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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4425 

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

2006 to improve the Act. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 8, 2014 

Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS

of Illinois, and Mr. POLIS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 

Education Act of 2006 to improve the Act. 

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 ‘‘Perkins Modernization 

5 Act of 2014’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

7 Section 2 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech8 nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301) is amend9 ed— 


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1 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘high skill, 

2 high wage, or high demand occupations in current or 

3 emerging professions’’ and inserting ‘‘employment in 

4 current or emerging in-demand industry sectors or 

5 occupations’’; 

6 (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

7 (6); and 

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

9 ‘‘(8) Aligning the skills, certifications, and cre10 dentials of secondary and postsecondary students 

11 who enroll in career and technical education pro12 grams with the skills, certifications, and credentials 

13 needed by employers in the labor markets served by 

14 the educational institutions. 

15 ‘‘(9) Ensuring that the selection of skills, cer16 tifications, and credentials acquired by career and 

17 technical education students is guided by timely 

18 labor market information.’’. 

19 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

20 Section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech21 nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302) is amended 

22 by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(35) IN-DEMAND INDUSTRY SECTOR OR OCCU24 PATION.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘in-demand 

2 industry sector or occupation’ means an indus3 try sector or occupation that— 

4 ‘‘(i) has or is projected to have a sub5 stantial role or a positive economic impact 

6 in the economy of the area served by an el7 igible institution; 

8 ‘‘(ii) provides workers with jobs that 

9 lead to economic self-sufficiency and oppor10 tunities for advancement; and 

11 ‘‘(iii) is documented in labor market 

12 information collected by State agencies, 

13 Federal agencies, workforce investment 

14 boards, or other third-party organizations 

15 engaged in labor market research. 

16 ‘‘(B) DETERMINATION.—The determina17 tion of whether an industry sector or occupation 

18 is an in-demand industry sector or occupation 

19 under this paragraph shall be made using 

20 State, local, regional, or national labor market 

21 information collected by State agencies, Federal 

22 agencies, local entities, workforce investment 

23 boards, or other third-party organizations en24 gaged in labor market research. Industry sec25 tors and occupations may be identified as in-deVerDate Mar 15 2010 02:00 Apr 12, 2014 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4425.IH H4425

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1 mand on a current or an emerging basis, as 

2 labor market information may describe current 

3 workforce demographics and may also identify 

4 projected labor market trends.’’. 

5 SEC. 4. ACCOUNTABILITY. 

6 Section 113(b)(2)(B)(iv) of the Carl D. Perkins Ca7 reer and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 

8 2323(b)(2)(B)(iv)) is amended by striking ‘‘high skill, 

9 high wage, or high demand occupations in current or 

10 emerging professions’’ and inserting ‘‘employment in in11 demand industry sectors or occupations’’. 

12 SEC. 5. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 

13 Section 114(d) of the of the Carl D. Perkins Career 

14 and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2324(d)) 

15 is amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (2)(B)(iii)(II)— 

17 (A) by striking ‘‘high skill, high wage occu18 pations (including those in which mathematics 

19 and science skills are critical)’’; and 

20 (B) by inserting ‘‘in-demand industry sec21 tors or occupations’’ after ‘‘employment in’’; 

22 and 

23 (2) in paragraph (4)(A)(i)(V)— 

24 (A) by striking ‘‘high skill, high wage, or 

25 high demand business and industry’’; and 


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1 (B) by inserting ‘‘in-demand industry sec2 tors or occupations’’ after ‘‘ occupations in’’. 

3 SEC. 6. OCCUPATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION. 

4 Section 118(c) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

5 Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2328) is 

6 amended in paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) by striking ‘‘high 

7 skill, high wage, or high demand occupations and non-tra8 ditional fields’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘em9 ployment in in-demand industry sectors or occupations’’. 

10 SEC. 7. STATE PLAN. 

11 Section 122(c) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

12 Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2342(c)) is 

13 amended— 

14 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

15 (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting 

16 ‘‘and careers in in-demand industry sectors or 

17 occupations’’ after ‘‘in postsecondary edu18 cation’’; 

19 (B) in subparagraph (H)— 

20 (i) by striking ‘‘entry into high skill, 

21 high wage, or high demand occupations in 

22 current or emerging occupations’’; and 

23 (ii) by inserting ‘‘for employment in 

24 in-demand industry sectors or occupations’’ 

25 after ‘‘or’’; and 


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1 (C) in subparagraph (I)(iii)— 

2 (i) by striking ‘‘high skill, high wage, 

3 or high demand occupations’’; and 

4 (ii) by inserting ‘‘in-demand industry 

5 sectors or occupations’’ after ‘‘in’’; 

6 (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or into em7 ployment in an in-demand industry sector or occupa8 tion’’ after ‘‘institutions of higher education’’; 

9 (3) in paragraph (9)(C)— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘high skill, high wage, or 

11 high demand occupations’’; and 

12 (B) by inserting ‘‘employment in an in-de13 mand industry sector or occupation’’ after ‘‘fur14 ther learning and for’’; and 

15 (4) in paragraph (18)— 

16 (A) by striking ‘‘high skill, high wage, or 

17 high demand occupations and non-traditional 

18 fields’’; and 

19 (B) by inserting ‘‘employment in in-de20 mand industry sectors or occupations’’ after 

21 ‘‘for’’. 

22 SEC. 8. STATE LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES. 

23 Section 124 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech24 nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2344) is amend25 ed— 


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1 (1) in subsection (b)— 

2 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

3 (i) by striking ‘‘high skill, high wage, 

4 or high demand occupations’’; and 

5 (ii) by inserting ‘‘employment in in6 demand industry sectors or occupations’’ 

7 after ‘‘for’’; 

8 (B) in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting ‘‘, 

9 equipment,’’ after ‘‘internships’’; 

10 (C) in paragraph (5)— 

11 (i) by striking ‘‘high skill, high wage 

12 occupations’’; and 

13 (ii) by inserting ‘‘employment oppor14 tunities in in-demand industry sectors or 

15 occupations’’ after ‘‘to’’; 

16 (D) in paragraph (8)— 

17 (i) by striking ‘‘high skill, high wage, 

18 or high demand’’; and 

19 (ii) by inserting ‘‘employment in in20 demand industry sectors or’’ after ‘‘to’’; 

21 and 

22 (E) by inserting after paragraph (9) the 

23 following: 

24 ‘‘(10) Analyzing labor market information col25 lected by State agencies, Federal agencies, workforce 


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1 investment boards, or other third-party organiza2 tions engaged in labor market research in order to 

3 ensure that programs of study in career and tech4 nical education align with labor market needs.’’; and 

5 (2) in subsection (c)— 

6 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

7 (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

8 ‘‘, and encouraging secondary students to 

9 pursue dual enrollment coursework as well 

10 as industry licenses, certificates, and other 

11 post-secondary credentials’’ after ‘‘degree’’; 

12 and 

13 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

14 (I) by striking ‘‘high skill, high 

15 wage occupations and non-traditional 

16 fields’’; and 

17 (II) by inserting ‘‘employment 

18 opportunities in in-demand industry 

19 sectors or occupations and supporting 

20 students in the pursuit of internships 

21 and opportunities for experiential 

22 learning’’ after ‘‘to’’; and 

23 (B) in paragraph (9)— 

24 (i) by striking ‘‘high skill, high wage, 

25 or high demand occupations’’; and 


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1 (ii) by inserting ‘‘employment oppor2 tunities in in-demand industry sectors or 

3 occupations’’ after ‘‘for’’. 

4 SEC. 9. LOCAL PLAN FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDU5 CATION. 

6 Section 134(b)(8)(C) of the Carl D. Perkins Career 

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

8 2354(b)(8)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘high skill, high 

9 wage, or high demand’’ and inserting ‘‘employment oppor10 tunities in in-demand industry sectors or’’. 

11 SEC. 10. LOCAL USES OF FUNDS. 

12 Section 135 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech13 nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2355) is amend14 ed— 

15 (1) in subsection (b)(9)— 

16 (A) by striking ‘‘high skill, high wage, or 

17 high demand’’; and 

18 (B) by inserting ‘‘employment opportuni19 ties in in-demand industry sectors or’’ after 

20 ‘‘for’’; and 

21 (2) in subsection (c)(12)— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘high skill, high wage, or 

23 high demand’’; and 


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1 (B) by inserting ‘‘employment opportuni2 ties in in-demand industry sectors or’’ after 

3 ‘‘technically for’’. 

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