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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5943 

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

2006 to improve professional development for career and technical educators. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 23, 2018 

Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York 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 professional development 

for career and technical educators. 

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 ‘‘Technical Educator 

5 Development Act of 2018’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IMPROVEMENTS 

7 FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATORS. 

8 (a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 122(c)(2) of the Carl D. 

9 Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 

10 U.S.C. 2342(c))(2)) is amended— 


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1 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 

2 (G) as clauses (i) through (vii), respectively, and in3 denting such clauses accordingly; 

4 (2) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (vii) 

5 (as so redesignated); 

6 (3) by striking ‘‘describes how’’ and all that fol7 lows through ‘‘development that—’’ and inserting 

8 the following: ‘‘describes— 

9 ‘‘(A) how comprehensive professional devel10 opment (including initial teacher preparation 

11 and activities that support recruitment) for ca12 reer and technical education teachers, faculty, 

13 administrators, and career guidance and aca14 demic counselors will be provided, especially 

15 professional development that—’’; and 

16 (4) by adding at the end the following new sub17 paragraph: 

18 ‘‘(B) how the eligible agency will ensure 

19 that such comprehensive professional develop20 ment— 

21 ‘‘(i) will be provided to all career and 

22 technical education teachers, faculty, ad23 ministrators, and career guidance and aca24 demic counselors in the State; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) will include opportunities for 

2 each career and technical education teach3 er— 

4 ‘‘(I) to gain an understanding of, 

5 practice, and use, appropriate indus6 try-specific technologies and pro7 grams, and to receive a proficiency 

8 evaluation in the use of such tech9 nologies and programs; 

10 ‘‘(II) to present classroom in11 struction techniques, demonstrate a 

12 lesson, or present lesson plans to peer 

13 teachers, administrators, and appro14 priate industry stakeholders, who will 

15 analyze such presentation or dem16 onstration and provide constructive 

17 feedback; and 

18 ‘‘(III) to receive, upon request, 

19 peer coaching from teachers and men20 toring from appropriate industry 

21 stakeholders.’’. 

22 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

23 this Act shall apply with respect to each State plan for 

24 a 6-year period prepared by an eligible agency in accord25 ance with section 122 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 


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1 Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2342) that 

2 is submitted to the Secretary on or after the date that 

3 is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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