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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 922 

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

2006 to provide enhanced academic and career training in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 12, 2015 

Ms. ADAMS (for herself, Ms. MOORE, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of 

Texas, and Ms. FUDGE) introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to provide enhanced academic and 

career training in science, technology, engineering, or 

mathematics, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Science, Technology, 

5 Engineering, and Mathematics Professional Readiness 

6 Education Preparation Act’’ or the ‘‘STEM PREP Act of 

7 2015’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 

2 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 

3 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

4 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi5 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 

6 section or other provision of the Carl D. Perkins Career 

7 and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 

8 et seq.). 

9 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

10 Section 3 (20 U.S.C. 2302) is amended— 

11 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (31) through 

12 (34) as paragraphs (32) through (35), respectively; 

13 (2) by inserting after paragraph (30) the fol14 lowing new paragraph: 

15 ‘‘(31) STEM.—The term ‘STEM’ means 

16 science, technology, engineering, or mathematics as 

17 determined by the Secretary.’’; and 

18 (3) in paragraph (33) (as so redesignated), in 

19 the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘TECH PREP’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘STEM PREP’’. 

21 SEC. 4. STEM PREP PROGRAM. 

22 (a) ELIGIBLE POSTSECONDARY PROGRAMS.—Section 

23 203(a)(1)(B)(i) (20 U.S.C. 2373(a)(1)(B)(i)) is amend24 ed— 


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1 (1) in subclause (I)(aa), by striking ‘‘2-year 

2 certificate program’’ and inserting ‘‘1-year or 2-year 

3 certificate program’’; and 

4 (2) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘2-year ap5 prenticeship’’ and inserting ‘‘1-year or 2-year ap6 prenticeship’’. 

7 (b) DURATION.—Section 203(b) (20 U.S.C. 2373(b)) 

8 is amended by striking ‘‘4- or 6-year’’ and inserting ‘‘3- 

9 year to 6-year’’. 

10 (c) CONTENTS OF STEM PREP PROGRAM.—Section 

11 203(c) (20 U.S.C. 2373(c)) is amended— 

12 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking 

13 ‘‘TECH PREP’’ and inserting ‘‘STEM PREP’’; and 

14 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

15 (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii)— 

16 (i) by striking ‘‘2 years’’ each place it 

17 appears and inserting ‘‘1 year’’; and 

18 (ii) in subclause (I), by inserting after 

19 ‘‘course of study’’ the following: ‘‘(which 

20 may be completed while a student is con21 currently enrolled in a secondary school)’’; 

22 and 

23 (B) by striking subparagraphs (B) through 

24 (G) and inserting the following new subpara25 graphs: 


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1 ‘‘(B) focuses on academic and professional 

2 training in STEM; 

3 ‘‘(C) provides students with— 

4 ‘‘(i) technical skill proficiency, an in5 dustry-recognized credential, a certificate, 

6 or a degree in a STEM discipline; or 

7 ‘‘(ii) not less than one semester of 

8 academic credits in STEM subjects that 

9 may be transferred to an accredited public 

10 institution of higher education in the State 

11 in which the program is located; 

12 ‘‘(D) gives each student an opportunity to 

13 participate in a STEM-related internship or ap14 prenticeship lasting not less than 4 months; 

15 ‘‘(E) builds student competence in tech16 nical skills and in core academic subjects (as 

17 defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and 

18 Secondary Education Act of 1965), as appro19 priate, through applied, contextual, and inte20 grated instruction, in a coherent sequence of 

21 courses; and 

22 ‘‘(F) leads to placement in high skill or 

23 high wage employment, or to further edu24 cation;’’. 


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1 (d) INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNT2 ABILITY.—Section 203(e)(1) (20 U.S.C. 2373(e)(1)) is 

3 amended by adding at the end the following new subpara4 graph: 

5 ‘‘(D) Such other indicators of performance 

6 as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.’’. 

7 SEC. 5. CONSORTIUM APPLICATIONS. 

8 (a) APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS.—Section 204(c) 

9 (20 U.S.C. 2374(c)) is amended to read as follows— 

10 ‘‘(c) APPROVAL.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The eligible agency shall 

12 approve applications under this title based on the 

13 potential of the activities described in the application 

14 to create an effective STEM prep program. 

15 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In selecting applications 

16 for approval under paragraph (1), the eligible agency 

17 shall seek input from industry experts and educators 

18 in STEM fields as appropriate.’’. 

19 (b) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—Section 204(d) (20 

20 U.S.C. 2374(d)) is amended— 

21 (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

22 end; 

23 (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 

24 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 


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1 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

2 paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(7) showcase curricula that lead to greater 

4 critical thinking and problem solving skills in STEM 

5 by incorporating fine arts into the STEM prep pro6 gram.’’. 

7 (c) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Section 204 (20 

8 U.S.C. 2374) is amended by adding at the end the fol9 lowing new subsection: 

10 ‘‘(g) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible for a grant 

12 under this title a consortium shall agree to provide 

13 not less than 25 percent in matching funds from 

14 non-Federal sources. 

15 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Not more than 10 percent 

16 of such matching funds may be used to fund sti17 pends for individuals participating in internships or 

18 apprenticeships under section 203(c)(2)(D).’’. 

19 SEC. 6. EVALUATIONS AND REPORT. 

20 Section 205 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech21 nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2375) is amended 

22 to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘SEC. 205. EVALUATIONS AND REPORT. 

24 ‘‘(a) EVALUATIONS.—Each eligible agency that re25 ceives an allotment under this title shall annually prepare 


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1 and submit to the Secretary a written evaluation of the 

2 effectiveness of the STEM prep programs assisted under 

3 this title, including a description of how grants were 

4 awarded within the State. 

5 ‘‘(b) REPORT.—Using the evaluations described in 

6 subsection (a), the Secretary shall annually prepare a re7 port comparing the effectiveness of the STEM prep pro8 grams assisted under this title and shall publish such re9 port on a publicly accessible website of the Department 

10 of Education.’’. 

11 SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

12 Section 206 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech13 nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2376) is amended 

14 by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 

15 2016’’. 

16 SEC. 8. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

17 The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 

18 Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) is amended by strik19 ing ‘‘tech prep’’ each place it appears (including in head20 ings and table of contents items) and inserting ‘‘STEM 

21 prep’’, in each case with the matter inserted to be in the 

22 same typeface and typestyle as the matter striken. 

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