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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5587 

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

of 2006. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 28, 2016 

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

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

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

Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

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

6 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

Sec. 3. References. 

Sec. 4. Effective date. 


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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. 111. Within State allocation. 

Sec. 112. Accountability. 

Sec. 113. National activities. 

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

Sec. 115. Occupational and employment information. 

PART B—STATE PROVISIONS

Sec. 121. State plan. 

Sec. 122. Improvement plans. 

Sec. 123. State leadership activities. 

PART C—LOCAL PROVISIONS

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

Sec. 132. Local uses of funds. 

TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Sec. 201. Federal and State administrative provisions. 

TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO THE WAGNER-PEYSER ACT 

Sec. 301. State responsibilities. 

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.). 


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1 SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

2 This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 

3 take effect beginning on July 1, 2017. 

4 SEC. 5. TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE CARL D. PERKINS CA5 REER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ACT OF 

6 2006. 

7 Section 1(b) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech8 nical Education Act of 2006 is amended to read as follows: 

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

10 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. 

‘‘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. 


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‘‘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 

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

9 after ‘‘technical education programs’’; 

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

11 tech prep education’’; 

12 (3) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘and pro13 grams of study’’ after ‘‘technical education pro14 grams’’; and 


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1 (4) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘or pro2 grams’’ after ‘‘education schools’’. 

3 SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 

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

5 (1) by striking paragraphs (16), (23), (24), 

6 (25), (26), and (32); 

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

8 (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (17), (18), (19), (20), 

9 (21), (22), (27), (28), (29), (30), (31), (33), and 

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

11 (20), (23), (25), (27), (28), (30), (32), (35), (38), 

12 (39), (40), (42), (43), (44), and (45), respectively; 

13 (3) in paragraph (3)— 

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

15 different occupational fields to individuals’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘3 different fields, especially in in-de17 mand industry sectors or occupations, that are 

18 available to all students’’; and 

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

20 fewer than 5 different occupational fields’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘not fewer than 3 different occupa22 tional fields’’; 

23 (4) in paragraph (5)— 

24 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

25 (i) in clause (i)— 


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1 (I) by striking ‘‘coherent and rig2 orous content aligned with challenging 

3 academic standards’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘content aligned with the challenging 

5 State academic standards adopted by 

6 a State under section 1111(b)(1) of 

7 the Elementary and Secondary Edu8 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

9 6311(b)(1))’’; and 

10 (II) by inserting ‘‘, especially in 

11 in-demand industry sectors or occupa12 tions’’ before the semicolon at the 

13 end; 

14 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘, an in15 dustry-recognized credential, a certificate, 

16 or an associate degree’’ and inserting ‘‘or 

17 a recognized postsecondary credential, 

18 which may include an industry-recognized 

19 credential’’; and 

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

21 at the end; 

22 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

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

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


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

2 and inserting ‘‘supports the development 

3 of’’; 

4 (iii) by striking the period at the end 

5 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

6 (iv) by striking ‘‘general’’; and 

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

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

9 between secondary and postsecondary education 

10 programs, which may include— 

11 ‘‘(i) early college programs with ar12 ticulation agreements and dual or concur13 rent enrollment program opportunities; or 

14 ‘‘(ii) programs of study that provide 

15 students with postsecondary credit; and 

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

17 high school level or as early as the middle 

18 grades (as such term is defined in section 8101 

19 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

20 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)).’’; 

21 (5) in paragraph (7)— 

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

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

24 as appropriate, parents and out-of-school 

25 youth)’’; and 


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1 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘fi2 nancial aid,’’ and all that follows through the 

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

4 job training, secondary and postsecondary op5 tions (including baccalaureate degree pro6 grams), dual or concurrent enrollment pro7 grams, work-based learning opportunities, and 

8 support services.’’; 

9 (6) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol10 lowing: 

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

12 pathways’ has the meaning given the term in section 

13 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

14 (29 U.S.C. 3102).’’; 

15 (7) by inserting after paragraph (10) (as so re16 designated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

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

18 concentrator’ means— 

19 ‘‘(A) at the secondary school level, a stu20 dent served by an eligible recipient who has— 

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

22 technical education courses; or 

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

24 single career and technical education pro25 gram or program of study; or 


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

2 enrolled in an eligible recipient who has— 

3 ‘‘(i) earned at least 12 cumulative 

4 credits within a career and technical edu5 cation program, program of study, or ca6 reer pathway; or 

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

8 program encompasses fewer than 12 cred9 its or the equivalent in total. 

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

11 participant’ means an individual who completes not 

12 less than 1 course or earns not less than 1 credit in 

13 a career and technical education program or pro14 gram of study of an eligible recipient.’’; 

15 (8) by inserting after paragraph (13) (as so re16 designated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

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

18 The term ‘dual or concurrent enrollment’ has the 

19 meaning given the term in section 8101 of the Ele20 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

21 U.S.C. 7801). 

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

23 term ‘early college high school’ has the meaning 

24 given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary 


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

2 7801).’’; 

3 (9) by inserting after paragraph (17) (as so re4 designated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

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

6 entity’ means a consortium that— 

7 ‘‘(A) shall include at least two of the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(i) a local educational agency; 

10 ‘‘(ii) an educational service agency; 

11 ‘‘(iii) a postsecondary educational in12 stitution; 

13 ‘‘(iv) an area career and technical 

14 education school; 

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

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

17 ‘‘(B) may include regional, State, or local 

18 public or private organizations, including com19 munity-based organizations; and 

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

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

22 (10) in paragraph (19) (as so redesignated by 

23 paragraph (2)) to read as follows: 

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1 ‘‘(A) a consortium of 2 or more of the enti2 ties described in subparagraphs (B) through 

3 (F); 

4 ‘‘(B) a public or nonprofit private institu5 tion of higher education that offers career and 

6 technical education courses that lead to tech7 nical skill proficiency, an industry-recognized 

8 credential, a certificate, or a degree; 

9 ‘‘(C) a local educational agency providing 

10 education at the postsecondary level; 

11 ‘‘(D) an area career and technical edu12 cation school providing education at the post13 secondary level; 

14 ‘‘(E) a postsecondary educational institu15 tion controlled by the Bureau of Indian Affairs 

16 or operated by or on behalf of any Indian tribe 

17 that is eligible to contract with the Secretary of 

18 the Interior for the administration of programs 

19 under the Indian Self-Determination and Edu20 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) 

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

22 seq.); or 

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

24 (11) in paragraph (20) (as so redesignated by 

25 paragraph (2)) to read as follows: 


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

2 recipient’ means— 

3 ‘‘(A) an eligible institution or consortium 

4 of eligible institutions eligible to receive assist5 ance under section 132; or 

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

7 a public charter school that operates as a local 

8 educational agency), an area career and tech9 nical education school or program, an edu10 cational service agency, or a consortium of such 

11 entities, eligible to receive assistance under sec12 tion 131.’’; 

13 (12) by adding after paragraph (20) (as so re14 designated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

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

16 learner’ means— 

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

18 English learner, as defined in section 8101 of 

19 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

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

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

22 who has limited ability in speaking, reading, 

23 writing, or understanding the English language 

24 and— 


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

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

4 in which a language other than English is 

5 the dominant language. 

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

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

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

11 redesignated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

12 ‘‘(24) IN-DEMAND INDUSTRY SECTOR OR OCCU13 PATION.—The term ‘in-demand industry sector or 

14 occupation’ has the meaning given the term in sec15 tion 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

16 Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).’’; 

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

18 redesignated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

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

20 The term ‘industry or sector partnership’ has the 

21 meaning given the term in section 3 of the Work22 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

23 3102).’’; 

24 (15) by inserting after in paragraph (28) (as so 

25 redesignated by paragraph (2)) the following: 


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1 ‘‘(29) LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

2 BOARD.—The term ‘local workforce development 

3 board’ means a local workforce development board 

4 established under section 107 of the Workforce In5 novation and Opportunity Act.’’; 

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

7 redesignated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

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

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

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

13 redesignated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

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

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

19 term ‘pay for success initiative’ has the meaning 

20 given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary 

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

22 7801), except that such term does not include an 

23 initiative that— 

24 ‘‘(A) reduces the special education or re25 lated services that a student would otherwise 


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1 receive under the Individuals with Disabilities 

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

3 ‘‘(B) otherwise reduces the rights of a stu4 dent or the obligations of an entity under the 

5 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 

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

7 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.), or any other law 

8 relating to discrimination in the provision of 

9 programs and activities.’’; 

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

11 redesignated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

12 ‘‘(36) PROGRAM OF STUDY.—The term ‘pro13 gram of study’ means a coordinated, nonduplicative 

14 sequence of secondary and postsecondary academic 

15 and technical content that— 

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

18 State under section 1111(b)(1) of the Elemen19 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(1)), that— 

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


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1 ‘‘(ii) are aligned with the needs of in2 dustries in the economy of the State, re3 gion, or local area; 

4 ‘‘(B) progresses in specificity (beginning 

5 with all aspects of an industry or career cluster 

6 and leading to more occupational specific in7 struction); 

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

9 that incorporate credentialing; and 

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

11 recognized postsecondary credential. 

12 ‘‘(37) RECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY CREDEN13 TIAL.—The term ‘recognized postsecondary creden14 tial’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of 

15 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

16 U.S.C. 3102).’’; 

17 (19) in paragraph (40) (as so redesignated by 

18 paragraph (2))— 

19 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘fos20 ter children’’ and inserting ‘‘youth who are in 

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

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

23 ‘‘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 (40) (as so 

17 redesignated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

18 ‘‘(41) 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 (21) in paragraph (43) (as so redesignated by 

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1 sionals and specialized instructional support per2 sonnel)’’ after ‘‘supportive personnel’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘(46) UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING.— 

5 The term ‘universal design for learning’ has the 

6 meaning given the term in section 8101 of the Ele7 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

8 U.S.C. 7801). 

9 ‘‘(47) WORK-BASED LEARNING.—The term 

10 ‘work-based learning’ means sustained interactions 

11 with industry or community professionals in real 

12 workplace settings, to the extent practicable, or sim13 ulated environments at an educational institution 

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

15 tasks required of a given career field, that are 

16 aligned to curriculum and instruction.’’. 

17 SEC. 8. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. 

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

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

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

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

22 Technical Education Act of 2006’’ each place it ap23 pears and inserting ‘‘Strengthening Career and 

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

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


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1 SEC. 9. PROHIBITIONS. 

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

3 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Federal Gov4 ernment to mandate,’’ and all that follows through 

5 the end and inserting ‘‘Federal Government— 

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

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

8 receipt of any priority or preference under such 

9 grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, upon a 

10 State, local educational agency, eligible agency, eligi11 ble recipient, eligible entity, or school’s adoption or 

12 implementation of specific instructional content, aca13 demic standards and assessments, curricula, or pro14 gram of instruction (including any condition, pri15 ority, or preference to adopt the Common Core State 

16 Standards developed under the Common Core State 

17 Standards Initiative, any other academic standards 

18 common to a significant number of States, or any 

19 assessment, instructional content, or curriculum 

20 aligned to such standards); 

21 ‘‘(2) through grants, contracts, or other cooper22 ative agreements, to mandate, direct, or control a 

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1 ing any requirement, direction, or mandate to adopt 

2 the Common Core State Standards developed under 

3 the Common Core State Standards Initiative, any 

4 other academic standards common to a significant 

5 number of States, or any assessment, instructional 

6 content, or curriculum aligned to such standards); 

7 and 

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

9 211(b), and 223— 

10 ‘‘(A) to mandate, direct, or control the al11 location of State or local resources; or 

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

13 subdivision of a State spend any funds or incur 

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

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

16 subsection (e) as subsection (d). 

17 SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

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

19 follows: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

21 ‘‘There are to be authorized to be appropriated to 

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

23 ‘‘(1) $1,133,002,074 for fiscal year 2017; 

24 ‘‘(2) $1,148,618,465 for fiscal year 2018; 

25 ‘‘(3) $1,164,450,099 for fiscal year 2019; 


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

2 ‘‘(5) $1,196,771,008 for fiscal year 2021; and 

3 ‘‘(6) $1,213,266,339 for fiscal year 2022.’’. 

4 TITLE I—CAREER AND TECH5 NICAL EDUCATION ASSIST6 ANCE TO THE STATES 

7 PART A—ALLOTMENT AND ALLOCATION 

8 SEC. 111. WITHIN STATE ALLOCATION. 

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

10 (1) in subsection (a)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘10 per12 cent’’ and inserting ‘‘15 percent’’; 

13 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

14 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

15 (I) by striking ‘‘1 percent’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘2 percent’’; and 

17 (II) by striking ‘‘State correc18 tional institutions and institutions’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘State correctional in20 stitutions, juvenile justice facilities, 

21 and educational institutions’’; and 

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

23 ‘‘available for services’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘available to assist eligible recipients in 

25 providing services’’; and 


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

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

3 and 

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

5 and all that follows through the end and inserting 

6 ‘‘section 135— 

7 ‘‘(1) in— 

8 ‘‘(A) rural areas; 

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

10 concentrators or CTE participants; and 

11 ‘‘(C) areas with high numbers of CTE con12 centrators or CTE participants; and 

13 ‘‘(2) in order to— 

14 ‘‘(A) foster innovation through the identi15 fication and promotion of promising and proven 

16 career and technical education programs, prac17 tices, and strategies, which may include prac18 tices and strategies that prepare individuals for 

19 nontraditional fields; or 

20 ‘‘(B) promote the development, implemen21 tation, and adoption of programs of study or 

22 career pathways aligned with State-identified 

23 in-demand occupations or industries.’’. 

24 SEC. 112. ACCOUNTABILITY. 

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


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

2 the activities’’ and inserting ‘‘comprising the activi3 ties’’; 

4 (2) in subsection (b)— 

5 (A) by striking subparagraph (B) and re6 designating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph 

7 (B); 

8 (B) in subparagraph (B), as so redesig9 nated, by striking ‘‘, and State levels of per10 formance described in paragraph (3)(B) for 

11 each additional indicator of performance’’; and 

12 (C) by striking paragraph (2) and insert13 ing the following: 

14 ‘‘(2) INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE.— 

15 ‘‘(A) CORE INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE

16 FOR CTE CONCENTRATORS AT THE SECONDARY

17 LEVEL.—Each eligible agency shall identify in 

18 the State plan core indicators of performance 

19 for CTE concentrators at the secondary level 

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

21 a minimum, measures of each of the following: 

22 ‘‘(i) The percentage of CTE con23 centrators who graduate high school, as 

24 measured by— 


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1 ‘‘(I) the four-year adjusted co2 hort graduation rate (defined in sec3 tion 8101 of the Elementary and Sec4 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

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

6 ‘‘(II) at the State’s discretion, 

7 the extended-year adjusted cohort 

8 graduation rate defined in such sec9 tion 8101 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

10 ‘‘(ii) CTE concentrator attainment of 

11 challenging State academic standards 

12 adopted by the State under section 

13 1111(b)(1)(A) of the Elementary and Sec14 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

15 6311(b)(1)(A)), and measured by the aca16 demic assessments described in section 

17 1111(b)(2) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 

18 6311(b)(2)). 

19 ‘‘(iii) The percentage of CTE con20 centrators who, in the second quarter fol21 lowing the program year after exiting from 

22 secondary education, are in postsecondary 

23 education or advanced training, military 

24 service, or unsubsidized employment. 


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

2 career and technical education program 

3 quality that— 

4 ‘‘(I) shall include, not less than 

5 one of the following— 

6 ‘‘(aa) the percentage of CTE 

7 concentrators graduating from 

8 high school having attained rec9 ognized postsecondary creden10 tials; 

11 ‘‘(bb) the percentage of CTE 

12 concentrators graduating from 

13 high school having attained post14 secondary credits in the relevant 

15 career and technical educational 

16 program or program of study 

17 earned through dual and concur18 rent enrollment or another credit 

19 transfer agreement; or 

20 ‘‘(cc) the percentage of CTE 

21 concentrators graduating from 

22 high school having participated in 

23 work-based learning; and 

24 ‘‘(II) may include any other 

25 measure of student success in career 


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1 and technical education that is state2 wide, valid, and reliable. 

3 ‘‘(v) The percentage of CTE con4 centrators in career and technical edu5 cation programs and programs of study 

6 that lead to nontraditional fields. 

7 ‘‘(B) CORE INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE

8 FOR CTE CONCENTRATORS AT THE POSTSEC9 ONDARY LEVEL.—Each eligible agency shall 

10 identify in the State plan core indicators of per11 formance for CTE concentrators at the postsec12 ondary level that are valid and reliable, and 

13 that include, at a minimum, measures of each 

14 of the following: 

15 ‘‘(i) The percentage of CTE con16 centrators, who, during the second quarter 

17 after program completion, are in education 

18 or training activities, advanced training, or 

19 unsubsidized employment. 

20 ‘‘(ii) The median earnings of CTE 

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1 secondary credential during participation 

2 in or within 1 year of program completion. 

3 ‘‘(iv) The percentage of CTE con4 centrators in nontraditional fields. 

5 ‘‘(C) ALIGNMENT OF PERFORMANCE INDI6 CATORS.—In developing core indicators of per7 formance and additional indicators of perform8 ance under subparagraphs (A) and (B), an eli9 gible agency shall, to the greatest extent pos10 sible, align the indicators so that substantially 

11 similar information gathered for other State 

12 and Federal programs, or for any other pur13 pose, may be used to meet the requirements of 

14 this section.’’; 

15 (D) in paragraph (3)— 

16 (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 

17 read as follows: 

18 ‘‘(A) STATE ADJUSTED LEVELS OF PER19 FORMANCE FOR CORE INDICATORS OF PER20 FORMANCE.— 

21 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible 

22 agency, with input from eligible recipients, 

23 shall establish in the State plan submitted 

24 under section 122, for the first 2 program 

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1 performance for each of the core indicators 

2 of performance described in subparagraphs 

3 (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) for career 

4 and technical education activities author5 ized under this title. The levels of perform6 ance established under this subparagraph 

7 shall, at a minimum— 

8 ‘‘(I) be expressed in a percentage 

9 or numerical form, so as to be objec10 tive, quantifiable, and measurable; 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(II) be sufficiently ambitious to 

13 allow for meaningful evaluation of 

14 program quality. 

15 ‘‘(ii) IDENTIFICATION IN THE STATE

16 PLAN.—Subject to section 4, each eligible 

17 agency shall identify, in the State plan 

18 submitted under section 122, levels of per19 formance for each of the core indicators of 

20 performance for the first 2 program years 

21 covered by the State plan. 

22 ‘‘(iii) STATE ADJUSTED LEVELS OF

23 PERFORMANCE FOR SUBSEQUENT

24 YEARS.—Prior to the third program year 

25 covered by the State plan, each eligible 


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1 agency shall revise the State levels of per2 formance for each of the core indicators of 

3 performance for the subsequent program 

4 years covered by the State plan, taking 

5 into account the extent to which such lev6 els of performance promote meaningful 

7 program improvement on such indicators. 

8 The State adjusted levels of performance 

9 identified under this clause shall be consid10 ered to be the State adjusted levels of per11 formance for the State for such years and 

12 shall be incorporated into the State plan. 

13 ‘‘(iv) REPORTING.—The eligible agen14 cy shall, for each year described in clauses 

15 (i) and (iii), publicly report and widely dis16 seminate the State levels of performance 

17 described in this subparagraph. 

18 ‘‘(v) REVISIONS.—If unanticipated 

19 circumstances arise in a State, the eligible 

20 agency may revise the State adjusted levels 

21 of performance required under this sub22 paragraph, and submit such revised levels 

23 of performance with evidence supporting 

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

2 of section 122.’’; and 

3 (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 

4 inserting the following: 

5 ‘‘(B) ACTUAL LEVELS OF PERFORM6 ANCE.—At the end of each program year, the 

7 eligible agency shall determine actual levels of 

8 performance on each of the core indicators of 

9 performance and publicly report and widely dis10 seminate the actual levels of performance de11 scribed in this subparagraph.’’; 

12 (E) in paragraph (4)— 

13 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

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

15 ‘‘consistent with the State levels of 

16 performance established under para17 graph (3), so as’’ and inserting ‘‘con18 sistent with the form expressed in the 

19 State levels, so as’’; 

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

21 inserting the following: 

22 ‘‘(II) be sufficiently ambitious to 

23 allow for meaningful evaluation of 

24 program quality.’’; 

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1 (aa) by striking ‘‘third and 

2 fifth program years’’ and insert3 ing ‘‘third program year’’; and 

4 (bb) by striking ‘‘cor5 responding’’ before ‘‘subsequent 

6 program years’’; 

7 (IV) in clause (v)— 

8 (aa) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

9 the end of subclause (I); 

10 (bb) by redesignating sub11 clause (II) as subclause (III); 

12 (cc) by inserting after sub13 clause (I) the following: 

14 ‘‘(II) local economic conditions.’’; 

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

16 redesignated, by striking ‘‘pro17 mote continuous improvement on 

18 the core indicators of perform19 ance by the eligible recipient.’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘advance the eligi21 ble recipient’s accomplishments 

22 of the goals set forth in the local 

23 application; and’’; and 

24 (ee) by adding at the end 

25 the following: 


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1 ‘‘(IV) the eligible recipient’s abil2 ity and capacity to collect and access 

3 valid, reliable, and cost effective 

4 data.’’; 

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

6 ‘‘or changes occur related to improve7 ments in data or measurement ap8 proaches,’’ after ‘‘factors described in 

9 clause (v),’’; and 

10 (VI) by adding at the end the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(vii) REPORTING.—The eligible re13 cipient shall, for each year described in 

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

15 local levels of performance described in this 

16 subparagraph.’’; 

17 (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 

18 redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub19 paragraph (B); and 

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

21 (B), as so redesignated— 

22 (I) by striking ‘‘section 

23 1111(h)(1)(C)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec24 tion 1111(h)(1)(C)(ii)’’; and 


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1 (II) by striking ‘‘section 3(29)’’ 

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

3 (F) in subsection (c)— 

4 (i) in the heading, by inserting 

5 ‘‘STATE’’ before ‘‘REPORT’’; 

6 (ii) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking 

7 ‘‘information on the levels of performance 

8 achieved by the State with respect to the 

9 additional indicators of performance, in10 cluding the’’ and inserting ‘‘the’’; and 

11 (iii) in paragraph (2)(A)— 

12 (I) by striking ‘‘categories’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘subgroups’’; 

14 (II) by striking ‘‘section 

15 1111(h)(1)(C)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec16 tion 1111(h)(1)(C)(ii)’’; and 

17 (III) by striking ‘‘section 3(29)’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘section 3(40)’’. 

19 SEC. 113. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 

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

21 (1) in subsection (a)— 

22 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

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1 sultation with the Director of the Institute 

2 for Education Sciences,’’; and 

3 (ii) by inserting ‘‘from eligible agen4 cies under section 113(c)’’ after ‘‘pursuant 

5 to this title’’; and 

6 (B) by striking paragraph (3); 

7 (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol8 lows: 

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

10 such action as may be necessary to secure at reasonable 

11 cost the information required by this title. To ensure rea12 sonable cost, the Secretary, in consultation with the Na13 tional Center for Education Statistics and the Office of 

14 Career, Technical, and Adult Education shall determine 

15 the methodology to be used and the frequency with which 

16 such information is to be collected.’’; 

17 (3) in subsection (c)— 

18 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

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

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

22 and 

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

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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’’; and 

16 (II) by striking ‘‘assessment’’ 

17 each place such term appears and in18 serting ‘‘evaluation’’; and 

19 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

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

21 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

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

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1 cess to, and in opportunities for aca2 demic and technical skill attainment; 

3 and’’; and 

4 (III) by adding at the end the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘(vii) representatives of special popu7 lations.’’; 

8 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

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

10 ASSESSMENT’’; 

11 (ii) 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 striking ‘‘and assess17 ment’’; 

18 (III) by striking ‘‘Carl D. Per19 kins Act Career and Technical Edu20 cation Improvement Act of 2006’’ and 

21 ‘‘Strengthening Career and Technical 

22 Education for the 21st Century Act’’; 

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

24 cooperative agreements that are’’ and 

25 inserting ‘‘to institutions of higher 


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1 education, public or private nonprofit 

2 organizations or agencies, or a con3 sortia of institutions of higher edu4 cation’’; and 

5 (V) by adding at the end the fol6 lowing: ‘‘Such evaluation shall, when7 ever possible, use the most recent 

8 data available from the 5-year period 

9 preceding such evaluation.’’; and 

10 (iii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 

11 read as follows: 

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

13 under subparagraph (A) shall include descrip14 tions and evaluations of— 

15 ‘‘(i) the extent and success of the inte16 gration of challenging State academic 

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

18 Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

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

20 and technical education for students par21 ticipating in career and technical education 

22 programs, including a review of the effect 

23 of such integration on the academic and 

24 technical proficiency achievement of such 

25 students (including the number of such 


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1 students that receive a regular high school 

2 diploma, as such term is defined under sec3 tion 8101 of the Elementary and Sec4 ondary Education Act of 1965 or a State5 defined alternative diploma described in 

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

7 (20 U.S.C. 7801(25)(A)(ii)(I)(bb))); 

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

9 technical education programs and pro10 grams of study prepare students, including 

11 special populations, for subsequent employ12 ment in high-skill, high-wage occupations 

13 (including those in which mathematics and 

14 science, which may include computer 

15 science, skills are critical), or for participa16 tion in postsecondary education; 

17 ‘‘(iii) employer involvement in, benefit 

18 from, and satisfaction with, career and 

19 technical education programs and pro20 grams of study and career and technical 

21 education students’ preparation for em22 ployment; 

23 ‘‘(iv) efforts to expand access to ca24 reer and technical education programs of 

25 study for all students; and 


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

2 this Act made under the Strengthening Ca3 reer and Technical Education for the 21st 

4 Century Act, including comparisons, where 

5 appropriate, of— 

6 ‘‘(I) the use of the comprehensive 

7 needs assessment under section 

8 134(b); 

9 ‘‘(II) the implementation of pro10 grams of study; and 

11 ‘‘(III) coordination of planning 

12 and program delivery with other rel13 evant laws, including the Workforce 

14 Innovation and Opportunity Act and 

15 the Elementary and Secondary Edu16 cation Act of 1965.’’; and 

17 (iv) in subparagraph (C)(i)— 

18 (I) by inserting ‘‘, in consultation 

19 with the Director of the Institute for 

20 Education Sciences,’’ after ‘‘the Sec21 retary’’; 

22 (II) in subclause (I)— 

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1 (bb) by striking ‘‘2010’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘2019’’; and 

3 (III) in subclause (II)— 

4 (aa) by striking ‘‘assess5 ment’’ and inserting ‘‘evalua6 tion’’; and 

7 (bb) by striking ‘‘2011’’ and 

8 inserting ‘‘2022’’; and 

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

10 inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(3) INNOVATION.— 

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

13 support innovative strategies and activities to 

14 improve career and technical education and 

15 align workforce skills with labor market needs 

16 as part of the plan developed under subsection 

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

18 Secretary may award grants to eligible entities 

19 to— 

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

21 take to scale evidence-based, field initiated 

22 innovations, including through a pay for 

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25 and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) rigorously evaluate such innova2 tions. 

3 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—In this 

4 paragraph, the term ‘eligible entity’ means a 

5 consortium that— 

6 ‘‘(i) shall include at least two of the 

7 following— 

8 ‘‘(I) a local educational agency; 

9 ‘‘(II) an educational service agen10 cy; 

11 ‘‘(III) a postsecondary edu12 cational institution; 

13 ‘‘(IV) an area career and tech14 nical education school; 

15 ‘‘(V) a State educational agency; 

16 or 

17 ‘‘(VI) the Bureau of Indian Edu18 cation; 

19 ‘‘(ii) may include a regional, State, or 

20 local public or private organization, includ21 ing a community-based organization; and 

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1 ty in its application under subparagraph 

2 (D). 

3 ‘‘(C) MATCHING FUNDS.— 

4 ‘‘(i) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED.— 

5 Except as provided under clause (ii), to re6 ceive a grant under this paragraph, an eli7 gible entity shall, through cash or in-kind 

8 contributions, provide matching funds from 

9 public or private sources in an amount 

10 equal to at least 50 percent of the funds 

11 provided under such grant. 

12 ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary 

13 may waive the matching fund requirement 

14 under clause (i) if the eligible entity dem15 onstrates exceptional circumstances. 

16 ‘‘(D) APPLICATION.—To receive a grant 

17 under this paragraph, an eligible entity shall 

18 submit to the Secretary at such a time as the 

19 Secretary may require, an application that— 

20 ‘‘(i) identifies and designates the 

21 agency, institution, or school responsible 

22 for the administration and supervision of 

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1 ‘‘(ii) identifies the source and amount 

2 of the matching funds required under sub3 paragraph (C)(i); 

4 ‘‘(iii) describes how the eligible entity 

5 will use the grant funds, including how 

6 such funds will directly benefit students, 

7 including special populations, served by the 

8 eligible entity; 

9 ‘‘(iv) describes how the program as10 sisted under this paragraph will be coordi11 nated with the activities carried out under 

12 section 124 or 135; 

13 ‘‘(v) describes how the program as14 sisted under this paragraph aligns with the 

15 single plan described in subsection (c); and 

16 ‘‘(vi) describes how the program as17 sisted under this paragraph will be evalu18 ated and how that evaluation may inform 

19 the report described in subsection 

20 (d)(2)(C). 

21 ‘‘(E) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.— 

22 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In awarding 

23 grants under this paragraph, the Secretary 

24 shall award no less than 25 percent of the 

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1 eligible entities proposing to fund career 

2 and technical education activities that 

3 serve— 

4 ‘‘(I) a local educational agency 

5 with an urban-centric district locale 

6 code of 32, 33, 41, 42, or 43, as de7 termined by the Secretary; 

8 ‘‘(II) an institution of higher 

9 education primarily serving the one or 

10 more areas served by such a local edu11 cational agency; 

12 ‘‘(III) a consortium of such local 

13 educational agencies or such institu14 tions of higher education; 

15 ‘‘(IV) a partnership between— 

16 ‘‘(aa) an educational service 

17 agency or a nonprofit organiza18 tion; and 

19 ‘‘(bb) such a local edu20 cational agency or such an insti21 tution of higher education; or 

22 ‘‘(V) a partnership between— 

23 ‘‘(aa) a grant recipient de24 scribed in subclause (I) or (II); 

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1 ‘‘(bb) a State educational 

2 agency. 

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

4 that is awarded a grant under this paragraph 

5 shall use the grant funds, in a manner con6 sistent with subparagraph (A)(i), to— 

7 ‘‘(i) improve career and technical edu8 cation outcomes of students served by eligi9 ble entities under this title; 

10 ‘‘(ii) improve career and technical 

11 education teacher effectiveness; 

12 ‘‘(iii) improve the transition of stu13 dents from secondary education to postsec14 ondary education; 

15 ‘‘(iv) improve the incorporation of 

16 comprehensive work-based learning into ca17 reer and technical education; 

18 ‘‘(v) increase the effective use of tech19 nology within career and technical edu20 cation programs; 

21 ‘‘(vi) support new models for inte22 grating academic content and career and 

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1 ‘‘(vii) support the development and 

2 enhancement of innovative delivery models 

3 for career and technical education; 

4 ‘‘(viii) work with industry to design 

5 and implement courses or programs of 

6 study aligned to labor market needs in new 

7 or emerging fields; 

8 ‘‘(ix) integrate science, technology, en9 gineering, and mathematics fields, includ10 ing computer science education, with ca11 reer and technical education; 

12 ‘‘(x) support innovative approaches to 

13 career and technical education by rede14 signing the high school experience for stu15 dents, which may include evidence-based 

16 transitional support strategies for students 

17 who have not met postsecondary education 

18 eligibility requirements; 

19 ‘‘(xi) improve CTE concentrator em20 ployment outcomes in nontraditional fields; 

21 or 

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

23 technical education programs and pro24 grams of study in a coordinated strategy to 

25 address identified employer needs and 


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1 workforce shortages, such as shortages in 

2 the early childhood, elementary school, and 

3 secondary school education workforce. 

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

5 receiving a grant under this paragraph shall 

6 provide for an independent evaluation of the ac7 tivities carried out using such grant and submit 

8 to the Secretary an annual report that in9 cludes— 

10 ‘‘(i) a description of how funds re11 ceived under this paragraph were used; 

12 ‘‘(ii) the performance of the eligible 

13 entity with respect to, at a minimum, the 

14 performance indicators described under 

15 section 113, as applicable, and 

16 disaggregated by— 

17 ‘‘(I) subgroups of students de18 scribed in section 1111(c)(2)(B) of 

19 the Elementary and Secondary Edu20 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

21 6311(c)(2)(B)); 

22 ‘‘(II) special populations; and 

23 ‘‘(III) as appropriate, each career 

24 and technical education program and 

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1 ‘‘(iii) a quantitative analysis of the ef2 fectiveness of the project carried out under 

3 this paragraph.’’; and 

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

5 following: 

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

7 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec8 tion— 

9 ‘‘(1) $7,523,285 for fiscal year 2017; 

10 ‘‘(2) $7,626,980 for fiscal year 2018; 

11 ‘‘(3) $7,732,104 for fiscal year 2019; 

12 ‘‘(4) $7,838,677 for fiscal year 2020; 

13 ‘‘(5) $7,946,719 for fiscal year 2021; and 

14 ‘‘(6) $8,056,251 for fiscal year 2022.’’. 

15 SEC. 114. TRIBALLY CONTROLLED POSTSECONDARY CA16 REER AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS. 

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

18 read as follows: 

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

20 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec21 tion— 

22 ‘‘(1) $8,400,208 for fiscal year 2017; 

23 ‘‘(2) $8,515,989 for fiscal year 2018; 

24 ‘‘(3) $8,633,367 for fiscal year 2019; 

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1 ‘‘(5) $8,872,998 for fiscal year 2021; and 

2 ‘‘(6) $8,995,296 for fiscal year 2022.’’. 

3 SEC. 115. OCCUPATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT INFORMA4 TION. 

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

6 PART B—STATE PROVISIONS 

7 SEC. 121. STATE PLAN. 

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

9 (1) in subsection (a)— 

10 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

11 (i) by striking ‘‘6-year period’’ and in12 serting ‘‘4-year period’’; and 

13 (ii) by striking ‘‘Carl D. Perkins Ca14 reer and Technical Education Improve15 ment Act of 2006’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘Strengthening Career and Technical Edu17 cation for the 21st Century Act’’; 

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

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

20 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘(includ21 ing charter school’’ and all that follows through 

22 ‘‘and community organizations)’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘(including teachers, school leaders, authorized 

24 public chartering agencies, and charter school 

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1 labor organizations, parents, students, and com2 munity organizations)’’; and 

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

4 (e) to read as follows: 

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

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

7 may submit a combined plan that meets the require8 ments of this section and the requirements of section 

9 103 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

10 Act (29 U.S.C. 3113), unless the State opts to sub11 mit a single plan under paragraph (2) and informs 

12 the Secretary of such decision. 

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

14 elects not to submit a combined plan as described in 

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

16 single State plan. 

17 ‘‘(c) PLAN DEVELOPMENT.— 

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

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

20 with— 

21 ‘‘(i) representatives of secondary and 

22 postsecondary career and technical edu23 cation programs, including eligible recipi24 ents, and charter school representatives in 

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1 which shall include teachers, school lead2 ers, specialized instructional support per3 sonnel (including guidance counselors), and 

4 paraprofessionals; 

5 ‘‘(ii) interested community representa6 tives, including parents and students; 

7 ‘‘(iii) the State workforce development 

8 board described in section 101 of the 

9 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

10 (29 U.S.C. 3111); 

11 ‘‘(iv) representatives of special popu12 lations; 

13 ‘‘(v) representatives of business and 

14 industry (including representatives of small 

15 business), which shall include representa16 tives of industry and sector partnerships in 

17 the State, as appropriate, and representa18 tives of labor organizations in the State; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(vi) representatives of agencies serv21 ing out-of-school youth, homeless children 

22 and youth, and at-risk youth; and 

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

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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 

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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 or career path13 ways to be developed at the State level and 

14 made available for adoption by eligible recipi15 ents, including those developed in conjunction 

16 with the State workforce development board; 

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

18 for approving locally developed programs of 

19 study or career pathways, including how such 

20 programs address State workforce development 

21 and education needs; and 

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

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1 ration, guidance and advisement resources, 

2 available to students 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) align programs of study and ca16 reer pathways to the needs of the State, 

17 regional, and local labor market, including, 

18 as appropriate, State, regional, or local 

19 labor market data; 

20 ‘‘(vi) support effective and meaningful 

21 collaboration between secondary schools, 

22 postsecondary institutions, and employers; 

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1 ‘‘(vii) improve outcomes for CTE con2 centrators, including those who are mem3 bers of special populations; 

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

5 for how the eligible agency will approve eligible re6 cipients for funds under this Act, including how— 

7 ‘‘(A) each eligible recipient will promote 

8 academic achievement; 

9 ‘‘(B) each eligible recipient will promote 

10 skill attainment, including skill attainment that 

11 leads to a recognized postsecondary credential; 

12 and 

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

14 local need assessments under section 134 takes 

15 into consideration local economic and education 

16 needs, including where appropriate, in-demand 

17 industry sectors and occupations; 

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

19 will carry out the activities described in section 

20 124(b)(7); 

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

22 will support the recruitment and preparation of 

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1 reer and technical education instruction, leadership, 

2 and support; 

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

4 eligible agency through the allotment made under 

5 section 111 will be distributed— 

6 ‘‘(A) among career and technical education 

7 at the secondary level, or career and technical 

8 education at the postsecondary and adult level, 

9 or both, including how such distribution will 

10 most effectively provide students with the skills 

11 needed to succeed in the workplace; and 

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

13 formed among secondary schools and eligible in14 stitutions, and how funds will be distributed 

15 among the members of the consortia, including 

16 the rationale for such distribution and how it 

17 will most effectively provide students with the 

18 skills needed to succeed in the workplace; 

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

20 agency will adopt for determining State adjusted lev21 els of performance described in section 113, which at 

22 a minimum shall include— 

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1 ‘‘(B) opportunities for the public to com2 ment in person and in writing on the State ad3 justed levels of performance included in the 

4 State plan; and 

5 ‘‘(C) submission of public comment on 

6 State adjusted levels of performance as part of 

7 the State plan; and 

8 ‘‘(10) assurances that— 

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

10 the requirements of this Act and the provisions 

11 of the State plan, including the provision of a 

12 financial audit of funds received under this Act, 

13 which may be included as part of an audit of 

14 other Federal or State programs; 

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

16 this Act will be used to acquire equipment (in17 cluding computer software) in any instance in 

18 which such acquisition results in a direct finan19 cial benefit to any organization representing the 

20 interests of the acquiring entity of the employ21 ees of the acquiring entity, or any affiliate of 

22 such an organization; 

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1 wage, or in-demand occupations and nontradi2 tional fields, as identified by the State; 

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

4 provided under this Act to implement career 

5 and technical education programs and programs 

6 of study for individuals in State correctional in7 stitutions, including juvenile justice facilities in 

8 accordance with section 112(a)(2)(A); and 

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

10 educational agencies, area career and technical 

11 education schools, and eligible institutions in 

12 the State with technical assistance. 

13 ‘‘(e) CONSULTATION.— 

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

15 develop the portion of each State plan relating to the 

16 amount and uses of any funds proposed to be re17 served for adult career and technical education, 

18 postsecondary career and technical education, and 

19 secondary career and technical education after con20 sultation with the— 

21 ‘‘(A) State agency responsible for super22 vision of community colleges, technical insti23 tutes, or other 2-year postsecondary institutions 

24 primarily engaged in providing postsecondary 

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1 ‘‘(B) the State agency responsible for sec2 ondary education. 

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

4 State agency other than the eligible agency finds 

5 that a portion of the final State plan is objection6 able, that objection shall be filed together with the 

7 State plan. The eligible agency shall respond to any 

8 objections of such State agency in the State plan 

9 submitted to the Secretary. 

10 ‘‘(f) PLAN APPROVAL.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ap12 prove a State plan, or a revision to an approved 

13 State plan, unless the Secretary determines that the 

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

15 the requirements of this Act. 

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

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

18 State plan only if the Secretary— 

19 ‘‘(i) determines how the State plan 

20 fails to meet the requirements of this Act; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(ii) immediately provides to the 

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1 rationale to substantiate such determina2 tion; and 

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

4 except after making the determination and pro5 viding the information described in subpara6 graph (A) and giving the eligible agency notice 

7 and an opportunity for a hearing. 

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

9 deemed approved by the Secretary if the Secretary 

10 has not responded to the eligible agency regarding 

11 the State plan within 90 days of the date the Sec12 retary receives the State plan.’’. 

13 SEC. 122. IMPROVEMENT PLANS. 

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

15 (1) in subsection (a)— 

16 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

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

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

19 (ii) by striking ‘‘appropriate agen20 cies,’’ and inserting ‘‘appropriate State 

21 agencies,’’; 

22 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

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1 scribed in paragraph (1),’’ after ‘‘purposes 

2 of this Act,’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘subsection’’; 

5 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

6 (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 

7 read as follows: 

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

9 fails to make any improvement in meeting any 

10 of the State adjusted levels of performance for 

11 any of the core indicators of performance iden12 tified under paragraph (1) during the first 2 

13 years of implementation of the improvement 

14 plan required under paragraph (1), the eligible 

15 agency— 

16 ‘‘(i) shall revise such improvement 

17 plan to address the reasons for such fail18 ure; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) shall continue to implement such 

20 improvement plan until the agency meets 

21 at least 90 percent of the State adjusted 

22 level of performance for the same core in23 dicators of performance for which the plan 

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

2 ‘‘sanction in’’ and inserting ‘‘requirements 

3 of’’; and 

4 (D) by striking paragraph (4); 

5 (2) in subsection (b)— 

6 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the eli7 gible agency, appropriate agencies, individuals, 

8 and organizations’’ and inserting ‘‘local stake9 holders included in section 134(d)(1)’’; 

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

11 work with the eligible recipient to implement 

12 improvement actions consistent with the re13 quirements of this Act.’’ and inserting ‘‘shall 

14 provide technical assistance to assist the eligible 

15 recipient in meeting its responsibilities under 

16 section 134.’’; 

17 (C) in paragraph (4)— 

18 (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 

19 read as follows: 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the eligible recipi21 ent fails to make any improvement in meeting 

22 any of the local adjusted levels of performance 

23 for any of the core indicators of performance 

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1 of years determined by the eligible agency, the 

2 eligible recipient— 

3 ‘‘(i) shall revise the improvement plan 

4 described in paragraph (2) to address the 

5 reasons for such failure; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) shall continue to implement such 

7 improvement plan until such recipient 

8 meets at least 90 percent of an agreed 

9 upon local adjusted level of performance 

10 for the same core indicators of perform11 ance for which the plan is revised.’’; and 

12 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

13 (I) in the matter preceding clause 

14 (i)— 

15 (aa) by striking ‘‘In deter16 mining whether to impose sanc17 tions under subparagraph (A), 

18 the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 

19 (bb) by striking ‘‘waive im20 posing sanctions’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘waive the requirements of sub22 paragraph (A)’’; 

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

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

2 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 

3 or’’; and 

4 (IV) by adding at the end the fol5 lowing: 

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

7 from an eligible recipient consistent with 

8 clauses (i) and (ii).’’; and 

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

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

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

12 described in subsection (b)(2), the State and local im13 provement plans, and the elements of such plans, required 

14 under this section shall be developed solely by the eligible 

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

16 SEC. 123. STATE LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES. 

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

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

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

20 ‘‘(1) conduct State leadership activities directly 

21 or through a grant process; and 

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

23 funds in achieving the goals described in section 

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1 (2) in subsection (b)— 

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

3 and inserting the following: 

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

5 which may include standards, curriculum, and 

6 course development, and career exploration, guid7 ance, and advisement activities and resources; 

8 ‘‘(2) approving locally developed programs of 

9 study that meet the requirements established in sec10 tion 122(c)(1)(B); 

11 ‘‘(3) establishing statewide articulation agree12 ments aligned to approved programs of study; 

13 ‘‘(4) establishing statewide partnerships among 

14 local educational agencies, institutions of higher edu15 cation, and employers, including small businesses, to 

16 develop and implement programs of study aligned to 

17 State and local economic priorities;’’; and 

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

19 and inserting the following: 

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

21 such as State correctional institutions, including ju22 venile justice facilities, and educational institutions 

23 that serve individuals with disabilities; and 

24 ‘‘(7) for faculty providing career and technical 

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1 quality comprehensive professional development that 

2 is, to the extent practicable, coordinated and aligned 

3 with other professional development activities carried 

4 out by the State (including under title II of the Ele5 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

6 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) and title II of the Higher Edu7 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.)), in8 cluding programming that— 

9 ‘‘(A) promotes the integration of the chal10 lenging State academic standards adopted by 

11 the State under section 1111(b)(2) of the Ele12 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

13 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)) and relevant technical 

14 knowledge and skills; 

15 ‘‘(B) prepares career and technical edu16 cation teachers, specialized instructional sup17 port personnel, and paraprofessionals to provide 

18 appropriate accommodations for students who 

19 are members of special populations, including 

20 through the use of principles of universal design 

21 for learning; and 

22 ‘‘(C) increases understanding of industry 

23 standards, as appropriate, for faculty providing 

24 career and technical education instruction.’’; 

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

2 through (17) and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(1) awarding incentive grants to eligible recipi4 ents— 

5 ‘‘(A) for exemplary performance in car6 rying out programs under this Act, which 

7 awards shall be based on— 

8 ‘‘(i) eligible recipients exceeding the 

9 local adjusted level of performance estab10 lished under section 113(b)(4)(A) in a 

11 manner that reflects sustained or signifi12 cant improvement; 

13 ‘‘(ii) eligible recipients effectively de14 veloping connections between secondary 

15 education and postsecondary education and 

16 training; 

17 ‘‘(iii) the integration of academic and 

18 technical standards; 

19 ‘‘(iv) eligible recipients’ progress in 

20 closing achievement gaps among sub21 populations who participate in programs of 

22 study; or 

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1 Act as the eligible agency determines are 

2 appropriate; or 

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

4 funds as permitted under section 135(c); 

5 ‘‘(2) providing support for the adoption and in6 tegration of recognized postsecondary credentials or 

7 for consultation and coordination with other State 

8 agencies for the identification, consolidation, or 

9 elimination of licenses or certifications which pose an 

10 unnecessary barrier to entry for aspiring workers 

11 and provide limited consumer protection; 

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

13 of pay-for-success initiatives leading to recognized 

14 postsecondary credentials; 

15 ‘‘(4) providing career and technical education 

16 services for adults and out-of-school youth concur17 rent with their completion of their secondary school 

18 education in a school or other educational setting; 

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

20 competency-based curricula; 

21 ‘‘(6) the creation, implementation, and support 

22 of programs of study or career pathways in areas 

23 declared to be in a state of emergency under section 

24 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

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

2 enrollment programs, such as early college high 

3 schools; 

4 ‘‘(8) improvement of career guidance and aca5 demic counseling programs that assist students in 

6 making informed academic and career and technical 

7 education decisions, including academic and financial 

8 aid counseling; 

9 ‘‘(9) support for the integration of employ10 ability skills into career and technical education pro11 grams and programs of study; 

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

13 increase access, student engagement, and success in 

14 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 

15 fields (including computer science), particularly for 

16 students who are members of groups underrep17 resented in such subject fields, such as female stu18 dents, minority students, and students who are 

19 members of special populations; 

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

21 organizations, especially with respect to efforts to in22 crease the participation of students who are mem23 bers of special populations; 

24 ‘‘(12) support for establishing and expanding 

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

2 training of career and technical education teachers 

3 and paraprofessionals, such as preservice, profes4 sional development, and leadership development pro5 grams; 

6 ‘‘(14) integrating and aligning programs of 

7 study with career pathways; and 

8 ‘‘(15) supporting the use of career and tech9 nical education programs and programs of study 

10 aligned with State, regional, or local in-demand in11 dustry sectors or occupations identified by State or 

12 local workforce development boards.’’. 

13 PART C—LOCAL PROVISIONS 

14 SEC. 131. LOCAL APPLICATION FOR CAREER AND TECH15 NICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 

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

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

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

19 (2) in subsection (a)— 

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

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

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

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

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

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The eligible agency shall deter4 mine the requirements for local applications, except that 

5 each local application shall contain— 

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

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

11 by the eligible recipient with funds under this part, 

12 including— 

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

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

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

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

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

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

22 will provide— 

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

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1 ‘‘(C) an organized system of career guid2 ance and academic counseling to students be3 fore enrolling and while participating in a ca4 reer and technical education program; and 

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

6 will— 

7 ‘‘(A) provide activities to prepare special 

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

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

13 ‘‘(c) COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT.— 

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

17 ‘‘(A) conduct a comprehensive local needs 

18 assessment related to career and technical edu19 cation; and 

20 ‘‘(B) not less than once every two years, 

21 update such comprehensive local needs assess22 ment. 

23 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The comprehensive 

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

2 the students served by the eligible recipient 

3 with respect to State and local adjusted levels 

4 of performance established pursuant to section 

5 113, including an evaluation of performance for 

6 special populations; 

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

9 recipient are— 

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

12 by the eligible recipient; 

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

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

17 pathways, where appropriate; or 

18 ‘‘(iii) designed to meet local education 

19 or economic needs not identified by State 

20 or local workforce development boards; 

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

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

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

25 overcome barriers that result in lowering rates 


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

2 technical education programs for special popu3 lations; 

4 ‘‘(E) a description of how the eligible re5 cipient will improve recruitment, retention, and 

6 training of career and technical education 

7 teachers, faculty, and career, academic, and 

8 guidance counselors, including individuals in 

9 groups underrepresented in such professions; 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(F) a description of how the eligible re12 cipient will support the transition to teaching 

13 from business and industry. 

14 ‘‘(d) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the comprehen15 sive needs assessment under subsection (c), an eligible re16 cipient shall involve a diverse body of stakeholders, includ17 ing, at a minimum— 

18 ‘‘(1) representatives of career and technical 

19 education programs in a local educational agency or 

20 educational service agency, including teachers and 

21 administrators; 

22 ‘‘(2) representatives of career and technical 

23 education programs at postsecondary educational in24 stitutions, including teachers and administrators; 


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

2 development boards and a range of local or regional 

3 businesses or industries; 

4 ‘‘(4) parents and students; 

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

6 ‘‘(6) representatives of local agencies serving 

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

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

9 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965). 

10 ‘‘(e) CONTINUED CONSULTATION.—An eligible re11 cipient receiving a financial assistance under this part 

12 shall consult with the entities described in subsection (d) 

13 on an ongoing basis to— 

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

15 comprehensive needs assessment required under sub16 section (c); 

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

18 ‘‘(A) responsive to community employment 

19 needs; 

20 ‘‘(B) aligned with employment priorities in 

21 the State, regional, or local economy identified 

22 by employers and the entities described in sub23 section (d), which may include in-demand in24 dustry sectors or occupations identified by the 

25 local workforce development board; 


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1 ‘‘(C) informed by labor market informa2 tion, including information provided under sec3 tion 15(e)(2)(C) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 

4 U.S.C. 491–2(e)(2)(C)); 

5 ‘‘(D) designed to meet current, inter6 mediate, or long-term labor market projections; 

7 and 

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

9 from industry or sector partnerships in the local 

10 area, where applicable, into the development 

11 and implementation of programs of study to en12 sure programs align with skills required by local 

13 employment opportunities, including activities 

14 such as the identification of relevant standards, 

15 curriculum, industry-recognized credentials, and 

16 current technology and equipment; 

17 ‘‘(3) identify and encourage opportunities for 

18 work-based learning; and 

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

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

21 SEC. 132. LOCAL USES OF FUNDS. 

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

23 follows: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 135. LOCAL USES OF FUNDS. 

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

3 that receives funds under this part shall use such funds 

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

5 technical education programs to meet the needs identified 

6 in the comprehensive needs assessment described in sec7 tion 134(c). 

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

9 made available to eligible recipients under this part shall 

10 be used to support career and technical education pro11 grams that— 

12 ‘‘(1) provide career exploration and career de13 velopment activities through an organized, system14 atic framework designed to aid students, before en15 rolling and while participating in a program of 

16 study, in making informed plans and decisions about 

17 future education and career opportunities and pro18 grams of study, which may include— 

19 ‘‘(A) introductory courses or activities fo20 cused on career exploration and career aware21 ness; 

22 ‘‘(B) readily available career and labor 

23 market information, including information on— 

24 ‘‘(i) occupational supply and demand; 

25 ‘‘(ii) educational requirements; 


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1 ‘‘(iii) other information on careers 

2 aligned to State or local economic prior3 ities; and 

4 ‘‘(iv) employment sectors; 

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

6 development of student graduation and career 

7 plans; 

8 ‘‘(D) career guidance and academic coun9 selors that provide information on postsec10 ondary education and career options; or 

11 ‘‘(E) any other activity that advances 

12 knowledge of career opportunities and assists 

13 students in making informed decisions about 

14 future education and employment goals; 

15 ‘‘(2) provide professional development for teach16 ers, principals, school leaders, administrators, and 

17 career and guidance counselors with respect to con18 tent and pedagogy that— 

19 ‘‘(A) supports individualized academic and 

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

22 and career and technical education standards 

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1 ‘‘(B) ensures labor market information is 

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

4 ‘‘(C) provides educators with opportunities 

5 to advance knowledge, skills, and understanding 

6 of all aspects of an industry, including the lat7 est workplace equipment, technologies, stand8 ards, and credentials; 

9 ‘‘(D) supports administrators in managing 

10 career and technical education programs in the 

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

13 ‘‘(E) supports the implementation of strat14 egies to improve student achievement and close 

15 gaps in student participation and performance 

16 in career and technical education programs; 

17 ‘‘(3) provide services and activities that are of 

18 sufficient size, scope, and quality to be effective; 

19 ‘‘(4) provide career and technical education stu20 dents, including special populations, with the skills 

21 necessary to pursue high-skill, high-wage occupa22 tions; 

23 ‘‘(5) support integration of academic skills into 

24 career and technical education programs and pro25 grams of study to support CTE participants at the 


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1 secondary school level in meeting the challenging 

2 State academic standards adopted under section 

3 1111(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu4 cation Act of 1965 by the State in which the eligible 

5 recipient is located; 

6 ‘‘(6) plan and carry out elements that support 

7 the implementation of programs of study and stu8 dent achievement of the local adjusted levels of per9 formance established under section 113, which may 

10 include— 

11 ‘‘(A) curriculum aligned with the require12 ments for a program of study; 

13 ‘‘(B) sustainable relationships among edu14 cation, business and industry, and other com15 munity stakeholders, including industry or sec16 tor partnerships in the local area, where appli17 cable, that are designed to facilitate the process 

18 of continuously updating and aligning programs 

19 of study with skills in demand in the State, re20 gional, or local economy; 

21 ‘‘(C) dual or concurrent enrollment pro22 grams, including early college high schools; 

23 ‘‘(D) appropriate equipment, technology, 

24 and instructional materials aligned with busi25 ness and industry needs, including machinery, 


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1 testing equipment, tools, implements, hardware 

2 and software, and other new and emerging in3 structional materials; 

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

5 opportunities; 

6 ‘‘(F) industry-recognized certification 

7 exams or other assessments leading toward in8 dustry-recognized postsecondary credentials; 

9 ‘‘(G) recruitment and retention efforts to 

10 ensure effective educators and career and tech11 nical education program administrators; 

12 ‘‘(H) where applicable, coordination with 

13 other education and workforce development pro14 grams and initiatives, including career path15 ways and sector partnerships developed under 

16 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; 

17 ‘‘(I) expanding opportunities for students 

18 to participate in distance career and technical 

19 education and blended-learning programs; 

20 ‘‘(J) expanding opportunities for students 

21 to participate in competency-based education 

22 programs; 

23 ‘‘(K) improving career guidance and aca24 demic counseling programs that assist students 

25 in making informed academic and career and 


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1 technical education decisions, including aca2 demic and financial aid counseling; 

3 ‘‘(L) supporting the integration of employ4 ability skills into career and technical education 

5 programs and programs of study; 

6 ‘‘(M) supporting programs and activities 

7 that increase access, student engagement, and 

8 success in science, technology, engineering, and 

9 mathematics fields (including computer science) 

10 for students who are members of groups under11 represented in such subject fields; 

12 ‘‘(N) providing career and technical edu13 cation for adults or a school-aged individual 

14 who has dropped out of a secondary school to 

15 complete secondary school education or upgrade 

16 technical skills; and 

17 ‘‘(O) other activities to improve career and 

18 technical education programs; and 

19 ‘‘(7) develop and implement evaluations of the 

20 activities carried out with funds under this part, in21 cluding evaluations necessary to complete the com22 prehensive needs assessment required under section 

23 134(c) and the local report required under section 

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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 1 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 Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 

15 Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) is amended— 

16 (1) in section 311(b)— 

17 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

18 (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 

19 read as follows: 

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

21 subparagraphs (B) and (C), in order for a 

22 State to receive its full allotment of funds under 

23 this Act for any fiscal year, the Secretary must 

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

25 the aggregate expenditures of such State, with 


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1 respect to career and technical education for 

2 the preceding fiscal year was not less than 90 

3 percent of the fiscal effort per student, or the 

4 aggregate expenditures of such State, for the 

5 second preceding fiscal year.’’; and 

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

7 ‘‘shall exclude capital expenditures, special 

8 1-time project costs, and the cost of pilot 

9 programs.’’ and inserting ‘‘shall, at the re10 quest of the State, exclude competitive or 

11 incentive-based programs established by 

12 the State, capital expenditures, special one13 time project costs, and the cost of pilot 

14 programs.’’; and 

15 (B) by striking paragraph (2) and insert16 ing the following: 

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

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

19 under this Act for any fiscal year in the exact pro20 portion by which the State fails to meet the require21 ment of paragraph (1) by falling below 90 percent 

22 of both the State’s fiscal effort per student and the 

23 State’s aggregate expenditures (using the measure 

24 most favorable to the State), if the State failed to 

25 meet such requirement (as determined using the 


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1 measure most favorable to the State) for 1 or more 

2 of the 5 immediately preceding fiscal years. 

3 ‘‘(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive para4 graph (2) due to exceptional or uncontrollable cir5 cumstances affecting the ability of the State to meet 

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

7 (2) in section 317(b)(1)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘may, upon written re9 quest, use funds made available under this Act 

10 to’’ and inserting ‘‘may use funds made avail11 able under this Act to’’; and 

12 (B) by striking ‘‘who reside in the geo13 graphical area served by’’ and inserting ‘‘lo14 cated in or near the geographical area served 

15 by’’; 

16 (3) by striking title II and redesignating title 

17 III as title II; 

18 (4) by redesignating sections 311 through 318 

19 as sections 211 through 218, respectively; 

20 (5) by redesignating sections 321 through 324 

21 as sections 221 through 224, respectively; and 

22 (6) by inserting after section 218 (as so redes23 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, specialized instructional support 

4 personnel, and paraprofessionals, including those 

5 with expertise in preparing CTE students for non6 traditional 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. 

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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 

23 and information described in subparagraphs (A) 

24 and (B) of subsection (a)(1).’’. 

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