II 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 178 

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize 

a connecting education and emerging professions demonstration grant 

program. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 8, 2009 

Mr. FEINGOLD introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

of 1965 to authorize a connecting education and emerging professions demonstration grant program. 

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 ‘‘Connecting Education 

5 and Emerging Professions Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) The majority of secondary school students 

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1 struction before graduation, and about half of sec2 ondary school students have a strong career-related 

3 component to their educational programs. 

4 (2) A gap still remains between what students 

5 are learning in school and the knowledge required to 

6 succeed in the current labor market. 

7 (3) Employers in various economic sectors, in8 cluding technology, manufacturing, healthcare, con9 struction, and others, report difficulty in identifying 

10 qualified candidates for skilled positions. 

11 (4) A survey of more than 400 employers na12 tionwide found that nearly half were dissatisfied 

13 with the overall preparation of secondary school 

14 graduates. 

15 (5) Almost 40 percent of secondary school grad16 uates report feeling unprepared for the workplace or 

17 postsecondary education. 

18 (6) In order for companies in the United States 

19 to be competitive in a global economy, the United 

20 States must have a highly skilled workforce. 

21 (7) Adequate preparation on the secondary 

22 school level can help prepare students to enter high23 demand fields in need of skilled workers. 


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1 (8) Collaboration between businesses, indus2 tries, and education leaders can help determine how 

3 best to prepare students for workforce success. 

4 (9) Career-related experiences during secondary 

5 education, such as apprenticeships, are associated 

6 with positive labor market outcomes for students. 

7 (10) The United States has a secondary school 

8 graduation rate of 70 percent, and approximately 

9 one-third of students entering secondary school will 

10 not graduate on time. 

11 (11) Minority and low socioeconomic status stu12 dents have significantly lower secondary school grad13 uation rates. 

14 (12) Disengagement from classroom instruction 

15 contributes to student decisions to drop out of 

16 school. 

17 (13) Studies indicate a link between career-ori18 ented models of secondary education, secondary 

19 school dropout rate reduction, and higher earning 

20 potential for secondary school graduates. 

21 (14) Studies suggest that academic lessons 

22 taught in a work context or an applied manner can 

23 improve some students’ ability to comprehend and 

24 retain information. 

25 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are to— 


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1 (1) foster improved collaboration among sec2 ondary schools, State, regional, and local businesses, 

3 institutions of higher education, industry, workforce 

4 development organizations, labor organizations, and 

5 other nonprofit community organizations to identify 

6 emerging industry pathways, as well as the academic 

7 skills necessary to improve student success in the 

8 workforce or postsecondary education; 

9 (2) address industry and postsecondary edu10 cation needs for a prepared and skilled workforce; 

11 (3) improve the potential for economic and em12 ployment growth in covered communities; and 

13 (4) help address the dropout crisis in the 

14 United States by involving students in a collabo15 rative curriculum or program development process 

16 related to emerging industry pathways to improve 

17 student engagement and attendance in secondary 

18 school. 

19 SEC. 3. CONNECTING EDUCATION AND EMERGING PROFES20 SIONS DEMONSTRATION GRANT PROGRAM. 

21 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—Part D of title V of the Ele22 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

23 7241 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol24 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘Subpart 22—Connecting Education and Emerging 

2 Professions Demonstration Grant Program 

3 ‘‘SEC. 5621. DEFINITIONS. 

4 ‘‘In this subpart: 

5 ‘‘(1) COVERED COMMUNITY.—The term ‘cov6 ered community’ means a town, city, community, re7 gion, or State that has— 

8 ‘‘(A) experienced a significant percentage 

9 job loss in the 5 years prior to the date of en10 actment of this subpart or is projected to expe11 rience a significant percentage job loss within 5 

12 years after the date of enactment of this sub13 part; or 

14 ‘‘(B) an unemployment rate that has in15 creased in the 12 months prior to the date of 

16 enactment of this subpart. 

17 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘eligi18 ble partnership’ means a partnership that includes— 

19 ‘‘(A) a State educational agency, a consor20 tium of local educational agencies, or a local 

21 educational agency that collaborates with— 

22 ‘‘(i) a State, regional, or local busi23 ness, including a small business, that 

24 serves a covered community in which a 

25 qualifying school is located; or 


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1 ‘‘(ii) a regional workforce investment 

2 board that serves a covered community in 

3 which a qualifying school is located; and 

4 ‘‘(B) at least one of the following entities: 

5 ‘‘(i) An institution of higher education 

6 that provides a 4-year program of instruc7 tion. 

8 ‘‘(ii) An accredited community college. 

9 ‘‘(iii) An accredited career or technical 

10 school or college. 

11 ‘‘(iv) A tribal college or university. 

12 ‘‘(v) A nonprofit community organiza13 tion. 

14 ‘‘(vi) A labor organization. 

15 ‘‘(3) EMERGING INDUSTRY PATHWAYS.—The 

16 term ‘emerging industry pathways’ means industry 

17 careers that— 

18 ‘‘(A) are estimated to increase in the num19 ber of job opportunities in a covered community 

20 within the 5 to 7 years after the date of enact21 ment of this subpart; 

22 ‘‘(B) require new academic skill sets be23 cause of new technology or innovation in the 

24 field; 


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1 ‘‘(C) are important to the growth of the 

2 State economy, regional economy, or local 

3 area’s economy; and 

4 ‘‘(D) may include— 

5 ‘‘(i) green industries; 

6 ‘‘(ii) healthcare industries; 

7 ‘‘(iii) advanced manufacturing indus8 tries; and 

9 ‘‘(iv) programs of study, as described 

10 in section 122(c)(1)(A) of the Carl D. Per11 kins Career and Technical Education Act 

12 of 2006. 

13 ‘‘(4) QUALIFYING SCHOOL.—The term ‘quali14 fying school’ means a secondary school that— 

15 ‘‘(A) serves students not less than 30 per16 cent of whom are eligible for the school lunch 

17 program under the Richard B. Russell National 

18 School Lunch Act or meet an equivalent indi19 cator of poverty established by the Secretary; 

20 ‘‘(B) has a graduation rate that is lower 

21 than the State average; and 

22 ‘‘(C) is located in a covered community. 

23 ‘‘(5) SCHOOL- AND WORK-BASED CURRICULUM

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1 gram that incorporates a combination of school2 based instruction and work-based learning opportu3 nities, including internships, work experience pro4 grams, apprenticeships, service learning programs, 

5 mentorship opportunities, job shadowing, and other 

6 career and technical education programs, in an 

7 emerging industry pathway. 

8 ‘‘(6) TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.—The 

9 term ‘tribal college or university’ means an edu10 cational institution that is— 

11 ‘‘(A) a tribal college or university, as de12 fined in section 2(a) of the Tribally Controlled 

13 Colleges and Universities Assistance Act of 

14 1978; or 

15 ‘‘(B) one of the 1994 Institutions, as de16 fined in section 532 of the Equity in Edu17 cational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 

18 U.S.C. 301 note). 

19 ‘‘SEC. 5622. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated 

21 under section 5626, the Secretary shall establish and carry 

22 out an emerging professions and educational improvement 

23 demonstration project, by awarding grants, on a competi24 tive basis, to eligible partnerships. 

25 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM PERIODS.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 

2 grants under this subpart for periods of not more 

3 than 5 years, of which the eligible partnership shall 

4 use— 

5 ‘‘(A) not more than 18 months for assess6 ing emerging industry pathways, assessing the 

7 academic skills needed for success in such path8 ways, and designing a school- and work-based 

9 curriculum or program to teach such academic 

10 skills necessary for success in an emerging in11 dustry pathway; 

12 ‘‘(B) not more than 48 months for imple13 menting the new emerging industry pathways 

14 school- and work-based curriculum or program 

15 in qualifying schools; and 

16 ‘‘(C) not more than 12 months to dissemi17 nate best practices to other State educational 

18 agencies, local educational agencies, or schools. 

19 ‘‘(2) OVERLAP.—Each eligible partnership re20 ceiving a grant under this subpart may carry out 

21 subparagraphs (A), (B), or (C) concurrently. 

22 ‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sub23 part, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible partner24 ships that— 


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1 ‘‘(1) serve qualifying schools in which 50 per2 cent or more of the students are eligible for the 

3 school lunch program under the Richard B. Russell 

4 National School Lunch Act or meet an equivalent in5 dicator of poverty established by the Secretary; 

6 ‘‘(2) serve qualifying schools the majority of 

7 which have secondary school dropout rates in the top 

8 25 percent statewide; 

9 ‘‘(3) pledge to serve the students most at-risk 

10 of dropping out of qualifying schools; 

11 ‘‘(4) develop school- and work-based curricula 

12 or programs serving green industries, health care in13 dustries, and advanced manufacturing industries; or 

14 ‘‘(5) have a demonstrated record of success in 

15 forming collaborative partnerships with businesses, 

16 workforce development boards, institutions of higher 

17 education, local community and technical colleges, 

18 tribal colleges or universities, labor organizations, 

19 and other nonprofit community organizations. 

20 ‘‘SEC. 5623. APPLICATIONS. 

21 ‘‘An eligible partnership that desires to receive a 

22 grant under this subpart shall submit to the Secretary an 

23 application at such time, in such manner, and containing 

24 such information as the Secretary may require, includ25 ing— 


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1 ‘‘(1) a description of the eligible partnership, 

2 including the responsibilities of each partner and 

3 how each partner will meet its responsibilities; 

4 ‘‘(2) a description of the statewide, regional, or 

5 local emerging industry pathways and labor market 

6 needs to be filled; 

7 ‘‘(3) a description of how members of the eligi8 ble partnership will collaborate with each other and 

9 interested community stakeholders to assess the 

10 emerging industry pathways in the State, region, or 

11 local area; 

12 ‘‘(4) a description of how the eligible partner13 ship will engage students from qualifying schools to 

14 be served in the design and implementation of the 

15 school- and work-based curriculum or program; 

16 ‘‘(5) a description of how the eligible partner17 ship will use the assessment of emerging industry 

18 pathways to establish a school- and work-based cur19 riculum or program to teach academic and industry 

20 skills needed for success in such emerging industries 

21 and how these skills will be aligned with existing 

22 challenging State academic content standards; 

23 ‘‘(6) a description of how teachers, parents or 

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1 ment of the school- and work-based curriculum or 

2 program developed under this subpart; 

3 ‘‘(7) a description of how the eligible partner4 ship will ensure that teachers and instructors have 

5 the necessary training and preparation to teach the 

6 school- and work-based curriculum or program de7 veloped under this subpart; 

8 ‘‘(8) a description of how the school- and work9 based curriculum or program developed under this 

10 subpart will improve the academic achievement, stu11 dent attendance, and secondary school completion of 

12 at-risk students and such students’ readiness to 

13 enter into a career in an emerging industry or pur14 sue postsecondary education; 

15 ‘‘(9) a description of how the eligible partner16 ship will design a school- and work-based curriculum 

17 or program that meets the unique academic and ca18 reer development needs of students to be served by 

19 the curriculum or program; 

20 ‘‘(10) a description of how the school- and 

21 work-based curriculum or program will support 

22 statewide, regional, or local emerging industries; 

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1 dents who participate in the school- and work-based 

2 curriculum or program developed under this subpart; 

3 ‘‘(12) a description of how the eligible partner4 ship will seek to leverage other sources of Federal, 

5 State, and local funding to support the development 

6 and implementation of the school- and work-based 

7 curriculum or program; 

8 ‘‘(13) a description of how the eligible partner9 ship will work to create, use, and evaluate individual 

10 learning plans and career portfolios for students 

11 served under this subpart; 

12 ‘‘(14) a description of how the eligible partner13 ship will coordinate such curriculum or program 

14 with programs funded under the Carl D. Perkins 

15 Career and Technical Education Act of 2006; and 

16 ‘‘(15) a description of how the eligible partner17 ship plans to sustain and expand such school- and 

18 work-based curriculum or program after the Federal 

19 grant period ends. 

20 ‘‘SEC. 5624. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. 

21 ‘‘(a) SELECTION.—In awarding grants under this 

22 subpart, the Secretary shall— 

23 ‘‘(1) consider the information submitted by the 

24 eligible partnerships under section 5623; 


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1 ‘‘(2) prioritize applications in accordance with 

2 section 5622(c); and 

3 ‘‘(3) select eligible partnerships that submit ap4 plications in compliance with section 5623. 

5 ‘‘(b) AWARD AMOUNTS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), 

7 the Secretary shall award each grant under this sub8 part in an amount of not more than $5,000,000. 

9 ‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible partnership 

10 that receives a grant under this subpart shall use— 

11 ‘‘(A) not more than 35 percent of the 

12 grant funds for designing the emerging industry 

13 pathways school- and work-based curriculum or 

14 program; and 

15 ‘‘(B) not less than 65 percent of the grant 

16 funds for implementing the emerging industry 

17 pathways school- and work-based curriculum or 

18 program in qualifying schools. 

19 ‘‘(c) FUNDING TO IMPLEMENT CURRICULA OR PRO20 GRAMS.—The Secretary may not award grant funds under 

21 subsection (b)(2)(B) to implement the emerging industry 

22 pathways school- and work-based curriculum or program 

23 until the Secretary certifies that the eligible partnership 

24 is in compliance with the following: 


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1 ‘‘(1) The eligible partnership has engaged in a 

2 collaborative process involving educators and school 

3 administrators, including curriculum experts, as well 

4 as representatives from local businesses and industry 

5 to assess emerging industry demands and the aca6 demic knowledge and skills needed to meet those de7 mands. 

8 ‘‘(2) The school- and work-based curriculum or 

9 program developed by the eligible partnership is 

10 aligned with challenging State academic content 

11 standards. 

12 ‘‘(3) The eligible partnership has consulted with 

13 and involved students in qualifying schools in the 

14 collaboration process and design of the school- and 

15 work-based curriculum or program. 

16 ‘‘(4) The eligible partnership has received a 

17 commitment from at least one qualifying school 

18 agreeing to implement the school- and work-based 

19 curriculum or program in the qualifying school. 

20 ‘‘(5) The school- and work-based curriculum or 

21 program will help prepare students for both direct 

22 entry into a career in emerging industries and suc23 cess in postsecondary education. 

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1 riculum or program among qualifying schools, busi2 nesses, parental groups, and community organiza3 tions. 

4 ‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE USES OF FUNDS.— 

5 ‘‘(1) PLANNING PHASE.—An eligible partner6 ship that receives a grant under this subpart shall 

7 use the grant funds in the designing phase for the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(A) Establishing collaborative working 

10 groups consisting of educators, school adminis11 trators, representatives of local or regional busi12 nesses, postsecondary education representatives, 

13 representatives from labor organizations, and 

14 representatives from nonprofit organizations. 

15 ‘‘(B) Identifying emerging industry path16 ways at the State, regional, or local level. 

17 ‘‘(C) Identifying the academic and skill 

18 gaps that need to be addressed to promote suc19 cess in the emerging industry pathways identi20 fied in subparagraph (B). 

21 ‘‘(D) Developing a school- and work-based 

22 curriculum or program to teach and integrate 

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1 ing industry pathways and postsecondary edu2 cation. 

3 ‘‘(E) Creating a comprehensive set of aca4 demic and industry skills to be taught across 

5 multiple emerging industry pathways. 

6 ‘‘(F) Aligning the school- and work-based 

7 curriculum or program with challenging State 

8 academic content standards. 

9 ‘‘(G) Establishing professional development 

10 opportunities for educators, business partners, 

11 school counselors, and others who will be imple12 menting the school- and work-based curriculum 

13 or program. 

14 ‘‘(H) Collaborating with multistate regions 

15 to develop and identify a school- and work16 based curriculum or program that addresses re17 gional emerging industry pathways. 

18 ‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTING PHASE.—An eligible part19 nership that receives a grant under this subpart 

20 shall use the grant funds in the implementing phase 

21 for the following: 

22 ‘‘(A) Integrating the emerging industry 

23 pathways school- and work-based curriculum or 

24 program into classroom- or work-based instruc25 tion. 


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1 ‘‘(B) Providing professional development 

2 opportunities designed around the school- and 

3 work-based curriculum or program for edu4 cators, business partners, and others. 

5 ‘‘(C) Identifying and creating school- and 

6 work-based learning curricula or programs for 

7 students in such emerging industry pathways. 

8 ‘‘(D) Promoting the school- and work9 based curriculum or program among school 

10 guidance counselors. 

11 ‘‘(E) Working with pupil services staff to 

12 develop opportunities for career exploration 

13 among emerging industry pathways business 

14 partners. 

15 ‘‘(F) Conducting ongoing evaluations of 

16 the school- and work-based curriculum or pro17 gram, including assessing whether participating 

18 students report increased engagement in learn19 ing, increased school attendance, and improved 

20 success upon entry into the workforce or post21 secondary education. 

22 ‘‘(G) Purchasing resources, including text23 books, reference materials, assessments, labs, 

24 computers, and software, for use in the school25 and work-based curriculum or program. 


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1 ‘‘(3) DISSEMINATION PHASE.—An eligible part2 nership that receives a grant under this subpart 

3 shall use the grant funds in the dissemination phase 

4 for the following: 

5 ‘‘(A) Evaluating, cataloging, and dissemi6 nating best practices from the school- and 

7 work-based curriculum or program. 

8 ‘‘(B) Disseminating the school- and work9 based curriculum or program to— 

10 ‘‘(i) the National Research Center for 

11 Career and Technical Education; 

12 ‘‘(ii) State, regional, and local profes13 sional education organizations; and 

14 ‘‘(iii) institutions of higher education. 

15 ‘‘(e) MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS.—An eligible part16 nership that receives a grant under this subpart shall pro17 vide, from non-Federal sources, matching funds, which 

18 may be provided in cash or in-kind, to carry out the activi19 ties supported by the grant, in an amount equal to— 

20 ‘‘(1) for the first year of the grant, 5 percent 

21 of the amount of the grant for such year; 

22 ‘‘(2) for the second year of the grant, 10 per23 cent of the amount of the grant for such year; 

24 ‘‘(3) for the third year of the grant, 15 percent 

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1 ‘‘(4) for the fourth year of the grant, 20 per2 cent of the amount of the grant for such year; and 

3 ‘‘(5) for the fifth year of the grant, 25 percent 

4 of the amount of the grant for such year. 

5 ‘‘(f) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Grant funds 

6 awarded under this subpart shall be used to supplement 

7 and not supplant other Federal, State, and local funds 

8 available to implement secondary school education pro9 grams or career and technical education programs. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 5625. EVALUATION AND REPORTS. 

11 ‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORTS.—An eligible partnership 

12 that receives a grant under this subpart shall submit an 

13 annual report to the Secretary during the grant period de14 tailing how the eligible partnership is using the grant 

15 funds under this subpart, including— 

16 ‘‘(1) how the State educational agency or local 

17 educational agency that is a member of the eligible 

18 partnership collaborated with local businesses, work19 force boards, institutions of higher education, and 

20 community organizations to assess emerging indus21 try pathways; 

22 ‘‘(2) how the eligible partnership has consulted 

23 with and involved students in qualifying schools in 

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1 dustry pathways school- and work-based curriculum 

2 or program; 

3 ‘‘(3) the effectiveness of the school- and work4 based curriculum or program with respect to improv5 ing— 

6 ‘‘(A) student engagement; 

7 ‘‘(B) attendance; 

8 ‘‘(C) secondary school graduation rates; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(D) preparation for and placement in a 

11 career in an emerging industry or in postsec12 ondary education; 

13 ‘‘(4) how the eligible partnership has improved 

14 its capacity to respond to new workforce develop15 ment priorities and create educational opportunities 

16 that address such new workforce development prior17 ities; and 

18 ‘‘(5) any other information the Secretary may 

19 reasonably require. 

20 ‘‘(b) FINAL REPORTS.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible partnership that 

22 receives a grant under this subpart shall, at the end 

23 of the grant period, collect and prepare a report on 

24 the following information: 


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1 ‘‘(A) The number and percentage of stu2 dents served by the eligible partnership who— 

3 ‘‘(i) graduated from secondary school 

4 with a regular secondary school diploma in 

5 the standard number of years; 

6 ‘‘(ii) entered into a job in an emerging 

7 industry; and 

8 ‘‘(iii) enrolled in a postsecondary in9 stitution. 

10 ‘‘(B) The emerging industry pathways 

11 school- and work-based curriculum or program 

12 and the— 

13 ‘‘(i) successes of such curriculum or 

14 program, including placement rates of stu15 dents in work or postsecondary education 

16 and trends in secondary school graduation 

17 rates in qualifying schools utilizing the 

18 school- and work-based curriculum or pro19 gram; 

20 ‘‘(ii) areas of improvement for the 

21 school- and work-based curriculum or pro22 gram; 

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1 curriculum or program in secondary 

2 schools; and 

3 ‘‘(iv) plans to replicate the school- and 

4 work-based curriculum or program in other 

5 schools or examples of successful replica6 tion of the curriculum or program. 

7 ‘‘(2) SUBMISSION OF REPORTS.—A report pre8 pared under paragraph (1) shall be submitted to the 

9 Secretary and the National Research Center for Ca10 reer and Technical Education. 

11 ‘‘(c) FEDERAL EVALUATION AND REPORT.—Not 

12 later than 6 years after the date of enactment of this sub13 part, the Secretary shall— 

14 ‘‘(1) develop and execute a plan for evaluating 

15 the emerging industry pathways school- and work16 based curricula or programs assisted under this sub17 part; and 

18 ‘‘(2) submit a report to Congress— 

19 ‘‘(A) detailing aggregate data on— 

20 ‘‘(i) the categories of activities for 

21 which eligible partnerships used grant 

22 funds under this subpart; 

23 ‘‘(ii) the impact of the grants on— 


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1 ‘‘(I) student engagement, attend2 ance, and completion of secondary 

3 school; and 

4 ‘‘(II) the postsecondary place5 ment of students in high-quality 

6 emerging industry careers or postsec7 ondary education; and 

8 ‘‘(iii) promising strategies for improv9 ing student engagement, attendance, and 

10 completion of secondary school through en11 gaging curricula or programs; and 

12 ‘‘(B) that includes any recommendations 

13 for improvements that can be made to the 

14 grant program under this subpart. 

15 ‘‘SEC. 5626. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated 

17 to and available for Program Administration within the 

18 Departmental Management account in the Department of 

19 Education for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2013, 

20 there are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for 

21 each of fiscal years 2010 through 2013, respectively, to 

22 carry out this subpart. 

23 ‘‘(b) SET ASIDE FOR EVALUATION.—Of the amounts 

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1 cent shall be set aside for such fiscal year for the Federal 

2 evaluation required under section 5625(c).’’. 

3 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 

4 section 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

5 of 1965 is amended by inserting after the item relating 

6 to section 5618 the following: 

‘‘SUBPART 22—CONNECTING EDUCATION AND EMERGING PROFESSIONS

DEMONSTRATION GRANT PROGRAM

‘‘Sec. 5621. Definitions. 

‘‘Sec. 5622. Program authorized. 

‘‘Sec. 5623. Applications. 

‘‘Sec. 5624. Program administration. 

‘‘Sec. 5625. Evaluation and reports. 

‘‘Sec. 5626. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 

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