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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 795 

To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 

2006 regarding dual or concurrent enrollment and early college high schools. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 30, 2017 

Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. HATCH) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 

Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 regarding dual or concurrent enrollment and early college high schools. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Workforce Advance 

5 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CARL D. PERKINS CAREER 

2 AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ACT OF 2006. 

3 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins 

4 Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 

5 2302) is amended— 

6 (1) paragraph (7)— 

7 (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘op8 portunities,’’ after ‘‘regarding career aware9 ness’’; and 

10 (B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read 

11 as follows: 

12 ‘‘(B) provides information to students (and 

13 parents, as appropriate) with respect to career 

14 options, financial aid, job training, and sec15 ondary and postsecondary education options, in16 cluding baccalaureate degree programs, dual or 

17 concurrent enrollment, and early college high 

18 schools, as appropriate.’’; 

19 (2) by redesignating paragraph (10), para20 graphs (11) through (23), and paragraphs (24) 

21 through (34), as paragraph (11), paragraphs (14) 

22 through (26), and paragraphs (28) through (38), re23 spectively; 

24 (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol25 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(10) CREDIT TRANSFER AGREEMENT.—The 

2 term ‘credit transfer agreement’ refers to an oppor3 tunity for secondary school students to be awarded 

4 transcripted postsecondary credit, supported with 

5 formal agreements among secondary and postsec6 ondary education systems or different levels within 

7 postsecondary systems, such as dual or concurrent 

8 enrollment, dual credit, 2-year to 4-year college ar9 ticulation agreements, or articulated credit, which 

10 may include credit awarded for performance on tech11 nical assessments.’’; 

12 (4) by inserting after paragraph (11), as redes13 ignated by paragraph (2), the following: 

14 ‘‘(12) DUAL OR CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT.— 

15 The term ‘dual or concurrent enrollment’ means a 

16 dual or concurrent enrollment program as defined in 

17 section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu18 cation Act of 1965. 

19 ‘‘(13) EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL.—The 

20 term ‘early college high school’ has the meaning 

21 given that term in section 8101 of the Elementary 

22 and Secondary Education Act of 1965.’’; and 

23 (5) by inserting after paragraph (26), as redes24 ignated by paragraph (2), the following: 


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1 ‘‘(27) PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.—The 

2 term ‘pre-apprenticeship program’ means a program 

3 or set of strategies that— 

4 ‘‘(A) is designed to prepare individuals to 

5 enter and succeed in a registered apprenticeship 

6 program; 

7 ‘‘(B) is carried out in partnership with at 

8 least 1 sponsor of a registered apprenticeship 

9 program; and 

10 ‘‘(C) includes each of the following ele11 ments: 

12 ‘‘(i) Training (including a curriculum 

13 for the training), aligned with industry 

14 standards and reviewed and approved an15 nually by sponsors of the registered ap16 prenticeships within the documented part17 nership, that will prepare individuals by 

18 teaching the skills and competencies need19 ed to enter one or more registered appren20 ticeship programs. 

21 ‘‘(ii) Provision of hands-on training 

22 and theoretical education to individuals 

23 that— 

24 ‘‘(I) accurately simulates the in25 dustry and occupational conditions of 


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1 the registered apprenticeship program 

2 described in subparagraph (B); 

3 ‘‘(II) is carried out in a manner 

4 that includes proper observation of su5 pervision and safety protocols; and 

6 ‘‘(III) is carried out in a manner 

7 that does not displace a paid em8 ployee. 

9 ‘‘(iii) A formal agreement with a 

10 sponsor of a registered apprenticeship pro11 gram that would enable participants who 

12 successfully complete the pre-apprentice13 ship program to enter directly into the reg14 istered apprenticeship program (if a place 

15 in the program is available), and includes 

16 agreements concerning earning credit rec17 ognized by a postsecondary educational in18 stitution for skills and competencies ac19 quired during the pre-apprenticeship pro20 gram.’’. 

21 (b) LOCAL REPORTING.—Section 113 of the Carl D. 

22 Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 

23 U.S.C. 2323) is amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (b)(4)(C)— 


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1 (A) in clause (i), by inserting before the 

2 period at the end the following: ‘‘and, in the 

3 case of an eligible recipient that is a local edu4 cational agency, the data described in clause 

5 (iii)’’; 

6 (B) by redesignating clauses (iii) through 

7 (v) as clauses (iv) through (vi), respectively; 

8 (C) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘clauses (iii) 

9 and (iv)’’ and inserting ‘‘clauses (iv) and (v)’’; 

10 and 

11 (D) by inserting after clause (ii) the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(iii) SECONDARY SCHOOL REPORT14 ING.—Each eligible recipient that is a local 

15 educational agency and receives an alloca16 tion described in section 112 shall report, 

17 for each secondary school served by the eli18 gible recipient under this part— 

19 ‘‘(I) the number and percentage 

20 of students enrolled in, and the num21 ber and percentage of students com22 pleting, career and technical education 

23 courses as part of dual or concurrent 

24 enrollment or an early college high 

25 school; 


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1 ‘‘(II) the number and percentage 

2 of students whose tuition and fees in 

3 dual or concurrent enrollment or early 

4 college high school were paid, in part 

5 or in full, using funding under this 

6 Act, and the per-pupil amount per 

7 such student, if applicable; and 

8 ‘‘(III) the number of teachers re9 ceiving support from funding under 

10 this Act to obtain required creden11 tials, as described under section 

12 135(c)(21), and the per-teacher 

13 amount of such support, if applica14 ble.’’; and 

15 (2) in subsection (c)(1)— 

16 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

17 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

18 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 

19 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

20 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(C) the information reported under sub22 section (b)(4)(C)(iii).’’. 

23 (c) NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.—Section 114(d) of the 

24 Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 

25 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2324(d)) is amended— 


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1 (1) in paragraph (4)(A)— 

2 (A) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause 

3 (v); 

4 (B) in clause (iii)— 

5 (i) in subclause (II), by striking 

6 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and 

7 (ii) by adding at the end the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(IV) activities and strategies to 

10 provide teachers, principals, or other 

11 school leaders with opportunities to 

12 complete coursework or acquire skills, 

13 credentials, or certifications required 

14 to educate students in postsecondary 

15 career and technical education course16 work as part of a career and technical 

17 education program through early col18 lege high school or dual or concurrent 

19 enrollment;’’; and 

20 (C) by inserting after clause (iii) the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(iv) to carry out evidence-based re23 search and evaluation for the purpose of 

24 developing, improving, and identifying the 

25 most successful methods, best practices, 


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1 and models for providing dual or concur2 rent enrollment, early college high schools, 

3 and other opportunities for students to 

4 earn postsecondary career and technical 

5 education credit while still in high school 

6 as part of career and technical education 

7 programs; and’’; and 

8 (2) in paragraph (5)— 

9 (A) by inserting ‘‘or eligible recipient’’ 

10 after ‘‘upon request of a State’’; and 

11 (B) by inserting ‘‘, including for providing 

12 and integrating dual or concurrent enrollment, 

13 early college high schools, pre-apprenticeship 

14 programs, and other opportunities for sec15 ondary students to earn postsecondary edu16 cation credit, in career and technical edu17 cational programs’’ after ‘‘under this Act’’. 

18 (d) STATE PLAN.—Section 122(c) of the Carl D. Per19 kins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 

20 U.S.C. 2342) is amended— 

21 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

22 (A) in subparagraph (I)— 

23 (i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

24 after the semicolon; 


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1 (ii) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 

2 after the semicolon; and 

3 (iii) by adding at the end the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(iv) that allow secondary school stu6 dents to earn postsecondary credit, such as 

7 through dual or concurrent enrollment and 

8 early college high schools, including how, if 

9 applicable, funds will be used to provide 

10 assistance to local educational agencies and 

11 students to defray the costs of postsec12 ondary courses (such as tuition, fees, and 

13 textbooks), particularly for students who 

14 are underrepresented in higher education’’; 

15 (B) in subparagraph (K), by striking 

16 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

17 (C) in subparagraph (L), by inserting 

18 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and 

19 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(M) how the eligible agency will enable or 

21 support the development and implementation of 

22 dual or concurrent enrollment or early college 

23 high school career and technical education op24 portunities as part of a career and technical 

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1 current enrollment credit transferability toward 

2 a postsecondary education credential or de3 gree;’’; and 

4 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

5 (A) in subparagraph (F), by striking 

6 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

7 (B) in subparagraph (G), by inserting 

8 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and 

9 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(H) provides teachers, principals, or other 

11 school leaders with the skills, coursework, cre12 dentials, or certifications required to educate 

13 students in postsecondary career and technical 

14 education coursework through early college high 

15 school or dual or concurrent enrollment;’’. 

16 (e) STATE LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES.—Section 124 of 

17 the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act 

18 of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2344) is amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (b)— 

20 (A) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

21 after the semicolon; 

22 (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the pe23 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

24 (C) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(10) the development and dissemination of 

2 model articulation agreements and memoranda of 

3 understanding to support local educational agencies, 

4 secondary schools, and postsecondary institutions 

5 with the process of arranging such agreements and 

6 memoranda.’’; and 

7 (2) in subsection (c)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘state9 wide’’ before ‘‘articulation agreements’’; 

10 (B) in paragraph (10)(A)(ii), by inserting 

11 ‘‘, including the development of dual or concur12 rent enrollment or early college high school pro13 grams’’ after ‘‘education and training’’; 

14 (C) in paragraph (16)(B), by striking 

15 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

16 (D) in paragraph (17), by striking the pe17 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

18 (E) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(18) supporting, facilitating, or providing dual 

20 or concurrent enrollment or early college high school 

21 career and technical education opportunities as part 

22 of a career and technical education program in sec23 ondary schools (particularly for students who are 

24 underrepresented in higher education and students 

25 in areas with limited access to higher education 


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1 courses, including rural communities), which may in2 clude— 

3 ‘‘(A) providing distance learning or inter4 active video conferencing; or 

5 ‘‘(B) paying for the costs of tuition, fees, 

6 and books; 

7 ‘‘(19) developing, or assisting local educational 

8 agencies in developing, strategies that provide teach9 ers, principals, or other school leaders with the 

10 skills, coursework, credentials, or certifications re11 quired to educate students in postsecondary career 

12 and technical education coursework through early 

13 college high school or dual or concurrent enrollment; 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(20) developing, or assisting local educational 

16 agencies and postsecondary institutions in devel17 oping, processes and agreements to provide sec18 ondary and postsecondary education credit for ap19 prenticeships and work-based learning experiences.’’. 

20 (f) LOCAL PLAN.—Section 134(b)(3) of the Carl D. 

21 Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 

22 U.S.C. 2354(b)(3)) is amended— 

23 (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

24 after the semicolon; 


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1 (2) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 

2 after the semicolon; and 

3 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(F) provide secondary school students 

5 with opportunities for dual or concurrent enroll6 ment, early college high school, or other oppor7 tunities to earn postsecondary career and tech8 nical education credit, if applicable;’’. 

9 (g) LOCAL USES OF FUNDS.—Section 135 of the 

10 Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 

11 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2355) is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (c)— 

13 (A) in paragraph (19)(D), by striking 

14 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

15 (B) by redesignating paragraph (20) as 

16 paragraph (22); and 

17 (C) by inserting after paragraph (19) the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(20) to support career and technical education 

20 dual or concurrent enrollment courses or career and 

21 technical education courses in early college high 

22 schools as part of a career and technical education 

23 program in accordance with subsection (d), including 

24 using funds for the costs associated with dual or 

25 concurrent enrollment or early college high school 


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1 career and technical education courses for eligible 

2 students, which, if identified in the needs assess3 ment, may include paying for— 

4 ‘‘(A) the costs of tuition, fees, books, and 

5 required instructional materials for eligible stu6 dents in a relevant career and technical edu7 cation course or program; and 

8 ‘‘(B) support services, including transpor9 tation costs to and from such courses or pro10 grams for eligible students; 

11 ‘‘(21) to support activities and strategies that 

12 provide teachers with the skills, postsecondary 

13 coursework, credentials, or certifications, required to 

14 educate students in postsecondary career and tech15 nical education coursework as part of a career and 

16 technical education program through dual or concur17 rent enrollment or early college high school, in ac18 cordance with subsection (d); and’’; 

19 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub20 section (e); and 

21 (3) by adding after subsection (c) the following: 

22 ‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULES.— 

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1 poses of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection 

2 (c)(20)— 

3 ‘‘(A) an eligible recipient may use not 

4 more than a total of 15 percent of funds re5 ceived under this part to support the activities 

6 described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of sub7 section (c)(20), in the aggregate, unless an eli8 gible recipient— 

9 ‘‘(i) receives approval from the State, 

10 in which case the eligible recipient may use 

11 not more than a total of 25 percent of 

12 such funds for such activities, in the aggre13 gate; or 

14 ‘‘(ii) is a rural local educational agen15 cy with a locale code 32, 33, 41, 42, or 43, 

16 or an educational service agency rep17 resenting rural local educational agencies 

18 with locale codes 32, 33, 41, 42, or 43, 

19 and receives approval from the State, in 

20 which case the eligible recipient may use 

21 not more than a total of 40 percent of 

22 such funds for such activities, in the aggre23 gate; 

24 ‘‘(B) in order to use funds under this Act 

25 for any activity described in subparagraph (A) 


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1 or (B) of subsection (c)(20), an eligible recipi2 ent must demonstrate that not less than 50 

3 percent of any individualized student expenses 

4 for such activities are being met— 

5 ‘‘(i) by funds other than those pro6 vided under this Act; 

7 ‘‘(ii) through in-kind tuition reduc8 tion; or 

9 ‘‘(iii) through a combination of the 

10 methods described in clauses (i) and (ii); 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(C) the term ‘eligible student’ means a 

13 secondary school student who is eligible for a 

14 free or reduced price lunch under the Richard 

15 B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 

16 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.). 

17 ‘‘(2) RULES RELATING TO TUITION AND FEES

18 FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS.—As part of 

19 the activities described in subsection (c)(21), an eli20 gible recipient may use not more than 40 percent of 

21 funds received under this part to pay the costs of 

22 the tuition and fees for a secondary school teacher 

23 employed, at the time such funds are used, in a 

24 school served under part A of title I of the Elemen25 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in order 


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1 to enable that teacher to meet the requirements (in2 cluding by completing postsecondary education 

3 coursework or professional development) to teach 

4 dual or concurrent enrollment or early college high 

5 school career and technical education courses as part 

6 of a career and technical education program that is 

7 offered or will be offered in such school. 

8 ‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraphs 

9 (1) and (2), activities that are a permissible use of 

10 such funds under a provision of this Act other than 

11 subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (c)(20) 

12 and subsection (c)(21) shall not be subject to the 

13 spending caps under this subsection.’’. 

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