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Union Calendar No. 564 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5587 

[Report No. 114–728] 

To reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act 

of 2006. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 28, 2016 

Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. CURBELO of 

Florida, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. LANGEVIN, and Mr. NOLAN) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Education and the Workforce 

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 

Additional sponsors: Mr. KLINE, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. THOMPSON of 

California, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. 

DESAULNIER, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. MESSER, Mr. BISHOP of Michigan, 

Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. FOXX, Mr. COOK, 

Mr. ASHFORD, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. HECK of Nevada, Mr. 

ISSA, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. PETERS, Mr. DAVID SCOTT

of Georgia, Mrs. ROBY, and Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania 

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 28, 2016] 

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A BILL 

To reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 

Education Act of 2006. 

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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 ‘‘Strengthening Career 

5 and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

7 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

Sec. 3. References. 

Sec. 4. Effective date. 

Sec. 5. Table of contents of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 

Act of 2006. 

Sec. 6. Purpose. 

Sec. 7. Definitions. 

Sec. 8. Transition provisions. 

Sec. 9. Prohibitions. 

Sec. 10. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE I—CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ASSISTANCE TO 

THE STATES 

PART A—ALLOTMENT AND ALLOCATION

Sec. 110. Reservations and State allotment. 

Sec. 111. Within State allocation 

Sec. 112. Accountability. 

Sec. 113. National activities. 

Sec. 114. Tribally controlled postsecondary career and technical institutions. 

Sec. 115. Occupational and employment information. 

PART B—STATE PROVISIONS

Sec. 121. State plan. 

Sec. 122. Improvement plans. 

Sec. 123. State leadership activities. 

PART C—LOCAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 131. Local application for career and technical education programs. 

Sec. 132. Local uses of funds. 

TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Sec. 201. Federal and State administrative provisions. 

TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO THE WAGNER-PEYSER ACT 

Sec. 301. State responsibilities. 

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1 SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 

2 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 

3 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of 

4 an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, 

5 the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 

6 other provision of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 

7 Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.). 

8 SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

9 This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 

10 take effect beginning on July 1, 2017. 

11 SEC. 5. TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE CARL D. PERKINS CA12 REER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ACT OF 

13 2006. 

14 Section 1(b) is amended to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

16 this Act is as follows: 

‘‘Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

‘‘Sec. 2. Purpose. 

‘‘Sec. 3. Definitions. 

‘‘Sec. 4. Transition provisions. 

‘‘Sec. 5. Privacy. 

‘‘Sec. 6. Limitation. 

‘‘Sec. 7. Special rule. 

‘‘Sec. 8. Prohibitions. 

‘‘Sec. 9. Authorization of appropriations. 

‘‘TITLE I—CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ASSISTANCE TO 

THE STATES 

‘‘PART A—ALLOTMENT AND ALLOCATION

‘‘Sec. 111. Reservations and State allotment. 

‘‘Sec. 112. Within State allocation. 

‘‘Sec. 113. Accountability. 

‘‘Sec. 114. National activities. 

‘‘Sec. 115. Assistance for the outlying areas. 

‘‘Sec. 116. Native American programs. 

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‘‘Sec. 117. Tribally controlled postsecondary career and technical institutions. 

‘‘PART B—STATE PROVISIONS

‘‘Sec. 121. State administration. 

‘‘Sec. 122. State plan. 

‘‘Sec. 123. Improvement plans. 

‘‘Sec. 124. State leadership activities. 

‘‘PART C—LOCAL PROVISIONS

‘‘Sec. 131. Distribution of funds to secondary education programs. 

‘‘Sec. 132. Distribution of funds for postsecondary education programs. 

‘‘Sec. 133. Special rules for career and technical education. 

‘‘Sec. 134. Local application for career and technical education programs. 

‘‘Sec. 135. Local uses of funds. 

‘‘TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

‘‘PART A—FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

‘‘Sec. 211. Fiscal requirements. 

‘‘Sec. 212. Authority to make payments. 

‘‘Sec. 213. Construction. 

‘‘Sec. 214. Voluntary selection and participation. 

‘‘Sec. 215. Limitation for certain students. 

‘‘Sec. 216. Federal laws guaranteeing civil rights. 

‘‘Sec. 217. Participation of private school personnel and children. 

‘‘Sec. 218. Limitation on Federal regulations. 

‘‘Sec. 219. Study on programs of study aligned to high-skill, high-wage occupations. 

‘‘PART B—STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

‘‘Sec. 221. Joint funding. 

‘‘Sec. 222. Prohibition on use of funds to induce out-of-State relocation of businesses. 

‘‘Sec. 223. State administrative costs. 

‘‘Sec. 224. Student assistance and other Federal programs.’’. 

1 SEC. 6. PURPOSE. 

2 Section 2 (20 U.S.C. 2301) is amended— 

3 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘academic and career and 

5 technical skills’’ and inserting ‘‘academic knowl6 edge and technical and employability skills’’; 

7 and 

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1 (B) by inserting ‘‘and programs of study’’ 

2 after ‘‘technical education programs’’; 

3 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘, including 

4 tech prep education’’; and 

5 (3) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘and pro6 grams of study’’ after ‘‘technical education pro7 grams’’. 

8 SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 

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

10 (1) by striking paragraphs (16), (23), (24), (25), 

11 (26), and (32); 

12 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (8), (9), (10), 

13 (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), 

14 (22), (27), (28), (29), (30), (31), (33), and (34) as 

15 paragraphs (9), (10), (13), (16), (17), (19), (20), (23), 

16 (25), (27), (28), (30), (32), (35), (39), (40), (41), (44), 

17 (45), (46), and (47), respectively; 

18 (3) in paragraph (3)— 

19 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘5 

20 different occupational fields to individuals’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘3 different fields, especially in in-de22 mand industry sectors or occupations, that are 

23 available to all students’’; and 

24 (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘not 

25 fewer than 5 different occupational fields’’ and 

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1 inserting ‘‘not fewer than 3 different occupa2 tional fields’’; 

3 (4) in paragraph (5)— 

4 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

5 (i) in clause (i)— 

6 (I) by striking ‘‘coherent and rig7 orous content aligned with challenging 

8 academic standards’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘content at the secondary level aligned 

10 with the challenging State academic 

11 standards adopted by a State under 

12 section 1111(b)(1) of the Elementary 

13 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

14 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(1)), and at the 

15 postsecondary level with the rigorous 

16 academic content,’’ 

17 (II) by striking ‘‘and skills’’ and 

18 inserting ‘‘and skills,’’; and 

19 (III) by inserting ‘‘, including in 

20 in-demand industry sectors or occupa21 tions’’ before the semicolon at the end; 

22 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘, an in23 dustry-recognized credential, a certificate, 

24 or an associate degree’’ and inserting ‘‘or a 

25 recognized postsecondary credential, which 

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1 may include an industry-recognized creden2 tial’’; and 

3 (iii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

4 at the end; 

5 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

6 (i) by inserting ‘‘, work-based, or 

7 other’’ after ‘‘competency-based’’; 

8 (ii) by striking ‘‘contributes to the’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘supports the development 

10 of’’; 

11 (iii) by striking the period at the end 

12 and inserting a semicolon; and 

13 (iv) by striking ‘‘general’’; and 

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

15 ‘‘(C) to the extent practicable, coordinate be16 tween secondary and postsecondary education 

17 programs, which may include early college pro18 grams with articulation agreements, dual or con19 current enrollment program opportunities, or 

20 programs of study; and 

21 ‘‘(D) may include career exploration at the 

22 high school level or as early as the middle grades 

23 (as such term is defined in section 8101 of the 

24 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

25 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)).’’; 

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1 (5) in paragraph (7)— 

2 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(and 

3 parents, as appropriate)’’ and inserting ‘‘(and, 

4 as appropriate, parents and out-of-school 

5 youth)’’; and 

6 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘fi7 nancial aid,’’ and all that follows through the 

8 period at the end and inserting ‘‘financial aid, 

9 job training, secondary and postsecondary op10 tions (including baccalaureate degree programs), 

11 dual or concurrent enrollment programs, work12 based learning opportunities, and support serv13 ices.’’; 

14 (6) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(8) CAREER PATHWAYS.—The term ‘career 

17 pathways’ has the meaning given the term in section 

18 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

19 (29 U.S.C. 3102).’’; 

20 (7) by inserting after paragraph (10) (as so re21 designated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

22 ‘‘(11) CTE CONCENTRATOR.—The term ‘CTE 

23 concentrator’ means— 

24 ‘‘(A) at the secondary school level, a student 

25 served by an eligible recipient who has— 

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1 ‘‘(i) completed 3 or more career and 

2 technical education courses; or 

3 ‘‘(ii) completed at least 2 courses in a 

4 single career and technical education pro5 gram or program of study; or 

6 ‘‘(B) at the postsecondary level, a student 

7 enrolled in an eligible recipient who has— 

8 ‘‘(i) earned at least 12 cumulative 

9 credits within a career and technical edu10 cation program or program of study; or 

11 ‘‘(ii) completed such a program if the 

12 program encompasses fewer than 12 credits 

13 or the equivalent in total. 

14 ‘‘(12) CTE PARTICIPANT.—The term ‘CTE par15 ticipant’ means an individual who completes not less 

16 than 1 course or earns not less than 1 credit in a ca17 reer and technical education program or program of 

18 study of an eligible recipient.’’; 

19 (8) by inserting after paragraph (13) (as so re20 designated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

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

22 The term ‘dual or concurrent enrollment’ has the 

23 meaning given the term in section 8101 of the Ele24 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

25 U.S.C. 7801). 

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1 ‘‘(15) EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL.—The term 

2 ‘early college high school’ has the meaning given the 

3 term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec4 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).’’; 

5 (9) by inserting after paragraph (17) (as so re6 designated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

7 ‘‘(18) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en8 tity’ means a consortium that— 

9 ‘‘(A) shall include at least two of the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(i) a local educational agency; 

12 ‘‘(ii) an educational service agency; 

13 ‘‘(iii) an eligible institution; 

14 ‘‘(iv) an area career and technical edu15 cation school; 

16 ‘‘(v) a State educational agency; or 

17 ‘‘(vi) the Bureau of Indian Education; 

18 ‘‘(B) may include a regional, State, or local 

19 public or private organization, including a com20 munity-based organization, one or more employ21 ers, or a qualified intermediary; and 

22 ‘‘(C) is led by an entity or partnership of 

23 entities described in subparagraph (A).’’; 

24 (10) by amending paragraph (19) (as so redesig25 nated by paragraph (2)) to read as follows: 

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1 ‘‘(19) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘eligi2 ble institution’ means— 

3 ‘‘(A) a consortium of 2 or more of the enti4 ties described in subparagraphs (B) through (F); 

5 ‘‘(B) a public or nonprofit private institu6 tion of higher education that offers and will use 

7 funds provided under this title in support of ca8 reer and technical education courses that lead to 

9 technical skill proficiency, an industry-recog10 nized credential, a certificate, or an associate de11 gree; 

12 ‘‘(C) a local educational agency providing 

13 education at the postsecondary level; 

14 ‘‘(D) an area career and technical edu15 cation school providing education at the postsec16 ondary level; 

17 ‘‘(E) a postsecondary educational institu18 tion controlled by the Bureau of Indian Affairs 

19 or operated by or on behalf of any Indian tribe 

20 that is eligible to contract with the Secretary of 

21 the Interior for the administration of programs 

22 under the Indian Self-Determination and Edu23 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) or 

24 the Act of April 16, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 452 et seq.); 

25 or 

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1 ‘‘(F) an educational service agency.’’; 

2 (11) by amending paragraph (20) (as so redesig3 nated by paragraph (2)) to read as follows: 

4 ‘‘(20) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.—The term ‘eligible 

5 recipient’ means— 

6 ‘‘(A) an eligible institution or consortium of 

7 eligible institutions eligible to receive assistance 

8 under section 132; or 

9 ‘‘(B) a local educational agency (including 

10 a public charter school that operates as a local 

11 educational agency), an area career and tech12 nical education school, an educational service 

13 agency, or a consortium of such entities, eligible 

14 to receive assistance under section 131.’’; 

15 (12) by adding after paragraph (20) (as so re16 designated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

17 ‘‘(21) ENGLISH LEARNER.—The term ‘English 

18 learner’ means— 

19 ‘‘(A) a secondary school student who is an 

20 English learner, as defined in section 8101 of the 

21 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

22 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801); or 

23 ‘‘(B) an adult or an out-of-school youth who 

24 has limited ability in speaking, reading, writing, 

25 or understanding the English language and— 

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1 ‘‘(i) whose native language is a lan2 guage other than English; or 

3 ‘‘(ii) who lives in a family environ4 ment in which a language other than 

5 English is the dominant language. 

6 ‘‘(22) EVIDENCE-BASED.—The term ‘evidence7 based’ has the meaning given the term in section 

8 8101(21)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu9 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(21)(A)).’’; 

10 (13) by inserting after paragraph (23) (as so re11 designated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

12 ‘‘(24) IN-DEMAND INDUSTRY SECTOR OR OCCUPA13 TION.—The term ‘in-demand industry sector or occu14 pation’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 

15 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

16 U.S.C. 3102).’’; 

17 (14) by inserting after paragraph (25) (as so re18 designated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

19 ‘‘(26) INDUSTRY OR SECTOR PARTNERSHIP.—The 

20 term ‘industry or sector partnership’ has the meaning 

21 given the term in section 3 of the Workforce Innova22 tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).’’; 

23 (15) by inserting after paragraph (28) (as so re24 designated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

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1 ‘‘(29) LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

2 BOARD.—The term ‘local workforce development 

3 board’ means a local workforce development board es4 tablished under section 107 of the Workforce Innova5 tion and Opportunity Act.’’; 

6 (16) by inserting after paragraph (30) (as so re7 designated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

8 ‘‘(31) OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH.—The term ‘out9 of-school youth’ has the meaning given the term in 

10 section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor11 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).’’; 

12 (17) by inserting after paragraph (32) (as so re13 designated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

14 ‘‘(33) PARAPROFESSIONAL.—The term ‘para15 professional’ has the meaning given the term in sec16 tion 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu17 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

18 ‘‘(34) PAY FOR SUCCESS INITIATIVE.—The term 

19 ‘pay for success initiative’ has the meaning given the 

20 term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec21 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801), ex22 cept that such term does not include an initiative 

23 that— 

24 ‘‘(A) reduces the special education or related 

25 services that a student would otherwise receive 

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1 under the Individuals with Disabilities Edu2 cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.); or 

3 ‘‘(B) otherwise reduces the rights of a stu4 dent or the obligations of an entity under the In5 dividuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 

6 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), the Rehabilitation Act of 

7 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.), the Americans with 

8 Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et 

9 seq.), or any other law.’’; 

10 (18) by inserting after paragraph (35) (as so re11 designated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

12 ‘‘(36) PROGRAM OF STUDY.—The term ‘program 

13 of study’ means a coordinated, nonduplicative se14 quence of secondary and postsecondary academic and 

15 technical content that— 

16 ‘‘(A) incorporates challenging State aca17 demic standards, including those adopted by a 

18 State under section 1111(b)(1) of the Elementary 

19 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(1)), that— 

21 ‘‘(i) address both academic and tech22 nical knowledge and skills, including em23 ployability skills; and 

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1 ‘‘(ii) are aligned with the needs of in2 dustries in the economy of the State, region, 

3 or local area; 

4 ‘‘(B) progresses in specificity (beginning 

5 with all aspects of an industry or career cluster 

6 and leading to more occupational specific in7 struction); 

8 ‘‘(C) has multiple entry and exit points that 

9 incorporate credentialing; and 

10 ‘‘(D) culminates in the attainment of a rec11 ognized postsecondary credential. 

12 ‘‘(37) QUALIFIED INTERMEDIARY.—The term 

13 ‘qualified intermediary’ means a non-profit entity 

14 that demonstrates expertise to build, connect, sustain, 

15 and measure partnerships with entities such as em16 ployers, schools, community-based organizations, post17 secondary institutions, social service organizations, 

18 economic development organizations, and workforce 

19 systems to broker services, resources, and supports to 

20 youth and the organizations and systems that are de21 signed to serve youth, including— 

22 ‘‘(A) connecting employers to classrooms; 

23 ‘‘(B) assisting in the design and implemen24 tation of career and technical education pro25 grams and programs of study; 

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1 ‘‘(C) delivering professional development; 

2 ‘‘(D) connecting students to internships and 

3 other work-based learning opportunities; and 

4 ‘‘(E) developing personalized student sup5 ports. 

6 ‘‘(38) RECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY CREDEN7 TIAL.—The term ‘recognized postsecondary credential’ 

8 has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the 

9 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

10 U.S.C. 3102).’’; 

11 (19) in paragraph (41) (as so redesignated by 

12 paragraph (2))— 

13 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘fos14 ter children’’ and inserting ‘‘youth who are in or 

15 have aged out of the foster care system’’; 

16 (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

17 at the end; 

18 (C) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘indi19 viduals with limited English proficiency.’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘English learners;’’; and 

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

22 ‘‘(G) homeless individuals described in sec23 tion 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist24 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a); and 

25 ‘‘(H) youth with a parent who— 

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1 ‘‘(i) is a member of the armed forces 

2 (as such term is defined in section 101(a)(4) 

3 of title 10, United States Code); and 

4 ‘‘(ii) is on active duty (as such term is 

5 defined in section 101(d)(1) of such title).’’; 

6 (20) by inserting after paragraph (41) (as so re7 designated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

8 ‘‘(42) SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT

9 PERSONNEL.—The term ‘specialized instructional 

10 support personnel’ has the meaning given the term in 

11 section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu12 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

13 ‘‘(43) SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT

14 SERVICES.—The term ‘specialized instructional sup15 port services’ has the meaning given the term in sec16 tion 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu17 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).’’; 

18 (21) in paragraph (45) (as so redesignated by 

19 paragraph (2)) by inserting ‘‘(including paraprofes20 sionals and specialized instructional support per21 sonnel)’’ after ‘‘supportive personnel’’; and 

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

23 ‘‘(48) UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING.—The 

24 term ‘universal design for learning’ has the meaning 

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1 given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and 

2 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

3 ‘‘(49) WORK-BASED LEARNING.—The term ‘work4 based learning’ means sustained interactions with in5 dustry or community professionals in real workplace 

6 settings, to the extent practicable, or simulated envi7 ronments at an educational institution that foster in8 depth, first-hand engagement with the tasks required 

9 of a given career field, that are aligned to curriculum 

10 and instruction.’’. 

11 SEC. 8. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. 

12 Section 4 (20 U.S.C. 2303) is amended— 

13 (1) by striking ‘‘the Secretary determines to be 

14 appropriate’’ and inserting ‘‘are necessary’’; 

15 (2) by striking ‘‘Carl D. Perkins Career and 

16 Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006’’ each 

17 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Strengthening Career 

18 and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act’’; 

19 and 

20 (3) by striking ‘‘1998’’ and inserting ‘‘2006’’. 

21 SEC. 9. PROHIBITIONS. 

22 Section 8 (20 U.S.C. 2306a) is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Federal Gov24 ernment to mandate,’’ and all that follows through the 

25 end and inserting ‘‘Federal Government— 

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1 ‘‘(1) to condition or incentivize the receipt of 

2 any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, or the 

3 receipt of any priority or preference under such 

4 grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, upon a 

5 State, local educational agency, eligible agency, eligi6 ble recipient, eligible entity, or school’s adoption or 

7 implementation of specific instructional content, aca8 demic standards and assessments, curricula, or pro9 gram of instruction (including any condition, pri10 ority, or preference to adopt the Common Core State 

11 Standards developed under the Common Core State 

12 Standards Initiative, any other academic standards 

13 common to a significant number of States, or any as14 sessment, instructional content, or curriculum aligned 

15 to such standards); 

16 ‘‘(2) through grants, contracts, or other coopera17 tive agreements, to mandate, direct, or control a 

18 State, local educational agency, eligible agency, eligi19 ble recipient, eligible entity, or school’s specific in20 structional content, academic standards and assess21 ments, curricula, or program of instruction (includ22 ing any requirement, direction, or mandate to adopt 

23 the Common Core State Standards developed under 

24 the Common Core State Standards Initiative, any 

25 other academic standards common to a significant 

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1 number of States, or any assessment, instructional 

2 content, or curriculum aligned to such standards); 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(3) except as required under sections 112(b), 

5 211(b), and 223— 

6 ‘‘(A) to mandate, direct, or control the allo7 cation of State or local resources; or 

8 ‘‘(B) to mandate that a State or a political 

9 subdivision of a State spend any funds or incur 

10 any costs not paid for under this Act.’’; and 

11 (2) by striking subsection (d) and redesignating 

12 subsection (e) as subsection (d). 

13 SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

14 Section 9 (20 U.S.C. 2307) is amended to read as fol15 lows: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

17 ‘‘There are to be authorized to be appropriated to carry 

18 out this Act (other than sections 114 and 117)— 

19 ‘‘(1) $1,133,002,074 for fiscal year 2017; 

20 ‘‘(2) $1,148,618,465 for fiscal year 2018; 

21 ‘‘(3) $1,164,450,099 for fiscal year 2019; 

22 ‘‘(4) $1,180,499,945 for fiscal year 2020; 

23 ‘‘(5) $1,196,771,008 for fiscal year 2021; and 

24 ‘‘(6) $1,213,266,339 for fiscal year 2022.’’. 

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1 TITLE I—CAREER AND TECH2 NICAL EDUCATION ASSIST3 ANCE TO THE STATES 

4 PART A—ALLOTMENT AND ALLOCATION 

5 SEC. 110. RESERVATIONS AND STATE ALLOTMENT. 

6 Paragraph (5) of section 111(a) (20 U.S.C. 2321(a)) 

7 is amended— 

8 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘No State’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘For each of fiscal years 2017, 2018, 

10 and 2019, no State’’; 

11 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub12 paragraph (C); 

13 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A), as 

14 amended by paragraph (1), the following: 

15 ‘‘(B) FISCAL YEAR 2020 AND EACH SUC16 CEEDING FISCAL YEAR.—For fiscal year 2020 

17 and each of the succeeding fiscal years, no State 

18 shall receive an allotment under this section for 

19 a fiscal year that is less than 90 percent of the 

20 allotment the State received under this section 

21 for the preceding fiscal year.’’; and 

22 (4) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated by 

23 paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A) or (B)’’. 

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1 SEC. 111. WITHIN STATE ALLOCATION. 

2 Section 112 (20 U.S.C. 2322) is amended— 

3 (1) in subsection (a)— 

4 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘10 per5 cent’’ and inserting ‘‘15 percent’’; 

6 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

7 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

8 (I) by striking ‘‘1 percent’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘2 percent’’; and 

10 (II) by striking ‘‘State correc11 tional institutions and institutions’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘State correctional insti13 tutions, juvenile justice facilities, and 

14 educational institutions’’; and 

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

16 ‘‘available for services’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘available to assist eligible recipients in 

18 providing services’’; and 

19 (C) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘a 

20 local plan;’’ and inserting ‘‘local applications;’’; 

21 and 

22 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘section 135’’ 

23 and all that follows through the end and inserting 

24 ‘‘section 135— 

25 ‘‘(1) in— 

26 ‘‘(A) rural areas; 

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1 ‘‘(B) areas with high percentages of CTE 

2 concentrators or CTE participants; and 

3 ‘‘(C) areas with high numbers of CTE con4 centrators or CTE participants; and 

5 ‘‘(2) in order to— 

6 ‘‘(A) foster innovation through the identi7 fication and promotion of promising and proven 

8 career and technical education programs, prac9 tices, and strategies, which may include practices 

10 and strategies that prepare individuals for non11 traditional fields; or 

12 ‘‘(B) promote the development, implementa13 tion, and adoption of programs of study or ca14 reer pathways aligned with State-identified in15 demand occupations or industries.’’. 

16 SEC. 112. ACCOUNTABILITY. 

17 Section 113 (20 U.S.C. 2323) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘comprised of 

19 the activities’’ and inserting ‘‘comprising the activi20 ties’’; 

21 (2) in subsection (b)— 

22 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking subpara23 graph (B) and redesignating subparagraph (C) 

24 as subparagraph (B); 

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1 (B) in paragraph (1)(B), as so redesig2 nated, by striking ‘‘, and State levels of perform3 ance described in paragraph (3)(B) for each ad4 ditional indicator of performance’’; and 

5 (C) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘(2) INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE.— 

8 ‘‘(A) CORE INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE

9 FOR CTE CONCENTRATORS AT THE SECONDARY

10 LEVEL.—Each eligible agency shall identify in 

11 the State plan core indicators of performance for 

12 CTE concentrators at the secondary level that 

13 are valid and reliable, and that include, at a 

14 minimum, measures of each of the following: 

15 ‘‘(i) The percentage of CTE concentra16 tors who graduate high school, as measured 

17 by— 

18 ‘‘(I) the four-year adjusted cohort 

19 graduation rate (defined in section 

20 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 

21 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

22 7801)); and 

23 ‘‘(II) at the State’s discretion, the 

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1 tion rate defined in such section 8101 

2 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

3 ‘‘(ii) CTE concentrator attainment of 

4 challenging State academic standards 

5 adopted by the State under section 

6 1111(b)(1)(A) of the Elementary and Sec7 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

8 6311(b)(1)(A)), and measured by the aca9 demic assessments described in section 

10 1111(b)(2) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 

11 6311(b)(2)). 

12 ‘‘(iii) The percentage of CTE con13 centrators who, in the second quarter fol14 lowing the program year after exiting from 

15 secondary education, are in postsecondary 

16 education or advanced training, military 

17 service, or unsubsidized employment. 

18 ‘‘(iv) Not less than one indicator of ca19 reer and technical education program qual20 ity that— 

21 ‘‘(I) shall include, not less than 

22 one of the following— 

23 ‘‘(aa) the percentage of CTE 

24 concentrators graduating from 

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1 high school having attained recog2 nized postsecondary credentials; 

3 ‘‘(bb) the percentage of CTE 

4 concentrators graduating from 

5 high school having attained post6 secondary credits in the relevant 

7 career and technical educational 

8 program or program of study 

9 earned through dual and concur10 rent enrollment or another credit 

11 transfer agreement; or 

12 ‘‘(cc) the percentage of CTE 

13 concentrators graduating from 

14 high school having participated in 

15 work-based learning; and 

16 ‘‘(II) may include any other 

17 measure of student success in career 

18 and technical education that is state19 wide, valid, and reliable. 

20 ‘‘(v) The percentage of CTE concentra21 tors in career and technical education pro22 grams and programs of study that lead to 

23 nontraditional fields. 

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1 ONDARY LEVEL.—Each eligible agency shall 

2 identify in the State plan core indicators of per3 formance for CTE concentrators at the postsec4 ondary level that are valid and reliable, and that 

5 include, at a minimum, measures of each of the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(i) The percentage of CTE concentra8 tors, who, during the second quarter after 

9 program completion, are in education or 

10 training activities, advanced training, or 

11 unsubsidized employment. 

12 ‘‘(ii) The median earnings of CTE con13 centrators in unsubsidized employment two 

14 quarters after program completion. 

15 ‘‘(iii) The percentage of CTE con16 centrators who receive a recognized postsec17 ondary credential during participation in 

18 or within 1 year of program completion. 

19 ‘‘(iv) The percentage of CTE con20 centrators in career and technical education 

21 programs and programs of study that lead 

22 to nontraditional fields. 

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1 ble agency shall, to the greatest extent possible, 

2 align the indicators so that substantially similar 

3 information gathered for other State and Federal 

4 programs, or for any other purpose, may be used 

5 to meet the requirements of this section.’’; 

6 (D) in paragraph (3)— 

7 (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 

8 read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(A) STATE ADJUSTED LEVELS OF PER10 FORMANCE FOR CORE INDICATORS OF PERFORM11 ANCE.— 

12 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible agen13 cy, with input from eligible recipients, shall 

14 establish and identify in the State plan sub15 mitted under section 122, for the first 2 

16 program years covered by the State plan, 

17 levels of performance for each of the core in18 dicators of performance described in sub19 paragraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) 

20 for career and technical education activities 

21 authorized under this title. The levels of per22 formance established under this subpara23 graph shall, at a minimum— 

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1 ‘‘(I) be expressed in a percentage 

2 or numerical form, so as to be objec3 tive, quantifiable, and measurable; and 

4 ‘‘(II) be sufficiently ambitious to 

5 allow for meaningful evaluation of pro6 gram quality. 

7 ‘‘(ii) STATE ADJUSTED LEVELS OF

8 PERFORMANCE FOR SUBSEQUENT YEARS.— 

9 Prior to the third program year covered by 

10 the State plan, each eligible agency shall re11 vise the State levels of performance for each 

12 of the core indicators of performance for the 

13 subsequent program years covered by the 

14 State plan, taking into account the extent to 

15 which such levels of performance promote 

16 meaningful program improvement on such 

17 indicators. The State adjusted levels of per18 formance identified under this clause shall 

19 be considered to be the State adjusted levels 

20 of performance for the State for such years 

21 and shall be incorporated into the State 

22 plan. 

23 ‘‘(iii) REPORTING.—The eligible agen24 cy shall, for each year described in clauses 

25 (i) and (iii), publicly report and widely 

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1 disseminate the State levels of performance 

2 described in this subparagraph. 

3 ‘‘(iv) REVISIONS.—If unanticipated 

4 circumstances arise in a State, the eligible 

5 agency may revise the State adjusted levels 

6 of performance required under this subpara7 graph, and submit such revised levels of per8 formance with evidence supporting the revi9 sion and demonstrating public consultation, 

10 in a manner consistent with the process de11 scribed in subsections (d) and (f) of section 

12 122.’’; and 

13 (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 

14 inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘(B) ACTUAL LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.— 

16 At the end of each program year, the eligible 

17 agency shall determine actual levels of perform18 ance on each of the core indicators of perform19 ance and publicly report and widely disseminate 

20 the actual levels of performance described in this 

21 subparagraph.’’; and 

22 (E) in paragraph (4)— 

23 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

24 (I) in clause (i)(I), by striking 

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1 formance established under paragraph 

2 (3), so as’’ and inserting ‘‘consistent 

3 with the form expressed in the State 

4 levels, so as’’; 

5 (II) by striking clause (i)(II) and 

6 inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(II) be sufficiently ambitious to 

8 allow for meaningful evaluation of pro9 gram quality.’’; 

10 (III) in clause (iv)— 

11 (aa) by striking ‘‘third and 

12 fifth program years’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘third program year’’; and 

14 (bb) by striking ‘‘cor15 responding’’ before ‘‘subsequent 

16 program years’’; 

17 (IV) in clause (v)— 

18 (aa) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

19 end of subclause (I); 

20 (bb) by redesignating sub21 clause (II) as subclause (III); 

22 (cc) by inserting after sub23 clause (I) the following: 

24 ‘‘(II) local economic conditions;’’; 

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1 (dd) in subclause (III), as so 

2 redesignated, by striking ‘‘promote 

3 continuous improvement on the 

4 core indicators of performance by 

5 the eligible recipient.’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘advance the eligible recipi7 ent’s accomplishments of the goals 

8 set forth in the local application; 

9 and’’; and 

10 (ee) by adding at the end the 

11 following: 

12 ‘‘(IV) the eligible recipient’s abil13 ity and capacity to collect and access 

14 valid, reliable, and cost effective data.’’; 

15 (V) in clause (vi), by inserting 

16 ‘‘or changes occur related to improve17 ments in data or measurement ap18 proaches,’’ after ‘‘factors described in 

19 clause (v),’’; and 

20 (VI) by adding at the end the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(vii) REPORTING.—The eligible re23 cipient shall, for each year described in 

24 clauses (iii) and (iv), publicly report the 

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1 local levels of performance described in this 

2 subparagraph.’’; 

3 (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 

4 redesignating subparagraph (C) as subpara5 graph (B); and 

6 (iii) in clause (ii)(I) of subparagraph 

7 (B), as so redesignated— 

8 (I) by striking ‘‘section 

9 1111(h)(1)(C)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec10 tion 1111(h)(1)(C)(ii)’’; and 

11 (II) by striking ‘‘section 3(29)’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘section 3(40)’’; and 

13 (3) in subsection (c)— 

14 (A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘STATE’’ 

15 before ‘‘REPORT’’; 

16 (B) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘in17 formation on the levels of performance achieved 

18 by the State with respect to the additional indi19 cators of performance, including the’’ and insert20 ing ‘‘the’’; and 

21 (C) in paragraph (2)(A)— 

22 (i) by striking ‘‘categories’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘subgroups’’; 

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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘section 

2 1111(h)(1)(C)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

3 1111(h)(1)(C)(ii)’’; and 

4 (iii) by striking ‘‘section 3(29)’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘section 3(40)’’. 

6 SEC. 113. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 

7 Section 114 (20 U.S.C. 2324) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (a)— 

9 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

10 (i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall’’ 

11 the first place it appears and inserting 

12 ‘‘The Secretary shall, in consultation with 

13 the Director of the Institute for Education 

14 Sciences,’’; and 

15 (ii) by inserting ‘‘from eligible agencies 

16 under section 113(c)’’ after ‘‘pursuant to 

17 this title’’; and 

18 (B) by striking paragraph (3); 

19 (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol20 lows: 

21 ‘‘(b) REASONABLE COST.—The Secretary shall take 

22 such action as may be necessary to secure at reasonable cost 

23 the information required by this title. To ensure reasonable 

24 cost, the Secretary, in consultation with the National Center 

25 for Education Statistics and the Office of Career, Technical, 

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1 and Adult Education shall determine the methodology to 

2 be used and the frequency with which such information is 

3 to be collected.’’; 

4 (3) in subsection (c)— 

5 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

6 (i) by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘shall’’; 

8 (ii) by striking ‘‘, directly or through 

9 grants, contracts, or cooperative agree10 ments,’’ and inserting ‘‘directly through 

11 grants’’; and 

12 (iii) by striking ‘‘and assessment’’; and 

13 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

14 (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

15 ‘‘, acting through the Director of the Insti16 tute for Education Sciences,’’ after ‘‘describe 

17 how the Secretary’’; and 

18 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 

19 ‘‘, in consultation with the Director of the 

20 Institute for Education Sciences,’’ after ‘‘the 

21 Secretary’’; 

22 (4) in subsection (d)— 

23 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

24 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

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1 (I) by inserting ‘‘, acting through 

2 the Director of the Institute for Edu3 cation Sciences,’’ after ‘‘The Sec4 retary’’; 

5 (II) by inserting ‘‘and the plan 

6 developed under subsection (c)’’ after 

7 ‘‘described in paragraph (2)’’; and 

8 (III) by striking ‘‘assessment’’ 

9 each place such term appears and in10 serting ‘‘evaluation’’; and 

11 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

12 (I) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘; 

13 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

14 (II) in clause (vi), by striking the 

15 period at the end and inserting ‘‘, 

16 which may include individuals with 

17 expertise in addressing inequities in 

18 access to, and in opportunities for aca19 demic and technical skill attainment; 

20 and’’; and 

21 (III) by adding at the end the fol22 lowing: 

23 ‘‘(vii) representatives of special popu24 lations.’’; 

25 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

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1 (i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AND

2 ASSESSMENT’’; 

3 (ii) in subparagraph (A)— 

4 (I) by inserting ‘‘, acting through 

5 the Director of the Institute for Edu6 cation Sciences,’’ after ‘‘the Secretary’’; 

7 (II) by striking ‘‘an independent 

8 evaluation and assessment’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘a series of research and evalua10 tion initiatives for each year for which 

11 funds are appropriated to carry out 

12 this Act, which are aligned with the 

13 plan in subsection (c)(2),’’; 

14 (III) by striking ‘‘Carl D. Perkins 

15 Career and Technical Education Im16 provement Act of 2006’’ and 

17 ‘‘Strengthening Career and Technical 

18 Education for the 21st Century Act’’; 

19 (IV) by striking ‘‘, contracts, and 

20 cooperative agreements that are’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘to institutions of higher 

22 education or a consortia of one or more 

23 institutions of higher education and 

24 one or more private nonprofit organi25 zations or agencies’’; and 

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1 (V) by adding at the end the fol2 lowing: ‘‘Such evaluation shall, when3 ever possible, use the most recent data 

4 available.’’; and 

5 (iii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 

6 read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The evaluation required 

8 under subparagraph (A) shall include descrip9 tions and evaluations of— 

10 ‘‘(i) the extent and success of the inte11 gration of challenging State academic 

12 standards adopted under 1111(b)(1) of the 

13 Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

14 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(1)) and career 

15 and technical education for students par16 ticipating in career and technical education 

17 programs, including a review of the effect of 

18 such integration on the academic and tech19 nical proficiency achievement of such stu20 dents (including the number of such stu21 dents that receive a regular high school di22 ploma, as such term is defined under sec23 tion 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 

24 Education Act of 1965 or a State-defined 

25 alternative diploma described in section 

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1 8101(25)(A)(ii)(I)(bb) of such Act (20 

2 U.S.C. 7801(25)(A)(ii)(I)(bb))); 

3 ‘‘(ii) the extent to which career and 

4 technical education programs and programs 

5 of study prepare students, including special 

6 populations, for subsequent employment in 

7 high-skill, high-wage occupations (including 

8 those in which mathematics and science, 

9 which may include computer science, skills 

10 are critical), or for participation in postsec11 ondary education; 

12 ‘‘(iii) employer involvement in, benefit 

13 from, and satisfaction with, career and 

14 technical education programs and programs 

15 of study and career and technical education 

16 students’ preparation for employment; 

17 ‘‘(iv) efforts to expand access to career 

18 and technical education programs of study 

19 for all students; 

20 ‘‘(v) the impact of the amendments to 

21 this Act made under the Strengthening Ca22 reer and Technical Education for the 21st 

23 Century Act, including comparisons, where 

24 appropriate, of— 

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1 ‘‘(I) the use of the comprehensive 

2 needs assessment under section 134(b); 

3 ‘‘(II) the implementation of pro4 grams of study; and 

5 ‘‘(III) coordination of planning 

6 and program delivery with other rel7 evant laws, including the Workforce 

8 Innovation and Opportunity Act and 

9 the Elementary and Secondary Edu10 cation Act of 1965; 

11 ‘‘(vi) changes in career and technical 

12 education program accountability as de13 scribed in section 113 and any effects of 

14 such changes on program delivery and pro15 gram quality; and 

16 ‘‘(vii) changes in student enrollment 

17 patterns.’’; and 

18 (iv) in subparagraph (C)— 

19 (I) in clause (i)— 

20 (aa) by inserting ‘‘, in con21 sultation with the Director of the 

22 Institute for Education Sciences,’’ 

23 after ‘‘The Secretary’’; 

24 (bb) in subclause (I)— 

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1 (AA) by striking ‘‘as2 sessment’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘evaluation and summary of 

4 research activities carried out 

5 under this section’’; and 

6 (BB) by striking ‘‘2010’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘2021’’; and 

8 (cc) in subclause (II)— 

9 (AA) by striking ‘‘as10 sessment’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘evaluation and summary of 

12 research activities carried out 

13 under this section’’; and 

14 (BB) by striking ‘‘2011’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 

16 (II) by adding after clause (ii) the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(iii) DISSEMINATION.—In addition to 

19 submitting the reports required under clause 

20 (i), the Secretary shall disseminate the re21 sults of the evaluation widely and on a 

22 timely basis in order to increase the under23 standing among State and local officials 

24 and educators of the effectiveness of pro25 grams and activities supported under the 

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1 Act and of the career and technical edu2 cation programs that are most likely to 

3 produce positive educational and employ4 ment outcomes.’’; and 

5 (C) by striking paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) 

6 and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(3) INNOVATION.— 

8 ‘‘(A) GRANT PROGRAM.—To identify and 

9 support innovative strategies and activities to 

10 improve career and technical education and 

11 align workforce skills with labor market needs as 

12 part of the plan developed under subsection (c) 

13 and the requirements of this subsection, the Sec14 retary may award grants to eligible entities to— 

15 ‘‘(i) create, develop, implement, or take 

16 to scale evidence-based, field initiated inno17 vations, including through a pay for success 

18 initiative to improve student outcomes in 

19 career and technical education; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) rigorously evaluate such innova21 tions. 

22 ‘‘(B) MATCHING FUNDS.— 

23 ‘‘(i) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED.— 

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1 gible entity shall, through cash or in-kind 

2 contributions, provide matching funds from 

3 public or private sources in an amount 

4 equal to at least 50 percent of the funds pro5 vided under such grant. 

6 ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may 

7 waive the matching fund requirement under 

8 clause (i) if the eligible entity demonstrates 

9 exceptional circumstances. 

10 ‘‘(C) APPLICATION.—To receive a grant 

11 under this paragraph, an eligible entity shall 

12 submit to the Secretary at such a time as the 

13 Secretary may require, an application that— 

14 ‘‘(i) identifies and designates the agen15 cy, institution, or school responsible for the 

16 administration and supervision of the pro17 gram assisted under this paragraph; 

18 ‘‘(ii) identifies the source and amount 

19 of the matching funds required under sub20 paragraph (B)(i); 

21 ‘‘(iii) describes how the eligible entity 

22 will use the grant funds, including how 

23 such funds will directly benefit students, in24 cluding special populations, served by the 

25 eligible entity; 

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1 ‘‘(iv) describes how the program as2 sisted under this paragraph will be coordi3 nated with the activities carried out under 

4 section 124 or 135; 

5 ‘‘(v) describes how the program assisted 

6 under this paragraph aligns with the single 

7 plan described in subsection (c); and 

8 ‘‘(vi) describes how the program as9 sisted under this paragraph will be evalu10 ated and how that evaluation may inform 

11 the report described in subsection (d)(2)(C). 

12 ‘‘(D) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under 

13 this paragraph, the Secretary shall give priority 

14 to applications from eligible entities that will 

15 predominantly serve students from low-income 

16 families. 

17 ‘‘(E) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.—In award18 ing grants under this paragraph, the Secretary 

19 shall award no less than 25 percent of the total 

20 available funds for any fiscal year to eligible en21 tities proposing to fund career and technical 

22 education activities that serve— 

23 ‘‘(i) a local educational agency with an 

24 urban-centric district locale code of 32, 33, 

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1 41, 42, or 43, as determined by the Sec2 retary; 

3 ‘‘(ii) an institution of higher education 

4 primarily serving the one or more areas 

5 served by such a local educational agency; 

6 ‘‘(iii) a consortium of such local edu7 cational agencies or such institutions of 

8 higher education; 

9 ‘‘(iv) a partnership between— 

10 ‘‘(I) an educational service agency 

11 or a nonprofit organization; and 

12 ‘‘(II) such a local educational 

13 agency or such an institution of higher 

14 education; or 

15 ‘‘(v) a partnership between— 

16 ‘‘(I) a grant recipient described in 

17 subclause (I) or (II); and 

18 ‘‘(II) a State educational agency. 

19 ‘‘(F) USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity 

20 that is awarded a grant under this paragraph 

21 shall use the grant funds, in a manner consistent 

22 with subparagraph (A)(i), to— 

23 ‘‘(i) improve career and technical edu24 cation outcomes of students served by eligi25 ble entities under this title; 

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1 ‘‘(ii) improve career and technical edu2 cation teacher effectiveness; 

3 ‘‘(iii) improve the transition of stu4 dents from secondary education to postsec5 ondary education or employment; 

6 ‘‘(iv) improve the incorporation of 

7 comprehensive work-based learning into ca8 reer and technical education; 

9 ‘‘(v) increase the effective use of tech10 nology within career and technical edu11 cation programs; 

12 ‘‘(vi) support new models for inte13 grating academic content and career and 

14 technical education content in such pro15 grams; 

16 ‘‘(vii) support the development and en17 hancement of innovative delivery models for 

18 career and technical education; 

19 ‘‘(viii) work with industry to design 

20 and implement courses or programs of 

21 study aligned to labor market needs in new 

22 or emerging fields; 

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1 ing computer science education, with career 

2 and technical education; 

3 ‘‘(x) support innovative approaches to 

4 career and technical education by rede5 signing the high school experience for stu6 dents, which may include evidence-based 

7 transitional support strategies for students 

8 who have not met postsecondary education 

9 eligibility requirements; 

10 ‘‘(xi) improve CTE concentrator em11 ployment outcomes in nontraditional fields; 

12 or 

13 ‘‘(xii) support the use of career and 

14 technical education programs and programs 

15 of study in a coordinated strategy to ad16 dress identified employer needs and work17 force shortages, such as shortages in the 

18 early childhood, elementary school, and sec19 ondary school education workforce. 

20 ‘‘(G) EVALUATION.—Each eligible entity re21 ceiving a grant under this paragraph shall pro22 vide for an independent evaluation of the activi23 ties carried out using such grant and submit to 

24 the Secretary an annual report that includes— 

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1 ‘‘(i) a description of how funds re2 ceived under this paragraph were used; 

3 ‘‘(ii) the performance of the eligible en4 tity with respect to, at a minimum, the per5 formance indicators described under section 

6 113, as applicable, and disaggregated by— 

7 ‘‘(I) subgroups of students de8 scribed in section 1111(c)(2)(B) of the 

9 Elementary and Secondary Education 

10 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(c)(2)(B)); 

11 ‘‘(II) special populations; and 

12 ‘‘(III) as appropriate, each career 

13 and technical education program and 

14 program of study; and 

15 ‘‘(iii) a quantitative analysis of the ef16 fectiveness of the project carried out under 

17 this paragraph.’’; and 

18 (5) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 

21 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— 

22 ‘‘(1) $7,523,285 for fiscal year 2017; 

23 ‘‘(2) $7,626,980 for fiscal year 2018; 

24 ‘‘(3) $7,732,104 for fiscal year 2019; 

25 ‘‘(4) $7,838,677 for fiscal year 2020; 

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1 ‘‘(5) $7,946,719 for fiscal year 2021; and 

2 ‘‘(6) $8,056,251 for fiscal year 2022.’’. 

3 SEC. 114. TRIBALLY CONTROLLED POSTSECONDARY CA4 REER AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS. 

5 Section 117(i) (20 U.S.C. 2342(i)) is amended to read 

6 as follows: 

7 ‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 

8 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— 

9 ‘‘(1) $8,400,208 for fiscal year 2017; 

10 ‘‘(2) $8,515,989 for fiscal year 2018; 

11 ‘‘(3) $8,633,367 for fiscal year 2019; 

12 ‘‘(4) $8,752,362 for fiscal year 2020; 

13 ‘‘(5) $8,872,998 for fiscal year 2021; and 

14 ‘‘(6) $8,995,296 for fiscal year 2022.’’. 

15 SEC. 115. OCCUPATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT INFORMA16 TION. 

17 Section 118 (20 U.S.C. 2328) is repealed. 

18 PART B—STATE PROVISIONS 

19 SEC. 121. STATE PLAN. 

20 Section 122 (20 U.S.C. 2342) is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (a)— 

22 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

23 (i) by striking ‘‘6-year period’’ and in24 serting ‘‘4-year period’’; and 

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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘Carl D. Perkins Ca2 reer and Technical Education Improvement 

3 Act of 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘Strengthening 

4 Career and Technical Education for the 

5 21st Century Act’’; 

6 (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘6- 

7 year period’’ and inserting ‘‘4-year period’’; and 

8 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘(includ9 ing charter school’’ and all that follows through 

10 ‘‘and community organizations)’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘(including teachers, specialized instructional 

12 support personnel, paraprofessionals, school lead13 ers, authorized public chartering agencies, and 

14 charter school leaders, consistent with State law, 

15 employers, labor organizations, parents, students, 

16 and community organizations)’’; and 

17 (2) by amending subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) 

18 to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(b) OPTIONS FOR SUBMISSION OF STATE PLAN.— 

20 ‘‘(1) COMBINED PLAN.—The eligible agency may 

21 submit a combined plan that meets the requirements 

22 of this section and the requirements of section 103 of 

23 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

24 U.S.C. 3113), unless the eligible agency opts to submit 

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1 a single plan under paragraph (2) and informs the 

2 Secretary of such decision. 

3 ‘‘(2) SINGLE PLAN.—If the eligible agency elects 

4 not to submit a combined plan as described in para5 graph (1), such eligible agency shall submit a single 

6 State plan. 

7 ‘‘(c) PLAN DEVELOPMENT.— 

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

9 ‘‘(A) develop the State plan in consultation 

10 with— 

11 ‘‘(i) representatives of secondary and 

12 postsecondary career and technical edu13 cation programs, including eligible recipi14 ents and representatives of two-year Minor15 ity-Serving Institutions and Historically 

16 Black Colleges and Universities in States 

17 where such institutions are in existence, 

18 and charter school representatives in States 

19 where such schools are in existence, which 

20 shall include teachers, school leaders, spe21 cialized instructional support personnel (in22 cluding guidance counselors), and para23 professionals; 

24 ‘‘(ii) interested community representa25 tives, including parents and students; 

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1 ‘‘(iii) the State workforce development 

2 board described in section 101 of the Work3 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

4 U.S.C. 3111); 

5 ‘‘(iv) representatives of special popu6 lations; 

7 ‘‘(v) representatives of business and in8 dustry (including representatives of small 

9 business), which shall include representa10 tives of industry and sector partnerships in 

11 the State, as appropriate, and representa12 tives of labor organizations in the State; 

13 ‘‘(vi) representatives of agencies serv14 ing out-of-school youth, homeless children 

15 and youth, and at-risk youth; and 

16 ‘‘(vii) representatives of Indian tribes 

17 located in the State; and 

18 ‘‘(B) consult the Governor of the State, and 

19 the heads of other State agencies with authority 

20 for career and technical education programs that 

21 are not the eligible agency, with respect to the 

22 development of the State plan. 

23 ‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES AND PROCEDURES.—The eligible 

24 agency shall develop effective activities and proce25 dures, including access to information needed to use 

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1 such procedures, to allow the individuals and entities 

2 described in paragraph (1) to participate in State 

3 and local decisions that relate to development of the 

4 State plan. 

5 ‘‘(d) PLAN CONTENTS.—The State plan shall in6 clude— 

7 ‘‘(1) a summary of State-supported workforce de8 velopment activities (including education and train9 ing) in the State, including the degree to which the 

10 State’s career and technical education programs and 

11 programs of study are aligned with such activities; 

12 ‘‘(2) the State’s strategic vision and set of goals 

13 for preparing an educated and skilled workforce (in14 cluding special populations) and for meeting the 

15 skilled workforce needs of employers, including in-de16 mand industry sectors and occupations as identified 

17 by the State, and how the State’s career and technical 

18 education programs will help to meet these goals; 

19 ‘‘(3) a summary of the strategic planning ele20 ments of the unified State plan required under section 

21 102(b)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor22 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3112(b)(1)), including the ele23 ments related to system alignment under section 

24 102(b)(2)(B) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3112(b)(2)(B)); 

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1 ‘‘(4) a description of the career and technical 

2 education programs or programs of study that will be 

3 supported, developed, or improved, including descrip4 tions of— 

5 ‘‘(A) the programs of study to be developed 

6 at the State level and made available for adop7 tion by eligible recipients; 

8 ‘‘(B) the process and criteria to be used for 

9 approving locally developed programs of study or 

10 career pathways, including how such programs 

11 address State workforce development and edu12 cation needs; and 

13 ‘‘(C) how the eligible agency will— 

14 ‘‘(i) make information on approved 

15 programs of study and career pathways, in16 cluding career exploration, guidance and 

17 advisement resources, available to students 

18 and parents; 

19 ‘‘(ii) ensure nonduplication of eligible 

20 recipients’ development of programs of 

21 study and career pathways; 

22 ‘‘(iii) determine alignment of eligible 

23 recipients’ programs of study to the State, 

24 regional or local economy, including in-de25 mand fields and occupations identified by 

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1 the State workforce development board as 

2 appropriate; 

3 ‘‘(iv) provide equal access to activities 

4 assisted under this Act for special popu5 lations; 

6 ‘‘(v) coordinate with the State work7 force board to support the local development 

8 of career pathways and articulate processes 

9 by which career pathways will be developed 

10 by local workforce development boards; 

11 ‘‘(vi) use State, regional, or local labor 

12 market data to align career and technical 

13 education with State labor market needs; 

14 ‘‘(vii) support effective and meaningful 

15 collaboration between secondary schools, 

16 postsecondary institutions, and employers; 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(viii) improve outcomes for CTE con19 centrators, including those who are members 

20 of special populations; 

21 ‘‘(5) a description of the criteria and process for 

22 how the eligible agency will approve eligible recipients 

23 for funds under this Act, including how— 

24 ‘‘(A) each eligible recipient will promote 

25 academic achievement; 

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1 ‘‘(B) each eligible recipient will promote 

2 skill attainment, including skill attainment that 

3 leads to a recognized postsecondary credential; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(C) each eligible recipient will ensure the 

6 local needs assessment under section 134 takes 

7 into consideration local economic and education 

8 needs, including where appropriate, in-demand 

9 industry sectors and occupations; 

10 ‘‘(6) a description of how the eligible agency will 

11 support the recruitment and preparation of teachers, 

12 including special education teachers, faculty, admin13 istrators, specialized instructional support personnel, 

14 and paraprofessionals to provide career and technical 

15 education instruction, leadership, and support; 

16 ‘‘(7) a description of how the eligible agency will 

17 use State leadership funding to meet the requirements 

18 of section 124(b); 

19 ‘‘(8) a description of how funds received by the 

20 eligible agency through the allotment made under sec21 tion 111 will be distributed— 

22 ‘‘(A) among career and technical education 

23 at the secondary level, or career and technical 

24 education at the postsecondary and adult level, 

25 or both, including how such distribution will 

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1 most effectively provide students with the skills 

2 needed to succeed in the workplace; and 

3 ‘‘(B) among any consortia that may be 

4 formed among secondary schools and eligible in5 stitutions, and how funds will be distributed 

6 among the members of the consortia, including 

7 the rationale for such distribution and how it 

8 will most effectively provide students with the 

9 skills needed to succeed in the workplace; 

10 ‘‘(9) a description of the procedure the eligible 

11 agency will adopt for determining State adjusted lev12 els of performance described in section 113, which at 

13 a minimum shall include— 

14 ‘‘(A) consultation with stakeholders identi15 fied in paragraph (1); 

16 ‘‘(B) opportunities for the public to com17 ment in person and in writing on the State ad18 justed levels of performance included in the State 

19 plan; and 

20 ‘‘(C) submission of public comment on State 

21 adjusted levels of performance as part of the 

22 State plan; and 

23 ‘‘(10) assurances that— 

24 ‘‘(A) the eligible agency will comply with 

25 the requirements of this Act and the provisions 

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1 of the State plan, including the provision of a fi2 nancial audit of funds received under this Act, 

3 which may be included as part of an audit of 

4 other Federal or State programs; 

5 ‘‘(B) none of the funds expended under this 

6 Act will be used to acquire equipment (including 

7 computer software) in any instance in which 

8 such acquisition results in a direct financial 

9 benefit to any organization representing the in10 terests of the acquiring entity or the employees of 

11 the acquiring entity, or any affiliate of such an 

12 organization; 

13 ‘‘(C) the eligible agency will use the funds 

14 to promote preparation for high-skill, high-wage, 

15 or in-demand occupations and nontraditional 

16 fields, as identified by the State; 

17 ‘‘(D) the eligible agency will use the funds 

18 provided under this Act to implement career and 

19 technical education programs and programs of 

20 study for individuals in State correctional insti21 tutions, including juvenile justice facilities; and 

22 ‘‘(E) the eligible agency will provide local 

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1 nical assistance on how to close gaps in student 

2 participation and performance in career and 

3 technical education programs. 

4 ‘‘(e) CONSULTATION.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The eligible agency shall de6 velop the portion of each State plan relating to the 

7 amount and uses of any funds proposed to be reserved 

8 for adult career and technical education, postsec9 ondary career and technical education, and secondary 

10 career and technical education after consultation with 

11 the— 

12 ‘‘(A) State agency responsible for super13 vision of community colleges, technical institutes, 

14 or other 2-year postsecondary institutions pri15 marily engaged in providing postsecondary ca16 reer and technical education; and 

17 ‘‘(B) the State agency responsible for sec18 ondary education. 

19 ‘‘(2) OBJECTIONS OF STATE AGENCIES.—If a 

20 State agency other than the eligible agency finds that 

21 a portion of the final State plan is objectionable, that 

22 objection shall be filed together with the State plan. 

23 The eligible agency shall respond to any objections of 

24 such State agency in the State plan submitted to the 

25 Secretary. 

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1 ‘‘(f) PLAN APPROVAL.— 

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall approve 

3 a State plan, or a revision to an approved State 

4 plan, unless the Secretary determines that the State 

5 plan, or revision, respectively, does not meet the re6 quirements of this Act. 

7 ‘‘(2) DISAPPROVAL.—The Secretary shall— 

8 ‘‘(A) have the authority to disapprove a 

9 State plan only if the Secretary— 

10 ‘‘(i) determines how the State plan 

11 fails to meet the requirements of this Act; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(ii) immediately provides to the 

14 State, in writing, notice of such determina15 tion and the supporting information and 

16 rationale to substantiate such determina17 tion; and 

18 ‘‘(B) not finally disapprove a State plan, 

19 except after making the determination and pro20 viding the information described in subpara21 graph (A) and giving the eligible agency notice 

22 and an opportunity for a hearing. 

23 ‘‘(3) TIMEFRAME.—A State plan shall be deemed 

24 approved by the Secretary if the Secretary has not re25 sponded to the eligible agency regarding the State 

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1 plan within 90 days of the date the Secretary receives 

2 the State plan.’’. 

3 SEC. 122. IMPROVEMENT PLANS. 

4 Section 123 (20 U.S.C. 2343) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a)— 

6 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

7 (i) by striking ‘‘percent of an agreed 

8 upon’’ and inserting ‘‘percent of the’’; and 

9 (ii) by striking ‘‘appropriate agencies,’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘appropriate State agen11 cies,’’; 

12 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

13 (i) by inserting ‘‘including after imple14 mentation of the improvement plan de15 scribed in paragraph (1),’’ after ‘‘purposes 

16 of this Act,’’; and 

17 (ii) by striking ‘‘Act’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘subsection’’; 

19 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

20 (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 

21 read as follows: 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the eligible agency 

23 fails to make any improvement in meeting any 

24 of the State adjusted levels of performance for 

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1 fied under paragraph (1) during the first 2 years 

2 of implementation of the improvement plan re3 quired under paragraph (1), the eligible agen4 cy— 

5 ‘‘(i) shall revise such improvement 

6 plan to address the reasons for such failure; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(ii) shall continue to implement such 

9 improvement plan until the eligible agency 

10 meets at least 90 percent of the State ad11 justed level of performance for the same core 

12 indicators of performance for which the 

13 plan is revised.’’; and 

14 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

15 ‘‘sanction in’’ and inserting ‘‘requirements 

16 of’’; and 

17 (D) by striking paragraph (4); 

18 (2) in subsection (b)— 

19 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the eligi20 ble agency, appropriate agencies, individuals, 

21 and organizations’’ and inserting ‘‘local stake22 holders included in section 134(d)(1)’’; 

23 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘shall 

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1 ments of this Act.’’ and inserting ‘‘shall provide 

2 technical assistance to assist the eligible recipient 

3 in meeting its responsibilities under section 

4 134.’’; 

5 (C) in paragraph (4)— 

6 (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 

7 read as follows: 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the eligible recipient 

9 fails to make any improvement in meeting any 

10 of the local adjusted levels of performance for any 

11 of the core indicators of performance identified 

12 under paragraph (2) during a number of years 

13 determined by the eligible agency, the eligible re14 cipient— 

15 ‘‘(i) shall revise the improvement plan 

16 described in paragraph (2) to address the 

17 reasons for such failure; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) shall continue to implement such 

19 improvement plan until such recipient 

20 meets at least 90 percent of an agreed upon 

21 local adjusted level of performance for the 

22 same core indicators of performance for 

23 which the plan is revised.’’; and 

24 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

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1 (I) in the matter preceding clause 

2 (i)— 

3 (aa) by striking ‘‘In deter4 mining whether to impose sanc5 tions under subparagraph (A), 

6 the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 

7 (bb) by striking ‘‘waive im8 posing sanctions’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘waive the requirements of sub10 paragraph (A)’’; 

11 (II) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ 

12 at the end; 

13 (III) in clause (ii), by striking the 

14 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 

15 and 

16 (IV) by adding at the end the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(iii) in response to a public request 

19 from an eligible recipient consistent with 

20 clauses (i) and (ii).’’; and 

21 (D) by striking paragraph (5); and 

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

23 ‘‘(c) PLAN DEVELOPMENT.—Except for consultation 

24 described in subsection (b)(2), the State and local improve25 ment plans, and the elements of such plans, required under 

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1 this section shall be developed solely by the eligible agency 

2 or the eligible recipient, respectively.’’. 

3 SEC. 123. STATE LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES. 

4 Section 124 (20 U.S.C. 2344) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘shall conduct 

6 State leadership activities.’’ and inserting ‘‘shall— 

7 ‘‘(1) conduct State leadership activities directly; 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(2) report on the effectiveness of such use of 

10 funds in achieving the goals described in section 

11 122(d)(2) and the State adjusted levels of performance 

12 described in section 113(b)(3)(A).’’; 

13 (2) in subsection (b)— 

14 (A) by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) 

15 and inserting the following: 

16 ‘‘(1) developing statewide programs of study, 

17 which may include standards, curriculum, and course 

18 development, and career exploration, guidance, and 

19 advisement activities and resources; 

20 ‘‘(2) approving locally developed programs of 

21 study that meet the requirements established in sec22 tion 122(d)(4)(B); 

23 ‘‘(3) establishing statewide articulation agree24 ments aligned to approved programs of study; 

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1 ‘‘(4) establishing statewide partnerships among 

2 local educational agencies, institutions of higher edu3 cation, and employers, including small businesses, to 

4 develop and implement programs of study aligned to 

5 State and local economic and education needs, includ6 ing as appropriate, in-demand industry sectors and 

7 occupations;’’; and 

8 (B) by striking paragraphs (6) through (9) 

9 and inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(6) serving individuals in State institutions, 

11 such as State correctional institutions, including ju12 venile justice facilities, and educational institutions 

13 that serve individuals with disabilities; and 

14 ‘‘(7) for faculty and teachers providing career 

15 and technical education instruction, support services, 

16 and specialized instructional support services, high17 quality comprehensive professional development that 

18 is, to the extent practicable, coordinated and aligned 

19 with other professional development activities carried 

20 out by the State (including under title II of the Ele21 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

22 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) and title II of the Higher Edu23 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.)), includ24 ing programming that— 

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1 ‘‘(A) promotes the integration of the chal2 lenging State academic standards adopted by the 

3 State under section 1111(b)(2) of the Elementary 

4 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

5 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)) and relevant technical knowl6 edge and skills; 

7 ‘‘(B) prepares career and technical edu8 cation teachers, specialized instructional support 

9 personnel, and paraprofessionals to provide ap10 propriate accommodations for students who are 

11 members of special populations, including 

12 through the use of principles of universal design 

13 for learning; and 

14 ‘‘(C) increases understanding of industry 

15 standards, as appropriate, for faculty providing 

16 career and technical education instruction.’’; and 

17 (3) in subsection (c), by striking paragraphs (1) 

18 through (17) and inserting the following: 

19 ‘‘(1) awarding incentive grants to eligible recipi20 ents— 

21 ‘‘(A) for exemplary performance in carrying 

22 out programs under this Act, which awards shall 

23 be based on— 

24 ‘‘(i) eligible recipients exceeding the 

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1 lished under section 113(b)(4)(A) in a man2 ner that reflects sustained or significant im3 provement; 

4 ‘‘(ii) eligible recipients effectively devel5 oping connections between secondary edu6 cation and postsecondary education and 

7 training; 

8 ‘‘(iii) the integration of academic and 

9 technical standards; 

10 ‘‘(iv) eligible recipients’ progress in 

11 closing achievement gaps among subpopula12 tions who participate in programs of study; 

13 or 

14 ‘‘(v) other factors relating to the per15 formance of eligible recipients under this 

16 Act as the eligible agency determines are 

17 appropriate; or 

18 ‘‘(B) if an eligible recipient elects to use 

19 funds as permitted under section 135(c); 

20 ‘‘(2) providing support for the adoption and in21 tegration of recognized postsecondary credentials or 

22 for consultation and coordination with other State 

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1 necessary barrier to entry for aspiring workers and 

2 provide limited consumer protection; 

3 ‘‘(3) the creation, implementation, and support 

4 of pay-for-success initiatives leading to recognized 

5 postsecondary credentials; 

6 ‘‘(4) support for career and technical education 

7 programs for adults and out-of-school youth concur8 rent with their completion of their secondary school 

9 education in a school or other educational setting; 

10 ‘‘(5) the creation, evaluation, and support of 

11 competency-based curricula; 

12 ‘‘(6) support for the development, implementa13 tion, and expansion of programs of study or career 

14 pathways in areas declared to be in a state of emer15 gency under section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis16 aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

17 5191); 

18 ‘‘(7) providing support for dual or concurrent 

19 enrollment programs, such as early college high 

20 schools; 

21 ‘‘(8) improvement of career guidance and aca22 demic counseling programs that assist students in 

23 making informed academic and career and technical 

24 education decisions, including academic and finan25 cial aid counseling; 

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1 ‘‘(9) support for the integration of employability 

2 skills into career and technical education programs 

3 and programs of study; 

4 ‘‘(10) support for programs and activities that 

5 increase access, student engagement, and success in 

6 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 

7 fields (including computer science), particularly for 

8 students who are members of groups underrepresented 

9 in such subject fields, such as female students, minor10 ity students, and students who are members of special 

11 populations; 

12 ‘‘(11) support for career and technical student 

13 organizations, especially with respect to efforts to in14 crease the participation of students who are members 

15 of special populations; 

16 ‘‘(12) support for establishing and expanding 

17 work-based learning opportunities; 

18 ‘‘(13) support for preparing, retaining, and 

19 training of career and technical education teachers, 

20 faculty, specialized instructional support personnel, 

21 and paraprofessionals, such as preservice, professional 

22 development, and leadership development programs; 

23 ‘‘(14) integrating and aligning programs of 

24 study and career pathways; 

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1 ‘‘(15) supporting the use of career and technical 

2 education programs and programs of study aligned 

3 with State, regional, or local in-demand industry sec4 tors or occupations identified by State or local work5 force development boards; 

6 ‘‘(16) making all forms of instructional content 

7 widely available, which may include use of open edu8 cational resources; and 

9 ‘‘(17) support for the integration of arts and de10 sign skills, when appropriate, into career and tech11 nical education programs and programs of study.’’. 

12 PART C—LOCAL PROVISIONS 

13 SEC. 131. LOCAL APPLICATION FOR CAREER AND TECH14 NICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 

15 Section 134 (20 U.S.C. 2354) is amended— 

16 (1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘LOCAL

17 PLAN’’ and inserting ‘‘LOCAL APPLICATION’’; 

18 (2) in subsection (a)— 

19 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘LOCAL

20 PLAN’’ and inserting ‘‘LOCAL APPLICATION’’; 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘submit a local plan’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘submit a local application’’; and 

23 (C) by striking ‘‘Such local plan’’ and in24 serting ‘‘Such local application’’; and 

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1 (3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The eligible agency shall determine 

4 the requirements for local applications, except that each 

5 local application shall contain— 

6 ‘‘(1) a description of the results of the com7 prehensive needs assessment conducted under sub8 section (c); 

9 ‘‘(2) information on the programs of study ap10 proved by a State under section 124(b)(2) supported 

11 by the eligible recipient with funds under this part, 

12 including— 

13 ‘‘(A) how the results of the comprehensive 

14 needs assessment described in subsection (c) in15 formed the selection of the specific career and 

16 technical education programs and activities se17 lected to be funded; and 

18 ‘‘(B) a description of any new programs of 

19 study the eligible recipient will develop and sub20 mit to the State for approval; 

21 ‘‘(3) a description of how the eligible recipient 

22 will provide— 

23 ‘‘(A) career exploration and career develop24 ment coursework, activities, or services; 

25 ‘‘(B) career information; and 

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1 ‘‘(C) an organized system of career guidance 

2 and academic counseling to students before en3 rolling and while participating in a career and 

4 technical education program; and 

5 ‘‘(4) a description of how the eligible recipient 

6 will— 

7 ‘‘(A) provide activities to prepare special 

8 populations for high-skill, high-wage, or in-de9 mand occupations that will lead to self-suffi10 ciency; and 

11 ‘‘(B) prepare CTE participants for non12 traditional fields. 

13 ‘‘(c) COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive fi15 nancial assistance under this part, an eligible recipi16 ent shall— 

17 ‘‘(A) conduct a comprehensive local needs 

18 assessment related to career and technical edu19 cation; and 

20 ‘‘(B) not less than once every two years, up21 date such comprehensive local needs assessment. 

22 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The comprehensive local 

23 needs assessment described under paragraph (1) shall 

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1 ‘‘(A) an evaluation of the performance of 

2 the students served by the eligible recipient with 

3 respect to State and local adjusted levels of per4 formance established pursuant to section 113, in5 cluding an evaluation of performance for special 

6 populations; 

7 ‘‘(B) a description of how career and tech8 nical education programs offered by the eligible 

9 recipient are— 

10 ‘‘(i) sufficient in size, scope, and qual11 ity to meet the needs of all students served 

12 by the eligible recipient; and 

13 ‘‘(ii)(I) aligned to State, regional, or 

14 local in-demand industry sectors or occupa15 tions identified by the State or local work16 force development board, including career 

17 pathways, where appropriate; or 

18 ‘‘(II) designed to meet local education 

19 or economic needs not identified by State or 

20 local workforce development boards; 

21 ‘‘(C) an evaluation of progress toward the 

22 implementation of career and technical edu23 cation programs and programs of study; 

24 ‘‘(D) an evaluation of strategies needed to 

25 overcome barriers that result in lowering rates of 

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1 access to, or lowering success in, career and tech2 nical education programs for special popu3 lations, which may include strategies to establish 

4 or utilize existing flexible learning and manufac5 turing facilities, such as makerspaces; 

6 ‘‘(E) a description of how the eligible recipi7 ent will improve recruitment, retention, and 

8 training of career and technical education teach9 ers, faculty, specialized instructional support 

10 personnel, paraprofessionals, and career, aca11 demic, and guidance counselors, including indi12 viduals in groups underrepresented in such pro13 fessions; and 

14 ‘‘(F) a description of how the eligible recipi15 ent will support the transition to teaching from 

16 business and industry. 

17 ‘‘(d) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the comprehen18 sive needs assessment under subsection (c), an eligible re19 cipient shall involve a diverse body of stakeholders, includ20 ing, at a minimum— 

21 ‘‘(1) representatives of career and technical edu22 cation programs in a local educational agency or edu23 cational service agency, including teachers and ad24 ministrators; 

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1 ‘‘(2) representatives of career and technical edu2 cation programs at postsecondary educational institu3 tions, including teachers and administrators; 

4 ‘‘(3) representatives of State or local workforce 

5 development boards and a range of local or regional 

6 businesses or industries; 

7 ‘‘(4) parents and students; 

8 ‘‘(5) representatives of special populations; and 

9 ‘‘(6) representatives of local agencies serving out10 of-school youth, homeless children and youth, and at11 risk youth (as defined in section 1432 of the Elemen12 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965). 

13 ‘‘(e) CONTINUED CONSULTATION.—An eligible recipi14 ent receiving financial assistance under this part shall con15 sult with the entities described in subsection (d) on an ongo16 ing basis to— 

17 ‘‘(1) provide input on annual updates to the 

18 comprehensive needs assessment required under sub19 section (c); 

20 ‘‘(2) ensure programs of study are— 

21 ‘‘(A) responsive to community employment 

22 needs; 

23 ‘‘(B) aligned with employment priorities in 

24 the State, regional, or local economy identified 

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1 section (d), which may include in-demand indus2 try sectors or occupations identified by the local 

3 workforce development board; 

4 ‘‘(C) informed by labor market information, 

5 including information provided under section 

6 15(e)(2)(C) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 

7 491–2(e)(2)(C)); 

8 ‘‘(D) designed to meet current, intermediate, 

9 or long-term labor market projections; and 

10 ‘‘(E) allow employer input, including input 

11 from industry or sector partnerships in the local 

12 area, where applicable, into the development and 

13 implementation of programs of study to ensure 

14 programs align with skills required by local em15 ployment opportunities, including activities such 

16 as the identification of relevant standards, cur17 riculum, industry-recognized credentials, and 

18 current technology and equipment; 

19 ‘‘(3) identify and encourage opportunities for 

20 work-based learning; and 

21 ‘‘(4) ensure funding under this part is used in 

22 a coordinated manner with other local resources.’’. 

23 SEC. 132. LOCAL USES OF FUNDS. 

24 Section 135 (20 U.S.C. 2355) is amended to read as 

25 follows: 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 135. LOCAL USES OF FUNDS. 

2 ‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Each eligible recipient 

3 that receives funds under this part shall use such funds to 

4 develop, coordinate, implement, or improve career and tech5 nical education programs to meet the needs identified in 

6 the comprehensive needs assessment described in section 

7 134(c). 

8 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR USES OF FUNDS.—Funds 

9 made available to eligible recipients under this part shall 

10 be used to support career and technical education programs 

11 that are of sufficient size, scope, and quality to be effective 

12 and— 

13 ‘‘(1) provide career exploration and career devel14 opment activities through an organized, systematic 

15 framework designed to aid students, before enrolling 

16 and while participating in a program of study, in 

17 making informed plans and decisions about future 

18 education and career opportunities and programs of 

19 study, which may include— 

20 ‘‘(A) introductory courses or activities fo21 cused on career exploration and career aware22 ness; 

23 ‘‘(B) readily available career and labor 

24 market information, including information on— 

25 ‘‘(i) occupational supply and demand; 

26 ‘‘(ii) educational requirements; 

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1 ‘‘(iii) other information on careers 

2 aligned to State or local economic prior3 ities; and 

4 ‘‘(iv) employment sectors; 

5 ‘‘(C) programs and activities related to the 

6 development of student graduation and career 

7 plans; 

8 ‘‘(D) career guidance and academic coun9 selors that provide information on postsecondary 

10 education and career options; or 

11 ‘‘(E) any other activity that advances 

12 knowledge of career opportunities and assists 

13 students in making informed decisions about fu14 ture education and employment goals; 

15 ‘‘(2) provide professional development for teach16 ers, principals, school leaders, administrators, and ca17 reer and guidance counselors with respect to content 

18 and pedagogy that— 

19 ‘‘(A) supports individualized academic and 

20 career and technical education instructional ap21 proaches, including the integration of academic 

22 and career and technical education standards 

23 and curriculum; 

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1 ‘‘(B) ensures labor market information is 

2 used to inform the programs, guidance, and ad3 visement offered to students; 

4 ‘‘(C) provides educators with opportunities 

5 to advance knowledge, skills, and understanding 

6 of all aspects of an industry, including the latest 

7 workplace equipment, technologies, standards, 

8 and credentials; 

9 ‘‘(D) supports administrators in managing 

10 career and technical education programs in the 

11 schools, institutions, or local educational agen12 cies of such administrators; 

13 ‘‘(E) supports the implementation of strate14 gies to improve student achievement and close 

15 gaps in student participation and performance 

16 in career and technical education programs; and 

17 ‘‘(F) provides educators with opportunities 

18 to advance knowledge, skills, and understanding 

19 in pedagogical practices, including, to the extent 

20 the eligible recipient determines that such evi21 dence is reasonably available, evidence-based 

22 pedagogical practices; 

23 ‘‘(3) provide career and technical education stu24 dents, including special populations, with the skills 

25 necessary to pursue high-skill, high-wage occupations; 

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1 ‘‘(4) support integration of academic skills into 

2 career and technical education programs and pro3 grams of study to support CTE participants at the 

4 secondary school level in meeting the challenging 

5 State academic standards adopted under section 

6 1111(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu7 cation Act of 1965 by the State in which the eligible 

8 recipient is located; 

9 ‘‘(5) plan and carry out elements that support 

10 the implementation of programs of study and student 

11 achievement of the local adjusted levels of performance 

12 established under section 113, which may include— 

13 ‘‘(A) curriculum aligned with the require14 ments for a program of study; 

15 ‘‘(B) sustainable relationships among edu16 cation, business and industry, and other commu17 nity stakeholders, including industry or sector 

18 partnerships in the local area, where applicable, 

19 that are designed to facilitate the process of con20 tinuously updating and aligning programs of 

21 study with skills in demand in the State, re22 gional, or local economy; 

23 ‘‘(C) dual or concurrent enrollment pro24 grams, including early college high schools, and 

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1 the development or implementation of articula2 tion agreements; 

3 ‘‘(D) appropriate equipment, technology, 

4 and instructional materials aligned with busi5 ness and industry needs, including machinery, 

6 testing equipment, tools, implements, hardware 

7 and software, and other new and emerging in8 structional materials; 

9 ‘‘(E) a continuum of work-based learning 

10 opportunities; 

11 ‘‘(F) industry-recognized certification exams 

12 or other assessments leading toward industry13 recognized postsecondary credentials; 

14 ‘‘(G) recruitment and retention efforts to 

15 ensure effective educators and career and tech16 nical education program administrators; 

17 ‘‘(H) where applicable, coordination with 

18 other education and workforce development pro19 grams and initiatives, including career path20 ways and sector partnerships developed under 

21 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

22 (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) and other Federal laws 

23 and initiatives that provide students with tran24 sition-related services, including the Individuals 

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1 with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C.1400 

2 et seq.); 

3 ‘‘(I) expanding opportunities for students to 

4 participate in distance career and technical edu5 cation and blended-learning programs; 

6 ‘‘(J) expanding opportunities for students to 

7 participate in competency-based education pro8 grams; 

9 ‘‘(K) improving career guidance and aca10 demic counseling programs that assist students 

11 in making informed academic and career and 

12 technical education decisions, including aca13 demic and financial aid counseling; 

14 ‘‘(L) supporting the integration of employ15 ability skills into career and technical education 

16 programs and programs of study; 

17 ‘‘(M) supporting programs and activities 

18 that increase access, student engagement, and 

19 success in science, technology, engineering, and 

20 mathematics fields (including computer science) 

21 for students who are members of groups under22 represented in such subject fields; 

23 ‘‘(N) providing career and technical edu24 cation, in a school or other educational setting, 

25 for adults or a school-aged individual who has 

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1 dropped out of a secondary school to complete 

2 secondary school education or upgrade technical 

3 skills; 

4 ‘‘(O) career and technical student organiza5 tions, including student participation for and 

6 participation in technical skills competitions 

7 aligned with career and technical education pro8 gram standards and curriculum; 

9 ‘‘(P) making all forms of instructional con10 tent widely available, which may include use of 

11 open educational resources; 

12 ‘‘(Q) supporting the integration of arts and 

13 design skills, when appropriate, into career and 

14 technical education programs and programs of 

15 study; and 

16 ‘‘(R) other activities to improve career and 

17 technical education programs; and 

18 ‘‘(6) develop and implement evaluations of the 

19 activities carried out with funds under this part, in20 cluding evaluations necessary to complete the com21 prehensive needs assessment required under section 

22 134(c) and the local report required under section 

23 113(b)(4)(C). 

24 ‘‘(c) POOLING FUNDS.—An eligible recipient may pool 

25 a portion of funds received under this Act with a portion 

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1 of funds received under this Act available to not less than 

2 1 other eligible recipient to support implementation of pro3 grams of study through the activities described in subsection 

4 (b)(2). 

5 ‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Each eligible recipient 

6 receiving funds under this part shall not use more than 5 

7 percent of such funds for costs associated with the adminis8 tration of activities under this section.’’. 

9 TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

10 SEC. 201. FEDERAL AND STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROVI11 SIONS. 

12 The Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) is amended— 

13 (1) in section 311(b)— 

14 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

15 (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 

16 read as follows: 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

18 subparagraphs (B), (C), or (D), in order for a 

19 State to receive its full allotment of funds under 

20 this Act for any fiscal year, the Secretary must 

21 find that the State’s fiscal effort per student, or 

22 the aggregate expenditures of such State, with re23 spect to career and technical education for the 

24 preceding fiscal year was not less than the fiscal 

25 effort per student, or the aggregate expenditures 

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1 of such State, for the second preceding fiscal 

2 year.’’; 

3 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

4 ‘‘shall exclude capital expenditures, special 

5 1-time project costs, and the cost of pilot 

6 programs.’’ and inserting ‘‘shall, at the re7 quest of the State, exclude competitive or in8 centive-based programs established by the 

9 State, capital expenditures, special one-time 

10 project costs, and the cost of pilot pro11 grams.’’; and 

12 (iii) by adding after subparagraph 

13 (C), the following new subparagraph: 

14 ‘‘(D) ESTABLISHING THE STATE BASE15 LINE.— 

16 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of 

17 subparagraph (A), the State may— 

18 ‘‘(I) continue to use the State’s 

19 fiscal effort per student, or aggregate 

20 expenditures of such State, with respect 

21 to career and technical education, as 

22 was in effect on the day before the date 

23 of enactment of the Strengthening Ca24 reer and Technical Education for the 

25 21st Century Act; or 

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1 ‘‘(II) establish a new level of fiscal 

2 effort per student, or aggregate expend3 itures of such State, with respect to ca4 reer and technical education. 

5 ‘‘(ii) AMOUNT.—The amount of the 

6 new level described in clause (i)(II) shall be 

7 the State’s fiscal effort per student, or ag8 gregate expenditures of such State, with re9 spect to career and technical education, for 

10 the first full fiscal year following the enact11 ment of such Act.’’; and 

12 (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 

13 the following: 

14 ‘‘(2) FAILURE TO MEET.—The Secretary shall re15 duce the amount of a State’s allotment of funds under 

16 this Act for any fiscal year in the exact proportion 

17 by which the State fails to meet the requirement of 

18 paragraph (1) by falling below the State’s fiscal effort 

19 per student or the State’s aggregate expenditures 

20 (using the measure most favorable to the State), if the 

21 State failed to meet such requirement (as determined 

22 using the measure most favorable to the State) for 1 

23 or more of the 5 immediately preceding fiscal years. 

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1 cumstances affecting the ability of the State to meet 

2 the requirement of paragraph (1).’’; 

3 (2) in section 317(b)(1)— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘may, upon written request, 

5 use funds made available under this Act to’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘may use funds made available under 

7 this Act to’’; and 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘who reside in the geo9 graphical area served by’’ and inserting ‘‘located 

10 in or near the geographical area served by’’; 

11 (3) by striking title II and redesignating title III 

12 as title II; 

13 (4) by redesignating sections 311 through 318 as 

14 sections 211 through 218, respectively; 

15 (5) by redesignating sections 321 through 324 as 

16 sections 221 through 224, respectively; and 

17 (6) by inserting after section 218 (as so redesig18 nated) the following: 

19 ‘‘SEC. 219. STUDY ON PROGRAMS OF STUDY ALIGNED TO 

20 HIGH-SKILL, HIGH-WAGE OCCUPATIONS. 

21 ‘‘(a) SCOPE OF STUDY.—The Comptroller General of 

22 the United States shall conduct a study to evaluate— 

23 ‘‘(1) the strategies, components, policies, and 

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1 ents receiving funding under this Act to successfully 

2 assist— 

3 ‘‘(A) all students in pursuing and com4 pleting programs of study aligned to high-skill, 

5 high-wage occupations; and 

6 ‘‘(B) any specific subgroup of students iden7 tified in section 1111(h)(1)(C)(ii) of the Elemen8 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

9 U.S.C. 6311(h)(1)(C)(ii)) in pursuing and com10 pleting programs of study aligned to high-skill, 

11 high-wage occupations in fields in which such 

12 subgroup is underrepresented; and 

13 ‘‘(2) any challenges associated with replication of 

14 such strategies, components, policies, and practices. 

15 ‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the study con16 ducted under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the 

17 United States shall consult with a geographically diverse 

18 (including urban, suburban, and rural) representation of— 

19 ‘‘(1) students and parents; 

20 ‘‘(2) eligible agencies and eligible recipients; 

21 ‘‘(3) teachers, faculty, specialized instructional 

22 support personnel, and paraprofessionals, including 

23 those with expertise in preparing CTE students for 

24 nontraditional fields; 

25 ‘‘(4) special populations; and 

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1 ‘‘(5) representatives of business and industry. 

2 ‘‘(c) SUBMISSION.—Upon completion, the Comptroller 

3 General of the United States shall submit the study con4 ducted under subsection (a) to the Committee on Education 

5 and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the 

6 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 

7 the Senate.’’. 

8 TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO THE 

9 WAGNER-PEYSER ACT 

10 SEC. 301. STATE RESPONSIBILITIES. 

11 Section 15(e)(2) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 

12 49l–2(e)(2)) is amended— 

13 (1) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 

14 the following: 

15 ‘‘(B) consult with eligible agencies (defined 

16 in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

17 Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 

18 2302)), State educational agencies, and local 

19 educational agencies concerning the provision of 

20 workforce and labor market information in order 

21 to— 

22 ‘‘(i) meet the needs of secondary school 

23 and postsecondary school students who seek 

24 such information; and 

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1 ‘‘(ii) annually inform the development 

2 and implementation of programs of study 

3 defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins 

4 Career and Technical Education Act of 

5 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302), and career path6 ways;’’; 

7 (2) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

8 the end; 

9 (3) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period 

10 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

11 (4) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the fol12 lowing new subparagraph: 

13 ‘‘(I) provide, on an annual and timely basis 

14 to each eligible agency (defined in section 3 of 

15 the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu16 cation Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302)), the data 

17 and information described in subparagraphs (A) 

18 and (B) of subsection (a)(1).’’. 

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Union Calendar No. 564 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5587 

[Report No. 114–728] 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

Technical Education Act of 2006. 

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 

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