II 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3459 

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize 

a connecting education and emerging professions demonstration grant 

program. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 9, 2008 

Mr. FEINGOLD introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

of 1965 to authorize a connecting education and emerging professions demonstration grant program. 

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 ‘‘Connecting Education 

5 and Emerging Professions Act of 2008’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) The majority of secondary school students 

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1 struction before graduation, and about half of sec2 ondary school students have a strong career-related 

3 component to their educational programs. 

4 (2) A gap still remains between what students 

5 are learning in school and the knowledge required to 

6 succeed in the current labor market. 

7 (3) Employers in various economic sectors, in8 cluding technology, manufacturing, healthcare, con9 struction, and others, report difficulty in identifying 

10 qualified candidates for skilled positions. 

11 (4) A survey of more than 400 employers na12 tionwide found that nearly half were dissatisfied 

13 with the overall preparation of secondary school 

14 graduates. 

15 (5) Almost 40 percent of secondary school grad16 uates report feeling unprepared for the workplace or 

17 postsecondary education. 

18 (6) In order for companies in the United States 

19 to be competitive in a global economy, the United 

20 States must have a highly skilled workforce. 

21 (7) Adequate preparation on the secondary 

22 school level can help prepare students to enter high23 demand fields in need of skilled workers. 


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1 (8) Collaboration between businesses, indus2 tries, and education leaders can help determine how 

3 best to prepare students for workforce success. 

4 (9) Career-related experiences, such as appren5 ticeships during secondary education are associated 

6 with positive labor market outcomes for students. 

7 (10) The United States has a secondary school 

8 graduation rate of 70 percent, and approximately 

9 one-third of students entering secondary school will 

10 not graduate on time. 

11 (11) Minority and low socioeconomic status stu12 dents have significantly lower graduation rates. 

13 (12) Disengagement from classroom instruction 

14 contributes to student decisions to drop out of 

15 school. 

16 (13) Studies indicate a link between career-ori17 ented models of secondary education, dropout rate 

18 reduction, and higher earning potential for grad19 uates. 

20 (14) Studies suggest that academic lessons 

21 taught in a work context or an applied manner can 

22 improve some students’ ability to comprehend and 

23 retain information. 

24 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are to— 


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1 (1) foster improved collaboration among sec2 ondary schools, State, regional, and local businesses, 

3 institutions of higher education, industry, or work4 force development organizations, labor organizations, 

5 and other nonprofit community organizations to 

6 identify emerging industry pathways, as well as the 

7 academic skills necessary to improve student success 

8 in the workforce or postsecondary education; 

9 (2) address industry and postsecondary edu10 cation needs for a prepared and skilled workforce; 

11 (3) improve the potential for economic and em12 ployment growth in covered communities; and 

13 (4) help address the dropout crisis in the 

14 United States by involving students in a collabo15 rative curriculum or program development process 

16 related to emerging industry pathways to improve 

17 student engagement and attendance in secondary 

18 school. 

19 SEC. 3. CONNECTING EDUCATION AND EMERGING PROFES20 SIONS DEMONSTRATION GRANT PROGRAM. 

21 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—Part D of title V of the Ele22 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

23 7241 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol24 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘Subpart 22—Connecting Education and Emerging 

2 Professions Demonstration Grant Program 

3 ‘‘SEC. 5621. DEFINITIONS. 

4 ‘‘In this subpart: 

5 ‘‘(1) COVERED COMMUNITY.—The term ‘cov6 ered community’ means a town, city, community, re7 gion, or State that has— 

8 ‘‘(A) experienced a significant percentage 

9 job loss in the 5 years prior to the date of en10 actment of this subpart or is projected to expe11 rience a significant percentage job loss within 5 

12 years after the date of enactment of this sub13 part; or 

14 ‘‘(B) an unemployment rate that has in15 creased in the 12 months prior to the date of 

16 enactment of this subpart. 

17 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘eligi18 ble partnership’ means a State educational agency, 

19 a consortium of local educational agencies, a local 

20 educational agency that collaborates with State, re21 gional, or local businesses, including small busi22 nesses, that serve a covered community in which 

23 qualifying schools are located, or a regional work24 force investment board that serves a covered commu25 nity in which qualifying schools are located, and at 

26 least 1 of the following entities: 


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1 ‘‘(A) An institution of higher education 

2 that provides a 4-year program of instruction. 

3 ‘‘(B) An accredited community college. 

4 ‘‘(C) An accredited career or technical 

5 school or college. 

6 ‘‘(D) A tribal college or university. 

7 ‘‘(E) A nonprofit community organization. 

8 ‘‘(F) A labor organization. 

9 ‘‘(3) EMERGING INDUSTRY PATHWAYS.—The 

10 term ‘emerging industry pathways’ means industry 

11 careers that— 

12 ‘‘(A) are estimated to increase in the num13 ber of job opportunities in a covered community 

14 within the 5 to 7 years after the date of enact15 ment of this subpart; 

16 ‘‘(B) require new academic skill sets be17 cause of new technology or innovation in the 

18 field; 

19 ‘‘(C) are important to the growth of the 

20 State, region, or local area’s economy; and 

21 ‘‘(D) may include— 

22 ‘‘(i) green industries; 

23 ‘‘(ii) healthcare industries; 

24 ‘‘(iii) advanced manufacturing indus25 tries; and 


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1 ‘‘(iv) programs of study, as described 

2 in section 122(c)(1)(A) of the Carl D. Per3 kins Career and Technical Education Act 

4 of 2006. 

5 ‘‘(4) QUALIFYING SCHOOL.—The term ‘quali6 fying school’ means a secondary school that— 

7 ‘‘(A) serves students not less than 30 per8 cent of whom are eligible for the school lunch 

9 program under the Richard B. Russell National 

10 School Lunch Act or an equivalent indicator of 

11 poverty established by the Secretary; 

12 ‘‘(B) has a graduation rate that is lower 

13 than the State average; and 

14 ‘‘(C) is located in a covered community. 

15 ‘‘(5) SCHOOL- AND WORK-BASED CURRICULUM

16 OR PROGRAM.—The term ‘school- and work-based 

17 curriculum or program’ means a curriculum or pro18 gram that incorporates a combination of school19 based instruction and work-based learning opportu20 nities, including internships, work experience pro21 grams, apprenticeships, service learning programs, 

22 mentorship opportunities, job shadowing, and other 

23 career and technical education programs, in an 

24 emerging industry pathway. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 5622. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 

3 and carry out an emerging professions and educational im4 provement demonstration project, by awarding grants, on 

5 a competitive basis, to eligible partnerships. 

6 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM PERIODS.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 

8 grants under this subpart for periods of not more 

9 than 5 years, of which the eligible partnership shall 

10 use— 

11 ‘‘(A) not more than 18 months for assess12 ing emerging industry pathways, assessing the 

13 academic skills needed for success in such path14 ways, and developing a school- and work-based 

15 curriculum or program to teach such academic 

16 skills necessary for success in an emerging in17 dustry pathway; 

18 ‘‘(B) not more than 48 months for imple19 menting the new emerging industry pathways 

20 school- and work-based curriculum or program 

21 in qualifying schools; and 

22 ‘‘(C) not more than 12 months to dissemi23 nate best practices to other State educational 

24 agencies, local educational agencies, or schools. 

25 ‘‘(2) OVERLAP.—The Secretary may award 

26 grant periods under this subpart that overlap. 


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1 ‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sub2 part, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible partner3 ships that— 

4 ‘‘(1) serve qualifying schools in which 50 per5 cent or more of the students are eligible for the 

6 school lunch program under the Richard B. Russell 

7 National School Lunch Act or an equivalent indi8 cator of poverty established by the Secretary; 

9 ‘‘(2) serve qualifying schools the majority of 

10 which have dropout rates in the top 25 percent 

11 statewide; 

12 ‘‘(3) pledge to serve the students most at-risk 

13 of dropping out within qualifying schools; 

14 ‘‘(4) develop school- and work-based curricula 

15 and programs serving green industries, health care 

16 industries, and advanced manufacturing industries; 

17 or 

18 ‘‘(5) have a demonstrated record of success in 

19 forming collaborative partnerships with businesses, 

20 workforce development boards, institutions of higher 

21 education, local community and technical colleges, 

22 tribal colleges, labor organizations, and other non23 profit community organizations. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 5623. APPLICATIONS. 

2 ‘‘An eligible partnership that desires to receive a 

3 grant under this subpart shall submit to the Secretary an 

4 application at such time, in such manner, and containing 

5 such information as the Secretary may require, includ6 ing— 

7 ‘‘(1) a description of the eligible partnership, 

8 including the responsibilities of each partner and 

9 how each partner will meet its responsibilities; 

10 ‘‘(2) a description of the statewide, regional, or 

11 local emerging industry pathways and labor market 

12 needs to be filled; 

13 ‘‘(3) a description of how members of the eligi14 ble partnership will collaborate with each other and 

15 interested community stakeholders to assess the 

16 emerging industry pathways in the State, region, or 

17 local area; 

18 ‘‘(4) a description of how the eligible partner19 ship will engage students from qualifying schools to 

20 be served in the design and implementation of the 

21 school- and work-based curriculum or program; 

22 ‘‘(5) a description of how the eligible partner23 ship will use the assessment of emerging industry 

24 pathways to establish a school- and work-based cur25 riculum or program to teach academic and industry 

26 skills needed for success in such emerging industries 


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1 and how these skills will be aligned with existing 

2 challenging State academic content standards; 

3 ‘‘(6) a description of how teachers, parents or 

4 guardians, and school guidance counselors will be 

5 consulted by the eligible partnership in the develop6 ment of the school- and work-based curriculum or 

7 program developed under this subpart; 

8 ‘‘(7) a description of how the eligible partner9 ship will ensure that teachers and instructors have 

10 the necessary training and preparation to teach the 

11 school- and work-based curriculum or program de12 veloped under this subpart; 

13 ‘‘(8) a description of how the school- and work14 based curriculum or program developed under this 

15 subpart will improve the academic achievement, stu16 dent attendance, and secondary school completion of 

17 at-risk students and such students’ readiness to 

18 enter into a career in an emerging industry or pur19 sue postsecondary education; 

20 ‘‘(9) a description of how the eligible partner21 ship will design a school- and work-based curriculum 

22 or program that meets the unique academic and ca23 reer development needs of students to be served by 

24 the curriculum or program; 


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1 ‘‘(10) a description of how the school- and 

2 work-based curriculum or program will support 

3 statewide, regional, or local emerging industries; 

4 ‘‘(11) a description of how the eligible partner5 ship will measure and report improvement in aca6 demic and student engagement outcomes among stu7 dents who participate in the school- and work-based 

8 curriculum or program developed under this subpart; 

9 ‘‘(12) a description of how the eligible partner10 ship will seek to leverage other sources of Federal, 

11 State, and local funding to support the development 

12 and implementation of the school- and work-based 

13 curriculum or program; 

14 ‘‘(13) a description of how the eligible partner15 ship will work to create, use, and evaluate individual 

16 learning plans and career portfolios for students 

17 served under this subpart; 

18 ‘‘(14) a description of how the eligible partner19 ship will coordinate such curriculum or program 

20 with programs funded under the Carl D. Perkins 

21 Career and Technical Education Act of 2006; and 

22 ‘‘(15) a description of how the eligible partner23 ship plans to sustain and expand such school- and 

24 work-based curriculum or program after the Federal 

25 grant period ends. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 5624. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. 

2 ‘‘(a) SELECTION.—In awarding grants under this 

3 subpart, the Secretary shall— 

4 ‘‘(1) consider the information submitted by the 

5 eligible partnerships under section 5623; 

6 ‘‘(2) prioritize applications in accordance with 

7 section 5622(c); and 

8 ‘‘(3) select eligible partnerships that submit ap9 plications in compliance with section 5623. 

10 ‘‘(b) AWARD AMOUNTS.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), 

12 the Secretary shall award each grant in an amount 

13 of not more than $5,000,000 for a period of not 

14 more than 5 years. 

15 ‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible partnership 

16 that receives a grant under this subpart shall use— 

17 ‘‘(A) not more than 35 percent of the 

18 grant funds for designing the emerging industry 

19 pathways school- and work-based curriculum or 

20 program; and 

21 ‘‘(B) not less than 65 percent of the grant 

22 funds for implementing the emerging industry 

23 pathways school- and work-based curriculum or 

24 program in qualifying schools. 

25 ‘‘(c) FUNDING TO IMPLEMENT CURRICULA OR PRO26 GRAMS.—The Secretary may not award grant funds under 


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1 subsection (b)(2)(B) to implement the emerging industry 

2 pathways school- and work-based curriculum or program 

3 until the Secretary certifies that the eligible partnership 

4 is in compliance with the following: 

5 ‘‘(1) The eligible partnership has engaged in a 

6 collaborative process involving educators and school 

7 administrators, including curriculum experts, as well 

8 as representatives from local businesses and industry 

9 to assess emerging industry demands and the aca10 demic knowledge and skills needed to meet those de11 mands. 

12 ‘‘(2) The school- and work-based curriculum or 

13 program developed by the eligible partnership is 

14 aligned with challenging State academic content 

15 standards. 

16 ‘‘(3) The eligible partnership has consulted with 

17 and involved students in qualifying schools in the 

18 collaboration process and design of the school- and 

19 work-based curriculum or program. 

20 ‘‘(4) The eligible partnership has received a 

21 commitment from at least 1 qualifying school agree22 ing to implement the school- and work-based cur23 riculum or program in the qualifying school. 

24 ‘‘(5) The school- and work-based curriculum or 

25 program will help prepare students for both direct 


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1 entry into a career in emerging industries and suc2 cess in postsecondary education. 

3 ‘‘(6) The eligible partnership has established a 

4 plan to promote the school- and work-based cur5 riculum or program among qualifying schools, busi6 nesses, parental groups, and community organiza7 tions. 

8 ‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE USES OF FUNDS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) PLANNING PHASE.—An eligible partner10 ship that receives a grant under this subpart shall 

11 use the grant funds in the planning phase for the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(A) Establishing collaborative working 

14 groups consisting of educators, school adminis15 trators, representatives of local or regional busi16 nesses, postsecondary education representatives, 

17 representatives from labor organizations, and 

18 representatives from nonprofit organizations. 

19 ‘‘(B) Identifying emerging industry path20 ways at the State, regional, or local level. 

21 ‘‘(C) Identifying the academic and skill 

22 gaps that need to be addressed to promote suc23 cess in the emerging industry pathways identi24 fied in subparagraph (B). 


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1 ‘‘(D) Developing a school- and work-based 

2 curriculum or program to teach and integrate 

3 the academic and work-based skills, including 

4 soft skills, that are needed for success in emerg5 ing industry pathways and postsecondary edu6 cation. 

7 ‘‘(E) Creating a comprehensive set of aca8 demic and industry skills to be taught across 

9 multiple emerging industry pathways. 

10 ‘‘(F) Aligning the school- and work-based 

11 curriculum or program with challenging State 

12 academic content standards. 

13 ‘‘(G) Establishing professional development 

14 opportunities for educators, business partners, 

15 school counselors, and others who will be imple16 menting the school- and work-based curriculum 

17 or program. 

18 ‘‘(H) Collaborating with multistate regions 

19 to develop and identify a school- and work20 based curriculum or program that addresses re21 gional emerging industry pathways. 

22 ‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTING PHASE.—An eligible part23 nership that receives a grant under this subpart 

24 shall use the grant funds in the implementing phase 

25 for the following: 


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1 ‘‘(A) Integrating the emerging industry 

2 pathways school- and work-based curriculum or 

3 program into classroom- or work-based instruc4 tion. 

5 ‘‘(B) Providing professional development 

6 opportunities designed around the school- and 

7 work-based curriculum or program for edu8 cators, business partners, and others. 

9 ‘‘(C) Identifying and creating school- and 

10 work-based learning curricula or programs for 

11 students in such emerging industry pathways. 

12 ‘‘(D) Promoting the school- and work13 based curriculum or program among school 

14 guidance counselors. 

15 ‘‘(E) Working with pupil services staff to 

16 develop opportunities for career exploration 

17 among emerging industry pathways business 

18 partners. 

19 ‘‘(F) Conducting ongoing evaluations of 

20 the school- and work-based curriculum or pro21 gram, including assessing whether participating 

22 students report increased engagement in learn23 ing, increased school attendance, and improved 

24 success upon entry into the workforce or post25 secondary education. 


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1 ‘‘(G) Purchasing resources, including text2 books, reference materials, assessments, labs, 

3 computers, and software, for use in the school4 and work-based curriculum or program. 

5 ‘‘(3) DISSEMINATION PHASE.—An eligible part6 nership that receives a grant under this subpart 

7 shall use the grant funds in the dissemination phase 

8 for the following: 

9 ‘‘(A) Evaluating, cataloging, and dissemi10 nating best practices from the school- and 

11 work-based curriculum or program. 

12 ‘‘(B) Disseminating the school- and work13 based curriculum or program to— 

14 ‘‘(i) the National Research Center for 

15 Career and Technical Education; 

16 ‘‘(ii) State, regional, and local profes17 sional education organizations; and 

18 ‘‘(iii) institutions of higher education. 

19 ‘‘(e) MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS.—An eligible part20 nership that receives a grant under this subpart shall pro21 vide, from non-Federal sources, matching funds, which 

22 may be provided in cash or in-kind, to carry out the activi23 ties supported by the grant, in an amount for which the— 


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1 ‘‘(1) first year of the grant award shall be equal 

2 to 5 percent of the amount of the grant for such 

3 year; 

4 ‘‘(2) second such year shall be equal to 10 per5 cent of the amount of the grant for such year; 

6 ‘‘(3) third such year shall be equal to 15 per7 cent of the amount of the grant for such year; 

8 ‘‘(4) fourth such year shall be equal to 20 per9 cent of the amount of the grant for such year; and 

10 ‘‘(5) fifth such year shall be equal to 25 percent 

11 of the amount of the grant for such year. 

12 ‘‘(f) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Grant funds 

13 awarded under this subpart shall be used to supplement 

14 and not supplant other Federal, State, and local funds 

15 available to implement secondary school education pro16 grams or career and technical education programs. 

17 ‘‘SEC. 5625. EVALUATION AND REPORTS. 

18 ‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORTS.—An eligible partnership 

19 that receives a grant under this subpart shall submit an 

20 annual report to the Secretary during the grant period de21 tailing how the eligible partnership is using the grant 

22 funds under this subpart, including— 

23 ‘‘(1) how the State educational agency or local 

24 educational agency that is a member of the partner25 ship collaborated with local businesses, workforce 


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1 boards, institutions of higher education, and commu2 nity organizations to assess emerging industry path3 ways; 

4 ‘‘(2) how the eligible partnership has consulted 

5 with and involved students in qualifying schools in 

6 the design and implementation of the emerging in7 dustry pathways school- and work-based curriculum 

8 or program; 

9 ‘‘(3) the effectiveness of the school- and work10 based curriculum or program on improving student 

11 engagement, attendance, graduation rates, and prep12 aration for and placement in a career in an emerg13 ing industry or in postsecondary education; 

14 ‘‘(4) how the eligible partnership has improved 

15 its capacity to respond to new workforce develop16 ment priorities and create educational opportunities 

17 that address such new workforce development prior18 ities; and 

19 ‘‘(5) any other information the Secretary may 

20 reasonably require. 

21 ‘‘(b) FINAL REPORTS.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible partnership that 

23 receives a grant under this subpart shall, at the end 

24 of the grant period, collect and prepare a report on 

25 the following information: 


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1 ‘‘(A) The number and percentage of stu2 dents served by the eligible partnership who— 

3 ‘‘(i) graduated from secondary school 

4 with a regular high school diploma in the 

5 standard number of years; 

6 ‘‘(ii) entered into a job in an emerging 

7 industry; and 

8 ‘‘(iii) enrolled in a postsecondary in9 stitution. 

10 ‘‘(B) The emerging industry pathways 

11 school- and work-based curriculum or program 

12 and the— 

13 ‘‘(i) successes of such curriculum or 

14 program, including placement rates of stu15 dents in work or postsecondary education 

16 and trends in graduation rates in quali17 fying schools utilizing the school- and 

18 work-based curriculum; 

19 ‘‘(ii) areas of improvement for the 

20 school- and work-based curriculum or pro21 gram; 

22 ‘‘(iii) lessons learned from the imple23 mentation of the school- and work-based 

24 curriculum or program in secondary 

25 schools; and 


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1 ‘‘(iv) plans to replicate the school- and 

2 work-based curriculum or program in other 

3 schools or examples of successful replica4 tion of the curriculum or program. 

5 ‘‘(2) SUBMISSION OF REPORTS.—A report pre6 pared under paragraph (1) shall be submitted to the 

7 Secretary of Education and the National Research 

8 Center for Career and Technical Education. 

9 ‘‘(c) FEDERAL EVALUATION AND REPORT.—Not 

10 later than 6 years after the date of enactment of this sub11 part, the Secretary shall— 

12 ‘‘(1) develop and execute a plan for evaluating 

13 the emerging industry pathways school- and work14 based curricula or programs assisted under this sub15 part; and 

16 ‘‘(2) submit a report to Congress— 

17 ‘‘(A) detailing aggregate data on— 

18 ‘‘(i) the categories of activities for 

19 which eligible partnerships used grant 

20 funds under this subpart; 

21 ‘‘(ii) the impact of the grants on— 

22 ‘‘(I) student engagement, attend23 ance, and completion of secondary 

24 school; and 


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1 ‘‘(II) the postsecondary place2 ment of students in high-quality 

3 emerging industry careers or postsec4 ondary education; and 

5 ‘‘(iii) promising strategies for improv6 ing student engagement, attendance, and 

7 completion of secondary school through en8 gaging curricula or programs; and 

9 ‘‘(B) that includes any recommendations 

10 for improvements that can be made to the 

11 grant program under this subpart. 

12 ‘‘SEC. 5626. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated 

14 to and available for Program Administration with the De15 partmental Management account in the Department of 

16 Education for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012, 

17 there are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for 

18 each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012, respectively, to 

19 carry out this subpart. 

20 ‘‘(b) SET ASIDE FOR EVALUATION.—Of the amounts 

21 appropriated under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, 2 per22 cent shall be set aside for such fiscal year for the Federal 

23 evaluation required under section 5625(c).’’. 

24 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 

25 section 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 


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1 of 1965 is amended by inserting after the item relating 

2 to section 5618 the following: 

‘‘SUBPART 22—CONNECTING EDUCATION AND EMERGING PROFESSIONS

DEMONSTRATION GRANT PROGRAM

‘‘Sec. 5621. Definitions. 

‘‘Sec. 5622. Program authorized. 

‘‘Sec. 5623. Applications. 

‘‘Sec. 5624. Program administration. 

‘‘Sec. 5625. Evaluation and reports. 

‘‘Sec. 5626. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 

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