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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5641 

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

2006 in order to improve career and technical education, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 6, 2016 

Mrs. DAVIS of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 in order to improve career and technical education, and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Equity in Career and 

5 Technical Education Act of 2016’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 

7 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 

8 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

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1 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 

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

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

4 et seq.). 

5 SEC. 3. PURPOSE. 

6 Section 2 (20 U.S.C. 2301) is amended to read as 

7 follows: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

9 ‘‘The purpose of this Act is to support the develop10 ment of and access to high-quality career and technical 

11 education programs of study that successfully prepare stu12 dents for college and careers, thereby ensuring the global 

13 competitiveness of the United States and the economic 

14 self-sufficiency of the citizens of the United States.’’. 

15 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

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

17 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (15) through 

18 (28) and (29) through (34) as paragraphs (16) 

19 through (29) and (31) through (36), respectively; 

20 (2) by inserting after paragraph (14) the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(15) EQUITY GAP.—The term ‘equity gap’ 

23 means the gaps in participation and performance on 

24 the core indicators of performance described in sec25 tion 113(b)(2) for career and technical education 


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1 programs of study, as described in section 

2 122(c)(1)(A), between student groups based on gen3 der, race, and each of the special populations de4 scribed in paragraph (31), as compared to all stu5 dents served by the eligible agency or eligible recipi6 ent under this Act.’’; 

7 (3) by inserting after paragraph (29), as redes8 ignated by paragraph (1), the following: 

9 ‘‘(30) SELF-SUFFICIENCY.—The term ‘self-suf10 ficiency’ means a wage that enables a household to 

11 meet the costs of the basic needs in the local area 

12 of the household and to build sufficient savings for 

13 the future.’’; and 

14 (4) in paragraph (33), as redesignated by para15 graph (1), by striking ‘‘and instructional aids and 

16 devices.’’ and inserting ‘‘instructional aids and de17 vices, transportation, child care, dependent care, tui18 tion, books, supplies, and other services necessary to 

19 enable an individual to participate in career and 

20 technical education activities.’’. 

21 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

22 Section 9 (20 U.S.C. 2307) is amended by striking 

23 ‘‘2007 through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2017 through 

24 2021’’. 


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1 SEC. 6. WITHIN STATE ALLOCATION. 

2 Subparagraph (B) of section 112(a)(2) (20 U.S.C. 

3 2322(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 

4 ‘‘(B) not less than $100,000 shall be re5 served to provide technical assistance and pro6 fessional development to local educational agen7 cies on effective strategies for closing equity 

8 gaps; and’’. 

9 SEC. 7. ACCOUNTABILITY. 

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

11 (1) in subsection (b)— 

12 (A) in paragraph (3)(A)— 

13 (i) in clause (i)(II), by inserting ‘‘clos14 ing equity gaps and’’ after ‘‘progress to15 ward’’; and 

16 (ii) in clause (vi)(II), by inserting 

17 ‘‘close equity gaps and’’ after ‘‘levels of 

18 performance’’; and 

19 (B) in paragraph (4)— 

20 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

21 (I) in clause (i)(II), by inserting 

22 ‘‘closing equity gaps and’’ after 

23 ‘‘progress toward’’; and 

24 (II) in clause (v)(II), by inserting 

25 ‘‘close equity gaps and’’ after ‘‘levels 

26 of performance’’; and 


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1 (ii) in subparagraph (C)— 

2 (I) in clause (i)— 

3 (aa) by striking ‘‘regarding 

4 the progress’’ and inserting the 

5 following: ‘‘regarding— 

6 ‘‘(I) the progress’’; 

7 (bb) by striking ‘‘indicators 

8 of performance.’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘indicators of performance; and’’; 

10 and 

11 (cc) by adding at the end 

12 the following: 

13 ‘‘(II) how the eligible recipient 

14 has used funds to provide programs 

15 and support services to close the eq16 uity gaps identified under clause 

17 (ii)(II).’’; and 

18 (II) in clause (ii)— 

19 (aa) in subclause (I), by 

20 striking ‘‘for the subgroups of 

21 students’’ and all that follows 

22 through ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘by gender, by race, and for each 

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1 scribed in section 3(31); and’’; 

2 and 

3 (bb) in subclause (II), by 

4 striking ‘‘disparities or gaps in 

5 performance’’ and inserting ‘‘eq6 uity gaps’’; and 

7 (2) in subsection (c)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

9 (i) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semi10 colon; 

11 (ii) by redesignating subparagraph 

12 (B) as subparagraph (C); and 

13 (iii) by inserting after subparagraph 

14 (A) the following: 

15 ‘‘(B) the progress of the State in closing 

16 equity gaps and how the eligible agency has 

17 used funds to provide programs and services for 

18 eligible recipients to close such equity gaps; 

19 and’’; and 

20 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

21 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

22 ‘‘for the categories’’ and all that follows 

23 through ‘‘; and’’ and inserting ‘‘by gender, 

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1 lations described in section 3(31); and’’; 

2 and 

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

4 ‘‘disparities or gaps in performance be5 tween any such category of students and 

6 the performance of all students served by 

7 the eligible agency under this Act’’ and in8 serting ‘‘equity gaps between any category 

9 of students described in subparagraph 

10 (A)’’. 

11 SEC. 8. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 

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

13 (1) in paragraph (1)(B)— 

14 (A) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

15 the semicolon; 

16 (B) by redesignating clause (vi) as clause 

17 (vii); and 

18 (C) by inserting after clause (v) the fol19 lowing: 

20 ‘‘(vi) individuals with expertise on the 

21 development of programs that have been 

22 effective in closing equity gaps; and’’; 

23 (2) in paragraph (2)(B)— 


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1 (A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘and have 

2 been successful in closing equity gaps’’ after 

3 ‘‘under this Act’’; and 

4 (B) in the matter preceding subclause (I) 

5 of clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘, disaggregated as 

6 described in section 113(b)(4)(C)(ii)(I) and’’ 

7 before ‘‘including analyses’’; 

8 (3) in the matter preceding subclause (I) of 

9 paragraph (4)(A)(i), by inserting ‘‘closing equity 

10 gaps and’’ before ‘‘addressing’’; and 

11 (4) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘for pro12 viding’’ and inserting ‘‘for closing equity gaps by 

13 providing high-quality’’. 

14 SEC. 9. STATE ADMINISTRATION. 

15 Section 121(a) (20 U.S.C. 2341(a)) is amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

17 the semicolon; 

18 (2) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking the period 

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

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

21 ‘‘(5) conducting an equity gap analysis.’’. 

22 SEC. 10. STATE PLAN. 

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

24 (1) in paragraph (1)— 


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1 (A) in subparagraph (K), by striking 

2 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

3 (B) in subparagraph (L), by inserting 

4 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and 

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

6 ‘‘(M) how funds will be used to support 

7 State technical assistance and professional de8 velopment to close the equity gaps identified in 

9 section 121(a)(5);’’; 

10 (2) in paragraph (2)(E), by inserting ‘‘close eq11 uity gaps and’’ after ‘‘and skills needed to’’; and 

12 (3) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) 

13 of paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘for special popu14 lations’’ and inserting ‘‘for closing equity gaps’’. 

15 SEC. 11. STATE PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT. 

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

17 (1) in subsection (a)— 

18 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

19 (i) by inserting ‘‘, or fails to show im20 provement on closing any equity gap iden21 tified under section 113(c)(2)(B) for the 

22 preceding fiscal year,’’ after ‘‘upon State 

23 adjusted level of performance’’; and 


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1 (ii) by inserting ‘‘or close equity 

2 gaps,’’ after ‘‘adjusted level of perform3 ance,’’; 

4 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

5 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

6 (I) in clause (ii)— 

7 (aa) by inserting ‘‘, or in 

8 closing equity gaps,’’ after ‘‘levels 

9 of performance’’; and 

10 (bb) by striking ‘‘or’’ after 

11 the semicolon; 

12 (II) in clause (iii), by striking the 

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

14 and 

15 (III) by adding at the end the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(iv) fails to show improvement on 

18 closing equity gaps for the populations 

19 identified in section 113(c)(2)(A) for 3 

20 consecutive years.’’; 

21 (ii) by redesignating subparagraph 

22 (B) as subparagraph (C); and 

23 (iii) by inserting after subparagraph 

24 (A) the following: 


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1 ‘‘(B) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible agency 

2 shall use funds made available under section 

3 112(c) for the purposes described in section 

4 124(b)(10) when the eligible agency— 

5 ‘‘(i) fails to show improvement in clos6 ing equity gaps within the first program 

7 year of implementation of its improvement 

8 plan described in paragraph (1); or 

9 ‘‘(ii) fails to show improvement on 

10 closing equity gaps for the populations 

11 identified in section 113(c)(2)(A) for 3 

12 consecutive years.’’; and 

13 (2) in subsection (b)— 

14 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘con15 duct an equity gap analysis to’’ after ‘‘shall’’; 

16 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

17 (i) by inserting ‘‘, or failed to show 

18 improvement on the closing of equity gaps 

19 identified in section 113(b)(4)(C)(ii)(II),’’ 

20 after ‘‘upon local adjusted level of perform21 ance’’; and 

22 (ii) by striking ‘‘(with special consid23 eration to performance gaps identified 

24 under section 113(b)(4)(C)(ii)(II))’’; and 

25 (C) in paragraph (4)— 


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1 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

2 (I) in clause (ii)— 

3 (aa) by inserting ‘‘in closing 

4 equity gaps or’’ after ‘‘any im5 provement’’; and 

6 (bb) by striking ‘‘or’’ after 

7 the semicolon; 

8 (II) in clause (iii), by striking the 

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

10 and 

11 (III) by adding at the end the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(iv) fails to show improvement on 

14 closing equity gaps for the populations 

15 identified in section 113(b)(4)(C)(ii)(I) for 

16 3 consecutive years.’’; and 

17 (ii) by adding at the end the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—An el20 igible entity shall require an eligible recipient 

21 receiving an allocation under this title to use 

22 not less than 10 percent of the funds made 

23 available to the eligible recipient under section 

24 131 or 132 to meet the purposes described in 


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1 section 135(b)(9) in any case where an eligible 

2 recipient— 

3 ‘‘(i) fails to show improvement in clos4 ing equity gaps within the first program 

5 year of implementation of its improvement 

6 plan described in paragraph (1); or 

7 ‘‘(ii) fails to show improvement on 

8 closing equity gaps for the populations 

9 identified in section 113(c)(2)(A) for 3 

10 consecutive years.’’. 

11 SEC. 12. STATE LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES. 

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

13 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘equity gap’’ 

14 before ‘‘assessment of the career’’; 

15 (2) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

16 the semicolon; 

17 (3) in paragraph (9), by striking the period and 

18 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

20 ‘‘(10) delivering professional development, lead21 ership, and technical assistance for eligible recipients 

22 to close equity gaps identified in paragraph (1) for 

23 any of the core indicators of performance described 

24 in section 113(b)(4).’’. 


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1 SEC. 13. LOCAL PLAN FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDU2 CATION PROGRAMS. 

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

4 (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘closing eq5 uity gaps and’’ after ‘‘with respect to’’; and 

6 (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘the closing 

7 of equity gaps and’’ before ‘‘the integration of’’. 

8 SEC. 14. LOCAL USES OF FUNDS. 

9 Section 135(b) (20 U.S.C. 2355(b)) is amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (5)(A)— 

11 (A) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

12 the semicolon; 

13 (B) in clause (iv), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after 

14 the semicolon; and 

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

16 ‘‘(v) effective practices to close equity 

17 gaps in career and technical education pro18 grams of study;’’; 

19 (2) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘assessment 

20 of how’’ and inserting ‘‘equity gap assessment of 

21 how’’; and 

22 (3) in paragraph (9), by inserting ‘‘to close eq23 uity gaps and’’ after ‘‘provide activities’’. 

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