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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3892 

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to award competitive grants for the purpose of developing, offering, improving, and providing educational or career pathway programs for workers, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 23, 2019 

Mr. HARDER of California introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

to award competitive grants for the purpose of developing, offering, improving, and providing educational or 

career pathway programs for workers, and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Short-Term Acceler5 ated Reskilling Tracks Career Pathways Act’’ or the 

6 ‘‘START Career Pathways Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. START PATHWAYS TO CAREERS FUND. 

2 Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

3 Act (29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.) is amended by adding at 

4 the end the following: 

5 ‘‘Subtitle F—START Pathways to 

6 Careers Fund 

7 ‘‘SEC. 199. START PATHWAYS TO CAREERS PROGRAM. 

8 ‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—Not later than the end 

9 of the first full fiscal year after the date of enactment of 

10 the START Career Pathways Act, from funds appro11 priated under section 199A, the Secretary of Labor (in 

12 coordination with the Secretary of Education) shall award 

13 competitive grants to eligible entities described in sub14 section (c) for the purpose of developing, offering, improv15 ing, and providing educational or career pathway pro16 grams for workers. 

17 ‘‘(b) DURATION.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries may award 

19 a grant to an eligible entity for not more than a 6- 

20 year period. 

21 ‘‘(2) CONTINUATION OF GRANTS.—At the end 

22 of the initial 3-year grant period for a grant award23 ed to an eligible entity under this section, the Sec24 retary shall evaluate, using the performance indica25 tors under subsection (h), each program for which 

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1 mine if eligible entity is eligible to receive such grant 

2 for an additional 3-year grant period. 

3 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— 

4 ‘‘(1) PARTNERSHIPS WITH EMPLOYERS OR AN

5 EMPLOYER OR INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP.— 

6 ‘‘(A) GENERAL DEFINITION.—For pur7 poses of this section, an ‘eligible entity’ means 

8 any of the entities described in subparagraph 

9 (B) (or a consortium of any of such entities) in 

10 partnership with local employers or a local em11 ployer or local industry partnership rep12 resenting multiple employers. 

13 ‘‘(B) DESCRIPTION OF ENTITIES.—The en14 tities described in this subparagraph are— 

15 ‘‘(i) a junior college or a community 

16 college (as defined under section 316 of 

17 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

18 U.S.C. 1059c) to mean public 2-year State 

19 institutions of higher education at which 

20 the highest degree that is predominantly 

21 awarded to students is an associate’s de22 gree, including 2-year tribally controlled 

23 colleges); 

24 ‘‘(ii) a 4-year public institution of 

25 higher education (as defined in section 


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1 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 

2 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) that offers 2- 

3 year degrees, and that will use funds pro4 vided under this section for activities at 

5 the certificate and associate degree levels; 

6 or 

7 ‘‘(iii) a postsecondary vocational insti8 tution, as defined in section 102(c) of the 

9 Higher Education Act of 1965. 

10 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL PARTNERS.— 

11 ‘‘(A) AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL

12 PARTNERS.—In addition to partnering with 

13 local employers or a local employer or local in14 dustry partnership representing multiple em15 ployers as described in paragraph (1)(A), an 

16 entity described in paragraph (1) may include 

17 in the partnership described in paragraph (1) 

18 one or more of the organizations described in 

19 subparagraph (B). Each eligible entity that in20 cludes one or more such organizations shall col21 laborate with the State or local board in the 

22 area served by the eligible entity. 

23 ‘‘(B) ORGANIZATIONS.—The organizations 

24 described in this subparagraph are as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(i) A provider of adult education (as 

2 defined in section 203) or an institution of 

3 higher education (as defined in section 101 

4 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

5 U.S.C. 1001)). 

6 ‘‘(ii) A community-based organization. 

7 ‘‘(iii) A joint labor-management part8 nership. 

9 ‘‘(iv) A State board that oversees 

10 higher education. 

11 ‘‘(v) A State educational agency (as 

12 defined in section 8101 of the Elementary 

13 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

14 U.S.C. 7801)). 

15 ‘‘(vi) An elementary school or sec16 ondary school (as such terms are defined 

17 in section 8101 of the Elementary and 

18 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

19 U.S.C. 7801)). 

20 ‘‘(vii) A local educational agency (as 

21 defined in section 8101 of the Elementary 

22 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

23 U.S.C. 7801)). 

24 ‘‘(viii) A State-based education fo25 cused nonprofit. 


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1 ‘‘(ix) An educational service agency 

2 (as defined in section 8101 of the Elemen3 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

4 (20 U.S.C. 7801)). 

5 ‘‘(x) Any other not-for-profit or com6 munity-based organization, with a proven 

7 record on job training (as determined by 

8 the Secretaries), that the Secretaries con9 sider appropriate. 

10 ‘‘(d) EDUCATIONAL OR CAREER PATHWAY PRO11 GRAM.—For purposes of this section, the Governor of the 

12 State in which at least 1 of the entities described in sub13 section (c) of an eligible entity is located shall establish 

14 criteria for an educational or career training pathway pro15 gram leading to a recognized postsecondary credential for 

16 which an eligible entity submits a grant proposal under 

17 subsection (e). 

18 ‘‘(e) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity seeking a 

19 grant under this section shall submit an application con20 taining a grant proposal, for an educational or career 

21 pathway program leading to a recognized postsecondary 

22 credential, to the Secretaries at such time and containing 

23 such information as the Secretaries determine is required, 

24 including— 

25 ‘‘(1) a detailed description of— 


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1 ‘‘(A) the extent to which the educational or 

2 career pathway program described in the grant 

3 proposal fits within an overall strategic plan 

4 consisting of— 

5 ‘‘(i) the State plan described in sec6 tion 102 or 103, for the State involved; 

7 ‘‘(ii) the local plan described in sec8 tion 108, for each local area that com9 prises a significant portion of the area to 

10 be served by the eligible entity; and 

11 ‘‘(iii) a strategic local plan developed 

12 by the eligible entity; 

13 ‘‘(B) the extent to which the program will 

14 meet the needs of employers in the area for 

15 workers in high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand 

16 sectors or occupations; 

17 ‘‘(C) the extent to which the program will 

18 meet the educational or career training needs of 

19 workers in the area; 

20 ‘‘(D) the specific educational or career 

21 pathway program and how the program meets 

22 the criteria established under subsection (f), in23 cluding the manner in which the grant will be 

24 used to develop, offer, improve, and provide the 

25 educational or career pathway program; 


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1 ‘‘(E) any previous experience of the eligible 

2 entity in providing educational or career path3 way programs, the absence of which shall not 

4 automatically disqualify an eligible institution 

5 from receiving a grant under this section; and 

6 ‘‘(F) how the program leading to the cre7 dential meets the criteria described in sub8 section (f); and 

9 ‘‘(2) a detailed plan on how the entity will en10 sure that the program will meet the performance 

11 measures described in subsection (h), and an assur12 ance that the entity will annually submit to the Sec13 retary information on the performance of the pro14 gram on such performance measures. 

15 ‘‘(f) CRITERIA FOR AWARD.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Grants under this section 

17 shall be awarded based on criteria established by the 

18 Secretaries, that include the following: 

19 ‘‘(A) A determination of the merits of the 

20 grant proposal submitted by the eligible entity 

21 involved to develop, offer, improve, and provide 

22 an educational or career pathway program to be 

23 made available to local workers. 

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1 viduals who complete an educational or career 

2 pathway program that the eligible entity pro3 poses to develop, offer, improve, and provide. 

4 ‘‘(C) An assessment of prior demand for 

5 training programs by individuals eligible for 

6 training and served by the eligible entity, as 

7 well as availability and capacity of existing (as 

8 of the date of the assessment) training pro9 grams to meet future demand for training pro10 grams. 

11 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 

12 section, the Secretaries shall give priority to eligible 

13 entities that— 

14 ‘‘(A) include a partnership, with local em15 ployers or a local employer or local industry 

16 partnership, that— 

17 ‘‘(i) pays a portion of the costs of 

18 educational or career pathway programs; 

19 or 

20 ‘‘(ii) creates a career pathway by sup21 porting employers who hire individuals who 

22 have attained a recognized postsecondary 

23 credential resulting from the educational or 

24 career training pathway program of the eli25 gible entity; 


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1 ‘‘(B) enter into a partnership with a labor 

2 organization or labor-management training pro3 gram to provide, through the program, tech4 nical expertise for occupationally specific edu5 cation necessary for a recognized postsecondary 

6 credential leading to an occupation in a local 

7 high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry 

8 sector or occupation; 

9 ‘‘(C) are focused on serving individuals 

10 with barriers to employment, students who are 

11 veterans including, active duty servicemembers 

12 who are otherwise eligible for educational assist13 ance under chapter 30 of title 38, United 

14 States Code, spouses of members of the Armed 

15 Forces, children of members of the Armed 

16 Forces, and incumbent workers who are low17 skilled and who need to increase their work-re18 lated skills; 

19 ‘‘(D) include any eligible entities serving 

20 areas with high unemployment rates; and 

21 ‘‘(E) are eligible entities that include an 

22 institution of higher education eligible for as23 sistance under title III or V of the Higher Edu24 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.; 20 

25 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). 


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1 ‘‘(g) USE OF FUNDS.—Grant funds awarded under 

2 this section shall be used for one or more of the following: 

3 ‘‘(1) The development, offering, improvement, 

4 and provision of educational or career pathway pro5 grams, that provide relevant job training for skilled 

6 occupations, that lead to recognized postsecondary 

7 credentials, that will meet the needs of employers in 

8 high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand sectors or occu9 pations (such as nursing, health care, agriculture, 

10 horticulture, food, natural resources, fire science, 

11 building trades, and labor) and that may include 

12 registered apprenticeship programs, on-the-job train13 ing programs, and programs that support employers 

14 in upgrading the skills of their workforce. 

15 ‘‘(2) The development and implementation of 

16 policies and programs to expand opportunities for 

17 students to earn a recognized postsecondary creden18 tial, including a degree, in high-skill, high-wage, or 

19 in-demand industry sectors or occupations, including 

20 by— 

21 ‘‘(A) facilitating the transfer of academic 

22 credits between institutions of higher education, 

23 including the transfer of academic credits for 

24 courses in the same field of study; 


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1 ‘‘(B) expanding articulation agreements 

2 and policies that guarantee transfers between 

3 such institutions, including through common 

4 course numbering and use of a general core 

5 curriculum; 

6 ‘‘(C) developing or enhancing student sup7 port services; and 

8 ‘‘(D) establishing policies and processes for 

9 assessing and awarding course credit for work10 related learning. 

11 ‘‘(3) The creation of career pathway programs 

12 that provide a sequence of education and occupa13 tional training that leads to a recognized postsec14 ondary credential, including a degree, including pro15 grams that— 

16 ‘‘(A) blend basic skills and occupational 

17 training; 

18 ‘‘(B) facilitate means of transitioning par19 ticipants from non-credit occupational, basic 

20 skills, or developmental coursework to for-credit 

21 coursework within and across institutions; 

22 ‘‘(C) build or enhance linkages, including 

23 the development of dual enrollment programs 

24 and early college high schools, between sec25 ondary education or adult education programs 


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1 (including programs established under the Carl 

2 D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act 

3 of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) and title II 

4 of this Act); 

5 ‘‘(D) are innovative programs designed to 

6 increase the provision of training for students, 

7 including students who are members of the Na8 tional Guard or Reserves, to enter high-skill, 

9 high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or oc10 cupations; 

11 ‘‘(E) support paid internships that will 

12 allow students to simultaneously earn credit for 

13 work-based learning and gain relevant employ14 ment experience in a high-skill, high-wage, or 

15 in-demand industry sector or occupation, which 

16 shall include opportunities that transition indi17 viduals into employment; and 

18 ‘‘(F) develop competency-based education 

19 programs that offer an outcome-oriented ap20 proach through which recognized postsecondary 

21 credentials are awarded based on successful 

22 demonstration of skills and proficiency. 

23 ‘‘(4) A Pay-for-Success program that leads to a 

24 recognized postsecondary credential, for which an el25 igible entity— 


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1 ‘‘(A) enters into a partnership with an in2 vestor, such as a philanthropic organization 

3 that provides funding for a specific project to 

4 address a clear and measurable educational or 

5 career training need in the area to be served 

6 under the grant; and 

7 ‘‘(B) agrees to be reimbursed under the 

8 grant only if the project achieves specified per9 formance outcomes and criteria agreed to by 

10 the Secretary. 

11 ‘‘(h) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab13 lish performance measures for the programs carried 

14 out under this section. 

15 ‘‘(2) MEASURES.—The performance measures 

16 shall consist of— 

17 ‘‘(A) indicators of performance, including 

18 the number of program participants who are in 

19 unsubsidized employment during the second 

20 quarter after exit from the program; and 

21 ‘‘(B) a level of performance for each indi22 cator described in subparagraph (A). 

23 ‘‘(3) MONITORING PROGRESS.—The Secretary 

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1 ceive grants under this section in ensuring that their 

2 programs meet the performance measures. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 199A. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

4 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

6 appropriated such sums as may be necessary to 

7 carry out the program established by section 199. 

8 Funds appropriated under this subsection shall re9 main available until the end of the 5th full fiscal 

10 year after the date of enactment of the START Ca11 reer Pathways Act. 

12 ‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE COST.—Not more than 5 

13 percent of the amounts made available under para14 graph (1) may be used by the Secretaries for Fed15 eral administration of the program described in that 

16 subsection, including providing technical assistance 

17 and carrying out evaluations for the program de18 scribed in that subsection. 

19 ‘‘(3) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—The funds ap20 propriated pursuant to paragraph (1) for a fiscal 

21 year shall be available for Federal obligation for that 

22 fiscal year and the succeeding 4 fiscal years. 

23 ‘‘(b) SECRETARIES DEFINED.—In this subtitle, the 

24 term ‘Secretaries’ means the Secretary of Labor and the 

25 Secretary of Education.’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. START (SHORT-TERM ACCELERATED RESKILLING 

2 TRACKS) PATHWAYS TO CAREERS FEDERAL 

3 PELL GRANTS. 

4 Section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

5 U.S.C. 1070a–1) is amended by adding at the end the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(k) START FEDERAL PELL GRANT APPLICA8 TIONS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the award years begin10 ning on October 1, 2019, the Secretary shall carry 

11 out a program through which the Secretary shall 

12 award START Federal Pell Grants to students in el13 igible short-term programs. 

14 ‘‘(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Each START 

15 Federal Pell Grant awarded under this subsection 

16 shall have the same terms and conditions, and be 

17 awarded in the same manner, as a Federal Pell 

18 Grant awarded under subsection (a), except as fol19 lows: 

20 ‘‘(A) STUDENT ELIGIBILITY.—A student 

21 who is eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant 

22 under this subsection is a student who— 

23 ‘‘(i) has not yet attained a bacca24 laureate degree or postbaccalaureate de25 gree; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) is enrolled, or accepted for en2 rollment, in an eligible short-term program 

3 at an institution of higher education. 

4 ‘‘(B) GRANT AMOUNT.—The amount of a 

5 START Federal Pell Grant awarded under this 

6 subsection for an eligible student shall be deter7 mined under subsection (b)(2)(A), except 

8 that— 

9 ‘‘(i) subsection (b)(4) shall be applied 

10 by substituting ‘5 percent’ for ‘ten per11 cent’; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) no increase shall be calculated 

13 under subsection (b)(7)(B) for such stu14 dent. 

15 ‘‘(C) INCLUSION IN DURATION LIMITS.— 

16 Any period during which a student receives a 

17 START Federal Pell Grant under this sub18 section shall be included in calculating the stu19 dent’s period of eligibility for Federal Pell 

20 Grants under subsection (c), and any regula21 tions under such subsection regarding students 

22 who are enrolled in an undergraduate program 

23 on less than a full-time basis shall similarly 

24 apply to students who are enrolled in an eligible 


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1 short-term program at an eligible institution on 

2 less than a full-time basis. 

3 ‘‘(D) EFFECT ON DISCONTINUED PARTICI4 PATION.—An eligible student who receives a 

5 START Federal Pell Grant under this sub6 section shall receive such grant during the pe7 riod in which the student is enrolled in a short8 term program for which the student receives 

9 such grant and is making satisfactory academic 

10 progress, without regard to whether the short11 term program ceases to be eligible for participa12 tion in the START Federal Pell Grant program 

13 under this subsection. 

14 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE SHORT-TERM PROGRAM RE15 QUIREMENTS.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To be an eligible 

17 short-term program for purposes of this sub18 section, the Secretary shall determine that a 

19 short-term program meets the following: 

20 ‘‘(i) The short-term program is made 

21 available to workers in the geographic area 

22 in which the program is offered. 

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1 mand sectors or occupations in such geo2 graphic area. 

3 ‘‘(iii) The short-term program meets 

4 any other requirements that the Secretary 

5 determines appropriate. 

6 ‘‘(B) TERMINATION OF ELIGIBLE SHORT7 TERM PROGRAM STATUS.—A short-term pro8 gram may cease to be an eligible short-term 

9 program for purposes of this subsection if not 

10 less than 2 annual evaluations under paragraph 

11 (4) for such program demonstrate that the pro12 gram does not meet the performance outcomes 

13 established by the Secretary on the metrics de14 scribed in paragraph (4)(B)(ii). 

15 ‘‘(4) EVALUATIONS AND REPORTS.— 

16 ‘‘(A) REPORTS.—Not later than 3 years 

17 after the date that the first Federal Pell Grant 

18 is awarded under this subsection, and on an an19 nual basis thereafter, the Secretary, in con20 sultation with the Director of the Institute of 

21 Education Sciences, shall evaluate each short22 term program participating under this sub23 section in accordance with subparagraph (B), 

24 and report the results of such evaluation to the 

25 authorizing committees. 


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1 ‘‘(B) EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS.—An 

2 evaluation of a short-term program under sub3 paragraph (A) shall— 

4 ‘‘(i) evaluate the extent to which such 

5 short-term program meets the require6 ments under paragraph (3); and 

7 ‘‘(ii) include both qualitative and 

8 quantitative evidence of— 

9 ‘‘(I) the program’s alignment 

10 with workforce needs, including place11 ment and retention in jobs related to 

12 the training provided by the program; 

13 ‘‘(II) the effect, if any, this pro14 gram has on matriculation of students 

15 attending 4-year institutions; 

16 ‘‘(III) the extent to which stu17 dents have sought a higher credential 

18 or degree or military service; 

19 ‘‘(IV) employment rates after 

20 program completion; 

21 ‘‘(V) earnings (either average 

22 earnings of completers or the share of 

23 completers earning more than the av24 erage high school graduate); 


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1 ‘‘(VI) program completion rates; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(VII) rates of continued edu4 cation of those who have completed 

5 the program. 

6 ‘‘(5) SUNSET.—The Secretary shall not have 

7 the authority to award Federal Pell Grants under 

8 this subsection after the date that is 7 years after 

9 the date of enactment of the START Career Path10 ways Act. 

11 ‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

12 ‘‘(A) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDU13 CATION.—The term ‘career and technical edu14 cation’ has the meaning given the term in sec15 tion 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech16 nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 

17 ‘‘(B) HIGH-SKILL; HIGH-WAGE.—The 

18 terms ‘high-skill’ and ‘high-wage’ are used as 

19 such terms are used in the Carl D. Perkins Ca20 reer and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 

21 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.). 

22 ‘‘(C) JOB TRAINING PROGRAM.—The term 

23 ‘job training program’ means a career and tech24 nical education program at an institution of 

25 higher education that— 


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1 ‘‘(i) provides not less than 150 clock 

2 hours of instructional time over a period of 

3 not less than 8 weeks; 

4 ‘‘(ii) provides training in partnership 

5 with the requirements of employers in the 

6 State or local area, which may include 

7 high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand sectors 

8 or occupations in the State or local area; 

9 ‘‘(iii) provides a student, upon comple10 tion of the program, with a recognized 

11 postsecondary credential, that is widely 

12 recognized by local employers in the rel13 evant industry, including credentials recog14 nized by industry or sector partnerships in 

15 the State or local area where the industry 

16 is located; 

17 ‘‘(iv) utilizes work-based and worksite 

18 learning experiences, where appropriate 

19 and available, that— 

20 ‘‘(I) are related to the employ21 ment for which the program provides 

22 training (such as employment in a 

23 sector or occupation described in 

24 clause (ii)); and 


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1 ‘‘(II) are supervised by an indi2 vidual with expertise in the field; and 

3 ‘‘(v) has been determined by the insti4 tution of higher education (after validation 

5 of that determination by an industry or 

6 sector partnership) to provide academic 

7 content, an amount of instructional time, 

8 and a recognized postsecondary credential 

9 that— 

10 ‘‘(I) meet the hiring requirements 

11 of potential local employers; 

12 ‘‘(II) allow the students to apply 

13 for any licenses or certifications that 

14 may be required to be employed in the 

15 local field for which the job training is 

16 offered; 

17 ‘‘(III) may include integrated or 

18 basic skills courses; and 

19 ‘‘(IV) may be offered as part of 

20 an eligible local eligible career path21 ways program. 

22 ‘‘(D) SHORT-TERM PROGRAM.—The term 

23 ‘short-term program’ means— 

24 ‘‘(i) a career and technical education 

25 program that provides more than 320 


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1 clock hours and less than 600 clock hours 

2 of instruction; 

3 ‘‘(ii) an educational or career pathway 

4 program that is part of a career pathway; 

5 or 

6 ‘‘(iii) a job-training program. 

7 ‘‘(E) WIOA TERMS.—The terms ‘career 

8 pathway’, ‘in-demand industry sector or occupa9 tion’, and ‘recognized postsecondary credential’ 

10 have the meanings given the terms in section 3 

11 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

12 Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).’’. 

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