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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4826 

To award career pathways innovation grants to local educational agencies 

and consortia of local educational agencies, to provide technical assistance 

within the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education to administer 

the grants and support the local educational agencies with the preparation of grant applications and management of grant funds, to amend 

the Higher Education Act of 1965 to support community college and 

industry partnerships, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 23, 2019 

Ms. CRAIG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To award career pathways innovation grants to local educational agencies and consortia of local educational agencies, to provide technical assistance within the Office 

of Career, Technical, and Adult Education to administer 

the grants and support the local educational agencies 

with the preparation of grant applications and management of grant funds, to amend the Higher Education 

Act of 1965 to support community college and industry 

partnerships, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘21st Century Work3 force Partnerships Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) ESEA DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘‘elemen7 tary school’’, ‘‘high school’’, ‘‘local educational agen8 cy’’, ‘‘middle grades’’, and ‘‘secondary school’’ have 

9 the meanings given the terms in section 8101 of the 

10 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

11 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

12 (2) BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY PARTNER.—The 

13 term ‘‘business or industry partner’’ means— 

14 (A) a business; 

15 (B) an industry or sector partnership, as 

16 defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innova17 tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102); 

18 (C) an association of multiple businesses 

19 or other employers in an in-demand industry 

20 sector or occupation, as defined in section 3 of 

21 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

22 (29 U.S.C. 3102); 

23 (D) a community partner; 

24 (E) an intermediary organization; or 

25 (F) a labor management training partner26 ship. 


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1 (3) CAREER PATHWAY.—The term ‘‘career 

2 pathway’’ has the meaning given the term in section 

3 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

4 (29 U.S.C. 3102). 

5 (4) COMMUNITY PARTNER.—The term ‘‘com6 munity partner’’ means a nonprofit organization or 

7 a State, local, or tribal government entity that has 

8 expertise— 

9 (A) in the planning and delivery of edu10 cation, career training, and related programs; 

11 (B) in forging coordination and coopera12 tion between educators and other members of 

13 the community; 

14 (C) in training educators and other 

15 deliverers of educational services; 

16 (D) in development and implementation of 

17 data systems that measure the progress of stu18 dents, schools, and institutions of higher edu19 cation, or career pathways programs; or 

20 (E) in delivering an increase in earnings, 

21 family incomes, or family resources. 

22 (5) ELIGIBLE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘eligible 

23 agency’’ means— 

24 (A) a local educational agency; 


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1 (B) a consortium of local educational agen2 cies or an agent operating on behalf of the con3 sortium; or 

4 (C) a school operated or funded by the Bu5 reau of Indian Education. 

6 (6) INDIAN.—The term ‘‘Indian’’ has the mean7 ing given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self8 Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 

9 U.S.C. 5304). 

10 (7) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

11 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 

12 meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher 

13 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 

14 (8) INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATION.—The term 

15 ‘‘intermediary organization’’ means a nonprofit orga16 nization that has expertise in training, forging pub17 lic-private partnerships, systems development, capac18 ity-building, improving scalability, and evaluation. 

19 (9) LABOR MANAGEMENT TRAINING PARTNER20 SHIP.—The term ‘‘labor management training part21 nership’’ means an independent organization jointly 

22 controlled by employers and unions that supports 

23 workforce training and development. 

24 (10) NATIVE HAWAIIAN.—The term ‘‘Native 

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1 tion 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu2 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517). 

3 (11) PROGRAM OF STUDY.—The term ‘‘pro4 gram of study’’ means a State approved career and 

5 technical education program of courses that articu6 lates between secondary and postsecondary school. 

7 (12) REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PRO8 GRAM.—The term ‘‘registered apprenticeship pro9 gram’’ means a program registered under the Act of 

10 August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ‘‘National 

11 Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 

12 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). 

13 (13) SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘school 

14 partnership’’ means a partnership that— 

15 (A) shall include, at a minimum— 

16 (i) an eligible agency; and 

17 (ii) one or more business or industry 

18 partners; and 

19 (B) may also include one or more of the 

20 following partners: 

21 (i) A community-based organization. 

22 (ii) A joint labor-management part23 nership. 

24 (iii) An institution of higher edu25 cation. 


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1 (iv) A State board or local board (as 

2 such terms are defined in section 3 of the 

3 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

4 (29 U.S.C. 3102)). 

5 (v) An apprenticeship college (as de6 fined as an institution partnership that is 

7 registered under the Act of August 16, 

8 1937 (commonly known as the ‘‘National 

9 Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 

10 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.) and is an insti11 tution of higher education (as defined in 

12 section 101(a) of the Higher Education 

13 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)))). 

14 (vi) Any other entity that the Sec15 retary, after consultation with the Sec16 retary of Labor, considers appropriate. 

17 (14) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

18 means the Secretary of Education. 

19 SEC. 3. SECONDARY SCHOOL TO CAREER PATHWAYS INNO20 VATION GRANT PROGRAM. 

21 (a) CAREER PATHWAYS INNOVATION GRANT PRO22 GRAM ESTABLISHED.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made avail24 able to carry out this section, the Secretary, after 

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1 tablish a career pathways innovation grant program, 

2 through which the Secretary shall award grants, on 

3 a competitive basis, to eligible agencies for the pur4 pose of addressing the specialized skill needs of busi5 ness and industry by carrying out programs of study 

6 or career pathways programs, featuring school part7 nerships, that support career pathways in high 

8 school or career exploration in the middle grades, 

9 leading to higher subsequent employment and job 

10 quality. 

11 (2) DURATION.—A grant awarded under this 

12 section— 

13 (A) shall be for a period of 3 years; and 

14 (B) may be renewed for one additional 2- 

15 year period, if the eligible agency demonstrates 

16 sufficient progress in achieving the goals of the 

17 initial grant. 

18 (b) APPLICATION.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible agency desiring a 

20 grant under this section shall submit to the Sec21 retary an application at such time, in such manner, 

22 and containing such information as the Secretary 

23 may require. 


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1 (2) CONTENTS; PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.— 

2 The application submitted under paragraph (1) shall 

3 include— 

4 (A) an initial partnership agreement, en5 tered into by the eligible agency and all mem6 bers of the school partnership, that— 

7 (i) specifies the duties and responsibil8 ities of each partner; 

9 (ii) describes the commitment of re10 sources or materials to be provided by each 

11 partner toward the school partnership, en12 suring that the business or industry part13 ners in the school partnership provide an 

14 amount of resources, in cash or in-kind, to15 ward the activities supported under the 

16 grant that equals or exceeds the amount 

17 contributed by the eligible agency and the 

18 amount to be provided by the grant under 

19 this section; and 

20 (iii) describes how the overall goals of 

21 the school partnership align with any 

22 statewide, regional, or local workforce de23 velopment strategies in existence at the 

24 time of the application, including those es25 tablished under the Workforce Innovation 


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1 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et 

2 seq.) or the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

3 Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 

4 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.); 

5 (B) a description of how the eligible agency 

6 and members of the school partnership will col7 laborate to ensure the quality of the career 

8 pathways program offered under the grant, in9 cluding any program that leads to an industry10 recognized credential or postsecondary credit 

11 leading to a degree or certification in a career 

12 pathway; 

13 (C) identification of the goals and meas14 ures used to define progress toward student 

15 outcomes, which may align with existing goals 

16 and measurement provided under the Elemen17 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

18 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), the Carl D. Perkins Ca19 reer and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 

20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), and the Workforce Inno21 vation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et 

22 seq.); and 

23 (D) a strategic plan describing the role 

24 and activities of the eligible agency and all 

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1 porting how the program will be sustained fol2 lowing the end of the grant. 

3 (3) METHODS THAT MEASURE JOB QUALITY.— 

4 The application submitted under paragraph (1) may 

5 include a description of how the school partnership 

6 will experiment with methods that measure job qual7 ity. 

8 (c) AWARD BASIS.—In awarding grants under this 

9 section, the Secretary shall— 

10 (1) ensure that, to the extent practicable based 

11 on the applications received under subsection (b)— 

12 (A) not less than 15 percent of the grant 

13 funds available to carry out this section are 

14 awarded to rural eligible agencies; and 

15 (B) not less than 5 percent of the grant 

16 funds available to carry out this section are 

17 awarded to eligible agencies that serve a sub18 stantial percentage of Indian or Native Hawai19 ian children; and 

20 (2) except to the extent necessary to comply 

21 with paragraph (1), give priority to— 

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1 gram that is articulated through secondary 

2 school programming counting towards the reg3 istered apprenticeship requirements, through 

4 the career pathways program under the grant; 

5 (B) any eligible agency whose career path6 ways program— 

7 (i) in a high school, offers concurrent 

8 enrollment opportunities for postsecondary 

9 credit; or 

10 (ii) leads to a recognized postsec11 ondary credential, as defined in section 3 

12 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor13 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102); and 

14 (C) any eligible agency whose career path15 ways programs are focused on serving low-in16 come students (defined as eligible for benefits 

17 under the free and reduced price school lunch 

18 program established under the Richard B. Rus19 sell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 

20 1751 et seq.)), out-of-school youth, students 

21 with disabilities, students experiencing home22 lessness, students who are English language 

23 learners, students who have low levels of lit24 eracy, or youth who are in or have aged out of 

25 the foster care system. 


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1 (d) USE OF FUNDS.— 

2 (1) REQUIRED USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible 

3 agency receiving grant funds under this section shall 

4 use grant funds to build or expand a career path5 ways program featuring school partnerships that 

6 supports career pathways in high school or career 

7 exploration in the middle grades. 

8 (2) PERMISSIVE USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible 

9 agency receiving grant funds under this section may 

10 use grant funds either during or outside of the 

11 school day or school year— 

12 (A) to hire a designated career pathways 

13 partnership coordinator to seek out and build 

14 relationships with business or industry partners 

15 to foster and manage the school partnerships 

16 supported under the grant; 

17 (B) for the costs of new equipment, infra18 structure (such as facilities, technology, and 

19 staffing), or transportation related to the career 

20 pathways program; 

21 (C) to recruit, or assist with State licen22 sure and credential requirements, career and 

23 technical education teachers, and others imple24 menting career pathways programs; 


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1 (D) to train or support the professional de2 velopment of career and technical education 

3 teachers, and others implementing career path4 ways programs, including providing externship 

5 opportunities for educators to spend time in in6 dustry; 

7 (E) for youth apprenticeship, pre-appren8 ticeship training, internship, or experiential 

9 learning opportunities; 

10 (F) to provide, as part of the career path11 ways program, coursework that awards postsec12 ondary credit at no cost to high school students; 

13 (G) to support development of curricula 

14 that offer industry-recognized credentials; and 

15 (H) to experiment with methods that 

16 measure job quality. 

17 (e) REQUIREMENTS.— 

18 (1) MATCHING FUNDS.—An eligible agency that 

19 receives a grant under this section shall provide, to20 ward the cost of the activities assisted under the 

21 grant and from non-Federal sources, an amount 

22 equal to or greater than the amount of the grant. 

23 Such matching amount may be in cash or in-kind 

24 (including leveraged staff time) and shall include 

25 support from business or industry partners of a 


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1 school partnership in accordance with the partner2 ship agreement described in subsection (b)(2). 

3 (2) PARTICIPATION OF BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY

4 PARTNER.—In any case where a business or indus5 try partner included in an initial partnership agree6 ment described in subsection (b)(2)(A) withdraws 

7 from a school partnership supported under a grant 

8 under this section, the eligible agency shall notify 

9 the Secretary immediately of the withdrawal and of 

10 the eligible agency’s plan for obtaining a comparable 

11 business or industry partner. 

12 (f) REPORTS.— 

13 (1) ELIGIBLE AGENCY REPORTS.— 

14 (A) INTERIM REPORTS.—By not later than 

15 18 months after receiving a grant under this 

16 section, the eligible agency shall submit a report 

17 to the Secretary demonstrating that the eligible 

18 agency is achieving sufficient progress toward 

19 the goals of the grant. 

20 (B) FINAL REPORTS.—Each eligible agen21 cy receiving a grant under this section shall 

22 prepare and submit to the Secretary a final re23 port regarding the use of funds for the grant, 

24 including the outcomes of the activities assisted 


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1 under the grant, by not later than 90 days after 

2 the end of the grant period. 

3 (2) SECRETARY REPORTS.—The Secretary shall 

4 prepare and submit to Congress, on an annual basis, 

5 a report regarding the grant program under this sec6 tion that includes a summary of the reports received 

7 under paragraph (1) during the preceding year and 

8 the outcomes resulting from the use of grant funds. 

9 SEC. 4. CAREER PATHWAYS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 

11 Assistant Secretary of Career, Technical, and Adult Edu12 cation, shall— 

13 (1) administer and manage the career pathways 

14 innovation grants awarded under section 3; 

15 (2) provide technical assistance to eligible agen16 cies preparing grant applications under section 3(b); 

17 and 

18 (3) support career pathways partnership coordi19 nators, or other personnel of eligible agencies that 

20 have received a grant under section 3, in order to 

21 ensure that— 

22 (A) the eligible agency participates in the 

23 required school partnership; and 

24 (B) the grant results in positive program 

25 outcomes. 


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1 (b) DESIGNATED PERSONNEL FOR RURAL AND NA2 TIVE-SERVING APPLICATIONS.—The Secretary shall des3 ignate not less than 1 employee of the Office of Career, 

4 Technical, and Adult Education who will exclusively sup5 port rural and native-serving eligible agencies with the 

6 preparation of grant applications under section 3(b) and 

7 the development of school partnerships necessary to apply 

8 for and implement a grant under section 3. 

9 SEC. 5. COLLEGE TO CAREER PATHWAYS INNOVATION 

10 GRANT PROGRAM. 

11 Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

12 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 

13 the following: 

14 ‘‘PART H—COLLEGE TO CAREER PATHWAYS 

15 INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM 

16 ‘‘SEC. 399A. COLLEGE AND INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS PRO17 GRAM. 

18 ‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—Not later than the end 

19 of the first full fiscal year after the date of enactment of 

20 the 21st Century Workforce Partnerships Act, from funds 

21 appropriated under section 399B, the Secretary (in coordi22 nation with the Secretary of Labor) shall award competi23 tive grants to eligible entities described in subsection (b) 

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1 dents, including working students. The grants shall be 

2 awarded for periods of 3 years and may be renewed for 

3 1 additional 2-year period, if the eligible entity dem4 onstrates sufficient progress in achieving the goals of the 

5 initial grant period. 

6 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— 

7 ‘‘(1) PARTNERSHIPS WITH EMPLOYERS OR AN

8 EMPLOYER OR INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP.— 

9 ‘‘(A) GENERAL DEFINITION.—For pur10 poses of this section, an ‘eligible entity’ means 

11 any of the entities described in subparagraph 

12 (B) (or a consortium of any of such entities) in 

13 partnership with employers or an employer or 

14 industry partnership representing multiple em15 ployers. 

16 ‘‘(B) DESCRIPTION OF ENTITIES.—The en17 tities described in this subparagraph are— 

18 ‘‘(i) a community college; 

19 ‘‘(ii) a 4-year public institution of 

20 higher education (as defined in section 

21 101(a)) that offers 2-year degrees, and 

22 that will use funds provided under this sec23 tion for activities at the certificate and as24 sociate degree levels; 


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1 ‘‘(iii) a Tribal College or University 

2 (as defined in section 316(b)); 

3 ‘‘(iv) an apprenticeship college (as de4 fined as an institution partnership that is 

5 registered under the Act of August 16, 

6 1937 (commonly known as the ‘National 

7 Apprenticeship Act’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 

8 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), and is an insti9 tution of higher education (as defined in 

10 section 101(a))); or 

11 ‘‘(v) a public or private nonprofit, 2- 

12 year institution of higher education (as de13 fined in section 102) in the Commonwealth 

14 of Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States 

15 Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Com16 monwealth of the Northern Mariana Is17 lands, the Republic of the Marshall Is18 lands, the Federated States of Micronesia, 

19 or the Republic of Palau. 

20 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL PARTNERS.— 

21 ‘‘(A) AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL

22 PARTNERS.—In addition to partnering with em23 ployers or an employer or industry partnership 

24 representing multiple employers as described in 

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1 graph (1) may include in the partnership de2 scribed in paragraph (1) one or more of the or3 ganizations described in subparagraph (B). 

4 Each eligible entity that includes one or more 

5 such organizations shall collaborate with the 

6 State board or local board in the area served by 

7 the eligible entity. 

8 ‘‘(B) ORGANIZATIONS.—The organizations 

9 described in this subparagraph are as follows: 

10 ‘‘(i) A provider of adult education (as 

11 defined in section 203 of the Adult Edu12 cation and Family Literacy Act (29 U.S.C. 

13 3272)) or an institution of higher edu14 cation (as defined in section 101). 

15 ‘‘(ii) A community-based organization. 

16 ‘‘(iii) A joint labor-management part17 nership. 

18 ‘‘(iv) A State board or local board. 

19 ‘‘(v) A State higher education board. 

20 ‘‘(vi) An elementary school or sec21 ondary school, as defined in section 8101 

22 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu23 cation Act of 1965. 

24 ‘‘(vii) Any other organization that the 

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1 ‘‘(c) EDUCATIONAL OR CAREER TRAINING PRO2 GRAM.—For purposes of this section, the Governor of the 

3 State in which at least one of the entities described in sub4 section (b)(1)(B) of an eligible entity is located shall es5 tablish criteria for an educational or career training pro6 gram leading to a recognized postsecondary credential that 

7 leads to higher subsequent employment and job quality for 

8 which an eligible entity submits a grant proposal under 

9 subsection (d). 

10 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity seeking a 

11 grant under this section shall submit an application con12 taining a grant proposal, for an educational or career 

13 training program leading to a recognized postsecondary 

14 credential, to the Secretaries at such time and containing 

15 such information as the Secretaries determine is required, 

16 including— 

17 ‘‘(1) a detailed description of— 

18 ‘‘(A) the extent to which the educational or 

19 career training program described in the grant 

20 proposal aligns with— 

21 ‘‘(i) an overall strategic plan devel22 oped by the eligible entity or entities; 

23 ‘‘(ii) a statewide, regional, or local 

24 workforce development plan in existence at 

25 the time of the application, including a 


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1 plan established under the Workforce Inno2 vation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

3 3101 et seq.) or the Carl D. Perkins Ca4 reer and Technical Education Act of 2006 

5 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.); 

6 ‘‘(iii) in-demand industry sectors or 

7 occupations, as defined by the State or 

8 designated governing board, as appro9 priate, or postsecondary credit leading to a 

10 degree or certification in a career pathway; 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(iv) goals and measurement used to 

13 define progress toward student outcomes 

14 in existence on the date of submission, 

15 which may align with the Carl D. Perkins 

16 Career and Technical Education Act of 

17 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), and the 

18 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

19 (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.); 

20 ‘‘(B) the extent to which the program will 

21 meet the needs of employers in the area for 

22 skilled workers in in-demand industry sectors or 

23 occupations; 


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1 ‘‘(C) the extent to which the program will 

2 meet the educational or career training needs of 

3 students in the area; 

4 ‘‘(D) the specific educational or career 

5 training program and how the program meets 

6 the criteria established under subsection (e), in7 cluding the manner in which the grant will be 

8 used to develop, offer, improve, and provide the 

9 educational or career training program; 

10 ‘‘(E) any previous experience of the eligible 

11 entity in providing educational or career train12 ing programs, the absence of which shall not 

13 automatically disqualify an eligible institution 

14 from receiving a grant under this section; 

15 ‘‘(F) how the program leading to the cre16 dential meets the criteria described in sub17 section (c); and 

18 ‘‘(G) how attaining the credential will help 

19 participants reach higher subsequent employ20 ment and job quality; and 

21 ‘‘(2) a detailed plan on how the entity will en22 sure that the program will meet the performance 

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1 gram on the performance measures described in sub2 section (g). 

3 ‘‘(e) CRITERIA FOR AWARD.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Grants under this section 

5 shall be awarded based on criteria established by the 

6 Secretaries, that include the following: 

7 ‘‘(A) A determination of the merits of the 

8 grant proposal submitted by the eligible entity 

9 involved to develop, offer, improve, and provide 

10 an educational or career training program to be 

11 made available to students. 

12 ‘‘(B) An assessment of the likely employ13 ment opportunities available in the area to indi14 viduals who complete an educational or career 

15 training program that the eligible entity pro16 poses to develop, offer, improve, and provide. 

17 ‘‘(C) An assessment of prior demand for 

18 training programs by individuals eligible for 

19 training and served by the eligible entity, as 

20 well as availability and capacity of existing (as 

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1 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 

2 section, the Secretaries shall give priority to eligible 

3 entities that— 

4 ‘‘(A) include a partnership, with employers 

5 or an employer or industry partnership, that— 

6 ‘‘(i) pays a portion of the costs of 

7 educational or career training programs; 

8 ‘‘(ii) agrees to hire individuals who 

9 have attained a recognized postsecondary 

10 credential resulting from the educational or 

11 career training program of the eligible en12 tity; or 

13 ‘‘(iii) include an educational entity 

14 that has sought and received bonding au15 thority to fund partnerships program; 

16 ‘‘(B) enter into a partnership with a labor 

17 organization or labor-management training pro18 gram to provide, through the program, tech19 nical expertise for occupationally specific edu20 cation necessary for a recognized postsecondary 

21 credential leading to a skilled occupation in an 

22 in-demand industry sector or occupation; 

23 ‘‘(C) are focused on serving individuals 

24 with barriers to employment, students who are 

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1 Forces, individuals who are basic-skills defi2 cient, and first-generation college students; 

3 ‘‘(D) include any eligible entities serving 

4 areas with high unemployment rates; 

5 ‘‘(E) are eligible entities that include an 

6 institution of higher education eligible for as7 sistance under this title or title V; and 

8 ‘‘(F) ensure geographic diversity, including 

9 appropriate representation of rural areas. 

10 ‘‘(f) USE OF FUNDS.—Grant funds awarded under 

11 this section shall be used for one or more of the following: 

12 ‘‘(1) The development, offering, improvement, 

13 and provision of educational or career training pro14 grams, that provide relevant job training for skilled 

15 occupations, that lead to recognized postsecondary 

16 credentials, that will meet the needs of employers in 

17 in-demand industry sectors or occupations, and that 

18 may include registered apprenticeship programs, on19 the-job training programs, and programs that sup20 port employers in upgrading the skills of their work21 force. 

22 ‘‘(2) The development and implementation of 

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1 tial, including a degree, in in-demand industry sec2 tors or occupations, including by— 

3 ‘‘(A) facilitating the transfer of academic 

4 credits between institutions of higher education, 

5 including the transfer of academic credits for 

6 courses in the same field of study; 

7 ‘‘(B) expanding access to college-level, 

8 transferable coursework, which may include co9 ordination related to transfers of credit between 

10 institutions or common course numbering or 

11 use of a general core curriculum; 

12 ‘‘(C) developing or enhancing student sup13 port services programs; and 

14 ‘‘(D) establishing policies and processes for 

15 assessing and awarding course credit for work16 related learning. 

17 ‘‘(3) The creation of career pathways programs 

18 that provide a sequence of education and occupa19 tional training that leads to a recognized postsec20 ondary credential, including a degree, including pro21 grams that— 

22 ‘‘(A) blend basic skills and occupational 

23 training; 

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1 skills, or developmental coursework to for-credit 

2 coursework within and across institutions; 

3 ‘‘(C) build or enhance linkages, including 

4 the development of dual enrollment programs 

5 and early college high schools, between sec6 ondary education or adult education programs 

7 (including programs established under the Carl 

8 D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act 

9 of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) and title II 

10 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

11 Act (29 U.S.C. 3271 et seq.)); 

12 ‘‘(D) are innovative programs designed to 

13 increase the provision of training for students, 

14 including students who are members of the Na15 tional Guard or Reserves, to enter skilled occu16 pations in in-demand industry sectors or occu17 pations; 

18 ‘‘(E) support paid internships that will 

19 allow students to simultaneously earn credit for 

20 work-based learning and gain relevant employ21 ment experience in an in-demand industry sec22 tor or occupation, which shall include opportu23 nities that transition individuals into employ24 ment; and 


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1 ‘‘(F) develop competency-based education 

2 programs that offer an outcome-oriented ap3 proach through which recognized postsecondary 

4 credentials are awarded based on successful 

5 demonstration of skills and proficiency. 

6 ‘‘(4) The development and implementation of— 

7 ‘‘(A) a Pay-for-Performance program that 

8 leads to a recognized postsecondary credential, 

9 for which an eligible entity agrees to be reim10 bursed under the grant primarily on the basis 

11 of achievement of specified performance out12 comes and criteria agreed to by the Secretary; 

13 or 

14 ‘‘(B) a Pay-for-Success program that leads 

15 to a recognized postsecondary credential, for 

16 which an eligible entity— 

17 ‘‘(i) enters into a partnership with an 

18 investor, such as a philanthropic organiza19 tion that provides funding for a specific 

20 project to address a clear and measurable 

21 educational or career training need in the 

22 area to be served under the grant; and 

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1 fied performance outcomes and criteria 

2 agreed to by the Secretary. 

3 ‘‘(5) The development of a multiple measures of 

4 job quality dashboard that experiments with dif5 ferent metrics to measure job quality. 

6 ‘‘(g) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab8 lish performance measures for the programs carried 

9 out under this section. 

10 ‘‘(2) MEASURES.—The performance measures 

11 shall consist of— 

12 ‘‘(A) indicators of performance, including 

13 the number of program participants who are in 

14 unsubsidized employment during the second 

15 quarter after exit from the program; 

16 ‘‘(B) a level of performance for each indi17 cator described in subparagraph (A); and 

18 ‘‘(C) analysis of the income of program 

19 participants during the second quarter after 

20 exit from the program compared to the dis21 tribution of earnings across the workforce in 

22 the State and the region during that same time 

23 period. 

24 ‘‘(3) MONITORING PROGRESS.—The Secretary 

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1 ceive grants under this section in ensuring that their 

2 programs meet the performance measures. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 399B. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap5 propriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 

6 the program established by section 399A. Funds appro7 priated under this subsection shall remain available until 

8 the end of the 5th full fiscal year after the date of enact9 ment of the 21st Century Workforce Partnerships Act. 

10 ‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE COST.—Not more than 5 per11 cent of the amounts made available under subsection (a) 

12 may be used by the Secretaries for Federal administration 

13 the program described in that subsection, including pro14 viding technical assistance and carrying out evaluations 

15 for the program described in that subsection. 

16 ‘‘(c) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—The funds appro17 priated pursuant to subsection (a) for a fiscal year shall 

18 be available for Federal obligation for that fiscal year and 

19 the succeeding 4 fiscal years. 

20 ‘‘SEC. 399C. DEFINITIONS. 

21 ‘‘In this part: 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The terms ‘basic skills defi23 cient’, ‘in-demand industry sector or occupation’, ‘in24 dividual with a barrier to employment’, ‘local board’, 

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1 board’ have the meanings given the terms in section 

2 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

3 (29 U.S.C. 3102). 

4 ‘‘(2) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘com5 munity college’ has the meaning given the term ‘jun6 ior or community college’ in section 312(f). 

7 ‘‘(3) EDUCATIONAL OR CAREER TRAINING PRO8 GRAM.—The term ‘educational or career training 

9 program’ means— 

10 ‘‘(A) a career pathways program, as de11 fined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation 

12 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102); or 

13 ‘‘(B) a program with an integrated edu14 cation and training approach, as defined in sec15 tion 203 of the Adult Education and Family 

16 Literacy Act (29 U.S.C. 3272).’’. 

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