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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3349 

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

2006 to improve career and technical education opportunities for adult 

learners, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 

Mr. REED (for himself and Ms. BALDWIN) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 

Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to improve career and technical education opportunities for adult learners, 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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Career and Technical 

5 Education for Adult Learners Act of 2016’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

2 Section 2 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech3 nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301) is amend4 ed— 

5 (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, adult edu6 cation,’’ after ‘‘secondary education’’; and 

7 (2) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘adult edu8 cation programs,’’ after ‘‘secondary schools,’’. 

9 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

10 Section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech11 nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302) is amend12 ed— 

13 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), 

14 (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), 

15 (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), 

16 (24), (25), (26), (27), (28), (29), (30), (31), (32), 

17 (33), and (34), as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), 

18 (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), 

19 (17), (18), (19), (21), (22), (23), (24), (25), (26), 

20 (27), (28), (29), (30), (31), (32), (33), (34), (35), 

21 and (36), respectively; 

22 (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol23 lowing: 

24 ‘‘(2) ADULT EDUCATION; ADULT EDUCATION

25 AND LITERACY ACTIVITIES.—The terms ‘adult edu26 cation’ and ‘adult education and literacy activities’ 


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1 have the meanings given the terms in section 203 of 

2 the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act.’’; 

3 (3) in paragraph (14), as redesignated by para4 graph (1)— 

5 (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘or’’ 

6 after the semicolon; 

7 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as 

8 subparagraph (G); and 

9 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (E) 

10 the following: 

11 ‘‘(F) a provider of adult education that of12 fers a program of integrated education and 

13 training that includes career and technical edu14 cation courses that lead to technical skill pro15 ficiency, and an industry-recognized credential 

16 or a certificate; or’’; 

17 (4) by inserting after paragraph (19), as redes18 ignated by paragraph (1), the following: 

19 ‘‘(20) INTEGRATED EDUCATION AND TRAIN20 ING.—The term ‘integrated education and training’ 

21 has the meaning given the term in section 203 of the 

22 Adult Education and Family Literacy Act.’’; and 

23 (5) in paragraph (31), as redesignated by para24 graph (1)— 


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1 (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking 

2 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

3 (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the 

4 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

6 ‘‘(G) individuals who are basic skills defi7 cient, as defined in section 3 of the Workforce 

8 Innovation and Opportunity Act.’’. 

9 SEC. 4. ACCOUNTABILITY. 

10 Section 113(b)(2) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

11 Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2323(b)(2)) 

12 is amended— 

13 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), 

14 (E), and (F), as subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), and 

15 (G), respectively; and 

16 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(C) CORE INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE

19 FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION STU20 DENTS AT THE ADULT EDUCATION LEVEL.— 

21 Each eligible agency may identify in the State 

22 plan core indicators of performance for career 

23 and technical education students at the adult 

24 education level that are valid and reliable, and 


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1 that include, at minimum, measures of each of 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(i) Student attainment of challenging 

4 career and technical skill proficiency, in5 cluding student achievement on technical 

6 assessments that are aligned with industry7 recognized standards, if available and ap8 propriate. 

9 ‘‘(ii) The eligibly entity’s performance 

10 on the indicators of performance described 

11 in section 116(b)(2) of the Workforce In12 novation and Opportunity Act.’’. 

13 SEC. 5. STATE PLAN. 

14 Section 122 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech15 nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2342) is amend16 ed— 

17 (1) in subsection (b)(1)(A)— 

18 (A) in clause (xi), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

19 the semicolon; and 

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

21 ‘‘(xiii) the State director of adult edu22 cation; and’’; and 

23 (2) in subsection (c)— 

24 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

25 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 


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1 (I) in the matter preceding clause 

2 (i), by inserting ‘‘, adult education 

3 programs,’’ after ‘‘local educational 

4 agencies’’; 

5 (II) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, 

6 adult education,’’ after ‘‘secondary 

7 education’’; 

8 (III) in clause (iii), by striking 

9 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

10 (IV) in clause (iv), by inserting 

11 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and 

12 (V) by adding at the end the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(v) may include internships, coopera15 tive education, apprenticeships, or other 

16 work experiences, such as those described 

17 in section 129(c)(2)(C) of the Workforce 

18 Innovation and Opportunity Act;’’; 

19 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 

20 ‘‘, adult education,’’ after ‘‘secondary edu21 cation’’; 

22 (iii) in subparagraph (E), by inserting 

23 ‘‘, adult,’’ after ‘‘secondary’’; and 


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1 (iv) in subparagraph (K), by inserting 

2 ‘‘, adult education level,’’ after ‘‘secondary 

3 level’’; 

4 (B) in paragraph (2)(G), by inserting ‘‘, 

5 the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act,’’ 

6 after ‘‘Elementary and Secondary Education 

7 Act of 1965’’; 

8 (C) in paragraph (19), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

9 after the semicolon; 

10 (D) in paragraph (20), by striking the pe11 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

13 ‘‘(21) describes how funds will be used to sup14 port work experiences for students in career and 

15 technical education; and 

16 ‘‘(22) describes how career and technical edu17 cation programs are aligned with any industry or 

18 sector partnerships, as defined in section 3 of the 

19 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.’’. 

20 SEC. 6. STATE LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES. 

21 Section 124 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech22 nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2344) is amend23 ed— 

24 (1) in subsection (b)(3)(E), by inserting ‘‘, the 

25 Adult Education and Family Literacy Act,’’ after 


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1 ‘‘Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

2 1965’’; and 

3 (2) in subsection (c)— 

4 (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘, 

5 adult education,’’ after ‘‘secondary’’; 

6 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, adult 

7 education,’’ after ‘‘secondary school’’; 

8 (C) in paragraph (16)(B), by striking 

9 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

10 (D) in paragraph (17), by striking the pe11 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

13 ‘‘(18) support for work experiences for career 

14 and technical education students such as intern15 ships, cooperative education, and apprenticeships.’’. 

16 SEC. 7. LOCAL PLAN FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDU17 CATION PROGRAMS. 

18 Section 134(b) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

19 Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2354(b)) is 

20 amended— 

21 (1) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

22 the semicolon; 

23 (2) in paragraph (12)(B), by striking the period 

24 at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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


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1 ‘‘(13) describe how funds will be used to sup2 port work experiences for students in career and 

3 technical education programs, such as internships, 

4 cooperative education, apprenticeships, or other work 

5 experiences, such as those described in section 

6 129(c)(2)(C) of the Workforce Innovation and Op7 portunity Act; and 

8 ‘‘(14) describe how career and technical edu9 cation programs are aligned with any industry or 

10 sector partnerships, as defined in section 3 of the 

11 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.’’. 

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