114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5587 

AN ACT 

To reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 

Education Act of 2006. 

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

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strengthening Career 

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

4 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

5 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. Assistance for the outlying areas. 

Sec. 115. Tribally controlled postsecondary career and technical institutions. 

Sec. 116. 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 

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

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

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

8 et seq.). 

9 SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

10 This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 

11 take effect beginning on July 1, 2017. 

12 SEC. 5. TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE CARL D. PERKINS CA13 REER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ACT OF 

14 2006. 

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

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

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

‘‘Sec. 116. Native American programs. 

‘‘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), 

11 (25), (26), and (32); 

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

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

14 (21), (22), (27), (28), (29), (30), (31), (33), and 

15 (34) as paragraphs (9), (10), (13), (16), (17), (19), 

16 (20), (23), (25), (27), (28), (30), (32), (35), (39), 

17 (40), (41), (44), (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 ‘‘three different fields, especially in in22 demand industry sectors or occupations, that 

23 are 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 three different occu2 pational 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 

10 aligned with the challenging State 

11 academic standards adopted by a 

12 State under section 1111(b)(1) of the 

13 Elementary and Secondary Education 

14 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(1)), 

15 and at the postsecondary level with 

16 the rigorous 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 

22 end; 

23 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘, an in24 dustry-recognized credential, a certificate, 

25 or an associate degree’’ and inserting ‘‘or 
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1 a recognized postsecondary credential, 

2 which may include an industry-recognized 

3 credential’’; and 

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

5 at the end; 

6 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

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

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

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

10 and inserting ‘‘supports the development 

11 of’’; 

12 (iii) by striking the period at the end 

13 and inserting a semicolon; and 

14 (iv) by striking ‘‘general’’; and 

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

16 ‘‘(C) to the extent practicable, coordinate 

17 between secondary and postsecondary education 

18 programs, which may include early college pro19 grams with articulation agreements, dual or 

20 concurrent enrollment program opportunities, 

21 or programs of study; and 

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

23 high school level or as early as the middle 

24 grades (as such term is defined in section 8101 
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1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

2 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)).’’; 

3 (5) in paragraph (7)— 

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

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

6 as appropriate, parents and out-of-school 

7 youth)’’; and 

8 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘fi9 nancial aid,’’ and all that follows through the 

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

11 job training, secondary and postsecondary op12 tions (including baccalaureate degree pro13 grams), dual or concurrent enrollment pro14 grams, work-based learning opportunities, and 

15 support services.’’; 

16 (6) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol17 lowing: 

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

19 pathways’ has the meaning given the term in section 

20 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

21 (29 U.S.C. 3102).’’; 

22 (7) by inserting after paragraph (10) (as so re23 designated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

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

25 concentrator’ means— 
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1 ‘‘(A) at the secondary school level, a stu2 dent served by an eligible recipient who has— 

3 ‘‘(i) completed three or more career 

4 and technical education courses; or 

5 ‘‘(ii) completed at least two courses in 

6 a single career and technical education 

7 program or program of study; or 

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

9 enrolled in an eligible recipient who has— 

10 ‘‘(i) earned at least 12 cumulative 

11 credits within a career and technical edu12 cation program or program of study; or 

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

14 program encompasses fewer than 12 cred15 its or the equivalent in total. 

16 ‘‘(12) CTE PARTICIPANT.—The term ‘CTE 

17 participant’ means an individual who completes not 

18 less than one course or earns not less than one cred19 it in a career and technical education program or 

20 program of study of an eligible recipient.’’; 

21 (8) by inserting after paragraph (13) (as so re22 designated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

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

24 The term ‘dual or concurrent enrollment’ has the 

25 meaning given the term in section 8101 of the Ele-
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1 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

2 U.S.C. 7801). 

3 ‘‘(15) EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL.—The 

4 term ‘early college high school’ has the meaning 

5 given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary 

6 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

7 7801).’’; 

8 (9) by inserting after paragraph (17) (as so re9 designated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

10 ‘‘(18) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible 

11 entity’ means a consortium that— 

12 ‘‘(A) shall include at least two of the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(i) a local educational agency; 

15 ‘‘(ii) an educational service agency; 

16 ‘‘(iii) an eligible institution; 

17 ‘‘(iv) an area career and technical 

18 education school; 

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

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

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

22 public or private organization, including a com23 munity-based organization, one or more employ24 ers, or a qualified intermediary; and 
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1 ‘‘(C) is led by an entity or partnership of 

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

3 (10) by amending paragraph (19) (as so redes4 ignated by paragraph (2)) to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(19) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘eli6 gible institution’ means— 

7 ‘‘(A) a consortium of two or more of the 

8 entities described in subparagraphs (B) through 

9 (F); 

10 ‘‘(B) a public or nonprofit private institu11 tion of higher education that offers and will use 

12 funds provided under this title in support of ca13 reer and technical education courses that lead 

14 to technical skill proficiency, an industry-recog15 nized credential, a certificate, or an associate 

16 degree; 

17 ‘‘(C) a local educational agency providing 

18 education at the postsecondary level; 

19 ‘‘(D) an area career and technical edu20 cation school providing education at the post21 secondary level; 

22 ‘‘(E) a postsecondary educational institu23 tion controlled by the Bureau of Indian Affairs 

24 or operated by or on behalf of any Indian tribe 

25 that is eligible to contract with the Secretary of 
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1 the Interior for the administration of programs 

2 under the Indian Self-Determination and Edu3 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) 

4 or the Act of April 16, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 452 et 

5 seq.); or 

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

7 (11) by amending paragraph (20) (as so redes8 ignated by paragraph (2)) to read as follows: 

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

10 recipient’ means— 

11 ‘‘(A) an eligible institution or consortium 

12 of eligible institutions eligible to receive assist13 ance under section 132; or 

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

15 a public charter school that operates as a local 

16 educational agency), an area career and tech17 nical education school, an educational service 

18 agency, or a consortium of such entities, eligible 

19 to receive assistance under section 131.’’; 

20 (12) by adding after paragraph (20) (as so re21 designated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

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

23 learner’ means— 

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

25 English learner, as defined in section 8101 of 
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1 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

2 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801); or 

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

4 who has limited ability in speaking, reading, 

5 writing, or understanding the English language 

6 and— 

7 ‘‘(i) whose native language is a lan8 guage other than English; or 

9 ‘‘(ii) who lives in a family environment 

10 in which a language other than English is 

11 the dominant language. 

12 ‘‘(22) EVIDENCE-BASED.—The term ‘evidence13 based’ has the meaning given the term in section 

14 8101(21)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu15 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(21)(A)).’’; 

16 (13) by inserting after paragraph (23) (as so 

17 redesignated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

18 ‘‘(24) IN-DEMAND INDUSTRY SECTOR OR OCCU19 PATION.—The term ‘in-demand industry sector or 

20 occupation’ has the meaning given the term in sec21 tion 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

22 Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).’’; 

23 (14) by inserting after paragraph (25) (as so 

24 redesignated by paragraph (2)) the following: 
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1 ‘‘(26) INDUSTRY OR SECTOR PARTNERSHIP.— 

2 The term ‘industry or sector partnership’ has the 

3 meaning given the term in section 3 of the Work4 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

5 3102).’’; 

6 (15) by inserting after paragraph (28) (as so 

7 redesignated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

8 ‘‘(29) LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

9 BOARD.—The term ‘local workforce development 

10 board’ means a local workforce development board 

11 established under section 107 of the Workforce In12 novation and Opportunity Act.’’; 

13 (16) by inserting after paragraph (30) (as so 

14 redesignated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

15 ‘‘(31) OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH.—The term ‘out16 of-school youth’ has the meaning given the term in 

17 section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor18 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).’’; 

19 (17) by inserting after paragraph (32) (as so 

20 redesignated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

21 ‘‘(33) PARAPROFESSIONAL.—The term ‘para22 professional’ has the meaning given the term in sec23 tion 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu24 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
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1 ‘‘(34) PAY FOR SUCCESS INITIATIVE.—The 

2 term ‘pay for success initiative’ has the meaning 

3 given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary 

4 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

5 7801), except that such term does not include an 

6 initiative that— 

7 ‘‘(A) reduces the special education or re8 lated services that a student would otherwise 

9 receive under the Individuals with Disabilities 

10 Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.); or 

11 ‘‘(B) otherwise reduces the rights of a stu12 dent or the obligations of an entity under the 

13 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 

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

15 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.), the Americans 

16 with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 

17 et seq.), or any other law.’’; 

18 (18) by inserting after paragraph (35) (as so 

19 redesignated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

20 ‘‘(36) PROGRAM OF STUDY.—The term ‘pro21 gram of study’ means a coordinated, nonduplicative 

22 sequence of secondary and postsecondary academic 

23 and technical content that— 

24 ‘‘(A) incorporates challenging State aca25 demic standards, including those adopted by a 
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1 State under section 1111(b)(1) of the Elemen2 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

3 U.S.C. 6311(b)(1)), that— 

4 ‘‘(i) address both academic and tech5 nical knowledge and skills, including em6 ployability skills; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) are aligned with the needs of in8 dustries in the economy of the State, re9 gion, or local area; 

10 ‘‘(B) progresses in specificity (beginning 

11 with all aspects of an industry or career cluster 

12 and leading to more occupational specific in13 struction); 

14 ‘‘(C) has multiple entry and exit points 

15 that incorporate credentialing; and 

16 ‘‘(D) culminates in the attainment of a 

17 recognized postsecondary credential. 

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

19 ‘qualified intermediary’ means a non-profit entity 

20 that demonstrates expertise to build, connect, sus21 tain, and measure partnerships with entities such as 

22 employers, schools, community-based organizations, 

23 postsecondary institutions, social service organiza24 tions, economic development organizations, and 

25 workforce systems to broker services, resources, and 
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1 supports to youth and the organizations and systems 

2 that are designed to serve youth, including— 

3 ‘‘(A) connecting employers to classrooms; 

4 ‘‘(B) assisting in the design and implemen5 tation of career and technical education pro6 grams and programs of study; 

7 ‘‘(C) delivering professional development; 

8 ‘‘(D) connecting students to internships 

9 and other work-based learning opportunities; 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(E) developing personalized student sup12 ports. 

13 ‘‘(38) RECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY CREDEN14 TIAL.—The term ‘recognized postsecondary creden15 tial’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of 

16 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

17 U.S.C. 3102).’’; 

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

19 paragraph (2))— 

20 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘fos21 ter children’’ and inserting ‘‘youth who are in 

22 or have aged out of the foster care system’’; 

23 (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking 

24 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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1 (C) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘indi2 viduals with limited English proficiency.’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘English learners;’’; and 

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

5 ‘‘(G) homeless individuals described in sec6 tion 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As7 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a); and 

8 ‘‘(H) youth with a parent who— 

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

10 (as such term is defined in section 

11 101(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code); 

12 and 

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

14 is defined in section 101(d)(1) of such 

15 title).’’; 

16 (20) by inserting after paragraph (41) (as so 

17 redesignated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

18 ‘‘(42) SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT

19 PERSONNEL.—The term ‘specialized instructional 

20 support personnel’ has the meaning given the term 

21 in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 

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

23 ‘‘(43) SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT

24 SERVICES.—The term ‘specialized instructional sup25 port services’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
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1 tion 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu2 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).’’; 

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

4 paragraph (2)) by inserting ‘‘(including paraprofes5 sionals and specialized instructional support per6 sonnel)’’ after ‘‘supportive personnel’’; and 

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

8 ‘‘(48) UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING.— 

9 The term ‘universal design for learning’ has the 

10 meaning given the term in section 8101 of the Ele11 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

12 U.S.C. 7801). 

13 ‘‘(49) WORK-BASED LEARNING.—The term 

14 ‘work-based learning’ means sustained interactions 

15 with industry or community professionals in real 

16 workplace settings, to the extent practicable, or sim17 ulated environments at an educational institution 

18 that foster in-depth, first-hand engagement with the 

19 tasks required of a given career field, that are 

20 aligned to curriculum and instruction.’’. 

21 SEC. 8. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. 

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

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

24 appropriate’’ and inserting ‘‘are necessary’’; 
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1 (2) by striking ‘‘Carl D. Perkins Career and 

2 Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006’’ 

3 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Strengthening 

4 Career and Technical Education for the 21st Cen5 tury Act’’; and 

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

7 SEC. 9. PROHIBITIONS. 

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

9 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Federal Gov10 ernment to mandate,’’ and all that follows through 

11 the end and inserting ‘‘Federal Government— 

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

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

14 receipt of any priority or preference under such 

15 grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, upon a 

16 State, local educational agency, eligible agency, eligi17 ble recipient, eligible entity, or school’s adoption or 

18 implementation of specific instructional content, aca19 demic standards and assessments, curricula, or pro20 gram of instruction (including any condition, pri21 ority, or preference to adopt the Common Core State 

22 Standards developed under the Common Core State 

23 Standards Initiative, any other academic standards 

24 common to a significant number of States, or any 
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1 assessment, instructional content, or curriculum 

2 aligned to such standards); 

3 ‘‘(2) through grants, contracts, or other cooper4 ative agreements, to mandate, direct, or control a 

5 State, local educational agency, eligible agency, eligi6 ble recipient, eligible entity, or school’s specific in7 structional content, academic standards and assess8 ments, curricula, or program of instruction (includ9 ing any requirement, direction, or mandate to adopt 

10 the Common Core State Standards developed under 

11 the Common Core State Standards Initiative, any 

12 other academic standards common to a significant 

13 number of States, or any assessment, instructional 

14 content, or curriculum aligned to such standards); 

15 and 

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

17 211(b), and 223— 

18 ‘‘(A) to mandate, direct, or control the al19 location of State or local resources; or 

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

21 subdivision of a State spend any funds or incur 

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

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

24 subsection (e) as subsection (d). 
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1 SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 Section 9 (20 U.S.C. 2307) is amended to read as 

3 follows: 

4 ‘‘SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

5 ‘‘There are to be authorized to be appropriated to 

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

7 ‘‘(1) $1,133,002,074 for fiscal year 2017; 

8 ‘‘(2) $1,148,618,465 for fiscal year 2018; 

9 ‘‘(3) $1,164,450,099 for fiscal year 2019; 

10 ‘‘(4) $1,180,499,945 for fiscal year 2020; 

11 ‘‘(5) $1,196,771,008 for fiscal year 2021; and 

12 ‘‘(6) $1,213,266,339 for fiscal year 2022.’’. 

13 TITLE I—CAREER AND TECH14 NICAL EDUCATION ASSIST15 ANCE TO THE STATES 

16 PART A—ALLOTMENT AND ALLOCATION 

17 SEC. 110. RESERVATIONS AND STATE ALLOTMENT. 

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

19 is amended— 

20 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘No 

21 State’’ and inserting ‘‘For each of fiscal years 2017, 

22 2018, and 2019, no State’’; 

23 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub24 paragraph (C); 

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

26 amended by paragraph (1), the following: 
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1 ‘‘(B) FISCAL YEAR 2020 AND EACH SUC2 CEEDING FISCAL YEAR.—For fiscal year 2020 

3 and each of the succeeding fiscal years, no 

4 State shall receive an allotment under this sec5 tion for a fiscal year that is less than 90 per6 cent of the allotment the State received under 

7 this section for the preceding fiscal year.’’; and 

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

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

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

11 SEC. 111. WITHIN STATE ALLOCATION. 

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

13 (1) in subsection (a)— 

14 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘10 per15 cent’’ and inserting ‘‘15 percent’’; 

16 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

17 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

18 (I) by striking ‘‘1 percent’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘2 percent’’; and 

20 (II) by striking ‘‘State correc21 tional institutions and institutions’’ 

22 and inserting ‘‘State correctional in23 stitutions, juvenile justice facilities, 

24 and educational institutions’’; and 
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1 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

2 ‘‘available for services’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘available to assist eligible recipients in 

4 providing services’’; and 

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

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

7 and 

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

9 and all that follows through the end and inserting 

10 ‘‘section 135— 

11 ‘‘(1) in— 

12 ‘‘(A) rural areas; 

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

14 concentrators or CTE participants; and 

15 ‘‘(C) areas with high numbers of CTE con16 centrators or CTE participants; and 

17 ‘‘(2) in order to— 

18 ‘‘(A) foster innovation through the identi19 fication and promotion of promising and proven 

20 career and technical education programs, prac21 tices, and strategies, which may include prac22 tices and strategies that prepare individuals for 

23 nontraditional fields; or 

24 ‘‘(B) promote the development, implemen25 tation, and adoption of programs of study or 
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1 career pathways aligned with State-identified 

2 in-demand occupations or industries.’’. 

3 SEC. 112. ACCOUNTABILITY. 

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

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

6 the activities’’ and inserting ‘‘comprising the activi7 ties’’; 

8 (2) in subsection (b)— 

9 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking subpara10 graph (B) and redesignating subparagraph (C) 

11 as subparagraph (B); 

12 (B) in paragraph (1)(B), as so redesig13 nated, by striking ‘‘, and State levels of per14 formance described in paragraph (3)(B) for 

15 each additional indicator of performance’’; and 

16 (C) by striking paragraph (2) and insert17 ing the following: 

18 ‘‘(2) INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE.— 

19 ‘‘(A) CORE INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE

20 FOR CTE CONCENTRATORS AT THE SECONDARY

21 LEVEL.—Each eligible agency shall identify in 

22 the State plan core indicators of performance 

23 for CTE concentrators at the secondary level 

24 that are valid and reliable, and that include, at 

25 a minimum, measures of each of the following: 
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1 ‘‘(i) The percentage of CTE con2 centrators who graduate high school, as 

3 measured by— 

4 ‘‘(I) the four-year adjusted co5 hort graduation rate (defined in sec6 tion 8101 of the Elementary and Sec7 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

8 U.S.C. 7801)); and 

9 ‘‘(II) at the State’s discretion, 

10 the extended-year adjusted cohort 

11 graduation rate defined in such sec12 tion 8101 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

13 ‘‘(ii) CTE concentrator attainment of 

14 challenging State academic standards 

15 adopted by the State under section 

16 1111(b)(1) of the Elementary and Sec17 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

18 6311(b)(1)), and measured by the aca19 demic assessments described in section 

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

21 6311(b)(2)). 

22 ‘‘(iii) The percentage of CTE con23 centrators who, in the second quarter fol24 lowing the program year after exiting from 

25 secondary education, are in postsecondary 
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1 education or advanced training, military 

2 service, or unsubsidized employment. 

3 ‘‘(iv) Not less than one indicator of 

4 career and technical education program 

5 quality that— 

6 ‘‘(I) shall include, not less than 

7 one of the following— 

8 ‘‘(aa) the percentage of CTE 

9 concentrators graduating from 

10 high school having attained rec11 ognized postsecondary creden12 tials; 

13 ‘‘(bb) the percentage of CTE 

14 concentrators graduating from 

15 high school having attained post16 secondary credits in the relevant 

17 career and technical educational 

18 program or program of study 

19 earned through dual and concur20 rent enrollment or another credit 

21 transfer agreement; or 

22 ‘‘(cc) the percentage of CTE 

23 concentrators graduating from 

24 high school having participated in 

25 work-based learning; and 
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1 ‘‘(II) may include any other 

2 measure of student success in career 

3 and technical education that is state4 wide, valid, and reliable. 

5 ‘‘(v) The percentage of CTE con6 centrators in career and technical edu7 cation programs and programs of study 

8 that lead to nontraditional fields. 

9 ‘‘(B) CORE INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE

10 FOR CTE CONCENTRATORS AT THE POSTSEC11 ONDARY LEVEL.—Each eligible agency shall 

12 identify in the State plan core indicators of per13 formance for CTE concentrators at the postsec14 ondary level that are valid and reliable, and 

15 that include, at a minimum, measures of each 

16 of the following: 

17 ‘‘(i) The percentage of CTE con18 centrators, who, during the second quarter 

19 after program completion, are in education 

20 or training activities, advanced training, or 

21 unsubsidized employment. 

22 ‘‘(ii) The median earnings of CTE 

23 concentrators in unsubsidized employment 

24 two quarters after program completion. 
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1 ‘‘(iii) The percentage of CTE con2 centrators who receive a recognized post3 secondary credential during participation 

4 in or within 1 year of program completion. 

5 ‘‘(iv) The percentage of CTE con6 centrators in career and technical edu7 cation programs and programs of study 

8 that lead to nontraditional fields. 

9 ‘‘(C) ALIGNMENT OF PERFORMANCE INDI10 CATORS.—In developing core indicators of per11 formance under subparagraphs (A) and (B), an 

12 eligible agency shall, to the greatest extent pos13 sible, align the indicators so that substantially 

14 similar information gathered for other State 

15 and Federal programs, or for any other pur16 pose, may be used to meet the requirements of 

17 this section.’’; 

18 (D) in paragraph (3)— 

19 (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 

20 read as follows: 

21 ‘‘(A) STATE ADJUSTED LEVELS OF PER22 FORMANCE FOR CORE INDICATORS OF PER23 FORMANCE.— 

24 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible 

25 agency, with input from eligible recipients, 
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1 shall establish and identify in the State 

2 plan submitted under section 122, for the 

3 first 2 program years covered by the State 

4 plan, levels of performance for each of the 

5 core indicators of performance described in 

6 subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 

7 (2) for career and technical education ac8 tivities authorized under this title. The lev9 els of performance established under this 

10 subparagraph shall, at a minimum— 

11 ‘‘(I) be expressed in a percentage 

12 or numerical form, so as to be objec13 tive, quantifiable, and measurable; 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(II) be sufficiently ambitious to 

16 allow for meaningful evaluation of 

17 program quality. 

18 ‘‘(ii) STATE ADJUSTED LEVELS OF

19 PERFORMANCE FOR SUBSEQUENT

20 YEARS.—Prior to the third program year 

21 covered by the State plan, each eligible 

22 agency shall revise the State levels of per23 formance for each of the core indicators of 

24 performance for the subsequent program 

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1 into account the extent to which such lev2 els of performance promote meaningful 

3 program improvement on such indicators. 

4 The State adjusted levels of performance 

5 identified under this clause shall be consid6 ered to be the State adjusted levels of per7 formance for the State for such years and 

8 shall be incorporated into the State plan. 

9 ‘‘(iii) REPORTING.—The eligible agen10 cy shall, for each year described in clauses 

11 (i) and (iii), publicly report and widely dis12 seminate the State levels of performance 

13 described in this subparagraph. 

14 ‘‘(iv) REVISIONS.—If unanticipated 

15 circumstances arise in a State, the eligible 

16 agency may revise the State adjusted levels 

17 of performance required under this sub18 paragraph, and submit such revised levels 

19 of performance with evidence supporting 

20 the revision and demonstrating public con21 sultation, in a manner consistent with the 

22 process described in subsections (d) and (f) 

23 of section 122.’’; and 

24 (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 

25 inserting the following: 
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1 ‘‘(B) ACTUAL LEVELS OF PERFORM2 ANCE.—At the end of each program year, the 

3 eligible agency shall determine actual levels of 

4 performance on each of the core indicators of 

5 performance and publicly report and widely dis6 seminate the actual levels of performance de7 scribed in this subparagraph.’’; and 

8 (E) in paragraph (4)— 

9 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

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

11 ‘‘consistent with the State levels of 

12 performance established under para13 graph (3), so as’’ and inserting ‘‘con14 sistent with the form expressed in the 

15 State levels, so as’’; 

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

17 inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(II) be sufficiently ambitious to 

19 allow for meaningful evaluation of 

20 program quality.’’; 

21 (III) in clause (iv)— 

22 (aa) by striking ‘‘third and 

23 fifth program years’’ and insert24 ing ‘‘third program year’’; and 
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1 (bb) by striking ‘‘cor2 responding’’ before ‘‘subsequent 

3 program years’’; 

4 (IV) in clause (v)— 

5 (aa) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

6 the end of subclause (I); 

7 (bb) by redesignating sub8 clause (II) as subclause (III); 

9 (cc) by inserting after sub10 clause (I) the following: 

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

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

13 redesignated, by striking ‘‘pro14 mote continuous improvement on 

15 the core indicators of perform16 ance by the eligible recipient.’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘advance the eligi18 ble recipient’s accomplishments 

19 of the goals set forth in the local 

20 application; and’’; and 

21 (ee) by adding at the end 

22 the following: 

23 ‘‘(IV) the eligible recipient’s abil24 ity and capacity to collect and access 
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1 valid, reliable, and cost effective 

2 data.’’; 

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

4 ‘‘or changes occur related to improve5 ments in data or measurement ap6 proaches,’’ after ‘‘factors described in 

7 clause (v),’’; and 

8 (VI) by adding at the end the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(vii) REPORTING.—The eligible re11 cipient shall, for each year described in 

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

13 local levels of performance described in this 

14 subparagraph.’’; 

15 (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 

16 redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub17 paragraph (B); and 

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

19 (B), as so redesignated— 

20 (I) by striking ‘‘section 

21 1111(h)(1)(C)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec22 tion 1111(h)(1)(C)(ii)’’; and 

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

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

25 (3) in subsection (c)— 
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1 (A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘STATE’’ 

2 before ‘‘REPORT’’; 

3 (B) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘in4 formation on the levels of performance achieved 

5 by the State with respect to the additional indi6 cators of performance, including the’’ and in7 serting ‘‘the’’; and 

8 (C) in paragraph (2)(A)— 

9 (i) by striking ‘‘categories’’ and in10 serting ‘‘subgroups’’; 

11 (ii) by striking ‘‘section 

12 1111(h)(1)(C)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

13 1111(h)(1)(C)(ii)’’; and 

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

15 inserting ‘‘section 3(40)’’. 

16 SEC. 113. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 

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

18 (1) in subsection (a)— 

19 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

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

21 the first place it appears and inserting 

22 ‘‘The Secretary shall, in consultation with 

23 the Director of the Institute for Education 

24 Sciences,’’; and 
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1 (ii) by inserting ‘‘from eligible agen2 cies under section 113(c)’’ after ‘‘pursuant 

3 to this title’’; and 

4 (B) by striking paragraph (3); 

5 (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol6 lows: 

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

8 such action as may be necessary to secure at reasonable 

9 cost the information required by this title. To ensure rea10 sonable cost, the Secretary, in consultation with the Na11 tional Center for Education Statistics and the Office of 

12 Career, Technical, and Adult Education shall determine 

13 the methodology to be used and the frequency with which 

14 such information is to be collected.’’; 

15 (3) in subsection (c)— 

16 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

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

18 ‘‘shall’’; 

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

20 grants, contracts, or cooperative agree21 ments,’’ and inserting ‘‘directly or through 

22 grants’’; and 

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

24 and 

25 (B) in paragraph (2)— 
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1 (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

2 ‘‘, acting through the Director of the Insti3 tute for Education Sciences,’’ after ‘‘de4 scribe how the Secretary’’; and 

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

6 ‘‘, in consultation with the Director of the 

7 Institute for Education Sciences,’’ after 

8 ‘‘the Secretary’’; 

9 (4) in subsection (d)— 

10 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

11 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

12 (I) by inserting ‘‘, acting through 

13 the Director of the Institute for Edu14 cation Sciences,’’ after ‘‘The Sec15 retary’’; 

16 (II) by inserting ‘‘and the plan 

17 developed under subsection (c)’’ after 

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

19 (III) by striking ‘‘assessment’’ 

20 each place such term appears and in21 serting ‘‘evaluation’’; and 

22 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

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

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

2 period at the end and inserting ‘‘, 

3 which may include individuals with ex4 pertise in addressing inequities in ac5 cess to, and in opportunities for aca6 demic and technical skill attainment; 

7 and’’; and 

8 (III) by adding at the end the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(vii) representatives of special popu11 lations.’’; 

12 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

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

14 ASSESSMENT’’; 

15 (ii) in subparagraph (A)— 

16 (I) by inserting ‘‘, acting through 

17 the Director of the Institute for Edu18 cation Sciences,’’ after ‘‘the Sec19 retary’’; 

20 (II) by striking ‘‘an independent 

21 evaluation and assessment’’ and in22 serting ‘‘a series of research and eval23 uation initiatives for each year for 

24 which funds are appropriated to carry 
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1 out this Act, which are aligned with 

2 the plan in subsection (c)(2),’’; 

3 (III) by striking ‘‘Carl D. Per4 kins Career and Technical Education 

5 Improvement Act of 2006’’ and 

6 ‘‘Strengthening Career and Technical 

7 Education for the 21st Century Act’’; 

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

9 cooperative agreements that are’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘to institutions of higher 

11 education or a consortia of one or 

12 more institutions of higher education 

13 and one or more private nonprofit or14 ganizations or agencies’’; and 

15 (V) by adding at the end the fol16 lowing: ‘‘Such evaluation shall, when17 ever possible, use the most recent 

18 data available.’’; and 

19 (iii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 

20 read as follows: 

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

22 under subparagraph (A) shall include descrip23 tions and evaluations of— 

24 ‘‘(i) the extent and success of the inte25 gration of challenging State academic 
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1 standards adopted under 1111(b)(1) of the 

2 Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

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

4 and technical education for students par5 ticipating in career and technical education 

6 programs, including a review of the effect 

7 of such integration on the academic and 

8 technical proficiency achievement of such 

9 students (including the number of such 

10 students that receive a regular high school 

11 diploma, as such term is defined under sec12 tion 8101 of the Elementary and Sec13 ondary Education Act of 1965 or a State14 defined alternative diploma described in 

15 section 8101(25)(A)(ii)(I)(bb) of such Act 

16 (20 U.S.C. 7801(25)(A)(ii)(I)(bb))); 

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

18 technical education programs and pro19 grams of study prepare students, including 

20 special populations, for subsequent employ21 ment in high-skill, high-wage occupations 

22 (including those in which mathematics and 

23 science, which may include computer 

24 science, skills are critical), or for participa25 tion in postsecondary education; 
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1 ‘‘(iii) employer involvement in, benefit 

2 from, and satisfaction with, career and 

3 technical education programs and pro4 grams of study and career and technical 

5 education students’ preparation for em6 ployment; 

7 ‘‘(iv) efforts to expand access to ca8 reer and technical education programs of 

9 study for all students; 

10 ‘‘(v) innovative approaches to work11 based learning programs that increase par12 ticipation and alignment with employment 

13 in high-growth industries, including in 

14 rural and low-income areas; 

15 ‘‘(vi) the impact of the amendments to 

16 this Act made under the Strengthening Ca17 reer and Technical Education for the 21st 

18 Century Act, including comparisons, where 

19 appropriate, of— 

20 ‘‘(I) the use of the comprehensive 

21 needs assessment under section 

22 134(b); 

23 ‘‘(II) the implementation of pro24 grams of study; and 
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1 ‘‘(III) coordination of planning 

2 and program delivery with other rel3 evant laws, including the Workforce 

4 Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

5 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) and the Elemen6 tary and Secondary Education Act of 

7 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.); 

8 ‘‘(vii) changes in career and technical 

9 education program accountability as de10 scribed in section 113 and any effects of 

11 such changes on program delivery and pro12 gram quality; and 

13 ‘‘(viii) changes in student enrollment 

14 patterns.’’; and 

15 (iv) in subparagraph (C)— 

16 (I) in clause (i)— 

17 (aa) by inserting ‘‘, in con18 sultation with the Director of the 

19 Institute for Education 

20 Sciences,’’ after ‘‘The Secretary’’; 

21 (bb) in subclause (I)— 

22 (AA) by striking ‘‘as23 sessment’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘evaluation and summary of 
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1 research activities carried 

2 out under this section’’; and 

3 (BB) by striking 

4 ‘‘2010’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘2021’’; and 

6 (cc) in subclause (II)— 

7 (AA) by striking ‘‘as8 sessment’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘evaluation and summary of 

10 research activities carried 

11 out under this section’’; and 

12 (BB) by striking 

13 ‘‘2011’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘2023’’; and 

15 (II) by adding after clause (ii) 

16 the following: 

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

18 submitting the reports required under 

19 clause (i), the Secretary shall disseminate 

20 the results of the evaluation widely and on 

21 a timely basis in order to increase the un22 derstanding among State and local officials 

23 and educators of the effectiveness of pro24 grams and activities supported under the 

25 Act and of the career and technical edu-
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1 cation programs that are most likely to 

2 produce positive educational and employ3 ment outcomes.’’; and 

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

5 (5) and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(3) INNOVATION.— 

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

8 support innovative strategies and activities to 

9 improve career and technical education and 

10 align workforce skills with labor market needs 

11 as part of the plan developed under subsection 

12 (c) and the requirements of this subsection, the 

13 Secretary may award grants to eligible entities 

14 to— 

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

16 take to scale evidence-based, field initiated 

17 innovations, including through a pay for 

18 success initiative to improve student out19 comes in career and technical education; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(ii) rigorously evaluate such innova22 tions. 

23 ‘‘(B) MATCHING FUNDS.— 

24 ‘‘(i) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED.— 

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1 ceive a grant under this paragraph, an eli2 gible entity shall, through cash or in-kind 

3 contributions, provide matching funds from 

4 public or private sources in an amount 

5 equal to at least 50 percent of the funds 

6 provided under such grant. 

7 ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary 

8 may waive the matching fund requirement 

9 under clause (i) if the eligible entity dem10 onstrates exceptional circumstances. 

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

12 under this paragraph, an eligible entity shall 

13 submit to the Secretary at such a time as the 

14 Secretary may require, an application that— 

15 ‘‘(i) identifies and designates the 

16 agency, institution, or school responsible 

17 for the administration and supervision of 

18 the program assisted under this paragraph; 

19 ‘‘(ii) identifies the source and amount 

20 of the matching funds required under sub21 paragraph (B)(i); 

22 ‘‘(iii) describes how the eligible entity 

23 will use the grant funds, including how 

24 such funds will directly benefit students, 
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1 including special populations, served by the 

2 eligible entity; 

3 ‘‘(iv) describes how the program as4 sisted under this paragraph will be coordi5 nated with the activities carried out under 

6 section 124 or 135; 

7 ‘‘(v) describes how the program as8 sisted under this paragraph aligns with the 

9 single plan described in subsection (c); and 

10 ‘‘(vi) describes how the program as11 sisted under this paragraph will be evalu12 ated and how that evaluation may inform 

13 the report described in subsection 

14 (d)(2)(C). 

15 ‘‘(D) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants 

16 under this paragraph, the Secretary shall give 

17 priority to applications from eligible entities 

18 that will predominantly serve students from 

19 low-income families. 

20 ‘‘(E) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.— 

21 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In awarding 

22 grants under this paragraph, the Secretary 

23 shall award no less than 25 percent of the 

24 total available funds for any fiscal year to 

25 eligible entities proposing to fund career 
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1 and technical education activities that 

2 serve— 

3 ‘‘(I) a local educational agency 

4 with an urban-centric district locale 

5 code of 32, 33, 41, 42, or 43, as de6 termined by the Secretary; 

7 ‘‘(II) an institution of higher 

8 education primarily serving the one or 

9 more areas served by such a local edu10 cational agency; 

11 ‘‘(III) a consortium of such local 

12 educational agencies or such institu13 tions of higher education; 

14 ‘‘(IV) a partnership between— 

15 ‘‘(aa) an educational service 

16 agency or a nonprofit organiza17 tion; and 

18 ‘‘(bb) such a local edu19 cational agency or such an insti20 tution of higher education; or 

21 ‘‘(V) a partnership between— 

22 ‘‘(aa) a grant recipient de23 scribed in subclause (I) or (II); 

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1 ‘‘(bb) a State educational 

2 agency. 

3 ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding 

4 clause (i), the Secretary shall reduce the 

5 amount of funds made available under 

6 such clause if the Secretary does not re7 ceive a sufficient number of applications of 

8 sufficient quality. 

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

10 that is awarded a grant under this paragraph 

11 shall use the grant funds, in a manner con12 sistent with subparagraph (A)(i), to— 

13 ‘‘(i) improve career and technical edu14 cation outcomes of students served by eligi15 ble entities under this title; 

16 ‘‘(ii) improve career and technical 

17 education teacher effectiveness; 

18 ‘‘(iii) improve the transition of stu19 dents from secondary education to postsec20 ondary education or employment; 

21 ‘‘(iv) improve the incorporation of 

22 comprehensive work-based learning into ca23 reer and technical education; 
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1 ‘‘(v) increase the effective use of tech2 nology within career and technical edu3 cation programs; 

4 ‘‘(vi) support new models for inte5 grating academic content and career and 

6 technical education content in such pro7 grams; 

8 ‘‘(vii) support the development and 

9 enhancement of innovative delivery models 

10 for career and technical education; 

11 ‘‘(viii) work with industry to design 

12 and implement courses or programs of 

13 study aligned to labor market needs in new 

14 or emerging fields; 

15 ‘‘(ix) integrate science, technology, en16 gineering, and mathematics fields, includ17 ing computer science education, with ca18 reer and technical education; 

19 ‘‘(x) support innovative approaches to 

20 career and technical education by rede21 signing the high school experience for stu22 dents, which may include evidence-based 

23 transitional support strategies for students 

24 who have not met postsecondary education 

25 eligibility requirements; 
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1 ‘‘(xi) improve CTE concentrator em2 ployment outcomes in nontraditional fields; 

3 or 

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

5 technical education programs and pro6 grams of study in a coordinated strategy to 

7 address identified employer needs and 

8 workforce shortages, such as shortages in 

9 the early childhood, elementary school, and 

10 secondary school education workforce. 

11 ‘‘(G) EVALUATION.—Each eligible entity 

12 receiving a grant under this paragraph shall 

13 provide for an independent evaluation of the ac14 tivities carried out using such grant and submit 

15 to the Secretary an annual report that in16 cludes— 

17 ‘‘(i) a description of how funds re18 ceived under this paragraph were used; 

19 ‘‘(ii) the performance of the eligible 

20 entity with respect to, at a minimum, the 

21 performance indicators described under 

22 section 113, as applicable, and 

23 disaggregated by— 

24 ‘‘(I) subgroups of students de25 scribed in section 1111(c)(2)(B) of 
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1 the Elementary and Secondary Edu2 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

3 6311(c)(2)(B)); 

4 ‘‘(II) special populations; and 

5 ‘‘(III) as appropriate, each career 

6 and technical education program and 

7 program of study; and 

8 ‘‘(iii) a quantitative analysis of the ef9 fectiveness of the project carried out under 

10 this paragraph.’’; and 

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

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

14 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec15 tion— 

16 ‘‘(1) $7,523,285 for fiscal year 2017; 

17 ‘‘(2) $7,626,980 for fiscal year 2018; 

18 ‘‘(3) $7,732,104 for fiscal year 2019; 

19 ‘‘(4) $7,838,677 for fiscal year 2020; 

20 ‘‘(5) $7,946,719 for fiscal year 2021; and 

21 ‘‘(6) $8,056,251 for fiscal year 2022.’’. 

22 SEC. 114. ASSISTANCE FOR THE OUTLYING AREAS. 

23 Section 115 (20 U.S.C. 2325) is amended— 
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1 (1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘subject to 

2 subsection (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘subject to subsection 

3 (b)’’; 

4 (2) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and 

5 (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub6 section (b). 

7 SEC. 115. TRIBALLY CONTROLLED POSTSECONDARY CA8 REER AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS. 

9 Section 117(i) (20 U.S.C. 2327(i)) is amended to 

10 read as follows: 

11 ‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

12 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec13 tion— 

14 ‘‘(1) $8,400,208 for fiscal year 2017; 

15 ‘‘(2) $8,515,989 for fiscal year 2018; 

16 ‘‘(3) $8,633,367 for fiscal year 2019; 

17 ‘‘(4) $8,752,362 for fiscal year 2020; 

18 ‘‘(5) $8,872,998 for fiscal year 2021; and 

19 ‘‘(6) $8,995,296 for fiscal year 2022.’’. 

20 SEC. 116. OCCUPATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT INFORMA21 TION. 

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

23 PART B—STATE PROVISIONS 

24 SEC. 121. STATE PLAN. 

25 Section 122 (20 U.S.C. 2342) is amended— 
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1 (1) in subsection (a)— 

2 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

3 (i) by striking ‘‘6-year period’’ and in4 serting ‘‘4-year period’’; and 

5 (ii) by striking ‘‘Carl D. Perkins Ca6 reer and Technical Education Improve7 ment Act of 2006’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘Strengthening Career and Technical Edu9 cation for the 21st Century Act’’; 

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

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

12 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘(includ13 ing charter school’’ and all that follows through 

14 ‘‘and community organizations)’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘(including teachers, specialized instructional 

16 support personnel, paraprofessionals, school 

17 leaders, authorized public chartering agencies, 

18 and charter school leaders, consistent with 

19 State law, employers, labor organizations, par20 ents, students, and community organizations)’’; 

21 and 

22 (2) by amending subsections (b), (c), (d), and 

23 (e) to read as follows: 

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

2 may submit a combined plan that meets the require3 ments of this section and the requirements of section 

4 103 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

5 Act (29 U.S.C. 3113), unless the eligible agency 

6 opts to submit a single plan under paragraph (2) 

7 and informs the Secretary of such decision. 

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

9 elects not to submit a combined plan as described in 

10 paragraph (1), such eligible agency shall submit a 

11 single State plan. 

12 ‘‘(c) PLAN DEVELOPMENT.— 

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

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

15 with— 

16 ‘‘(i) representatives of secondary and 

17 postsecondary career and technical edu18 cation programs, including eligible recipi19 ents and representatives of 2-year Minor20 ity-Serving Institutions and Historically 

21 Black Colleges and Universities in States 

22 where such institutions are in existence, 

23 and charter school representatives in 

24 States where such schools are in existence, 

25 which shall include teachers, school lead-
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1 ers, specialized instructional support per2 sonnel (including guidance counselors), and 

3 paraprofessionals; 

4 ‘‘(ii) interested community representa5 tives, including parents and students; 

6 ‘‘(iii) the State workforce development 

7 board described in section 101 of the 

8 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

9 (29 U.S.C. 3111); 

10 ‘‘(iv) representatives of special popu11 lations; 

12 ‘‘(v) representatives of business and 

13 industry (including representatives of small 

14 business), which shall include representa15 tives of industry and sector partnerships in 

16 the State, as appropriate, and representa17 tives of labor organizations in the State; 

18 ‘‘(vi) representatives of agencies serv19 ing out-of-school youth, homeless children 

20 and youth, and at-risk youth; and 

21 ‘‘(vii) representatives of Indian tribes 

22 located in the State; and 

23 ‘‘(B) consult the Governor of the State, 

24 and the heads of other State agencies with au25 thority for career and technical education pro-
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1 grams that are not the eligible agency, with re2 spect to the development of the State plan. 

3 ‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES AND PROCEDURES.—The eligi4 ble agency shall develop effective activities and pro5 cedures, including access to information needed to 

6 use such procedures, to allow the individuals and en7 tities described in paragraph (1) to participate in 

8 State and local decisions that relate to development 

9 of the State plan. 

10 ‘‘(d) PLAN CONTENTS.—The State plan shall in11 clude— 

12 ‘‘(1) a summary of State-supported workforce 

13 development activities (including education and 

14 training) in the State, including the degree to which 

15 the State’s career and technical education programs 

16 and programs of study are aligned with such activi17 ties; 

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

19 for preparing an educated and skilled workforce (in20 cluding special populations) and for meeting the 

21 skilled workforce needs of employers, including in22 demand industry sectors and occupations as identi23 fied by the State, and how the State’s career and 

24 technical education programs will help to meet these 

25 goals; 
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1 ‘‘(3) a summary of the strategic planning ele2 ments of the unified State plan required under sec3 tion 102(b)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and Op4 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3112(b)(1)), including the 

5 elements related to system alignment under section 

6 102(b)(2)(B) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 

7 3112(b)(2)(B)); 

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

9 education programs or programs of study that will 

10 be supported, developed, or improved, including de11 scriptions of— 

12 ‘‘(A) the programs of study to be devel13 oped at the State level and made available for 

14 adoption by eligible recipients; 

15 ‘‘(B) the process and criteria to be used 

16 for approving locally developed programs of 

17 study or career pathways, including how such 

18 programs address State workforce development 

19 and education needs; and 

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

21 ‘‘(i) make information on approved 

22 programs of study and career pathways, 

23 including career exploration, work-based 

24 learning opportunities, guidance and ad-
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1 visement resources, available to students 

2 and parents; 

3 ‘‘(ii) ensure nonduplication of eligible 

4 recipients’ development of programs of 

5 study and career pathways; 

6 ‘‘(iii) determine alignment of eligible 

7 recipients’ programs of study to the State, 

8 regional or local economy, including in-de9 mand fields and occupations identified by 

10 the State workforce development board as 

11 appropriate; 

12 ‘‘(iv) provide equal access to activities 

13 assisted under this Act for special popu14 lations; 

15 ‘‘(v) coordinate with the State work16 force board to support the local develop17 ment of career pathways and articulate 

18 processes by which career pathways will be 

19 developed by local workforce development 

20 boards; 

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

22 market data to align career and technical 

23 education with State labor market needs; 

24 ‘‘(vii) support effective and meaning25 ful collaboration between secondary 
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1 schools, postsecondary institutions, and 

2 employers; and 

3 ‘‘(viii) improve outcomes for CTE con4 centrators, including those who are mem5 bers of special populations; 

6 ‘‘(5) a description of the criteria and process 

7 for how the eligible agency will approve eligible re8 cipients for funds under this Act, including how— 

9 ‘‘(A) each eligible recipient will promote 

10 academic achievement; 

11 ‘‘(B) each eligible recipient will promote 

12 skill attainment, including skill attainment that 

13 leads to a recognized postsecondary credential; 

14 and 

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

16 local needs assessment under section 134 takes 

17 into consideration local economic and education 

18 needs, including where appropriate, in-demand 

19 industry sectors and occupations; 

20 ‘‘(6) a description of how the eligible agency 

21 will support the recruitment and preparation of 

22 teachers, including special education teachers, fac23 ulty, administrators, specialized instructional sup24 port personnel, and paraprofessionals to provide ca-
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1 reer and technical education instruction, leadership, 

2 and support; 

3 ‘‘(7) a description of how the eligible agency 

4 will use State leadership funding to meet the re5 quirements of section 124(b); 

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

7 eligible agency through the allotment made under 

8 section 111 will be distributed— 

9 ‘‘(A) among career and technical education 

10 at the secondary level, or career and technical 

11 education at the postsecondary and adult level, 

12 or both, including how such distribution will 

13 most effectively provide students with the skills 

14 needed to succeed in the workplace; and 

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

16 formed among secondary schools and eligible in17 stitutions, and how funds will be distributed 

18 among the members of the consortia, including 

19 the rationale for such distribution and how it 

20 will most effectively provide students with the 

21 skills needed to succeed in the workplace; 

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

23 agency will adopt for determining State adjusted lev24 els of performance described in section 113, which at 

25 a minimum shall include— 
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1 ‘‘(A) consultation with stakeholders identi2 fied in paragraph (1); 

3 ‘‘(B) opportunities for the public to com4 ment in person and in writing on the State ad5 justed levels of performance included in the 

6 State plan; and 

7 ‘‘(C) submission of public comment on 

8 State adjusted levels of performance as part of 

9 the State plan; and 

10 ‘‘(10) assurances that— 

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

12 the requirements of this Act and the provisions 

13 of the State plan, including the provision of a 

14 financial audit of funds received under this Act, 

15 which may be included as part of an audit of 

16 other Federal or State programs; 

17 ‘‘(B) none of the funds expended under 

18 this Act will be used to acquire equipment (in19 cluding computer software) in any instance in 

20 which such acquisition results in a direct finan21 cial benefit to any organization representing the 

22 interests of the acquiring entity or the employ23 ees of the acquiring entity, or any affiliate of 

24 such an organization; 
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1 ‘‘(C) the eligible agency will use the funds 

2 to promote preparation for high-skill, high3 wage, or in-demand occupations and nontradi4 tional fields, as identified by the State; 

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

6 provided under this Act to implement career 

7 and technical education programs and programs 

8 of study for individuals in State correctional in9 stitutions, including juvenile justice facilities; 

10 and 

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

12 educational agencies, area career and technical 

13 education schools, and eligible institutions in 

14 the State with technical assistance, including 

15 technical assistance on how to close gaps in stu16 dent participation and performance in career 

17 and technical education programs. 

18 ‘‘(e) CONSULTATION.— 

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

20 develop the portion of each State plan relating to the 

21 amount and uses of any funds proposed to be re22 served for adult career and technical education, 

23 postsecondary career and technical education, and 

24 secondary career and technical education after con25 sultation with the— 
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1 ‘‘(A) State agency responsible for super2 vision of community colleges, technical insti3 tutes, or other 2-year postsecondary institutions 

4 primarily engaged in providing postsecondary 

5 career and technical education; 

6 ‘‘(B) the State agency responsible for sec7 ondary education; and 

8 ‘‘(C) the State agency responsible for adult 

9 education. 

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

11 State agency other than the eligible agency finds 

12 that a portion of the final State plan is objection13 able, that objection shall be filed together with the 

14 State plan. The eligible agency shall respond to any 

15 objections of such State agency in the State plan 

16 submitted to the Secretary. 

17 ‘‘(f) PLAN APPROVAL.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ap19 prove a State plan, or a revision to an approved 

20 State plan, unless the Secretary determines that the 

21 State plan, or revision, respectively, does not meet 

22 the requirements of this Act. 

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

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

25 State plan only if the Secretary— 
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1 ‘‘(i) determines how the State plan 

2 fails to meet the requirements of this Act; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(ii) immediately provides to the 

5 State, in writing, notice of such determina6 tion and the supporting information and 

7 rationale to substantiate such determina8 tion; and 

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

10 except after making the determination and pro11 viding the information described in subpara12 graph (A) and giving the eligible agency notice 

13 and an opportunity for a hearing. 

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

15 deemed approved by the Secretary if the Secretary 

16 has not responded to the eligible agency regarding 

17 the State plan within 90 days of the date the Sec18 retary receives the State plan.’’. 

19 SEC. 122. IMPROVEMENT PLANS. 

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

21 (1) in subsection (a)— 

22 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

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

24 upon’’ and inserting ‘‘percent of the’’; and 
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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘appropriate agen2 cies,’’ and inserting ‘‘appropriate State 

3 agencies,’’; 

4 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

5 (i) by inserting ‘‘including after imple6 mentation of the improvement plan de7 scribed in paragraph (1),’’ after ‘‘purposes 

8 of this Act,’’; and 

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

10 ‘‘subsection’’; 

11 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

12 (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 

13 read as follows: 

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

15 fails to make any improvement in meeting any 

16 of the State adjusted levels of performance for 

17 any of the core indicators of performance iden18 tified under paragraph (1) during the first 2 

19 years of implementation of the improvement 

20 plan required under paragraph (1), the eligible 

21 agency— 

22 ‘‘(i) shall revise such improvement 

23 plan to address the reasons for such fail24 ure; and 
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1 ‘‘(ii) shall continue to implement such 

2 improvement plan until the eligible agency 

3 meets at least 90 percent of the State ad4 justed level of performance for the same 

5 core indicators of performance for which 

6 the plan is revised.’’; and 

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

8 ‘‘sanction in’’ and inserting ‘‘requirements 

9 of’’; and 

10 (D) by striking paragraph (4); 

11 (2) in subsection (b)— 

12 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the eli13 gible agency, appropriate agencies, individuals, 

14 and organizations’’ and inserting ‘‘local stake15 holders included in section 134(d)(1)’’; 

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

17 work with the eligible recipient to implement 

18 improvement activities consistent with the re19 quirements of this Act.’’ and inserting ‘‘shall 

20 provide technical assistance to assist the eligible 

21 recipient in meeting its responsibilities under 

22 section 134.’’; 

23 (C) in paragraph (4)— 

24 (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 

25 read as follows: 
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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the eligible recipi2 ent fails to make any improvement in meeting 

3 any of the local adjusted levels of performance 

4 for any of the core indicators of performance 

5 identified under paragraph (2) during a number 

6 of years determined by the eligible agency, the 

7 eligible recipient— 

8 ‘‘(i) shall revise the improvement plan 

9 described in paragraph (2) to address the 

10 reasons for such failure; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) shall continue to implement such 

12 improvement plan until such recipient 

13 meets at least 90 percent of an agreed 

14 upon local adjusted level of performance 

15 for the same core indicators of perform16 ance for which the plan is revised.’’; and 

17 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

18 (I) in the matter preceding clause 

19 (i)— 

20 (aa) by striking ‘‘In deter21 mining whether to impose sanc22 tions under subparagraph (A), 

23 the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 

24 (bb) by striking ‘‘waive im25 posing sanctions’’ and inserting 
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1 ‘‘waive the requirements of sub2 paragraph (A)’’; 

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

4 at the end; 

5 (III) in clause (ii), by striking 

6 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 

7 or’’; and 

8 (IV) by adding at the end the fol9 lowing: 

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

11 from an eligible recipient consistent with 

12 clauses (i) and (ii).’’; and 

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

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

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

16 described in subsection (b)(2), the State and local im17 provement plans, and the elements of such plans, required 

18 under this section shall be developed solely by the eligible 

19 agency or the eligible recipient, respectively.’’. 

20 SEC. 123. STATE LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES. 

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

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

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

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

25 and 
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1 ‘‘(2) report on the effectiveness of such use of 

2 funds in achieving the goals described in section 

3 122(d)(2) and the State adjusted levels of perform4 ance described in section 113(b)(3)(A).’’; 

5 (2) in subsection (b)— 

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

7 and inserting the following: 

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

9 which may include standards, curriculum, and 

10 course development, and career exploration, guid11 ance, and advisement activities and resources; 

12 ‘‘(2) approving locally developed programs of 

13 study that meet the requirements established in sec14 tion 122(d)(4)(B); 

15 ‘‘(3) establishing statewide articulation agree16 ments aligned to approved programs of study; 

17 ‘‘(4) establishing statewide partnerships among 

18 local educational agencies, institutions of higher edu19 cation, and employers, including small businesses, to 

20 develop and implement programs of study aligned to 

21 State and local economic and education needs, in22 cluding as appropriate, in-demand industry sectors 

23 and occupations;’’; and 

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

25 and inserting the following: 
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1 ‘‘(6) support services for individuals in State in2 stitutions, such as State correctional institutions, in3 cluding juvenile justice facilities, and educational in4 stitutions that serve individuals with disabilities; 

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

6 and technical education instruction, support services, 

7 and specialized instructional support services, high8 quality comprehensive professional development that 

9 is, to the extent practicable, grounded in evidence10 based research (to the extent a State determines 

11 that such evidence is reasonably available) that iden12 tifies the most effective educator professional devel13 opment process and is coordinated and aligned with 

14 other professional development activities carried out 

15 by the State (including under title II of the Elemen16 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

17 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) and title II of the Higher Edu18 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.)), in19 cluding programming that— 

20 ‘‘(A) promotes the integration of the chal21 lenging State academic standards adopted by 

22 the State under section 1111(b)(1) of the Ele23 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

24 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(1)) and relevant technical 

25 knowledge and skills; 
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1 ‘‘(B) prepares career and technical edu2 cation teachers, specialized instructional sup3 port personnel, and paraprofessionals to provide 

4 appropriate accommodations for students who 

5 are members of special populations, including 

6 through the use of principles of universal design 

7 for learning; and 

8 ‘‘(C) increases understanding of industry 

9 standards, as appropriate, for faculty providing 

10 career and technical education instruction; and 

11 ‘‘(8) technical assistance for eligible recipi12 ents.’’; and 

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

14 through (17) and inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘(1) awarding incentive grants to eligible recipi16 ents— 

17 ‘‘(A) for exemplary performance in car18 rying out programs under this Act, which 

19 awards shall be based on— 

20 ‘‘(i) eligible recipients exceeding the 

21 local adjusted level of performance estab22 lished under section 113(b)(4)(A) in a 

23 manner that reflects sustained or signifi24 cant improvement; 
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1 ‘‘(ii) eligible recipients effectively de2 veloping connections between secondary 

3 education and postsecondary education and 

4 training; 

5 ‘‘(iii) the integration of academic and 

6 technical standards; 

7 ‘‘(iv) eligible recipients’ progress in 

8 closing achievement gaps among sub9 populations who participate in programs of 

10 study; or 

11 ‘‘(v) other factors relating to the per12 formance of eligible recipients under this 

13 Act as the eligible agency determines are 

14 appropriate; or 

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

16 funds as permitted under section 135(c); 

17 ‘‘(2) providing support for the adoption and in18 tegration of recognized postsecondary credentials or 

19 for consultation and coordination with other State 

20 agencies for the identification, consolidation, or 

21 elimination of licenses or certifications which pose an 

22 unnecessary barrier to entry for aspiring workers 

23 and provide limited consumer protection; 
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1 ‘‘(3) the creation, implementation, and support 

2 of pay-for-success initiatives leading to recognized 

3 postsecondary credentials; 

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

5 programs for adults and out-of-school youth concur6 rent with their completion of their secondary school 

7 education in a school or other educational setting; 

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

9 competency-based curricula; 

10 ‘‘(6) support for the development, implementa11 tion, and expansion of programs of study or career 

12 pathways in areas declared to be in a state of emer13 gency under section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford 

14 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

15 U.S.C. 5191); 

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

17 enrollment programs, such as early college high 

18 schools; 

19 ‘‘(8) improvement of career guidance and aca20 demic counseling programs that assist students in 

21 making informed academic and career and technical 

22 education decisions, including academic and financial 

23 aid counseling; 
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1 ‘‘(9) support for the integration of employ2 ability skills into career and technical education pro3 grams 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 underrep9 resented in such subject fields, such as female stu10 dents, minority students, and students who are 

11 members of special 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 mem15 bers 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, profes22 sional development, and leadership development pro23 grams; 

24 ‘‘(14) integrating and aligning programs of 

25 study and career pathways; 
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1 ‘‘(15) supporting the use of career and tech2 nical education programs and programs of study 

3 aligned with State, regional, or local in-demand in4 dustry sectors or occupations identified by State or 

5 local workforce development boards; 

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

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

9 ‘‘(17) support for the integration of arts and 

10 design skills, when appropriate, into career and tech11 nical education programs and programs of study; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(18) support for accelerated learning programs 

14 (described in section 4104(b)(3)(A)(i)(IV) of the El15 ementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

16 U.S.C. 7114(b)(3)(A)(i)(IV)) when any such pro17 gram is part of a program of study.’’. 

18 PART C—LOCAL PROVISIONS 

19 SEC. 131. LOCAL APPLICATION FOR CAREER AND TECH20 NICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 

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

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

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

24 (2) in subsection (a)— 
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1 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘LOCAL

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

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

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

5 (C) by striking ‘‘Such local plan’’ and in6 serting ‘‘Such local application’’; and 

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

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The eligible agency shall deter10 mine the requirements for local applications, except that 

11 each local application shall contain— 

12 ‘‘(1) a description of the results of the com13 prehensive needs assessment conducted under sub14 section (c); 

15 ‘‘(2) information on the programs of study ap16 proved by a State under section 124(b)(2) supported 

17 by the eligible recipient with funds under this part, 

18 including— 

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

20 needs assessment described in subsection (c) in21 formed the selection of the specific career and 

22 technical education programs and activities se23 lected to be funded; and 
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1 ‘‘(B) a description of any new programs of 

2 study the eligible recipient will develop and sub3 mit to the State for approval; 

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

5 will provide— 

6 ‘‘(A) career exploration and career develop7 ment coursework, activities, or services; 

8 ‘‘(B) career information; and 

9 ‘‘(C) an organized system of career guid10 ance and academic counseling to students be11 fore enrolling and while participating in a ca12 reer and technical education program; and 

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

14 will— 

15 ‘‘(A) provide activities to prepare special 

16 populations for high-skill, high-wage, or in-de17 mand occupations that will lead to self-suffi18 ciency; and 

19 ‘‘(B) prepare CTE participants for non20 traditional fields. 

21 ‘‘(c) COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive fi23 nancial assistance under this part, an eligible recipi24 ent shall— 
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1 ‘‘(A) conduct a comprehensive local needs 

2 assessment related to career and technical edu3 cation; and 

4 ‘‘(B) not less than once every 2 years, up5 date such comprehensive local needs assess6 ment. 

7 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The comprehensive 

8 local needs assessment described under paragraph 

9 (1) shall include— 

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

11 the students served by the eligible recipient 

12 with respect to State and local adjusted levels 

13 of performance established pursuant to section 

14 113, including an evaluation of performance for 

15 special populations; 

16 ‘‘(B) a description of how career and tech17 nical education programs offered by the eligible 

18 recipient are— 

19 ‘‘(i) sufficient in size, scope, and qual20 ity to meet the needs of all students served 

21 by the eligible recipient; and 

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

23 local in-demand industry sectors or occupa24 tions identified by the State or local work-
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1 force development board, including career 

2 pathways, where appropriate; or 

3 ‘‘(II) designed to meet local education 

4 or economic needs not identified by State 

5 or local workforce development boards; 

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

7 implementation of career and technical edu8 cation programs and programs of study; 

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

10 overcome barriers that result in lowering rates 

11 of access to, or lowering success in, career and 

12 technical education programs for special popu13 lations, which may include strategies to estab14 lish or utilize existing flexible learning and 

15 manufacturing facilities, such as makerspaces; 

16 ‘‘(E) a description of how the eligible re17 cipient will improve recruitment, retention, and 

18 training of career and technical education 

19 teachers, faculty, specialized instructional sup20 port personnel, paraprofessionals, and career, 

21 academic, and guidance counselors, including 

22 individuals in groups underrepresented in such 

23 professions; and 
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1 ‘‘(F) a description of how the eligible re2 cipient will support the transition to teaching 

3 from business and industry. 

4 ‘‘(d) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the comprehen5 sive needs assessment under subsection (c), an eligible re6 cipient shall involve a diverse body of stakeholders, includ7 ing, at a minimum— 

8 ‘‘(1) representatives of career and technical 

9 education programs in a local educational agency or 

10 educational service agency, including teachers and 

11 administrators; 

12 ‘‘(2) representatives of career and technical 

13 education programs at postsecondary educational in14 stitutions, including faculty and administrators; 

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

16 development boards and a range of local or regional 

17 businesses or industries; 

18 ‘‘(4) parents and students; 

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

20 ‘‘(6) representatives of local agencies serving 

21 out-of-school youth, homeless children and youth, 

22 and at-risk youth (as defined in section 1432 of the 

23 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

24 (20 U.S.C. 6472)). 
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1 ‘‘(e) CONTINUED CONSULTATION.—An eligible re2 cipient receiving financial assistance under this part shall 

3 consult with the entities described in subsection (d) on an 

4 ongoing basis to— 

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

6 comprehensive needs assessment required under sub7 section (c); 

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

9 ‘‘(A) responsive to community employment 

10 needs; 

11 ‘‘(B) aligned with employment priorities in 

12 the State, regional, or local economy identified 

13 by employers and the entities described in sub14 section (d), which may include in-demand in15 dustry sectors or occupations identified by the 

16 local workforce development board; 

17 ‘‘(C) informed by labor market informa18 tion, including information provided under sec19 tion 15(e)(2)(C) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 

20 U.S.C. 491–2(e)(2)(C)); 

21 ‘‘(D) designed to meet current, inter22 mediate, or long-term labor market projections; 

23 and 

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

25 from industry or sector partnerships in the local 
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1 area, where applicable, into the development 

2 and implementation of programs of study to en3 sure programs align with skills required by local 

4 employment opportunities, including activities 

5 such as the identification of relevant standards, 

6 curriculum, industry-recognized credentials, and 

7 current technology and equipment; 

8 ‘‘(3) identify and encourage opportunities for 

9 work-based learning; and 

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

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

12 SEC. 132. LOCAL USES OF FUNDS. 

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

14 follows: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 135. LOCAL USES OF FUNDS. 

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

17 that receives funds under this part shall use such funds 

18 to develop, coordinate, implement, or improve career and 

19 technical education programs to meet the needs identified 

20 in the comprehensive needs assessment described in sec21 tion 134(c). 

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

23 made available to eligible recipients under this part shall 

24 be used to support career and technical education pro-
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1 grams that are of sufficient size, scope, and quality to be 

2 effective and— 

3 ‘‘(1) provide career exploration and career de4 velopment activities through an organized, system5 atic framework designed to aid students, before en6 rolling and while participating in a career and tech7 nical education program, in making informed plans 

8 and decisions about future education and career op9 portunities and programs of study, which may in10 clude— 

11 ‘‘(A) introductory courses or activities fo12 cused on career exploration and career aware13 ness; 

14 ‘‘(B) readily available career and labor 

15 market information, including information on— 

16 ‘‘(i) occupational supply and demand; 

17 ‘‘(ii) educational requirements; 

18 ‘‘(iii) other information on careers 

19 aligned to State or local economic prior20 ities; and 

21 ‘‘(iv) employment sectors; 

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

23 development of student graduation and career 

24 plans; 
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1 ‘‘(D) career guidance and academic coun2 selors that provide information on postsec3 ondary education and career options; or 

4 ‘‘(E) any other activity that advances 

5 knowledge of career opportunities and assists 

6 students in making informed decisions about 

7 future education and employment goals; 

8 ‘‘(2) provide professional development for teach9 ers, principals, school leaders, administrators, fac10 ulty, and career and guidance counselors with re11 spect to content and pedagogy that— 

12 ‘‘(A) supports individualized academic and 

13 career and technical education instructional ap14 proaches, including the integration of academic 

15 and career and technical education standards 

16 and curriculum; 

17 ‘‘(B) ensures labor market information is 

18 used to inform the programs, guidance, and ad19 visement offered to students; 

20 ‘‘(C) provides educators with opportunities 

21 to advance knowledge, skills, and understanding 

22 of all aspects of an industry, including the lat23 est workplace equipment, technologies, stand24 ards, and credentials; 
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1 ‘‘(D) supports administrators in managing 

2 career and technical education programs in the 

3 schools, institutions, or local educational agen4 cies of such administrators; 

5 ‘‘(E) supports the implementation of strat6 egies to improve student achievement and close 

7 gaps in student participation and performance 

8 in career and technical education programs; and 

9 ‘‘(F) provides educators with opportunities 

10 to advance knowledge, skills, and understanding 

11 in pedagogical practices, including, to the extent 

12 the eligible recipient determines that such evi13 dence is reasonably available, evidence-based 

14 pedagogical practices; 

15 ‘‘(3) provide career and technical education stu16 dents, including special populations, with the skills 

17 necessary to pursue high-skill, high-wage occupa18 tions; 

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

20 career and technical education programs and pro21 grams of study to support CTE participants at the 

22 secondary school level in meeting the challenging 

23 State academic standards adopted under section 

24 1111(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
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1 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(1)) by the 

2 State in which the eligible recipient is located; 

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

4 the implementation of career and technical education 

5 programs and programs of study and student 

6 achievement of the local adjusted levels of perform7 ance established under section 113, which may in8 clude— 

9 ‘‘(A) curriculum aligned with the require10 ments for a program of study; 

11 ‘‘(B) sustainable relationships among edu12 cation, business and industry, and other com13 munity stakeholders, including industry or sec14 tor partnerships in the local area, where appli15 cable, that are designed to facilitate the process 

16 of continuously updating and aligning programs 

17 of study with skills in demand in the State, re18 gional, or local economy; 

19 ‘‘(C) dual or concurrent enrollment pro20 grams, including early college high schools, and 

21 the development or implementation of articula22 tion agreements; 

23 ‘‘(D) appropriate equipment, technology, 

24 and instructional materials (including support 

25 for library resources) aligned with business and 
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1 industry needs, including machinery, testing 

2 equipment, tools, implements, hardware and 

3 software, and other new and emerging instruc4 tional materials; 

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

6 opportunities; 

7 ‘‘(F) industry-recognized certification 

8 exams or other assessments leading toward in9 dustry-recognized postsecondary credentials; 

10 ‘‘(G) efforts to recruit and retain career 

11 and technical education program administrators 

12 and educators; 

13 ‘‘(H) where applicable, coordination with 

14 other education and workforce development pro15 grams and initiatives, including career path16 ways and sector partnerships developed under 

17 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

18 (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) and other Federal 

19 laws and initiatives that provide students with 

20 transition-related services, including the Indi21 viduals with Disabilities Education Act (20 

22 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.); 

23 ‘‘(I) expanding opportunities for students 

24 to participate in distance career and technical 

25 education and blended-learning programs; 
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1 ‘‘(J) expanding opportunities for students 

2 to participate in competency-based education 

3 programs; 

4 ‘‘(K) improving career guidance and aca5 demic counseling programs that assist students 

6 in making informed academic and career and 

7 technical education decisions, including aca8 demic and financial aid counseling; 

9 ‘‘(L) supporting the integration of employ10 ability skills into career and technical education 

11 programs and programs of study; 

12 ‘‘(M) supporting programs and activities 

13 that increase access, student engagement, and 

14 success in science, technology, engineering, and 

15 mathematics fields (including computer science) 

16 for students who are members of groups under17 represented in such subject fields; 

18 ‘‘(N) providing career and technical edu19 cation, in a school or other educational setting, 

20 for adults or a school-aged individual who has 

21 dropped out of a secondary school to complete 

22 secondary school education or upgrade technical 

23 skills; 

24 ‘‘(O) career and technical student organi25 zations, including student preparation for and 
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1 participation in technical skills competitions 

2 aligned with career and technical education pro3 gram standards and curriculum; 

4 ‘‘(P) making all forms of instructional con5 tent widely available, which may include use of 

6 open educational resources; 

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

8 design skills, when appropriate, into career and 

9 technical education programs and programs of 

10 study; 

11 ‘‘(R) where appropriate, expanding oppor12 tunities for CTE concentrators to participate in 

13 accelerated learning programs (described in sec14 tion 4104(b)(3)(A)(i)(IV) of the Elementary 

15 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

16 U.S.C. 7114(b)(3)(A)(i)(IV)) as part of a pro17 gram of study; and 

18 ‘‘(S) other activities to improve career and 

19 technical education programs; and 

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

21 activities carried out with funds under this part, in22 cluding evaluations necessary to complete the com23 prehensive needs assessment required under section 

24 134(c) and the local report required under section 

25 113(b)(4)(C). 
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1 ‘‘(c) POOLING FUNDS.—An eligible recipient may 

2 pool a portion of funds received under this Act with a por3 tion of funds received under this Act available to not less 

4 than one other eligible recipient to support implementation 

5 of programs of study through the activities described in 

6 subsection (b)(2). 

7 ‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Each eligible recipi8 ent receiving funds under this part shall not use more than 

9 5 percent of such funds for costs associated with the ad10 ministration of activities under this section.’’. 

11 TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

12 SEC. 201. FEDERAL AND STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROVI13 SIONS. 

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

15 (1) in section 311(b)— 

16 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

17 (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 

18 read as follows: 

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

20 subparagraph (B), (C), or (D), in order for a 

21 State to receive its full allotment of funds under 

22 this Act for any fiscal year, the Secretary must 

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

24 the aggregate expenditures of such State, with 

25 respect to career and technical education for 
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1 the preceding fiscal year was not less than the 

2 fiscal effort per student, or the aggregate ex3 penditures of such State, for the second pre4 ceding fiscal year.’’; 

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

6 ‘‘shall exclude capital expenditures, special 

7 1-time project costs, and the cost of pilot 

8 programs.’’ and inserting ‘‘shall, at the re9 quest of the State, exclude competitive or 

10 incentive-based programs established by 

11 the State, capital expenditures, special one12 time project costs, and the cost of pilot 

13 programs.’’; and 

14 (iii) by adding after subparagraph 

15 (C), the following new subparagraph: 

16 ‘‘(D) ESTABLISHING THE STATE BASE17 LINE.— 

18 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of 

19 subparagraph (A), the State may— 

20 ‘‘(I) continue to use the State’s 

21 fiscal effort per student, or aggregate 

22 expenditures of such State, with re23 spect to career and technical edu24 cation, as was in effect on the day be25 fore the date of enactment of the 
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1 Strengthening Career and Technical 

2 Education for the 21st Century Act; 

3 or 

4 ‘‘(II) establish a new level of fis5 cal effort per student, or aggregate 

6 expenditures of such State, with re7 spect to career and technical edu8 cation. 

9 ‘‘(ii) AMOUNT.—The amount of the 

10 new level described in clause (i)(II) shall 

11 be the State’s fiscal effort per student, or 

12 aggregate expenditures of such State, with 

13 respect to career and technical education, 

14 for the first full fiscal year following the 

15 enactment of such Act.’’; and 

16 (B) by striking paragraph (2) and insert17 ing the following: 

18 ‘‘(2) FAILURE TO MEET.—The Secretary shall 

19 reduce the amount of a State’s allotment of funds 

20 under this Act for any fiscal year in the exact pro21 portion by which the State fails to meet the require22 ment of paragraph (1) by falling below the State’s 

23 fiscal effort per student or the State’s aggregate ex24 penditures (using the measure most favorable to the 

25 State), if the State failed to meet such requirement 
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1 (as determined using the measure most favorable to 

2 the State) for 1 or more of the 5 immediately pre3 ceding fiscal years. 

4 ‘‘(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive para5 graph (2) due to exceptional or uncontrollable cir6 cumstances affecting the ability of the State to meet 

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

8 (2) in section 317(b)(1)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘may, upon written re10 quest, use funds made available under this Act 

11 to’’ and inserting ‘‘may use funds made avail12 able under this Act to’’; and 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘who reside in the geo14 graphical area served by’’ and inserting ‘‘lo15 cated in or near the geographical area served 

16 by’’; 

17 (3) by striking title II and redesignating title 

18 III as title II; 

19 (4) by redesignating sections 311 through 318 

20 as sections 211 through 218, respectively; 

21 (5) by redesignating sections 321 through 324 

22 as sections 221 through 224, respectively; and 

23 (6) by inserting after section 218 (as so redes24 ignated) the following: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 219. STUDY ON PROGRAMS OF STUDY ALIGNED TO 

2 HIGH-SKILL, HIGH-WAGE OCCUPATIONS. 

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

4 the United States shall conduct a study to evaluate— 

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

6 practices used by eligible agencies or eligible recipi7 ents receiving funding under this Act to successfully 

8 assist— 

9 ‘‘(A) all students in pursuing and com10 pleting programs of study aligned to high-skill, 

11 high-wage occupations; and 

12 ‘‘(B) any specific subgroup of students 

13 identified in section 1111(h)(1)(C)(ii) of the El14 ementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

15 (20 U.S.C. 6311(h)(1)(C)(ii)) in pursuing and 

16 completing programs of study aligned to high17 skill, high-wage occupations in fields in which 

18 such subgroup is underrepresented; and 

19 ‘‘(2) any challenges associated with replication 

20 of such strategies, components, policies, and prac21 tices. 

22 ‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the study con23 ducted under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of 

24 the United States shall consult with a geographically di25 verse (including urban, suburban, and rural) representa26 tion of— 
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1 ‘‘(1) students and parents; 

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

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

4 support personnel, and paraprofessionals, including 

5 those with expertise in preparing CTE students for 

6 nontraditional fields; 

7 ‘‘(4) special populations; and 

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

9 ‘‘(c) SUBMISSION.—Upon completion, the Comp10 troller General of the United States shall submit the study 

11 conducted under subsection (a) to the Committee on Edu12 cation and the Workforce of the House of Representatives 

13 and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 

14 Pensions of the Senate.’’. 

15 TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO 

16 THE WAGNER-PEYSER ACT 

17 SEC. 301. STATE RESPONSIBILITIES. 

18 Section 15(e)(2) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 

19 U.S.C. 49l–2(e)(2)) is amended— 

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

21 the following: 

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

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

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

25 2302)), State educational agencies, and local 
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1 educational agencies concerning the provision of 

2 workforce and labor market information in 

3 order to— 

4 ‘‘(i) meet the needs of secondary 

5 school and postsecondary school students 

6 who seek such information; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) annually inform the development 

8 and implementation of programs of study 

9 defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins 

10 Career and Technical Education Act of 

11 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302), and career path12 ways;’’; 

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

14 the end; 

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

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

17 (4) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the fol18 lowing new subparagraph: 

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

20 to each eligible agency (defined in section 3 of 

21 the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu22 cation Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302)), the data 
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1 and information described in subparagraphs (A) 

2 and (B) of subsection (a)(1).’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives September 13, 

2016. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5587 

AN ACT 

To reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

Technical Education Act of 2006.