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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3697 

To increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 11, 2013 

Mr. HINOJOSA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 

by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 

within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To increase access to adult education to provide for economic 

growth. 

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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Adult Education and Economic Growth Act’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is the following: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—ADULT EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE INVESTMENT 

SYSTEMS 


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Sec. 101. Definitions. 

Sec. 102. Purpose. 

Sec. 103. State workforce investment boards. 

Sec. 104. State plan. 

Sec. 105. Local workforce investment boards. 

Sec. 106. Local plan. 

Sec. 107. Use of funds for youth activities. 

Sec. 108. Use of funds for employment and training activities. 

Sec. 109. Performance accountability system. 

Sec. 110. National programs. 

Sec. 111. Administration. 

Sec. 112. Transition provisions. 

Sec. 113. Table of contents. 

TITLE II—ADULT EDUCATION, LITERACY, AND WORKPLACE 

SKILLS 

Sec. 201. Purpose. 

Sec. 202. Definitions. 

Sec. 203. Authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 204. Reservation of funds; grants to eligible agencies; allotments. 

Sec. 205. Performance accountability system. 

Sec. 206. State distribution of funds; matching requirement. 

Sec. 207. State leadership activities. 

Sec. 208. State plan. 

Sec. 209. Programs for corrections education and other institutionalized individuals. 

Sec. 210. Grants and contracts for eligible providers. 

Sec. 211. Local application. 

Sec. 212. Administrative provisions. 

Sec. 213. National Center For Adult Education, Literacy, and Workplace 

Skills. 

Sec. 214. National leadership activities. 

Sec. 215. Integrated English literacy and civics education programs. 

TITLE III—21ST CENTURY TECHNOLOGY AND SKILLS FOR 

ADULT LEARNERS 

Sec. 301. Purposes. 

Sec. 302. Definitions. 

Sec. 303. Reservation of funds and allotments. 

Sec. 304. Grants to eligible agencies. 

Sec. 305. Subgrants and contracts to eligible providers. 

Sec. 306. National Adult Learning and Technology Clearinghouse. 

Sec. 307. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE IV—RESEARCH IN ADULT EDUCATION 

Sec. 401. Research in adult education. 

TITLE V—EMPLOYER INCENTIVES 

Sec. 501. Credit for employer educational assistance programs. 


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1 TITLE I—ADULT EDUCATION 

2 AND WORKFORCE INVEST3 MENT SYSTEMS 

4 SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 

5 (a) TITLE HEADER.—The title header for title I of 

6 the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 

7 et seq.) is amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘TITLE I—ADULT EDUCATION 

9 AND WORKFORCE INVEST10 MENT SYSTEMS’’. 

11 (b) TERMS.—Section 101 of the Workforce Invest12 ment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801) is amended by adding 

13 at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(54) CAREER PATHWAY.—The term ‘career 

15 pathway’ means a system of educational and social 

16 services connecting education, training, and support 

17 services, including adult basic skills, English lan18 guage instruction, General Educational Development 

19 test preparation, and noncredit and for-credit indus20 try-recognized credential and degree programs, to 

21 enable youth and adults to advance over time to suc22 cessively higher levels of education and employment 

23 in a given industry, industry sector, or occupational 

24 cluster, that— 


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1 ‘‘(A) aligns adult education, postsecondary 

2 education, and occupational skills training to 

3 create a pathway to attaining a recognized post4 secondary credential that will qualify an indi5 vidual for career advancement in projected em6 ployment opportunities identified in the State 

7 plan under section 112(b)(4)(A); 

8 ‘‘(B) includes advising and career naviga9 tion to support the development of individual 

10 education and career plans; and 

11 ‘‘(C) leads to a secondary school diploma 

12 or its recognized equivalent (for individuals who 

13 have not completed secondary school) or to a 

14 recognized postsecondary credential. 

15 ‘‘(55) INTEGRATED EDUCATION AND TRAIN16 ING.—The term ‘integrated education and training’ 

17 means education that, at the same time, combines 

18 adult education services and occupational skills 

19 training for a specific occupation or occupational 

20 cluster leading to a recognized postsecondary creden21 tial. 

22 ‘‘(56) RECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY CREDEN23 TIAL.—The term ‘recognized postsecondary creden24 tial’ means a postsecondary degree from an institu25 tion of higher education described in section 101 of 


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1 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

2 1001), a credential for completion of a registered ap3 prenticeship program, or another industry-recog4 nized credential (such as an industry certificate, or 

5 a license in an in-demand industry), if the recipient 

6 of the grant or contract involved determines that the 

7 program leading to the credential is of high quality. 

8 ‘‘(57) REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PRO9 GRAM.—The term ‘registered apprenticeship pro10 gram’ means an industry occupational skills training 

11 program at the postsecondary level that combines 

12 technical and theoretical training through structured 

13 on-the-job learning with related instruction (in class14 rooms or through distance learning) while an indi15 vidual is employed, working under the direction of 

16 qualified personnel or a mentor, and earning incre17 mental wage increases aligned to enhanced job pro18 ficiency, resulting in the acquisition of a nationally 

19 recognized and portable certificate, under a plan ap20 proved by the Office of Apprenticeship or a State 

21 agency recognized by the Department of Labor. 

22 ‘‘(58) SEQUENTIAL EDUCATION AND TRAIN23 ING.—The term ‘sequential education and training’ 

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1 cation and are appropriate for adults who need serv2 ices offered, one after another, in a progressive fash3 ion. 

4 ‘‘(59) WORKPLACE SKILLS.—The term ‘work5 place skills’ means the combination of basic skills, 

6 critical thinking skills, and self management skills 

7 with competency in utilizing resources, using infor8 mation, working with others, understanding systems, 

9 and working with technology, and other skills nec10 essary for success in the workplace.’’. 

11 SEC. 102. PURPOSE. 

12 (a) SUBTITLE HEADER.—The subtitle header for 

13 subtitle B of title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 

14 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2811 et seq.) is amended to read as fol15 lows: 

16 ‘‘Subtitle B—State and Local Adult 

17 Education and Workforce In18 vestment Systems’’. 

19 (b) PURPOSE.—Section 106 of the Workforce Invest20 ment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2811) is amended by strik21 ing ‘‘workforce investment systems’’ and inserting ‘‘adult 

22 education and workforce investment systems’’. 

23 SEC. 103. STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS. 

24 Section 111 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 

25 (29 U.S.C. 2821) is amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (b)(1)(C)(vi)(I), by inserting 

2 ‘‘(particularly the lead State agency officials with re3 sponsibility for the programs and activities that are 

4 described in section 121(b)(1)(B)(iii))’’ after 

5 ‘‘121(b)’’; and 

6 (2) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘workforce 

7 investment system’’ and inserting ‘‘adult education 

8 and workforce investment system’’. 

9 SEC. 104. STATE PLAN. 

10 Section 112 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 

11 (29 U.S.C. 2822) is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (a)— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘workforce investment sys14 tem’’ and inserting ‘‘adult education and work15 force investment system’’; and 

16 (B) by inserting ‘‘and aligns with the State 

17 plan described in section 224’’ before the period 

18 at the end; 

19 (2) in subsection (b)— 

20 (A) in paragraphs (2) and (3), by striking 

21 ‘‘workforce investment system’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘adult education and workforce investment sys23 tem’’; 

24 (B) in paragraph (4)— 


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1 (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

2 ‘‘academic levels and’’ before ‘‘job skills’’; 

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

4 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

5 (iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

6 ‘‘State;’’ and inserting ‘‘State, including 

7 education, training, and registered appren8 ticeship programs and their relationship to 

9 the employment opportunities, academic 

10 levels, skills, and economic development 

11 needs described in this paragraph; and’’; 

12 and 

13 (iv) by adding at the end the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(E) the integrated education and training 

16 and sequential education and training activities 

17 that will be integrated and aligned with work18 force investment activities and services under 

19 this title, and the State’s efforts to promote 

20 greater integration and alignment of adult edu21 cation and workforce investment activities and 

22 services under this title;’’; 

23 (C) in paragraph (8)— 

24 (i) in subparagraph (A)(x), by striking 

25 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 


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

2 the semicolon and inserting ‘‘, including 

3 processes for data collection and reporting 

4 regarding performance on the core indica5 tors described in section 212; and’’; and 

6 (iii) by adding at the end the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(C) a description of any integrated data 

9 systems used to track performance outcomes 

10 over time for the participants in the programs 

11 and activities described in subparagraph (A);’’; 

12 (D) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘busi13 nesses and representatives of labor organiza14 tions’’ and inserting ‘‘businesses, representa15 tives of labor organizations, and representatives 

16 of education and training providers (including 

17 adult education providers, institutions of higher 

18 education (as defined in section 101 of the 

19 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

20 1001)), and training providers)’’; 

21 (E) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘work22 force investment system’’ and inserting ‘‘adult 

23 education and workforce investment system’’; 

24 (F) in paragraph (17)— 


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1 (i) in subparagraph (A)(iv), by adding 

2 ‘‘, and including individuals receiving serv3 ices under title II’’ after ‘‘disabilities’’; and 

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

5 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

6 (G) in paragraph (18)(D), by striking the 

7 period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

8 and 

9 (H) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(19) a strategy for coordinating services, in11 cluding guidance, counseling, mentoring, and other 

12 supports, to populations in need of such services, 

13 through public and private partnerships, and for cre14 ating transition strategies with such elements as 

15 dual enrollment, curricular articulation, and high in16 tensity instruction; and 

17 ‘‘(20) an assurance that every region, as des18 ignated by the State under section 116(c), in the 

19 State has at least 1 adult education program that 

20 offers more than 1 option for earning a credential 

21 with value in the local market to students who do 

22 not yet have a secondary school diploma or its recog23 nized equivalent and who are unlikely to earn such 

24 a diploma or equivalent in the short-term, which op25 tion may include earning the credential through a 


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1 partnership that includes a community college or oc2 cupational skills training provider and may include 

3 getting that equivalent in the process.’’; and 

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

5 ‘‘(e) PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT PERIOD.—Notwith6 standing any other provision of this section, a State may 

7 be eligible to receive an allotment under section 127 or 

8 132, or to receive financial assistance under the Wagner9 Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.), before the State sub10 mits a single State plan under this section (as amended 

11 under section 104 of the Adult Education and Economic 

12 Growth Act of 2013) if the State is in a 1-year program 

13 development period.’’. 

14 SEC. 105. LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS. 

15 Section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 

16 (29 U.S.C. 2832) is amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘workforce in18 vestment system’’ each place it appears and insert19 ing ‘‘adult education and workforce investment sys20 tem’’; 

21 (2) in subsection (d)(8), by striking ‘‘workforce 

22 investment system’’ and inserting ‘‘adult education 

23 and workforce investment system’’; and 

24 (3) in subsection (h)(2)(A)— 


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

2 the semicolon; and 

3 (B) by inserting after clause (vi), the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(vii) representatives of adult edu6 cation programs; and’’. 

7 SEC. 106. LOCAL PLAN. 

8 Section 118(b)(1) of the Workforce Investment Act 

9 of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2833(b)(1)) is amended— 

10 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

11 after the semicolon; 

12 (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘aca13 demic levels and’’ before ‘‘job skills’’; and 

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

15 ‘‘(D) the type and availability of workforce 

16 investment activities in the local area, including 

17 education, training, and registered apprentice18 ship programs and their relationship to such 

19 business, jobseeker, and worker needs, employ20 ment opportunities, and academic levels and job 

21 skills, and economic development needs; and 

22 ‘‘(E) the integrated education and training 

23 and sequential education and training activities 

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1 ties described in this subparagraph with work2 force investment activities and services under 

3 this title.’’. 

4 SEC. 107. USE OF FUNDS FOR YOUTH ACTIVITIES. 

5 Section 129 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 

6 (29 U.S.C. 2854) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

9 after the semicolon; 

10 (B) in paragraph (6), by striking the pe11 riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

13 ‘‘(7) to provide opportunities for multiple path14 ways for eligible youth.’’; and 

15 (2) in subsection (c)(1)(C)— 

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

17 the semicolon; 

18 (B) in clause (iv)(II), by striking the pe19 riod and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

21 ‘‘(v) opportunities for career path22 ways; and 

23 ‘‘(vi) opportunities for the completion 

24 of secondary school, in appropriate cases.’’. 


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1 SEC. 108. USE OF FUNDS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING 

2 ACTIVITIES. 

3 Section 134 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 

4 (29 U.S.C. 2864) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsections (a)(3)(A)(vii) and 

6 (c)(2)(B)(ii)(II), by striking ‘‘workforce investment 

7 system’’ and inserting ‘‘adult education and work8 force investment system’’; and 

9 (2) in subsection (d)— 

10 (A) in paragraph (3)(A)(i)(I), by striking 

11 ‘‘and are unable to obtain employment through 

12 core services provided under paragraph (2)’’; 

13 and 

14 (B) in paragraph (4)— 

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

16 ‘‘and who are unable to obtain or retain 

17 employment through such services’’; 

18 (ii) in subparagraph (D)— 

19 (I) in clause (viii), by striking 

20 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

21 (II) in clause (ix), by striking the 

22 period and inserting a semicolon; and 

23 (III) by adding at the end the 

24 following: 

25 ‘‘(x) integrated education and train26 ing; and 


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1 ‘‘(xi) career pathway services.’’; 

2 (iii) in subparagraph (G)— 

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

4 ‘‘clause (ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (ii) 

5 or subparagraph (H)’’; and 

6 (II) in clause (ii)— 

7 (aa) in subclause (II), by 

8 striking ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon; 

9 (bb) in subclause (III), by 

10 striking the period and inserting 

11 ‘‘; or’’; and 

12 (cc) by adding at the end 

13 the following: 

14 ‘‘(IV) the local board determines 

15 that such provision of training serv16 ices would facilitate the provision of 

17 integrated education and training and 

18 sequential education and training pro19 grams.’’; and 

20 (iv) by adding at the end the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(H) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACTS TO

23 INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

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1 vider of training services, including an adult 

2 education provider eligible under section 122, if 

3 the local board determines that provision of 

4 services through the contract would facilitate 

5 the training of multiple individuals in in-de6 mand occupations.’’. 

7 SEC. 109. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. 

8 Section 136 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 

9 (29 U.S.C. 2871) is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A)— 

11 (A) in clause (i)— 

12 (i) in the matter preceding subclause 

13 (I), by striking ‘‘and (for participants who 

14 are eligible youth age 19 through 21) for 

15 youth activities authorized under section 

16 129’’; 

17 (ii) in subclause (III), by striking 

18 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

19 (iii) in subclause (IV), by striking ‘‘, 

20 or by participants who are eligible youth 

21 age 19 through 21 who enter postsec22 ondary education, advanced training, or 

23 unsubsidized employment.’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘; and’’; and 


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1 (iv) by adding at the end the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(V) performance on the core in4 dicators described in section 212, as 

5 appropriate.’’; and 

6 (B) in clause (ii)— 

7 (i) in the matter preceding subclause 

8 (I), by striking ‘‘(for participants who are 

9 eligible youth age 14 through 18)’’; 

10 (ii) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘and, 

11 as appropriate, work readiness or occupa12 tional skills’’ and inserting ‘‘, workplace 

13 skills, or occupational skills, as appro14 priate’’; 

15 (iii) in subclause (II), by striking 

16 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

17 (iv) in subclause (III), by striking the 

18 period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

20 ‘‘(IV) the measures described in 

21 subclauses (I), (II), and (III) of 

22 clause (i), for eligible youth age 18 

23 and older.’’; and 

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1 tem’’ and inserting ‘‘adult education and workforce 

2 investment system’’. 

3 SEC. 110. NATIONAL PROGRAMS. 

4 Section 171 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 

5 (29 U.S.C. 2916) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (b)(1)— 

7 (A) in subparagraph (G), by striking 

8 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

9 (B) in subparagraph (H), by striking the 

10 period and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

12 ‘‘(I) projects that assist low-skill and lim13 ited English proficient workers to acquire basic, 

14 English, work readiness, and applied technical 

15 or occupational skills through integrated edu16 cation and training and sequential education 

17 and training programs to successfully transition 

18 to postsecondary education, workforce develop19 ment, and employment in career pathways; and 

20 ‘‘(J) projects that test effective ways to de21 velop comprehensive career pathway learning 

22 approaches that— 

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1 opment programs including registered 

2 apprenticeship programs, and sup3 portive service activities; and 

4 ‘‘(II) regional economic develop5 ment strategies to meet the skill needs 

6 of existing and emerging regional em7 ployers as well as the needs of low8 skilled adults; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) are designed to help adults, espe10 cially those who are low-skilled, to advance 

11 through progressive levels of education and 

12 training as quickly as possible and gain 

13 education and workplace skills of dem14 onstrated value to the labor market at each 

15 level.’’; and 

16 (2) in subparagraphs (D)(iii)(I) and (E)(ii)(III) 

17 of subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘workforce invest18 ment system’’ and inserting ‘‘adult education and 

19 workforce investment system’’. 

20 SEC. 111. ADMINISTRATION. 

21 (a) REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS.—Section 

22 181(b)(1) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 

23 U.S.C. 2931(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘workforce in24 vestment system’’ and inserting ‘‘adult education and 

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1 (b) WAIVERS AND SPECIAL RULES.—Section 

2 189(i)(4)(B) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 

3 U.S.C. 2939(i)(4)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘workforce 

4 investment system’’ and inserting ‘‘adult education and 

5 workforce investment system’’. 

6 SEC. 112. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. 

7 Section 506(a) of the Workforce Investment Act of 

8 1998 (20 U.S.C. 9276(a)) is amended— 

9 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking 

10 ‘‘WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SYSTEMS’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘ADULT EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE INVEST12 MENT SYSTEMS’’; and 

13 (2) by striking ‘‘workforce investment systems’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘adult education and workforce invest15 ment systems’’. 

16 SEC. 113. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

17 The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Workforce 

18 Investment Act of 1998 is amended— 

19 (1) by striking the item relating to the title 

20 header for title I and inserting the following: 

‘‘TITLE I—ADULT EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE INVESTMENT 

SYSTEMS’’; 

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1 (2) by striking the item relating to the subtitle 

2 header for subtitle B of title I and inserting the fol3 lowing: 

‘‘Subtitle B—State and Local Adult Education and Workforce Investment 

Systems’’. 

4 TITLE II—ADULT EDUCATION, 

5 LITERACY, AND WORKPLACE 

6 SKILLS 

7 SEC. 201. PURPOSE. 

8 Section 202 of the Adult Education and Family Lit9 eracy Act (20 U.S.C. 9201) is amended— 

10 (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 

11 following: 

12 ‘‘(1) assist adults to become literate and numer13 ate and to obtain the knowledge and skills necessary 

14 to transition to and succeed in postsecondary edu15 cation, job training, and employment in family-sus16 taining jobs, and to be self sufficient;’’; 

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

18 the semicolon; 

19 (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘education.’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘education and transition to postsec21 ondary education and career pathways; and’’; and 

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

23 ‘‘(4) assist adults with limited English pro24 ficiency in— 


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1 ‘‘(A) improving their reading, writing, 

2 speaking, listening, and comprehension skills in 

3 English and their mathematical skills; 

4 ‘‘(B) acquiring an understanding of the 

5 American system of Government, individual 

6 freedom, and the responsibilities of citizenship; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(C) where necessary, obtaining the knowl9 edge and skills to transition to and succeed in 

10 postsecondary education, job training, and em11 ployment in family-sustaining jobs.’’. 

12 SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 203 of the Adult Edu14 cation and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9202) is 

15 amended— 

16 (1) by striking paragraph (14); 

17 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) (2), (3) 

18 through (11), (12), (13), and (15) through (18) as 

19 paragraphs (2), (3), (5) through (13), (15), (16), 

20 and (17) through (20), respectively; 

21 (3) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redes22 ignated by paragraph (2), the following: 

23 ‘‘(1) WIA TERMS.—The terms ‘career pathway’, 

24 ‘integrated education and training’, ‘local board’, 

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1 ‘State board’, and ‘workplace skills’ have the mean2 ings given the terms in section 101.’’; 

3 (4) by inserting after paragraph (3), as redesig4 nated by paragraph (2), the following: 

5 ‘‘(4) DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS.—The term 

6 ‘digital literacy skills’ has the meaning given the 

7 term in section 202 of the Museum and Library 

8 Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9101).’’; 

9 (5) in paragraph (7), as redesignated by para10 graph (2)— 

11 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

12 (A), by inserting ‘‘an organization that has 

13 demonstrated effectiveness in providing adult 

14 education and literacy activities and workplace 

15 skills activities, and that may include’’ after 

16 ‘‘means’’; 

17 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘of 

18 demonstrated effectiveness’’; 

19 (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘of 

20 demonstrated effectiveness’’; 

21 (D) in subparagraph (H), by striking 

22 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

23 (E) in subparagraph (I), by striking the 

24 period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(J) a partnership between an entity de2 scribed in any of subparagraphs (A) through (I) 

3 and an employer.’’; 

4 (6) in paragraph (9), as redesignated by para5 graph (2)— 

6 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

7 (A), by striking ‘‘a family’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

8 economic prospects for a family that better en9 able parents to support their children’s learning 

10 needs’’; 

11 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 

12 through (D) as subparagraphs (B) through (E), 

13 respectively; and 

14 (C) by inserting before subparagraph (B), 

15 as redesignated by subparagraph (B), the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(A) Parent adult education and literacy 

18 activities and workplace skills activities that 

19 lead to readiness for postsecondary education or 

20 training, career advancement, and economic 

21 self-sufficiency.’’; and 

22 (7) by inserting after paragraph (13), as redes23 ignated by paragraph (2), the following: 

24 ‘‘(14) INTEGRATED ENGLISH LITERACY AND

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1 English literacy and civics education program’ 

2 means programs of instruction designed to help an 

3 individual of limited English proficiency achieve 

4 competence in English through contextualized in5 struction on the rights and responsibilities of citizen6 ship, naturalization procedures, civic participation, 

7 and United States history and Government to help 

8 such an individual acquire the skills and knowledge 

9 to become an active and informed parent, worker, 

10 and community member.’’. 

11 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 173A(b)(8) 

12 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 

13 2918a(b)(8)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 203(10) of 

14 the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 

15 9202(10))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 203(12) of the Adult 

16 Education and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 

17 9202(12))’’. 

18 SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

19 Section 205 of the Adult Education and Family Lit20 eracy Act (20 U.S.C. 9204) is amended to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

22 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

23 this title $850,000,000 for fiscal year 2015 and such sums 

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1 SEC. 204. RESERVATION OF FUNDS; GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE 

2 AGENCIES; ALLOTMENTS. 

3 Section 211(a) of the Adult Education and Family 

4 Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9211(a)) is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$8,000,000’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’; 

7 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘1.5 percent’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘1.25 percent’’; and 

10 (B) by striking ‘‘$8,000,000;’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘$12,000,000; and’’; 

12 (3) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and 

13 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

15 ‘‘(4) shall reserve 12 percent to carry out sec16 tion 244.’’. 

17 SEC. 205. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. 

18 Section 212(b) of the Adult Education and Family 

19 Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9212(b)) is amended— 

20 (1) in paragraph (1)(A)— 

21 (A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘and the em22 ployment performance indicator described in 

23 paragraph (2)(B)’’ after ‘‘paragraph (2)(A)’’; 

24 and 

25 (B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘paragraph 

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1 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

2 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

3 (i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘in, re4 tention in’’ and all that follows through the 

5 period at the end and inserting ‘‘in post6 secondary education, including registered 

7 apprenticeships, or other skill training pro8 grams.’’; and 

9 (ii) by adding at the end the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(iv) Attainment of work readiness, 

12 workplace skills, and certificates that are 

13 industry-recognized credentials described 

14 in section 101(56) or approved by the 

15 State board or local board, as appro16 priate.’’; 

17 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 

18 subparagraph (D); 

19 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 

20 the following: 

21 ‘‘(B) EMPLOYMENT PERFORMANCE INDI22 CATOR.—Consistent with applicable Federal 

23 and State privacy laws— 

24 ‘‘(i) an eligible agency shall identify in 

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1 employment performance indicator, which 

2 shall be based on entry into employment, 

3 retention, and earnings; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) the State agency responsible for 

5 maintaining and analyzing the data de6 scribed in clause (i) shall assist the eligible 

7 agency in obtaining and using quarterly 

8 wage records to collect such data. 

9 ‘‘(C) DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS INDI10 CATOR.—Beginning in 2015, an eligible agency 

11 shall include a digital literacy skills indicator in 

12 its State plan.’’; and 

13 (D) by striking subparagraph (D), as re14 designated by subparagraph (B), and inserting 

15 the following: 

16 ‘‘(D) ADDITIONAL INDICATORS.—An eligi17 ble agency may identify in the State plan addi18 tional indicators, including customer feedback, 

19 for adult education and literacy activities and 

20 workplace skills activities authorized under this 

21 subtitle.’’; and 

22 (3) in paragraph (3)(B)— 

23 (A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND EM24 PLOYMENT PERFORMANCE INDICATOR’’ after 

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1 (B) by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)(B)’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)(D), the employment 

3 performance indicator described in paragraph 

4 (2)(B), and beginning in 2015, the digital lit5 eracy indicator described in paragraph (2)(C)’’. 

6 SEC. 206. STATE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS; MATCHING RE7 QUIREMENT. 

8 Section 222(a) of the Adult Education and Family 

9 Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9222(a)) is amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘not more than 10’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘not less than 10’’; and 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘82.5 percent’’ both places 

14 the term appears and inserting ‘‘80 percent’’; 

15 and 

16 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘12.5 per17 cent’’ and inserting ‘‘15 percent’’. 

18 SEC. 207. STATE LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES. 

19 Section 223(a) of the Adult Education and Family 

20 Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9223(a)) is amended to read as 

21 follows: 

22 ‘‘(a) ACTIVITIES.— 

23 ‘‘(1) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—Each eligible 

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1 222(a)(2) for the following adult education and lit2 eracy activities and workplace skills activities: 

3 ‘‘(A) The establishment or operation of 

4 professional development programs to improve 

5 the quality of instruction provided pursuant to 

6 local activities required under section 231(b). 

7 ‘‘(B) The provision of technical assistance 

8 to eligible providers of adult education and lit9 eracy activities and workplace skills activities to 

10 enable them to fulfill the purpose of this title, 

11 as described in section 202. 

12 ‘‘(C) The monitoring and evaluation of 

13 adult education and literacy activities and re14 lated activities to determine what works and 

15 broadly disseminate information about models 

16 and best practices and tools within the State. 

17 ‘‘(D) The provision of technology assist18 ance, including staff training, to eligible pro19 viders of adult education and literacy activities 

20 and workplace skills activities to enable the eli21 gible providers to improve the quality of such 

22 activities. 

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1 ‘‘(2) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Each eligible 

2 agency may use funds made available under section 

3 222(a)(2) for one or more of the following adult 

4 education and literacy activities and workplace skills 

5 activities: 

6 ‘‘(A) Support for State or regional net7 works of literacy resource centers. 

8 ‘‘(B) Incentives for program coordination 

9 and integration, and performance awards. 

10 ‘‘(C) Developing and disseminating cur11 ricula for postsecondary and job training readi12 ness, including curricula for using technology 

13 for distance learning and for instructional and 

14 teacher training purposes. 

15 ‘‘(D) Coordination with existing support 

16 services, such as transportation, child care, and 

17 other assistance designed to increase rates of 

18 enrollment in, and successful completion of, 

19 adult education and literacy activities and work20 place skills activities, to adults enrolled in such 

21 adult education and literacy activities and work22 place skills activities. 

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1 and sequential education and training pro2 grams. 

3 ‘‘(F) Developing innovative content and 

4 models to foster the transition to and success in 

5 postsecondary education and career pathways. 

6 ‘‘(G) Linkages with postsecondary edu7 cational institutions. 

8 ‘‘(H) Linkages with community-based or9 ganizations. 

10 ‘‘(I) Support for recruitment and outreach 

11 for instructors, students, and employers. 

12 ‘‘(J) Linkages with public libraries. 

13 ‘‘(K) Other activities that address issues of 

14 statewide significance’’. 

15 SEC. 208. STATE PLAN. 

16 Section 224 of the Adult Education and Family Lit17 eracy Act (20 U.S.C. 9224) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (a)— 

19 (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

20 paragraph (4); and 

21 (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

22 following: 

23 ‘‘(2) PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT PERIOD.—Not24 withstanding any other provision of this section, an 

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1 under this title before submission of a 5-year State 

2 plan under this section if the eligible agency is in a 

3 1-year program development period. 

4 ‘‘(3) STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT.—The 5- 

5 year State plan shall be comprehensive in nature 

6 and developed and monitored by a planning group of 

7 all stakeholders in the State’s adult education and 

8 workforce development system. The stakeholders 

9 shall include— 

10 ‘‘(A) the State agencies responsible for— 

11 ‘‘(i) the State’s programs under this 

12 title and title I; 

13 ‘‘(ii) the State program funded under 

14 part A of title IV of the Social Security 

15 Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 

16 ‘‘(iii) overseeing community colleges; 

17 ‘‘(iv) elementary and secondary edu18 cation; 

19 ‘‘(v) corrections; 

20 ‘‘(vi) economic development; 

21 ‘‘(vii) family literacy; and 

22 ‘‘(viii) special services to immigrants; 

23 and 

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1 (2) in subsection (b)— 

2 (A) by striking paragraph (10) and insert3 ing the following: 

4 ‘‘(10) a description and strategy of how the eli5 gible agency will develop program strategies and co6 ordinate services, including guidance, counseling, 

7 mentoring, and other supports through public and 

8 private partnerships and creating transition strate9 gies with such elements as dual enrollment, cur10 ricular articulation, and high intensity instruction, 

11 for populations that include, at a minimum— 

12 ‘‘(A) low-income students; 

13 ‘‘(B) individuals with disabilities; 

14 ‘‘(C) single parents and displaced home15 makers; and 

16 ‘‘(D) individuals with multiple barriers to 

17 educational enhancement, including individuals 

18 with limited English proficiency;’’; 

19 (B) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

20 after the semicolon; 

21 (C) in paragraph (12), by striking the pe22 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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1 ‘‘(13) a description of the knowledge and skills 

2 necessary for acceptance in postsecondary education 

3 and training; 

4 ‘‘(14) an assurance that every local program 

5 area, as defined by the eligible agency, served by the 

6 eligible agency has at least 1 adult education pro7 gram that offers more than 1 option for earning a 

8 credential with value in the local employment market 

9 to students who do not yet have a secondary school 

10 diploma or its recognized equivalent and who are un11 likely to earn such diploma or equivalent in the short 

12 term, which option may include earning the creden13 tial through a partnership that includes a commu14 nity college or job training provider and may include 

15 earning the recognized equivalent of a secondary 

16 school degree in the process; 

17 ‘‘(15) a description of any certification or other 

18 requirements for instructors in eligible adult edu19 cation, literacy, and workplace skills program pro20 viders in the State; 

21 ‘‘(16) a description of the professional develop22 ment needs of adult education, literacy, and work23 place skills providers in the State; 

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1 ‘‘(A) use technology to improve the quality 

2 of adult education, literacy, and workplace skills 

3 services; and 

4 ‘‘(B) expand access to such services for 

5 workers and students; 

6 ‘‘(18) a description of how the State will carry 

7 out programs described in section 244, if the State 

8 is receiving a grant under such section; 

9 ‘‘(19) a description of the data system that the 

10 State will use to track over time student outcomes 

11 on the performance measures described in section 

12 212; 

13 ‘‘(20) a description of the State’s program to 

14 invest in the skills of workers, including plans for in15 volving business as an active partner in the effort; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(21) a description of how the adult education 

18 programs will be integrated with occupational skills 

19 programs and aligned with postsecondary education, 

20 career, and technical education, workforce develop21 ment programs, and other Federal funds available 

22 under title I and other relevant Federal programs.’’; 

23 (3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 

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1 ‘‘(e) PEER REVIEW AND PLAN APPROVAL.—The Sec2 retary shall— 

3 ‘‘(1) establish a peer-review process to assist in 

4 the review and approval of State plans; 

5 ‘‘(2) in consultation with the National Center 

6 for Adult Education, Literacy, and Workplace Skills, 

7 appoint individuals, representing the range of stake8 holders, to the peer-review process, including— 

9 ‘‘(A) representatives of adult learners, 

10 adult education, literacy, and workplace skills 

11 providers, eligible agencies, State educational 

12 agencies, institutions of higher education, and 

13 representatives of State boards or local boards; 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(B) experts in the fields of adult edu16 cation, literacy, and workplace skills; 

17 ‘‘(3) approve a State plan not later than 120 

18 days after receiving the plan, unless the Secretary 

19 makes a written determination, not later than 30 

20 days after receiving the plan, that the plan does not 

21 meet the requirements of this section or is incon22 sistent with specific provisions of this subtitle; and 

23 ‘‘(4) not finally disapprove of a State plan be24 fore offering the eligible agency the opportunity, 

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1 ning on the date on which the eligible agency re2 ceived the written determination described in para3 graph (3), to revise the plan, and providing technical 

4 assistance in order to assist the eligible agency in 

5 meeting the requirements of this subtitle.’’; and 

6 (4) by striking subsections (f) and (g). 

7 SEC. 209. PROGRAMS FOR CORRECTIONS EDUCATION AND 

8 OTHER INSTITUTIONALIZED INDIVIDUALS. 

9 Section 225 of the Adult Education and Family Lit10 eracy Act (20 U.S.C. 9225) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (b)— 

12 (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

13 after the semicolon at the end; 

14 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe15 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

17 ‘‘(5) integrated education and training and se18 quential education and training programs; 

19 ‘‘(6) career pathways programs; 

20 ‘‘(7) dual enrollment programs; and 

21 ‘‘(8) preparation for postsecondary education 

22 and training.’’; 

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1 (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(d) REPORT.—In addition to any report required 

4 under section 212(c), each eligible agency receiving a 

5 grant under section 211(b) shall annually prepare and 

6 submit to the Secretary a report on the progress, as de7 scribed in section 212(c)(1), of the eligible agency with 

8 respect to the programs and activities of the eligible entity 

9 receiving assistance under this section.’’. 

10 SEC. 210. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR ELIGIBLE PRO11 VIDERS. 

12 Section 231(b)(1) of the Adult Education and Family 

13 Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9241(b)(1)) is amended to read 

14 as follows: 

15 ‘‘(1) Adult education, literacy, and workplace 

16 skills services, which may include workplace literacy 

17 services, integrated education and training and se18 quential education and training services, and serv19 ices assisting with the transition to postsecondary 

20 education, training, career pathways, or employ21 ment.’’. 

22 SEC. 211. LOCAL APPLICATION. 

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1 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

2 inserting ‘‘the measurable goals to be accomplished 

3 as a result of the grant or contract and’’ after ‘‘in4 cluding’’; 

5 (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

6 the semicolon; 

7 (3) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and 

8 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

10 ‘‘(3) a description of how the eligible provider 

11 will collect data for purposes of reporting perform12 ance measures to assess and evaluate the progress of 

13 adult education students and activities.’’. 

14 SEC. 212. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 

15 Section 241 of the Adult Education and Family Lit16 eracy Act (20 U.S.C. 9251) is amended by adding at the 

17 end the following: 

18 ‘‘(c) RULEMAKING.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall issue 

20 such regulations as are necessary to reasonably en21 sure compliance with this title. 

22 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—Before publishing in the 

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1 retary of Labor and obtain the advice and rec2 ommendations of representatives of— 

3 ‘‘(A) adult learners; 

4 ‘‘(B) adult education, literacy, and work5 place skills providers; 

6 ‘‘(C) eligible agencies; 

7 ‘‘(D) State educational agencies; 

8 ‘‘(E) institutions of higher education, in9 cluding community colleges; 

10 ‘‘(F) representatives of State boards and 

11 local boards; 

12 ‘‘(G) other organizations involved with the 

13 implementation and operation of programs 

14 under this title; and 

15 ‘‘(H) community-based organizations in16 volved with the implementation and operation of 

17 programs under this title. 

18 ‘‘(3) MEETINGS AND ELECTRONIC EX19 CHANGE.—The advice and recommendations de20 scribed in paragraph (2) may be obtained through 

21 such mechanisms as regional meetings and electronic 

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1 SEC. 213. NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADULT EDUCATION, LIT2 ERACY, AND WORKPLACE SKILLS. 

3 Section 242 of the Adult Education and Family Lit4 eracy Act (20 U.S.C. 9252) is amended— 

5 (1) by striking the section heading and insert6 ing the following: ‘‘NATIONAL CENTER FOR

7 ADULT EDUCATION, LITERACY, AND WORK8 PLACE SKILLS’’; 

9 (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 

10 following: 

11 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the National Center 

12 for Adult Education, Literacy, and Workplace Skills es13 tablished under subsection (b) is to— 

14 ‘‘(1) provide national leadership regarding adult 

15 education and family literacy; 

16 ‘‘(2) coordinate adult education, literacy, and 

17 workplace skills services and policy; 

18 ‘‘(3) serve as a national resource for adult edu19 cation, literacy, and workplace skills programs by— 

20 ‘‘(A) providing the best and most accurate 

21 information available; 

22 ‘‘(B) providing national leadership on the 

23 use of technology for adult education; 

24 ‘‘(C) supporting the creation of new ways 

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1 ‘‘(D) providing effective practices for inte2 grated English literacy and civics education 

3 programs; and 

4 ‘‘(E) providing effective practices for cor5 rections education; 

6 ‘‘(4) collect and disseminate information on 

7 methods of advancing education and literacy that 

8 show great promise for adults eligible for services 

9 under this title; 

10 ‘‘(5) provide policy and technical assistance to 

11 Federal, State, and local organizations for the im12 provement of adult education, literacy, and work13 place skills services; and 

14 ‘‘(6) not later than 4 years after the date of en15 actment of the Adult Education and Economic 

16 Growth Act of 2013, conduct an evaluation and sub17 mit a report to the Interagency Group, the Com18 mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

19 of the Senate, and the Committee on Education and 

20 the Workforce of the House of Representatives, on 

21 the effectiveness of programs funded under this title 

22 in achieving the purpose described in section 202, 

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1 ‘‘(A) a longitudinal study of outcomes for 

2 adult learners served under programs under 

3 this title; 

4 ‘‘(B) an analysis of the adequacy of the 

5 performance measures described in section 212; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(C) recommendations for improved per8 formance measures and on how to improve pro9 gram effectiveness.’’; 

10 (3) in subsection (b)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

12 (i) in the first sentence, by striking 

13 ‘‘National Institute for Literacy (in this 

14 section referred to as the ‘Institute’)’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘National Center for Adult Edu16 cation, Literacy, and Workplace Skills (in 

17 this section referred to as the ‘Center’)’’; 

18 (ii) in the second sentence, by striking 

19 ‘‘Institute’’ and inserting ‘‘Center’’; and 

20 (iii) in the third sentence, by striking 

21 ‘‘the Institute’’ and inserting ‘‘the Center’’; 

22 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘separate’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘independent’’; 

3 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

4 (i) by striking ‘‘National Institute for 

5 Literacy Advisory Board’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘National Center for Adult Education, Lit7 eracy, and Workplace Skills Advisory 

8 Board’’; and 

9 (ii) by striking ‘‘the Institute’’ and in10 serting ‘‘the Center’’; and 

11 (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘Insti12 tute’’ each place the term appears and inserting 

13 ‘‘Center’’; 

14 (4) in subsection (c)— 

15 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

16 (i) in the matter preceding subpara17 graph (A), by striking ‘‘Institute’’ and in18 serting ‘‘Center’’; 

19 (ii) in subparagraph (A)— 

20 (I) in clause (iii), by striking 

21 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

22 (II) in clause (iv), by inserting 

23 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and 

24 (III) by adding at the end the 

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1 ‘‘(v) effective practices for integrated 

2 English literacy and civics education pro3 grams;’’; 

4 (iii) by striking subparagraph (D) and 

5 inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(D) to collect and disseminate informa7 tion on methods of advancing education and lit8 eracy that show great promise for adults eligi9 ble for services under this title;’’; 

10 (iv) by striking subparagraph (E) and 

11 inserting the following: 

12 ‘‘(E) to provide policy and technical assist13 ance to Federal, State, and local organizations 

14 for the improvement of adult education, lit15 eracy, and workplace skills services;’’; 

16 (v) in subparagraph (F)(iii), by strik17 ing ‘‘Institute’’ and inserting ‘‘Center’’; 

18 (vi) in subparagraph (G), by inserting 

19 ‘‘and integrated English literacy and civics 

20 education programs’’ after ‘‘workforce in21 vestment activities’’; 

22 (vii) in subparagraph (H), by striking 

23 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

24 (viii) in subparagraph (I), by striking 

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1 (ix) by adding at the end the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(J) to carry out section 306 of the Adult 

4 Education and Economic Growth Act of 2013; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(K) not later than 4 years after the date 

7 of enactment of the Adult Education and Eco8 nomic Growth Act of 2013, to conduct an eval9 uation and submit a report to the Interagency 

10 Group, the Committee on Health, Education, 

11 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the 

12 Committee on Education and the Workforce of 

13 the House of Representatives on the effective14 ness of programs funded under this title in 

15 achieving the purpose described in section 202, 

16 which evaluation and report shall include— 

17 ‘‘(i) a longitudinal study of outcomes 

18 for adult learners served under programs 

19 under this title; 

20 ‘‘(ii) an analysis of the adequacy of 

21 the performance measures identified in sec22 tion 212; and 

23 ‘‘(iii) recommendations for improved 

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1 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Insti2 tute’’ each place the term appears and inserting 

3 ‘‘Center’’; 

4 (5) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Institute’’ 

5 each place the term appears and inserting ‘‘Center’’; 

6 (6) in subsection (e)— 

7 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘NATIONAL

8 INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY ADVISORY BOARD’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADULT

10 EDUCATION, LITERACY, AND WORKPLACE

11 SKILLS ADVISORY BOARD’’; 

12 (B) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘Na13 tional Institute for Literacy Advisory Board’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘National Center for Adult Edu15 cation, Literacy, and Workplace Skills Advisory 

16 Board’’; and 

17 (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Insti18 tute’’ each place the term appears and inserting 

19 ‘‘Center’’; 

20 (7) in subsection (f)— 

21 (A) by striking ‘‘Institute’’ each place the 

22 term appears and inserting ‘‘Center’’; and 

23 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Insti24 tute’s’’ and inserting ‘‘Center’s’’; 


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1 (8) in each of subsections (g), (i), and (j), by 

2 striking ‘‘Institute’’ and inserting ‘‘Center’’; 

3 (9) in subsection (k)— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘Institute’’ each place the 

5 term appears and inserting ‘‘Center’’; and 

6 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Insti7 tute’s’’ and inserting ‘‘Center’s’’; and 

8 (10) in subsection (l), by striking ‘‘Institute’’ 

9 each place the term appears and inserting ‘‘Center’’. 

10 SEC. 214. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES. 

11 Section 243 of the Adult Education and Family Lit12 eracy Act (20 U.S.C. 9253) is amended to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 243. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES. 

14 ‘‘The Secretary shall establish and carry out a pro15 gram of national leadership activities to improve the qual16 ity and outcomes of adult education, literacy, and work17 place skills programs nationwide. Such activities— 

18 ‘‘(1) shall include— 

19 ‘‘(A) technical assistance, which may in20 clude— 

21 ‘‘(i) assistance to eligible providers in 

22 developing and using certification systems, 

23 performance measures, and data systems 

24 for the improvement of adult education 

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1 activities, including family literacy services, 

2 transition to postsecondary education or 

3 career pathways, corrections education, 

4 and integrated English literacy and civics 

5 education programs; 

6 ‘‘(ii) assistance related to professional 

7 development activities and assistance for 

8 the purpose of developing, improving, iden9 tifying, and disseminating the most suc10 cessful methods and techniques for pro11 viding adult education and literacy activi12 ties and workplace skills activities, includ13 ing family literacy services, transition to 

14 postsecondary education or career path15 ways, and integrated English literacy and 

16 civics education programs, based on sci17 entific evidence where available; or 

18 ‘‘(iii) assistance in distance learning 

19 and promoting and improving the use of 

20 technology in the classroom; and 

21 ‘‘(B) program evaluation and data collec22 tion and reporting; and 

23 ‘‘(2) may include— 

24 ‘‘(A) national demonstration projects for 

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1 place skills services, which may include projects 

2 that— 

3 ‘‘(i) accelerate learning outcomes for 

4 adult learners with the lowest literacy lev5 els; 

6 ‘‘(ii) promote career pathways; 

7 ‘‘(iii) allow dual enrollment in adult 

8 secondary education and credit bearing 

9 postsecondary coursework; 

10 ‘‘(iv) provide integrated education and 

11 training and sequential education and 

12 training services; 

13 ‘‘(v) build capacity to enhance the in14 tensity of adult education, literacy, and 

15 workplace skills services; 

16 ‘‘(vi) establish partnerships to improve 

17 the quality of and expand adult education, 

18 literacy, and workplace skills services to 

19 more adults; 

20 ‘‘(vii) provide professional develop21 ment opportunities to adult education, lit22 eracy, and workplace skills service pro23 viders; 

24 ‘‘(viii) develop new curricula and 

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1 ing outcomes in adult education, literacy, 

2 and workplace skills programs; 

3 ‘‘(ix) provide integrated English lit4 eracy and civics education program in5 struction; and 

6 ‘‘(x) provide corrections education; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(B) dissemination of the results and best 

9 practices identified in the national demonstra10 tion projects described in subparagraph (A).’’. 

11 SEC. 215. INTEGRATED ENGLISH LITERACY AND CIVICS 

12 EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 4 of subtitle A of the 

14 Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 

15 9251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 244. INTEGRATED ENGLISH LITERACY AND CIVICS 

18 EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 

19 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From funds reserved under sec20 tion 211(a)(4) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 

21 award grants to States, in accordance with the allocations 

22 under subsection (b), for integrated English literacy and 

23 civics education programs. 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

2 of the funds described in subsection (a), the Sec3 retary shall allocate— 

4 ‘‘(A) 65 percent to States on the basis of 

5 a State’s need for integrated English and civics 

6 education programs, as determined by calcu7 lating each State’s share of a 10-year average 

8 of the data compiled by the Office of Immigra9 tion Statistics of the Department of Homeland 

10 Security, for immigrants admitted for lawful 

11 permanent residence for the 10 most recent 

12 years; and 

13 ‘‘(B) 35 percent to States on the basis of 

14 whether the State experienced growth, as meas15 ured by the average of the 3 most recent years 

16 for which data compiled by the Office of Immi17 gration Statistics of the Department of Home18 land Security are available, for immigrants ad19 mitted for lawful permanent residence. 

20 ‘‘(2) MINIMUM.—No State shall receive an allo21 cation under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year in an 

22 amount that is less than $60,000.’’. 

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

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1 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

2 243 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 244. Integrated English literacy and civics education programs.’’. 

3 TITLE III—21ST CENTURY TECH4 NOLOGY AND SKILLS FOR 

5 ADULT LEARNERS 

6 SEC. 301. PURPOSES. 

7 The purposes of this title are the following: 

8 (1) To expand access to adult education serv9 ices and bring about cost efficiencies through in10 creased use of technology and the development of a 

11 national web portal. 

12 (2) To provide professional development for 

13 providers of adult education, literacy, and workplace 

14 skills services so that the providers are able to— 

15 (A) effectively use technology in the deliv16 ery of adult education, literacy, and workplace 

17 skills services; and 

18 (B) improve the quality of instruction and 

19 accelerate the— 

20 (i) achievement of basic educational 

21 skills, English language literacy, and sec22 ondary school equivalency or postsecondary 

23 education for adult learners; and 

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1 (3) To assist States in developing a 21st cen2 tury delivery system for adult education, literacy, 

3 and workplace skills services. 

4 (4) To assist adults in developing digital lit5 eracy skills. 

6 SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this title: 

8 (1) ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY

9 ACT TERMS.—The terms ‘‘adult education’’, ‘‘eligible 

10 agency’’, ‘‘eligible provider’’, ‘‘literacy’’, ‘‘Secretary’’, 

11 ‘‘State’’, and ‘‘workplace skills’’ have the meanings 

12 given the terms in section 203 of the Adult Edu13 cation and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9202). 

14 (2) CENTER.—The term ‘‘Center’’ means the 

15 National Center for Adult Education, Literacy, and 

16 Workplace Skills established under section 242 of 

17 the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (20 

18 U.S.C. 9252). 

19 (3) DISTANCE EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘dis20 tance education’’ has the meaning given the term in 

21 section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

22 (20 U.S.C. 1003). 

23 (4) DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS.—The term 

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1 term in section 202 of the Museum and Library 

2 Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9101). 

3 SEC. 303. RESERVATION OF FUNDS AND ALLOTMENTS. 

4 (a) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—From the amounts 

5 appropriated under section 307 for a fiscal year, the Sec6 retary shall reserve 3 percent or $7,500,000, whichever 

7 amount is less, to carry out section 306. 

8 (b) ALLOTMENT OF REMAINDER.—From the sums 

9 remaining for a fiscal year after making the reservation 

10 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall allot— 

11 (1) 75 percent to carry out section 305; 

12 (2) 20 percent to carry out section 304; and 

13 (3) 5 percent for administrative costs in car14 rying out section 304. 

15 (c) ALLOTMENTS TO ELIGIBLE AGENCIES.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts available 

17 to carry out section 304 for a fiscal year, the Sec18 retary shall allot to each eligible agency with an ap19 proved application an amount that bears the same 

20 relationship to such sums as the amount received 

21 under section 211(c)(2) of the Adult Education and 

22 Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9211(c)(2)) by such 

23 eligible agency bears to the amount received under 

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1 (2) MINIMUM ALLOTMENT; RATABLE REDUC2 TION.—No eligible agency shall receive an allotment 

3 under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year in an amount 

4 that is less than $100,000. If the amount appro5 priated to carry out section 304 for a fiscal year is 

6 not sufficient to pay such minimum allotment to all 

7 States, the amount of such minimum allotments 

8 shall be ratably reduced. 

9 SEC. 304. GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE AGENCIES. 

10 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS.—The Secretary 

11 shall award grants to eligible agencies from allotments 

12 under section 303(b) to enable the eligible agencies to 

13 carry out subsection (c) and award subgrants or contracts 

14 under section 305. 

15 (b) APPLICATION.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible agency that de17 sires to receive a grant under this title shall submit 

18 an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 

19 manner, and accompanied by such information as 

20 the Secretary may require. 

21 (2) CONTENTS.—An application submitted 

22 under paragraph (1) shall contain the following: 

23 (A) A description of the eligible agency’s 

24 technology plan for the adult education system, 

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1 (B) A description of how the eligible agen2 cy will provide technical assistance and support 

3 to local programs. 

4 (C) A description of how the eligible agen5 cy will use technology to expand adult edu6 cation, literacy, and workplace skills services to 

7 more adults, including adults in rural areas. 

8 (D) A description of the long-term goals 

9 and strategies for improved outcomes for adult 

10 learners. 

11 (E) A description of the professional devel12 opment activities to be undertaken in accord13 ance with subsection (c)(2). 

14 (F) A description of the performance 

15 benchmarks to be used to evaluate the activities 

16 supported under the grant, and how data will 

17 be collected. 

18 (G) A description of how the eligible agen19 cy will ensure that grants or contracts to eligi20 ble providers are of sufficient size and scope to 

21 achieve the purposes of this title. 

22 (c) ACTIVITIES.—An eligible agency that receives a 

23 grant under this title shall carry out the following: 

24 (1) Implementing a statewide technology plan 

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1 (A) providing professional development for 

2 adult education, literacy, and workplace skills 

3 service providers; 

4 (B) providing access to curricula, instruc5 tion, and assessment for adult learners and eli6 gible providers; 

7 (C) supporting the development of cur8 ricula and assessment tools for adult education, 

9 literacy, and workplace skills service providers; 

10 and 

11 (D) providing guidance and technical as12 sistance to eligible providers. 

13 (2) Supporting innovative pilot projects such as 

14 the use of assistive technology to deliver content to 

15 adult learners. 

16 SEC. 305. SUBGRANTS AND CONTRACTS TO ELIGIBLE PRO17 VIDERS. 

18 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF SUBGRANTS AND CON19 TRACTS.—An eligible agency that receives a grant under 

20 this title shall award subgrants or contracts to eligible pro21 viders to carry out activities described in this section. 

22 (b) ELIGIBLE PROVIDER APPLICATION.—An eligible 

23 provider that desires to receive a subgrant or contract 

24 under this section shall submit an application to an eligible 

25 agency, which shall include— 


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1 (1) a description of how the eligible provider 

2 will integrate technology into the eligible provider’s 

3 delivery of adult education, literacy, and workplace 

4 skills services; 

5 (2) a description of professional development 

6 activities to be undertaken; and 

7 (3) a description of plans to regularly replace 

8 computers and servers that lack the functional capa9 bilities to process new online applications and serv10 ices, including video conferencing, video streaming, 

11 virtual simulations, and distance education courses. 

12 (c) ELIGIBLE PROVIDER ACTIVITIES.—An eligible 

13 provider that receives a subgrant or contract under this 

14 section shall carry out one or more of the following: 

15 (1) Acquiring and effectively implementing 

16 technology tools, applications, and other resources in 

17 conjunction with enhancing or redesigning adult 

18 education, literacy, and workplace skills curricula to 

19 increase adult learning outcomes and improve adult 

20 digital literacy skills. 

21 (2) Acquiring and effectively implementing 

22 technology tools, applications, and other resources 

23 to— 

24 (A) conduct on going assessments and use 

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1 identify individual learning needs and guide 

2 personalized instruction, learning, and appro3 priate interventions that address those person4 alized student learning needs; and 

5 (B) support individualized learning, includ6 ing through instructional software and digital 

7 content that support the learning needs of each 

8 student or through providing access to high9 quality courses and instructors, especially in 

10 rural areas. 

11 (3) Providing professional development activi12 ties for providers of adult education, literacy, and 

13 workplace skills services that include— 

14 (A) training that is on-going, sustainable, 

15 timely, and directly related to delivering adult 

16 education, literacy, and workplace skills serv17 ices; 

18 (B) training in strategies and pedagogy in 

19 the delivery of adult education, literacy, and 

20 workplace skills services that involves the use of 

21 technology and curriculum redesign as key com22 ponents of changing teaching and learning and 

23 improving outcomes for adult learners; 

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1 and workplace skills services are able to use 

2 technology for data analysis to enable individ3 ualized instruction and to use technology to im4 prove digital literacy skills for adult learners; 

5 and 

6 (D) training that includes on-going com7 munication and follow-up with instructors, 

8 facilitators, and peers. 

9 (4) Acquisition and implementation of tech10 nology tools, applications, and other resources to be 

11 employed in professional development activities. 

12 SEC. 306. NATIONAL ADULT LEARNING AND TECHNOLOGY 

13 CLEARINGHOUSE. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Center shall establish and 

15 maintain the National Adult Learning and Technology 

16 Resource Clearinghouse (referred to in this section as the 

17 ‘‘Clearinghouse’’). 

18 (b) DUTIES OF THE CLEARINGHOUSE.—The Clear19 inghouse shall— 

20 (1) develop and disseminate frameworks for 

21 technology-based learning and professional develop22 ment materials for adult education, literacy, and 

23 workplace skills; 

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1 (3) provide technical assistance to eligible enti2 ties and eligible providers of adult education, lit3 eracy, and workplace skills; 

4 (4) support distance education for professional 

5 development for eligible entities and eligible pro6 viders of adult education, literacy, and workplace 

7 skills services; 

8 (5) support the innovative uses of technology, 

9 such as the use of assistive technology, to deliver 

10 content to adult learners; and 

11 (6) be accessible to the public through the 

12 website of the Center. 

13 SEC. 307. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

14 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

15 this title, $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2015 and such 

16 sums as may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal year. 

17 TITLE IV—RESEARCH IN ADULT 

18 EDUCATION 

19 SEC. 401. RESEARCH IN ADULT EDUCATION. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section 

21 133(c)(2) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 

22 (20 U.S.C. 9533(c)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘(A) Adult education, literacy, and work24 place skills.’’. 


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1 (b) NATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CEN2 TER.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education 

4 shall direct the Commissioner for Education Re5 search of the National Center for Education Re6 search established pursuant to section 131 of the 

7 Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 

8 9531) to establish a national research and develop9 ment center for adult education, literacy, and work10 place skills as described in section 133(c)(2)(A) of 

11 such Act (20 U.S.C. 9533(c)(2)(A)). 

12 (2) PROVISION FOR EXPANSION OF RE13 SEARCH.—If, as of the date of the enactment of this 

14 Act, the Commissioner for Education Research of 

15 the National Center for Education Research has es16 tablished a center for adult literacy in accordance 

17 with section 133(c)(2)(A) of the Education Sciences 

18 Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9533(c)(2)(A)), the 

19 Commissioner shall expand the topic of research of 

20 such center to include adult education and workplace 

21 skills, in accordance with the amendment made by 

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1 TITLE V—EMPLOYER 

2 INCENTIVES 

3 SEC. 501. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYER EDUCATIONAL ASSIST4 ANCE PROGRAMS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub6 chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 

7 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 

8 section: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 45S. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYER EDUCATIONAL ASSIST10 ANCE PROGRAMS. 

11 ‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—For purposes of section 38, 

12 in the case of an employer, the employer educational as13 sistance program credit determined under this section for 

14 the taxable year is an amount equal to 50 percent of the 

15 qualified educational assistance expenses paid or incurred 

16 by the taxpayer to or on behalf of any employee of the 

17 taxpayer during the taxable year. 

18 ‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.— 

19 ‘‘(1) PER EMPLOYEE LIMITATION.—The 

20 amount of the qualified educational assistance ex21 penses taken into account under subsection (a) with 

22 respect to any employee for the taxable year shall 

23 not exceed $5,250. 

24 ‘‘(2) TOTAL LIMITATION.—The aggregate 

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1 penses taken into account under subsection (a) with 

2 respect to all employees of the taxpayer for the tax3 able year shall not exceed the average of the aggre4 gate qualified educational assistance expenses with 

5 respect to all employees of the taxpayer taken into 

6 account under subsection (a) in the 3 taxable years 

7 preceding such taxable year. 

8 ‘‘(3) TRANSITION RULE.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a tax10 able year in which qualified educational assist11 ance expenses of the taxpayer have not been 

12 taken into account under subsection (a) for 

13 each of the 3 taxable years preceding such tax14 able year, the aggregate amount of the qualified 

15 educational assistance expenses taken into ac16 count under subsection (a) with respect to all 

17 employees of the taxpayer for such taxable year 

18 shall not exceed the average of the sum of— 

19 ‘‘(i) the aggregate qualified edu20 cational assistance expenses with respect to 

21 all employees of the taxpayer taken into 

22 account under subsection (a) in any of the 

23 3 taxable years preceding such taxable 

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1 ‘‘(ii) the aggregate amount of 

2 amounts paid or expenses incurred by the 

3 employer, for which an exclusion was al4 lowable to any employee of the employer 

5 under section 127, in any of such 3 taxable 

6 years in which no expenses were taken into 

7 account under subsection (a), plus 

8 ‘‘(iii) in the case of a taxable year in 

9 which expenses have not been taken into 

10 account under subsection (a) or section 

11 127 for each of the 3 taxable years pre12 ceding such taxable year, an amount equal 

13 to— 

14 ‘‘(I) $5,250, multiplied by 

15 ‘‘(II) the number of employees of 

16 the taxpayer with respect to which the 

17 taxpayer has qualified educational as18 sistance expenses in such taxable year. 

19 ‘‘(c) QUALIFIED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE EX20 PENSES.—For purposes of this section— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified edu22 cational assistance expenses’ means expenses paid 

23 for educational assistance pursuant to an edu24 cational assistance program (within the meaning of 

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1 ‘‘(2) EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.—The term 

2 ‘educational assistance’ has the meaning given such 

3 term by section 127(c)(1), applied without regard to 

4 subparagraph (B) thereof, except that such term in5 cludes a payment only if such payment is made with 

6 respect to an employee enrolled in a program pro7 vided at the workplace or outside of the workplace— 

8 ‘‘(A) leading to a sub-baccalaureate degree 

9 or career technical certificate awarded by an ac10 credited postsecondary institution; or 

11 ‘‘(B) in basic education or English lan12 guage training leading to a nationally recog13 nized certificate of proficiency, or in workplace 

14 skills leading to an industry-recognized creden15 tial described in section 101(56) of the Work16 force Investment Act of 1998 that is nationally 

17 recognized. 

18 ‘‘(d) OTHER DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.— 

19 Rules similar to the rules of paragraphs (2) through (5) 

20 of section 127(c) shall apply for purposes of this section. 

21 ‘‘(e) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—No deduction 

22 or other credit shall be allowed under this chapter to an 

23 employer for any amount taken into account in deter24 mining the credit under this section.’’. 


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1 (b) CREDIT INCLUDED IN GENERAL BUSINESS

2 CREDIT.—Section 38(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

3 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘plus’’ at the end of para4 graph (35), by striking the period at the end of paragraph 

5 (36) and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and by adding at the end the 

6 following new paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(37) the employer educational assistance pro8 gram credit determined under section 45S(a).’’. 

9 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

10 for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 

11 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by add12 ing at the end the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 45S. Credit for employer educational assistance programs.’’. 

13 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

14 this section shall apply to expenses relating to courses of 

15 instruction beginning after December 31, 2013. 

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