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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5569 

To include community partners and intermediaries in the planning and 

delivery of education and related programs, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 

Mr. CICILLINE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To include community partners and intermediaries in the 

planning and delivery of education and related programs, 

and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘Community Partnerships in Education Act’’. 

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

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 

EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 

Sec. 101. State plans. 


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Sec. 102. Local educational agency plans. 

Sec. 103. Schoolwide programs. 

Sec. 104. Targeted assistance schools. 

Sec. 105. Academic assessment and local educational agency and school improvement. 

Sec. 106. School improvement grants. 

Sec. 107. Evaluations. 

Sec. 108. Definitions. 

TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE CARL D. PERKINS CAREER AND 

TECHNICAL EDUCATION ACT OF 2006 

Sec. 201. Definitions. 

Sec. 202. Attainment of 21st century skills. 

Sec. 203. Inclusion of community partners and intermediary organizations in 

State and local plans. 

Sec. 204. Evaluations. 

TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND 

OPPORTUNITY ACT 

Sec. 301. Definitions. 

Sec. 302. Inclusion of community partners and intermediary organizations in 

local workforce development boards and activities. 

Sec. 303. Inclusion of community partners and intermediary organizations in 

adult education and literacy programs. 

Sec. 304. Effective date. 

TITLE IV—AMENDMENTS TO HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 

Sec. 401. Definitions. 

Sec. 402. TRIO programs. 

Sec. 403. GEAR UP. 

Sec. 404. Maintenance and expansion of existing programs. 

1 TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO ELE2 MENTARY AND SECONDARY 

3 EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 

4 SEC. 101. STATE PLANS. 

5 Section 1111 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu6 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(vii)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘and changes in’’ and in9 serting ‘‘changes in’’; and 


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1 (B) by inserting before the period at the 

2 end the following: ‘‘, and measures of the at3 tainment of 21st Century skills (such as critical 

4 thinking, problem-solving, communication, and 

5 collaboration)’’; 

6 (2) in subsection (b)(2)(D)(i), by inserting ‘‘, 

7 and aligned with the program the State will carry 

8 out with funds received under this part’’ after ‘‘if 

9 any’’; and 

10 (3) in subsection (h)(1)(C)— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause 

12 (vii); 

13 (B) by striking the period at the end of 

14 clause (viii) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

16 ‘‘(ix) information on student attain17 ment of 21st Century skills (such as crit18 ical thinking, problem-solving, communica19 tion, and collaboration).’’. 

20 SEC. 102. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PLANS. 

21 Section 1112(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary 

22 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6312(b)(1)) is amend23 ed— 

24 (1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, such 

25 as measures of the attainment of 21st Century skills 


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1 (such as critical thinking, problem-solving, commu2 nication, and collaboration),’’ after ‘‘any other indi3 cators’’; 

4 (2) in subparagraph (P), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

5 the end; 

6 (3) in subparagraph (Q), by striking the period 

7 and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

9 ‘‘(R) a description of the data-sharing 

10 agreement or agreements that the local edu11 cational agency has entered into with other 

12 agencies and organizations so as to provide for 

13 shared access to information on student 

14 progress and success (consistent with the re15 quirements of subpart 4 of part C of the Gen16 eral Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232f 

17 et seq.)), integrated planning and joint review 

18 of the data, and coordinated adjustments in 

19 strategies for programs carried out with funds 

20 received under this part and activities in re21 sponse to changes in student needs or to new 

22 challenges; 

23 ‘‘(S) a description of how the local edu24 cational agency will carry out programs with 

25 funds received under this part in partnership 


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1 with one or more community partners, includ2 ing through joint planning and implementation, 

3 shared professional development designed to im4 prove the effectiveness of school and community 

5 partner staff, development and implementation 

6 of shared data systems that support the im7 provement of such programs and the improve8 ment of the outcomes of such programs, and 

9 the alignment and coordination of local edu10 cational agency, school, and community partner 

11 goals, activities, and training; and 

12 ‘‘(T) a description of how the local edu13 cational will carry out programs with funds re14 ceived under this part with the involvement of 

15 one or more intermediary organizations that 

16 will assist the agency and its schools by train17 ing staff, providing technical assistance that is 

18 designed to ensure continuous improvement, 

19 helping to ensure accountability for results, and 

20 helping to ensure that such funds flow quickly 

21 and effectively to effective service providers and 

22 activities.’’. 

23 SEC. 103. SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAMS. 

24 Section 1114(b)(1)(J) of the Elementary and Sec25 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6314(b)(1)(J)) 


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1 is amended by inserting ‘‘, with the assistance of one or 

2 more intermediary organizations described in section 

3 1112(b)(1)(T),’’ after ‘‘Coordination and integration’’. 

4 SEC. 104. TARGETED ASSISTANCE SCHOOLS. 

5 Section 1115(c)(1)(H) of the Elementary and Sec6 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6315(c)(1)(H)) 

7 is amended by inserting ‘‘, with the assistance of one or 

8 more intermediary organizations described in section 

9 1112(b)(1)(T),’’ after ‘‘coordinate and integrate’’. 

10 SEC. 105. ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT AND LOCAL EDU11 CATIONAL AGENCY AND SCHOOL IMPROVE12 MENT. 

13 Section 1116 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu14 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (a)(1)(B), by inserting ‘‘, such 

16 as measures of the attainment of 21st Century 

17 skills,’’ after ‘‘section 1121(b)(1)(A) and (B)’’; 

18 (2) in subsection (b)(3)(A)— 

19 (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 

20 inserting ‘‘community partners and inter21 mediary organizations described in section 

22 1112(b)(1)(S) and (T),’’ after ‘‘the local edu23 cational agency serving the school,’’; and 

24 (B) in clause (vii)— 


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1 (i) by striking ‘‘and the State edu2 cational agency’’ and inserting ‘‘the State 

3 educational agency’’; and 

4 (ii) by inserting ‘‘and community 

5 partners and intermediary organizations 

6 described in section 1112(b)(1)(S) and 

7 (T),’’ after ‘‘under the plan’’; and 

8 (3) in subsection (c)(7)(A)— 

9 (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 

10 inserting ‘‘community partners or intermediary 

11 organizations as described in section 

12 1112(b)(1)(S) and (T),’’ after ‘‘school staff,’’; 

13 and 

14 (B) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘and the 

15 local educational agency’’ and inserting ‘‘, the 

16 local educational agency, and community part17 ners and intermediary organizations as de18 scribed in section 1112(b)(1)(S) and (T)’’. 

19 SEC. 106. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS. 

20 Section 1003(g)(6) of the Elementary and Secondary 

21 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6303(g)(6)) is amend22 ed— 

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1 (2) by striking the period at the end of sub2 paragraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘(C) a commitment to carry out school and 

5 local educational agency improvement— 

6 ‘‘(i) in partnership with one or more 

7 community partners, including through 

8 joint planning and implementation, shared 

9 professional development designed to im10 prove the effectiveness of school and com11 munity partner staff, development and im12 plementation of shared data systems that 

13 support program improvement and the im14 provement of program outcomes, and the 

15 alignment and coordination of local edu16 cational agency, school, and community 

17 partner goals, activities, and training; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) with the involvement of one or 

19 more intermediary organizations that will 

20 assist the agency and its schools by train21 ing staff, providing technical assistance 

22 that is designed to ensure continuous im23 provement, helping to ensure accountability 

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1 gram funds flow quickly and effectively to 

2 effective service providers and activities.’’. 

3 SEC. 107. EVALUATIONS. 

4 Section 1501(a)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary 

5 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6491(a)(2)) is amend6 ed— 

7 (1) by redesignating subparagraph (O) as sub8 paragraph (Q); and 

9 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (N) the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(O) Whether and how local educational 

12 agencies are involving community partners and 

13 intermediary organizations in their activities 

14 carried out under section 1003(g) and part A, 

15 and the impact of that involvement. 

16 ‘‘(P) The implementation of the data-shar17 ing agreements entered into under section 

18 1112(b)(1)(E), and the impact of that imple19 mentation.’’. 

20 SEC. 108. DEFINITIONS. 

21 Section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu22 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801) is amended by add23 ing at the end the following: 

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1 zation that has expertise in the planning and deliv2 ery of education and related programs, in forging co3 ordination and cooperation between educators and 

4 other members of the community, or in training edu5 cators and other deliverers of educational services. 

6 ‘‘(45) INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATION.—The 

7 term ‘intermediary organization’ means a nonprofit 

8 organization that has expertise in training, forging 

9 public-private partnerships, systems development, 

10 capacity-building, improving scalability, evaluation, 

11 and the effective use of data to improve the progress 

12 of students, schools and other educational institu13 tions, and education programs.’’. 

14 TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE 

15 CARL D. PERKINS CAREER 

16 AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION 

17 ACT OF 2006 

18 SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 

19 Section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech20 nical Education Act of 2006 (29 U.S.C. 2302) is amend21 ed— 

22 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through 

23 (18) and paragraphs (19) through (34) as para24 graphs (10) through (19) and paragraphs (21) 

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1 (2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol2 lowing new paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(9) COMMUNITY PARTNER.—The term ‘com4 munity partner’ means a nonprofit organization that 

5 has expertise in the planning and delivery of edu6 cation and related programs, in forging coordination 

7 and cooperation between educators and other mem8 bers of the community, in training educators and 

9 other deliverers of educational services, or in devel10 opment and implementation of data systems that 

11 measure the progress of students, schools and insti12 tutions of higher education, and programs.’’; and 

13 (3) by inserting after paragraph (19) (as so re14 designated) the following new paragraph: 

15 ‘‘(20) INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATION.—The 

16 term ‘intermediary organization’ means a nonprofit 

17 organization that has expertise in training, forging 

18 public-private partnerships, systems development, 

19 capacity-building, improving scalability, and evalua20 tion.’’. 

21 SEC. 202. ATTAINMENT OF 21ST CENTURY SKILLS. 

22 (a) ACCOUNTABILITY.—Section 113(b)(2)(C) of the 

23 Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improve24 ment Act of 2006 (29 U.S.C. 2323(b)(2)(C)) is amended 

25 by inserting ‘‘attainment of 21st century skills (such as 


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1 critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, and col2 laboration) and’’ after ‘‘such as’’. 

3 (b) LOCAL AND STATE REPORTS.—Section 113 of 

4 such Act is further amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (b)(4)(C)(ii)— 

6 (A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

7 and inserting a semicolon; 

8 (B) in subclause (II), by striking the pe9 riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

10 (C) by inserting after subclause (II) the 

11 following new subclause: 

12 ‘‘(III) describe the progress of 

13 career and technical education stu14 dents served by the eligible recipient 

15 in attaining 21st century skills (such 

16 as critical thinking, problem-solving, 

17 communication, and collaboration).’’; 

18 and 

19 (2) in subsection (c)(2)— 

20 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 

21 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

22 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 

23 period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

24 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 

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1 ‘‘(C) describe the progress of career and 

2 technical education students of the state in at3 taining 21st century skills (such as critical 

4 thinking, problem-solving, communication, and 

5 collaboration).’’. 

6 SEC. 203. INCLUSION OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND 

7 INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATIONS IN STATE 

8 AND LOCAL PLANS. 

9 (a) STATE PLAN.—Section 122 of the Carl D. Per10 kins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 

11 2006 (29 U.S.C. 2342) is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ix) by striking ‘‘in13 cluding parent and community organizations’’ and 

14 inserting ‘‘including parent and intermediary organi15 zations and community partners’’; 

16 (2) in subsection (c)(1)(A)— 

17 (A) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

18 inserting a semicolon; 

19 (B) in clause (iv), by striking the period 

20 and inserting a semicolon; and 

21 (C) by inserting after clause (iv) the fol22 lowing new clauses: 

23 ‘‘(v) are carried out in partnership 

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1 mentation, shared professional develop2 ment designed to improve the effectiveness 

3 of eligible recipient and community partner 

4 staff, development and implementation of 

5 shared data systems that support program 

6 improvement and the improvement of pro7 gram outcomes, and the alignment and co8 ordination of eligible recipient and commu9 nity partner goals, activities, and training; 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(vi) are carried out with the involve12 ment of one or more intermediary organi13 zations that will assist the eligible appli14 cants by training staff, providing technical 

15 assistance that is designed to ensure con16 tinuous improvement, helping to ensure ac17 countability for results, and helping to en18 sure that program funds flow quickly and 

19 effectively to effective service providers and 

20 activities.’’; and 

21 (3) in subsection (c)(2)— 

22 (A) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘; 

23 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

24 (B) in subparagraph (G), by inserting ‘‘; 

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1 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (G) 

2 the following new subparagraph: 

3 ‘‘(H) may be provided by a community 

4 partner or an intermediary organization;’’. 

5 (b) LOCAL PLAN.—Section 134(b) of the Carl D. 

6 Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement 

7 Act of 2006 (29 U.S.C. 2354(b)) is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (5), insert ‘‘community part9 ners and intermediary organizations,’’ after ‘‘labor 

10 organizations’’; 

11 (2) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

12 inserting a semicolon; 

13 (3) in paragraph (12)(B), by striking the period 

14 and inserting a semicolon; and 

15 (4) by inserting after paragraph (12) the fol16 lowing new paragraphs: 

17 ‘‘(13) describe the data-sharing agreement or 

18 agreements that the eligible recipient agency has en19 tered into with other agencies and organizations so 

20 as to provide for shared access to information on 

21 student progress and success (consistent with the re22 quirements of subpart 4 of part C of the General 

23 Education Provisions Act), integrated planning and 

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1 sponse to changes in student needs or to new chal2 lenges; 

3 ‘‘(14) describe how the eligible recipient will 

4 carry out its program under this part in partnership 

5 with one or more community partners, including 

6 through joint planning and implementation, shared 

7 professional development designed to improve the ef8 fectiveness of eligible recipient and community part9 ner staff, development and implementation of shared 

10 data systems that support program improvement 

11 and the improvement of program outcomes, and the 

12 alignment and coordination of eligible recipient and 

13 community partner goals, activities, and training; 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(15) a description of how the eligible recipient 

16 will carry out its program under this part with the 

17 involvement of one or more intermediary organiza18 tions that will assist the eligible entity by training 

19 staff, providing technical assistance that is designed 

20 to ensure continuous improvement, helping to ensure 

21 accountability for results, and helping to ensure that 

22 program funds flow quickly and effectively to effec23 tive service providers and activities.’’. 


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1 (c) LOCAL USE OF FUNDS.—Section 135(b) of the 

2 Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improve3 ment Act of 2006 (29 U.S.C. 2355(b)) is amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘development 

5 program that’’ and inserting ‘‘development pro6 grams, which may be provided by community part7 ners or intermediary organizations, that’’; 

8 (2) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

9 inserting a semicolon; 

10 (3) in paragraph (9), by striking the period and 

11 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

12 (4) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol13 lowing new paragraph: 

14 ‘‘(10) development and implementation of data15 sharing agreements between the eligible recipient 

16 and other agencies and organizations that provide 

17 for shared access to information on student progress 

18 and success (consistent with the requirements of 

19 subpart 4 of part C of the General Education Provi20 sions Act), integrated planning and joint review of 

21 the data, and coordinated adjustments in program 

22 strategies and activities in response to changes in 

23 student needs or to new challenges.’’. 


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1 SEC. 204. EVALUATIONS. 

2 Section 114(d)(2)(B) of the Carl D. Perkins Career 

3 and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 (29 

4 U.S.C. 2324) is amended— 

5 (1) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in6 serting a semicolon; 

7 (2) in clause (vii), by striking the period and in8 serting a semicolon; and 

9 (3) by inserting after clause (vii) the following 

10 new clauses: 

11 ‘‘(viii) whether and how eligible recipi12 ents are involving community partners and 

13 intermediary organizations in their activi14 ties carried out under part C, and the im15 pact of that involvement; and 

16 ‘‘(ix) the implementation of the data17 sharing agreements entered into under sec18 tion 135(b)(10), and the impact of that 

19 implementation.’’. 

20 TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO 

21 THE WORKFORCE INNOVA22 TION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT 

23 SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS. 

24 Section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor25 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended— 


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1 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (11) through 

2 (29) and paragraphs (30) through (71) as para3 graphs (12) through (30) and paragraphs (32) 

4 through (73), respectively; 

5 (2) by inserting after paragraph (10) the fol6 lowing new paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(11) COMMUNITY PARTNER.—Except as other8 wise specified in section 203, the term ‘community 

9 partner’ means a nonprofit or public organization 

10 that has expertise in the planning and delivery of 

11 workforce development and related programs, in 

12 forging coordination and cooperation between work13 force development service providers and other mem14 bers of the community, or in training service pro15 viders.’’; and 

16 (3) by inserting after paragraph (30) (as so re17 designated) the following new paragraph: 

18 ‘‘(31) INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATION.—Except 

19 as otherwise specified in section 203, the term 

20 ‘intermediary organization’ means a nonprofit orga21 nization that has expertise in training, forging pub22 lic-private partnerships, systems development, capac23 ity-building, improving scalability, evaluation, and 

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1 that measure the progress of program participants 

2 and programs.’’. 

3 SEC. 302. INCLUSION OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND 

4 INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATIONS IN LOCAL 

5 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS AND 

6 ACTIVITIES. 

7 (a) LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS.— 

8 Section 107(b)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor9 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3122(b)(2)) is amended— 

10 (1) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub11 paragraph (F); 

12 (2) in subparagraph (D)(v), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

13 at the end; and 

14 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D), the 

15 following new subparagraph: 

16 ‘‘(E) each local board shall include rep17 resentatives of community partners and inter18 mediary organizations; and’’. 

19 (b) LOCAL PLANS.—Section 108(b) of such Act (29 

20 U.S.C. 3123(b)) is amended— 

21 (1) by redesignating paragraph (22) as para22 graph (23); 

23 (2) in paragraph (21), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

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1 (3) by inserting after paragraph (21), the fol2 lowing new paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(22) a description of the data-sharing agree4 ment or agreements that the local board has entered 

5 into with other agencies and organizations so as to 

6 provide for shared access to information on partici7 pant progress and success (consistent, as applicable, 

8 with the requirements of subpart 4 of part C of the 

9 General Education Provisions Act), integrated plan10 ning and joint review of the data, and coordinated 

11 adjustments in program strategies and activities in 

12 response to changes in student needs or to new chal13 lenges; and’’. 

14 (c) PERFORMANCE INDICATORS.—Section 

15 116(b)(2)(B) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(B)) is 

16 amended by inserting before the period the following: ‘‘, 

17 including the acquisition of 21st Century skills (such as 

18 critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, and col19 laboration) by program participants’’. 

20 (d) PERFORMANCE INFORMATION.—Section 

21 116(d)(3) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(d)(3)) is amend22 ed— 

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

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1 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 

2 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol4 lowing new subparagraph: 

5 ‘‘(D) at the discretion of the Governor, in6 formation on program participants’ develop7 ment of 21st Century skills.’’. 

8 (e) YOUTH ACTIVITIES.—Section 129(c) of such Act 

9 (29 U.S.C. 3164(c)) is amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘21st cen11 tury skills (such as critical thinking, problem-solv12 ing, communication, and collaboration),’’ after 

13 ‘‘basic skills,’’; and 

14 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

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

16 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

17 (B) in subparagraph (N), by striking the 

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

19 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (N) 

20 the following new subparagraph: 

21 ‘‘(O) development of 21st century skills 

22 (such as critical thinking, problem-solving, com23 munication, and collaboration).’’. 


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1 (f) ADULT AND DISLOCATED WORKER ACTIVITIES.— 

2 Section 134(c)(3)(D) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 

3 3174(c)(3)(D)) is amended— 

4 (1) in clause (x), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

5 (2) in clause (xi), by striking the period and in6 serting ‘‘; and’’; and 

7 (3) by inserting after clause (xi) the following 

8 new clause: 

9 ‘‘(xii) development of 21st century 

10 skills (such as critical thinking, problem11 solving, communication, and collabora12 tion).’’. 

13 (g) EVALUATIONS.—Section 169(a)(2) of such Act 

14 (29 U.S.C. 3224(a)(2)) is amended— 

15 (1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting ‘‘and 

16 21st century skills’’ after ‘‘employment com17 petencies’’; 

18 (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

19 the end; 

20 (3) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as sub21 paragraph (I); and 

22 (4) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol23 lowing new subparagraphs: 

24 ‘‘(G) whether and how providers of services 

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1 community partners and intermediary organiza2 tions in their delivery of services, and the im3 pact of that involvement; 

4 ‘‘(H) the implementation of the data-shar5 ing agreements entered into pursuant to section 

6 108(b)(22), and the impact of that implementa7 tion; and’’. 

8 SEC. 303. INCLUSION OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND 

9 INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATIONS IN ADULT 

10 EDUCATION AND LITERACY PROGRAMS. 

11 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 203 of the Workforce In12 novation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3272) is amend13 ed— 

14 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through 

15 (12) and paragraphs (13) through (17) as para16 graphs (4) through (13) and paragraphs (15) 

17 through (19), respectively; 

18 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol19 lowing new paragraph: 

20 ‘‘(3) COMMUNITY PARTNER.—The term ‘com21 munity partner’ means a nonprofit or public organi22 zation that has expertise in the planning and deliv23 ery of education and related programs, in forging co24 ordination and cooperation between educators and 

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1 cators and other deliverers of educational services.’’; 

2 and 

3 (3) by inserting after paragraph (13) (as so re4 designated) the following new paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(14) INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATION.—The 

6 term ‘intermediary organization’ means a nonprofit 

7 organization that has expertise in training, forging 

8 public-private partnerships, systems development, 

9 capacity-building, improving scalability, evaluation, 

10 and development and implementation of data sys11 tems that measure the progress of students, schools, 

12 and other educational institutions and programs.’’. 

13 (b) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR ELIGIBLE PRO14 VIDERS.—Section 231(e)(10) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 

15 3321(e)(10)) is amended— 

16 (1) by inserting ‘‘and data-sharing arrange17 ments (designed to provide for shared access to in18 formation on student progress (consistent with the 

19 requirements of subpart 4 of part C of the General 

20 Education Provisions Act), integrated planning, and 

21 coordinated adjustments in program strategies and 

22 activities in response to changes in student needs or 

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1 (2) by inserting ‘‘community partners, inter2 mediary organizations,’’ after ‘‘postsecondary edu3 cational institutions,’’; and 

4 (3) by striking ‘‘nonprofit organizations, and 

5 intermediaries’’ and inserting ‘‘and nonprofit organi6 zations’’. 

7 (c) LOCAL PLAN.—Section 232(2) of such Act is 

8 amended by inserting ‘‘and data-sharing agreements’’ 

9 after ‘‘cooperative agreements’’. 

10 SEC. 304. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

11 The amendments made by this title shall take effect 

12 as if enacted as part of the Workforce Innovation and Op13 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). 

14 TITLE IV—AMENDMENTS TO 

15 HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 

16 1965 

17 SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS. 

18 Section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

19 U.S.C. 1002) is amended by adding at the end the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(d) COMMUNITY PARTNER.—The term ‘community 

22 partner’ means a nonprofit or public organization that has 

23 expertise in the planning and delivery of education and 

24 related programs, in forging coordination and cooperation 

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1 members of the community, or in training educators and 

2 other deliverers of educational services. 

3 ‘‘(e) INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATION.—The term 

4 ‘intermediary organization’ means a nonprofit organiza5 tion that has expertise in training, forging public-private 

6 partnerships, systems development, capacity-building, im7 proving scalability, evaluation, and development and im8 plementation of data systems that measure the progress 

9 of students, schools and other educational institutions, 

10 and programs.’’. 

11 SEC. 402. TRIO PROGRAMS. 

12 Section 402A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

13 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11) is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (b)(1)— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘For the purposes de16 scribed’’ and inserting the following: 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes de18 scribed’’; and 

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

20 ‘‘(B) COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND INTER21 MEDIARY ORGANIZATIONS.—An eligible entity de22 scribed in subparagraph (A) of a grant or contract 

23 under this chapter shall, to the extent feasible, carry 

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1 ‘‘(i) with one or more community partners, 

2 including through joint planning and implemen3 tation, shared professional development de4 signed to improve the effectiveness of such eligi5 ble entity and community partner staff, devel6 opment and implementation of shared data sys7 tems that support the improvement of the oper8 ations and outcomes of the program carried out 

9 with such grant or contract, and the alignment 

10 and coordination of such eligible entity and 

11 community partner goals, activities, and train12 ing; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) with the involvement of one or more 

14 intermediary organizations that will assist such 

15 eligible entity by training staff, providing tech16 nical assistance that is designed to ensure con17 tinuous improvement, helping to ensure ac18 countability for results, and helping to ensure 

19 that the grant or contract funds flow quickly 

20 and effectively to effective service providers and 

21 activities.’’; 

22 (2) in subsection (c)(6), by adding at the end 

23 the following: ‘‘The Secretary shall also encourage 

24 recipients of grants and contracts under this chapter 

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1 agencies and organizations so as to provide for 

2 shared access to information on student progress 

3 and success (consistent with the requirements of 

4 subpart 4 of part C of the General Education Provi5 sions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232f et seq.)), integrated 

6 planning and review of the data, and coordinated ad7 justments in program strategies and activities in re8 sponse to changes in student needs or to new chal9 lenges.’’; and 

10 (3) in subsection (f)(3)— 

11 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

12 (i) by redesignating clauses (v) and 

13 (vi), as clauses (vi) and (vii), respectively; 

14 and 

15 (ii) by inserting after clause (iv) the 

16 following new clause: 

17 ‘‘(v) student acquisition of 21st Cen18 tury skills (such as critical thinking, prob19 lem-solving, communication and collabora20 tion);’’; and 

21 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

22 (i) by redesignating clauses (v), (vi), 

23 and (vii), as clauses (vi), (vii), and (viii), 

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1 (ii) by inserting after clause (iv) the 

2 following new clause: 

3 ‘‘(v) student acquisition of 21st Cen4 tury skills (such as critical thinking, prob5 lem-solving, communication and collabora6 tion);’’. 

7 SEC. 403. GEAR UP. 

8 (a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—Section 

9 404A(c)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

10 U.S.C. 1070a–21(c)(2)) is amended— 

11 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

12 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause 

13 (i); and 

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

15 ‘‘(iii) one or more community part16 ners; and’’; and 

17 (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘inter18 mediary organizations,’’ after ‘‘subpart 4,’’. 

19 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—Section 404B(b) of the Higher 

20 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–22(b)) is 

21 amended— 

22 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 

23 subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity’’; and 

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

3 ‘‘(2) DATA SHARING.—Each eligible entity receiving 

4 a grant under this chapter shall, to the extent feasible, 

5 enter into data-sharing agreements with other organiza6 tions or agencies so as to provide for shared access to in7 formation on student progress and success (consistent 

8 with the requirements of subpart 4 of part C of the Gen9 eral Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232f et seq.)), 

10 integrated planning and joint review of the data, and co11 ordinated adjustments in program strategies and activities 

12 in response to changes in student needs or to new chal13 lenges.’’. 

14 (c) APPLICATIONS.—Section 404C(a)(2) of the High15 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–23(a)(2)) is 

16 amended— 

17 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara18 graph (I); 

19 (2) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’ 

20 at the end of subparagraph (J); and 

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

22 ‘‘(K) describe, in the case of an eligible en23 tity described in section 404A(c)(2), how the 

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1 ‘‘(i) joint planning and implementa2 tion; 

3 ‘‘(ii) shared professional development 

4 designed to improve the effectiveness of 

5 school, community partner, and other 

6 staff; 

7 ‘‘(iii) development and implementation 

8 of shared data systems that support pro9 gram improvement and the improvement of 

10 program outcomes; and 

11 ‘‘(iv) the alignment and coordination 

12 of local educational agency, school, commu13 nity partner, and other partnership mem14 bers’ goals, activities, and training.’’. 

15 (4) ACTIVITIES.—Section 404D(a)(3) of the 

16 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a– 

17 24(a)(3)) is amended— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub19 paragraph (A); 

20 (B) by striking the period at the end of 

21 subparagraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

23 ‘‘(C) at the discretion of the eligible entity, 

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1 thinking, problem-solving, communication, and 

2 collaboration).’’. 

3 SEC. 404. MAINTENANCE AND EXPANSION OF EXISTING 

4 PROGRAMS. 

5 (a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—Section 418A(a) of the 

6 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070d–2(a)) 

7 is amended— 

8 (1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall’’ and in9 serting the following: 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall’’; and 

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

12 ‘‘(2) COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND INTERMEDIARY

13 ORGANIZATIONS.—Each such program shall be imple14 mented— 

15 ‘‘(A) in partnership with one or more commu16 nity partners, including through joint planning and 

17 implementation, shared professional development de18 signed to improve the effectiveness of, as applicable, 

19 school, institution of higher education, nonprofit or20 ganization, and community partner staff, develop21 ment and implementation of shared data systems 

22 that support program improvement and the improve23 ment of program outcomes, and the alignment and 

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1 higher education, nonprofit organization, and com2 munity partner goals, activities, and training; and 

3 ‘‘(B) with the involvement of one or more inter4 mediary organizations that assist the grantee by 

5 training staff, providing technical assistance that is 

6 designed to ensure continuous improvement, helping 

7 to ensure accountability for results, and helping to 

8 ensure that program funds flow quickly and effec9 tively to effective service providers and activities. 

10 ‘‘(3) DATA SHARING.—Each such program shall in11 clude the implementation of one or more data-sharing 

12 agreements that between the grantee and other organiza13 tions or agencies that provide for shared access to infor14 mation on student progress and success (consistent with 

15 the requirements of subpart 4 of part C of the General 

16 Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232f et seq.)), inte17 grated planning and joint review of the data, and coordi18 nated adjustments in program strategies and activities in 

19 response to changes in student needs or to new chal20 lenges.’’. 

21 (b) SERVICES PROVIDED.—Section 418A(b) of the 

22 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070d–2(b)) 

23 is amended— 

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1 (2) by redesignating paragraph (9) as para2 graph (10); and 

3 (3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(9) activities designed to ensure that partici6 pants acquire 21st Century skills (such as critical 

7 thinking, problem-solving, communication, and col8 laboration); and’’. 

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