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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1004 

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

2006 to support innovative approaches to career and technical education 

and redesign the high school experience for students by providing students with equitable access to rigorous, engaging, and relevant real 

world education through partnerships with business and industry and 

higher education that prepare students to graduate from high school 

and enroll into postsecondary education without the need for remediation 

and with the ability to use knowledge to solve complex problems, think 

critically, communicate effectively, collaborate with others, and develop 

academic mindsets. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 2, 2017 

Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. PORTMAN, Ms. BALDWIN, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. 

YOUNG, and Ms. HASSAN) 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 to support innovative approaches 

to career and technical education and redesign the high 

school experience for students by providing students with 

equitable access to rigorous, engaging, and relevant real 

world education through partnerships with business and 

industry and higher education that prepare students to 

graduate from high school and enroll into postsecondary 

education without the need for remediation and with 


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the ability to use knowledge to solve complex problems, 

think critically, communicate effectively, collaborate with 

others, and develop academic mindsets. 

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 ‘‘Perkins Fund for Eq5 uity and Excellence’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION FUND FOR 

7 EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY. 

8 (a) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION FUND FOR

9 EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY.—Section 114(d) of the Carl 

10 D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 

11 (20 U.S.C. 2324(d)) is amended by adding at the end the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(6) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

14 FUND FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY.— 

15 ‘‘(A) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this para16 graph is to support innovative approaches to ca17 reer and technical education and redesign the 

18 high school experience for students by providing 

19 students with equitable access to rigorous, en20 gaging, and relevant real world education 

21 through partnerships with business and indus22 try and higher education that prepare students 


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1 to graduate from high school and enroll into 

2 postsecondary education— 

3 ‘‘(i) without the need for remediation; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(ii) with the ability to use knowledge 

6 to solve complex problems, think critically, 

7 communicate effectively, collaborate with 

8 others, and develop academic mindsets. 

9 ‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 

10 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as other11 wise provided in section 3 or this subpara12 graph, the terms used in this paragraph 

13 have the meanings given the terms in sec14 tion 8101 of the Elementary and Sec15 ondary Education Act of 1965. 

16 ‘‘(ii) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDU17 CATION PROGRAM OF STUDY.—The term 

18 ‘career and technical education program of 

19 study’ means a coordinated, non-duplica20 tive sequence of high school and postsec21 ondary academic and technical courses 

22 that— 

23 ‘‘(I) incorporates rigorous, State24 identified college and career readiness 

25 standards, including State-identified 


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1 career and technical education stand2 ards that address both academic and 

3 technical knowledge and skills that 

4 are aligned with the needs of in-de5 mand industry sectors or occupations 

6 for the State, region, or local area; 

7 ‘‘(II) supports attainment of em8 ployability and career readiness skills; 

9 ‘‘(III) progresses in content spec10 ificity (by beginning with all aspects 

11 of an industry or career cluster and 

12 leading to more occupationally specific 

13 instruction and by preparing students 

14 for ongoing postsecondary career 

15 preparation); 

16 ‘‘(IV) incorporates multiple entry 

17 and exit points with portable dem18 onstrations of technical or career com19 petency, which may include credit20 transfer agreements or industry-recog21 nized credentials; and 

22 ‘‘(V) culminates in the attain23 ment of a recognized postsecondary 

24 credential. 


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1 ‘‘(iii) CERTIFICATE.—The term ‘cer2 tificate’ means— 

3 ‘‘(I) an occupation-specific cer4 tificate that— 

5 ‘‘(aa) is aligned with State 

6 standards of career and technical 

7 education, or other standards de8 veloped by a State industry sec9 tor in an in-demand industry sec10 tor or occupation; 

11 ‘‘(bb) provides for skills that 

12 can be assessed; and 

13 ‘‘(cc) identifies clearly the 

14 specific skills that the certificate 

15 qualifies the receiving candidate 

16 to demonstrate; or 

17 ‘‘(II) a career pathways program 

18 certificate that is based on quality 

19 program standards and provides for 

20 individual assessments of skill attain21 ment and college and career readi22 ness. 

23 ‘‘(iv) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term 

24 ‘eligible entity’ means a local educational 


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1 agency, or a consortium of local edu2 cational agencies— 

3 ‘‘(I) in partnership with— 

4 ‘‘(aa) one or more institu5 tions of higher education; 

6 ‘‘(bb) one or more employ7 ers, or a consortium of employ8 ers; and 

9 ‘‘(cc) a qualified inter10 mediary, which may include a 

11 local workforce development 

12 board, established under section 

13 107 of the Workforce Innovation 

14 and Opportunity Act; and 

15 ‘‘(II) that may be in partnership 

16 with— 

17 ‘‘(aa) one or more additional 

18 external partners; or 

19 ‘‘(bb) the eligible agency. 

20 ‘‘(v) IN-DEMAND INDUSTRY SECTOR

21 OR OCCUPATION.—The term ‘in-demand 

22 industry sector or occupation’ has the 

23 meaning given the term in section 3 of the 

24 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

25 Act. 


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1 ‘‘(vi) INTEGRATED COURSE.—The 

2 term ‘integrated course’ means a course of3 fered by a high school for credit toward a 

4 regular high school diploma that combines 

5 instruction in core academic subjects with 

6 career and technical education that, where 

7 applicable, is fully aligned with the State’s 

8 challenging State academic standards re9 quired under section 1111(b) of the Ele10 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 

11 1965. 

12 ‘‘(vii) QUALIFIED INTERMEDIARY.— 

13 The term ‘qualified intermediary’ means 

14 an entity that demonstrates expertise to 

15 build, connect, sustain, and measure part16 nerships with entities such as employers, 

17 schools, community-based organizations, 

18 postsecondary institutions, social service 

19 organizations, economic development orga20 nizations, and workforce systems to broker 

21 services, resources, and supports to youth 

22 and the organizations and systems that are 

23 designed to serve youth, including— 

24 ‘‘(I) connecting employers to 

25 classrooms; 


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1 ‘‘(II) assisting in the design and 

2 implementation of career and tech3 nical education programs of study; 

4 ‘‘(III) assisting in the develop5 ment of curricula and assessments; 

6 ‘‘(IV) delivering professional de7 velopment; and 

8 ‘‘(V) connecting students to in9 ternships and other work-based learn10 ing opportunities. 

11 ‘‘(viii) RECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY

12 CREDENTIAL.—The term ‘recognized post13 secondary credential’ has the meaning 

14 given the term in section 3 of the Work15 force Innovation and Opportunity Act. 

16 ‘‘(C) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

17 ‘‘(i) RESERVATION.—From the total 

18 amount of funds available under subpara19 graph (L) for a fiscal year, the Secretary 

20 shall reserve— 

21 ‘‘(I) not more than 5 percent for 

22 national activities, which the Sec23 retary shall use for technical assist24 ance, including the development of 

25 State career readiness indicators, data 


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1 collection and dissemination, and eval2 uation and reporting activities; and 

3 ‘‘(II) not less than 5 percent for 

4 the Bureau of Indian Education for 

5 activities consistent with the purpose 

6 of this paragraph. 

7 ‘‘(ii) GRANTS.—From the total 

8 amount of funds available under subpara9 graph (L) for a fiscal year and not re10 served under clause (i), the Secretary shall 

11 award grants on a competitive basis to eli12 gible entities, based on the quality of the 

13 applications submitted under subparagraph 

14 (H), to implement activities described 

15 under subparagraph (I). 

16 ‘‘(D) GRANT DURATION.—Grants awarded 

17 under this paragraph shall be for a period of 5 

18 years, conditional after 3 years of satisfactory 

19 progress on the performance indicators de20 scribed in subparagraph (J)(ii), as determined 

21 by the Secretary. 

22 ‘‘(E) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants 

23 under this paragraph, the Secretary shall give 

24 priority to applications from eligible entities 

25 that— 


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1 ‘‘(i) will serve the greatest percentage 

2 of students in poverty based on— 

3 ‘‘(I) the poverty rate of the geo4 graphic area to be served under the 

5 grant according to the most recent 

6 census; 

7 ‘‘(II) the number and percentage 

8 of students from low-income families, 

9 adjusted for cost-of-living; and 

10 ‘‘(III) the median income level of 

11 the geographic area to be served 

12 under the grant according to the most 

13 recent census; 

14 ‘‘(ii) include a process for measuring 

15 career-readiness for the purposes described 

16 under subparagraph (J)(iii)(I); 

17 ‘‘(iii) propose a strategy to enroll par18 ticipating students in— 

19 ‘‘(I) multiple integrated courses 

20 per academic year; and 

21 ‘‘(II) a progression of integrated 

22 courses with enhanced rigor from 9th 

23 through the 12th grade; 


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1 ‘‘(iv) provide students with paid in2 ternships or other paid work-based learn3 ing experiences; and 

4 ‘‘(v) include partnerships with employ5 ers from an in-demand industry sector or 

6 occupation. 

7 ‘‘(F) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Each el8 igible entity awarded a grant under this para9 graph shall provide, from non-Federal sources, 

10 an amount (which may be provided in cash or 

11 in-kind) to carry out the activities supported by 

12 the grant— 

13 ‘‘(i) in year 4 of the grant, equal to 

14 25 percent of the amount of the grant; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) in year 5 of the grant, equal to 

16 50 percent of the amount of the grant. 

17 ‘‘(G) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive 

18 the matching requirement described under sub19 paragraph (F) based on a determination that 

20 the eligible entity is unable to provide the 

21 matching funds due to inadequate financial re22 sources. 

23 ‘‘(H) APPLICATION.— 

24 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity 

25 that seeks a grant under this paragraph 


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1 shall submit an application to the Sec2 retary at such time, in such manner, and 

3 containing such information as the Sec4 retary may reasonably require. 

5 ‘‘(ii) CONTENTS.—Each application 

6 submitted under clause (i) shall include, at 

7 a minimum, a description of the following: 

8 ‘‘(I) The integrated courses that 

9 will be offered to students in at least 

10 one core academic subject per student 

11 enrolled in a participating school, per 

12 year, in courses that meet college and 

13 university admissions requirements, as 

14 validated by the Secretary based on 

15 evidence submitted by the eligible en16 tity. 

17 ‘‘(II) Articulation and placement 

18 agreements between participating 

19 local educational agencies and institu20 tions of higher education for at least 

21 one career and technical education 

22 program of study aligned with an in23 demand industry sector or occupation 

24 that ensures that student completion 

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1 ther a recognized postsecondary cre2 dential or academic credit toward a 

3 recognized postsecondary credential. 

4 ‘‘(III) The role of employer part5 nerships under the grant, including 

6 how such partnerships will be utilized 

7 to— 

8 ‘‘(aa) provide students with 

9 a continuum of work-based learn10 ing experiences, including oppor11 tunities such as career explo12 ration, job shadowing, pre-ap13 prenticeship programs, men14 toring, internships, school-based 

15 enterprises, and virtual work16 based learning opportunities; 

17 ‘‘(bb) engage employers in 

18 program design, curriculum de19 velopment, program evaluation, 

20 and assessments of student work; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(cc) provide educators with 

23 externship opportunities. 

24 ‘‘(IV) The integrated student 

25 supports that will be made available 


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1 to address the comprehensive needs of 

2 students, which may include— 

3 ‘‘(aa) accelerated and tar4 geted instruction for historically 

5 underserved students served 

6 under this Act who require addi7 tional support in order to meet 

8 proficiency requirements in core 

9 academic or technical subjects; 

10 ‘‘(bb) universal and individ11 ualized academic and non-aca12 demic, college and career guid13 ance and counseling, beginning in 

14 middle school that includes the 

15 development of individual devel16 opment plans for each student 

17 and is reviewed at regular inter18 vals throughout the school year 

19 and annually; 

20 ‘‘(cc) a system of timely, 

21 consistent, and structured stu22 dent supports that include an as23 sessment of academic and career 

24 and technical coursework needed 

25 for high school completion and 


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1 successful postsecondary edu2 cation transition, work-based 

3 learning experiences, the develop4 ment of career objectives, and 

5 college planning, including finan6 cial planning; and 

7 ‘‘(dd) a community-based 

8 approach that provides wrap9 around academic, social and emo10 tional, and health supports to im11 prove overall youth development. 

12 ‘‘(V) The accelerated and dif13 ferentiated learning opportunities sup14 ported by evidence-based strategies 

15 for special populations, including stu16 dents underrepresented in the fields of 

17 science, technology, engineering, and 

18 mathematics, English learners, stu19 dents with disabilities, Native stu20 dents, pregnant and parenting stu21 dents, foster youth, court-involved 

22 youth, and homeless youth. 

23 ‘‘(VI) The roles and responsibil24 ities of each partner within the eligi25 ble entity, including— 


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1 ‘‘(aa) a description of which 

2 partner will serve as the fiscal 

3 agent and why that entity is best 

4 qualified to serve in this capacity; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(bb) a description of the 

7 role of the qualified intermediary, 

8 including how such entity will co9 ordinate activities between the 

10 participating local educational 

11 agencies, institutions of higher 

12 education, employers, and other 

13 local partners, as appropriate, 

14 and how it will provide resources 

15 and services aligned with the ac16 tivities included within the appli17 cation described under this sec18 tion, including technical assist19 ance, professional development, 

20 and coordinating internships and 

21 work-based learning opportuni22 ties. 

23 ‘‘(VII) An assurance that the ac24 tivities under this grant are coordi25 nated and aligned, as appropriate, 


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1 with the State plan under section 122 

2 of the State in which the entity is lo3 cated. 

4 ‘‘(I) ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES.—An eligible 

5 entity receiving a grant under this paragraph 

6 may use grant funds to implement the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(i) Career and technical education 

9 programs of study, including relevant 

10 work-based learning opportunities, aligned 

11 to postsecondary education training, de12 grees, and certificates. 

13 ‘‘(ii) Dual or concurrent enrollment 

14 programs and early college high school 

15 programs that provide equitable access to 

16 high-quality, credit bearing community col17 lege courses, and programs that accelerate 

18 and facilitate the completion of a recog19 nized postsecondary credential. 

20 ‘‘(iii) Evidence-based transitional sup21 port strategies for students who have yet 

22 to meet postsecondary education eligibility 

23 requirements or who require remediation in 

24 mathematics or English in order to 


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1 progress to credit-bearing and degree-ap2 plicable coursework. 

3 ‘‘(iv) Teacher and leader experiential 

4 and information-gathering site visits for 

5 the purpose of effectively implementing the 

6 activities under the grant. 

7 ‘‘(v) Supporting professional develop8 ment of educators and business partners, 

9 which may include— 

10 ‘‘(I) integrated professional de11 velopment between core academic 

12 teachers and teachers of career and 

13 technical education; 

14 ‘‘(II) allocating time for inte15 grated curriculum design and develop16 ment; 

17 ‘‘(III) evidence-based delivery 

18 models of professional development 

19 that are structured to improve the 

20 quality of course delivery for career 

21 and technical education and core sub22 ject integration; 

23 ‘‘(IV) evidence-based strategies 

24 that effectively prepare teachers, 

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1 viders, including through professional 

2 development with a focus on equity, 

3 that addresses the needs of histori4 cally underserved students; 

5 ‘‘(V) structured inter-disciplinary 

6 collaboration and common planning 

7 time built into a school’s master 

8 schedule; 

9 ‘‘(VI) teacher and leader extern10 ship programs developed in partner11 ship with business or industry and 

12 local postsecondary education institu13 tions; 

14 ‘‘(VII) cross-credentialing to pro15 vide teachers with both an academic 

16 single-subject credential and a career 

17 and technical education credential; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(VIII) outreach and recruitment 

20 efforts that diversify and ensure equi21 table student access to pathways and 

22 career and technical education pro23 grams of study. 

24 ‘‘(vi) Research-based strategies used 

25 to provide additional support and facilitate 


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1 accelerated instruction such as extended 

2 learning time opportunities. 

3 ‘‘(vii) Paid student internships or 

4 other paid work-based learning experi5 ences. 

6 ‘‘(viii) Guidance counseling and other 

7 activities that support student transitions 

8 to postsecondary education. 

9 ‘‘(J) REPORTING AND EVALUATION.— 

10 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible enti11 ty that receives a grant under this para12 graph shall annually, for each year of the 

13 grant, provide a report to the Secretary 

14 that includes a description of outcomes on 

15 the indicators described under clause (ii), 

16 disaggregated by special populations, and 

17 the subgroups described in section 

18 1111(b)(2)(B)(xi) of the Elementary and 

19 Secondary Education Act. 

20 ‘‘(ii) INDICATORS.—Each eligible enti21 ty that receives a grant under this para22 graph shall report on the following indica23 tors: 

24 ‘‘(I) Performance on the assess25 ments required under section 1111 of 


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1 the Elementary and Secondary Edu2 cation Act, including the number and 

3 percentage of participating students 

4 demonstrating academic growth. 

5 ‘‘(II) The number and percentage 

6 of students graduating with a regular 

7 high school diploma within 4 years, 

8 including disaggregation by diploma 

9 type, and, where available, who meet 

10 any of the following: 

11 ‘‘(aa) Enroll in a registered 

12 apprenticeship program. 

13 ‘‘(bb) Enroll in at least one 

14 remedial course at an institution 

15 of higher education. 

16 ‘‘(cc) Enroll in a 2-year or 

17 4-year institution of higher edu18 cation and persist beyond the 

19 first year of postsecondary edu20 cation. 

21 ‘‘(dd) Graduate from a 2- 

22 year or 4-year program at an in23 stitution of higher education. 

24 ‘‘(ee) Secure employment 

25 within 6 months of graduating 


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1 from an institution of higher edu2 cation. 

3 ‘‘(III) The number and percent4 age of students receiving— 

5 ‘‘(aa) a recognized postsec6 ondary credential or an industry7 recognized credential in in-de8 mand industry sectors or occupa9 tions while enrolled in high 

10 school; or 

11 ‘‘(bb) academic credit to12 ward recognized postsecondary 

13 credentials while enrolled in high 

14 school. 

15 ‘‘(IV) The number and percent16 age of students participating in work17 based learning opportunities while en18 rolled in high school, including pre-ap19 prenticeship programs, that include 

20 an employer assessment of student 

21 performance. 

22 ‘‘(iii) PERMISSIBLE INDICATORS.— 

23 Each eligible entity that receives a grant 

24 under this paragraph may report on the 

25 following indicators: 


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1 ‘‘(I) The number and percentage 

2 of students scoring proficient or ad3 vanced on assessments of career read4 iness. 

5 ‘‘(II) The number and percentage 

6 of students scoring proficient or ad7 vanced on capstone experiences that 

8 are evaluated by peers, educators, and 

9 employers. 

10 ‘‘(III) The number and percent11 age of students who have mentors and 

12 participate in a formal mentoring pro13 gram. 

14 ‘‘(IV) Student attendance rates, 

15 including rates of chronic absentee16 ism. 

17 ‘‘(V) As appropriate, any indica18 tors described in section 116(b)(2) of 

19 the Workforce Innovation and Oppor20 tunity Act. 

21 ‘‘(K) GRANT OR CONTRACT FOR EVALUA22 TION.—From among funds reserved under sub23 paragraph (C)(i)(I), the Secretary shall award a 

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1 ties assisted under this paragraph and their im2 pact as measured by the indicators described 

3 under this paragraph. Results from the evalua4 tion shall provide information on effective prac5 tices that can be replicated. 

6 ‘‘(L) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA7 TIONS.—There are authorized to be appro8 priated to carry out this paragraph such sums 

9 as may be necessary.’’. 

10 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

11 114(e) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu12 cation Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2324(e)) is amended by 

13 inserting ‘‘, other than paragraph (6) of subsection (d),’’ 

14 after ‘‘this section’’. 

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