |
|        |     facilitate    |                   |                   |
|        |     the uniform   |                   |                   |
|        |     compilation,  |                   |                   |
|        |     cross         |                   |                   |
|        |     tabulation,   |                   |                   |
|        |     and analysis  |                   |                   |
|        |     of            |                   |                   |
|        |     programmatic, |                   |                   |
|        |     participant,  |                   |                   |
|        |     and financial |                   |                   |
|        |     data, on      |                   |                   |
|        |     statewide,    |                   |                   |
|        |     local area,   |                   |                   |
|        |     and other     |                   |                   |
|        |     appropriate   |                   |                   |
|        |     bases,        |                   |                   |
|        |     necessary for |                   |                   |
|        |     reporting,    |                   |                   |
|        |     monitoring,   |                   |                   |
|        |     and           |                   |                   |
|        |     evaluating    |                   |                   |
|        |     purposes,     |                   |                   |
|        |     including     |                   |                   |
|        |     data          |                   |                   |
|        |     necessary to  |                   |                   |
|        |     comply with   |                   |                   |
|        |     section 188   |                   |                   |
|        |     \[non         |                   |                   |
|        | discrimination\]; |                   |                   |
|        |     and           |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        | (3) shall monitor |                   |                   |
|        |     the           |                   |                   |
|        |     performance   |                   |                   |
|        |     of providers  |                   |                   |
|        |     in complying  |                   |                   |
|        |     with the      |                   |                   |
|        |     terms of      |                   |                   |
|        |     grants,       |                   |                   |
|        |     contracts, or |                   |                   |
|        |     other         |                   |                   |
|        |     agreements    |                   |                   |
|        |     made pursuant |                   |                   |
|        |     to this       |                   |                   |
|        |     title.        |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        | \(d\) Information |                   |                   |
|        | To Be Included in |                   |                   |
|        | Reports.---       |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        | (1) In            |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        |    general.\--The |                   |                   |
|        |     reports       |                   |                   |
|        |     required in   |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        |    subsection (c) |                   |                   |
|        |     shall include |                   |                   |
|        |     information   |                   |                   |
|        |     regarding     |                   |                   |
|        |     programs and  |                   |                   |
|        |     activities    |                   |                   |
|        |     carried out   |                   |                   |
|        |     under this    |                   |                   |
|        |     title         |                   |                   |
|        |     pertaining    |                   |                   |
|        |     to---         |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        | ```{=html}        |                   |                   |
|        | <!-- -->          |                   |                   |
|        | ```               |                   |                   |
|        | (A) the relevant  |                   |                   |
|        |     demographic   |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        |   characteristics |                   |                   |
|        |     (including    |                   |                   |
|        |     race,         |                   |                   |
|        |     ethnicity,    |                   |                   |
|        |     sex, and age) |                   |                   |
|        |     and other     |                   |                   |
|        |     related       |                   |                   |
|        |     information   |                   |                   |
|        |     regarding     |                   |                   |
|        |     participants; |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        | (B) the programs  |                   |                   |
|        |     and           |                   |                   |
|        |     activities in |                   |                   |
|        |     which         |                   |                   |
|        |     participants  |                   |                   |
|        |     are enrolled, |                   |                   |
|        |     and the       |                   |                   |
|        |     length of     |                   |                   |
|        |     time that     |                   |                   |
|        |     participants  |                   |                   |
|        |     are engaged   |                   |                   |
|        |     in such       |                   |                   |
|        |     programs and  |                   |                   |
|        |     activities;   |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        | (C) outcomes of   |                   |                   |
|        |     the programs  |                   |                   |
|        |     and           |                   |                   |
|        |     activities    |                   |                   |
|        |     for           |                   |                   |
|        |     participants, |                   |                   |
|        |     including the |                   |                   |
|        |     occupations   |                   |                   |
|        |     of            |                   |                   |
|        |     participants, |                   |                   |
|        |     and placement |                   |                   |
|        |     for           |                   |                   |
|        |     participants  |                   |                   |
|        |     in            |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        |    nontraditional |                   |                   |
|        |     employment;   |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        | (D) specified     |                   |                   |
|        |     costs of the  |                   |                   |
|        |     programs and  |                   |                   |
|        |     activities;   |                   |                   |
|        |     and           |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        | (E) information   |                   |                   |
|        |     necessary to  |                   |                   |
|        |     prepare       |                   |                   |
|        |     reports to    |                   |                   |
|        |     comply with   |                   |                   |
|        |     section       |                   |                   |
|        |     188\[non      |                   |                   |
|        | discrimination\]. |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        | ```{=html}        |                   |                   |
|        | <!-- -->          |                   |                   |
|        | ```               |                   |                   |
|        | (2) Additional    |                   |                   |
|        |     r             |                   |                   |
|        | equirement.---The |                   |                   |
|        |     Secretary     |                   |                   |
|        |     shall ensure  |                   |                   |
|        |     that all      |                   |                   |
|        |     elements of   |                   |                   |
|        |     the           |                   |                   |
|        |     information   |                   |                   |
|        |     required for  |                   |                   |
|        |     the reports   |                   |                   |
|        |     described in  |                   |                   |
|        |     paragraph (1) |                   |                   |
|        |     are defined   |                   |                   |
|        |     and reported  |                   |                   |
|        |     uniformly.\"  |                   |                   |
|        |     \[sec. 185\]  |                   |                   |
+--------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| *      | \"In measuring    | No comparable     | No comparable     |
| **Data | the progress of   | requirement.      | requirement.      |
| Coll   | the State on      |                   |                   |
| ection | State and local   |                   |                   |
| ---*** | performance       |                   |                   |
|        | measures, a State |                   |                   |
| ***Use | shall utilize     |                   |                   |
| of     | quarterly wage    |                   |                   |
| Wage   | records,          |                   |                   |
| Reco   | consistent with   |                   |                   |
| rds*** | State law. \"     |                   |                   |
|        | \[sec.            |                   |                   |
|        | 136(f)(2)\]       |                   |                   |
+--------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| *      | \"In carrying out | FERPA             | FERPA             |
| **Data | the requirements  | automatically     | automatically     |
| Coll   | of this Act, the  | applies to        | applies to        |
| ection | State shall       | entities          | entities          |
| ---*** | comply with       | receiving funds   | receiving funds   |
|        | section 444 of    |                   |                   |
| ***    | the General       |                   |                   |
| Confid | Education         |                   |                   |
| ential | Provisions Act    |                   |                   |
| ity*** | (20 U.S.C. 1232g) |                   |                   |
|        | (as added by the  |                   |                   |
|        | Family            |                   |                   |
|        | Educational       |                   |                   |
|        | Rights and        |                   |                   |
|        | Privacy Act of    |                   |                   |
|        | 1974).\"\[sec.    |                   |                   |
|        | 136(f)(3)\]       |                   |                   |
+--------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| *      | \"(i) Other       | \"(a) In          | \"The Secretary   |
| **Data | Measures and      | General.\--In     | shall, to the     |
| Colle  | Terminology.---   | order to ensure   | extent feasible,  |
| ction- |                   | nationwide        | ensure that the   |
| --Comp | \(1\)             | comparability of  | performance       |
| arabil | Respo             | performance data, | information       |
| ity*** | nsibilities.\--In | the Secretary of  | system is         |
|        | order to ensure   | Labor and the     | compatible with   |
| *      | nationwide        | Secretary of      | other Federal     |
| **Data | comparability of  | Education, after  | information       |
| Colle  | performance data, | consultation with | systems.\"        |
| ction- | the Secretary,    | the               |                   |
| --Comp | after             | representatives   | \[sec.            |
| arabil | collaboration     | described in      | 114(a)(2)\]       |
| ity*** | with              |                   |                   |
|        | representatives   | subsection (b),   |                   |
| *      | of appropriate    | shall issue       |                   |
| **Data | Federal agencies, | definitions for   |                   |
| Colle  | and               | indicators of     |                   |
| ction- | representatives   | performance and   |                   |
| --Comp | of States and     | levels of         |                   |
| arabil | political         | performance       |                   |
| ity*** | subdivisions,     | established under |                   |
|        | business and      | titles I and II.  |                   |
|        | industry,         |                   |                   |
|        | employees,        | \(b\)             |                   |
|        | eligible          | Repre             |                   |
|        | providers of      | sentatives.\--The |                   |
|        | employment and    | representatives   |                   |
|        | training          | referred to in    |                   |
|        | activities,       | subsection (a)    |                   |
|        | educators, and    | are               |                   |
|        | participants,     | representatives   |                   |
|        | with expertise    | of States (as     |                   |
|        | regarding         | defined in        |                   |
|        | workforce         | section 101) and  |                   |
|        | investment        | political         |                   |
|        | policies and      | subdivisions,     |                   |
|        | workforce         | business and      |                   |
|        | investment        | industry,         |                   |
|        | activities, shall | employees,        |                   |
|        | issue---          | eligible          |                   |
|        |                   | providers of      |                   |
|        | (A) definitions   | employment and    |                   |
|        |     for           | training          |                   |
|        |     information   | activities (as    |                   |
|        |     required to   | defined in        |                   |
|        |     be reported   | section 101),     |                   |
|        |     under         | educators,        |                   |
|        |     subsection    | participants in   |                   |
|        |     (d)(2);       | activities        |                   |
|        |                   | carried out under |                   |
|        | (B) terms for a   | this Act, State   |                   |
|        |     menu of       | Directors of      |                   |
|        |     additional    | adult education,  |                   |
|        |     indicators of | providers of      |                   |
|        |     performance   | adult education,  |                   |
|        |     described in  | providers of      |                   |
|        |     subsection    | literacy          |                   |
|        |     (b)(2)(C) to  | services,         |                   |
|        |     assist States | individuals with  |                   |
|        |     in assessing  | expertise in      |                   |
|        |     their         | serving the       |                   |
|        |     progress      | employment and    |                   |
|        |     toward State  | training needs of |                   |
|        |     workforce     | eligible youth    |                   |
|        |     investment    | (as defined in    |                   |
|        |     goals; and    | section 101),     |                   |
|        |                   | parents, and      |                   |
|        | (C) objective     | other interested  |                   |
|        |     criteria and  | parties, with     |                   |
|        |     methods       | expertise         |                   |
|        |     described in  | regarding         |                   |
|        |     subsection    | activities        |                   |
|        |     (b)(3)(A)(vi) | authorized under  |                   |
|        |     for making    | this Act.\"       |                   |
|        |     revisions to  |                   |                   |
|        |     levels of     | \[section 502\]   |                   |
|        |     performance.  |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        | \(2\) Definitions |                   |                   |
|        | for core          |                   |                   |
|        | indicators.---The |                   |                   |
|        | Secretary and the |                   |                   |
|        | representatives   |                   |                   |
|        | described in      |                   |                   |
|        | paragraph (1)     |                   |                   |
|        | shall participate |                   |                   |
|        | in the activities |                   |                   |
|        | described in      |                   |                   |
|        | section 502       |                   |                   |
|        | concerning the    |                   |                   |
|        | issuance of       |                   |                   |
|        | definitions for   |                   |                   |
|        | indicators of     |                   |                   |
|        | performance       |                   |                   |
|        | described in      |                   |                   |
|        | subsection        |                   |                   |
|        | (b)(2)(A).        |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        | \[sec. 136(i)\]   |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        | \"(a) In          |                   |                   |
|        | General.\--In     |                   |                   |
|        | order to ensure   |                   |                   |
|        | nationwide        |                   |                   |
|        | comparability of  |                   |                   |
|        | performance data, |                   |                   |
|        | the Secretary of  |                   |                   |
|        | Labor and the     |                   |                   |
|        | Secretary of      |                   |                   |
|        | Education, after  |                   |                   |
|        | consultation with |                   |                   |
|        | the               |                   |                   |
|        | representatives   |                   |                   |
|        | described in      |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        | subsection (b),   |                   |                   |
|        | shall issue       |                   |                   |
|        | definitions for   |                   |                   |
|        | indicators of     |                   |                   |
|        | performance and   |                   |                   |
|        | levels of         |                   |                   |
|        | performance       |                   |                   |
|        | established under |                   |                   |
|        | titles I and II.  |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        | \(b\)             |                   |                   |
|        | Repre             |                   |                   |
|        | sentatives.\--The |                   |                   |
|        | representatives   |                   |                   |
|        | referred to in    |                   |                   |
|        | subsection (a)    |                   |                   |
|        | are               |                   |                   |
|        | representatives   |                   |                   |
|        | of States (as     |                   |                   |
|        | defined in        |                   |                   |
|        | section 101) and  |                   |                   |
|        | political         |                   |                   |
|        | subdivisions,     |                   |                   |
|        | business and      |                   |                   |
|        | industry,         |                   |                   |
|        | employees,        |                   |                   |
|        | eligible          |                   |                   |
|        | providers of      |                   |                   |
|        | employment and    |                   |                   |
|        | training          |                   |                   |
|        | activities (as    |                   |                   |
|        | defined in        |                   |                   |
|        | section 101),     |                   |                   |
|        | educators,        |                   |                   |
|        | participants in   |                   |                   |
|        | activities        |                   |                   |
|        | carried out under |                   |                   |
|        | this Act, State   |                   |                   |
|        | Directors of      |                   |                   |
|        | adult education,  |                   |                   |
|        | providers of      |                   |                   |
|        | adult education,  |                   |                   |
|        | providers of      |                   |                   |
|        | literacy          |                   |                   |
|        | services,         |                   |                   |
|        | individuals with  |                   |                   |
|        | expertise in      |                   |                   |
|        | serving the       |                   |                   |
|        | employment and    |                   |                   |
|        | training needs of |                   |                   |
|        | eligible youth    |                   |                   |
|        | (as defined in    |                   |                   |
|        | section 101),     |                   |                   |
|        | parents, and      |                   |                   |
|        | other interested  |                   |                   |
|        | parties, with     |                   |                   |
|        | expertise         |                   |                   |
|        | regarding         |                   |                   |
|        | activities        |                   |                   |
|        | authorized under  |                   |                   |
|        | this Act.\"       |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        | \[section 502\]   |                   |                   |
+--------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| *      | No comparable     | No comparable     | \"(1) Collection  |
| **Data | provision.        | provision.        | of information at |
| Coll   |                   |                   | reasonable cost:  |
| ection |                   |                   | The Secretary     |
| ---*** |                   |                   | shall take such   |
|        |                   |                   | action as may be  |
| ***C   |                   |                   | necessary to      |
| ost*** |                   |                   | secure at         |
|        |                   |                   | reasonable cost   |
|        |                   |                   | the information   |
|        |                   |                   | required by this  |
|        |                   |                   | title. To ensure  |
|        |                   |                   | reasonable cost,  |
|        |                   |                   | the Secretary, in |
|        |                   |                   | consultation with |
|        |                   |                   | the National      |
|        |                   |                   | Center for        |
|        |                   |                   | Education         |
|        |                   |                   | Statistics, the   |
|        |                   |                   | Office of         |
|        |                   |                   | Vocational and    |
|        |                   |                   | Adult Education,  |
|        |                   |                   | and an entity     |
|        |                   |                   | assisted under    |
|        |                   |                   | section 118 shall |
|        |                   |                   | determine the     |
|        |                   |                   | methodology to be |
|        |                   |                   | used and the      |
|        |                   |                   | frequency with    |
|        |                   |                   | which information |
|        |                   |                   | is to be          |
|        |                   |                   | collected.\"      |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   | \[sec.            |
|        |                   |                   | 114(b)(1)\]       |
+--------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| **     | \"The             | \"The             | \"The             |
| *Infor | Secretary---      | Secretary---      | Secretary\--      |
| mation |                   |                   |                   |
| Diss   | (A) shall make    | (A) shall make    | \(A\) shall make  |
| eminat |     the           |     the           | the information   |
| ion*** |     information   |     information   | contained in such |
|        |     contained in  |     contained in  | reports \[annual  |
| **     |     such reports  |     such reports  | performance       |
| *Infor |     \[State       |     \[eligible    | reports by        |
| mation |     performance   |     agency        | eligible          |
| Diss   |     reports\]     |     performance   | agencies\]        |
| eminat |     available to  |     reports\]     | available to the  |
| ion*** |     the general   |     available to  | general public;   |
|        |     public        |     the general   |                   |
|        |     through       |     public        | \(B\) shall       |
|        |     publication   |     through       | disseminate       |
|        |     and other     |     publication   | State-by-State    |
|        |     appropriate   |     and other     | comparisons of    |
|        |     methods;      |     appropriate   | the information;  |
|        |                   |     methods;      | and               |
|        | (B) shall         |                   |                   |
|        |     disseminate   | (B) shall         | \(C\) shall       |
|        |                   |     disseminate   | provide the       |
|        |    State-by-State |                   | appropriate       |
|        |     comparisons   |    State-by-State | committees of     |
|        |     of the        |     comparisons   | Congress copies   |
|        |     information;  |     of the        | of such           |
|        |     and           |     information;  |                   |
|        |                   |     and           | reports.\" \[sec. |
|        | (C) shall provide |                   | 113(c)(3)\]       |
|        |     the           | (C) shall provide |                   |
|        |     appropriate   |     the           | \"The Secretary   |
|        |     congressional |     appropriate   | annually shall    |
|        |     committees    |     committees of | report to         |
|        |     with copies   |     Congress with | Congress on the   |
|        |     of such       |     copies of     | Secretary\'s      |
|        |     reports.\"    |     such          | aggregate         |
|        |                   |     reports.\"    | analysis of       |
|        | \[sec.            |                   | performance       |
|        | 136(d)(3)\]       | \[sec.            | information       |
|        |                   | 212(c)(2)\]       | collected each    |
|        |                   |                   | year pursuant to  |
|        |                   |                   | this title,       |
|        |                   |                   | including an      |
|        |                   |                   | analysis of       |
|        |                   |                   | performance data  |
|        |                   |                   | regarding special |
|        |                   |                   | populations.\"    |
|        |                   |                   |                   |
|        |                   |                   | \[sec.            |
|        |                   |                   | 114(a)(1)\]       |
+--------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+