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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 580 

To include community partners and intermediaries in the planning and 

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

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 26, 2015 

Mr. WHITEHOUSE introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

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 THE 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 THE 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 THE 

2 ELEMENTARY AND SEC3 ONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 

4 1965 

5 SEC. 101. STATE PLANS. 

6 Section 1111 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu7 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(vii)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘and changes in’’ and in10 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 critical 

18 thinking, problem-solving, communication, 

19 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), integrated plan17 ning and joint review of the data, and coordi18 nated adjustments in strategies for programs 

19 carried out with funds received under this part 

20 and activities in response to changes in student 

21 needs or to new challenges; 

22 ‘‘(S) a description of how the local edu23 cational agency will carry out programs with 

24 funds received under this part in partnership 

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1 ing through joint planning and implementation, 

2 shared professional development designed to im3 prove the effectiveness of school and community 

4 partner staff, development and implementation 

5 of shared data systems that support the im6 provement of such programs and the improve7 ment of the outcomes of such programs, and 

8 the alignment and coordination of local edu9 cational agency, school, and community partner 

10 goals, activities, and training; and 

11 ‘‘(T) a description of how the local edu12 cational will carry out programs with funds re13 ceived under this part with the involvement of 

14 one or more intermediary organizations that 

15 will assist the agency and its schools by train16 ing staff, providing technical assistance that is 

17 designed to ensure continuous improvement, 

18 helping to ensure accountability for results, and 

19 helping to ensure that such funds flow quickly 

20 and effectively to effective service providers and 

21 activities.’’. 

22 SEC. 103. SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAMS. 

23 Section 1114(b)(1)(J) of the Elementary and Sec24 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6314(b)(1)(J)) 

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

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1 more intermediary organizations described in section 

2 1112(b)(1)(T),’’ after ‘‘Coordination and integration’’. 

3 SEC. 104. TARGETED ASSISTANCE SCHOOLS. 

4 Section 1115(c)(1)(H) of the Elementary and Sec5 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6315(c)(1)(H)) 

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

7 more intermediary organizations described in section 

8 1112(b)(1)(T),’’ after ‘‘coordinate and integrate’’. 

9 SEC. 105. ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT AND LOCAL EDU10 CATIONAL AGENCY AND SCHOOL IMPROVE11 MENT. 

12 Section 1116 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu13 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316) is amended— 

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

15 as measures of the attainment of 21st century 

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

17 (2) in subsection (b)(3)(A)— 

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

19 inserting ‘‘community partners and inter20 mediary organizations described in subpara21 graphs (S) and (T) of section 1112(b)(1),’’ 

22 after ‘‘the local educational agency serving the 

23 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 subparagraphs (S) and (T) of 

7 section 1112(b)(1),’’ after ‘‘under the 

8 plan’’; and 

9 (3) in subsection (c)(7)(A)— 

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

11 inserting ‘‘community partners or intermediary 

12 organizations described in subparagraphs (S) 

13 and (T) of section 1112(b)(1),’’ after ‘‘school 

14 staff,’’; and 

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

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

17 local educational agency, and community part18 ners and intermediary organizations described 

19 in subparagraphs (S) and (T) of section 

20 1112(b)(1)’’. 

21 SEC. 106. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS. 

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

23 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6303(g)(6)) is amend24 ed— 

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1 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara2 graph (A); 

3 (2) by striking the period at the end of sub4 paragraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

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

7 local educational agency improvement— 

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

9 community partners, including through 

10 joint planning and implementation, shared 

11 professional development designed to im12 prove the effectiveness of school and com13 munity partner staff, development and im14 plementation of shared data systems that 

15 support program improvement and the im16 provement of program outcomes, and the 

17 alignment and coordination of local edu18 cational agency, school, and community 

19 partner goals, activities, and training; and 

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

21 more intermediary organizations that will 

22 assist the agency and its schools by train23 ing staff, providing technical assistance 

24 that is designed to ensure continuous im25 provement, helping to ensure accountability 

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1 for results, and helping to ensure that pro2 gram funds flow quickly and effectively to 

3 effective service providers and activities.’’. 

4 SEC. 107. EVALUATIONS. 

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

6 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6491(a)(2)) is amend7 ed— 

8 (1) by redesignating subparagraph (O) as sub9 paragraph (Q); and 

10 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (N) the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(O) Whether and how local educational 

13 agencies are involving community partners and 

14 intermediary organizations in their activities 

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

16 and the impact of that involvement. 

17 ‘‘(P) The implementation of the data-shar18 ing agreements entered into under section 

19 1112(b)(1)(E), and the impact of that imple20 mentation.’’. 

21 SEC. 108. DEFINITIONS. 

22 Section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu23 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801) is amended— 

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1 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through 

2 (24) and (25) through (43) as paragraphs (8) 

3 through (25) and (27) through (45), respectively; 

4 (2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(7) COMMUNITY PARTNER.—The term ‘com7 munity partner’ means a nonprofit or public organi8 zation that has expertise in the planning and deliv9 ery of education and related programs, in forging co10 ordination and cooperation between educators and 

11 other members of the community, or in training edu12 cators and other deliverers of educational services.’’; 

13 and 

14 (3) by inserting after paragraph (25), as redes15 ignated by paragraph (1), the following: 

16 ‘‘(26) INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATION.—The 

17 term ‘intermediary organization’ means a nonprofit 

18 organization that has expertise in training, forging 

19 public-private partnerships, systems development, 

20 capacity-building, improving scalability, evaluation, 

21 and the effective use of data to improve the progress 

22 of students, schools and other educational institu23 tions, and education programs.’’. 

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1 TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE 

2 CARL D. PERKINS CAREER 

3 AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION 

4 ACT OF 2006 

5 SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 

6 Section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech7 nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302) is amend8 ed— 

9 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through 

10 (18) and paragraphs (19) through (34) as para11 graphs (10) through (19) and paragraphs (21) 

12 through (36), respectively; 

13 (2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol14 lowing new paragraph: 

15 ‘‘(9) COMMUNITY PARTNER.—The term ‘com16 munity partner’ means a nonprofit organization that 

17 has expertise in the planning and delivery of edu18 cation and related programs, in forging coordination 

19 and cooperation between educators and other mem20 bers of the community, in training educators and 

21 other deliverers of educational services, or in devel22 opment and implementation of data systems that 

23 measure the progress of students, schools and insti24 tutions of higher education, and programs.’’; and 

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1 (3) by inserting after paragraph (19) (as redes2 ignated by paragraph (1)) the following new para3 graph: 

4 ‘‘(20) INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATION.—The 

5 term ‘intermediary organization’ means a nonprofit 

6 organization that has expertise in training, forging 

7 public-private partnerships, systems development, 

8 capacity-building, improving scalability, and evalua9 tion.’’. 

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

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

12 Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 

13 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2323(b)(2)(C)) is amended by inserting 

14 ‘‘attainment of 21st century skills (such as critical think15 ing, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration) 

16 and’’ after ‘‘such as’’. 

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

18 such Act is further amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (b)(4)(C)(ii)— 

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

21 and inserting a semicolon; 

22 (B) in subclause (II), by striking the pe23 riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

25 following new subclause: 

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1 ‘‘(III) describe the progress of 

2 career and technical education stu3 dents served by the eligible recipient 

4 in attaining 21st century skills (such 

5 as critical thinking, problem-solving, 

6 communication, and collaboration).’’; 

7 and 

8 (2) in subsection (c)(2)— 

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

10 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

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

12 period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

13 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 

14 the following new subparagraph: 

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

16 technical education students of the State in at17 taining 21st century skills (such as critical 

18 thinking, problem-solving, communication, and 

19 collaboration).’’. 

20 SEC. 203. INCLUSION OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND 

21 INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATIONS IN STATE 

22 AND LOCAL PLANS. 

23 (a) STATE PLAN.—Section 122 of the Carl D. Per24 kins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 

25 U.S.C. 2342) is amended— 

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1 (1) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ix), by striking ‘‘in2 cluding parent and community organizations’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘including parent and intermediary organi4 zations and community partners’’; 

5 (2) in subsection (c)(1)(A)— 

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

7 inserting a semicolon; and 

8 (B) by inserting after clause (iv) the fol9 lowing new clauses: 

10 ‘‘(v) are carried out in partnership 

11 with one or more community partners, in12 cluding through joint planning and imple13 mentation, shared professional develop14 ment designed to improve the effectiveness 

15 of eligible recipient and community partner 

16 staff, development and implementation of 

17 shared data systems that support program 

18 improvement and the improvement of pro19 gram outcomes, and the alignment and co20 ordination of eligible recipient and commu21 nity partner goals, activities, and training; 

22 and 

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1 cants by training staff, providing technical 

2 assistance that is designed to ensure con3 tinuous improvement, helping to ensure ac4 countability for results, and helping to en5 sure that program funds flow quickly and 

6 effectively to effective service providers and 

7 activities;’’; and 

8 (3) in subsection (c)(2)— 

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

10 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

11 (B) in subparagraph (G), by inserting 

12 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and 

13 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (G) 

14 the following: 

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

16 partner or an intermediary organization;’’. 

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

18 Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 

19 U.S.C. 2354(b)) is amended— 

20 (1) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘community 

21 partners, intermediary organizations,’’ after ‘‘labor 

22 organizations’’; 

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

24 inserting a semicolon; 

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

2 and inserting a semicolon; and 

3 (4) by inserting after paragraph (12) the fol4 lowing new paragraphs: 

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

6 agreements that the eligible recipient agency has en7 tered into with other agencies and organizations so 

8 as to provide for shared access to information on 

9 student progress and success (consistent with the re10 quirements of subpart 4 of part C of the General 

11 Education Provisions Act), integrated planning and 

12 joint review of the data, and coordinated adjust13 ments in program strategies and activities in re14 sponse to changes in student needs or to new chal15 lenges; 

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

17 carry out its program under this part in partnership 

18 with one or more community partners, including 

19 through joint planning and implementation, shared 

20 professional development designed to improve the ef21 fectiveness of eligible recipient and community part22 ner staff, development and implementation of shared 

23 data systems that support program improvement 

24 and the improvement of program outcomes, and the 

25 alignment and coordination of eligible recipient and 

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1 community partner goals, activities, and training; 

2 and 

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

4 will carry out its program under this part with the 

5 involvement of one or more intermediary organiza6 tions that will assist the eligible entity by training 

7 staff, providing technical assistance that is designed 

8 to ensure continuous improvement, helping to ensure 

9 accountability for results, and helping to ensure that 

10 program funds flow quickly and effectively to effec11 tive service providers and activities.’’. 

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

13 Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 

14 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2355(b)) is amended— 

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

16 programs that’’ and inserting ‘‘development pro17 grams, which may be provided by community part18 ners or intermediary organizations, that’’; 

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

20 inserting a semicolon; 

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

22 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

23 (4) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol24 lowing new paragraph: 

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1 ‘‘(10) development and implementation of data2 sharing agreements between the eligible recipient 

3 and other agencies and organizations that provide 

4 for shared access to information on student progress 

5 and success (consistent with the requirements of 

6 subpart 4 of part C of the General Education Provi7 sions Act), integrated planning and joint review of 

8 the data, and coordinated adjustments in program 

9 strategies and activities in response to changes in 

10 student needs or to new challenges.’’. 

11 SEC. 204. EVALUATIONS. 

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

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

14 is amended— 

15 (1) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in16 serting a semicolon; 

17 (2) in clause (vii), by striking the period and in18 serting a semicolon; and 

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

20 new clauses: 

21 ‘‘(viii) whether and how eligible recipi22 ents are involving community partners and 

23 intermediary organizations in their activi24 ties carried out under part C, and the im25 pact of that involvement; and 

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1 ‘‘(ix) the implementation of the data2 sharing agreements entered into under sec3 tion 135(b)(10), and the impact of that 

4 implementation.’’. 

5 TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO 

6 THE WORKFORCE INNOVA7 TION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT 

8 SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS. 

9 Section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor10 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended— 

11 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (11) through 

12 (29) and paragraphs (30) through (71) as para13 graphs (12) through (30) and paragraphs (32) 

14 through (73), respectively; 

15 (2) by inserting after paragraph (10) the fol16 lowing new paragraph: 

17 ‘‘(11) COMMUNITY PARTNER.—Except as other18 wise specified in section 203, the term ‘community 

19 partner’ means a nonprofit or public organization 

20 that has expertise in the planning and delivery of 

21 workforce development and related programs, in 

22 forging coordination and cooperation between work23 force development service providers and other mem24 bers of the community, or in training service pro25 viders.’’; and 

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1 (3) by inserting after paragraph (30) (as redes2 ignated by paragraph (1)) the following new para3 graph: 

4 ‘‘(31) INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATION.—Except 

5 as otherwise specified in section 203, the term 

6 ‘intermediary organization’ means a nonprofit orga7 nization that has expertise in training, forging pub8 lic-private partnerships, systems development, capac9 ity-building, improving scalability, evaluation, and 

10 development and implementation of data systems 

11 that measure the progress of program participants 

12 and programs.’’. 

13 SEC. 302. INCLUSION OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND 

14 INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATIONS IN LOCAL 

15 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS AND 

16 ACTIVITIES. 

17 (a) LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS.— 

18 Section 107(b)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor19 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3122(b)(2)) is amended— 

20 (1) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub21 paragraph (F); 

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

23 at the end; and 

24 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol25 lowing new subparagraph: 

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1 ‘‘(E) each local board shall include rep2 resentatives of community partners and inter3 mediary organizations; and’’. 

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

5 U.S.C. 3123(b)) is amended— 

6 (1) by redesignating paragraph (22) as para7 graph (23); 

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

9 end; and 

10 (3) by inserting after paragraph (21) the fol11 lowing new paragraph: 

12 ‘‘(22) a description of the data-sharing agree13 ment or agreements that the local board has entered 

14 into with other agencies and organizations so as to 

15 provide for shared access to information on partici16 pant progress and success (consistent, as applicable, 

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

18 General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232f 

19 et seq.)), integrated planning and joint review of the 

20 data, and coordinated adjustments in program strat21 egies and activities in response to changes in student 

22 needs or to new challenges; and’’. 

23 (c) PERFORMANCE INDICATORS.—Section 

24 116(b)(2)(B) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(B)) is 

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1 lowing: ‘‘, including the acquisition of 21st century skills 

2 (such as critical thinking, problem-solving, communica3 tion, and collaboration) by program participants’’. 

4 (d) PERFORMANCE INFORMATION.—Section 

5 116(d)(3) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(d)(3)) is amend6 ed— 

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

8 the end; 

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

10 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

11 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol12 lowing new subparagraph: 

13 ‘‘(D) at the discretion of the Governor, in14 formation on program participants’ develop15 ment of 21st century skills (such as critical 

16 thinking, problem-solving, communication, and 

17 collaboration).’’. 

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

19 (29 U.S.C. 3164(c)) is amended— 

20 (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘21st cen21 tury skills (such as critical thinking, problem-solv22 ing, communication, and collaboration),’’ after 

23 ‘‘basic skills,’’; and 

24 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

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

2 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

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

4 period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

5 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (N) 

6 the following new subparagraph: 

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

8 (such as critical thinking, problem-solving, com9 munication, and collaboration).’’. 

10 (f) ADULT AND DISLOCATED WORKER ACTIVITIES.— 

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

12 3174(c)(3)(D)) is amended— 

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

14 (2) in clause (xi), by striking the period and in15 serting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

17 new clause: 

18 ‘‘(xii) development of 21st century 

19 skills (such as critical thinking, problem20 solving, communication, and collabora21 tion).’’. 

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

23 (29 U.S.C. 3224(a)(2)) is amended— 

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

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1 lem-solving, communication, and collaboration)’’ 

2 after ‘‘employment competencies’’; 

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

4 the end; 

5 (3) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as sub6 paragraph (I); and 

7 (4) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol8 lowing new subparagraphs: 

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

10 under chapters 2 and 3 of subtitle A involve 

11 community partners and intermediary organiza12 tions in their delivery of services, and the im13 pact of that involvement; 

14 ‘‘(H) the implementation of the data-shar15 ing agreements entered into pursuant to section 

16 108(b)(22), and the impact of that implementa17 tion; and’’. 

18 SEC. 303. INCLUSION OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND 

19 INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATIONS IN ADULT 

20 EDUCATION AND LITERACY PROGRAMS. 

21 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 203 of the Workforce In22 novation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3272) is amend23 ed— 

24 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through 

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1 graphs (4) through (13) and paragraphs (15) 

2 through (19), respectively; 

3 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol4 lowing new paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(3) COMMUNITY PARTNER.—The term ‘com6 munity partner’ means a nonprofit or public organi7 zation that has expertise in the planning and deliv8 ery of education and related programs, in forging co9 ordination and cooperation between educators and 

10 other members of the community, or in training edu11 cators and other deliverers of educational services.’’; 

12 and 

13 (3) by inserting after paragraph (13) (as redes14 ignated by paragraph (1)) the following new para15 graph: 

16 ‘‘(14) INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATION.—The 

17 term ‘intermediary organization’ means a nonprofit 

18 organization that has expertise in training, forging 

19 public-private partnerships, systems development, 

20 capacity-building, improving scalability, evaluation, 

21 and development and implementation of data sys22 tems that measure the progress of students, schools, 

23 and other educational institutions and programs.’’. 

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1 (b) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR ELIGIBLE PRO2 VIDERS.—Section 231(e)(10) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 

3 3321(e)(10)) is amended— 

4 (1) by inserting ‘‘and data-sharing arrange5 ments (designed to provide for shared access to in6 formation on student progress (consistent with the 

7 requirements of subpart 4 of part C of the General 

8 Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232f et seq.)), 

9 integrated planning, and coordinated adjustments in 

10 program strategies and activities in response to 

11 changes in student needs or to new challenges)’’ 

12 after ‘‘strong links’’; 

13 (2) by inserting ‘‘community partners, inter14 mediary organizations,’’ after ‘‘postsecondary edu15 cational institutions,’’; and 

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

17 intermediaries’’ and inserting ‘‘and nonprofit organi18 zations’’. 

19 (c) LOCAL PLAN.—Section 232(2) of such Act (29 

20 U.S.C. 3322(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and data-shar21 ing agreements’’ after ‘‘cooperative agreements’’. 

22 SEC. 304. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

23 The amendments made by this title shall take effect 

24 as if enacted as part of title I of the Workforce Innovation 

25 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.), consistent 

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1 with subsections (b) and (c) of section 506 of such Act 

2 (29 U.S.C. 3101 note). 

3 TITLE IV—AMENDMENTS TO THE 

4 HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 

5 1965 

6 SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS. 

7 Section 481 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

8 U.S.C. 1088) is amended by adding at the end the fol9 lowing new subsections: 

10 ‘‘(g) COMMUNITY PARTNER.—For purposes of this 

11 title, the term ‘community partner’ means a nonprofit or 

12 public organization that has expertise in the planning and 

13 delivery of education and related programs, in forging co14 ordination and cooperation between educators and edu15 cational institutions with other members of the commu16 nity, or in training educators and other deliverers of edu17 cational services. 

18 ‘‘(h) INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATION.—For purposes 

19 of this title, the term ‘intermediary organization’ means 

20 a nonprofit organization that has expertise in training, 

21 forging public-private partnerships, systems development, 

22 capacity-building, improving scalability, evaluation, and 

23 development and implementation of data systems that 

24 measure the progress of students, schools and other edu25 cational institutions, and programs.’’. 

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1 SEC. 402. TRIO PROGRAMS. 

2 Section 402A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

3 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11) is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (b)(1)— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘For the purposes de6 scribed’’ and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes de8 scribed’’; and 

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

10 ‘‘(B) COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND INTER11 MEDIARY ORGANIZATIONS.—An entity described 

12 in subparagraph (A) receiving a grant or enter13 ing into a contract under this chapter shall, to 

14 the extent practicable, carry out the grant or 

15 contract— 

16 ‘‘(i) with one or more community 

17 partners, including through joint planning 

18 and implementation, shared professional 

19 development designed to improve the effec20 tiveness of such eligible entity and commu21 nity partner staff, development and imple22 mentation of shared data systems that 

23 support the improvement of the operations 

24 and outcomes of the program carried out 

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1 ty and community partner goals, activities, 

2 and training; and 

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

4 more intermediary organizations that will 

5 assist such eligible entity by training staff, 

6 providing technical assistance that is de7 signed to ensure continuous improvement, 

8 helping to ensure accountability for results, 

9 and helping to ensure that the grant or 

10 contract funds flow quickly and effectively 

11 to effective service providers and activi12 ties.’’; 

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

14 the following: ‘‘The Secretary shall encourage enti15 ties receiving grants or entering into contracts under 

16 this chapter to enter into data-sharing agreements 

17 with other agencies and organizations so as to pro18 vide for shared access to information on student 

19 progress and success (consistent with the require20 ments of subpart 4 of part C of the General Edu21 cation Provisions Act), integrated planning and re22 view of the data, and coordinated adjustments in 

23 program strategies and activities in response to 

24 changes in student needs or to new challenges.’’; and 

25 (3) in subsection (f)(3)— 

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1 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

2 (i) by redesignating clauses (v) and 

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

4 and 

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

6 following new clause: 

7 ‘‘(v) student acquisition of 21st cen8 tury skills (such as critical thinking, prob9 lem-solving, communication, and collabora10 tion);’’; and 

11 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

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

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

14 respectively; 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);’’. 

21 SEC. 403. GEAR UP. 

22 (a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—Section 

23 404A(c)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

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

25 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

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

2 (i); and 

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

4 ‘‘(iii) one or more community part5 ners; and’’; and 

6 (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘inter7 mediary organizations,’’ after ‘‘subpart 4,’’. 

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

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

10 amended— 

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

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

13 (2) by striking ‘‘Each eligible entity’’ and in14 serting the following: 

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

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

17 ‘‘(2) DATA SHARING.—Each eligible entity re18 ceiving a grant under this chapter shall, to the ex19 tent feasible, enter into data-sharing agreements 

20 with other organizations or agencies so as to provide 

21 for shared access to information on student progress 

22 and success (consistent with the requirements of 

23 subpart 4 of part C of the General Education Provi24 sions Act), integrated planning and joint review of 

25 the data, and coordinated adjustments in program 

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1 strategies and activities in response to changes in 

2 student needs or to new challenges.’’. 

3 (c) APPLICATIONS.—Section 404C(a)(2) of the High4 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–23(a)(2)) is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara7 graph (I); 

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

9 at the end of subparagraph (J); and 

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

11 ‘‘(K) describe, in the case of an eligible en12 tity described in section 404A(c)(2), how the 

13 entities included in the partnership will engage 

14 in— 

15 ‘‘(i) joint planning and implementa16 tion; 

17 ‘‘(ii) shared professional development 

18 designed to improve the effectiveness of 

19 school, community partner, and other 

20 staff; 

21 ‘‘(iii) development and implementation 

22 of shared data systems that support pro23 gram improvement and the improvement of 

24 program outcomes; and 

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1 ‘‘(iv) the alignment and coordination 

2 of local educational agency, school, commu3 nity partner, and other partnership mem4 ber goals, activities, and training.’’. 

5 (d) ACTIVITIES.—Section 404D(a)(3) of the Higher 

6 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–24(a)(3)) is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara9 graph (A); 

10 (2) by striking the period at the end of sub11 paragraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

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

14 acquire 21st century skills (such as critical 

15 thinking, problem-solving, communication, and 

16 collaboration).’’. 

17 SEC. 404. MAINTENANCE AND EXPANSION OF EXISTING 

18 PROGRAMS. 

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

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

21 is amended— 

22 (1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall’’ and in23 serting the following: 

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

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

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1 ‘‘(2) COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND INTER2 MEDIARY ORGANIZATIONS.—Each such program 

3 shall be implemented— 

4 ‘‘(A) in partnership with one or more com5 munity partners, including through joint plan6 ning and implementation, shared professional 

7 development designed to improve the effective8 ness of, as applicable, school, institution of 

9 higher education, nonprofit organization, and 

10 community partner staff, development and im11 plementation of shared data systems that sup12 port program improvement and the improve13 ment of program outcomes, and the alignment 

14 and coordination of, as applicable, school, insti15 tution of higher education, nonprofit organiza16 tion, and community partner goals, activities, 

17 and training; and 

18 ‘‘(B) with the involvement of one or more 

19 intermediary organizations that assist the 

20 grantee by training staff, providing technical 

21 assistance that is designed to ensure continuous 

22 improvement, helping to ensure accountability 

23 for results, and helping to ensure that program 

24 funds flow quickly and effectively to effective 

25 service providers and activities. 

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1 ‘‘(3) DATA SHARING.—Each such program shall 

2 include the implementation of one or more data3 sharing agreements that between the grantee and 

4 other organizations or agencies that provide for 

5 shared access to information on student progress 

6 and success (consistent with the requirements of 

7 subpart 4 of part C of the General Education Provi8 sions Act), integrated planning and joint review of 

9 the data, and coordinated adjustments in program 

10 strategies and activities in response to changes in 

11 student needs or to new challenges.’’. 

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

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

14 is amended— 

15 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

16 (8); 

17 (2) by redesignating paragraph (9) as para18 graph (10); and 

19 (3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(9) activities designed to ensure that partici22 pants acquire 21st century skills (such as critical 

23 thinking, problem-solving, communication, and col24 laboration); and’’. 

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